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ASCENSION OF THE LORD

LITURGIES OF THE FEAST

FIRST VESPERS (Divine Worship)………………………………………………2

MASS OF THE VIGIL OF THE ASCENSION (Divine Worship)……………….8

MORNING PRAYER (Divine Worship)………………………………………..17

MASS OF THE DAY……………………………………………………………25

SECOND VESPERS (Latin)……………………………………………………..36

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FIRST VESPERS

(DIVINE WORSHIP) +O God make speed to save us.

O Lord, make haste to help us.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be :

world without end. Amen. Alleluia.

PSALMODY

Psalm 113 Laudate, pueri

PRAISE the Lord, ye servants : O praise the Name of the Lord.

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

The Lord’s Name is praised :

from the rising up of the sun unto the going down of the same.

The Lord is high above all heathen : and his glory above the heavens.

Who is like unto the Lord our God, that hath his dwelling so high :

and yet humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven and earth?

He taketh up the simple out of the dust :

and lifteth the poor out of the mire;

That he may set him with the princes : even with the princes of his people.

He maketh the barren woman to keep house :

and to be a joyful mother of children.


As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end.

Amen.

Psalm 117 Laudate Dominum

O PRAISE the Lord, all ye heathen : praise him, all ye nations.

For his merciful kindness is ever more and more towards us :

and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise the Lord.


As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be : world without end.

Amen.

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READING 2 KINGS 2:1-15

Now when the LORD was about to take Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah

and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. And Elijah said to Elisha, ‘Tarry here, I

pray you; for the LORD has sent me as far as Bethel.’ But Elisha said, ‘As the LORD

lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.’ So they went down to Bethel.

And the sons of the prophets who were in Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to

him, ‘Do you know that today the LORD will take away your master from over

you?’ And he said, ‘Yes, I know it; hold your peace.’ Elijah said to him, ‘Elisha, tarry

here, I pray you; for the LORD has sent me to Jericho.’ But he said, ‘As the LORD

lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.’ So they came to Jericho. The

sons of the prophets who were at Jericho drew near to Elisha, and said to him, ‘Do

you know that today the LORD will take away your master from over you?’ And he

answered, ‘Yes, I know it; hold your peace.’ Then Elijah said to him, ‘Tarry here, I

pray you; for the LORD has sent me to the Jordan.’ But he said, ‘As the LORD

lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.’ So the two of them went on.

Fifty men of the sons of the prophets also went, and stood at some distance from

them, as they both were standing by the Jordan. Then Elijah took his mantle, and

rolled it up, and struck the water, and the water was parted to the one side and to

the other, till the two of them could go over on dry ground. When they had

crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, ‘Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from

you.’ And Elisha said, ‘I pray you, let me inherit a double share of your spirit.’ And

he said, ‘You have asked a hard thing; yet, if you see me as I am being taken from

you, it shall be so for you; but if you do not see me, it shall not be so.’ And as they

still went on and talked, behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the

two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. And Elisha saw it and

he cried, ‘My father, my father! the chariots of Israel and its horsemen!’ And he saw

him no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and rent them in two pieces.

And he took up the mantle of Elijah that had fallen from him, and went back and

stood on the bank of the Jordan. Then he took the mantle of Elijah that had fallen

from him, and struck the water, saying, ‘Where is the LORD, the God of Elijah?’

And when he had struck the water, the water was parted to the one side and to

the other; and Elisha went over. Now when the sons of the prophets who were at

Jericho saw him over against them, they said, ‘The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.’

And they came to meet him, and bowed to the ground before him.

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HYMN

Eternal Monarch, King most high, whose blood hath brought redemption nigh,

by whom the death of Death was wrought, and conquering Grace’s battle fought.

Ascending to the throne of might, and seated at the Father’s right,

all power in heaven is Jesu’s own, that here his manhood had not known.

That so, in nature’s triple frame, each heavenly and each earthly name,

and things in hell’s abyss abhorred, may bend the knee and own him Lord.

Yea, angels tremble when they see how changed is our humanity;

that flesh hath purged what flesh had stained, and God, the flesh of God,

hath reigned.

Be thou our joy and strong defence, who art our future recompense:

so shall the light that springs from thee be ours through all eternity.

O risen Christ, ascended Lord, all praise to thee let earth accord,

who art, while endless ages run, with Father and with Spirit One. Amen.

MAGNIFICAT

+MY soul doth magnify the Lord :

and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.

For he hath regarded : the lowliness of his hand-maiden.

For behold, from henceforth :

all generations shall call me blessed.

For he that is mighty hath magnified me : and holy is his Name.

And his mercy is on them that fear him :

throughout all generations.

He hath shewed strength with his arm :

he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.

He hath put down the mighty from their seat :

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and hath exalted the humble and meek.

He hath filled the hungry with good things :

and the rich he hath sent empty away.

He remembering his mercy hath holpen his servant Israel :

as he promised to our forefathers,

Abraham and his seed for ever.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son : and to the Holy Ghost;


world without end. Amen.

