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An Hour Before the 
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PREFACE BY 

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Purgatory" Prayers at Mass, Prayers 
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LITTLE MANUAL 

-OF-

Altar-Boys Society. 

CONTAINING A SHORT SKETCH OF THE LIFE 

OF THE SAINT; OBJECT, RULE AND SPIRIT. 

UAL ADVANTAGES OF THE SOCIETY; 

MASS PRAYERS, VESPERS AND 

HYMN S AT BENEDICTION. 

NEW YORK : 

J. SCHAEFER, PUBLISH"'., 
9 Barclay Street. 



NIHIL OBSTAT: 

IMPRIMATUR: 

REMlGI(;S L EFORT , S. T. L., 
Censor: 

+ JOHN M. FARLEY, 
' Archbi shop of New York. 

August 2d, 1008. 

Copyright, 1008; by .Joseph Schaefer. 

Deactdifted 



ALTAR=BOYS SOCIETY , 
UNDER THE; PROTECTION OF 

S'I'. JOHN BERCHMANS. 

OBJECT OF THE SOCIETY. 

This society is organized to aid the altar boys 
by the example and the intercession of S aint 
John B er chmans, as also by prayers, pious ex-
ercises and instructions, to discharge their im-
pOl·tant d uti es with d evotion and attention, with 
dignity and d ecorum, for the honor of God a nd 
the edification of the faithful. 

RULES. 

1. Each member of the society will carefully 
avoid all unnecessary t alking, looking around, 
mov ing his head or f eet, or playing with his 
hands. He will fold his h ands and make the 
ge~ufiections as instructed, and will endeavor to 
serve in a becoming manner at Mass and at the 
other services. 

2. He will learn the p rayers for serving at 
Mass so as to be able to say them correctly and 
answer them distinctly and devoutly, and he 
will be punctual in attendance when appointed 
to serve. 



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3. He will bear in mind that he is called upon 
to do on earth what the angels do in heaven; 
he will strive by his devotion to make reparation 
for the many sins committed against God by 
irrever enc es in church. 

4. He will carefully avoid all unnecessary 
t alking in the sacristy, and h e will report to the 
priest all serious violations against the sacristy 
rules. 

5. He will approach the Holy Sacraments on 
days appointed by his pastor and on the f ea st of 
Saint John Berchmans, and he will prepare f or 
the f east of the Patron-Saint of altar-boys by a 
Novena. He must be willing: 

(a) To be present at the meetings appointed by 
the priest, once a mon th or oftener, Ior instruc-
tion or exhortations, aud at them to behave 
respectfully and attentively. 

(b) To continue serving his tum at the place ap-
pointed until discharged by the priest. 

(c) To submit to the deserved punishments for 
failings. The priest alone has the right to dis-
miss or discharge a memb er. 

(d) To recite once a day the following prayer: 
Saint John, who didst distinguish thyself by 
t hy piety and modesty, by thy reverent be-
h avior in church, and by thy devotion to the 
Blessed Sacrament, to the Blessed Virgin and 
to Saint Aloysius; obtain for UB the grace to 



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imitate th ee in these virtnes, that those who 
see us in church may think they see thee and 
may g ive due honor to God and to thee. Our 
Father; Hail Mary; Glory be to the F athe r, ete. 

ADVANTAGJ)]S. 

1. Indulgences : A Plenary I ndulgence on 
the d ay of r eception and on the F east of Saint 
J ohn Berchmans (August 13). Conditions: 
Confession and Communion and five Our F ath -
ers and Hail Marys for the intention of the 
Holy Father. 

2. A Plenary Indulgence on the fiv e Sundays 
before the F east of Saint J ohn Berchmans, in 
honor of the five years the Saint lived in the 
Society of Jesus. Conditions: confession, com-
munion, prayer according to the intention of 
the Holy F ath er. 

3. One hundred days Indulgence each time 
f or serving the Holy Mass d evoutly or making 
the genuflection r ever ently, or behaving resp ect-
fully in church. 

4. An Indulgence of seven years each time 
for reciting the following five approved prayers 
in honor of Saint John B er chmans: 

(a) Most innocent Saint J ohn, I beseech thee by 
thy excell ent purity of heart, obtai n for us th e 
grace to imitate thee in thi2 excellent virtue. 



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Never 'permit that I lose it. Inspire 'me with 
great horror of that which in any waytaruishes 
this virtue. Our Father; Hail Mary; Glory be 
to the Father, etc. 

(b) Most modest Saint John, I beseech thee by 
the most zealous v igil ance OVer thy senses, 
which made thee so wonderful in the eyes o f 
the world, obtai n for me the grace to control 
m y senses, that the pois on of the d etestable sin 
of immodesty may not penetrate Into my heart. 
Our Father; Hail Mary; Glory be to the Father, 
etc. 

(0) Conscientious man of the convent, Saint John, 
I beseech thee by the great care with which 
thou didst observe the rules of thy order, obtain 
for me the grace to observe faithf ully the holy 
commandments of God, and to estee m and 
honor the eva ngelical counsels . Onr Father; 
H ail Mary; Glory be to the Father, etc. 

(d) Devout Saint John, I beseech thee for the love 
wherewith thou didst l ove Saint Aloysius as 
thy religious brother, and the Blessed Virgin as 
thy mother, obtain for me the grace to have 
Saint Aloysius for my ,mod el and special pro-
tector, and to venerate the Blessed Virgin so 
d evoutly that I may always be able to say 
with thee : "I will not cease until I shall have 
obtained a t end e r love towards my Mother 
Mary." Ou r Father; H ail Mary; Glory be to 
the Father, e tc. 

(e) Zealous Sain t John, I beseech thee by thy ad-
mirable d evotion towards th e adorable mystery 
of the altar, and towards Jesus Crucified, obtain 



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for me a great love and veneration for Jesus, 
that I may in no place, least of all in the 
church, of rend against the reverence which I 
owe to the Sacrament of Love , and that I may 
always and everywhere glory in the cross that, 
I may deserve to enjoy Him with thee in 
h eaven, after having followed Him as his faith-
ful scholar on earth. Our Father; Hail Mary; 
Glory be to t he Father, etc. 

PRAYER. 

Saint John, thou didst deserve, when dying, 
to have in thy hands the Crucifix, the Rosary, 
and the book of Rules saying : "These three 
things have always b een most d ear to me, they 
are to me the strongest weapons against the 
enemy, and I am glad to die whilst holding 
them in my hands," I beseech thee by the 
Blood of J esus Christ, obtain for me such rev-
erence for the sacred precepts of the Gospel, 
such d evotion to the Blessed Virgin, and such 
love for J esus, who suffered the d eath of the 
Cross for l ove of me, grant that these three 
weapons may, in the future, be the weapons 
whereby I may overcome every attack of the 
devil, that I may also, after thy example, in my 
last hour, filied with contrition and with confi-
dence, b e able to repeat: "These three were 



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always most dear to me in life, with these in my 
heart 1 will gladly die. Amen." 

V. Pray for us, Saint John. 
R. That we may b e mad e worthy of the 

promises of Christ. 

LET US PRAY. 

We b eseech Thee, 0 Lord God, grant Thy 
servants the grace to imitate the example of 
innocence and fidelity in Thy service, those 
virtues through which the angelic youth, Saint 
John, sanctified the blossom of h is life. Through 
Christ, our Lord. Am en. 



ST. JOHN BERCHMANS, 
PATRON OF ALTAR-BOYS. 

Picture to yourself, dear reader, a young 
boy-a child pleasing to God and to men-one 
whom you could love and with whom your 
Guardian Angel would be pleased to have you 
associate. 

