COMM. 1. Pet. 2. You, who are are a purchased, people, publish is might. Alleluia. It is he who hath called you from darkness to his wonderful light. Alleluia. POSTCOMM. Exaudi. Graciously, hear our prayers O Lord, that, by frequenting these sacred mysteries of our redemption, we may obtain the necessary helps of this life, and the endless joys of the next. Thro.' FRIDAY IN EASTER-WEEK. MASS. INTROIT. Ps. 77. The Lord hath brought them forth in hope. Alleluia : and the sea hath covered their enemies. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. Ps. My people, be attentive to my law; bend your ears to the words of my mouth. V. Glory. COLLECT. Omnipotens. O Almighty and eternal God, who hast instituted this Paschal mystery in the covenant of the reconciliation of mankind; assist us with thy holy grace, that what we profess in this solemnity, we may practise in our lives. Thro'. D EPISTLE. 1 Pet. iii. 18. 22. EAR brethren : Christ died once for our sins, the just one for the unjust; that he might offer us to God, being put to death indeed in the flesh, but brought to life by the spirit. By which also he went and preached to the spirits that were in prison, which had been some time incredulous, when the patience of God waited for them, in the days of Noah, when the ark was building, in which a few, that is, eight souls were saved by water. And baptism being of the like form, now saveth you also: being not the laying aside the filth of the flesh, but the examination of a good conscience towards God, by the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, who is at the right hand of God GRAD. This is the day the Lord hath made, come let us exult and rejoice thereon. V. Blessed is he who cometh in the name of the Lord: he is our Lord God, and he hath shone upon us. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Publish it among the Gentiles, that the Lord hath reigned from the tree of the cross. A PROSE. Victimæ Paschali, as above, p. 108 T that time: The eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to a mountain, whither Jésus had appointed them to go. And seeing him they adored him: but some still doubted. And Jesus came, and spoke to them saying: All power in heaven and on earth is given me. Go ye therefore teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them to observe all things, whatsoever I have commanded you. And behold I am with you all days, even to the end of the world. CREDO. OFFERT. Exod. 12. This day shall be a memorable one to you. Alleluia. You shall keep it a solemn festival to the Lord throughout all your generations; an everlasting stated solemnity. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. SECRET. Mercifully accept this sacrifice, we beseech thee, O Lord, which we offer for the remission of their sins, who have been regenerated; and to obtain speedily the help of thy grace. Thro'. COMM. Matt. 28. All power in heaven and on earth is given me. Alleluia: Go teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Ghost. Alleluia, Alleluia. POSTCOMM. Respice. Look down, we beseech thee, O Lord upon thy people: and since thou hast vouchsafed to give them a new life by these eternal mysteries grant them also pardon of their temporal offences. Thro'. SATURDAY IN EASTER-WEEK. MASS. INTROIT. Ps. 104. The Lord hath led forth his people with gladness, Alleluia: and his chosen ones in joy. Alleluia, Alleluia. Ps. Praise the Lord, and call upon his name: publish his works among the Gentiles. V. Glory. COLLECT. Concede. Grant, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, that we, who with reverence have celebrated this solemnity of Easter, may happily arrive at thy everlasting joys. Thro'. D EPISTLE. 1. Pet. ii. 1. 10. EAR brethren: Laying aside all malice, and all deceit, and dissembling, and envy, and all detraction like new-born infants, desire spiritual and pure milk; that by it you may grow up to salvation; if so be that you have tasted that the Lord is sweet. To whom approaching, who is the living stone, which hath been rejected indeed by men, but chosen and honoured by God, be you also as living stones built up, a spiritual house, a holy Priesthood, to offer spiritual victims, acceptable to God thro' Jesus Christ. Wherefore it is said in the scripture: Behold, I place in Sion a chief corner-stone, chosen and precious: and he that shall believe in him shall not be confounded. To you therefore that believe, there is honor: but to unbelievers, the stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the chief corner-stone; and a stone of offence, and a rock of scandal to those, who stumble at the word, and believe not, whereunto also they were set. But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people; that you may publish his excellencies, who hath called you from darkness to his wonderful light. You who were sometime not the people, but are now the people of God: who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. This is the Day the Lord hath made; come let us exult and rejoice thereon. Alleluia. V. Ps. 112. Praise the Lord, ye his servants, praise the name of the Lord. PROSE. Victimæ Paschali, as above p. 108. Tthat time: The first day of the week, Mary Magdalen came early, while it was yet dark, to the sepulchre; and saw the stone taken away from