Foubth. Sunday Afteb Epiphany

Adore God, all ye his Angels : Adorate Deum omnes A n- Sion heard and was glad, and geli ejus : audivit et laetata the daughters of Juda rejoiced, est Sion : et exsultaverunt filiae Judas.

Pa. Dominus regnavit ; <kc. sul» multas. f. Gloria Patri. Adorate.

The Lord hath reigned ; Ps. let the earth rejoice, let many ezsultet terra, las ten tor inislands be glad, f . Glory, Adore, collect.

Deus, qui nos in tan t prohumana scis f ragilitate non posse subsistere : da nobis salutem mentis et corporis ; ut ea quae pro peccatis nostris patimur, te adjuvante, vincamus. Per Douiinum.

O God, who knowest that is through human frailty, we are periculis constitutes, not able to subsist amidst such great dangers, grant us health of soul and body, that whatsoever things we suffer because of our sins, we may overcome them by thine assistance, Through, <fcc.

Then axe added the Collects special to the season of Christmas, in honour of our Lady, against the Persecutors of the Church, or, for the Pope ; which are given above, page 570.

EPISTLE.

Lesson of the Epistle of Saint Lectio Epistolao beati Paul Paul to the Komans. Apostoli ad Romanos.

Ch. XIII. Cap. XIII.

Brethren, owe no man any Fratres. nemini quidthing, but to love one another ; quam deoeatis, nisi nt in-

CHRISTMAS* vicera diligatis : qui eniin dilieit proximum, legem implevit. Nam : Non adulterabis j Noq occides ; Non f urabens ; Non falsum testimonium dices ; Non concupisces, et si quod est aliud mandatum, in hoc verbo iastauratur: Diliges proximum tuum sicut teipsum. Delectio proximi malum non operator. Plenitudo ergo legis est dilectio. for he that loveth his neighbour hath fulfilled the law. For, " Thou shalt not commit " adulterv : Thou shalt not kill : " Thou shalt not steal : Thou u shalt not bear false witness : " Thou shalt not covet :n and if there be any other commandment, it is comprised in this word : " Thou shalt love thy " neighbour as thyself." The love of our neighbour worketh no eviL Love, therefore, is the fulfilling of the law.

During this holy season, when the very Son of God is giving so great a proof of his love for man, whose nature he has assumed — the Church is continually exhorting the Faithful, in the words of the Apostle, to practise charity towards each other. The Emmanuel comes to us as our Lawgiver : now, he has resumed his whole Law in the precept of Love ; he is come, in order to unite what sin had divided Let us comply with his divine intentions, and accomplish, with earnestness, the Law he has imposed upon us.

GRADUAL.

Timebunt gentes Nomen tuum, Domine, et omnes reges terne gloriam tuam. y. Quoniam aedificavit Dominus Sion, et videbitur in maj estate sua.

Alleluia, alleluia. f. Dominus regnavit : exsultet terra, l&tentur instils m ultra. Alleluia.

The Gentiles shall fear thy Name, O Lord, and all the kings of the earth thy glory.

J. For the Lord hath built up Sion, and he shall be seen in his glory.

Alleluia, alleluia.

The Lord hath reigned : let the earth rejoice : let many islands be glad. Alleluia.

G08PXL.

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

Cap. VIII. Ck VIII.

In illo tempore, ascen- At that time, when Jesus dente Jesu in naviculam, entered into the boat hi* itized by GoOgk disciples followed him ; and secuti sunt eum discipuli behold a great tempest arose ejus. Et ecce motua magnos in the sea, so that the boat factus est in mari, ita nt was covered with waves ; but navicuJa operiretur flucti- he was asleep. And his dis- bos ; ipse vero dormiebat. ciples came to him, and Et accesserunt ad earn dis- a wakened him, saying : Lord, cipuli ejus, et suscitaverunt save usj we perish. And enm cucentes : Domine,

Jesus saith to them : Why are salva nos, perimus. Etdicit ye fearful, O ye of little faith % eis Jesus : Quid timidi estis,

Then rising up, he commanded modic® fideit Tunc sur- the winds and the sea, and gens, imperavit vends et there came a great calm. But mari, et facta est tranquil- the men wondered, saying : litas magna. Porro homines

What manner of man is this, mirati sunt, dicentes : Qua- for the winds and the sea lis est hie, quia venti et obey him ! mare obediunt ei t

Let us adore the power of our Emmanuel, who is come to calm the tempest, which threatened the humau race with death. In the midst of their danger, the successive generations of men, had cried out : Lord ! save us ; we perish* When the fulness of time had come, he awoke from his rest ; he had but to command, and the power of our enemies was destroyed. The malice of the devils, the darkness of idolatry, the corruption of paganism — all yielded. Nation after nation was converted to Jesus. They had said, when in their misery and blindness : " Who " is this Jesus, whom no power can resist?" — and then they embraced his Law. This power of Jesus to break down every obstacle — and that, too, at the very time when men were disquieted at his apparent slumbering — has often shown itself in the past ages of the Church. How many times has he not chosen that period for saving the world, which seemed the least likely for rescue ! The same happens in the life of each one among us. Oftentimes, we are tossed to and fro by violent temptations ; it would seem as though the billows must sink us ; and yet our will is firmly anchored to our God I And what is all this, if not Jesus sleeping in the heaving bark — nay, ijrotecting us by this his sleeping ? And if our cry or help at length awaken him, it is only to proclaim his own and our victory; for he has already conquered, and we have conquered in Him.

OFFERTORY.

Dextera Domini fecit virtutein, dextera Domineexaltavit me : non moriar, sed vivam, et narrabo opera Domini

The right hand of the Lord hath wrought strength, the right hand of the Lord hath exalted me : I shall not die, but live, and shall declare the works of the Lord.

SEORET.

Concede, qusesumus, om- Grant, we beseech thee, O nipotens Deus ; ut hujus Almighty God, that the sacrificii man us oblatum, offering of this sacrifice may fragilitatem nostram ab always cleanse our frailty from omni malo purget semper all evil, and be a protection to et muniat Per Dominum. us. Through, dec.

To this are added the other Secrets, as given in page 675.

The Preface is that of the Blessed Trinity, page 675.

COMMUNION.

Mirabantnr omnes de his All wondered at the words qu» procedebant de ore that came from the mouth of Dei. God.

POSTOOMMUNION.

Munera tua uos, Deus, a delectationibus terrenis exdepediant, et coelestibus sem- tach per instaurent alimentis. sures, Per Dominum.

May thy gifts, which we have partaken of, O God, us from all earthly pleaand ever refresh and strengthen us with heavenly food. Through, <kc

Then are added the other Postcomm unions, as given in page 577.

FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY.

VESPERS.

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

Ant. Save us. O Lord, we Ant. Domine, salva nos, perish : command, O God, and perimus : impera, et fao make the sea calm. Deus tranquillitatem.

LET U8 PRAY. ORKMUS.

O God, who knowest that Deus qui nos in tantis through human frailty, wa are periculis constitutes, pro not able to subsist amidst so numana scis fragilitate non many dangers, grant us health posse subsistere : da nobis of soul and body ; that what- salutem mentis et corporis ; soever we suffer for our sins, ut ea quae pro peccatis nos- we may overcome by thy as- tris patimur. te adjuvante sistance. Through, &c. vincamus. Per Dominum.