The young John Berchmans was just such a 
little boy as the b eautiful picture now in your 
mind. From the day of his birth his fac e in-
dicated that he was a child dear to the h eart of 
God, one upon whom had been b estowed the 
choicest blessings of heaven. 

Why is he called the Patron Saint of the Altar-
Boys? Would you like to know something 
about his life on earth? 

John Berchmans was born at Diest, a small 
town on th e river Dyle, in Belgium, on the 
13th day of March, in the year 1599. The 
next day he was baptized. His good father 
and mother prayed earnestly that he might 
grow up a child of God. Often in his infancy 
and childhood they carried him in their arms 
or guided his footsteps to the Altar where they 



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begged our dear Lord to k eep him innocent 
and pure, and to give him grace to P!eserve 
his baptismal innocence. 

The boys who lived near the home of the 
Berchmans came often to look at the sweet face 
of the little babe, for th ey loved him even be-
for e he could speak their n ames. This love did 
not cease as he grew older, although he was un-
like many of the noisy children who visited his 
home. He was gentle and patient and obedi-
ent. When only seven years of age he would 
rise early in the morning in order to pray or to 
talk to God and his Guardian Angel. He had a 
great love for the Blessed Mother and he would 
ask h er questions as if h e were conversing with 
his father and mother of this world. 

The workmen, who used sometimes bad 
language or took the name of Godin vain, would 
cease their oaths or idle words when they saw 
the little child looking at them with pleading 
eyes as if asking them to praise God instead of 
wounding the Sacred Heart by h arsh and sinful 
language. 

One of his holy practices was to ask d aily the 
Blessed Mother that she would guide him to do 
what was pleasing to her Divine Son. He was 
always happy when serving the priest at Mass. 



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H e knew that to wait upon the celebrant of the 
Holy Sacrifice was a greater honor than to serve 
at the throne of the greatest king on earth. 
His r ever ent manner in the sanctuary, his care-
ful attention to his duties, his avoida:lCe of all 
unnecessary whispering, or looking about, or 
doing anything that might distract h im or show 
even thoughtlessness, made him a model altac-
b oy and an edification to all who saw him a t the 
altar. 

'The day was unusually fair in his eyes and 
h is lessons w ere more easily learned when he 
had the happiness of assisting at more than one 
Mass. His parents selected for him t eachers 
who were pious .as well as learned, and he ad. 
vanced in the science of heaven as well as in the 
studies th at belonged more to earth. 

When he was about nine years of age, hjs 
m other was attacked with a painful illness 
wh ich continued for many months . The 
youn g boy was most attentive to his d ear 
m other, and he tried in every way to comfort 
h er. His fir st visit in the morning was to h er 
b edside. At the sound of the church-bell he 
left her to assist at Mass' and to .ask God to re-
store her to h ealth. It was r e]Jlarke d by the 
frier.ds a)ld relatives that when John \vas n ear 



his mother she did not suffer. H e waited upon 
her like a "Little Angel," as his mother often 
called him. 

At one of the great feasts of the church , when 
John was serving at the altar, the large number 
of p eople who appro ach ed the Holy T able cre-
ated in the boy's h eart an earnest desire to r e-
ceive H oly Comm union. After h e return ed 
home, h e at once began to prep ar e for a gen-
er al confession and then went to his pastor to 
obtain p ermission to r eceive his fir.t Holy 
Communion. His pastor r eceived him kindly, 
h eard his confession, and appointed a d ay 
when he might approach the Holy T able. The 
boy was fill ed with happiness. From the day 
when h e received his first Holy Communion, h e 
went to Communion as often as his confessor 
p ermitted. 

He ~as only a young boy wh en h e t old his 
fath er that h e d esir ed to b ecome a priest. The 
father did n ot at once r eply, but took t ime to 
pray and consider. It was indeed with SOl'rOW 
that h e told the young boy he must abandon all 
thought of b ecoming a priest, for his p ar ents 
were too poor to continue him in school. J ohn 
b egged his hther to permit him to go on with 
his studies. ' , Give me bread only and I will 



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be content to live on bread and water if I may 
gi;e myself entirely to the service of God," 
said John as the tears rolled down his face. His 
father convinced of the boy's vocation consented 
to his wisbes. 

The life he led in school was most edifying. 
His prayers and fasts, his daily devotion, his 
eagerness to run in the service of God made his 
teachers and companions love and r espect him. 
He took for his model Saint Aloysius, and at an 
early age he d ecided to ask for admission to the 
same society of which the holy Aloysius had 
once been a m emb er. He ent er ed th e Society 
of Jesus on the 24th of September, 1616, when 
he was a little more than seventeen y ears old. 

The story of his life in the novitiato w ould 
please the altar-boys as it would also please all 
who love to h ear of the holy lives of saintly 
people. He performed no deeds which the 
world call "thrilling" n or did h e receive ap-
plause for h eroic acts, but he tried earnestly to 
do the duties of each day in a manner that 
would best please Almighty God. He was a 
cheerful novice, a happy companion, and so 
much in love with prayer that his hours and 
minutes b ecame one continuous conversation 
with God and in the presence of the whole 



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court of heaven. Truly was he great because 
dear to the Sacred Heart, and his life was one 
of heroism because all was given to God. 

He had a horror of venial sin, and when he 
heard that some one had committed a mortal 
sin, his eyes would show his pained surprise 
and his face would tell how his h eart ached to 
think one cr eature of God would do aught to 
offend the Creator. His life, as we follow it, 
makes our h eart throb with joy and we try to 
imitate him. His death was a glorious change 
-a passing from earth to heaven forever. 

After six years as a novice in the Society of 
Jesus, and before he was ordained a priest of 
God, be l eU earth. 

The altar-boys have in heaven a patron who 
was Oollce a happy altar-boy, one who delighted 
to do just what the altar-boys do now when they 
are serving Mass. Saint John looks down upon 
the boys in the sanctuary and prays that they 
.may be worthy of the great honor conferred 
upon them. 

On January 15, 1888, Pope Leo XIII. canon-
i zed Saint John Berchmans. One of the two 
t est miracles chosen by the Sacred Congrega-
t ion of Rites took place in America, at the Con-



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vent of the Sacred H eart, Grand Couteau, 
I Louisiana. 

Rev. F. X. Brady, S. J . , in the year 1888, 
gave minute information r egarding this miracle. 
He wrote: 

.. We are indebted for th e details of this miracle to 
one of the com munity who wrote them down at the 
time. 

On the 20th of September, 1866 , Miss Mary Wilson 
arrived at the convent. She h ad b ee n driven from 
her home in London, Canada, by her paren ts, who 
were Protestan ts, and who were incensed on account 
of her conversion. Sh e sought a refuge as a postulant 
among the fri ends of the Sacred Heart. Afte r a 
month of preparation and on the eve of h er r ecep-
tion as a novice she was suddenly seized with a 
most violent sickness." 

Father Brady d escribes the condition of the 
young woman until at last she was given up f or 
d ead. For forty days she h ad n ot taken one 
ounce of solid food and only small quantities of 
t ea or coffee. The community b egan a novena 
to Saint John Berchmans. On the 14th day of 
D ecember, the last day of the novena, her con-
dition was most alarming. With the greatest 
difficulty the Holy Viaticum was administered, 
after which all the Sisters, except the infirma-
rian. went to the chapel to assist at Mass. 



