§ 9. Service for Week Days in Advent.

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MATINS

(a) Invitatory
(the same as
the respective
Sundays.)		             O Lord, open, &c. Glory be, &c.
    1st and 2d week. O come, let us worship: the Lord our
king approaching.
    3d and 4th week. O come, let us worship: the Lord is
close at hand.
(b) Hymn
(all four
weeks.)		             Verbum supernum prodiens, &c.

 

     Monday     Tuesday    Wednesday   Thursday       Friday     Saturday 
Antiphon The Lord is
the		 That I
offend not		 O that the
Lord would		 Haste Thee:
O Lord God		 Sing we
merrily:		 For the
Lord hath
done:
(1) Psalm 27 39 53 69 81 98
(2) Psalm 28 40 55 70 82 99
Antiphon strength: of
my life.		 in my
tongue.		 deliver: His
people out
of captivity.
 		 to deliver
me.		 unto God
our strength.		 marvellous
things.
Antiphon Worship the
Lord:		 Heal: my
soul, for		 For my soul Be thou: Thou only,
art the most		 O be joyful:
(3) Psalm 29 41 56 71 83 100
(4) Psalm 30 42 57 72 84 101
Antiphon with holy
worship.		 I have sin-
ned against
Thee.
 		 trusteth
in Thee.		 my strong
hold.		 highest over
all the earth.		 the Lord all
ye lands.
Antiphon Deliver me:
in		 My heart is
inditing		 Do ye judge
the thing		 Think upon
the tribe:		 Lord, Thou
art become		 Let my
crying:
(5) Psalm 31 44 58 73 85 102
(6) Psalm 32 45 59 74 86 103
Antiphon Thy righte-
ousness.		 of a good
matter.		 is right: O
ye sons of
men.
 		 of Thine in-
heritance.		 gracious:
unto Thy
land.		 come unto
Thee.
Antiphon It becometh
well:		 A very pre-
sent help:		 O be Thou:
our		 Unto Thee:
do we		 Her founda-
tions: are		 Praise the
Lord.
(7) Psalm 33 46 60 75 87 104
(8) Psalm 34 47 61 76 88 105
Antiphon the just to
be thankful.
 		 in trouble. help in
trouble.		 give thanks. upon the
holy hills.		 O my soul.
Antiphon Fight
against them		 Great is the
Lord:		 My soul
truly		 Thou art the
God:		 Praised  be
the Lord		 O visit me:
with
(9) Psalm 35 48 62 77 89 106
(10) Psalm 36 49 64 78 94 107
Antiphon that fight
against me.		 and highly
to be
praised.
 		 waiteth still
upon God.		 that doest
wonders.		 for ever-
more.		 Thy salva-
tion.
Antiphon Commit thy
way:		 The Lord,
even the
most		 O praise:
our God		 Be merciful: Sing unto
the Lord:		 I will give
great
thanks:
(11) Psalm 37 50 66 79 96 108
(12) Psalm 38 52 68 80 97 109
Antiphon unto the
Lord.		 mighty God:
hath spoken.		 ye people. unto our
sins, O
Lord.		 and praise
His name.		 unto the
Lord with
my mouth.

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(f) Verse and
Response
(as on Sundays.)		         Out of Sion hath God appeared
                In perfect beauty.
The Lord's Prayer     Our Father, &c.
Absolution
(These numbers
answer to the
numbers affixed
to the Absolutions
and Benedictions
in § 2.)		 M.      T.       W.      Th.     F.        S.
1.——2.——3.      1.——2.——3.
1st Monday     Benediction 1.—1 [Note 1].
    Lesson 1. Isaiah i. 16-18 [Note 2].
    Response 1. Cherish the Word, O Mary the Virgin, which
        is conveyed to thee from the Lord by the angel; thou shalt
        conceive in thy womb and bring forth God and man; that
        thou mayest be called blessed among all women.
    Yea, thou shalt bring forth a son, yet abide a virgin; thou
shalt be with child and be a mother, yet know not a man.
            That thou mayest be blessed among all women.

    Benediction 2.—2.
    Lesson 2. Isaiah i. 19-23.
    Response 2. Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be
        glad, let the hills be joyful together before the Lord, for
        He shall come, and shall have pity on the poor.
    In His time shall the righteous flourish, yea and abund-
ance of peace.
            And He shall have pity on the poor.

    Benediction 3.—3.
    Lesson 3. Isaiah i. 24-28.
    Response 3. Strangers shall not pass through Jerusalem
        any more, for in that day the mountains shall drop down
        new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, saith the
        Lord.
    God shall come from Lebanon, and the Holy One from
the woody mountain.
            For in that day the mountains, &c. (End of Matins.) {186}

1st Tuesday
    Benediction 1.—4.
    Lesson 1. Isaiah ii. 1-3.
    Response 1. Ye mountains of Israel, spread forth your
        branches, and bud into flower, and bear fruit; it is full
        time that the day of the Lord come.
    Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies
pour down righteousness; let the earth open and bring
forth salvation.
            It is full time that the day of the Lord come.

    Benediction 2.—5.
    Lesson 2. Isaiah ii. 4-6.
    Response 2. Let the mountains break forth with joy, and
        the hills with righteousness, for the Lord, the light of the
        world, is come with power.
    Out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the
Lord from Jerusalem.
            For the Lord, the light, &c.

    Benediction 3.—6.
    Lesson 3. Isaiah ii. 7-9.
    Response 3. Behold, I come, the Lord your God from
        Timon: to visit you in peace.
    I will look upon you, and make you to increase ; ye shall
be multiplied, and I will establish My covenant with you.
            To visit you in peace. (End of Matins.)

1st Wednesday
    Benediction 1.—7 † [Note 3].
    Lesson 1. Isaiah iii. 1-4.
    Response 1. Christ our King shall come, whom John
        announced as the Lamb that was to come.
    Kings shall keep peace before him, and the Gentiles shall
supplicate Him.
            Whom John announced as the Lamb that was to come.

