Third Day Within the Octave. §

" Let your charity understand," explains St. Augustine : 1 "it is not to Stephen we raise an altar " in this place ; but of Stephen's relics we make an " altar to God. God loves these altars ; and if you " ask the reason : Precious in the sight of the Lord is " the death of his saints" 2 In obedience to God " the invisible soul has quitted its visible dwelling. " But God preserves this dwelling ; he is glorified " by the honour we pay to this lifeless flesh ; and, " clothing it with the might of his divinity, he gives "it the power of working miracles." 3 Hence the origin of pilgrimages to the shrines of the Saints.

" Christian people," says St. Gregory of Nyssa, " wherefore are you assembled here ? A tomb has " no attractions ; nay, the sight of its contents inspires " horror. Yet, see what eagerness to approach this " sepulchre ! So great an object of desire is it, that " a little of the dust from around it is esteemed a " gift of great prioe. As to beholding the remains " it conceals, that is a rare favour, and an enviable " one, as those can testify who enjoy the privilege : " they embrace the holy body as though it were yet " alive, they press their lips and their eyes upon it, " shedding tears of love and devotion. What em- " peror ever received such honour?" 4

" Emperors ! " rejoins St. John Ohrysostom ; " as " the porters at their gates, such have they become " with regard to poor fishers. The son of the great " Constantino deemed he could not pay a higher " honour to his father, than to procure him a place "of sepulture in the porch of the fisherman of " Galilee." 5 And again, concluding his commentary on St. Paul's admirable Epistle to the Romans, the golden-mouthed Dootor exolaims : " And now, who

1 Aug. Sermo cccxviii, de Stephano Mart. V. 2 Ps. cxv, 15. 3 Aug. Sermo cclxxv, de Vincentio Mart. II. * Greg. Nyss. de Theodoro Mart. 5 Chkys. in Epist. II. ad Cor. Horn. xxvi.

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" will grant me to prostrate myself at Paul's sepul- " ohre, to contemplate the ashes of that body which, " suffering for us, filled up what was wanting of the " sufferings of Christ ? The dust of that mouth, "which spoke boldly before kings, and, showing " what Paul was, revealed the Lord of Paul ? The " dust of that heart, truly the heart of the world, " more lofty than the heavens, more vast than the " universe, as much the heart of Christ as of Paul, " and wherein might be read the book of grace, " graven by the Holy Spirit ? Oh ! that I might " see the remains of the hands, which wrote those " Epistles ; of the eyes, which were struck with " blindness and recovered their sight for our salva- " tion ; of the feet which traversed the whole earth ! "Yes; I would fain contemplate the tomb where "repose these instruments of justioe and of light, " these members of Christ, this temple of the Holy " Ghost. 0 venerable body, which, together with "that of Peter, protects Rome more securely than " all ramparts !" 1

In spite of suoh teachings as these, the heretios of the sixteenth oentury profaned the tombs of the Saints, under pretext of bringing us back to the doctrine of our forefathers. In contradiction to these strange reformers, the Council of Trent expressed the unanimous testimony of Tradition in the following definition, which sets forth the theological reasons of the honour paid by the Church to the relics of Saints :

" Veneration ought to be shown by the faithful " to the bodies of the Martyrs and other Saints, who " live with Jesus Christ. For they were his living " members and the temples of the Holy Ghost ; he " will raise them up again to eternal life and glory ; " and through them God grants many blessings to

1 Chbys. in Epiat. ad Rom. Horn, xxxii.

" mankind. Therefore, those who say that the relics " of the Saints are not worthy of veneration, that it " is useless for the faithful to honour them, that it " is vain to visit the memorials or monuments of the " Saints in order to obtain their aid, are absolutely " to be condemned ; and, as they have already been " long ago condemned, 1 the Church now oondemns " them once more." 2

Considering the unequal distribution of relics throughout the world, Rome has not fixed one universal feast for the essentially local cultus of these precious remains. She leaves the particular churches free to consult their own convenience, reserving it to herself to bless and sanction the choice of each.