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Within one hour after r eceiving the last sacra-
ments she was entirely restored to health, as 
she said, through the intercession of S3int John 
B erchmans who appeared to her. Every symp_ . 
tom of the d isease h ad passed away. The 
doctors examined h er and said h er cure had 
been eff ected by a supernatural agency, for she 
had b een b eyond the aid of natural remedi es. 

Dear altar-boys, say after the Mass which 
you have served the words Saint J ohn B erch-
mans said hundreds of times: "The action 
have just performed belongs to Thee, 0 ador_ 
a.ble Trinity; I wish I had a thousand heans 
wherewith to offer it to Thee." 



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1-
PRAYERS AT MASS. 

In n6mine Patris, + et 
iJii, et Spiritus Sancti. 
men. 

S. Introlbo ad altilre 

Ad Deum, qui looti. 
fi cat juventutem meam. 

S. Judica me Deus, ct 
discerne causam meam 
d e gente non sancta: ab 

- 11 6mine iniquo et dol6so 
erue me. 

j[. Quia tu es , Deus, 
f ortitildo mea, quare me 
repulisti? et quare tristis 
incMo dum affilgit me 
inimlcus? 

S . Emitte lucem tuam 
e t veritiltem tuam: ipsa 
me deduxerunt e ~ ad. 
duxt\runt in montem 
sanctum tuum, et in tab· 
~rnacula tua. 

j[. Et introlbo ad al. 
tiLre Dei: ad Deum, 
qui l retlticat juventutem 
meam. 

In the name of the 
Father, + and of the 
Son, and of the Holy 
Ghost. Amen. 

S. I will go unto the 
altlLr of God. 

R. To God, who giveth 
joy to my youth. 

P. Judge me, 0 God , 
and distinguish my 
cause from the nation 
that is not holy: deliver 
me from the unjust and 
deceitful man. 

R. For Thou, 0 God , 
art my streng~h; why 
hast Thou cast me ofl'? 
and why do I go sorrow· 
ful whilst t he enemyaf. 
fiicteth me? 

P. Scnd forth Thy light 
and Thy truth; they 
have conducted me and 
brought me unto Thy 
holy mount, and into 
Thy holy tabernacles . 

R. And J will go unto 
the altar of God: to God, 
who giveth joy to my 
youth. 



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S. Confitebor tibi in d· 
thara, Deus, Deus meus: 
quare tristis es anima '" 
mea, et quare conturbas 
me ) 

M. Spera in Deo, quo-
niam adhuc confitobor 
iIli: salutare vultus mei, 
et Deus meus. 

S. Gloria Patri, et 
FiIio, e t Spiritui Sancto. 

AT. Sicut erat in prin-
cipio, et nunc,etsemper, 
e t in srecula sreculorum. 
Amen. 

S. Introibo ad altare 
Dei. 

Jlf. Ad Deum, qui lreti-
ficat juventutem meam' 

S. Adjutorinm + nos-
trum in nomine Domini. 

M . Qui fecit crelum et 
terram. 

S. Confiteor Deo Om-
nipotenti, etc. 

M. Misereatur tui om-
nipotens Deus, et dimis-
&is peccatis tuis, perdl,-
cat te 'ad vitam reternum. 

p , I will praise Thee 
on the harp, 0 God, my 
God:: why a rt thou sor_ 
rowful, 0 my soul, and 
why dost thou disquiet 
me? 

R. Hope in God, for I 
will still give praise to 
Him: who is the sa lva_ 
tion of my countenance, 
and my God. 

P. Glory be to th 
Father, and to the Son 
and to the Holy Ghost. 

R. As it was in the b 
ginning, is now, and 
ever shall be, worl 
without end. Amen. 

P. I will go unto th 
altar of God. 

R. To God , who give 
joy to my youth. 

P. Our help is in the 
name of the Lord. 

R. Who hath made 
heaven and earth. 

P. I confess to Al-
mighty God, etc. 

R. May the Almighty 
God have mercy upon 
thee, forgive thee thy 
sins, and bring tllee to 
life everlasting. 



s. Amen. 
M. Confiteor Deo om· 

nipotenti, beat", Marl", 
sempe r Virgini, beato 
Michael! Archfmgelo, 
beato Joanni Baptist"" 
sanctis Ap6stolis Petro 
et Paulo, ·6mnibus Ranc· 
tis, et ti bi, Pater, quia 
peccavi nim!s cogitati6ne 
verbo, et opere, mea cul-
pa, mea culpa! mea max-
ima culpa. Ideo precor 
beatam Mariam semper 
Vlrginem, be.tum Mi. 
chaelem Arch{mgelum, 
beatum Joiinnem Baptis. 
tam, sanctos Apost6los 
Petrum et Paulum, om· 
nes Sanctos, et te, Pater, 
orare pro me ad D6mi. 
num Deum nostrum. 

S. Misereatur vestrl 
omnipotens Deus, et di. 
missis peccatis vestris, 
perducat vos ad vitam 
",ternum. 

M. Amen . 
S. Indulglmtiam + abo 

soluti6nem, et remissi6. 

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P. Amen. 
R. I confess to AI. 

mighty God , to blessed 
Mary ever Virgin, to 
blessed Mic hael the 
Archangel, to blessed 
John the Baptist. to the 
holy Apostles Peter and 
Paul, to. all the Saints, 
and to you, Fathe r, that 
I have sinned exceed· 
ingly in thonght, word , 
and deed, through my 
fault, through my fault, 
through my most griev. 
ous fault . Therefore I 
beseech the blessed Mary 
ever Virgin, blessed 
Michael the Archangel , 
blessed John the Baptist, 
the holy Apostles Peter 
and Paul, and all the 
Saints, and you, Father, 
to pray to the Lord our 
God forme . 

P. May the Almighty 
God have mercy on you , 
forgive you your sins, 
and bring you to life 
everlasting. 

R. Amen. 
P. May the Almighty 

+ and merciful Lord 



nem peccatorum nostro. 
rum tribuat nobis omnl-
potens et misericors 
Dominus 

J[. Amen. 
S. Deus,: tu con versus 

vivific{lbis nos. 
M. Et plebs tua I",tlibi-

tur in teo 
S. Ostende nobis, D6-

In i n e, rniseric6rdiam 
tuum. 

Jr. Et salutare tuum 
da nobis. 

S. D6mine, exaudi ora-
tionem meam. 

.1[. Et clamor meus ad 
te veniat. 

S. Dominus vobiscUlll. 

1ft. Et cum spiritu tuo. 
S. Kyrie Eleison. 

,1[. Kyrie Eleison. 

S. Kyrie Eleison. 

.If. Christe El6ison. 

S. Christe E1Oison. 

.If. Christe EMison. 

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grant us pardon, absolu-
tion, an<l full remission 
of al! our sins. 

R . Amen. 
P . Thou wilt turn again, 

o God, and quicken us. 
R . And Thy people 

shal! rejoice in Thee. 
P. Show us, 0 Lord, 

Thy mercy. 

R. And grant us Thy 
salvation. 

P. 0 Lord, hear my ti 
prayer. se 

R. And let my cry 
come unto Thee. 

P. The Lord be with 
you. 

R. And with thy spirit. 
P. Lord, have mercy 

on us. 
R. Lord, have mercy 

on us. 
P. Lord, have mercy S2 

on us. tl 
R. Christ, have mercy ri 

on u s . Ii 
P. Christ, have mercy t( 

on us. 81 
R. Christ, have mercy 

on us. s ' 



u-
In 

. n, 

Ie 

d, 

S. KyrieEleison. 

M. Kyrie El6isoll. 

S. Kyri e El eisoll. 

S. D6millus vobiseulD. 

Jl. Et cum spiritu tuo. 
Jr. Deo gr" ti as . 
S . D6minus vobiseum . 

ly M. Et cum spiritu tuo. 
S . Sequimtia (v el ini-

lY ti urn) Saneti Evangelii 
secllndum N. 

ry J'f. Glori a tibi, D6mine. 