READING EPHESIANS 4:1-24

Brethren: I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the

calling to which you have been called, with all lowliness and meekness, with

patience, forbearing one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in

the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the

one hope that belongs to your call, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and

Father of us all, who is above all and through all and in all. But grace was given to

each of us according to the measure of Christ's gift. Therefore it is said, ‘When he

ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he gave gifts to men.’ (In saying, ‘He

ascended,’ what does it mean but that he had also descended into the lower parts

of the earth? He who descended is he who also ascended far above all the heavens,

that he might fill all things.) And his gifts were that some should be apostles, some

prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the

work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity

of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the

measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; so that we may no longer be

children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the

cunning of men, by their craftiness in deceitful wiles. Rather, speaking the truth in

love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ, from

whom the whole body, joined and knit together by every joint with which it is

supplied, when each part is working properly, makes bodily growth and upbuilds

itself in love. Now this I affirm and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer live

as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds; they are darkened in their

understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in

them, due to their hardness of heart; they have become callous and have given

themselves up to licentiousness, greedy to practice every kind of uncleanness. You

did not so learn Christ! – assuming that you have heard about him and were taught

in him, as the truth is in Jesus. Put off your old nature which belongs to your

former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the

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spirit of your minds, and put on the new nature, created after the likeness of God

in true righteousness and holiness.

NUNC DIMITTIS

+Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace :

according to thy word.

For mine eyes have seen : thy salvation;

Which thou hast prepared : before the face of all people;

To be a light to lighten the Gentiles :

and to be the glory of thy people Israel.




CREED

I BELIEVE in God the Father almighty,

maker of heaven and earth:

and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord,

who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,

born of the Virgin Mary,

suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried.

He descended into hell;

the third day he rose again from the dead;

he ascended into heaven,

and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father almighty;

from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy Catholic Church;

the Communion of Saints; the Forgiveness of sins;

the Resurrection of the body, and the Life everlasting. Amen.

O Lord, hear my prayer : and let my cry come unto thee.

Let us pray.

Lord, have mercy upon us.

Christ, have mercy upon us.


OUR Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy king-

dom come; thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven. Give us

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this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we

forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into

temptation; but deliver us from evil. Amen.

SUFFRAGES

O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us : and grant us thy salvation.

O Lord, save the Queen :

and mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.

Endue thy ministers with righteousness:

and make thy chosen people joyful.

O Lord, save thy people: and bless thine inheritance.

Give peace in our time, O Lord:

because there is none other that fighteth for us,

but only thou, O God.

O God, make clean our hearts within us:

and take not thy Holy Spirit from us.

COLLECT Almighty God who by thy holy Apostle hast taught us to set our

affection on things above: grant us so to labour in this life, as ever to be

mindful of our citizenship in those heavenly places whither our Saviour

Christ is gone before; to whom, with thee, O Father, and thee, O Holy

Spirit, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen.

COLLECT FOR PEACE O God, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels,

and all just works do proceed: give unto thy servants that peace which the

world cannot give; that both our hearts may be set to obey thy command-

ments, and also that by thee we being defended from the fear of our ene-

mies may pass our time in rest and quietness; through the merits of Jesus

Christ our Saviour. Amen.

COLLECT AGAINST ALL PERILS Lighten our darkness, we beseech thee, O

Lord: and by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this

night; for the love of thy only Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.


Let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God.

+May the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God rest in peace.

Amen.

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MASS OF THE VIGIL OF THE ASCENSION

(DIVINE WORSHIP) +In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

COLLECT FOR PURITY Almighty God, unto whom all hearts be open, all

desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: cleanse the thoughts of

our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love

thee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

INTROIT With a voice of singing declare ye this, and let it be hear, alleluia:

utter it even unto the ends of the earth: the Lord hath delivered his people.

Alleluia. Alleluia. Is 48:20

Kyrie, elelson, Kyrie, eleison,

Christe, eleison. Christe, eleison.

Kyrie, eleison. Kyrie, eleison.

Glory be to God on high,

and on earth peace, good will towards men.

We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee,

we give thanks to thee for thy great glory,

O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty.

O Lord, the Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ;

O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,

that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.

Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer.

Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father,

have mercy upon us.

For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord;

thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost,

art the Most High in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

The Lord be with you : and with thy spirit.

Let us pray.

COLLECT Almighty God, who by thy holy Apostle hast taught us to set our

affection on things above: grant us so to labour in this life, as ever to be

mindful of our citizenship in those heavenly places whither our Saviour

Christ is gone before; to whom, with thee, O Father, and thee, O Holy

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Spirit, be all honour and glory, world without end. Amen.


Brethren: Grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift.

Therefore it is said, ‘When he ascended on high he led a host of captives, and he

gave gifts to men.’ (In saying, ‘He ascended,’ what does it mean but that he had also

descended into the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is he who also

ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.) And his gifts were

that some should be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and

teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of

Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son

of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ.

ALLELUIA, Alleluia. Christ is risen, and hath showed his light unto us: whom

he hath redeemed with his most precious Blood. Alleluia. I came forth from

the Father, and am come into the world: again I leave the world, and go to

the Father. Alleluia. Jn 16:28

The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John.

Glory be to thee, O Lord.

GOSPEL JOHN 17:1-11

At that time: Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven and said, ‘Father, the hour has come;

glorify your Son that the Son may glorify you, since you have given him power over

all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. And this is eternal life,

that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.

