of blessed Felix thy Martyr, and grant they may be a continual support to us. Thro'.

P. COMM. Quæsumus. Of the same.-We_beseech thee, O Lord, that, being fed by these holy mysteries of our salvation, we may be helped by the prayers of blessed Felix, thy Martyr, whose festival we celebrate. Thro'.

XV. St. PAUL, the first Hermit.

INTROIT, Justus ut palma, p. 489.

COLLECT. Deus, qui nos.-O God, who dost comfort us by the yearly solennity of blessed Paul thy Confessor, mercifully grant that while we cele brate his festival, we may imitate his actions. Thro'. Intercesio of St. Maurus. COLLECT, p. 491. EPISTLE. Philip. iii. 7. 12.- -Brethren: The things that were gain to me, the same I have counted loss for Christ. Farthermore I count all things to be but loss for the excellent knowledge of Jesus Christ my Lord for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but as dung, that I may gain Christ: and may be found in him not having my justice, which is of the law, but that which is of the faith of Christ Jesus, which is of God, justice in faith that I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable to his death, if by any means I may attain to the resurrection which is from the dead. Not as though I had already attained, or were already perfect: but I follow after, if I may by any means apprehend, wherein I am also apprehended by Christ Jesus.

GRAD. Ps. xci.-The just shall flourish like the.. palm-tree: he shall grow up like the cedar of Libanus in the house of the Lord. V. To shew forth thy mercy in the morning, and thy truth in the night

Alleluia, Alleluia. The just shall bud as the lily, and shall flourish for ever before the Lord. Alleluia. GOSPEL. Matt. xi. 25. 30. At that time: Jesus answered and said: I confess to thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them to little ones. Yea, Father; for so it hath seemed good in thy sight. All things are delivered to me by my Father. And no one knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither doth any one know the Father but the Son, and he to whom it shall please the Son to reveal him. Come to me, all you that labour, and are burdened, and I will refresh you. Take up my yoke upon you, and learn of me, because I am meek, and humble of heart: and you shall find rest to your souls. For my yoke is sweet, and my burden light.

OFFERT. and SECRET as in Mass XIV. p. 491. COMM Ps. lxiii.-The just shall rejoice in the Lord, and shall hope in him: and all the upright in heart shall be praised.

P. COMM.-Refecti, as in Mass XIII. Of St. MAURUS, Protegat, as in Mass XV.

XVI. St. MARCELLUS, p. m.

p. 489.

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p. 492.

Introit, Gradual, and Offert. as in Mass I. p. 461, &c. COLLECT. Preces.-Mercifully hear, O Lord, we beseech thee, the prayers of thy people, that we may be assisted by the merits of blessed Marcellus, thy Martyr and Bishop, the feast of whose sufferings we celebrate with joy. Thro'. EPISTLE and GOSPEL, from Mass II. p. 464,

465.

SECRET.-Graciously receive, O God, we beseech thee, the offerings we have made, and, in consideration of the merits of blessed Marcellus, thy

Martyr and Bishop, grant they may procure for us the helps necessary to our salvation. Thro'.

COMM. as on St. Damasus, the 11th Dec. p. 531. P. COMM. Satiasti.-Thou hast fed, O Lord, thy family with these sacred oblations: ever therefore comfort us by his intercession, whose feast we celebrate. Thro'.

XVIII. St. PETER'S CHAIR at ROME, &c. By omitting the Comm. of St. Prisca †, this Mass serves also for his Chair at Antioch, on the 2Ul February.

INTROIT. Statuit, as in Mass I. p. 461.

COLLECT. Deus, qui beato.-O God, who by delivering to the blessed apostle Peter the keys of the kingdom of heaven, didst give him the power of binding and loosing: grant that, by his intercession, we may be freed from the bonds of our sins. Who livest.

Of St. PAUL. Deus, qui multitudinem.-O God, who by the preaching of blessed Paul the Apostle, didst instruct the multitude of the Gentiles: grant, we beseech thee, that whilst we celebrate his memory, we may find the effects of his prayers. Thro'.

+Of St PRISCA. Da quæsumus.-Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that we who celebrate the memory of blessed Prisca, thy Virgin and Martyr, may find comfort on her yearly festival and improve by the example of her great faith. Thro'.

EPISTLE. 1 Pet. i. 1. 7.-Peter, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, to the strangers dispersed through Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, elect, according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, unto the sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: race unto you and peace be multiplied. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, whọ

according to his great mercy hath regenerated us unto a lively hope, by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, unto an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that cannot fade, reserved in heaven for you, who by the power of God are kept by faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. Wherein you shall greatly rejoice, if now you must be for a little time made sorrowful in divers temptations: that the trial of your faith (much more precious than gold, which is tried by the fire) may be found unto praise, and glory, and honour, at the appearing of Jesus Christ.

GRÅD. Ps. cxvi.-Let them exalt him in the church of the people; and praise him in the chair of the ancients. V. Let the mercies of the Lord give glory to him: and his wonderful works to the children of men. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church. Alleluia.

TRACT. (After Septuagesima.) Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. And I will give thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven. V. Whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven. V. And whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth, shall be loosed in heaven.

GOSPEL. Matt. xvi. as on the 29th of June. Offert. Thou art, &c. as in the preceding Tract, to V.

SECRET.-May the intercession, we beseech thee, O Lord, of Bishop Peter thy apostle, render the prayers and offerings of thy church acceptable to thee: that the mysteries we celebrate in his honour, may obtain for us the pardon of our sins. Thro'.

Of St. PAUL. Sanctify, O Lord, the offerings of thy people by the prayers of Paul thy apostle: that what is acceptable to thee, because by thee instituted, may become still more acceptable by his in tercession.

+ Of St. PRISCA.-We beseech thee, O Lord, that the sacrifice we offer in honour of the martyrdom of thy saints, may loose the bonds of our sins, and procure for us the gifts of thy mercy. Thro'.

COMM.-Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church.

P. COMM.-May the sacrifice we have offered, O Lord, fill us with holy joy: that as we publish the miracles thou hast wrought in the person of thy Apostle Peter, so we may, through his prayers receive the abundant effects of thy mercy. Thro'.

Of St. PAUL. Sanctificati.-Being sanctified, O Lord, by these saving mysteries, we pray that we may never be deprived of his intercession whom thou hast appointed our patron and guide.

t of St. PRISCA. Quæsumus.-Being filled with these saving mysteries, we beseech thee, O Lord, that we may be assisted by the prayers of her whose festival we keep. Thro'.

XIX. St. WOLSTAN, Bishop of Worcester.

Ail as in Mass XI. p. 484, except

COLLECT. Spiritum.-Infuse into our souls, ▸ Lord, the spirit of thy love: that by the intercession of blessed Wolstan, thy Confessor and Bishop, we may be made worthy to enjoy the fruits thereof in eternal felicity. Thro'.

SECRET.-Receive, we beseech thee, O Lord, the offerings of thy suppliant servants: and grant that what our guilty consciences dare not hope for, thy mercy would bestow on us, by the intercession of blessed Wolstan. Thro'.

P. COMM. Salutaris.-Being replenished, O Lord, with thy wholesome mysteries, we humbly beseech thy clemency, that the prayers of him may not be wanting to us, under whose patronage thou hast placed us. Thro'.