~h Jf. Laus tibi, Chri ste. 

it. S. D6m inus yobisc um. 
Coy 

111. Et cum spiritu tuo. 
ey S . Orate fratre s. 

jJ{. Suscipiat D6minus 
cy saerificium de mimibus 

tuis ad l a udem et g16-
:! )" riam n ominis sui, ad uti-

litatem quoque nostram, 
~y totiusqu e BecHisim sum 

sanctm . 
cy S. Per omnia smcula 

sreculorum. 

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P. L ord, have mercy 
on us. 

R. Lord, have me rcy 
on us. 

P . Lord, have me rcy 
on us . 

P . The Lord be with 
you. 

R. And with thy spirit. 
R. Thanks be to God. 
P. The Lord be with 

you. 
R. And with thy spirit. 
P. The continuation , 

(or beginning) of the holy 
Gospel according t o N. 

R. Glory b e to T hee , 0 
Lord. 

R. Praise be to T hee, 
o Ch ri st. 

P. The Lord be with 
you, 

R. And with thy spirit. 
P. Bre thren, pray, etc. 
R. May the Lord re-

ceive this sacrifice from 
thy hands, to th e praise 
and g lory of His nam e, to 
our benefit, and to that 
of a ll His holy Ch ur c h. 

P. World without e nd. 



M . Amen. 
S. D6minu.s yoblscum. 

M. Et cum splritu tuo. 
S. Sursum corda. 
Jr. HaMmus ad D6mi-

num. 
S. Gratias agllmu.s D6-

mino Deo nostro. 
M. Dignum et justum 

est. 
S. Per omnia smcula 

sreculorum. 
Jf. Amen. 
M. Sed Ii bera nos a 

malo. Amen. 
S. Per 6mnia smcnla 

srecul6rum. 
J[_ Amen. 
S. Pax D6mini sit sem-

per v6biscnm. 

:M. Et cum splritu tuo. 
S. D6minu.s vobiscum. 

M. Et cum splri tu tuo. 
S. D6minu.s vob'lscum. 

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M. Et cum splritu tuo. 
S. Ite Missa est, or Ben-

edicamu.s Domino. 

M. Deo Gratias. 

R. Amen. 
P. The Lord be with 

you. 
R. And with thy spirit. 
P. Lift up your hearts. 
R. We have lilted them 

up unto the Lord. 
P. Let u.s give thanks 

to the Lord our God. 
R . It is meet and ju.st, 

P. Forever and ever. 

R. Amen. 
R. But deliver us fro 

evil. Amen. 
P. World without en 

R. Amen. 
P. May the peace 

the Lord be always wit 
you . 

R. And with thyspirit 
P. The Lord be wit 

you. 
R. And with thy spi rit 
P. The Lord be wit 

you. 
R. And with thy spirit 
P. Go, the Mass Is 

ended, or, Let us bless 
the Lord. 

R. Thauks be to God. 



25 

IN MASSES FOR DEAD. 

S. Requiescant in pace . 

J[. Amen. 
Jf. Deo Gratias. 
S. D6minus voblscum. 

J[. Et cum splritu tuo. 
S. Initium saneti 
vangelii sec u nd u m 
Oflll Dem . 
It[. G16ria tibi D6mine . 

S. Inpriclpioerat Ver-

P. May they rest in 
peace. 

R . Amen. 
R . Thanks be to God. 
P. The Lord be with 

you 
R. And with th y spirit 
P. The beginning of . 

the holy Gospel accord-
ing to St. John . 

R. Glory be to Thee, 0 
Lord. 

P In the b eginning 
was the Word, etc. 

R. Thanks be to God. 



2G 

VESPERS FOil SUNDAYS. 

Pater noster, Ave Maria, (in secret). 
w 
n 

v. Deus + in ailjut(;. 
rium meum intcnd e. 

R. D6mine, ad adju. 
Y:'nldum me festina. 

v . Gloria Patri, et 
Filio, e t Spiritni Sancto. 

R. Sicut erat in prin. 
cipio, et nunc, et sem-
per, et in srecnla srecnlo· 
rum. 

Amen. Alleluia. 

V. Incline + nnto m 
aid,O God . 

R. 0 Lord, make has 
to help m e. i( 

V. Glory b e to til 
Father, and to the Son t( 
and to the Holy Ghost. 

R. As i t was in the b 
ginning, is now, an 
ever shall be, world wit 1 0 
out end. 

Amen. Alleluia. e( 
h 
J 

From SeptuageKima Sunday till Holy l 'hu1·sda 
instead of the Allelltia, is said: 

Laus tibi D6mine Rex 
ret6rnre g16rire. 

Ant. Dixit Dominus. 

Praise be to Thee, 
Lord, King of etern 
glory. 

Ant. The Lord said . 

PSLAlI1 ClX. -Dixit D ominus. 

Dixit Dominus D6mino 
meo: Bede a dextris 
me is. 

Donee ponam inimicos 
tuos, • seabtlllum pedum 
tu6rum . 

The Lord said to 
Lord : Sit thou at 
right hand. 

Until I make thy en 
mies thy footstool. 



Virgam virtutis tu", 
e mitte t D6minus ex Si· 
on : * dominare in media 
inim ic6rum tu6rum. 

Tecum princlpium ill 
di e virtutis tum in spl e n. 
d 6ribus sanct6rum: • ex 
ute ro ante luciferum 
gen ui teo 

Juravit D6minus, e t 
nOll poonitebit e um : ' Tu 
cs Sacerdos in mtern um 
secund um 6rdinem Mel. 
chiscdech. 

D6minus a dextris tuis, 
, con fr6git in die irm 
su m rcgcs. 

Judicabit in n ati6ni. 
bus, ilnplebit ruin as : <II 
conquasslibit ci'pita in 
terra m ult6rum. 

De torrente in via bi. 
bet: ' propterea exalta· 
bit capu t . 

Gloria Patri , etc. 
Ant. Dixit Dominus 

D6min o m eo: Sed e a 
dextris meis. 

A nt. Fidelia. 

27 

The Lord will send 
forth the sceptre of thy 
power out of Sion: rule 
thou in the midst of thy 
. enemies. 

With thee is the prin. 
c ipality in the day of thy 
strength; in the bri gh t. 
ness of the sain ts: from 
the womb before the 
day ·star I begot thee. 

The Lord has sworn, 
and He will n ot repent: 
thou art a priest fore ver 
according to th e order 
of Melchisedech . 

The Lord at thy right 
hand hath brok cn kings 
in the day of His wrath . 

He shall judge among 
nations ; H e shaJl fill 
ruins ; He shall crush 
the heads in the land 
of many. 

He shall drink of the 
torrent in th e way: 
therefore shall He lift 
up His head. 

Glory be t o, etc. 
Ant . The. Lord said to 

my Lord: Sit thou a t 
my rigbt hand . 

A nt. Faithful. 



28 

PSALM cx.-Oonjitebor tibi. 

Confitebor tibi, Do· 
mine, in totocordemeo: 
in concilio justorum, et 
congr~gati6ne. 

Magna opera Domini: 
exquisita in .omnes vol-
untates ejus. 

Confessio et magnifi. 
cantia opus ejus: et jus-
titia ejus manet in smcu-
lum smculi. 

