For the children of this world are wiser in their generation, than the children of light. And I say to you: Make to yourselves friends of the Mammon of iniquity: that when you fail, they may receive you into the eternal mansions. CREDO. OFFERT. Psalm xvii. Thou wilt save the people, that is humble, O Lord, and thou wilt humble the eyes of the proud ones: for who is God besides thee, O Lord. Populum humilem salvum facies, Domine, & oculos superborum humiliabis: quoniam quis Deus præter te, Domine. SECRET. Receive, we beseece thee, O Lord, the offerings we bring, which are the gifts of thy own bounty: that these most holy mysteries may, by the power of thy grace, make our conduct in this life holy, and bring us to those joys that will never end. Thro.' COMM. Ps. xxxiii. Taste, and see, how sweet is the Lord: blessed is the man, who putteth his trust in him. Gustate & videte, quoniam suavis est Dominus : beatus vir, qui sperat in eo. POSTCOMM. Sit nobis. May this heavenly mystery, O Lord, renew us both in soul and body: that we may find in ourselves the effect of what we celebrate. Thro.' VESPERS. At the MAGNIFICAT. Anth. What shall I do, now 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 recive me into their houses. Ant. Quid faciam, quia Dominus meus aufert a me villicationem meam? Fodere non valeo, mendicare erubesco; scio quid faciam, ut cum amotus fuero a villicatione, recipiant me in domus suas. PRAYER. Collect at Mass, p. 216. The Commemoration on the SATURDAY before the NINTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST. Anth. Whilst the Lord took Elias in a whirlwind up into heaven, Elizeus cried out; My Father, the chariot of Israel and its driver. Ant. Dum tolleret Dominus Eliam per turbinem in cælum, Elizæus clamabat; Pater mi, currus Israel, & auriga ejus. V. and R. as above, p. 204. PRAYER. Collect of to morrow. B IX. SUNDAY AFTER PFNTECOST. EHOLD God is my help, and the Lord is the upholder of my life: turn the evil on my enemies, and according to thy sure promise destroy them, O Lord, my protector. Ps. O God, save me by thy name: and by thy might deliver me. V. Glory. E CCE Deus adjuvat me, et Dominus susceptor est animæ meæ : averte mala inimicis meis, et in veritate tua disperde illos, protector meus, Domine. Ps. Deus in nomine tuo salvum me fac: et in virtute tua libera me. V. Gloria. COLLECT. Pateant aures. May the ears of thy mercy, O Lord, be open to the prayers of thy suppliants: and that they may succeed in their desires, make them ask those things that are agreeable to thee. Thro'. B EPISTLE. 1 Cor. x. 6. 13. RETHREN : Let us not be desirous of evil things, as they were. Neither become ye idolaters, like some of them: as it is written: The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play. Neither let us commit fornication, as some of them did; and for it three and twenty thousand fell in one day. Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them tempted him, and were destroyed by serpents. Neither murmer ye, as some of them murmured, and fell by the destroyer. Now all these things happened to them in figure; and they were wrote for our instruction, on whom the end of the world is come. Wherefore let him, who thinketh that he standeth, take heed lest he fall. Let no temptation seize you, but such as is human; for God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above your strength, but will even make you improve by the temptation, that you may be able to persevere. GRAD. Ps. lviii. O Lord, our Lord, how wonderful is thy name over the whole earth! V. For thy majesty is above the heavens. Alleluia, Alleluia. Ps. 18. Rescue me, O my God, from my enemies: Domine Dominus noster quam admirabile est nomen tuum in universa terra! V. Quoniam elevata est magnificentia tua super cœlos. Alleluia, Alleluia. Ps. Eripe me de inimicis meis, Deus meus; et ab insur and from those that rise up against me, deliver me. Alleluia. gentibus in me, libera me, Alleluia. GOSPEL. Luke xix. 41. 47. T that time: As Jesus drew near to Jerusalem, be A holding the city, he wept over it, saying: O if thou didst but know, and even in this thy day, the things that are for thy peace! but now they are hidden from thy eyes. For the days will come upon thee, when thy enemies shall cast up a trench round about thee, and encompass thee, and straiten thee on every side; and they shall beat thee down to the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou hast not known the time of thy visitation. And going into the temple, he began to cast out those that bought and sold in it; saying to them; it is written; My house is a house of prayer; but you have made it a den of thieves. And he taught daily in the temple. CREDO. OFFERT. Psalm xviii. The ordinances of the Lord are right, and gladden the heart; and his precepts are sweeter than honey, and the honey-comb; and