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MONDAY
VOTIVE MASS OF
THE MOST HOLY TRINITY
INTROIT
V1
IG 59. Ps. 8. Ant. O LORD our Governor, how excellent
is thy Name in all the world, / thou that hast set thy
glory above the heavens!
2 Out of the mouth of very babes and sucklings hast
thou ordained strength, because of thine enemies, / that
thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.
3 When I consider thy heavens, even the work of
thy fingers; / the moon and the stars, which thou hast
ordained;
4 What is man, that thou art mindful of him, / and
the son of man, that thou visitest him?
5 Thou hast made him but little lower than the
angels, / and dost crown him with glory and worship.
6 Thou makest him to have dominion over the
works of thy hands; / and thou hast put all things in
subjection under his feet;
7 All sheep and oxen; / yea, and the beasts of the
field;
8 The birds of the air, and the fishes of the sea; / and
whatsoever moveth through the paths of the seas.
9 O LO R D our Governor, / how excellent is thy
Name in all the world!
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, / and to the
Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall
be, / world without end. Amen.
Ant. O LORD our Governor, how excellent is thy Name
in all the world, / thou that hast set thy glory above the
heavens!
THE COLLECT.
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THE LESSON. Revelation 4. 1.
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upon us. Alleluia, alleluia. V. Blessed art thou, O Lord
God of our fathers: and worthy to be praised for
evermore. Alleluia.
After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluia and verse following,
said:
TRACT
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kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can
a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second
time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus
answered, Verily, verily I say unto thee, Except a man
be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into
the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is
flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the
sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and
whither it goeth; so is every one that is born of the
Spirit. Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How
can these things be? Jesus answered and said unto him,
Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these
things? Verily, verily I say unto thee, We speak that we
do know, and testify of that we have seen; and ye
receive not our witness. If I have told you earthly
things, and ye believe not; how shall ye believe, if I tell
you of heavenly things? And no man hath ascended up
to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the
Son of man, who is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up
the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of
man be lifted up: that whosoever believeth in him
should not perish, but have eternal life.
OFFERTORY. Blessed be God the Father, and the only
begotten Son of God; and blessed be the Holy Spirit: for
the mercy he hath done unto us. [Alleluia].
SECRET
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COMMUNION. Let us bless the God of heaven; and in
the sight of all living will we give thanks unto him:
because he hath done to us-ward after his loving
kindness. [Alleluia].
POSTCOMMUNION
TUESDAY
VOTIVE MASS OF
THE HOLY ANGELS
INTROIT
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19 The LORD hath established his throne in heaven, /
and his kingdom ruleth over all.
20 O praise the LORD, ye angels of his, ye that excel
in strength, ye that fulfil his commandment, and
hearken unto the voice of his word.
21 O praise the LORD, all ye his hosts, / ye servants of
his that do his pleasure.
22 O speak good of the LORD, all ye works of his, in
all places of his dominion: / praise thou the LORD, O my
soul.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the
Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall
be; / world without end. Amen.
Ant. O PRAISE the LORD, ye angels of his, ye that excel
in strength, / ye that fulfil his commandment, and
hearken unto the voice of his word.
Gloria is said.
THE COLLECT.
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brethren is cast down, which accused them before our
God day and night. And they overcame him by the
blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony;
and they loved not their lives unto the death.
GRADUAL
BCP: Ps. 148: 1-3.O PRAISE the LORD from the heavens: /
praise him in the heights;
2 Praise him, all ye angels of his: / praise him, all his
host.
Alleluia, Alleluia. Praise him, sun and moon: / praise
him all ye stars of light. Alleluia.
If in Lent, no Alleluia, all Psalm verses form Tract.
V8
During Eastertide, Alleluia is said twice before the psalm portion,
and once after the last verse. It may be said after each verse.
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our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the
unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without
end. Amen.
Common Preface.
∗
See also The English Gradual. Part II – The Proper Supplement 753 for another
Mass of St. Joseph: Adjutor et protector.
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such as are planted in the house of the Lord shall
flourish in the courts of the house of our God. [Alleluia,
alleluia].
Or
∗
or Book of Common Prayer as for Sunday After Christmas.
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him a commandment for his people, and showed him
his glory. He sanctified him in his faithfulness and
meekness, and chose him out of all men. He made him
to hear his voice, and brought him into the dark cloud.
And gave him commandments before his face, even the
law of life and knowledge.
GRADUAL
EG: Ps. 21. Thou hast prevented him with the blessings
of goodness: thou hast set a crown of pure gold upon
his head. V. He asked life of thee, and thou gavest him
a long life: yea, even for ever and ever. Alleluia,
alleluia. V. The Lord loved him, and adorned him: he
clothed him with a robe of glory. Alleluia.
TRACT
EG: Ps. 112. Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord: he
hath great delight in his commandments. V. His seed
shall be mighty upon earth: the generations of the
faithful shall be blessed. V. Riches and plentousness
shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth
for ever.
In Eastertide, instead of the Gradual and Tract is said:
V12
During Eastertide, Alleluia is said twice before the psalm portion,
and once after the last verse. It may be said after each verse.
V13
Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth
with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God,
world without end. Amen.
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my complaint before him entered into his ears.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the
Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall
be, / world without end. Amen.
Ant. MY God, and my might, in whom I will trust; / my
shield, the horn also of my salvation, and my refuge.