I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work which you gave me to do;

and now, Father, glorify thou me in your own presence with the glory which I had

with you before the world was made. I have manifested thy name to the men

whom you gave me out of the world; yours they were, and you gave them to me,

and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything that you have given

me is from you; for I have given them the words which you gave me, and they have

received them and know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that

you sent me. I am praying for them; I am not praying for the world but for those

whom you have given me, for they are yours; all mine are yours, and yours are

mine, and I am glorified in them. And now I am no more in the world, but they are

in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which

you have given me, that they may be one, even as we are one.

The Gospel of the Lord. Praise be to thee, O Christ.

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SERMON

CREED

I believe in one God,

the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth,

and of all things visible and invisible;

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God,

begotten of his Father before all worlds,

God of God, Light of Light,

very God of very God, begotten not made,

being of one substance with the Father;

by whom all things were made;

who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven,

and was incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary,

and was made man;

and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate;

he suffered and was buried;

and the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures,

and ascended into heaven,

and sitteth on the right hand of the Father;

and he shall come again, with glory,

to judge both the quick and the dead;

whose kingdom shall have no end.

And I believe in the Holy Ghost the Lord, the Giver of Life,

who proceedeth from the Father and the Son;

who with the Father and the Son together

is worshipped and glorified;

who spake by the Prophets.

And I believe in one holy Catholic and Apostolic Church;

I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins;

and I look for the resurrection of the dead,

and the life of the world to come. Amen.

PENITENTIAL RITE

Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

maker of all things, judge of all men:

We acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness,

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which we from time to time most grievously have committed,

by thought, word, and deed, against thy divine majesty,

provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against us.

We do earnestly repent, and are heartily sorry

for these our misdoings;

the remembrance of them is grievous unto us,

the burden of them is intolerable.

Have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us, most merciful Father;

for thy Son our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake,

forgive us all that is past;

and grant that we may ever hereafter

serve and please thee in newness of life,

to the honour and glory of thy Name;

through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

May Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of his great mercy hath

promised forgiveness of sins to all those who with hearty repentance and

true faith turn unto him, have mercy on us, pardon and deliver us from all

our sins, confirm and strengthen us in all goodness, and bring us to

everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

OFFERTORY ANTIPHON O praise our God, ye people, and make the voice of

his praise to be heard; who holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our

feet to slip: praised be God, who hath not cast out my prayer, nor turned

his mercy from me. Alleluia. Ps 66:7,8,18

Pray, brethren, that my sacrifice and yours

may be acceptable unto God, the Father Almighty.

May the Lord accept the sacrifice at thy hands,

for the praise and glory of his Name,

for our good and the good of all his holy Church.

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS We beseech thee, O Lord: to accept the

prayers and oblations of thy faithful people; that through this observance of

our bounden devotion, we may attain to the glory of thy heavenly kingdom;


The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit.

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Lift up your hearts. We lift them up unto the Lord.

Let us give thanks unto the Lord our God.

It is meet and right so to do.

It is very meet, right, and our bounden duty, that we should at all times, and

in all places, give thanks unto thee, O Lord, holy Father, almighty,

everlasting God, through thy dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ our Lord; who

after his glorious Resurrection manifestly appeared to his disciples; and in

their sight ascended into heaven, to prepare a place for us; that where he is,

thither we might also ascend, and reign with him in glory. Therefore with

Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and

magnify thy glorious Name; ever more praising thee, and saying:

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts:

heaven and earth are full of thy glory.

Glory be to thee, O Lord Most High.

Blessed is he that cometh in the Name of the Lord.

Hosanna in the highest.

Therefore, most merciful Father, we humbly pray thee, through Jesus Christ thy

Son our Lord, and we ask, that thou accept and bless these gifts, these offerings,

these holy and unblemished sacrifices.

We offer them unto thee, first, for thy holy Catholic Church: that thou

vouchsafe to keep her in peace, to guard, unite, and govern her throughout the

whole world; together with thy servant N., our Pope, N., our Ordinary, and all the

faithful guardians of the catholic and apostolic faith.

Remember, O Lord, thy servants and handmaids (N. and N.) and all who here

around us stand, whose faith is known unto thee and their steadfastness manifest,

on whose behalf we offer unto thee, or who themselves offer unto thee this

sacrifice of praise; for themselves, and for all who are theirs; for the redemption of

their souls, for the hope of their health and well-being; and who offer their prayers

unto thee, the eternal God, the living and the true.

United in one communion, we celebrate the most sacred day whereon our Lord,

thine Only Begotten Son, set at the right hand of thy glory the substance of our

frailty united to himself; we venerate moreover the memory, first, of the glorious

ever-Virgin Mary, Mother of the same our God and Lord Jesus Christ; of Blessed

Joseph her spouse; as also of thy blessed Apostles and Martyrs, Peter and Paul,

Andrew, James, John, Thomas, James, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Simon and

Thaddeus; Linus, Cletus, Clement, Xystus, Cornelius, Cyprian, Lawrence,

Chrysogonus, John and Paul, Cosmas and Damian, and of all thy Saints; grant that

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by their merits and prayers we may in all things be defended with the help of thy

protection. (Through the same Christ, our Lord. Amen.)

