The Third Sunday after the Epiphany

We have kept for the end of this volume the five following Sundays, in order not to interrupt the order of the Feasts, which are kept during the forty days of Christmastide : as also, because the variation of Easter Sunday necessitates, almost every year, a different arrangement from that in which they stand in the Missal. Septuagesima often comes in January, and the Feast of the Purification is occasionally later than Quinquagesima Sunday. We were obliged to provide for these changes, and simplify them for the Faithful, by adopting our present plan.

It also happens, that the 3rd and 4th Sundays after the Epiphany, (even in years when they could be kept,) have to be omitted, owing to the occurrence of a Double feast : and feasts of this class are frequent during the last fifteen days of January. In this case, the Church simply makes a commemoration of the occurring Sunday, at the Collect, Secret, and Postcommunion ; ana the Gospel of the Sunday is read in place of St. John's, at the end of Mass.

The Sundays of Septuagesima, Sexagesima, and Quinquagesima, take precedence of Double feasts; and, as we have already noticed, the Purification itself is deferred till the following day, if it fall on any of these three Sundays.

MASS.

The Iiitroit represents the Angels of God adoring him on his entrance into this world, as St. Paul explains this passage of the Psalms. The Church celebrates, with David, the gladness of Sion, and the joy of the daughters of Juda.

INTROIT.

Adorate Deum omnes An- Adore God, all ye his An- geli ejus : audivit et laetata gels : Sion heard and was est Sion, et exsultaverunt glad, and the Daughters of filled Judas. Juda rejoiced.

P$. Donrinus regnavit, P$. The Lord hath reigned, ex8oltet terra, laetentur in- let the earth rejoice, let many sulae multae. f. Gloria Pa- islands be glad. J. Glory, tri. Adorate. &c. Adore.

COLLECT.

Omnipotens sempiterne O Almighty and Eternal

Dens, infirmitatem nostram God, mercifully behold our propitius respice : atque ad weakness, and stretch forth protegendum nos, dexte- the right hand of thy majesty ram tuaa majestatis extende. to protect us. Through, &c. Per Dominum.

Commemoration of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Dens qui salutis seterna, O God, who, by the fruitful beata Man® virginitate foe- Virginity of the Blessed Mary, cunda, humano generi hast given to mankind the praemia prsestitisti ; tribue, rewards of eternal salvation, quaesumus, ut ipsam pro grant, we beseech thee, that nobis intercedere sentia- we may experience Her inter- mus, per quam meruimus cession, by whom we received auctorem vit» suscipere, the Author of life, our Lord

Dominum nostrum Jesum Jesus Christ, thy Son. Christum Filium tuum.

» Heb. L 6.

THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY.

The third Prayer is one of the following : Against the persecutors of the Church.

Mercifully hear, we beseech thee, Lord,the prayers of thy Church, that all oppositions and errors being removed, she may serve thee with a secure and undisturbed devotion.

For the

O God, the Pastor and Governor of all the Faithful, look down in thy mercy on thy servant N. whom thou hast appointed Pastor over thy Church ; and grant, we beseech thee, that, both by word and example, he mav edify all those that are under his charge, and with the flock intrusted to him, arrive, at length, at eternal happiness. Through, dec*

Ecclesi® tuae, quaasumus, Domine, preces placatus admitte : ut, destructis adversitatibua et erroribus universis secura tibi serviat libertate.

Pope.

Deus omnium fidelium Pastor et Rector, famulum tuum N. quem Pastorem Ecclesisa tuffi prseesse voluisti, propitius respice ; da ei, qusesumus, verbo et exemplo, quibus praeest, proficere; ut ad vitam, una cum grege sibi creel i to, perveniat sempiternam. Per Dominum.

KPISTLK.

Lesson of the Epistle of Saint Paul the Apostle to the Romans.

Ch. XII.

Brethren, be not wise in your own conceits. To no man rendering evil for evil. Providing good things not only in the sight of God, but also in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as much as in you, having peace with all men. Not revenging yourselves, my dearly beloved, but give place unto wrath. For it is written: " Revenge to me, " I will repay," saith the Lord. Bat "if tny enemy be hungry,

Lectio Epistolra beati Pauli Apostoli ad Romanos.