THE COLLECT.
EG: Ps. 45. Thou shalt make them princes in all lands:
they shall remember thy Name, O Lord. V . Instead of
thy fathers thou shalt have children: therefore shall the
people give thanks unto thee. Alleluia, Alleluia. V . Ps.
139. Right dear are thy friends unto me, O God, and
held in highest honour: their rule and governance is
exceeding steadfast. Alleluia.
V15
After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluia, and verse following, is
said:
TRACT
EG: Ps. 126. They that sow in tears, shall reap in joy. V.
He that now goeth on his way weeping, and beareth
forth good seed. V. He shall doubtless come again with
joy, and bring his sheaves with him.
During Eastertide.
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girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest:
but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy
hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee
whither thou wouldest not. This spake he, signifying
by what death he should glorify God. And when he
had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.
OFFERTORY. Their sound is gone out into all lands: and
their words unto the ends of the world. [Alleluia].
SECRET
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A THIRD MASS FOR WEDNESDAY
VOTIVE MASS OF
ALL THE HOLY APOSTLES
Out of Eastertide Only
INTROIT
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Ant. THE LO R D himself is the portion of mine
inheritance and of my cup: / thou shalt maintain my lot.
THE COLLECT.
EG: Ps. 45. Thou shalt make them princes in all lands:
they shall remember thy Name, O Lord. V. Instead of
thy fathers thou shalt have children: therefore shall the
people give thanks unto thee. Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps.
139. Right dear are thy friends unto me, O God, and
held in highest honour: their rule and governance is
exceeding steadfast. Alleluia.
Or
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remembered from one generation to another; / therefore
shall the peoples praise thee, world without end.
Alleluia.
THE GOSPEL. St John 14. 21
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POSTCOMMUNION
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O sing unto God, and sing praises unto
IG 54. Ps. 68. Ant.
his Name: / magnify him that rideth upon the heavens;
praise him in his Name JAH, and rejoice before him.
1 Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered: /
let them also that hate him flee before him.
2 Like as the smoke vanisheth, so shalt thou drive
them away; / and like as wax melteth at the fire, so let
the ungodly perish at the presence of God.
3 But let the righteous be glad and rejoice before
God: / let them also be merry and joyful.
4 O sing unto God, and sing praises unto his Name:
/ magnify him that rideth upon the heavens; praise him
in his Name JAH, and rejoice before him;
5 He is a father of the fatherless, and defendeth the
cause of the widows: / even God in his holy habitation.
6 He is the God that giveth the desolate a home to
dwell in, and bringeth the prisoners out of captivity; /
but the rebellious dwell in scareness.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, / and to the
Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall
be, / world without end. Amen.
Ant. O sing unto God, and sing praises unto his Name:
/ magnify him that rideth upon the heavens; praise him
in his Name JAH, and rejoice before him;
THE COLLECT.
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none of them; only they were baptized in the name of
the Lord Jesus.) Then laid they their hands on them,
and they received the Holy Spirit.
GRADUAL
EG: Ps. 33. Blessed are the people, whose God is the
Lord: and blessed are the folk that he hath chosen to be
his inheritance. V. By the word of the Lord were the
heavens made: and all the hosts of them by the breath
of his mouth. Alleluia, alleluia. [Here genuflect] Come,
Holy Ghost, and fill the hearts of thy faithful people:
and kindle in them the fire of thy love. Alleluia.
After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluia, and verse following, is
said:
TRACT
Ps. 104. O send forth thy Spirit, and they shall be made:
and thou shalt renew the face of the earth. V . O how
good and sweet, O Lord, is thy Spirit within us. V. [Here
genuflect.] Come, Holy Ghost, and fill the hearts of thy
faithful people: and kindle in them the fire of thy love.
In Eastertide, instead of the Gradual is said:
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After Septuagesima, no Alleluia, all Psalm verses form Tract.
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SECRET
To ask the grace of the Holy Ghost Mass is said as above, with the
following prayers:
THE COLLECT.
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acceptable unto thee; through Jesus Christ thy Son our
Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the
same Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
POSTCOMMUNION
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4 He telleth the number of the stars, / and calleth
them all by their names.
5 Great is our LORD , and great is his power: / yea,
and his wisdom is infinite.
6 The LORD setteth up the meek, / and bringeth the
ungodly down to the ground..
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, / and to the
Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
/ world without end. Amen.
Ant: O PRAISE the LORD, for it is a good thing to sing
praises unto our God: / yea, a joyful and pleasant thing
it is to be thankful.
THE COLLECT.
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GRADUAL
EG: Ps. 145. The eyes of all wait upon thee, O Lord: and
thou givest them their meat in due season. V. Thou
openest thine hand: and fillest all things living with
plenteousness. Alleluia, alleluia. V. St. John 6. My Flesh
is meat indeed, and my Blood is drink indeed: he that
eateth my Flesh and drinketh my Blood, dwelleth in me
and I in him. Alleluia.
Between Septuagesima and Easter, instead of Alleluia, is sung the
following:
TRACT
V28
During Eastertide, Alleluia is said twice before the psalm portion,
and once after the last verse. It may be said after each verse.
V29
COMMUNION. As often as ye do eat of this bread, and
drink of this cup, ye do show the Lord’s death till he
come: wherefore whosoever shall eat of this bread and
drink of this cup of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty
of the body and blood of the Lord. [Alleluia.]