it. She ran therefore, and came to Simon Peter, and to the other disciple, whom Jesus loved, and saith to them: They have taken away the Lord out of the sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid him. Peter therefore went out, and that other disciple, and they came to the sepulchre. And they ran both together, and the other disciple out-ran Peter and came first to the sepulchre. And stooping down, he saw the linen cloaths lying, but went not in. Then came Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and saw the linen cloths lying, and the napkin that was about his head, not laid with the linen, but folded up in a place by itself. Then went in also that disciple, who came first to the sepulchre: and he saw, and believed it: for as yet they understood not the scriptures, that he was to rise again from the dead. CREDO. OFFERT. Ps. 117. Blessed is he who cometh in the name of the Lord: we have blessed you from the house of the Lord: the Lord is God, and he hath shined upon us. Alleluia. Alleluia. VOL. II. L * SECRET. Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord, that we may always gratefully solemnize the Paschal mysteries, and that the continual celebration of the sacrament of our redemption may be to us a subject of perpetual joy. Thro'. COMM. Gal. 3. All you that have been baptized in Christ, have put on Christ. Alleluia. POSTCOMM. Redemptionis. Being strengthened, O Lord, by the sacrament of our redemption, grant that, thro' this help to eternal salvation, a true faith may always be encreased in us. Thro'. T QUASIMODO OR LOW SUNDAY. INSTRUCTION. HIS Sunday is called by the former name, from the first words of the Introit of the Mass lass; and formerly the greater part of the Sundays in the year took their names from their first words of the Introit. The English name, Low Sunday, seems to be given in contradistinction to the greater solemnity of Easter-Sunday. It is called, in the Roman Missal. Dominicain albis, from the preceding Saturday being called Sabbatum in albis; because those who had been baptized on Easter Eve, on the following Saturday after Mass, laid aside the white garment, with which they had been clothed at their baptism, and began this day to be no longer distinguished in their dress from the rest of the faithful. The Church, however, continues to instruct them in particular in the Mass of this day. It is to the new baptized, and even to those who have recovered the innocence of their baptism by the sacrament of pennance, that she addresses herself; representing to them, that like new born children, they ought earnestly to desire the spiritual milk of the word of God, which alone can maintain and increase in them the life of grace, which they have just recovered. MASS. INTROIT. 1 Pet. ii. Ps. lxxx. L dren, Alleluia, desire spiritual and pure milk. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. Ps. Rejoice in God who is our help; joyfully praise the God of Jacob. V. Glory. Q UASI modo geniti infantes, Alleluia, rationabile sine dolo lac concupiscite. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. Ps. Exultate Deo adjutori nostro; jubilate Deo Jacob. V. Gloria. COLLECT. Prasta. Grant, we beseech thee, O Al mighty God, that we, who have celebrated this solemnity of Easter, may, by the assistance of thy divine grace, always shew the effects thereof in our lives and actions. Thro'. D EPISTLE. 1 John v. 4. 9. EARLY beloved: Whatever is born of God, overcometh the world: and this victory, by which the world is overcome, is our faith. *Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God. It is this same Jesus Christ, who came with water and blood: not with water only, but with water and blood. And it is the spirit that beareth testimony that Christ is the truth. For there are three that bear testimony in heaven; the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost, and these three are one. And there are three, that bear testimony on earth: the spirit, and water, and blood; and these three are one. If we receive the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater: for God himself hath given this greater testimony concerning his Son: He that believeth in the Son of God, hath in himself the testimony of God. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. On the day of my resurrection, saith the Lord, I will go before you into Galilee. Alleluia. V. After eight days, the doors being shut, Jesus stood in the midst of his disciples, and said: Peace be with you. Alleluia. A GOSPEL. John xx. 19. T that time: The same day, it being the first day of the week, when it was late, and the doors were shut, where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews; Jesus came, and stood in the the midst, and said to them: Peace be with you. And having said this, ne shewed then his hands and his side. The disciples therefore were glad, when they saw the Lord. Then he said to them again, Peace be with you: as the Father sent me, so I send you. When he had said this; he breathed on them, and said to them: Receive you the Holy Ghost: whose sins you shall forgive they are forgiven them; and whose sins you shall retain, they are retained. But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them, when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore |