dedit benedictionem, et confundens mortem, donavit nobis vitam sempiternam. Alleluia. Coll. Deus qui per immaculatam Virginis Conceptionem dignum Filio tuo habitaculum præparasti, ejus nobis intercessione concede ut cor et corpus nostrum immaculatum tibi, qui eam ab omni labe præservasti, fideliter custodiamus. Per, &c. troying the curse, bestowed the blessing, and, confounding death, hath gifted us with life everlasting. All. O God, who, by the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin, didst prepare for thy Son an habitation worthy of him; grant us, by her intercession, faithfully to keep our hearts and bodies immaculate for thee, who didst preserve her from all stain. Through, &c. 9. Day within the Octave. Semi-double. Com. of following. 10. ST. MELCHIAS, POPE AND MARTYR. Ant. Iste sanctus, p. 97. 7. and Ry. Gloria, p. 42. Coll. Infirmitatem, p. 87. Vesp. of the Octave, and from Lit. Chap. of following, with Com. of Octave. Semi-double. 11. ST. DAMASUS, POPE AND CONF. Coll. Exaudi, Domine, preces nostras: et interveniente beato Damaso, Confessore tuo atque Pontifice, indulgentiam nobis tribue placatus et pacem. Per, &c. Hear our prayers, O Lord, we beseech thee, and, through the intercession of blessed Damasus, thy Bishop and Confessor, mercifully grant us pardon and peace. Through, &c. II. Vesp. from Lit. Chap. of the Oct. Com. of preceding. Ant. Dum esset, p. 105. . and R. Justum, p. 45. 13. ST. LUCY, VIRGIN AND MARTYR. Double. BOTH VESPERS. Psalms of Blessed Virgin Mary, p. 17. 1 Ant. Orante sancta Lucia, apparuit ei beata Agatha, et consolabatur ancillam Christi. 2 Lucia virgo, quid a me petis, quod ipsa poteris præstare continuo matri tuæ ? 3 Per te, Lucia virgo, civitas Syracusana decorabitur a Domino Jesu Chris to. 4 Benedico te, Pater Domini mei Jesu Christi, quia per Filium tuum ignis extinctus est a latere meo. 5 Soror mea Lucia, virgo Deo devota, quid a me petis, quod ipsa poteris præstare continuo matri tuæ ? Ant. Mag. In tua patientia possedisti animam tuam, Lucia sponsa Christi; odisti quæ in mundo sunt, et coruscas cum angelis; sanguine proprio inimicum vicisti. Lit. Chap. Fratres, p. 108. While St. Lucy was praying, the blessed Agatha appeared unto her, and consoled the handmaiden of Christ. O virgin Lucy, wherefore askest thou of me what thou canst thyself forthwith obtain for thy mother? Through thee, O virgin Lucy, the city of Syracuse shall be made glorious by the Lord Jesus Christ. I bless thee, O Father of my Lord Jesus Christ, for through thy Son the fire was extinguished round about me. Lucy my sister, thou virgin consecrated to God, wherefore askest thou of me what thou canst thyself forthwith obtain for thy mother? In thy patience didst thou possess thy soul, Lucy thou bride of Christ. Thou didst hate the things of the world, and now thou shinest brightly amidst the angels, and with thine own blood hast conquered the enemy. Hymn, Jesu corona, p. 46, last v. V. and Ry. Specie, p. 46. SECOND VESPERS. Y. and R. Diffusa est, p. 46. Tanto pondere eam fixit Spiritus Sanctus, ut virgo Christi immobilis perma neret. With such power did the Holy Spirit fix her to the ground, that the virgin of Christ remained immovable. Coll. Exaudi nos Deus, p. 110. 15. OCT. DAY OF THE IMMAC. CONCEPTION. Doub. All as on the day of the Feast. II. Vesp. Com. of following. Ant. Iste sanctus, p. 97. V. and Ry. Gloria, p. 42. Coll. Deus qui nos, p. 98. 16. ST. EUSEBIUS, BISHOP AND MARTYR. Semi-d. All from Com. of one Martyr, p. 96. Coll. Deus qui nos, p. 98. 18. EXPECTATION OF THE B. V. MARY. Gr. Double. BOTH VESPERS. Ants. and Psalms as on Feast of the Annunciation (see March 25th). Alleluia is sung in the second and third Ants. only. For the fifth Antiphon in 2d Vespers, Ant. Mag. Spiritus sanctus in te descendet, Maria: ne timeas, habebis in utero Filium Dei. Alleluia. The Holy Ghost shall come down upon thee, Mary. Fear not, thou shalt conceive in thy womb the Son of God. Alleluia. SECOND VESPERS. O Virgo virginum, quomodo fiet istud? Quia nec primam similem visa es, nec habere sequentem. Filiæ Jerusalem, quid me admiramini? Divinum est mysterium hoc, quod cernitis. Coll. Deus, qui de beatæ Mariæ Virginis utero, Verbum tuum, angelo nuntiante, carmen suscipere voluisti: præsta supplicibus tuis, ut qui vere eam genitricem Dei credimus, ejus apud te intercessionibus adjuvemur. Per, &c. O Virgin of virgins, how shall this be? For neither before thee nor after thee hast thou found an equal. Daughters of Jerusalem, why gaze ye in wonder upon me? It is a mystery of God, that ye behold. O God, by whose will, at the message of an angel, thy Word took flesh in the womb of the blessed Virgin Mary: grant unto us thy humble servants, that as we do believe her to be in very truth the mother of God, so we may be continually assisted by her intercessions with thee. Through. COMMEMORATION OF ADVENT. First of the Greater Antiphons, O., p. 121. 21. ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE. Doub. 2d Class. All from Com. of Apostles, p. 93, except Ant. Mag. Quia vidisti me, Thoma, credidisti: beati qui non viderunt, et crediderunt. Alleluia. Because thou hast seen me, Thomas, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen and have believed. Alleluia. Coll. Da nobis, quæsumus Domine, beati apostoli tui Thomæ solemnitatibus gloriari: ut ejus semper et patrociniis sublevemur, et fidem congrua devotione sectemur. Per, &c. Grant us, Lord, we beseech thee, to glory in the solemnity of thy blessed apostle Thomas, that we may ever be aided by his patronage, and follow his faith with true devotion. Through, &c. I. Vesp. Com. of Advent. Ant. O Clavis, p. 121. II. Vesp. Ant. O Oriens, p. 121. FEASTS OF JANUARY. 11. ST. HYGINUS, POPE AND MARTYR. Ant. Iste sanctus, p. 97. . Gloria, p. 42. Coll. Infirmitatem, p. 97. 14. ST. HILARY, BISHOP AND CONF. Semi-double. If transferred, all from the Com. of Conf. and Bp., p. 103. In Hymn third verse is changed. Com. of St. Coll. Deus I. Vesp. of the Octave Day of the Epiphany, p. 139. Coll. Concede,_quæsumus, omnipotens Deus, ut ad meliorem vitam, sanctorum tuorum exempla nos provocent; quatenus quorum solemnia agimus, etiam actus imitemur. Per, &c. Grant, we beseech thee, almighty God, that by the examples of thy saints, we may be stirred up to a better life, and that while we keep their feasts we may also imitate their holy deeds. Through, &c. II. Vesp. of the following. 15. ST. PAUL, THE FIRST HERMIT. Double. All from the Com. of Conf., p. 105. In Hymn the third verse is changed. Coll. Deus qui nos, p. 107. |