POSTCOMMUNION
EG: AM. Juravit Dominus. Ps. 110. THE Lord sware, and
will not repent: Thou art a Priest for ever after the order
of Melchisedech. [Alleluia, alleluia]. Ps. The Lord said
unto my Lord: Sit thou on my right hand. Glory be to
the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it
was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be: world
without end. Amen. THE Lord sware, and will not
repent: Thou art a Priest for ever after the order of
Melchisedech. [Alleluia, alleluia].
Or
IG 16. Ps. 67. Ant. LET the people praise thee, O God; /
yea, let all the people praise thee.
1 God be merciful unto us, and bless us, / and show
us the light of his countenance, and be merciful unto us;
2 That thy way may be known upon earth, / thy
saving health among all nations.
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3 Let the people praise thee, O God; / yea, let all the
people praise thee.
4 O let the nations rejoice and be glad; / for thou
shalt judge the folk righteously, and govern the nations
upon earth.
5 Let the people praise thee, O God; / yea, let all the
people praise thee.
6 The earth hath brought forth her increase; / and
God, even our own God, shall give us his blessing.
7 God shall bless us; / and all the ends of the world
shall fear him.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, / and to the
Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
/ world without end. Amen.
Ant: LET the people praise thee, O God; / yea, let all the
people praise thee.
Gloria is said on the First Thursday of the Month.
THE COLLECT.
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men are dead; it is of no strength at all while the testator
liveth. And therefore the first testament also was
dedicated with blood; for when Moses had spoken
every commandment to all the people, according to the
law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water
and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the
book and all the people, saying, This is the blood of the
covenant or testament, which God hath commanded
you. Moreover, he sprinkled with blood both the
tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry. And
according to the law, almost all things are purified with
blood, and without shedding of blood there is no
forgiveness. It was necessary therefore that these
symbols of heavenly things should be purified thus; but
the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices;
for Christ hath not entered into holy places made with
hands, which are only figures of the true, but into
heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for
us. Nor need he offer himself many times like the high
priest who entereth into the holy place every year with
blood that is not his own: for then must he often have
suffered since the foundation of the world; but now,
once for all, at the end of time, he hath appeared to put
away sin by the sacrifice of himself. And as it is
appointed unto men once to die, but after this the
judgment: so Christ was once offered to bear the sins of
many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear
the second time apart from sin unto salvation.
GRADUAL
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EG: Ps. 10. Arise, O Lord God, and lift up thine hand:
forget not the poor. V. Surely thou hast seen it; for thou
beholdest trouble and sorrow. V. The poor committeth
himself unto thee: for thou art the helper of the
friendless.
During Eastertide, the foregoing Gradual and Alleluia are omitted,
and the following is sung:
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kingdom of God. And he took the cup, and gave
thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among
yourselves. For I say unto you, I will not drink of the
fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.
And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and
gave unto them, saying, This is my Body, which is given
for you: this do in remembrance of me. Likewise also
the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new
Covenant in my Blood, which is shed for you.
OFFERTORY. Christ, after he had offered one sacrifice
for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God; for
by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are
sanctified. [Alleluia].
SECRET
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through the same Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and
reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever
one God, world without end. Amen.
INTROIT
EG App (4). Salvos nos fac.DELIVER us, O Lord our God, and
gather us from among the nations, alleluia: that we may
give thanks unto thy holy Name, and make our boast of
thy praise, alleluia, alleluia. Ps. 106. O give thanks unto the
Lord, for he is gracious: and his mercy endureth for ever.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy
Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall
be: world without end. Amen. DELIVER us, O Lord our
God, and gather us from among the nations, alleluia: that
we may give thanks unto thy holy Name, and make our
boast of thy praise, alleluia, alleluia.
Or
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8 For my brethren and companions' sakes, / I will wish
thee prosperity.
9 Yea, because of the house of the LORD our God, / I
will seek to do thee good.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, / and to the
Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
/ world without end. Amen.
Ant. O PRAY for the peace of Jerusalem: / may they
prosper that love thee.
THE COLLECT.
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GRADUAL
EG: Ps. 122. O pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall
prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls: and
plenteousness within thy palaces. Alleluia, alleluia.
Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem: praise thy God, O Zion.
Alleluia.
During Eastertide, the foregoing Gradual and Alleluia are omitted, and
the following is sung:
JESUS said, Neither pray I for these alone, but for them
also that shall believe on me through their word; that
they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in
thee, that they also may be one in us; that the world may
believe that thou hast sent me. And the glory which thou
gavest me, I have given them; that they may be one, even
as we are one: I in them, and thou in me, that they may be
made perfect in one; and that the world may know that
thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, even as thou hast
loved me. Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast
given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold
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my glory, which thou hast given me; for thou didst love
me before the foundation of the world. O righteous Father,
the world hath not known thee: but I have known thee,
and these have known that thou hast sent me; and I have
declared unto them thy Name, and will declare it; that the
love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them, and I
in them.
OFFERTORY. God grant you to be likeminded one towards
another: that ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify
God.
SECRET
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A FIRST MASS FOR FRIDAY
VOTIVE MASS OF
THE HOLY CROSS
INTROIT
IG 33. Ps. 43. Ant. GIVE sentence for me, O God, and
defend my cause against an ungodly people; / O deliver
me from the deceitful and wicked man.