    Benediction 2—8.
    Lesson 2. Isaiah iii. 5-7.
    Response 2. Ezekiel prophesied long before, I saw a gate
        that was shut; behold, the everlasting God went forth
        from it for the salvation of the world: and again it was
        shut, figuring the Virgin, who after the birth remained a
        virgin. {187}
    The gate which thou sawest, the Lord alone shall pass
through it.
            And again it was, &c.



(As Response 9
 of Sunday.)
    Benediction 3.—9.
    Lesson 3. Isaiah iii. 8-11.
    Response. 3. Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I
        will raise up unto David a righteous branch, and a king
        shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and
        justice in the earth; and this is His name whereby He shall
        be called, The Lord our Righteousness.
    In His days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell
safely.
            And this is His name, &c. (End of Matins.)

1st Thursday

(as on Monday.)
    Benediction 1.—1.
    Lesson 1. Isaiah iv. 1-3.
    Response 1. Cherish the Word, &c.



(As Response 2
of Sunday.)
    Benediction 2.—2.
    Lesson 2. Isaiah v. 1-4.
    Response 2. I saw in the night visions, and behold, one like
        unto the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven; and
        there was given Him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom:
        that all people, nations, and languages should serve Him.
    His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not
pass away, and His kingdom that which shall not be
destroyed.
            That all people, &c.



(As Response 3
of Sunday.)
    Benediction 3.—3.
    Lesson 3. Isaiah v. 5-7.
    Response 3. The angel Gabriel was sent to Mary, a virgin
        espoused to Joseph, announcing to her the Word, and the
        virgin was troubled at the light: Fear not, Mary, thou
        hast found favour with the Lord: behold, thou shalt con-
        ceive and bring forth a Son, and He shall be called the Son
        of the Highest.
    The Lord God shall give unto Him the throne of His
father David, and He shall reign over the house of Jacob for
ever.
            Behold, thou shalt conceive, &c. (End of Matins.)

1st Friday

(As Response 4
of Sunday.)
    Benediction 1.—4. {188}
    Lesson 1. Isaiah vi. 1-3.
    Response 1. Hail thou that art highly favoured, the Lord
        is with thee; the Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and
        the power of the highest shall overshadow thee, therefore
        that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called
        the Son of God.
    How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? And the
Angel answered and said to her.
            The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, &c.



(As Response 5
of Sunday.)
    Benediction 2.—5.
    Lesson 2. Isaiah vi. 4-7.
    Response 2. We wait for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus
        Christ, who shall change our vile body, that it may be
        fashioned like unto his glorious body.
    Let us live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present
world, looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appear-
ing of the great God.
            Who shall change, &c.



(As Response 6
of Sunday.)
    Benediction 3.—6.
    Lesson 3. Isaiah vi. 8-10.
    Response 3. O my Lord, send, I pray Thee, by the hand of
        him whom thou wilt send; behold the affliction of thy
        people: as Thou hast spoken, come, and deliver us.
    Hear, O Thou Shepherd of Israel, Thou that leadest
Joseph like a sheep, Thou that sittest between the
cherubim.
            As Thou hast spoken, &c. (End of Matins.)

lst Saturday

(As Response 7
of Sunday.)
    Benediction 1.—7 †.
    Lesson 1. Isaiah vii. 1-3.
    Response 1. Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and shall bring
        forth a Son, saith the Lord, and his name shall be called
        Wonderful, the Mighty God.
    Upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom He shall
sit for ever.
            And His name shall be called Wonderful, the Mighty God.



(As Response 8
of Sunday.)
    Benediction 2.—8.
    Lesson 2. Isaiah vii. 4-6.
    Response 2. Hear the Word of the Lord, O ye nations, and
        declare it in the ends of the earth; and say to the isles
        afar off, our Saviour shall come.
    Declare it and make it heard; speak and cry out.
            And say to the isles, &c. {189}

(As Response 9 of
Sunday and Res-
ponse 3 of Wednes-
day.)
    Benediction 3.—9.
    Lesson 3. Isaiah vii. 10-15.
    Response 3. Behold the day is come, &c. (End of Matins.)

2d Monday
    Benediction 1.—1.
    Lesson 1. Isaiah xiii. 1-4.
    Response 1. Cherish the Word, &c.


(The Response as
on 1st Monday.)
    Benediction 2.—2.
    Lesson 2. Isaiah xiii. 4-8.
    Response 2. Let the heavens rejoice, &c.


    Benediction 3.—3.
    Lesson 3. Isaiah xiii. 9-11.
    Response 3. Strangers shall not pass, &c. (End.)

2nd Tuesday
    Benediction 1.—4.
    Lesson 1. Isaiah xiv. 1-4.
    Response 1. Ye mountains of Israel, &c.

(Responses as on
1st Tuesday.)
    Benediction 2.—5.
    Lesson 2. Isaiah xiv. 3-6.
    Response 2. Let the mountains, &c.

    Benediction 3.—6.
    Lesson 3. Isaiah xiv. 12-15.
    Response 3. Behold, I come, &c. (End.)

2d Wednesday
    Benediction 1.—7 †.
    Lesson 1. Isaiah xvi. 1-4.
    Response 1. Christ our king, &c.


(As on 1st
Wednesday.)
    Benediction 2.—8.
    Lesson 2. Isaiah xvi. 4-6.
    Response 2. Ezekiel prophesied, &c.


(As Response 9
of Sunday.)
    Benediction 3.—9.
    Lesson 3. Isaiah xvi. 7, 8.
    Response 3. Behold, the Lord shall come, descending in
        glory, and His power with Him: to visit His people in
        peace, and establish upon them everlasting life.
    Behold our Lord shall come with power.
            To visit His people, &c. (End.)

2d Thursday

(As Response 1
of Sunday.)
    Benediction 1.—1.
    Lesson 1. Isaiah xix. 1, 2 {190}
    Response 1. O Jerusalem, thy salvation shall come quickly;
         wherefore art thou consumed with grief? is there any
         counsellor in thee? because sorrow hath changed thee. I
         will save thee and deliver thee, fear not.
    For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy one of Israel, thy
Redeemer.
            I will save thee and deliver thee, fear not.