MASS OF THE HOLT RELICS.

As the feast of the holy Relios is in many places celebrated on the Sunday within the Octave of All Saints', we here give the Mass and Vespers most commonly used. The liturgical formulae are, however, not less variable than the date of the feast.

The Introit, borrowed from the thirty-third Psalm, tells us of God's solicitude for his own, in death as in life. Whatever may beoome of the just, under trial and persecution, their bones shall be gathered together again on the last day, at the voioe of the Son of Man.

INTROIT.

Multae tribulationes justorum, et de his omnibus Hberavit eos Dominus : minus custodit omnia ossa eorum : unum ex his non conteretur. ken.

Many were the afflictions of the just, and out of all these Do- the Lord delivered them : the Lord keepeth all their bones, not one of them shall be bro-

1 Cone. Nic. II. cap. rii. 2 Cone. Trid. Sess. xxv. De inyocatione, veneratione et reliquiia Sanctorum.

TIMK AFTKR PENTECOST.

Pi. Benedicam Dominum Ps. I will bless the Lord at in omni tempore : semper all times : his praise shall be laus ejus in ore meo. Glo- ever in my mouth. Glory be ria Patri. MultsB. to the Father. Many were.

The miracles wrought by these dry bones prove, says St. Augustine, that they are not really dead. 1 Let our faith in the future resurrection be thereby increased ; and let us pray with the Church in her Collect, that we too, at the appointed time, may partake in the glory of which their wonder-working power is the pledge.

COLLECT.

Auge in nobis, Domine, resurrectionis fidem, qui in Sanctorum tuorum refiquiis mirabilia operaris : et fac nos immortalis glories participes, cujus in eorum cinenbus pignora veneramur. Per Dominum.

Increase within us, 0 Lord, the faith of the resurrection, thou who workest wonders in the relics of thy Saints: and make us partakers of immortal glory, of which we venerate the pledges in their ashes. Through.

Then are commemorated the occurring Sunday and the Octave of All Saints, by their respective Collects.

EPISTLE.

Lectio libri Sapientira. Lesson from the Book of

Wisdom.

EccU. xliv. Eccli. xliv.

Hi viri misericordise sunt, quorum pietates non defuerunt : cum semine eorum bona, heereditas sancta nepotes eorum, et in testamentis stetit semen eo-

These were men of mercy, whose godly deeds have not failed. Good things continue permanent with their seed, their posterity are a holy inheritance, and their seed hath stood in the

1 Aug. Seimo cccxix, de Stephano Mart. vi. ram : et filii eoram propter illos usque in aeternum manent : semen eorum, et gloria eorum non derelinquetur. Corpora ipsorum in pace sepulta sunt, et nomen eorum vivit in generationem et generationem. Sapien- pie tiam ipsorum narrent populi, et laudem eorum nuntiet Ecclesia. covenants ; and their children for their sakes remain for ever : their seed and their glory shall not be forsaken. Their bodies are buried in peace, and their name liveth unto generation and generation. Let the peoshew forth their wisdom, and the Ohurch declare their praise.

Our ancestors looked upon holy relics as their greatest riches, the treasure by excellence of their cities. Dew of heaven and fatness of the earthy the blessings of this world and of the next, seemed to distil from the bodies of the Saints. Their presence was a check to hostile armies, as well as to the legions of hell ; it guarded morals, fostered faith, and enoouraged prayer in the heart of cities, to which they attracted as great crowds as now flock to our centres of pleasure. And with what vigilance was cherished the blessed deposit, the loss whereof would have been considered the greatest of public calamities !

