ther his disciples, he said to them: I pity the multitude : for behold they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat and if I send them away home fasting, they will faint by the way: for some of them came from afar off. And his disciples answered him: Whence shall any one satisfy them with bread here in the desert? And he asked them: How many loaves have you? They said: Seven. And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. And taking the seven loaves, he gave thanks, and broke them, and gave them to his disciples to set before them, and they set them before the multitude. And they had a few small fishes: and he blessed them, and commanded them to be set before the people. And they eat, and were filled. And they took up of the broken remnants seven baskets full. And they, that had eaten, were about four thousand. And he sent. them away. CREDO. OFFERT. Psalm xvi. Make my steps perfect in thy paths, that my feet slip not: bend thine ear, and hear my words: display the wonders of thy mercy, who savest those, who hope in thee, O Lord. Perfice gressus meos in semitis tuis, ut non moveantur vestigia mea: inclina aurem tuam, & exaudi verba mea: mirifica misericordias tuas, qui salvos facis sperantes in te, Domine. A SECRET. Be appeased, O Lord, by our humble prayers, and mercifully receive the offerings of thy people: and that the vows and prayers of none may be in vain, grant we may effectually obtain what we ask. Thro'. COMM. Ps. xxvi. I will go up and sacrifice in his tabernacle a victim of praise: I will sing, and repeat a psalm to the Lord. Circuibo, & immolabo in tabernaculo ejus hostiam jubilationis: cantabo, & psalmum dicam Domino. POSTCOMM. Repleti. We are filled, O Lord, with thy gifts: grant, therefore, we beseech thee, that we may be cleansed by their efficacy, and strengthened by their aid. VESPERS. At the MAGNIFICAT. Anth. I pity the multi- Ant. Misereor super tur tude, for behold they have now followed me three days, and have nothing to eat; and if I send them away fasting, they will faint by the way. Alleluia. dimisero eos jejunos, deficient in via. Alleluia. PRAYER. Collect at Mass, p. 212. The Commemoration on the SATURDAY before the SEVENTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST. Anth. Sadoc the priest, and Nathan the prophet, anointed Solomon King of Gihon, and going up in joy, they said: May the King live for ever. Ant. Unxerunt Salomo nem Sadoc sacerdos, et Nathan propheta Regem in Gihon, et ascendentes, læti dixerunt: Vivat Rex in æternum. V. and R. as above, p. 204. PRAYER. Collect of to morrow. When the following Sunday is the first Sunday of August, the foresaid Commemoration, and those on the following Saturdays are omitted. The same is to be observed on the following Sundays. CLAP VII. SUNDAY after PENTECOST. LAP your hands, all 'ye Gentiles; sing joyfully to God with a voice of exultation. Ps. For the Lord is the high One, and the awful One; he is the great King over all the earth. V. Glory. MNES Gentes plau dite manibus: jubilate Deo in voce exultationis. Ps. Quoniam Dominus excelsus, terribilis: Rex magnus super omnem terram. V. Gloria. COLLECT. Deus, cujus. O God, whose providence is never deceived in what it appointeth; we humbly beseech thee to remove whatever may be prejudicial to us: and grant us whatever may be to the advantage of our souls. Thro'. B EPISTLE. Rom. vi. 19. 23. RETHEN: I speak after the manner of man because of the infirmity of your flesh; for as you have employed your members to serve uncleanness and iniquity to iniquity, so now employ your members to serve righteousness to your justification. For when you were slaves to sin, you were free from righteousness. But what fruit had you then of those things, for which you now blush? For the end of them is death. But now being made free from sin, and become the servants of God, you have your fruit to sanctification, and your end life everlasting. For the wages of sin is death; but life everlasting is a favour of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. GRAD. Ps. xxxiii. Come, children, hearken to me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord. V. Draw near to him, and be enlightened; and your faces shall not be covered with shame. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Clap your hands, all ye Gentiles: sing joyfully to God with a voice of exultation. Alleluia. Venite, filii, audite me; timorem Domini docebo vos. V. Accedite ad eum, et illuminamini: et facies vestræ non confundentur. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Omnes Gentes plaudite manibus; jubilate Deo in voce exultationis. Alleluia. GOSPEL. Matt. vii. 15. 