(As Response 2
of Sunday.)
    Benediction 2.—2.
    Lesson 2. Isaiah xix. 3-6.
    Response 2. The Lord my God shall come and all the
         Saints with Thee, and in that day there shall be great
         light; and it shall be in that day that living waters shall
         go out from Jerusalem, and the Lord shall be king for
         ever over all the earth.
    Behold, the Lord shall come with power, and His king-
dom shall be in His hand, and dominion and sovereignty.
            Over all the earth.



(As Response 3
of Sunday.)
    Benediction 3.—3.
    Lesson 3. Isaiah xix. 11-13.
    Response 3. City of Jerusalem, weep thou not, for the Lord
         has sorrowed for thee; and He shall take from thee all
         tribulation.
    Behold, the Lord shall come in strength, and His arm shall
rule.
            And He shall take, &c. (End.)

2d Friday

(As Response 4
of Sunday.)
    Benediction 1—4.
    Lesson 1. Isaiah xxiv. 1-3.
    Response 1. Behold, the Lord shall come, our defender, the
         Holy one of Israel, having the crown of His kingdom upon
         Him.
    And He shall reign from sea to sea, and from the river
even unto the ends of the earth.
            Having the crown of his kingdom upon him.



(As Response 5
of Sunday.)
    Benediction 2—5.
    Lesson 2. Isaiah xxiv. 4-6.
    Response 2. As a mother comforteth her sons, so will I
         comfort you, saith the Lord; and from Jerusalem, the
         city I have chosen, shall succour come to you; and you
         shall see and your heart shall rejoice.
    I will give to Zion salvation, and to Jerusalem, My glory,
            And you shall see, &c. {191}



(As Response 6
of Sunday.)
    Benediction 3.—6.
    Lesson 3. Isaiah xxiv. 7-15.
    Response 3. O Jerusalem, thou shalt plant thy vine upon
         thy mountains; leap for joy, for the day of the Lord shall
         come; arise, O Zion, be turned unto the Lord thy God;
         rejoice and be glad, O Jacob: for thy Saviour shall come
         in the midst of the nations.
    Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion, shout, O daughter of
Jerusalem.
            For thy Saviour, &c. (End.)

2d Saturday

(As Response 7
of Sunday.)
    Benediction 1.—7 †.
    Lesson 1. Isaiah xxv. 1-4.
    Response 1. The Lord shall come from Samaria to the
         eastern gate, and shall come to Bethlehem, walking upon
         the waters of the redemption of Judah; then shall every
         man be saved, for, behold, He cometh.
    And His throne shall be prepared in mercy, and He shall
sit on it in truth.
            Then shall every man be saved, for, behold, He cometh.



(As Response 8
of Sunday.)
    Benediction 2.—8.
    Lesson 2. Isaiah xxiv. 4-7.
    Response 2. Make haste, and tarry not, O Lord: and
         deliver Thy people.
    Come, O Lord, and do not tarry: absolve thy people from
their iniquities.
            And deliver Thy people.

(As Response 9
of Sunday and 3
of Wednesday.)
    Benediction 3.—9.
    Lesson 3. Isaiah xxv. 8-12.
    Response 3. Behold, the Lord shall come, &c. (End.)

3d Monday
(As Response 1
of Sunday.)
    Benediction 1.—1.
    Lesson 1. Isaiah xxviii. 1-3.
    Response 1. Behold the Lord shall appear, &c.


(As Response 2
of Sunday.)
    Benediction 2.—2.
    Lesson 2. Isaiah xxviii. 4-7.
    Response 2. O Bethlehem, city, &c.



(As Response 3
of Sunday.)
    Benediction 3.—3.
    Lesson 3. Isaiah xxviii. 16-18. {192}
    Response 3. He that shall come, will come, &c. (End.)

3d Tuesday

(As Response 4
of Sunday.)
    Benediction 1.—4.
    Lesson 1. Isaiah xxx. 18-20.
    Response 1. Weep not, O Egypt, &c.


(As Response 5
of Sunday.)
    Benediction 2.—5.
    Lesson 2. Isaiah xxx. 22-25.
    Response 2. Her time is well nigh, &c.



(As Response 6
of Sunday.)
    Benediction 3.—6.
    Lesson 3. Isaiah xxx. 26-28.
    Response 3. The Lord shall descend as the rain, &c. (End.)
3d Wednesday     Benediction 1.—7.
    Lesson 1. Luke i. 26-38.
Homily of St.
Ambrose
(Lib. 2 in Lucam.)
(for Ember day.)		     Divine mysteries lie hid, nor is it easy, as the prophet
says, for any one among men to know the purpose of God.
Yet, from the other deeds and precepts of the Lord and
Saviour, we are able to understand that it was a matter of
solicitous purpose that she should be chosen above others
to bear the Lord, who was already betrothed to a husband.
    For why did she not conceive before she was betrothed?
probably, lest it should be said that she had conceived in
adultery.
    Response 1. O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift
         up thy voice, be not afraid; say unto the cities of Judah,
         Behold your God! Behold the Lord God will come
         whom we did wait for.
    O Sion, which bringest good tidings; get thee up into the
high mountains, lift up thy voice with strength.
            Say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God! Be-
                 hold, the Lord God will come whom we did wait for.



(Homily con-
tinued.)
    Benediction 2.—8.
    Lesson 2.
    And the angel came in unto her. Recognize the virgin in
her behaviour, in her modesty, in the annunciation, in the
mystery. To be frightened belongs to virgins; and to dread
the approach, to feel abashed at the address of man. Let
woman learn to imitate the settled resolve of modesty herein
displayed. Alone was she in the inner chamber, seen by no
man, found by the angel alone. Alone without companion, {193}
alone without witness, lest she should be insulted by any
unworthy voice, she is saluted by the angel.
    Response 2. There shall come a star out of Jacob, and a
         sceptre shall arise out of Israel, and shall smite through
         the princes of Moab: and all the earth shall be His
         possession.
    All kings shall fall down before Him, all nations shall do
Him service.
            And all the earth, &c.