" I have here, my brethren," says Cardinal Pie, " to unfold to you a marvellous design of the God "whom Scripture calls wonderful in his Saints. " The Lord Jesus, who said to his disciples : Go ye " and teach, ' eun tes ergo docete, frequently takes plea- " sure in sending them forth again after their death ; " and he makes use of their apostolate from beyond " the tomb, to carry the blessings of grace to other "nations, besides those whom they evangelized in "life. I have appointed you, he said, that you " should go and should bring forth fruit : Posui vos " ut eatis et fructum afferatis. In obedience to this "command, the Saints, even after having reached " the blessed term of their mortal pilgrimage, consent " to beporne wayfarers onoe njore. Had I leisure tq

<c reoount to you all the posthumous wanderings of " our illustrious pontiffs and thaumaturgi, for in- "stanoe the repeated journeys of our own Hilary "and Martin during more than ten centuries, I " should, though captivating your attention by nar- " ratives full of interest, run the risk of wearying " you by the length of my discourse." 1

The Gradual and its Verse, taken from the Psalms, extol the future glory feebly imaged by that which here surrounds the blessed on their couches of honour.

GRADUAL.

Exsultabunt Sancti in gloria : laetabuntur in cubifibus suis. y. Cantate Domino canticum novum : laus ejus in Eoclesia Sanctorum.

Alleluia, alleluia.

Jf. Justi epulentur, et exsultent in conspectu Dei : et delectentur in laetitia. Alleluia.

The Saints shall rejoice in glory : they shall be joyful in their beds.

|P. Sing ye to the Lord a new canticle : let his praise be in the church of the Saints.

Alleluia, alleluia. y. Let the just feast and rejoice before God, and be delighted with gladness. Alleluia.

GOSPEL.

Sequentia sancti Evangelii secundum Lucam. Cap. vi.

In illo tempore : Descendens Jesus de monte, stetit in loco campestri, et turba discipulorum ejus, et multitude) copiosa plebis ab omni Judaea et Jerusalem, et maritima, et Tyri, et Sidonis, qui venerant, ut audirent eum, et sanarentur a languoribus suis. Et qui vexabantur a spiritibus im-

Sequel of the holy Gospel according to St. Luke.

Chap. vi. At that time, Jesus coming down from the mountain* stood in a plain place, and the company of his disciples, and a very great multitude of people from all Judaea and Jerusalem, and the sea-coast both of Tyre and Sidon, who were come to hear him, and to be healed of their diseases. And they that were troubled with

1 Cardinal Pie, Discourse pronounced at the translation of the relics of St. Latuin. mundis, curabantur. Et unclean spirits were cured, omnia turba quserebat eum And all the multitude sought tangere : quia virtus de illo to touch him, for virtue went exibat, et sanabat omnes. out from him, and healed all.

Et ipse, elevatis oculis in And he, lifting up his eyes on discipulos 8uos, dicebat : his disciples, said : Blessed are

Beati pauperes : quia ves- ye poor, for yours is the king- trum est regnum Dei. Bea- dom of God. Blessed are ye ti, qui nunc esuritis : quia that hunger now, for you shall saturabimini. Beati, qui be filled. Blessed are ye that nunc flotis : quia ridebitis. weep now, for you shall laugh.

Beati eritis cum vos oderint Blessed shall you be when homines., et cum separave- men shall hate you, and when rint vos, et exprobraverint, they shall separate you, and et ejecerint nomen vestrum shall reproach you, and cast tamquam malum, propter out your name as evil, for the

Filium hominis. Gaudete Son of Man's sake : be glad in in ilia die, et exaultate : ec- that day and rejoice, for be- ce enim merces vestra mui- hold, your reward is great in ta est in coelo. heaven.

Amen, Amen, I say to you, he that believeth in me, the works that I do he also shall do, and greater than these shall he do I 1 Our Lord was speaking of his Saints and disciples, who would believe in him so fully as to place their earthly happiness in poverty, hunger, mourning, and persecution. His word was to be accomplished in them during life ; but frequently it was to be still more manifested after death, in the power retained by their relics of driving away demons, healing all diseases, and obtaining every grace. It is not only from the narrow province of Judaea, but from the coasts of the entire world, that multitudes now flock to hear the saints in the silent eloquence of their tombs, and to experience the virtue that goes out from them.

St. Paulinus of Nola thus speaks in his poems : " God, in his goodness, has willed that the Saints " should be distributed among the nations, so that "their aid might never be wanting to us weak

• St. John adv. 12.