Mem6riam fecit mira-
bilium tuorum miseri. 
cors et misen\tor. D6mi-
nus: escam dedit timen-
tibus se. 

Memor erit in sreCu -
1 um testamenti sui: vir-
tutem 6perum su6rum 
annuntiabit p6pulo suo: 

ut det Illis h mredita-
tem gentium: opera mil-
nuum ejus veritas et ju-
dicium. 

Fidelia 6mnia manda-
ta ejus: confirm ilta in 

I will praise T Ilee, 0 
Lord, with my whole 
h eart : in the assembly 
of the just, and in the 
congregation . 

Great are the works of 
th e Lord' sough t out are 
th ey unto ' all Hjs pleas. 
ure . 

His work is His praise 
and His honor: and His 
justice endureth iorever 
and ever. 

The merciful and gra· 
cious Lord hath l eft a 
memorial of His mar"~l· 
lous works. He JJath 
give n meat to them that 
fear Him. 

He shall ever be mind. 

H is people the power of 
His works. 

That He may give< 
them the heritage of the 
Gentiles: the works 0 
His hands are judgment 
and truth. 

Faithful are all Hi 
commandments: the 



sreculum sreculi: facta 
in veritate et requitate. 

Redempti6nem miHit 
p6pulo suo: mandayit 
in reternum testamlm-
tum suum . 

Sanctum et terri bile 
nom en ejas: ini.tillm sa· 
pi6n ti re timor Domi ni. 

Intell~ctus bonns '6m-
nibus facientibus emu: 
landiitio ejns manet in 
sreculum sa:-culi. 

G16ria Patri, etc. 

Antiphona. Fideli a 
6mnia mandata ejns, 
confirmata in s!ecnlum 
&eculi. 

Antiphona. , In man_ 
datis. 

29 

stand fast forever and 
ever: they are done in 
truth and eqn lty. 

He hatll sent redemp-
tion unto His people: 
He hath commanded 
His covenant forever. 

Holy and terrible is 
His name: the fear of 
the Lord is the begin-
ning of wisdom. 

A good understanding 
have they all that do 
thereafter: His praise en-
dureth forever and ever. 

Glory be to the Father 
etc. 

Anthem. Faithful are 
a ll His commandments : 
they stand fast forever 
and eve r. 

Anthem. In His com-
mandments. 

PSALM ex!. - Befftu8 Vi1'-
Beatus vir qui tim et 

Dominnm: in mandlltis 
ej us volet nimis, 

Potens in t erra eri t 
seme n ejns: gener i>.tio 
r ect6rum benedicetur. 

Blessed is the man that 
feareth the Lord: in His 
commandments he shall 
have g reat deilght. 

His seed shall be 
mighty upon earth: the 
generation of the righte-
ous shall be blessed. 



Gloria et divitia in 
domo cjus: et justiti a 
ejus manet in s",culum 
s",culi. 

Ex6rtum est in ten e. 
bris lumen rectis: mls· 
ericors, et miserntor, et 
justus. 

Jucundus homo qui 
miser6tur et c6mmodat, 
disponet serm6nes suos 
in judicio; quiain ro t6r. 
num non cOIDmovt.bitur. 

In memoria retern a eri t 
justus: ab aUditi6ne 
mala non tim6bit. 

Paratum cor ej us spe· 
r{~re in Domino, conti r-
matum est cor ejus: non 
commovebitur don e c 
desplciat inimicos suos. 

30 

Dispersit, dedit pauper. 
ibus: justitia ejus manet 
i 11 sreculum sreculi: cor-
nu ejus exaltabitur in 
gloria. 

Peccator vidbbit et ir. 
ascetur: dimti bus suis 

Glory and ri ches shal l 
be in his house: and his 
justice endureth forever 
and ever. 

Unto the righteous 
there hath ri sen up light 
in the darkness: He is 
merciful, compassionate, 
a nd just. 

Acceptable is the man 
who is merciful, and 
lenoeth: h e will guide 
his words with judg. 
ment: he shall not be 
moved forever. 

The just man shall be 
in ever.}asting remem-
brance: he shall not be 
afraid for evil report. 

His heart is prepared 
to hope in the Lord: his 
J1eart is fix ed : he shall 
not be moved until he 
look down upon his ene· 
mies. 

He hath dispersed 
abroad, he hath given 
to the poor: h is justice 
endureth for eve r and ev· 
er: his horn shall be ex· 
alted in glory. 

The sinner shall see it 
and be wroth: he shall 



fremet et taMscet: de-
sid _rium peccatorum pe-
ribit. 

Gloria Patri , etc. 
Antiphona. In man-

diltis ejus cupit nimis. 

.4ntiphona. Sit nomen 
Domini. 

31 

gnash with his teeth, 
and consume away: the 
desire of the wicked 
sh all perish. 

Glory be, etc . 
Anthem. In His com-

maudments h e had great 
delight. 

A nthem. Blessed be 
the name. 

PSALM CliI.-Laudate, P ueri. 

Laudiite plleri Domin_ 
um: laudiite nomen Do-
mini. 

Sit nomen Domini ben-
ed ictum: ex hoe nunc, 
et usque in sreculum. 

A solis ortu usque ad 
occas"um: laudiibil e no-
men Domini. 

ExcOIsus super omnes 
ge ntes D6minus: et su-
per crelos gloria ejus. 

Quis si cut D6m inus 
Deus noster, qui in altis 
habitat: et humilia res-
p icit in crelo et in terra? 

Praise the Lord, ye 
chlJdren: praise ye the 
name of th e Lord. 

Blessed be the name of 
the Lord: from this time 
forth, for evermore. 

From the rising up of 
the sun unto the going 
down of the same: the 
name of the Lord is 
worthy to be praised . 

The Lord is high above 
all nations: and His 
glory above the heavens. 

Who is like unto the 
Lord our God, who dwel -
leth on high: and re-
gardeth the things th at 
are lowly in heaven and 
in earth? 



Siiscitans a terra Ill-
opem: et d e stercore 
erigells pfmperem : 

Ut c6110cet eum cum 
principibus: cum priu-
cipibus populi sui. 

Qui habitare facit ster-
ilem in clarno: lllatrcm 
fiJiorum l retantem. 

Gl6ria Patri, etc. 

Antiphona. Sit nomen 
D6mini benedictum in 
srecula. 

A ntipdona. Nos qui 
vivimus. 

32 

Who raiseth up the 
needy from the earth: 
and Jifteth the poor from 
off the dunghill : 

That He may set him 
with the princes: even 
with the princes of his 
peopl e. 

Who maketh the bar. 
ren woman to dwell in 
her house: the joyful 
mother of children. 

Glory be to the Father, 
etc. 

Anthem. Bl esse d be 
the name of the Lord 
forever. 

Antherl<. We who Jive. 

PSALM cxm. - In exitu I81'ael. 

In t\xitu Is rae I de 
lEgypto: domns Jacob 
de populo barbaro. 

Facta est Judrea sanc~ 
tificAtid ejus: Israel po-
testas ejus. 

Mare vidit et fugit : 
Jordimis con versus est 
retr6rsum. 

When Israel came out 
of Egypt: the house of 
Jacob from among a 
strange people. 

Juda was made his 
sanctuary: aud Israe l 
his dominion. 

The sea beheld, and 
fled: the Jordau was 
turned back. 



Montes exultaverunt 
ut a rietes : et colles sicut 
agni ovium. 

Quid est tibi, mare, 
quod fugisti: et tu Jor-
danis, quia conversus es 
retrorsum? 