We beseech thee then, O Lord, graciously to accept this oblation from us thy

servants, and from thy whole family; order thou our days in thy peace, and bid us to

be delivered from eternal damnation, and to be numbered in the fold of thine elect.

(Through Christ, our Lord. Amen.)

Vouchsafe, O God, we beseech thee, in all things to make this oblation blessed,

approved, and accepted, a perfect and worthy offering; that it may become for us

the Body and Blood of thy dearly beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.

Who the day before he suffered, took bread into his holy and venerable hands, and

with eyes lifted up to heaven, unto thee, God, his almighty Father, giving thanks to

thee, he blessed, broke, and gave it to his disciples, saying:

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT:

FOR THIS IS MY BODY, WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.

Likewise, after supper, taking also this goodly chalice into his holy and

venerable hands, again giving thanks to thee, he blessed, and gave it to his

disciples, saying:

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND DRINK FROM IT,

FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD,

THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL COVENANT,

WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR YOU AND FOR MANY

FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS. DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.

Wherefore, O Lord, we thy servants, and thy holy people also, remembering the

blessed Passion of the same Christ thy Son our Lord, as also his Resurrection from

the dead, and his glorious Ascension into heaven; do offer unto thine excellent

majesty of thine own gifts and bounty, the pure victim, the holy victim, the

immaculate victim, the holy Bread of eternal life, and the Chalice of everlasting

salvation.

Vouchsafe to look upon them with a merciful and pleasant countenance; and to

accept them, even as thou didst vouchsafe to accept the gifts of thy servant Abel

the righteous, and the sacrifice of our patriarch Abraham, and the holy sacrifice, the

immaculate victim, which thy high priest Melchisedech offered unto thee.

We humbly beseech thee, Almighty God, command these offerings to be brought

by the hands of thy holy Angel to thine altar on high, in sight of thy divine majesty;

that all we who at this partaking of the altar shall receive the most sacred Body and

Blood of thy Son, may be fulfilled with all heavenly benediction and grace. (Through

the same Christ, our Lord. Amen.)

Remember also, O Lord, thy servants and handmaids, (N. and N.), who have gone

before us sealed with the seal of faith, and who sleep the sleep of peace. To them,

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O Lord, and to all that rest in Christ, we beseech thee to grant the abode of

refreshing, of light, and of peace. (Through the same Christ, our Lord. Amen.)

To us sinners also, thy servants, who hope in the multitude of thy mercies,

vouchsafe to grant some part and fellowship with thy holy Apostles and Martyrs;

with John, Stephen, Matthias, Barnabas, Ignatius, Alexander, Marcellinus, Peter,

Felicitas, Perpetua, Agatha, Lucy, Agnes, Cecilia, Anastasia and with all thy Saints:

within whose fellowship, we beseech thee, admit us, not weighing our merit, but

granting us forgiveness;

Through Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom, O Lord, thou dost ever create all

these good things; dost sanctify, quicken, bless, and bestow them upon us.

By whom and with whom and in whom, to thee, O Father Almighty, in the unity of

the Holy Spirit, be all honour and glory throughout all ages, world without end.

Amen.

As our Saviour Christ hath commanded and taught us, we are bold to say,

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name,

thy kingdom come; thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Deliver us, O Lord, we beseech thee, from all evils, past, present,

and to come; and at the intercession of the blessed and glorious ever-Virgin

Mary, Mother of God, with thy blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and with

Andrew, and all the Saints, favourably grant peace in our days, that by the

help of thine availing mercy we may ever both be free from sin and safe

from all distress.

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever

and ever. Amen.

O Lord Jesus Christ, who saidst to thine Apostles, Peace I leave with you;

my peace I give unto you: regard not our sins, but the faith of thy Church;

and grant to her peace and unity according to thy will; who livest and

reignest with the Father and the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without

end. Amen.

The peace of the Lord be always with you.

And with thy spirit.

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Alleluia. Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us;

Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia.

O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world,

have mercy upon us.


have mercy upon us.


grant us thy peace.

PRAYER OF HUMBLE ACCESS

We do not presume to come to this thy Table, O merciful Lord,

trusting in our own righteousness,

but in thy manifold and great mercies.

We are not worthy

so much as to gather up the crumbs under thy Table.

But thou art the same Lord

whose property is always to have mercy.

Grant us therefore, gracious Lord,

so to eat the flesh of thy dear Son Jesus Christ,

and to drink his Blood,

that our sinful bodies may be made clean by his Body,

and our souls washed through his most precious Blood,

and that we may evermore dwell in him, and he in us. Amen.

Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest come under my roof,

but speak the word only, and my soul shall be healed.

COMMUNION ANTIPHON O sing unto the Lord, alleluia: sing unto the Lord,

and praise his Name; be telling of his salvation from day to day. Alleluia.

Alleluia. Ps 96:1,2

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

Almighty and everliving God,

we most heartily thank thee for that thou dost feed us,

in these holy mysteries,

with the spiritual food of the most precious Body and Blood

of thy Son our Saviour Jesus Christ;

and dost assure us thereby

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of thy favour and goodness towards us;

and that we are very members incorporate

in the mystical body of thy Son,

the blessed company of all faithful people;

and are also heirs, through hope, of thy everlasting kingdom,

by the merits of the most precious death and Passion

of thy dear Son.