"mortals. If he has given the principal cities to "the greatest Saints for their residence, the grace " with which they are endowed for our sake is not " confined to the places where their entire bodies " rest ; where there are but small portions, there is " the same power, and God thus gives testimony to " their credit in heaven. From the holy deposit the " sacred ashes are scattered abroad, and become the " seeds of life ; let but the least drop be taken from " the spring, and it is itself a source producing rivers " of grace and of love." 1

Let us, then, honour our Lord in his Saints ; for it is from him, as the Offertory tells us, that all their power originates.

OFFERTORY.

Mirabilis Deus in Sanctis sui : Deus Israel ipse dabit virtutem et fortitudinem plebi suae, benedictus Deus.

God is wonderful in his Saints : the God of Israel is he who will give power and strength to his people : blessed Alleluia. be God. Alleluia.

" Who ever adored the Martyrs, or mistook a man " for God ?" asked St. Jerome, in his defenoe of the homage paid to sacred relios. 2 And the Church shows, in her Secret, that the cultus of these venerable ashes is rendered to the Saints themselves ; while the Saints' own power is but a power of intercession before the Father of the divine Victim who wrought our salvation.

SECRET.

Imploramus, Domine, clementiam tuam : ut Sanctorum tuorum, quorum Ee- Hquias veneramur, suffra-

1 f Aviv*. Potm. xix, xxvii,

We implore thy mercy, 0 Lord, that by the suffrage of the merits of thy Saints, whose relics we venerate, the sacri-

2 JIieron. contra Vi^ilantium. gantibus meritis, ho9tia fice which we offer may be the sit expiatio delictorum. Per our Lord. Dominum.

Then follow the Commemorations as above.

He that eateth my Flesh and drinketh my Blood, said the Man-God, / will raise him up in the last day. 1 Holy Communion, which plaoes in our bodies the germ of a glorious immortality, justifies the objeot of this feast, and explains its joy.

Gaudete justi in Domino : Eejoice in the Lord ye just : rectos decet collaudatio. praise becometh the upright.

How could we better conclude our prayers of to-day, than by expressing our desire of living eternally with the blessed, who have been gladdening us with the presenoe of their holy relios ! This the Church does in the Postoommunion.

Multiplica super nos, Multiply thy mercy upon sericordiam tuam: ut sicut we have received, that as we in tuorum solemnitate San- rejoice with pious devotion in ctorum, quorum Eeliquias the solemnity of thy Saints, colimus, pia devotione lae- whose relics we venerate, so, tamur, ita eorum perpetua by thy bounty, we may enjoy societate, te largjente, frua- their eternal fellowship, mur. Per Dominum. Through our Lord.

Then the Commemorations as before ; and at the end of the Maes, the Gospel of the Sunday is read, instead of that of St. John. quam offerimus nostrorum

COMMUNION.

POSTCOMMTJNION.

1 St. John. vi. 55.

TIMS AFTER PENTECOST.

VESPERS OF THE HOLY RELICS.

The Vespers are those of the Common for many Martyrs, with the Collect of to-day's Mass for the Prayer.

1. Ant. Isti sunt Sancti, 1. Ant. qui pro testamento Dei sua corpora tradiderunt, et in sanguine Agni laverunt sto-

These are the Saints who yielded their bodies for God's covenant, and washed their robes in the blood of the las suas. Lamb.

Ps. Dixit Dominus, page 36.

2. Ant. Sancti per fidem 2. Ant. vicerunt regna, operati sunt justitiam, adepti sunt repropromissiones. mises.

The Saints by faith conquered kingdoms,, wrought justice, and gained the

Ps. Confitebor tibi Domine, page 37.

3. Ant. Sanctorum velut 3. Ant. aquilse juventus renovabitur : florebunt sicut lilium in civitate Domini.

The youth of the Saints shall be renewed like that of the eagle : they shall flourish as the lily in the city of the Lord.

Ps. Beatus vir, page 38.