Montes exultastis sieut 
arietes: et colles, sicut 
agniovium? 

A facie Domini mota 
est terra: a tiicie Dei 
Jacob. 

Qui convertit petram 
in stagna aquarum: et 
rupem in fontes aquii-
rum. 

Non nobis, Domini, 
non nobis: sed nomini 
tuo da gloriam. 

Snper misericordia tua, 
et veritilte tua: nequlin_ 
do dieant gentes, Ubi 
est Deus eorum? 

Deus autem noster in 
coolo: omnia qurecum-
que voluit fecit, 

Simulacra ientlum ar-

33 

The mountains skip-
ped like rams: and the 
little hills like the lambs 
of the flock. 

What aileth thee, 0 
thou sea, that thou f1edst, 
and thou Jordan, that 
thou wast turned back? 

Ye mountains, that ye 
skipped like rams : and 
ye little hills like the 
lam bs of the flock? 

At the presence of 
the Lord the earth was 
moved : at the presence 
of the God of Jacob. 

Who turned the rock 
into a standing water: 
and the stony hill into a 
flowing stream. 

Not unto us, 0 Lord, 
not unto us: but unto 
Thy name give the 
glory. 

For Thy mercy and for 
Thy truth's sake: lest 
the Gentiles shonld say, 
Where is their God ? 

But our God is in heav-
en: He hath done what-
soever He would. 

The idols of the Gen~ 



genturo et aurum: opera 
manuum h6minum. 

Os habent, et non 10-
qulmtur: 6culos habent, 
et non videbunt_ 

Aures habent, et non 
audient: nares habent, 
et non odorabunt. 

Manus habent, et non 
paJpabunt: pedes hab-
ent, et non ambulilbunt : 
non clamabunt In gut-
ture suo. 

Similes mls fiant qui 
fiiciunt eo.: et omnes qui 
confidunt In eis. 

Domus Israel speravit 
in Domini: adjiitor eo-
rum et protector eorum 
est. 

Domus Aaron speriivit 
in Domino: adjutor eo-
rum et protector eorum 
est. 

Qui timent Domlnum 
speraverunt in Domino: 
adjutor eorum et protec-
tor eorum est. 

34 

tiles are silver and gold: 
the work of the hands of 
men . 

They have mouths, 
and they s h a 11 not 
speak: they have eyea 
and they shall not see. 

They have ears, and 
they shall not hear: 
they have noses, and 
they shall not smell. 

They have hands, and 
they shall not feel: they 
have feet, and they shalJ 
not walk: neither shall 
they speak through their 
throats. 

Let thOle that make 
them become like unto 
them, and all such as 
put their trust in them. 

The house of Israel 
hath hoped in the Lord: 
He is their helper and 
protector. 

The house of Aaron 
hath hoped in the Lord: 
He is their helper and 
protector. 

They that fear the 
Lord have hoped in the 
Lord: He is ' their help-
er and protector. 



D6minus memor fuit 
nostri: et benedixit no-
bis_ 

Bened\xit d6mui Is -
rael: bened\xit d6mui 
Aaron. 

Benedixit 6m n i bu s , 
qui timent D6minum: 
pusillis cum maj6ri bus. 

Adjiciat D6minus sup-
er vos: super vos, et 
super filios vestros. 

Benedicti vos a Do-
mino: qui fecit cOllum 
et terram. 

COllum cOlli D6mino: 
terram autem dedit filiis 
h6minum. 

Non m6rtui laudllbunt 
te, D6mine: neque om-
nes qui desc(mdunt in 
infernum. 

Sed nos qui vivimus, 
benedicimus D 6 min 0 : 
ex hoc nunc et usque in 
sreculum_ 

Gloria PatrL etc. 

35 

The Lord hath been 
mindful of us: and hath 
blessed us_ 

He hath blessed the 
house of Israel: He 
hath blessed the house 
of Aaron. 

He hath blessed all 
that fear the Lord: the 
least together with the 
greatest. 

May the Lord add 
blessings upon you: 
upon you, and upon 
your children. 

Blessed be ye of the 
Lord: who hath made 
heaven and earth. 

The heaven of heavens 
is the Lord's: but tho 
earth hath He given to 
the children of men. 

The dead shall not 
praise Thee, 0 Lord: 
neither all they that go 
down into hell . 

But we who Jive, bless 
the Lord: from this time 
forth for evermore. 

Glory be to the Father, 
etc. 



Ant. Nos qui v\v i. 
mus, benedicimus Do-
mino. 

36 

Ant. And we who 
live bl ess the Lord. 

The following i s sung on sundry festivil.ls, in 
place of the , fore g oing. 

. PSALM CXVI. - Laudate D ominum. 

L a ud a t e D,6minum, 
om.n es gentes: laudate 
eum, omnes p6puli : 

Qu oniam confirmata 
est ,super nos, misericor-" 
dia ej us: et veritas Do· 
mini manet in rett\rnum . 

Gloria Patri, etc. 
In Paschal time: Ant. 

Praise the Lord all ye 
Gentiles: praise Him, all 
ye people: , 

For His mercy is con· 
fjrmed upon u s: and the 
truth of the Lord enduro 
eth forever. 

Glory, etc. 
Alleluia, a ll eluia, alleluia 

THE LITTLE CHAPTER, 2 COR. i. 

'Benedlctus Deus, et 
Pater Domini n ostri Jesu 
Christi, Pater misericor.' 
diarum, et Deus totius 
consolationis, ' qui con-· 
sol. tur nos in omni trih-
ulatione nostra. 

. R. ,Deo gmtias. 

Blessed be the God, 
and Father of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, the Father 
of merci es, and the God 
of all comfort, who com-
forteth u s in all·our trib-
ulations . 

R. Thanks be ·to God. 



37 

HYMN. 

Lucis Creator optime. 

Lucem dierum profer-
ens, 

Prim6rdiis lucis novre, 

Mundi parans originem. 

QUi mane junctum ves-
peri, 

Diem vocari prrecipis, 

I1J[,bitur tetrum chaos; 

Audi preces cum f1etibus. 

Ne mens graviita crim-
ine. 

Vitaa sit exul mimere, 

Dum nil perenne c6gitat, 

Seseque cui pis illigat. 

Creleste pulset ostium, 

Vitale tollat praamium: 

Vitemus omne noxium : 

Purgemus omne pessi-
muin~ , 

o great Creator of the 
light! 

Who from the darksome 
womb of night, 

Brough t'st for t h new 
light at nature's birth, 

To shine · upon the face 
of earth. 

Who, by the morn and 
evening ray, 

H.ast measured time and 
called it day; 

While sable night in-
vol ves the spheres, 

Vouchsafe to hear our 
prayers and tears. 

Lest our frail mind with 
sin defiled, 

From gift of life should 
be exiled; 

While on no heavenly 
thing she thinks, 

But twines herself in 
. Satan's links. 

Oh 1· may she· soar to 
heaven above, 

The happy seat of life 
and love; 

Meantime, all sinful ac' 
tions shun, ' ' 

And satisfy f o'r . e v i1 
~ done . . < ~ 



Prresta, Pater pijsslme, 

P atri que compar Unice, 

Cum Spiritu Paraclito, 

Regnans per omne srecu-
lum . Amen. 

38 

This prayer, most gra-
cious Father, hear; 

Thy equal Son incline 
His ear, 

Who, with the Holy 
Ghost and Thee , 

Doth Jive and reig n 
eternally. Am en . 