(Homily con-
tinued.)
    Benediction 3.—9.
    Lesson 3. For the mystery of so high a message was to
be divulged by the mouth, not of man, but of an Angel.
Today is it first heard; The Holy Ghost shall come upon
thee. It is heard, it is believed. Lastly she says, Behold the
handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word.
Observe her humility, observe her devotion. She calls her-
self the handmaid, who is chosen to be the mother of the
Lord; nor is she elated by the sudden promise.
    Response 3. The Lord Almighty shall soon come; and
         His name shall be called Emmanuel.
    Righteousness shall arise in His days, and abundance of
peace.
            And his name, &c. (End.)

3d Thursday
    Benediction 1.—1.
    Lesson 1. Isaiah xxxiii. 1, 2.
    Response 1. The Lord shall go forth and fight against
         the nations; and His feet shall stand in that day upon
         the mount of Olives, towards the east.
    And He shall be exalted above the hills, and all nations
shall flow unto Him.
            And His feet, &c.

    Benediction 2.—2.
    Lesson 2. Isaiah xxxiii. 3-6.
    Response 2. The forerunner is for us entered, a Lamb
         without spot; made an high priest for ever and ever,
         after the order of Melchizedek.
    He is the king of righteousness, and of His generation
there is no end.
            Made an high priest, &c.

    Benediction 3.—3.
    Lesson 3. Isaiah xxxiii. 14-17.
    Response 3. The Gentiles shall see Thy righteousness, {194}
        and all kings Thy glory: and Thou shalt be called by
         a new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall name.
    Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of the
Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.
            And Thou shalt be called, &c. (End.)

3d Friday
Homily of St.
Ambrose, Lib.
2 in Luc.
(For Ember
day.)
    Benediction 1.—7.
    Lesson 1. Luke i. 39-45.
    Those who exact faith, are used to give grounds for it.
Accordingly the angel when announcing what was hidden
to give grounds for faith, by the precedent of the elder and
barren woman, announced the conception of the Virgin, by
way of declaring that with God all is possible whatsoever
He will. Mary, on hearing this, not as incredulous at the
heavenly voice, nor as uncertain as to the message, nor as
doubtful of the precedent, but as joyful from her resolve,
religious by her calling, speedy for joy, proceeded into the
mountainous country. Whither indeed should she hasten,
who was filled with God, but to what is upward?
    Response 1. Send ye the Lamb to the Ruler of the land,
         from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the
         Daughter of Sion.
    O Lord, show Thy mercy upon us, and grant us Thy sal-
vation.
            From Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the
                 daughter of Sion.


(Homily con-
tinued.)
    Benediction 2.—8.
     Lesson 2. Learn hence also, ye holy women, what at-
tention ye should pay to your relations who are with child.
Mary, who before lived in solitude in the inner chambers,
was not deterred from going abroad by her virgin modesty,
nor from her eagerness by the mountainous journey, nor
from her dutifulness by its length. A virgin leaves her
home and goes into the mountains with haste, a virgin mind-
ful of her duty, unmindful of the hardships, called not by
her sex, but by affection. Learn hence, O virgins, not to go
about from house to house, not to loiter in public places, not
to talk freely in society. Mary, loitering at home, in haste
when abroad, abode for three months with her kinswoman.
    Response 2. Drop down ye heavens from above, and let
         the skies pour down righteousness; let the earth open
         and bring forth salvation. {195}
    Send ye the Lamb to the Ruler of the land, from Sela to
the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Sion.
            Let the earth, &c.


Homily con-
tinued.
    Benediction 3.—9.
     Lesson 3. Ye have been taught, O virgins, the modesty
of Mary, observe the humility. She came as kinswoman to
her next of kin, as junior to her elder; nor came alone, but
first saluted her. For it beseems a virgin, the purer she is,
to be the more humble also. Let her be used to defer to her
seniors. Let her be a pattern of humility, who has taken
the profession of chastity. Here too is a rule of doctrine, as
well as a pattern of piety. For let it be considered that the
superior comes to the inferior that this inferior may be aided:
Mary to Elizabeth, Christ to the Baptist.
    Response 3. The fields of the desert have brought forth the
         plant of the odour of Israel, for behold, our God shall
         come with strength: and His brightness with Him.
    Out of Sion the perfection of beauty our God shall mani-
fest Himself.
            And His brightness with Him. (End.)

3d Saturday

Homily of Pope
Gregory in
Evang. 20.
(For Ember
day.)
    Benediction 1.—7.
    Lesson 1. Luke iii. 1-3.
    The time when the forerunner of our Redeemer received
the office of preaching, is marked by mention of the
Roman Emperor, and the Kings of Judea. For, whereas he
came to proclaim Him, who was to redeem some from Judea
and many from the heathen, therefore, the date of his
preaching is marked by the ruler of the Gentiles and the
governor of the Jews. And whereas heathenism was to be
brought in, and Judea scattered for the guilt of its misbelief,
the very description of the earthly sovereign signifies this;
the prince of the Roman state being described as one, of
Judea as fourfold.
    Response 1. There shall come forth a rod out of the stem
         of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of His roots; and
         righteousness shall be the girdle of His loins, and faith-
         fulness the girdle of His reins.
    And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him; the
spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel
and might.
            And righteousness shall be, &c.


Homily con-
tinued.
    Benediction 2.—8. {196}
    Lesson 2. And indeed, the voice our Redeemer has de-
clared, Every kingdom divided against itself shall be
brought to desolation. It is plain, therefore, that Judea
had come to the end of its kingdom, being parted among
so many kings. Also, it is suitably noted what priests, as
well as what kings, were in power at the time: and, whereas
John the Baptist was proclaiming Him who was at once
king and priest, Luke the Evangelist marked the date of
that proclamation by mention of the kingdom and the
priesthood.
    Response 2. There shall be a root of Jesse, which shall
         rise to judge the Gentiles: on Him shall the Gentiles
         trust: and His name shall be blessed for evermore.
    The kings shall shut their mouths at Him: the Gentiles
shall implore Him,
            And His name, &c.