4. Ant. Absterget Deus 4. A.NT. omnem lacrymam ab oculis Sanctorum : et jam non erit amplius neque luctus, neque clamor, sed nec ullus dolor : quoniam priora transierunt.

God shall wipe away all tears from the eyes of the Saints : and now there shall be no more mourning, nor crying, nor any sorrow : for the former things are passed away.

Ps. Laudate pueri, page 39.

5. Ant, In ccelestibus re- 5. Ant. gnis Sanctorum habitatio est, et in seternum requies en, eorum.

The dwelling of the Saints is the kingdom of heavand their rest shall be eternal.

Ps. Credidi, page 83.

CAPITULTJM.

(Wisdom, iii.)

Justorum animae in manu Dei sunt, et non tanget illos tormentum mortis. Visi sunt oculis insipientium mori: illi autem sunt in pace.

The souls of the just are in the hand of God, and. the torment of death shall not touch them. In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: but they are in peace.

HYMN.

Sanctorum meritis inclyta gaudia

Pangamus socii, gestaque f ortia :

Gliscens fert animus promere cantibus Victorum genus optimum.

Hi sunt, quos fatue mundus abhorruit ;

Hunc fructu vacuum, floribus aridum

0ontemp8ere tui nominis asseclse

Jesu Bex bone ccelitum.

Hi pro te furias, atque minas truces Calcarunt hominum, saeva- que verbera : His cessit lacerans fortiter ungula, Nec carpsit penetralia. Oaaduntur gladiis more bidentium : Non murmur resonat, non quaerimonia ; Sed corde impavido mens bene conscia Conservat patientiam. Quae vox, quae poterit lingua retexere,

Let us together celebrate the glorious delights merited by tne Saints, aud their heroic deeds : for the mind exults to proclaim in song these the noblest of conquerors.

These are they whom the world in its folly abhorred; while they, the faithful followers of liiy name, 0 Jesus merciful King of the heavenly citizens, despised the world as barren and devoid of fruits and flowers.

For thy sake they scorned the rage of men, their savage threats and cruel stripes : the fiercely rending hook, vanquished by their courage, left the brave heart untouched.

Like sheep, they are slaughtered by the sword: not a murmur, not a complaint escapes them; but with unquailing heart, the soul, conscious df right, preserves its patience.

What voice, what tongue could relate the rewards thox;

Qu» tu Martyribu munera praaparas ? Bubri nam fluido sanguine fulgidis Cingunt tempora lau- reis.

Te summa o Deitas, unaque poscimus, Ut culpas abigas, noxia subtraha, Des pacem famulis, ut tibi gloriain Annorum in seriem canant. Amen. f. Exsultabunt Sancti in gloria.

Lsetabuntur in cubilibus suis. preparest for the Martyrs? For, adorned with the purple of their own blood, they bind their brows with victory's glittering laurels.

We beseech thee, 0 supreme and only God, that thou wouldst cleanse away our sins, remove all evils, and grant peace to thy servants, that they may sing glory to thee for all ages to come. Amen. p. The Saints shall rejoice in glory ;

They shall be joyful in their beds.

ANTIPHON OF THK MAGNIFICAT.

Gaudent in oralis animae Sanctorum, qui Ohristi vestigiu sunt secuti : et quia pro ejus amore sanguinem suum fuderunt, ideo cum Chri8to exsultant -sine fine,

The souls of the Saints, who have followed the footsteps of Christ, rejoice in heaven : and because for his sake they shed their blood, therefore they exult with Christ for ever.

The Canticle Magnificat page 44.

The Prayer is the Collect of the Mass, page 166. Then follow the Commemorations of the Sunday and of the Octave.

In some churches, the hymn for this Feast is the following composed by Claud Santeul, who must not be confounded with John Baptist Santeul of St. yictor T The compositions of the former are superior; to those of his brother in unction and simplicity, as well as by their orthodoxy.

HYMN.