And we humbly beseech thee, O heavenly Father,

so to assist us with thy grace,

that we may continue in that holy fellowship,

and do all such good works

as thou hast prepared for us to walk in;

through Jesus Christ our Lord,

to whom, with thee and the Holy Spirit, be all honour and glory,


Let us pray.

POSTCOMMUNION Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord: that we, whom thou

hast fulfilled with the bounty of thy heavenly banquet, may evermore desire

those things that are according to thy will, and effectually obtain all things

that we desire; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

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MORNING PRAYER

(DIVINE WORSHIP)

O Lord, open thou our lips.

And our mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

+O God make speed to save us. O Lord, make haste to help us.



world without end. Amen. Alleluia.

Alleluia. Christ the Lord has ascended into heaven:

O come, let us adore him. Alleluia.

VENITE O come, let us sing unto the Lord :

let us heartily rejoice in the strength of our salvation.

Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving :

and shew ourselves glad in him with psalms.

For the Lord is a great God : and a great King above all gods.

In his hand are all the corners of the earth :

and the strength of the hills is his also.

The sea is his, and he made it : and his hands prepared the dry land.

O come, let us worship, and fall down :

and kneel before the Lord our Maker.

or he is the Lord our God :

and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.

Today if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts :

as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness;

When your fathers tempted me : proved me, and saw my works.

Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said :

It is a people that do err in their hearts, for they have not known my ways.

Unto whom I sware in my wrath : that they should not enter into my rest.


as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be :


Alleluia. Christ the Lord has ascended into heaven:

O come, let us adore him. Alleluia.

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OFFICE HYMN

Eternal Monarch, King most high,

whose blood hath brought redemption nigh,

by whom the death of Death was wrought,

and conquering Grace’s battle fought.

Ascending to the throne of might,

and seated at the Father’s right,

all power in heaven is Jesu’s own,

that here his manhood had not known.

That so, in nature’s triple frame,

each heavenly and each earthly name,

and things in hell’s abyss abhorred,

may bend the knee and own him Lord.

Yea, angels tremble when they see

how changed is our humanity;

that flesh hath purged what flesh had stained,

and God, the flesh of God, hath reigned.

Be thou our joy and strong defence,

who art our future recompense:

so shall the light that springs from thee

be ours through all eternity.

O risen Christ, ascended Lord,

all praise to thee let earth accord,

who art, while endless ages run,

with Father and with Spirit One. Amen.

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PSALMODY

PSALM 63 DEUS, DEUS MEUS

O GOD, thou art my God : early will I seek thee.

My soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh also longeth after thee :

in a barren and dry land where no water is.

Thus have I looked for thee in holiness :

that I might behold thy power and glory.

For thy loving-kindness is better than the life itself : my lips shall praise thee.

As long as I live will I magnify thee on this manner :

and lift up my hands in thy Name.

My soul shall be satisfied, even as it were with marrow and fatness :

when my mouth praiseth thee with joyful lips.

Have I not remembered thee in my bed :

and thought upon thee when I was waking?

Because thou hast been my helper :

therefore under the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

My soul hangeth upon thee : thy right hand hath upholden me.



Psalm 148 Laudate Dominum

O PRAISE the Lord of heaven : praise him in the height.

Praise him, all ye angels of his : praise him, all his host.

Praise him, sun and moon : praise him, all ye stars and light.

Praise him, all ye heavens : and ye waters that are above the heavens.

Let them praise the Name of the Lord :

for he spake the word, and they were made;

he commanded, and they were created.

He hath made them fast for ever and ever :

he hath given them a law which shall not be broken.

Praise the Lord upon earth : ye dragons, and all deeps;

Fire and hail, snow and vapours : wind and storm, fulfilling his word;

Mountains and all hills : fruitful trees and all cedars;

Beasts and all cattle : worms and feathered fowls;

Kings of the earth and all people : princes and all judges of the world;

Young men and maidens, old men and children,

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praise the Name of the Lord :

for his Name only is excellent, and his praise above heaven and earth.

He shall exalt the horn of his people; all his saints shall praise him :

even the children of Israel, even the people that serveth him.

PSALM 149 CANTATE DOMINO

O SING unto the Lord a new song :

let the congregation of saints praise him.

Let Israel rejoice in him that made him :

and let the children of Sion be joyful in their King.

Let them praise his Name in the dance :

let them sing praises unto him with tabret and harp.

For the Lord hath pleasure in his people : and helpeth the meek-hearted.

Let the saints be joyful with glory : let them rejoice in their beds.

Let the praises of God be in their mouth :

and a two-edged sword in their hands;

To be avenged of the heathen : and to rebuke the people;

To bind their kings in chains : and their nobles with links of iron.

That they may be avenged of them, as it is written :

Such honour have all his saints.

PSALM 150 LAUDATE DOMINUM

O PRAISE God in his holiness : praise him in the firmament of his power.

Praise him in his noble acts : praise him according to his excellent greatness.

Praise him in the sound of the trumpet : praise him upon the lute and harp.

Praise him in the cymbals and dances : praise him upon the strings and pipe.

Praise him upon the well-tuned cymbals : praise him upon the loud cymbals.

Let every thing that hath breath : praise the Lord.