Homily con-
tinued.
    Benediction 3.—9.
    Lesson 3. And he came into all the regions of Jordan,
proclaiming the baptism of repentance for the remission of
sins. It is plain to every reader, that John not only pro-
claimed the baptism of repentance, but also administered it
to some, yet he could not administer it for the remission of
sins. For the remission of sins is imparted to us only in
Christ's baptism. The words then are observable; pro-
claiming the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.
He proclaimed that cleansing Baptism which he could not
administer: that, as he forerun the Incarnate Word of the
Father by the word of proclamation, so he might forerun
also the baptism of repentance, in which sins are forgiven,
with his own baptism, by which sins could not be forgiven.
    Response 3. Come, O Lord, and do not tarry; absolve Thy
         people from their sins; and recover the scattered ones into
         their own land.
    O Lord raise up Thy power, and come to save us.
            And recover, &c. (End.)

4th Monday

(As Response 1
of Sunday.)
    Benediction 1.—1.
    Lesson 1. Isaiah xli. 8-10.
    Response 1. Blow the trumpet, &c.



(As Response 2
of Sunday.)
    Benediction 2.—2.
    Lesson 2. Isaiah xli. 11-13.
    Response 2. The sceptre shall not depart, &c. {197}



(As Response 3
of Sunday.)
    Benediction 3.—3.
    Lesson 3. Isaiah xli. 14-16.
    Response 3. I must decrease, &c. (End.)

4th Tuesday

(As Response 4
of Sunday.)
    Benediction 1.—4.
    Lesson 1. Isaiah xlii. 1-4.
    Response 1. Unto us as a child, &c.



(As Response 5
of Sunday.)
    Benediction 2.—5.
    Lesson 2. Isaiah xlii. 5-7.
    Response 2. Behold the fulness of time, &c.



(As Response 6
of Sunday.)
    Benediction 3.—6.
    Lesson 3. Isaiah xlii. 10-13.
    Response 3. O virgin of Israel, &c. (End.)

4th Wednesday

(As Response 7
of Sunday.)
    Benediction 1.—7 †.
    Lesson 1. Isaiah li. 1-3.
    Response 1. I have sworn, &c.



(As Response 8
of Sunday.)
    Benediction 2.—8.
    Lesson 2. Isaiah li. 4-6.
    Response 2. And so will not we, &c.



(As Response 9
on Sunday.)
    Benediction 3.—9.
    Lesson 3. Isaiah li. 7, 8.
    Response 3. Consider how great, &c. (End.)

4th Thursday

(As Response 1
of Sunday and
Response 1 of
Monday.)
    Benediction 1.—1.
    Lesson 1. Isaiah lxiv. 1-4.
    Response 1. Blow the trumpet, &c.



(As Response 2
of Sunday and
Response 2 of
Monday.)
    Benediction 2.—2.
    Lesson 2. Isaiah lxiv. 5-7.
    Response 2. The sceptre shall not depart, &c.



(As Response 3
of Sunday and
Response 3 of
Monday.)
    Benediction 3.—3.
    Lesson 3. Isaiah lxiv. 8-11.
    Response 3. I must decrease, &c. (End.)

4th Friday

(As Response 4
of Sunday and
Response 1 of
Tuesday.)
    Benediction 1.—4. {198}
    Lesson 1. Isaiah lxvi. 5-8.
    Response 1. Unto us as a child, &c.



(As Response 5
of Sunday and
Response 2 of
Tuesday.)
    Benediction 2.—5.
    Lesson 2. Isaiah lxvi. 9-12.
    Response 2. Behold the fulness of time, &c.



(As Response 6
of Sunday and
Response 3 of
Tuesday.)
Christmas Eve,
&c. &c.
Christmas Day,
&c. &c.
    Benediction 3.—6.
    Lesson 3. Isaiah lxvi. 13-16.
    Response 3. O virgin of Israel, &c. (End.)

LAUDS

    O God, make speed, &c.
            O Lord, make haste, &c.
    Glory be, &c. Amen. Hallelujah.
    Antiphons and Psalms
1st, 2d, & 3d
Monday.		     4th Monday (the 19th.)

(o) Have mercy.
    (o) Behold, the Lord will come, the King of the whole
earth.
    (1) Psalm 51.
(o) Have mercy
on me, O God.		     (o) Behold, the Lord will come, the King of the whole
earth; blessed are they that are ready to meet Him.

(p) Consider.
    (p) When the Son of man cometh.
    (2) Psalm 5.
(p) Consider my
meditation.		     (p) When the Son of man cometh, will He find faith on
the earth?

(q) O God, Thou
art my God.
    (q) Behold, the fulness of time is now come.
    (3) Psalm 63 & 67.
(q) O God, Thou
art my God,
early will I seek
Thee.		     (q) Behold, the fulness of time is now come, in the which
God sent forth his Son to the earth.

(r) Thine anger.
    (r) With joy shall ye draw water.
    (4) Song of Isaiah. (Isaiah xii.)
(r) Thine anger
is turned away,
and Thou com-
fortedst me.		     (r) With joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of sal-
vation. {199}

(s) O praise the
Lord.
    (s) The Lord shall go forth of His holy place.
    (5) Psalm 148-150.
(s) O praise the
Lord of heaven.		     (s) The Lord shall go forth of His holy place, He shall
come to save his people. (go on (t))

1st, 2d & 3d
Tuesday
    4th Tuesday, (the 20th.)

(o) Cleanse me.
    (o) Drop down, ye heavens.
    (1) Psalm 51.
(o) Cleanse me.     (o) Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies
pour down righteousness; let the earth open and bring
forth salvation.

(p) The help.
    (p) Send ye the Lamb.
    (2) Psalm 43.
(p) The help of
my countenance
and my God.		     (p) Send ye the Lamb to the Ruler of the land, from
Sela in the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of
Zion.