2 For thou art the God of my strength; why hast
thou put me from thee? / and why go I so heavily, while
the enemy oppresseth me?
3 O send out thy light and thy truth, that they may
lead me, / and bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy
dwelling;
4 And that I may go unto the altar of God, even unto
the God of my joy and gladness; / and upon the harp
will I give thanks unto thee, O God, my God.
5 Why art thou so heavy, O my soul? / and why art
thou so disquieted within me?
6 O put thy trust in God, for I will yet give him
thanks, / who is the help of my countenance, and my
God.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the
Holy Ghost;
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As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be; /
world without end. Amen.
Ant. GIVE sentence for me, O God, and defend my
cause against an ungodly people; / O deliver me from
the deceitful and wicked man.
THE COLLECT.
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being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself,
and became obedient unto death, even the death of the
Cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him,
and given him a Name which is above every name: [Here
genuflect ] that at the Name of Jesus every knee should
bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and
things under the earth; and that every tongue should
confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the
Father.
GRADUAL
TRACT
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2 And enter not into judgement with thy servant; /
for in thy sight shall no man living be justified.
3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul; he hath
smitten my life down to the ground: / he hath laid me in
the darkness, as the men that have been long dead.
4 Therefore is my spirit vexed within me, / and my
heart within me is desolate.
5 Yet do I remember the time past; I muse upon all
thy works: / yea, I meditate upon the works of thy
hands.
6 I spread forth my hands unto thee: / my soul
gaspeth unto thee as a thirsty land.
7 Hear me, O LO R D, and that soon, for my spirit
waxeth faint: / hide not thy face from me, lest I be like
unto them that go down into the pit.
8 O let me hear thy loving-kindness in the morning,
for in thee is my trust: / show thou me the way that I
should walk in, for I lift up my soul unto thee.
9 Deliver me, O LORD , from mine enemies; / for I
flee unto thee to hide me.
Alleluia, Alleluia. Teach me to do the thing that
pleaseth thee, for thou art my God: / let thy loving spirit
lead me forth into the land of righteousness. Alleluia.
THE GOSPEL. St John 12. 31.
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THE GOSPEL. St. Matthew 20. 17.
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A SECOND MASS FOR FRIDAY
VOTIVE MASS OF
THE PASSION OF OUR LORD
INTROIT
V44
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, /
world without end. Amen.
Ant. REPROACH hath broken my heart, and I am full
of heaviness: / I looked for some to have pity on me, but
there was no man, neither found I any to comfort me.
THE COLLECT.
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And every priest standeth daily in his ministry offering
many times those same sacrifices which can never take
away sins; but this man, after he had offered one
sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down at the right of hand
of God, waiting from henceforth till his enemies be
made his footstool. For by one single offering he hath
perfected for ever those who are sanctified; whereof the
Holy Spirit also is a witness to us. For after saying,
This is the covenant that I will make with them
After those days, saith the Lord,
I will put my laws into their hearts,
And in their minds will I write them;
then saith he,
And their sins and iniquities
will I remember no more.
Now where remission of these is, there is no more
offering for sin. Having therefore, brethren, boldness to
enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new
and living way, which he hath consecrated for us,
through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; and having an
High Priest over the house of God: let us draw near
with a true heart, in full assurance of faith, having our
hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our
bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the
profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is
faithful that promised;) and let us consider one another
to provoke unto love, and to good works; not forsaking
the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of
some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the
more, as ye see the day approaching.
GRADUAL
V46
After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluia, and verse following, is
said:
TRACT
Isa. 53. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our
sorrows. V. Yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of
God, and afflicted. V. But he was wounded for our
transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities. V. The
chastisement of our peace was upon him: and with his
stripes we are healed.
In Eastertide, instead of the Gradual is said:
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vinegar: and they filled a sponge with vinegar, and put
it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth. When Jesus
therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is
finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up his spirit.
The Jews therefore, because it was the Preparation,
that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the
sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,)
besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and
that they might be taken away. The soldiers, therefore,
came and brake the legs of the first, and of the other
which was crucified with him. But when they came to
Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not
his legs. But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his
side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.
And he that saw it bore witness, and his witness is true:
and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might
believe.
OFFERTORY. Wicked men rose up against me: without
mercy they sought to kill me: and they did not spare to
spit in my face: they wounded me with their spears, and
all my bones are broken. [Alleluia].
SECRET
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of our sins: we humbly beseech thee; that, after this our
life on earth, thou wouldest grant unto us joyfully to
enter the gates of Paradise; who livest and reignest with
God the Father in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one
God, world without end. Amen.
INTROIT
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THE COLLECT.
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made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore
are they before the throne of God, and serve him day
and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the
throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no
more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light
on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the
midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them
unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe
away all tears from their eyes.
GRADUAL
EG. Ps. 34. O fear the Lord, all ye Saints of his: for they
that fear him lack nothing. V. But they that seek the
Lord: shall want no manner of thing that is good.
Alleluia, alleluia. V. The saints shall judge the nations,
and have dominion over the people: and their Lord
shall reign for ever. Alleluia.
After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluia, and verse following, is
said.
TRACT
BCP: Ps. 34. O TASTE and see how gracious the LORD
is: / blessed is the man that trusteth in him.