Cap. XII.

Fratres, nolite esse prudentes apud vosmetipsos: nulli malum pro malo reddentes : providentes bona non tan turn coram Deo, sed etiam coram omnibus hominibus; si fieri potest, quod ex vobis est, cum omnibus hominibus pacem habentes : non vosmetipsos defendentes, charissimi, sed date locum ira; scriptum est enim : Mini vindicta, ego retribuam, dicit Domi- nus. Sed si esurient inimi- 41 give him to eat : if he thirst, cus tuus, ciba ilium ; Bi " give him to drink : for doing aitit, potum da illi : hoc 44 this, thou shalt heap coals of enim faciens, carbones ignis 44 fire upon his head. Be not congeres super caput ejus, overcome by evil, but over-

Noh vinci a malo, sed vince come evil by good, in bono malum.

This love of our neighbour, recommended to us by the Apostle, is a consequence of that universal brotherhood, which our Saviour, by his Birth, brought us from heaven. He came to establish peace between heaven and earth ; men, therefore, ought to be at peace one with another. Our Lord bids us not to be overcome by evil, but to overcome evil by good : — and did not he first practise this, by coming among us, who were children of unrath, that he might make us children of adoption, by his humiliations and his sufferings ?

In the Gradual, the holy Church again celebrates the coming of the Emmanuel, and invites all nations, and all the kings of the earth, to come and praise his holy name.

GRADUAL.

Timebunt gentes Nomen The Gentiles shall fear thy tuum, Domine, et omnes re- Name, O Lord, and all the ges terra gloriam tuam. kings of the earth thy glory. f. Quoniam »dificavit J. For the Lord hath built Dominus Sion, et videbitur up Sion, and he shall be seen in majestate sua. in his glory.

Alleluia, alleluia. Alleluia, alleluia. y. Dominus regnavit : ex- The Lord hath reigned, sultet terra, latentur insula let the earth rejoice : let many multse. Alleluia. islands be glad. Alleluia.

GOSPBL.

Sequentia sancti Evangelii Sequel of the holy Gospel secundum Matthaeura. according to Matthew.

Cap. VIII. Gh. VIII.

In illo tempore, cum de- At that time, when Jesus scendisset Jesus de monte, was come down from the

THIRD SUNDAY A mountain, great multitudes followed him ; and behold a leper came and adored him, saying: Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. And Jesus stretching forth his hand, touched him, saying: I will, be thou made clean. And forthwith his leprosy was cleansed And Jesus saith to him : See thou tell no man, but go show thyself to the

Sriest, and offer the gift which loses commanded for a testimony unto them. And when he had entered unto Capharnaum, there came to him a centurion, beseeching him, and saying: Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, and is grievously tormented. And Jesus saith to him: I will come and heal him. And the centurion making answer, said : Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldst enter under my roof: but only say the word, ana my servant shall be healed. For I also am a man under authority, having under me soldiers ; and I say to this, Go, and he goeth, and to another, Come, and he cometh, and to my servant, Do this, and he doeth it. And when J esus heard this, he marvelled, and said to them that followed him : Amen, I say to you, I have not found so great faith in Israel. And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and the west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven ; but the children of the kingdom shall be secuto sunt eum turba mult® ; et ecce leprosus veniens, adorabat eum dicens : Domine, si vis, potes me mundare. Et extendens Jesus manum, tetigit eum dicens : Yolo, mundare. Et confestim mundata est lepra ejus. Et ait illi Jesus : Vide, nemini dixeris ; sed vade, ostende te Sacerdoti, et offer munus, quod praecepit Moyses, in testimonium illis. Cum autem introisset Capharnaum, accessit ad eum Centurio, rogans eum et dicens; Domine, puer meus jacet in domo paralyticus, et male torquetur. Et ait illi Jesus : Ego veniam et curabo eum. Et respondens Centurio, ait : Domine, non sum dignus ut i litres sub tectum meum ; sed tantum die verbo, et sanabitur puer meus. Nam et ego homo sum sub potestate constitutus, habens sub me milites, et dico huic : vade, et vadit ; et alii : veni, et venit ; et servo meo : fac hoc, et facit. Audiens autem Jesus, miratus est, et sequentibus se dixit : Amen dico vobis, non inveni tantam fidem in Israel. Dico autem vobis, quod multi ab Oriente et Occidente venient, et recumbent cum Abraham et Isaac et Jacob in regno coelorum ; filii autem regni ejicientur in tenebras exteriores : ibi erit fletus et stridor dentium. Et dixit Jesus Centurioni : Vade, et sicut credidisti, fiat tibi. Et sanatua est pner in ilia cast out into the exterior darkhora. ness: there shall be weepinc and gnashing of teeth. Ana Jesus said to the centurion : Go, and as thou hast believed, so be it done to thee. And the servant was healed at the same hour.