READING DANIEL 7:9-14

As I looked, thrones were placed and one that was ancient of days took his seat; his

raiment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool;

his throne was fiery flames, its wheels were burning fire. A stream of fire issued and

came forth from before him; a thousand thousands served him,

and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him; the court sat in judgment,

and the books were opened. I looked then because of the sound of the great words

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which the horn was speaking. And as I looked, the beast was slain, and its body

destroyed and given over to be burned with fire. As for the rest of the beasts, their

dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one

like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before

him. And to him was given dominion and glory and kingdom, that all peoples,

nations, and languages should serve him; his dominion is an everlasting dominion,

which shall not pass away, and his kingdom one that shall not be destroyed.

TE DEUM We praise thee, O God : we acknowledge thee to be the Lord.

All the earth doth worship thee : the Father everlasting.

To thee all angels cry aloud : the heavens and all the powers therein.

To thee Cherubin and Seraphin : continually do cry,

Holy, Holy, Holy : Lord God of Sabaoth;

heaven and earth are full of the majesty : of thy glory.

The glorious company of the apostles : praise thee.

The goodly fellowship of the prophets : praise thee.

The noble army of martyrs : praise thee.

The holy Church throughout all the world : doth acknowledge thee;

The Father : of an infinite majesty;

Thine honourable, true : and only Son;

Also the Holy Spirit : the Comforter.

Thou art the King of glory : O Christ.

Thou art the everlasting Son : of the Father.

When thou tookest upon thee to deliver man :

thou didst not abhor the Virgin’s womb.

When thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death :

thou didst open the kingdom of heaven to all believers.

Thou sittest at the right hand of God : in the glory of the Father.

We believe that thou shalt come : to be our judge.

We therefore pray thee, help thy servants :

whom thou hast redeemed with thy precious blood.

Make them to be numbered with thy Saints : in glory everlasting.

O Lord, save thy people : and bless thine heritage.

Govern them : and lift them up for ever.

Day by day : we magnify thee;

and we worship thy Name : ever world without end.

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Vouchsafe, O Lord : to keep us this day without sin.

O Lord, have mercy upon us : have mercy upon us.

O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us : as our trust is in thee.

O Lord, in thee have I trusted : let me never be confounded.

READING HEBREWS 9:24-28; 10:19-23

Christ has entered, not into a sanctuary made with hands, a copy of the true one,

but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. Nor

was it to offer himself repeatedly, as the high priest enters the Holy Place yearly

with blood not his own; or then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since the

foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the

age to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. And just as it is appointed for men to

die once, and after that comes judgment, so Christ, having been offered once to

bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save

those who are eagerly waiting for him. Therefore, brethren, since we have

confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way

which he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, and since we

have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full

assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our

bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope

without wavering, for he who promised is faithful.

BENEDICTUS + Blessed be the Lord God of Israel :

for he hath visited, and redeemed his people;

And hath raised up a mighty salvation for us :

in the house of his servant David;

As he spake by the mouth of his holy Prophets :

which have been since the world began;

That we should be saved from our enemies :

and from the hands of all that hate us;

To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers :

and to remember his holy covenant;

To perform the oath which he sware

to our forefather Abraham : that he would give us,

That we being delivered out of the hands of our enemies :

might serve him without fear,

In holiness and righteousness before him : all the days of our life.

And thou, child, shalt be called the Prophet of the Highest :

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for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

To give knowledge of salvation unto his people :

for the remission of their sins;

Through the tender mercy of our God :

whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us;

To give light to them that sit in darkness, and in the shadow of death : and

to guide our feet into the way of peace.


as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be:


CREED I believe in God the Father almighty,

maker of heaven and earth:

and in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord,

who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,

born of the Virgin Mary,

suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, dead, and buried.

He descended into hell;

the third day he rose again from the dead;

he ascended into heaven,

and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father almighty;

from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy Catholic Church;

the Communion of Saints; the Forgiveness of sins;

the Resurrection of the body, and the Life everlasting. Amen.

O Lord, hear my prayer :

and let my cry come unto thee.

Let us pray.


Christ, have mercy upon us.


Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come;

thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

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And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil. Amen.

SUFFRAGES

O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us : and grant us thy salvation.

O Lord, save the Queen :

and mercifully hear us when we call upon thee.

Endue thy ministers with righteousness:

and make thy chosen people joyful.

O Lord, save thy people: and bless thine inheritance.

Give peace in our time, O Lord:

because there is none other that fighteth for us,

but only thou, O God.

O God, make clean our hearts within us:

and take not thy Holy Spirit from us.

COLLECT OF THE DAY Grant, we beseech thee, Almighty God: that like as

we do believe thy Only Begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ to have

ascended into the heavens; so we may also in heart and mind thither

ascend, and with him continually dwell; who liveth and reigneth world

without end. Amen.

COLLECT FOR PEACE O God, who art the author of peace and lover of

concord, in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life, whose service is

perfect freedom: defend us thy humble servants in all assaults of our

enemies; that we, surely trusting in thy defence, may not fear the power of

any adversaries; through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

COLLECT FOR GRACE O Lord, our heavenly Father, almighty and

everlasting God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day:

defend us in the same with thy mighty power; and grant that this day we fall

into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger, but that all our doings may

be ordered by thy governance, to do always that is righteous in thy sight;



Let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God.