21. T that time: Jesus said to his disciples: Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's cloathing, but within are ravenous wolves: by their fruits you shall know them. Do men gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, but a bad tree bringeth forth bad fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth bad fruit; nor a bad tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that yieldeth not good fruit, shall be cut down, and cast into the fire. By their fruits therefore you shall know them. It is not every one, who saith to me, Lord, Lord; shall enter the kingdom of heaven: but he that doth the will of my father, who is in heaven, shall enter the kingdom of heaven. CREDO. OFFERT. Dan. iii. As a whole-burnt offering of rams, and bulls, and thousands of fat sheep; so let our sacrifice be this day in thy sight, that it may please thee; for there is no shame to those who put their trust in thee, O Lord. Sicut in holocaustis arietum et taurorum, et sicut in millibus agnorum pinguium; sic fiat sacrificium nostrum in conspectu tuo hodie, ut placeat tibi; quia non est confusio confidentibus in te, Domine. SECRET. O God, who in one perfect sacrifice hast united all the various sacrifices of the law; accept from thy devout servants this sacrifice, and sanctify it by the like blessing, as thou didst the offerings of Abel: that what each hath offered to thy divine Majesty, may avail to the salvation of all. Thro'. COMM. Ps. xxx. Lend thine ear, make haste to re scue me. Inclina aurem tuam acce lera ut eripias me. POSTCOMM. Tua nos. Grant, O Lord, that the healing efficacy of these thy mysteries may, thro' thy mercy, free us from all our sins, and bring us to the practice of what is right. Thro'. VESPERS. At the MAGNIFICAT. Anth. A good tree cannot bring forth bad fruit; nor a bad tree bring good fruit. Every tree that yieldeth not good fruit, shall be cut down, and cast into the fire. Alleluia. Ant. Non potest arbor bona fructus malos facere; nec arbor mala fructus bonos facere. Omnis arbor quæ non facit fructum bonum excidetur, et in ignem mittetur. Alleluia. PRAYER. Collect at Mass, p. 214. The Commemoration on the SATURDAY before the EIGHTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST. Anth. Thou hast heard, O Lord, the prayer of thy servant, that I might build a temple to thy name. Ant. Exaudisti, Domine, orationem servi tui, ut ædificarem templum nomini tuo. V. and R. as above, p. 204. PRAYER. Collect of W to-morrow. VIII. SUNDAY after PENTECOST. MASS. INTROIT. E have received, O God, thy mercy in the midst of thy temple; thy praise, O God, like thy name, is spread over the whole earth; thy right hand is full of justice. Ps. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised: in the city of our God, on his holy mount. V. Glory. S Psalm xliii. USCEPIMUS, Deus, misericordiam tuam in medio templi tui; secundum nomen tuum, ita et laus tua in fines terræ; Justitia plena est dextera tua. Ps. Magnus Dominus, et laudabilis nimis; in civitate Dei nostri, in monte fancto ejus. V. Gloria. COLLECT. Largire nobis. Grant, us O Lord, we beseech thee, the spirit of thinking and doing what is right: that we, who cannot even subsist without thee, may live according to thee. Thro'. EPISTLE. Rom. viii. 12. 17. RETHREN: We are debtors, not to the flesh, to B live according to the flesh. For if you live accord ing to the flesh, you shall die. But if by the spirit you mortify the deeds of the flesh, you shall live. For whoever are led by the spirit of God, they are the children of God. For you have not received the spirit of bondage again in fear: but you have received the spirit of the adoption of children, by which we cry out Abba, Father. For the spirit itself beareth testimony to our spirit, that we are the children of God. And if children, then heirs also; heirs indeed of God, and co-heirs of Christ. GRAD. Ps. xxx. Be to me a protecting God, and a place of refuge to save me. V. O God, on thee have I relied: let me never O Lord, be put to shame. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Great is the Lord, and greatly worthy of praise in the city of our God, on his holy mount. Alleluia. A Esto mihi in Deum protectorem, & in locum munitum, ut salvum me facias. V. Deus, in te speravi: Domine non confundar in æternum. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Magnus Dominus, & laudabilis valde in civatite Dei nostri, in monte sancto ejus Alleluia. GOSPEL. Luke xvi. 1. 9. T that time: Jesus spoke to his disciples this parable: There was a certain rich man who had a steward: and he was accused to him, that he had wasted his goods. And he called him, and said to him: What is this I hear of thee? Give an account of thy stewardship: for thou canst not now be steward any longer. And the steward said within himself: What shall I do, for my Lord taketh away my stewardship? I am not able to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. I know what I will do: that when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses. Having called therefore together all his Lord's debtors, he said to the first: How much owest thou to my Lord? And he said: a hundred barrels of oil. And he said to him: Take thy bill; and sit down quickly, and write fifty. Then he said to another: And how much owest thou? Who said: A hundred quarters of wheat. He said to him: Take thy bill, and write fourscore. And the Lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely. |