THE MAGNIFICAT, 01' the Canticle of the Blessed 

Vi1·gin.-St. Luke i. 
Magnificat anima 

mea D6minum. 
Et exultflVit spiritus 

meus • in Deo salutari 
meo. 

Qui a respexit humil!-
til tern aneillre sure, • ecce 
en im ex h oc beatam me 
dicent 0 m n e s genera-
ti6nes. 

Quia fecit mihi m agna 
qui potens est; • et sanc-
tum nomen ej us. 

Et misericordia ejus a 
progen ie in progenies • 
timentibus eum. 

Fecit potentiam in bra-
chio suo: dispersit 

My soul doth magnify 
the Lord. 

And my spirit hath 
rejoiced in God my 
Saviour. 

Because He hath r e-
garded the humility of 
H is h andmaid: for, b e-
ho ld from henceforth a ll 
generations shall call 
me blessed. 

For H e that is mighty 
h ath done g reat things 
to me: and holy i s His 
name. 

And His mercy is from 
ge neration to generation, 
t o them that fear Him. 

H e hath s'lowed might 
in His a . He hath 



superbos mente cordis 
sui. 

Dep6sui t potentes de 
sed e: • et exultavit bu-
miles_ 

E surientes imp I e v i t 
bonis: • et divites di-
misit inanes . 

Suscepit Israel p(lerum 
suuro; ... recordiltus mis-
ericordire sum. 

Sicut locutus est ad 
patres nostros ; • A bra-
ham et semini e jus in 
srecula. 

Gloria Patri, etc. 

39 

scattered the proud in the 
conceit of their h eart . 

He hath put down the 
mighty from th eir seat, 
and hath exalted the 
humble. 

H e hath filled the hun-
gry with good things: 
a nd the rich He hath 
sent away em pty. 

He hath r eceived Is-
rael His ser vant, being 
mindful of H is mercy. 

As He spoke to our 
fathers , to Abraham and 
t o his seed [orever. 

Glory, etc. 

After the proper Anthem and Collect, and 

the commemorations, if any , the c61ebrant 

adds : 
v. D6minus vobis. 

cum. 
R. Et cum spiritu tuo. 

V. Benedicllmus D6-
mino. 

R. Deo gratias. 
V. Fi d <I lium anim!9 

per m iserc6rdiam Dei, 
requiescant in pace. 

V. The Lord be with 
you. 

R . And with thy 
spirit. 

V . Let us bless the 
Lord. 

R. Thanks be to God. 
V. May th e souls of 

the faithful, through the 
mercy of God, r est in 
peace . 



R. Amen. 
Pater noster, etc. 
V. Dominus det nobis 

suam pacem. 
R. Et vitam reternam. 

Amen. 

40 

R. Amen. 
Our Father, etc. 
V. May the Lord 

grant us His peace. 
R. And the life eter-

nal. Amen. 

ANTHEMS TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN. 

From- tho first Sunday i1t Advent to the, Purification, 

incluBively. 

Alma Redempt6ris Ma-
ter, qurn pervia creli, 

Porta manes, et stella 
maris, succurre can-
denti: 

Surgere qui 'curat p6pu-
10; tu qure genuisti, 

Natura miriinte, tuum 
sanctum genitorum. 

Virgo prius ac posterius, 
Gabrielis ab ore; 

Sum ens illud Ave, pec-
catorum miserere. 

Mother of Jesus, Heav-
en's open gate, 

Star of the sea, support 
the fallen state 

Of mortals; thou whose 
womb thy Maker bore. 

And yet, strange thing, 
a virgin as before; 

Who didst, from Ga-
briel's hail, this news 
receive; 

Repenting sinners by 
thy prayers relieve. 

In Advent. 

Angelus Domini nun-
thlvit Marire. 

R . Et conc6pit cie 
Spiritu Sancto. 

The angel of the Lord 
declared unto Mary. 

R. And she conceived 
of the Holy Ghost. 



Oremus. 
Gratiam tuam quresu-

mus, D6mine, m~ntibus 
nostris inlunde; ut quit 
angelo nuntia nte, Christi 
Filii tui incarnationem 
cognovimus, per p as-
sionem ej us et crucem 
ad resurrectionis glo-
riam perducamur. Per 
eundem Christum Do-
minum nostrum. 

R. Amen. 

Divinum auxilium ma~ 
neat semper nobiscum . 

R. Amen. 

41 

Let us pray. 
Pour forth, we beseecll 

Thee,O Lord, Thy grace 
into our hearts , that we, 
to whom the incarnatIOn 
of Christ Thy Son was 
made known by the mes-
sage of an angel, may, 
by His passion and cross, 
be brought to th e glory 
of His resurrection. 
Through the same Christ 
our Lord. 

R. Amen. 
May the divine assist-

ance always remai n with 
us. R. Amen. 

After Advent. 

Post partum Virgo in-
violuta permansisti. 

R. Dei Genitrix, in-
tercede pro nobis . 

Oremus. 
Deus. qui sal utis reter-

n re, beft t m Marire virgini -
tate fecunda, humano 
generi prremia prrestltis-
ti: tribue, quresumus, ut 
ipsam pro nobis interce-
dere sen ti am us, per 

After child-birth thou 
didst r emain an invio-
late virgin. 

R. Mother of God, 
make intercession for us. 

Let us pray. 
o God, who, by the 

fruitful virginity of the 
Blessed Virgin Mary, 
hast given to mankind 
the rewards of · eternal 
salvation; grant, we be-
seech Thee, that we may 



quam meriIimus auctor. 
em vitro suscipere, D6. 
minum nostrum Jesum 
Christum filium tuum. 

Amen. 

Div\num, etc. 
R. Amen. 

42 

b e sensible of the· bene. 
fits of her intercession, 
by whom we have reo 
ceived the Author of life, 
our Lord J esus Christ 
Thy Son. Amen. 

May the. etc. 
R. Am en. 

From the P urification till Easter . 

Ave, Regina ccelorum; 

Ave, Domina Angel or. 
urn, 

Salve radix, salve porta, 

Ex qua mundo lux est 
orta, 

Gaude, virgo glori6sa, 

Super omnes speciosa ; 

Vale, 0 valde decora, 

Et pro nobis Christum 
ex6ra. 
V. Dignilre me lau· 

dAre te, Virgo sacril tao 

R. Da mihi virtuteIIi 
contra hostes tuos. 

Hail, 0 Queen of Heav. 
en en throned! 

Hail, by angels mistress 
own'dl 

Root of Jesse I Gate of 
morn I 

Whence the world's true 
Light was born. 

Glorious Virgin, joy to 
thee, 

L 0 vel i e B t whom in 
heaven they see; 

Fairest thou where all 
are fair I 

Plead with Christ our 
sins to spare . 
V. Vouchsafe, 0 sacred 

Virgin! to accept my 
praises. 

R. Give me power 
against Thy enemies. 



Oremus. 
Concede, misericors 

Deus, f~ag!litati nostroo 
prresidium; ut qui sanc-
too Dei Genitrlcis memo-
riam agimns, interces~ 
sionis ejus auxilia a nos-
tris iniquitiltibus resur-
gamus. Per e u n d em 
Christum Dominum nos-
trum. 

R. Amen. 

43 

Let us pray. 
Grant us, 0 merciful 

God ! strength against all 
our weaknesse8; that we, 
who celebrate the mem-
ory of the holy Moth er 
of God, may, by the 
help of her intercession, 
rise again from our in-
iquities. Through the 
same Christ, our Lord, 

R. Amen. 

REGINA C<ELI. 

From Holy Saturday, Ar •• to Trinity Eve, M. 