+May the souls of the faithful, through the mercy of God rest in peace.

Amen.

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MASS OF THE DAY INTROIT Men of Galilee, why gaze in wonder at the heavens? This Jesus

whom you saw ascending into heaven will return as you saw him go, alleluia.

Acts 1:11

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

I confess to almighty God,

and to you, my brothers and sisters,

that I have greatly sinned

in my thoughts and in my words,

in what I have done, and in what I have failed to do,

through my fault, through my fault,

through my most grievous fault.

Therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin,

all the Angels and Saints,

and you, my brothers and sisters,

to pray for me to the Lord our God.

May Almighty God have mercy on us,

forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life. Amen.


Christe, eleison. Christe, eleison.


GLORIA

God in the highest,

and on earth peace to people of good will.

We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you,

we give you thanks for your great glory,

Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father.

Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,

Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,

you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us;

you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer;

you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.

For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord,

you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ,

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with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

COLLECT

Grant, we pray, almighty God,

that we, who believe that your Only Begotten Son, our Redeemer,

ascended this day to the heavens,

may in spirit dwell already in heavenly realms.

Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

READING ACTS 1:1-11

In my earlier work, Theophilus, I dealt with everything Jesus had done and

taught from the beginning until the day he gave his instructions to the

apostles he had chosen through the Holy Spirit, and was taken up to

heaven. He had shown himself alive to them after his Passion by many

demonstrations: for forty days he had continued to appear to them and tell

them about the kingdom of God. When he had been at table with them, he

had told them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait there for what the Father

had promised. ‘It is’ he had said ‘what you have heard me speak about: John

baptised with water but you, not many days from now, will be baptised with

the Holy Spirit.’

Now having met together, they asked him, ‘Lord, has the time come? Are

you going to restore the kingdom to Israel?’ He replied, ‘It is not for you to

know times or dates that the Father has decided by his own authority, but

you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you, and then you

will be my witnesses not only in Jerusalem but throughout Judaea and

Samaria, and indeed to the ends of the earth.’

As he said this he was lifted up while they looked on, and a cloud took him

from their sight. They were still staring into the sky when suddenly two

men in white were standing near them and they said, ‘Why are you men

from Galilee standing here looking into the sky? Jesus who has been taken

up from you into heaven, this same Jesus will come back in the same way as

you have seen him go there.’

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

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PSALM PS 46:2-3,6-9.

Alleluia. All peoples, clap your hands, cry to God with shouts of joy!

For the Lord, the Most High, we must fear, great king over all the earth.

God goes up with shouts of joy; the Lord goes up with trumpet blast.

Sing praise for God, sing praise, sing praise to our king, sing praise.

God is king of all the earth. Sing praise with all your skill.

God is king over the nations; God reigns on his holy throne.


May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, give you a spirit

of wisdom and perception of what is revealed, to bring you to full

knowledge of him. May he enlighten the eyes of your mind so that you can

see what hope his call holds for you, what rich glories he has promised the

saints will inherit and how infinitely great is the power that he has exercised

for us believers. This you can tell from the strength of his power at work in

Christ, when he used it to raise him from the dead and to make him sit at

his right hand, in heaven, far above every Sovereignty, Authority, Power, or

Domination, or any other name that can be named not only in this age but

also in the age to come. He has put all things under his feet and made him,

as the ruler of everything, the head of the Church; which is his body, the

fullness of him who fills the whole creation.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

ALLELUIA

Alleluia, alleluia. Go, make disciples of all the nations;

I am with you always; yes, to the end of time. Alleluia.

GOSPEL MATTHEW 28:16-20

The eleven disciples set out for Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had

arranged to meet them. When they saw him they fell down before him,

though some hesitated. Jesus came up and spoke to them. He said,

‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore,

make disciples of all the nations; baptise them in the name of the Father and

of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teach them to observe all the

commands I gave you. And know that I am with you always; yes, to the end

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of time.

The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

SERMON

CREED

I believe in one God, the Father almighty,

maker of heaven and earth,

of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,

the Only Begotten Son of God,

born of the Father before all ages.

God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God,

begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;

through him all things were made.

For us men and for our salvation

he came down from heaven,

and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,

and became man.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,

he suffered death and was buried,

and rose again on the third day

in accordance with the Scriptures.

He ascended into heaven

and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead

and his kingdom will have no end.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,

who proceeds from the Father and the Son,

who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,

who has spoken through the prophets.

I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.

I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins

and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead

and the life of the world to come. Amen.

BIDDING PRAYERS

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LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST The Priest goes to the altar and begins the Liturgy of the Eucharist.

Pray, brethren, that my sacrifice and yours

may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.

May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands

for the praise and glory of his name,

for our good and the good of all his holy Church.

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS

We offer sacrifice now in supplication, O Lord,

to honour the wondrous Ascension of your Son:

grant, we pray, that through this most holy exchange

we, too, may rise up to the heavenly realms.

Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Lord be with you. And with your spirit.

Lift up your hearts. We lift them up to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right and just.

PREFACE II OF THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD

It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,

always and everywhere to give you thanks, Lord, holy Father,

almighty and eternal God, through Christ our Lord.

For after his Resurrection he plainly appeared to all his disciples

and was taken up into their sight,

that he might make us sharers in his divinity.