0 vos unanimes Christiadum chori, Sanctorum tumulos et cineres Patrum, Charas exuvias, pignora ccelitum Lsetis dicite cantibus. Coelo quando piis sequa laborious Felices animse gaudia possident,

Poenarum sociis debita redditur

Hie laus et decus ossibus.

Passim sparsa Deus, polliciti memor Gustos, ne pereant, pignora colligit : Electosque suis providus aggerit Aptandos lapides locis. Quin et relliquias, et tumulos sibi Aras ipse Deus consecrat hostia :

Gonjungensque suis se caput artubus, Hos secum simul immolat.

Vos, quorum cineres supplicibus pia, Tutum presidium, plebs co- ht osculis, Si vos nostra movent, subsidium boni Vestris ferte clientibus. Ut cum nostra novis splendida dotibus

0 choirs of Christians, one in heart, celebrate in songs of joy the tombs of the Saints and the ashes of our Fathers ; dear relics, pledges left us by the heavenly citizens.

"While their happy souls possess in heaven joys proportioned to their loving toils on earth, here below meet praise and honour are rendered to their bodies, sharers anon in their sufferings.

Mindful of his promise, God, their kind protector, gathers these scattered pledges, lest they perish ; and lovingly collects his chosen stones to fit them for their places.

Yea, God who is himself our Victim, consecrates these relics and tombs into altars for himself ; the divine Head unites with these his members, and immolates them together with himself.

0 ye, whose ashes the pious people looks upon as its secure defence, and honours with suppliant kisses; if our troubles touch your hearts, bring aid, in your goodness, to your clients.

So that when our flesh, resplendent with new gifts, shall

Surget juncta choris spin- rise again and be united witb tuum caro, the choirs of spirits, God, the lndivisa Trias sit Deus om- indivisible Trinity, may be to nia us for ever all in all. Amen.

Nobis semper in omnibus. Amen.

"We next give the beautiful formula from the Roman Pontifical for the blessing of shrines and reliquaries.

PREFACE.

Vere dignum et jus turn est, sequum et salutare, nos tibi semper, et ubique gratias agere, Domine sancte, Pater omnipotens, seterne Deus insBstimabilis, Deus ineffabilis, Deus misericordiarum, et totius consolationis. Qui Moysi famulo tuo prcecepisti, ut juxta exemplar quod ei in monte demonstrasti, arcam de lignis imputribilibus construeret, et earn auro mundissimo circumdaret, in qua urna aurea manna coelesti plena, cum tabulis testamenti digito majestatis tuse conscriptis, in testimonium futuris generationibus servari deberet. Quique nostris sseculis eadem sacratius intelligenda manifestasti, dum corpus unici Filii tui, opere Spiritus sancti de incorrupta Virgine conceptum, et anima rationali vivificatum, omni plenitudine

It is truly meet and just, right and salutary, that we should always and in all places

E'.ve thanks to thee, 0 holy ord, Father Almighty, eternal, inestimable GoS, ineffable God, God of mercies and of all consolation. "Who didst command thy servant Moses to construct, according to the pattern thou didst show him in the mount, an ark of incorruptible wood, and to cover it all over with purest gold, that therein might be preserved, as a testimony to future generations, the golden urn full of heavenly manna, with the tables of the Covenant written by the finger of thy Majesty. In our ages thou didst make known how these same things are to be more mystically understood, when thou didst fill with all the plenitude of the Divinity the Body of thine only Son, conceived of the most pure Vir- divinitatis replesti :

Te suppHciter imploramus, omnipotens Deus, Pater Domini nostri Jesu Christi, ex quo omnia paternitas in coelo et in terra nominator; ut hsec vaacula Sanctorum tuorum pignoribus prseparata, eisdem Sanctis tuis intercedentibus, coalesti benedictione perfundere digneris ; auatenus qui horum patrocima requirunt, insis intercedentibus, cuncta sibi adversantia, te adjuvante, superare, et omnia commode profutura, abundantia largitatis tuae mereantur invenire. Et sicut illi, te Domine insnirante, 8piritualium nequitiarum versutias cavere, et humanitus exquisita tormenta non solum contemnere, sed etiam penitus evincere, Christo Domino confortante, potuerunt; ita ipsorum menta venerantibus, et Beliquias humiliter amplectentibus, contra diabolum, et angelos ejus, contra fulmina et tempestates, contra grandines, et varias pestes, contra corruptum aerem, et mortes hominum, vel animalium, contra fures et latrones, sive gentium incursiones, contra malas bestias, et serpentium, ac reptantium diversissimas formas, contra malorum hominum adinventiones pessimas, eorumdem Sanctorum tuorum gin by the operation of the Holy Ghost, and quickened with a rational soul.