9 O fear the LORD, ye that are his saints; / for they
that fear him lack nothing.
Alleluia, Alleluia. The lions do lack, and suffer hunger;
/ but they who seek the LORD shall want no manner of
thing that is good. Alleluia.
THE GOSPEL. St Matthew 5. 1.
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kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for
they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek: for they
shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do
hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be
filled. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain
mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see
God. Blessed are the peace-makers: for they shall be
called the children of God. Blessed are they which are
persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the
kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall
revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner
of evil against you falsely for my sake. Rejoice, and be
exceeding glad; for great is your reward in heaven: for
so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
V52
everlasting felicity; through Jesus Christ thy Son our
Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of
the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end.
Amen.
V53
16 I will bless her victuals with increase, / and will
satisfy her poor with bread.
17 I will clothe her priests with salvation, / and her
saints shall rejoice and sing.
18 There shall I make the horn of David to flourish: /
I have ordained a lantern for mine anointed.'
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, / and to the
Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall
be, / world without end. Amen.
Ant. I WILL clothe her priests with salvation, / and her
saints shall rejoice and sing.
THE COLLECT.
V54
wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to
hospitality, apt to teach; not given to wine, no striker,
not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not
covetous; one that ruleth well his own house, having his
children in subjection with all gravity; (for if a man
know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take
care of the Church of God?) Not a novice, lest being
lifted up with pride he fall into condemnation of the
devil. Moreover, he must have a good report of them
which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the
snare of the devil.
Or
Hebrews 4. 16.
EG: Lev. 21. He that is the high priest among his brethren,
upon whose head the anointing oil hath been poured,
whose hands have been consecrated for the priesthood,
and that hath been clothed with the holy garments:
ought in all things to be made like unto his brethren. V.
V55
Heb. 2. That he might be a merciful and faithful high
priest in things pertaining to God: to make
reconciliation for the sins of the people. Alleluia,
alleluia. V. Lev. 21. Let the priest be holy, for I the Lord
who sanctify you am holy. Alleluia.
After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluia, and verse following, is
said:
TRACT
V56
Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? He saith unto him,
Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto
him, Feed my sheep. He saith unto him the third time,
Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved
because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou
me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all
things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto
him, Feed my sheep.
OFFERTORY. They shall not be partakers of the holy
things until there arise up a high priest clothed with
doctrine and truth. [Alleluia.]
Preface of Apostles and Evangelists.
SECRET
V57
MASS ON THE ANNIVERSARY
OF THE ELECTION, TRANSLATION OR
CONSECRATION OF A BISHOP
INTROIT
∗
Or as at EG 720 Alt.
V58
THE COLLECT.
EG: Ps. 132. I will deck her priests with health: and her
Saints shall rejoice and sing. V. There shall I make the
horn of David to flourish: I have ordained a lantern for
mine Anointed. Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 110. The Lord
sware and will not repent: thou art a priest for ever after
the order of Melchisedech. Alleluia.
After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluia, and verse following, is
said:
TRACT
V59
In Eastertide, instead of the Gradual, is said:
Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 110. The Lord sware and will not
repent: thou art a priest for ever after the order of
Melchisedech. Alleluia. V. Ecclus. 45. The Lord loved
him and adorned him: he clothed him with a robe of
glory. Alleluia.
Or
V60
me] to be pastor and ruler of this Church of N.; so he [or
I] may be governed evermore by thy defence; through
Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth
with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God,
world without end. Amen.
Preface of Pentecost.
V61
Lord hath filled the whole world: and that which
containeth all things hath knowledge of the voice.
[Alleluia, alleluia].
Or
THE COLLECT.
V62
holy mysteries, which I presume to celebrate; through
Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth
with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God,
world without end. Amen.
THE EPISTLE. Ephesians 4. 7.∗
TRACT
V63
During Eastertide, the foregoing Gradual and Alleluia are omitted,
and the following is sung:
V64
thereby to fulfil the ministry committed to my charge;
through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and
reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever
one God, world without end. Amen.
Preface of Pentecost.
V65
Or
THE COLLECT.
V66
THE LESSON. Acts 12. 24.
EG: Ps. 92. Let all the people praise thee, O God: yea,
let all the people praise thee. V. God shall bless us: and
all the ends of the world shall fear him. Alleluia,
alleluia. V. O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands: serve
the Lord with gladness, and come before his presence
with a song. Alleluia.
Between Septuagesima and Easter, instead of Alleluia, the
following Tract is sung:
TRACT
EG: Ps. 112. Declare the honour of the Lord unto the
heathen: and his wonders unto all people. V. For the
Lord is great, and cannot worthily be praised: he is more
to be feared than all gods. V. As for the gods of the
heathen, they are but idols: but it is the Lord that made
the heavens.
During Eastertide the foregoing Gradual and Alleluia are omitted,
and the following is sung:
V67
EG: Alleluia, Alleluia. O be joyful in God, all ye
lands: serve the Lord with gladness, and come before
his presence with a song. Alleluia. Be ye sure that the
Lord he is God: and it is he that hath made us. Alleluia.
Or
BCP: Ps. 96. . TELL it out among the nations that the
LORD is King; / he hath made the round world so fast
that it cannot be moved; he shall judge the peoples
righteously.