(q) Early.
    (q) That Thy way may be known.
    (3) Psalm 63 & 67.
(q) Early will I
seek Thee, my
God.		     (q) That Thy way may be known upon earth, Thy saving
health among all nations.

(r) Save us O
Lord.
    (r) Reward, O Lord.
    (4) Song of Hezekiah. (Isaiah xxxviii.)
(r) Save us, O
Lord, all the
days of our life.		     (r) Reward, O Lord, them that wait for Thee, that Thy
prophets be found faithful.

(s) Praise him.
    (s) The Law was given by Moses.
    (5) Psalm 148-150.
(s) Praise Him,
all ye angels of
His.		     (s) The Law was given by Moses, but grace and truth
came by Jesus Christ. (go on (t))

1st, 2d & 3d
Wednesday.
    4th Wednesday, (the 21st, St. Thomas's.)

(o) Wash me
throughly.
    (o) This is My commandment, that ye love one another
as I have loved you.
(1) Psalm 51.     (1) Psalm 94.
(o) Wash me
throughly from
my wickedness.		     (o) This is My commandment, that ye love one another
as I have loved you. {200}

(p) Thou, O
Lord.
    (p) Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay
down his life for his friends.
(2) Psalm 65.     (2) Psalm 100.
(p) Thou, O
Lord, art prais-
ed in Sion. 		    (p) Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay
down his life for his friends.

(q) My lips
shall praise
Thee.
    (q) Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command
you, saith the Lord.
(3) Ps. 63 & 67.     (3) Ps. 63 & 67.
(q) My lips
shall praise
Thee as long as
I live, my God. 		    (q) Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command
you, saith the Lord.

(r) The Lord
shall judge.
    (r) Blessed are the peace-makers, blessed are the pure in
heart, for they shall see God.
(4) Song of
Hannah (1 Sam.
ii.) 		    (4) Song of the Three Children. (Benedicite Omnia Opera.)
(r) The Lord
shall judge the
ends of the
earth. 		    (r) Blessed are the peace-makers, blessed are the pure in
heart, for they shall see God.

(s) Praise Him.
    (s) In your patience possess ye your souls.
(5) Ps. 148-150.     (5) Psalm 148-150.
(s) Praise Him,
all ye heavens. 		    (s) In your patience possess ye your souls.

1st, 2d & 3d
Thursday.
    4th Thursday (the 22d.)

(o) Against
Thee only have
I sinned.
    (o) The Lord Almighty shall come.
    (1) Psalm 51.
(o) Against
Thee only have
I sinned, have
mercy upon me,
O Lord. 		    (o) The Lord Almighty shall come to save His people.

(p) Lord.
    (p) Turn Thee, Lord.
    (2) Psalm 90.
(p) Lord, Thou
hast been our
refuge. 		    (p) Turn Thee, Lord, a little while, and delay not to come
to Thy servants.

(q) Have I not
thought.
    (q) The Lord who is to reign.
    (3) Psalm 63 & 67.
(q) Have I not
thought upon
Thee when I
was waking. 		    (q) The Lord who is to reign shall come from Sion;
Emmanuel is His mighty name.

(r) I will sing.
    (r) He is my God.
    (4) Song of Moses (Exod. xv.)
(r) I will sing
unto the Lord,
for he hath tri-
umphed glori-
ously. 		    (r) He is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation;
my father's God, and I will exalt Him. {201}

(s) O praise God.
    s) The Lord is our lawgiver.
    (5) Psalm 148-150.
(s) O praise God
in His holiness. 		    (s) The Lord is our lawgiver, the Lord is our king: He
will come and save us.

1st, 2nd, & 3rd
Friday.
    4th Friday (the 23d.)

(o) Stablish me.
    (o) Stand still.
    (1) Psalm 51.
(o) Stablish me
with Thy free
Spirit. 		    (o) Stand still, and ye shall see the salvation of the Lord.

(p) Hearken unto
me.
    (p) To Thee, O Lord, have I lift up my soul.
    (2) Psalm 143.
(p) Hearken unto
me for Thy truth
and righteousness'
sake. 		    (p) To Thee, O Lord, have I lift up my soul; come, O
Lord, and deliver me, for I flee unto thee.

(q) Shew us the
light.
    (q) Come, O Lord, and do not tarry.
    (3) Psalm 63 and 67.
(q) Shew us the
light of Thy
countenance. 		    (q) Come, O Lord, and do not tarry: absolve Thy people
Israel from their iniquities.

(r) O Lord.
    (r) God shall come from Lebanon.
    (4) Song of Habakhuk (Hab. iii.)
(r) O Lord, I
have heard Thy
speech, and
was afraid. 		    (r) God shall come from Lebanon, and His brightness
shall be as a stream.

(s) Praise Him.
    (s) But I will look towards the Lord.
    (5) Psalm 148-150.
(s) Praise Him
in the cymbals
and dances. 		    (s) But I will look towards the Lord, and will wait for
God my Saviour.

1st and 2nd
Saturday.
    3rd Saturday (the 17th.)

(o) O be favour-
able.
    (o) The prophets announced.
    (1) Psalm 51.
(o) O be favour-
able and gracious. 		    (o) The prophets announced that the Saviour should be
born of the Virgin Mary.

(p) It is a good
thing.
    (p) The Spirit of the Lord.
    (2) Psalm 92.
(p) It is a good
thing to give
thanks unto the
Lord. 		    (p) The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; He hath sent
me to preach good tidings to the poor. {202}

(q) All the ends
of the world.
    (q) for Sion's sake will I not hold my peace.
    (3) Psalm 63 and 67.
(q) All the ends
of the world
shall fear Him. 		    (q) For Sion's sake will I not hold my peace, until the
righteousness thereof goeth forth as brightness.

(r) Ascribe ye
greatness.
    (r) My speech shall drop as the rain.
    (3) Song of Moses (Deut. xxxii.)
(r) Ascribe ye
greatness unto
our God. 		    (r) My speech shall drop as the rain, and our God shall
come down upon us as the dew.