We suppliantly beseech thee, 0 Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom all paternity in heaven and on earth is named; that thou wouldst deign to imbue with thy heavenly blessing, through the intercession of thy Saints, these vessels prepared to receive their sacred remains; so that those, who have recourse to their patronage, may, through their intercession and by thine assistance, merit to overcome all adversities, and to obtain all that is useful and profitable from the abundance of thy bounty. And as these thy Saints, 0 Lord, by the inspiration of thy grace, were able to avoid the snares of the spirits of wickedness, and in the strength of Christ our Lord not only to despise but entirely to triumph over the most cruel tortures from the hands of men: even so, that those who venerate their merits and humbly embrace their relics may be protected against the devil and his angels, against lightnings and tempests, against hail and all sorts of plagues, against unhealthy atmosphere and mortalities among men and cattle, against thieves and assassins, against invasions of nations, against wild beasts and serpents and the innumerable kinds of reptiles, and against the most precibus complacatus, dexteram invictra potentiae tuse ad depulsionem nocivorum et largitatem proficuorum semper et ubique propitius extende.

Per eumdem Dominum nostrum Jesum Christum Filium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat m unitate ejusdem Spiritus sancti Dens, per omnia ssecula sseculorum.

Amen. wioked designs of evil men, — do thou, being appeased by the prayers of the same thy Saints, mercifully stretch forth, always and everywhere, the right hand of thine invincible power, to drive away all that is evil, and to shed abroad all benefits.

Through the same Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the same Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen.

Lastly, not to forget our dear dead on any of the days of this Ootave, let us end with this ancient and tender supplication, used by the churches of Se*ez, le Mans, Angers, and Rennes, for the Commemoration of the departed.

SEQUENCE.

De profundis clamantes gemimus

Et gemendo preces efrundimus :

Ezaudi nos, Domine. Miserere misertus miseris, Qui Salvator et Salus diceris,

Competente munere. Sicut cervu ad fontes properat,

Sic anima ad Te desiderat,

Fons inisericordiae. Fontis hujus aquis nos abluas,

Nec secundum culpas retribuas, Deus indulgentise.

From the depths crying out we groan, and groaning we pour forth our prayer: hear us 0 Lord. Pitifully have pity on the pitiable, O thou who art called the Saviour and Salvation, and thy function corresponds to thy name.

As the hart speeds to the fountains, so does the soul yearn after thee, 0 fount of mercy ; wash us with the waters of this fountain, and deal not with us according to our sins, O God of pardon.

Nec mensuram observes scelerum,

Nec culparum numeres numerum, Sed da locum veniae.

Non est opus reis judicio,

Sed afflictis detur remissio, Dono Tuae gratiae.

Tu dixisti : Vos qui laborious

Pressi estis, atque oneribus,

Ego vos reficiam. Ecce ad Te pressi confugimus,

A Te solo refici petimus, Per tuam clementiam. Nec facturam Tuam despicias,

Sed clamantem pius respicias,

Dans reis remedia. Qui venturus es Judex omnium,

Animabus cunctis fidelium Des seterna gaudia. Amen.

Mark not the measure of our crimes, and count not the number of our sins, but make way for indulgence. Guilty as we are, it is not judgment we need ; but we are afflicted, grant us forgiveness by the free gift of thy grace.

Thou hast said : All ye that are heavily laden with labours and with burdens, I will refresh you. Behold how oppressed we flee to thee ; from thee alone we seek refreshment, through thine own clemency.