The human race was infected with the leprosy of sin : the Son of God touches it by the mystery of the Incarnation, and restores it to health. But, he requires that the sick man, now that he is healed, shall go and show himself to the Priest, and comply with the ceremonies prescribed by the law ; and this, to show that he allows a human priesthood to co-operate in the work of our salvation. The vocation of the Gentiles, of which the Magi were the first-fruits, is again brought before us in the faith of the Centurion. A Roman Soldier, and millions like him, shall be reputed as true children of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; whilst they, who are the sons of this Patriarch, according to the flesh, shall be cast out, from the feast-chamber, into the gloom of blindness ; and their punishment shall be given as a spectacle to the whole earth.

Let man, then, saved as he has been by the coming of the Emmanuel, sing a hymn of praise to the power of the God, who has wrought our salvation by the strength of his almighty arm. Man had been sentenced to death; but, now that he has God for a Brother, he shall not die : he will live : and could he spend his life better than in praising the works of this God, that has saved him ?

OFFERTORY.

Dextera Domini fecit vir- The right hand of the Lord tutem, deztera Domini exal- hath wrought strength, the tavit me : non moriar, sed right hand of the Lord hatb

THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY. exalted me. I shall not die, vivam, et narrabo opera but live, and shall declare the Domini, works of the Lord.

SECRET.

May this offering, O Lord, we beseech thee, cleanse away our sins : and sanctify the bodies and souls of thy servants, to prepare them for worthily celebrating this sacrifice. Through, £c.

Haec hostia, Domini, qua* sumus, emundet nostra delicto: et sacrificium celebrandum subditorum tibi corpora, mentesque sanctificet. Per Dominum.

Commemoration of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Receive, O Lord, our offerings and prayers : cleanse us by these heavenly mysteries, and mercifully hear us.

Muneribus nostris, quaesumus, Domine, predbusque susceptis ; et coelestibus nos munda mysteiiis, et clementer exaudi.

Against the persecutors of the Church.

Protege, nos, Domine, tuis mysteiiis servientes : ut divinis rebus inhssrentes, et corpore tibi famulemur et mente.

Protect us, O Lord, while we assist at thy sacred mysteries, that being employed in acts of religion, we may serve thee both in body and mind.

For the Pope.

Be appeased, O Lord, with the offering we have made, and cease not to protect thy servant N., whom thou hast been pleased to appoint Pastor over thy Church. Through, dec.

Oblatis, quaasumus, Domine placare muneribus, et famulum tuum N., quern Pastorem Ecclesi® tu» preesse voluisti, assidua protections guberna. Per Dominum.

PREFACE.

For ever and ever.

Amen.

The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit. Lift up your hearts. We have them fixed on

God. f. Per omnia saecula sa> culorum. Amen.

^. Dominus vobiscum.

Rr. Et cum spiritu tuo. y. Sursum corda. vj. Habemus ad Dominum.

?. Gratias agamus Dominum Deo nostra

19- Dignum et jus turn eat.