(s) Praise him.
    (s) Tell the people, and say.
    (5) Psalm 148-150.
(s) Praise Him
upon the well-
tuned cymbals. 		    (s) Tell the people, and say, Behold God our Saviour
shall come.

(t) Text
Isa. ii. 3.
(for every day.)
    Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us of His
ways, and we will walk in His paths; for out of Zion shall
go forth the law, and the Word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

(u) Hymn
    En clara vox redarguit.

(v) Verse and
Response
(for every day.)
    The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye
the way of the Lord.
                Make his paths straight.

(w) Antiphon of
the Benedictus
1st Monday


    The angel of the Lord made announcement to Mary, and
she conceived of the Holy Ghost. Hallelujah.
1st Tuesday     Before they came together, Mary was found with child of
the Holy Ghost. Hallelujah.
1st Wednesday     Out of Sion shall go forth the law, and the Word of the
Lord from Jerusalem.
1st Thursday     Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit
of thy womb.
1st Friday     Behold God and man of the house of David shall come to
sit on the throne. Hallelujah.
1st Saturday     O Sion, be not afraid: behold thy God shall come.
Hallelujah.
2nd Monday     The Almighty Lord shall come from heaven, and in His
hand is honour and dominion.
2nd Tuesday     The Lord shall arise upon thee, O Jerusalem; and his
glory shall be seen in thee.
2nd Wednesday     Behold I send My messenger, who shall prepare My way
before Thee. {203}
2nd Thursday     Thou art He that should come, O Lord, whom we look
for, to save Thy people.
2nd Friday     Say ye, strengthen the weak-hearted; behold our Lord
God shall come.
2nd Saturday     The Lord shall lift up an ensign among the nations, and
shall gather together the dispersed of Israel.
3rd Monday     A rod shall go forth out of the root of Jesse, and all the
earth shall be filled with the glory of the Lord; and all
flesh shall see the salvation of God.
3rd Tuesday     Thou, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, art not the least
among the princes of Judah; for out of thee shall come
forth a governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
3rd Wednesday     The Angel Gabriel was sent to a Virgin, Mary, who was
espoused to Joseph.
3rd Thursday     Watch ye in heart, for the Lord our God is at hand.
3rd Friday     As soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine
ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. Hallelujah.
3rd Saturday     How shall this be, Angel of God, seeing I know not a
man? Hear thou, Mary the Virgin, the Holy Ghost shall
come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall over-
shadow thee.
4th Monday     The Lord saith, Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven
is at hand.
4th Tuesday     Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord.
4th Wednesday
(the 21st.) 		    Be afraid, for on the fifth day our Lord shall come to you.
4th Thursday     I will place salvation in Sion, and in Jerusalem my glory.
4th Friday     Behold all things are accomplished, which were said by
the Angel concerning Mary the Virgin.

Christmas Eve, &c.
(x) Collect
(the same as in
the four Sundays
respectively.)
(Except on the
three Ember days,
when it is as
follows:) 		    1st Week. Raise up we beseech Thee, &c.
    2nd Week. Stir up, O Lord, &c.
    3rd Week. Give ear, we beseech Thee, &c.
    4th Week. Raise up, we beseech Thee, &c.
(x) Collect for
Ember
Wednesday 		    Grant to us, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that when
the festival of our redemption cometh, it may both furnish
us with aids for this present life, and impart to us the re-
wards of everlasting bliss, through the Lord, &c.
Friday     Raise up, we beseech Thee, O Lord, Thy power, and
come, that they who rely upon Thy mercy may be speedily
delivered from all adversity, who livest and reignest, &c.
Saturday     O God, who seest that we are afflicted by our own cor-
ruption, mercifully grant that we may be consoled by Thy
visitation, who livest, &c. {204}

PRIME, THIRD, SIXTH, NINTH




((o) (p) (q) (s))		     The Service is the same as on the respective Sundays, except
that from the 17th inclusive, the Antiphons in the four Services
are taken successively from the 1st, 2d, 3d, and 5th Antiphons
at Lauds, on the same day;
    That in Prime, there is a Psalm according to the day of the
week, instead of the Benedicite, (vid. § 1. supra.) the Athana-
sian Creed is omitted, and the Text (c) is Love the truth and
peace, saith the Lord of Hosts, instead of To the King, &c.
    And in the Third, Sixth, and Ninth, the collect (nn, ss, xx)
is the same as at the Lauds (x) of each day; and that the
Text for every day is as follows:

At the Third
(ll)
    Behold the days come, saith the Lord, that I wilt raise
unto David a righteous branch, and a king shall reign and
prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
At the Sixth
(qq)		     In his days Judah shall be saved and Israel shall dwell
safely; and this is His name whereby He shall be called,
the Lord our righteousness.
At the Ninth
(vv)
(and on the 21st
at Prime also,
instead of the
Lectio Brevis.)		     Her time is near to come, and her days shall not be pro-
longed; for the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will
yet choose Israel. {205}