Oh! despise not the work of thy hands; but look tenderly upon the suppliant, and give healing remedies to the guilty. Thou, who art to come as Judge of all, grant to all the souls of the faithful everlasting joys. Amen.

PHlfT. TJf

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SAME DAT. SAINT HUBERT

BISHOP AND CONFESSOR.

Rome, wishing to admit as few interruptions as possible into the present great Octave, gives but a brief notice of St. Hubert in the Martyrology. It is fitting that we should imitate her reserve. Were we, however to omit all mention of him, Christian hunters, so faithful in proclaiming their glorious Patron, would not forgive us. It is right also to satisfy popular piety, and the gratitude of numberless clients saved from hydrophobia, and led to the feet of the Saint by a tradition of a thousand years' standing. A few words suffice to recount his life.

After the mysterious stag had revealed Christ to him, he became, from a hunter of wild animals, a hunter of souls ; and merited to be called the Apostle of Ardenne, whose forests had often echoed to the baying of his hounds. He became the disciple and successor of St. Lambert; and transferring from Maestrioht both the relics of the holy Martyr-Bishop and the Episcopal See, he raised Liege from an obscure village to a great town. His blessed death took plaoe on May 30 th 727 ; and on November 3 rd 743, nis preoious remains were taken up for the first time, which led to the celebration of his feast on this day. In the following century, the Abbey of Andain was put in possession of the saored deposit; and took from him the name of St. Hubert, as did likewise the town which sprang up around and soon became a oentre for pilgrimages. Two orders of knighthood were established in honour of St. Hubert ; the first perished with the fall of the Bourbons its last chiefs ; the other still exists, and the kings of Bavaria are its Grand-Masters.

ANTIPHONS.

Ave, decus Confessorum, ave, consors Angelorum : nobis prsesens tripudium da, sit perenne gaudium ; prece tua Deo grata sanos ealva, segros sana.

Justum deduxit Dominus per vias rectas.

Bt. Et ostendit gnum Dei. iUi

Hail, glory of Confessors ; hail, companion of Angels: give us present joy, which may become eternal bliss : by thy prayer, well-pleasing to God, save the healthy, heal the sick. f. The Lord hath led the just man through righteous ways.

&. And shewn him the kingdom of God.

PRAYEK.

Domine, nobis famulis tuis per sancti Huberti Confes- vants, soris tui atque Pontificis Conmerita gloriosa, ut ejus pia fessor intercessione ab omnibus semper protegamur adveradsis. Per Dominum. versities.

Propitiare, quaesumus Be propitious, we beseech thee 0 Lord, to us thy serthrough the glorious merits of St. Hubert thy and Bishop, that by his loving intercession we may ever be protected from all Through our Lord.

1 Proper Office of the Abbey of St. Scholastica of Juvigny-les- Dames, where a tooth of St. Hubert was kept.

TIMS AFTER PENTECOST.

November 4. SAINT OHAELES.

BISHOP AND CONFESSOR.

Humilitas. This word already stood, orowned with gold, upon his family escutcheon, 1 when Charles was born at the oastle of Arona. It had been said of the Borromeos that they knew nothing of humility, except to bear it on their coat of arms : but the time had now come, when the mysterious device was to be justified by the most illustrious scion of that noble family ; and when, at the zenith of his greatness, a Borromeo would learn to void his heart of self, in order that God might fill it. Far, however, from abjuring the high-mindedness of his raoe, the humble Saint was the most intrepid of them all, while his enterprises were to eclipse the noble exploits of a long line of ancestors. One more proof that humility never debases.

Charles was scarcely twenty-two years of age, when Pius IV, his maternal uncle, called him to the diffioult post of Secretary of State, shortly afterwards oreated him Cardinal and Archbishop of Milan, and seemed to take pleasure in heaping honours and responsibilities on his young shoulders. The late Pontiff, Paul IV., had been ill requited for placing a similar confidence in his nephews the Caraffas,

On a chief argent the word humilitas sable, crowned or.