Vere dignum et justum est, aequum et salutare, nos tibi semper, et ubique gratias agere, Domine sancte, Pater omnipotens, »terae Dens. Qui cum unigenito Filio tuo et Spiritu Sancto unus es Dens, unus es Dominus : non in unius singularitate Person», sed in unius Trinitate substantias. Quod enim de tua gloria, revelante te, credimus, hoc de Filio tuo, hoc de Spiritu Sancto, sine differentia discretionis sentimus. Ut in confessione vera, sempiternaeaue Deitatis, et in Per- 8onis proprietas, et in essentia unitas, et in Maj estate adoretur sequalitas. Quam laudant Angeli atqueArchangeli. Cherubim quoque ac Seraphim ; qui non cessant clamare quotidie una voce dicentes, Sanctus, <kc. f. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. ty. It is meet and just It is truly meet and just, right and available to salvation, that we should always and in all places give thanks to thee, O holy Lord, Father Almighty, Eternal God. Who together with thy Only Begotten Son and the Holy Ghost art one God and one Lord : not in a singularity of one Person, but in a Trinity of one substance. For what we believe of thy glory, as thou hast revealed, the same we believe of thy Son and of the Holy Ghost, without any difference or distinction. So that in the confession of the true and eternal Deity, we adore a distinction in the Persons, an unity in the essence, and an equality in the Majesty. Whom the Angels and Archangels, the Cherubim also and Seraphim praise, and cease not daily to cry out with one voice, saying, Holy, <kc.

After having distributed the Bread of Life, the Church reminds us how the people were in admiration at the words of Jesus. The children of the Church, initiated into all his Mysteries, are, at this moment, enjoying the effects of that ineffable Word, by means of which the Redeemer has changed the bread into his Body, and the wine into his Blood.

COMMUNION.

Mirabantur omnes de his All wondered at the words quae procedebant de ore Dei. that came from the mouth of

God.

THIRD SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY. 577 P0STC0MMUNI0N.

We beseech thee. O Lard, Quos tantis, Domine, lar- that we, to whom thou vouch- giris uti mysteriis, quafeu- safest the use of these great mus ut effectibus nos eoruiu mysteries, may be made truly veraciter aptare digueris. worthy to receive the benefits Per Dominum. thereof. Through, dec

Commemoration of the Blessed Virgin Mary. nos communio, crimine ; et intercedente beata Virgine Dei Genitrice Maria, ccelesremedii faciat esse consortes.

May this communion, O Hrac Do- Lord, cleanse us from sin, and mine, purget a by the intercession of blessed Mary, the Virgin-Mother of God, make us partakers of thy tis heavenly remedy.

Against the persecutors of the Church,

We beseech thee, O Almighty Quaes umus, Domine Dens

God, not to leave exposed to noster, ut quos divina tri- the dangers of human life, buis participation gaudere, those whom thou hast per- humanis non sinas subjacere mitted to partake of tnese periculis. divine mysteries.

For the Pope.

Haec nos, qusdsuraus. divini sacrauaenti perprotegat : et f amulum de- tuum N., quern Pastorem Ecclesise tuae prseesse voluisti, una cum commisso sibi grege, salvet semper et muniat Per Dominum.

May the participation of this Dodivine Sacrament protect us, mine, we beseech thee, O Lord : and ceptio always procure safety and fence to thy servant N., whom thou hast appointed Pastor over thy Church, together with the flock committed to his charge. Through, dec

VESPERS.

The Psalms, Antiphons, Capitulum, Hymn, and Versicle, are given in pages 98-107. antiphon of ths Magnificat

Ant. O Lord, if thou wilt, Ant. Domine, si vis, po- thou canst make me clean, tes me mundare : et ait Je-

And Jesus saith : I will : be bus : Yolo, mundare. thou cleansed.

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OR EM US.

LET US PRAY.

Oranipotena sempiterne O Almighty and Eternal

Deu, infirmitatem nostram God, mercifully behold our propitius reapice: atque ad weakness, and stretch forth protegendum nos dexteram the right hand of thy majesty tu» majestatis extende. Per to protect us. Through, dec Dominum.