11 Let the heavens rejoice and let the earth be glad; /
let the sea make a noise, and all that is therein.
12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is in it; / then
shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before the LORD;
Alleluia, Alleluia. For he cometh, for he cometh to
judge the earth, / and with righteousness to judge the
world, and the peoples with his truth. Alleluia.
After Septuagesima, no Alleluia, all Psalm verses form the Tract.
V68
him. And going on from thence he saw other two
brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his
brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending
their nets; and he called them. And they immediately
left the ship and their father, and followed him. And
Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their
synagogues, and preaching the Gospel of the kingdom,
and healing all manner of sickness and all manner of
disease among the people. And his fame went
throughout all Syria.
OFFERTORY. Ascribe unto the Lord, O ye kindreds of
the peoples: ascribe unto the Lord worship and power:
ascribe unto the Lord the honour due unto his Name; O
worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. [Alleluia.]
Preface of Saints.
SECRET
V69
VOTIVE MASS FOR THE SICK
INTROIT
V70
THE COLLECT.
V71
GRADUAL
V72
life for the sheep. My sheep hear my voice, and I know
them, and they follow me: and I give unto them eternal
life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall pluck
them out of my hand.
Or
St Matthew 8.13.
V73
POSTCOMMUNION
EG: AM. Dicit Dominus. Jer. 29. THUS saith the Lord, I
know the thoughts that I think towards you, thoughts of
peace, and not of affliction: ye shall call upon me, and I
will hearken unto you, and will bring again your
captivity from every nation. [Alleluia, alleluia]. Ps. 85.
Lord, thou art become gracious unto thy land: thou hast
turned away the captivity of Jacob. Glory be to the
Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was
in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world
without end. Amen. THUS saith the Lord, I know the
thoughts that I think towards you, thoughts of peace,
and not of affliction: ye shall call upon me, and I will
hearken unto you, and will bring again your captivity
from every nation. [Alleluia, alleluia].
Or
V74
4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel / shall neither
slumber nor sleep.
5 The LORD himself is thy keeper: / the LORD is thy
defence upon thy right hand;
6 So that the sun shall not burn thee by day, /
neither the moon by night.
7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: / yea, it
is even he that shall keep thy soul.
8 The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy
coming in, / from this time forth for evermore.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, / and to the
Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
/ world without end. Amen.
Ant. The LORD himself is thy keeper: / the LORD is thy
defence upon thy right hand.
THE COLLECT.
V75
God. Now unto him that is able to do exceeding
abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to
the power that worketh in us, unto him be glory in the
Church and in Christ Jesus, throughout all ages, world
without end. Amen.
GRADUAL
V76
OFFERTORY. Out of the deep have I called unto thee, O
Lord: Lord, hear my voice: out of the deep have I called
unto thee, O Lord. [Alleluia].
SECRET
MASS AT A SYNOD OR
RURAL DEANERY
INTROIT
V77
in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world
without end. Amen. GOD in his holy habitation, it is
he that maketh brethren to be of one mind in an house:
he will give the dominion and pre-eminence unto his
people. [Alleluia, alleluia].
Or
V78
grace; may evermore be defended by thy mighty power;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth
with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, world without
end. Amen.
THE LESSON. Acts 2. 38.
V79
30 Who rideth in the high heavens, which are of old: /
lo, he doth send out his voice, yea, and that a mighty
voice.
31 Ascribe ye the power to God; his majesty is over
Israel, / and his strength is in the clouds.
[Alleluia, Alleluia]. O God, terrible art thou in thy holy
places: / even the God of Israel; he giveth strength and
power unto his people. Blessed be God. [Alleluia.]
THE GOSPEL. St John 16. 5.
V80
Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth
with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God,
world without end. Amen.
Common Preface or Preface of the Holy Spirit.
V81
1 Have mercy upon me, O God, after thy great
goodness; / according to the multitude of thy mercies do
away mine offences.
2 Wash me throughly from my wickedness, / and
cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I acknowledge my faults, / and my sin is ever
before me.
4 Against thee only have I sinned, and done that
which is evil in thy sight; / that thou mightest be
justified when thou speakest, and clear when thou dost
judge.
5 Behold, I was brought forth in wickedness, / and
in sin hath my mother conceived me.
6 But lo, thou requirest truth in the inward parts, /
and shalt make me to understand wisdom secretly.
7 Thou shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be
clean; / thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than
snow.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the
Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall
be, / world without end. Amen.
Ant. THOU shalt purge me with hyssop, and I shall be
clean; / thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than
snow.
THE COLLECT.
V82
THE EPISTLE. Romans 3. 19.
TRACT
Ps. 130. Out of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lord:
Lord, hear my voice. V. O let thine ears consider well
the voice of my complaint. V. If thou, Lord, wilt be
extreme to mark what is done amiss: O Lord, who may
abide it? V. But there is forgiveness with thee:
therefore shalt thou be feared.
During Eastertide the foregoing Gradual and Alleluia are omitted,
and the following is sung:
V83
Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Ps. 7. God is a righteous Judge,
strong and patient: and God is provoked every day.
Alleluia. V. Ps. 51. Thou shalt make me hear of joy and
gladness: that the bones which thou hast broken may
rejoice. Alleluia.