therefore doth thy servant observe them. Justitiæ Domini recta lætificantes corda; et judicia ejus dulciora super mel et favum; nam et servus tuus custodit ea. SECRET. Grant us, O Lord, we beseech thee, worthily to celebrate often these mysteries; for as many times as this commemorative sacrifice is celebrated, so often is the work of our redemption performed. Thro.' COMM. John vi. He Qui manducat meam carthat eateth my flesh, and nem, et bibit meum sanguidrinketh my blood, abideth nem, in me manet, et ega in me, and I in him, saith in eo, dicit Dominus. the Lord. POSTCOMM. Tui nobis. May the participation of this thy sacrament, O Lord, we beseech thee, both purify us, and unite us. Thro' VESPERS. At the MAGNIFICAT. Anth. For it is written, that my house is a house of prayer for all nations; but Ant. Scriptum est enim, quia domus mea domus orationis est cunctis gentibus; you have made it a den of vos autem fecistis illam spethieves: and he taught luncam latronum: et erat every day in the temple. quotidie docens in templo. PRAYER. Collect at Mass, p. 219. The Commemoration on the SATURDAY before the TENTH SUNDAY after Anth. Joas did what was right in the sight of the Lord all the time that Joida the priest instructed him. PENTECOST. Ant. Fecit Joas rectum coram Domino cunctis diebus quibus docuit eum Joida sacerdos. V. and R. as above, p. 204. PRAYER. COLLECT of to-morrow. W X. SUNDAY after PENTECOST. HEN I cried out to the Lord, he heard my voice against those who were coming upon me: and he that was before all ages, and will be for ever, humbled them. Cast thy solicitude on the Lord, and he will feed thee. Hear, O God, my prayer, and despise not my petition: look down upon me, and hear me. V. Glory. Ps. UM clamarem ad Dominum, exaudivit vo CUM clan cem meam, ab his qui ap- deprecationem COLLECT. Deus qui. fested thy Almighty power in pardoning and shewing mercy; increase thy goodness towards us; that having recourse to thy promises, we may be partakers of thy heavenly blessings. Thro'. B EPISTLE. 1 Cor. xii. 2. 11. RETHREN: You know, when you were heathens, you went after dumb idols, even as you were led. Therefore I declare to you, that no man speaking by the spirit of God, saith Anathema to Jesus. And no one can say; Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Spirit. Now there are diversities of graces, but the same spirit; and diversities of ministries, but the same Lord: and diversities of functions; but it is the same God that worketh all in all. And the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every one for the general profit. To one indeed is given VOL. II. T * by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge according to the same Spirit; to another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gift of healing by the same Spirit; to another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another the discerning of spirits; to another diversity of tongues; to another the interpreting of speeches. Now one and the same Spirit performeth all these things, distributing to every one, as he pleaseth. GRAD. Ps. xvi. Guard me, O Lord, as the apple of thine eye; and protect me under the shadow of thy wing. V. Let my cause be tried in thy presence; let thy eyes see justice done. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. A hymn is due to thee, O God in Sion; and in Jerusalem shall a vow be paid to thee. Alleluia. A Custodi me, Domine, ut pupillam oculi; sub umbra alarum tuarum protege me. V. De vultu tuo judicium meum prodeat; oculi tui videant æquitatem. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Te decet hymnus, Deus, in Sion : et tibi reddetur votum in Jerusalem. Alleluia. GOSPEL. Luke xviii. 9. 14. T that time: Jesus spoke this parable to certain men, who confided in themselves as righteous, and despised others. Two men went up to the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, the other a Publican. The Pharisee standing, prayed thus within himself: O God, I give thee thanks, that I am not like other men, who are extortioners, unjust, adulterers; or even like this Publican. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all I have. And the Publican standing afar off, would not so much as lift up his eyes towards heaven; but struck his breast, saying: God be merciful to me a sinner. I say to you: This man returned home justified more than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be humbled; and he that humbleth himself, shall be exalted. CREDO. OFFERT. Ps. xxiv. Ad te, Domine, levavi To thee, O Lord, have I raised up my soul; my God, I put my trust in thee, let me not be put to shame: neither let my enemies scoff at me; for none that rely on thee, shall ever be confounded. animam meam; Deus meus, in te confido, non erubescam; neque irrideant me inimici mei; etenim universi qui te expectant, non confundentur. |