VESPERS

   Monday   Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday    Friday   Saturday
(yy) Ant. He hath
inclined		 We will
go into		 They shall
not be
ashamed
when they
speak		 And all Even
before the
gods will		 Blessed is
the
Psalm (1) 116 (part) 122 127 132 138 144
(yy) Ant. His ear
unto me.		 the house
of the Lord.		 with their
enemies in
the gate.
 		 his trouble. I sing
praise unto
Thee.		 Lord my
strength.
(zz) Ant. I believed:
and there-
fore		 O thou
that
dwellest		 Blessed are
all they		 Behold
how good
and joyful
a thing
it is,		 O Lord,
thou hast		 Every day
will I
Psalm (2) 116 (part) 123 128 133 139 145
(zz) Ant. will I speak. in the
heavens
have mercy
upon us.
 		 that fear
the Lord.		 brethren,
to dwell
together
in unity.		 searched
me out and
known me.		 give thanks
unto Thee.
(aaa) Ant. Praise the
Lord		 Our help
is in the		 Many a
time have		 Whatsoever
the Lord		 Preserve
me from		 While I
live will
Psalm (3) 117 124 129 135 140 146
(aaa) Ant. all ye
heathen.		 name of
the Lord.		 they fought
against me
from my
youth up.
 		 pleased,
that did
He.		 the wicked
man.		 I praise
the Lord.
(bbb) Ant. I called
upon the
Lord,		 Do good,
O Lord,
unto		 Out of the
deep have I		 For His
mercy		 Lord, I
call upon
Thee:		 A joyful
and
pleasant
thing
Psalm (4) 120 125 130 136 141 147 (part)
(bbb) Ant. and He
heard me.		 those who
are good,
and turn our
hearts.
 		 called unto
Thee, O
Lord.		 endureth
for ever.		 haste Thou
unto me.		 it is to be
thankful.
(ccc) Ant. From
whence
cometh		 Then
were we
like		 O Israel,
trust		 Sing us
one of		 Thou art
my portion		 Praise the
Lord
Psalm (5) 121 126 131 137 142 147 (part)
(ccc) Ant. my help. unto them
that dream.		 in the
Lord.		 the songs of
Sion.		 in the land
of the
living.		 O
Jerusalem.

 

(ddd) Text
(On Saturdays
the Text is that
of Lauds and
Vespers of the
following Sundays.)		     The Sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver
from between his feet, until Shiloh come, and unto Him shall
the gathering of the people, &c.
(eee) Hymn         Creator alme siderum, &c.
(fff) Verse and
Response		     Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies
pour down righteousness. {206}
    Let the earth open and bring forth salvation.

(ggg)
1st Monday
    Antiphon of the Magnificat.
    Lift up thine eyes, O Jerusalem, and behold the greatness
of thy King. Behold thy Saviour cometh to loose thee from
thy chains.
1st Tuesday     Seek ye the Lord while He may be found; call upon
Him while He is near. Hallelujah.
1st Wednesday     One that is mightier than I shall come after Me, whose
shoes' hatchet I am not worthy to unloose.
1st Thursday     I will wait for the Lord my Saviour, and will attend upon
Him while He is near. Hallelujah.
1st Friday     Out of Egypt have I called My Son. He shall come to
save His people.
1st Saturday     Come, O Lord, to visit us in peace, that we may rejoice
before Thee with a perfect heart.
2nd Monday     Behold the king, the Lord of the earth shall come; and
He shall take away the yoke of our captivity.
2nd Tuesday     The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the
way of the Lord, make the paths of our God straight.
2nd Wednesday     O Sion, thou shalt be renewed, and thou shalt see thy
Holy One, who is to come unto thee.
2nd Thursday     He who shall come after me, was in being before me:
whose sandals I am not worthy to unloose.
2nd Friday     O sing unto the Lord a new song, His praise is from the
ends of the earth.
2nd Saturday     There was no God made before Me, neither shall there
be after Me; for every knee shall bow to Me, and every
tongue confess to God.
3rd Monday     All generations shall call me blessed; because God hath
regarded the low estate of His handmaiden.
3rd Tuesday     Awake, awake, stand up, O Jerusalem, loose the chains
off thy neck, O captive daughter of Sion.
3rd Wednesday     Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me accord-
ing to thy word.
3rd Thursday     Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and leap for joy in her all ye
that love her for ever.
3rd Friday     This was the witness of John; He that cometh after me,
was in being before me.

3rd Saturday
(the 17th.)
[O Sapientia.]
(This is the first
of a series of
Majores Antiphonę,
beginning on this
day. They are said
whole before and
after the Magnificat.)
    O eternal Wisdom, which proceedest from the mouth of
the Most High, reaching from one end of creation unto
the other, mightily and harmoniously disposing all things,
come Thou teach us the way of understanding. {207}
4th Monday (19)     O Root of Jesse, who art placed for a sign of the people,
before whom kings shall shut their mouths, whom the
Gentiles shall supplicate; come Thou to deliver us, do
not tarry.
(Vide 4th Sunday for the intervening Antiphon.)
4th Tuesday (20)     O Key of David and Sceptre of the house of Israel, who
openest and none shutteth, who shuttest and none openeth,
come Thou, and bring forth the captive from the house of
bondage, who sitteth in darkness and in the shadow of
death.
4th Wed. (21)     O rising Brightness of the Everlasting Light and Sun
of Righteousness, come Thou and enlighten those who sit
in darkness and in the shadow of death.
4th Thurs. (22)     O King and the Desire of all nations, and chief Corner-
stone, who makest two to be one, come Thou and save man
whom Thou formedst from the clay.
4th Friday (23)     O Emmanuel, our King and Lawgiver, the gatherer of the
people and their Saviour, come Thou to save us, O
Lord our God.
Christmas Eve, &c.

(hhh) Collect
(The same as on
the respective
Sundays: each
Saturday be-
longing to the
Sunday follow-
ing.)
1st week. Raise up, we beseech Thee, &c.
2d week. Stir up, O Lord, &c.
3d week. Give ear, we beseech Thee, &c.
4th week. Raise up, we beseech Thee, &c.

OXFORD,
The Feast of St. John the Baptist.

———————

ERRATUM.

In pages 35, 36, 41, 42, 45, 46, 63, 82, the words "Jube, Domine, benedicere"
are translated by mistake, "Sir, pray for a blessing," instead of, "Sir, be pleased to bless us."

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Notes

1. The Benedictions run as follows:

M.  T.  W.    Th.  F.  S.
Benediction 1st.— 1. 4. 7. 1. 4. 7.
2d.— 2. 5. 8. 2. 5. 8.
3d.— 3. 6. 9. 3. 6. 9.

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2. These lessons will illustrate the complaint in the preface of our Prayer
Book, that "when any book of the Bible was begun," in the Breviary, "after
3 or 4 chapters were read out, all the rest were unread." No chapter is finished.
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3. Where the number of this Benediction is marked with a †, it runs thus:
"May He bless us who liveth and reigneth world without end. Amen."
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