Or
V84
father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell
on his neck, and kissed him. And the son said unto him,
Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight,
and am no more worthy to be called thy son. But the
father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and
put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on
his feet: and bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it; and
let us eat, and be merry: for this my son was dead, and
is alive again; he was lost, and is found. And they began
to be merry.
Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came
and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and
dancing. And he called one of the servants, and asked
what these things meant. And he said unto him, Thy
brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted
calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. And
he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his
father out, and entreated him. And he answering said to
his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither
transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet
thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry
with my friends: but as soon as this thy son was come,
which hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast
killed for him the fatted calf. And he said unto him,
Son, thou art ever with me, and all that I have is thine. It
was meet that we should make merry, and be glad: for
this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was
lost, and is found.
OFFERTORY. Hear my prayer, O Lord: and let my crying
come unto thee. [Alleluia].
SECRET
V85
COMMUNION. Ask, and it shall be given you: seek, and
ye shall find: knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
For every one that asked receiveth: and he that seeketh
findeth: and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
[Alleluia].
POSTCOMMUNION
V86
3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: / and he
that keepeth thee will not sleep.
4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel / shall neither
slumber nor sleep.
5 The LORD himself is thy keeper: / the LORD is thy
defence upon thy right hand;
6 So that the sun shall not burn thee by day, /
neither the moon by night.
7 The LORD shall preserve thee from all evil: / yea, it
is even he that shall keep thy soul.
8 The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy
coming in, / from this time forth for evermore.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, / and to the
Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
/ world without end. Amen.
Ant. The LORD himself is thy keeper: / the LORD is thy
defence upon thy right hand.
THE COLLECT.
V87
east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and
in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
And behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all
places whither thou goest; and will bring thee again
into this land, for I will not leave thee, until I have done
that which I have spoken to thee of. And Jacob rose up
early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put
for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil
upon the top of it. And Jacob vowed a vow, saying: If
God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that
I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put
on, so that I come again to my father’s house in peace:
then shall the Lord be my God, and this stone, which I
have set for a pillar, shall be God’s house, and of all that
thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.
GRADUAL
TRACT
EG: Ps. 91.He shall give his Angels charge over thee: to
keep thee in all thy ways. V. They shall bear thee in
their hands: that thou hurt not thy foot against a stone.
V . Thou shalt go upon the lion and adder: the young
lion and the dragon shalt thou tread under thy feet.
In Eastertide the Gradual is omitted, and in place thereof is said:
V88
BCP: Ps. 123. UNTO thee lift I up mine eyes, / O thou
that dwellest in the heavens.
2 Behold, even as the eyes of servants look unto the
hand of their masters, / and as the eyes of a maiden unto
the hand of her mistress,
3 Even so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, /
until he have mercy upon us.
4 Have mercy upon us, O LORD, have mercy upon
us; / for we are utterly despised.
Alleluia, Alleluia. Our soul is filled with the scornful
reproof of the wealthy, / and with the despitefulness of
the proud. Alleluia.
After Septuagesima, no Alleluia, all Psalm verses form Tract.
V89
SECRET
INTROIT
V90
Our belly cleaveth unto the ground: arise, and help us,
and deliver us [Alleluia, alleluia]. Ps. 44. O God, we
have heard with our ears: our fathers have declared unto
us. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the
Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and
ever shall be: world without end. Amen. UP, Lord, why
sleepest thou? awake, and be not absent from us for
ever: Wherefore hidest thou thy face? and forgettest our
misery and trouble? Our belly cleaveth unto the ground:
arise, and help us, and deliver us. [Alleluia, alleluia].
Or
IG 130. Ps. 46. Ant. THE LORD of hosts is with us; / the
God of Jacob is our refuge.
1 God is our hope and strength, / a very present
help in trouble.
2 Therefore will we not fear, though the earth be
changed, / and though the hills be carried into the midst
of the sea;
3 Though the waters thereof rage and swell, / and
though the mountains shake at the tempest of the same.
4 The LORD of hosts is with us; / the God of Jacob is
our refuge.
5 There is a river, the streams whereof make glad
the city of God, / the holy place of the tabernacle of the
Most High.
6 God is in the midst of her, therefore shall she not
be moved; / God shall help her, and that right early.
7 The nations make much ado, and the kingdoms
are moved; / but God uttereth his voice, and the earth
doth melt away.
8 The LORD of hosts is with us: / the God of Jacob is
our refuge.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, / and to the
Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall
be, / world without end. Amen.
Ant: The LORD of hosts is with us: / the God Jacob is
our refuge.
V91
THE COLLECT.
EG: Ps. 83.Let the heathen know that thou, whose Name
is the Lord: art only the Most Highest over all the earth.
V. O my God, make them like unto a wheel: and as the
stubble before the wind. Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 80. Stir
up thy strength, O Lord, and come and help us.
Alleluia.
After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluia and verse following, is
said:
V92
TRACT
Ps. 79. Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of
thy Name: O deliver us, and be merciful unto our sins,
for thy Name’s sake. V. Wherefore do the heathen say:
Where is now their God? V. O let the vengeance of thy
servants’ blood that is shed, be openly showed upon the
heathen in our sight.