Reg 1 n a creli l retftre, 
Alleluia. 

Qui a quem meruisti 
portllre, Allel u ia. 

Resurrexit t sicut dixit, 
Alleluia. 

Ora pro nobis Deum, 
Alleluia. 

V. Gaude et l ootii re, 
Virgo Maria, Alleluia. 

R. Quia surrexi~ Do-
minus vere, Allel ilia. 

Oremus. 
Deus, qui, per resur-

rectionem Filii tui Do-
mmi nostri Jesu Christi, 

Queen of heaven, re-
joice. Alleluia. 

H e whom thou wast 
made worthy to b ear. 
Alleluia. 

Hath risen, as He said. 
Alleluia, 

Pray for us to God. 
Alleluia. 

v. Rejoice and be glad, 
OV'rgiuMary. Alleluia. 

R. For the Lord hath 
risen indeed. Alleluia. 

Let us pray. 
o God, who, by the 

resurrection of Thy Son, 
our Lord Jesus Christ 



mundum l retificiire dig. 
n il tus es, prmsta q u reSll-
m us , ut per ejus genitri-
cern v irgi nem MHTiam 
perpeture capi'lmus gail. 
dia vitre. Per ell!1dem 
Christum Dominum nos· 
trum. 

R. Amen. 

44 

has bee n pl eased to fill 
the world with joy, 
grant, we beseec h Thee, 
th at by t h e Virgin Mary, 
His Moth er, we may re· 
ceive the joys of eternal 
life. Through the same 
eh rist our Lord. 

R. Amen. 

F1'om Trinity Sunday till Ac,vent, 

Salve, Regina, Mater 
misericordi re , vita, dul. 
cedo, e t spes nostrn., 
salve. 

Ad te clamiimus , ex. 
ules filii Evre. Ad t e 
suspirumus, gementes et 
flentes in hac l acym ar. 
urn valle. 

Eia ergo advocata nos. 
tra, iIIos tuos misericor. 
des oculos ad nos con· 
verte, 

Et Jesum benedictum 
fru ctum v e ntris tui , no-
bis p ost hoc ex ilium 
ostende: 

o clemens! 0 pia ! 0 
dulcis Virgo Mari a ! 

V. Ora pro n o bi s , 
sancta Dei Genetrix.! 

Hail, 0 Qu een, 0 Moth. 
er of Mercy ! hail, our 
life, our comfort, and 
our h ope. 

We, the banished chil. 
dren of Eve , cry ou t un· 
to thee, To the e we 
send up our sighs, groan. 
ing and weeping in this 
vale of tears. 

Come, then, our advo. 
cate, and look upon us 
with those thy pi tying 
eyes. 

And after this our ban· 
i shment, ~how us Jesus, 
the b1essed fruit of thy 
womb. 

o m erciful, 0 pious, 
o sweet Virgin Mary ! 

v, Pray for us , 0 holy 
Mother of God ! 



R. Ut digni efficiamur 
promissionibus Christi. 

Oremus. 
Omnipotens sempiter-

ne Deus, qui gloriosre 
Virginis Matris Mari", 
corpus et animam ut 
<;lignum Filii tui babitit-
culum effici mereretur, 
Spiritu Sancto cooperilU-
te, ' pbeparasti: da ut 
cujus cqmmemorati6ne 
lretamur ejus pia inter-
cessione ab instantibus 
malis, et a morte per-
petua liber"m ur. Per 
eundem Christum Do: 
minum nostruID. 

R. Amen. 

V. Divinum auxilium 
maneat seml?er nobis-
cum. 

R. Amen. 

45 

R. 'I:hat we may be 
worthy ' of the promises 
of Christ. " 

Let us pray. 
Almighty and eternal 

God, who, by "the co-
operation of the Holy 
Ghost, didpt prepare the 
body and soul of the glo-
rious V'i r gin Mother, 
Mary, that she might 
become a worthy habita-
tion for Thy Son; grant 
that, as with joy we cel-
ebrate her memory, so by 
her pious intercession we 
may be delivered from 
present evils and eternaj 
death: through the same 
Christ our Lord. 

R. Amen. 
V. May the di vine 

assistance al ways re-
main with us. ' ' 

R. Amen. , 

)r, • ",. 'I i .. : 



46 

BENEDICTION 

OF THE MOST BLESSED SACRAMENT. 

o SALUTARIS ROSTIA. 
o salutaris Hostia I 

QU ID cceli pandis ostium: 

Bella premunt hostilia, 

Da robur, fer auxilium. 

Uni trin6que Domino, 

Sit sempiterna gloria; 

Qui vitam sine termino, 

Nobis donet in patria. 

o saving Victim I open_ 
ing w ide 

The gate of heaven to 
man below; 

Our foes press on from 
every side, 

Thine aid supply, Thy 
strength bestow. 

To Thy great name be 
endless praise, 

Immorta l Godhead one 
in three ; 

Oh I grant us endless 
l ength of days, 

In our true native land 
with Thee. 

TANTUM ERGO. 

Tantum ergo Saeramen-
tum, 

Veneremur cernui: 

Et antlquum · documen-
tum, 

Novo cedat ritui : 

Prrestet fides supplemen-
tum 

Down in adoration fall-
ing, 

Lo! the sacred Rost we 
hail; 

Lo! o'er ancient forms 
departing , 

Newer rites of grace pre-
vail; 

Faith for all defects sup-
plying, 



S6nsuum defectui. 

GenitOr!, GenitOque, 

Laus et jublliitio, 

Salus, honor, virtus 
quoque, 

Sit et benedictio: 

Procedenti ab utroque, 

Compar sit laudiitio. 
Amen. 
P. Panem de coolo 

prrestitisti e is. [AUe' 
Jilia.] 

R. Omne delectamen-
tum in se h ab e n t em. 
[Allel liia.] 

Oremus. 
Deus, qui nobis sub 

Sacramento 00 ira b il i 
Passionis ture memoriam 
reliquisti : tribue, qures-
sumus; ita nos Corporis 
et Sanguinis tui sacra 
mysteria v e nerari, ut 
Redemptionis ture, fruc-
tum in nobis jilgiter sen-
tiiimus . . Qu i vi vis et 

47 

Where the feeble senses 
fail. 

To the everlasting 
Father, 

And the Son who reigns 
on high, 

With the Holy Ghost 
proceeding 

Forth from each eter-
nally, 

Be sal vat ion, honor, 
blessing, 

Might and endless 
majesty. Amen. 
P . Thou hast given 

them bread from heav-
en. [Alleluia.] 

R . Replenished with 
all sweetness and de-
light. [Alleluia.] 

Let us pray. 
o God, who has left us 

in this wonderful Sacra-
ment a perpetual memo-
rial of Thy Passion: 
grant us, we beseech 
Thee, so to r everence the 
Sacred Mysteries of Thy 
Body and Blood, that we 
may continually find in 
our souls the fruit of 



regnas in s,,"cula s.,cuI6. 
rum. 

Amen. 

48 

Thy Redemption. Thou 
who livest aud reignest 
world without end. 

Amen. 

After Benediction. 

PSALM cxvI.-Laudate Dominum. 

Laudate Dominum , 
omnes gentes: laudiite 
eum, omnes populi : 

Qu6nlam confirmftta 
est super nos misericor-
dia ejus: et veritas Do. 
mini manet in .,ternum . 

Gloria, etc 

Praise the Lord, all ye 
nations: praise Him, all 
ye people. 

For his mercy is can· 
firmed upon us: aud the 
truth of the Lord ell· 
dureth forever. 

Glory, etc. 





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