In Eastertide, instead of the Gradual, is said:
V93
wars and rumours of wars; see that you be not troubled;
for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not
yet. For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom
against kingdom; and there shall be famines, and
pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. All these
are the beginnings of sorrows. Then shall they deliver
you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you; And ye shall
be hated of all nations for my Name’s sake. And then
shall many be offended, and shall betray one another,
and shall hate one another. And many false prophets
shall rise, and shall deceive many. And because iniquity
shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he
that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
OFFERTORY. Thou shalt save the people that are in
adversity: and shalt bring down the high looks of the
proud: for who is God but the Lord? [Alleluia.]
SECRET
V94
Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with
thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, ever one God,
world without end. Amen.
V95
7 To the intent that when they rose up, / they might
show their children the same;
8 That they might put their trust in God, / and not
forget the works of God, but keep his commandments.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, / and to the
Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
/ world without end. Amen.
Ant: HE made a covenant with Jacob, and gave Israel a
law, / which he commanded our forefathers to teach
their children;
THE COLLECT.
V96
TRACT
V97
things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye
receive them, and ye shall have them. And when ye
stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that
your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you
your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will
your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.
OFFERTORY. Though I walk in the midst of trouble, yet
shalt thou refresh me, O Lord: thou shalt stretch forth
thy hand upon the furiousness of mine enemies, and
thy right hand shall save me. [Alleluia.]
SECRET
V98
THE NUPTIAL MASS
At the Solemnization of Matrimony, the Priest, if he is to say the
Mass, is completely vested (including the wearing of the Chasuble),
with the exception of the Maniple. However, if the Priest is also to
officiate at the Solemnization of Matrimony before the Mass, then
he shall be vested in amice, alb, cincture, white stole and Cope;
changing from Cope to Chasuble before the commencement of the
Nuptial Mass.
After the exhortation Forasmuch as N. and N. have consented
together, and omitting the Blessing, the Priest puts on the Maniple
(or changes from Cope to Chasuble) and begins the Mass in the
usual manner. The husband and wife remain throughout at the
accustomed place before the Altar.
INTROIT
IG 131. Ps. 128. Ant. THE LORD from out of Sion shall
so bless thee, / that thou shalt see Jerusalem in
prosperity all thy life long.
1 Blessed are all they that fear the LORD, / and walk
in his ways.
2 For thou shalt eat the labour of thy hands: / O well
is it with thee, and happy shalt thou be.
3 Thy wife shall be as the fruitful vine, / within the
walls of thine house;
4 Thy children like the olive-branches, / round
about thy table.
V99
5 Lo, thus shall the man be blessed, / that feareth the
LORD.
6 The LORD from out of Sion shall so bless thee, /
that thou shalt see Jerusalem in prosperity all thy life
long.
7 Yea, thou shalt see thy children’s children, / and
peace upon Israel.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the
Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall
be, world without end. Amen.
Ant. THE LORD from out of Sion shall so bless thee, /
that thou shalt see Jerusalem in prosperity all thy life
long.
THE COLLECT.
V100
according to the flesh; not with eye-service, as men-
pleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God: and
whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not
unto men; knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the
reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.
GRADUAL
EG: Ps. 128. Thy wife shall be as the fruitful vine: upon
the walls of thine house. V. Thy children like the olive-
branches: round about thy table. Alleluia, alleluia. V.
Ps. 20. The Lord send you help from the sanctuary: and
strengthen you out of Sion. Alleluia.
After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluia, and verse following, is
said:
TRACT
EG: Ps. 128. Lo, thus shall the man be blessed: that
feareth the Lord. V. The Lord from out of Sion shall so
bless thee: that thou shalt see Jerusalem in prosperity
all thy life long. V . Yea, that thou shalt see thy
children’s children: and peace upon Israel.
In Eastertide, instead of the Gradual is said:
Alleluia, alleluia. V. Ps. 20. The Lord send you help from
the sanctuary: and strengthen you out of Sion. Alleluia.
V. Ps. 134. The Lord that made heaven and earth: give
thee blessing out of Sion. Alleluia.
Or
BCP: Ps. 127. EXCEPT the LORD build the house, / their
labour is but lost that build it.
2 Except the LORD keep the city, / the watchman
keepeth vigil but in vain.
Alleluia, alleluia. It is but lost labour that ye haste to
rise up early, and so late take rest, and eat the bread of
carefulness; / for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
Alleluia.
After Septuagesima, no Alleluia, all Psalm verses form Tract.
V101
During Eastertide, Alleluia is said twice before the psalm portion,
and once after the last verse. It may be said after each verse.
Having said Our Father, and before saying Deliver us, O Lord, we
beseech thee, the Priest, standing at the Epistle side and turning
towards the man and woman as they kneel before the Altar, says
over them the following (but NOTE, that the third Prayer is
omitted where the woman is past child-bearing):
V102
O HEAVENLY Father, we beseech thee to bless the
home of these thy servants by thine abiding
presence; that they who dwell therein, being preserved
from all evil, may joyfully serve thee in godly
quietness; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who
liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy
Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
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O GOD, who hast consecrated the state of
Matrimony to such an excellent mystery, that in it
is signified and represented the spiritual marriage and
unity betwixt Christ and his Church: Look mercifully
upon these thy servants, that they may love, honour,
and cherish each other, and live together in faithfulness
and patience, in wisdom and true godliness. O Lord,
bless them both, and grant them to inherit thy
everlasting kingdom; through the merits of thy Son
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
This Prayer is said with hands extended over their heads.
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