Therefore, overcome with paschal joy,

every land, every people exults in your praise

and even the heavenly Powers, with the angelic hosts,

sing together the unending hymn of your glory, as they acclaim:

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts.

Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is he who comes in the Name of the Lord.

Hosanna in the highest.

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The Priest, with hands extended, says:

To you, therefore, most merciful Father,

we make humble prayer and petition through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord:

He joins his hands and says:

that you accept

He makes the Sign of the Cross once over the bread and chalice together, saying:

and bless + these gifts, these offerings,

these holy and unblemished sacrifices,

With hands extended, he continues:

which we offer you firstly for your holy catholic Church.

Be pleased to grant her peace,

to guard, unite and govern her throughout the whole world,

together with your servant Francis our Pope and Philip our Bishop,

and all those who, holding to the truth,

hand on the catholic and apostolic faith.

Commemoration of the Living

Remember, Lord, your servants N. and N.

The Priest joins his hands and prays briefly for those for whom he intends to pray.

Then, with hands extended, he continues:

and all gathered here, whose faith and devotion are known to you.

For them we offer you this sacrifice of praise

or they offer it for themselves and all who are dear to them:

for the redemption of their souls, in hope of health and well-being,

and paying their homage to you, the eternal God, living and true.

Within the Action

Celebrating the most sacred day

on which your Only Begotten Son, our Lord,

placed at the right hand of your glory

our weak human nature which he had united to himself,

and in communion with those whose memory we venerate,

especially the glorious ever-Virgin Mary,

Mother of our God and Lord, Jesus Christ,

and blessed Joseph, her Spouse

your blessed Apostles and Martyrs,

Peter and Paul, Andrew,

(James, John, Thomas, James, Philip,

Bartholomew, Matthew, Simon and Jude;

Linus, Cletus, Clement, Sixtus,

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Cornelius, Cyprian, Lawrence, Chrysogonus,

John and Paul, Cosmas and Damian) and all your Saints;

we ask that through their merits and prayers,

in all things we may be defended by your protecting help.

(Through Christ our Lord. Amen.)

With hands extended, the Priest continues:

Therefore, Lord, we pray: graciously accept this oblation of our service,

that of your whole family;

order our days in your peace,

and command that we be delivered from eternal damnation

and counted among the flock of those you have chosen.

He joins his hands.


Holding his hands extended over the offerings, he says:

Be pleased, O God, we pray, to bless, acknowledge,

and approve this offering in every respect;

make it spiritual and acceptable, so that it may become for us

the Body and Blood of your most beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ.

He joins his hands.

In the formulas that follow, the words of the Lord should be pronounced clearly

and distinctly, as the nature of these words requires.

On the day before he was to suffer

He takes the bread and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, continues:

he took bread in his holy and venerable hands,

He raises his eyes.

and with eyes raised to heaven to you, O God, his almighty Father,

giving you thanks, he said the blessing, broke the bread

and gave it to his disciples, saying:

He bows slightly.

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT,

FOR THIS IS MY BODY,

WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.

He shows the consecrated host to the people, places it again on the paten, and

genuflects in adoration.

After this, the Priest continues:

In a similar way, when supper was ended,

He takes the chalice and, holding it slightly raised above the altar, continues:

he took this precious chalice in his holy and venerable hands,

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and once more giving you thanks, he said the blessing

and gave the chalice to his disciples, saying:

He bows slightly.

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND DRINK FROM IT,

FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD,

THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL COVENANT,

WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR YOU AND FOR MANY

FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.

DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.

He shows the chalice to the people, places it on the corporal, and genuflects in

adoration.

Then the Priest, with hands extended, says:

Therefore, O Lord,

as we celebrate the memorial of the blessed Passion,

the Resurrection from the dead,

and the glorious Ascension into heaven of Christ, your Son, our Lord,

we, your servants and your holy people,

offer to your glorious majesty from the gifts that you have given us,

this pure victim, this holy victim, this spotless victim,

the holy Bread of eternal life and the Chalice of everlasting salvation.

Be pleased to look upon these offerings with a serene and kindly countenance,

and to accept them, as once you were pleased to accept

the gifts of your servant Abel the just,

the sacrifice of Abraham, our father in faith,

and the offering of your high priest Melchizedek,

a holy sacrifice, a spotless victim.

Bowing, with hands joined, he continues:

In humble prayer we ask you, almighty God:

command that these gifts be borne by the hands of your holy Angel

to your altar on high in the sight of your divine majesty,

so that all of us, who through this participation at the altar receive

the most holy Body and Blood of your Son,

He stands upright and signs himself with the Sign of the Cross, saying:

may be filled with every grace and heavenly blessing.

He joins his hands.


Commemoration of the Dead

With hands extended, the Priest says:

Remember also, Lord, your servants N. and N.,

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who have gone before us with the sign of faith and rest in the sleep of peace.

He joins his hands and prays briefly for those who have died and for whom he

intends to pray.

Then, with hands extended he continues:

Grant them, O Lord, we pray, and all who sleep in Christ,

a place of refreshment, light and peace.

He joins his hands.


He strikes his breast with his right hand, saying:

To us, also, your servants, who, though sinners,

And, with hands extended he continues:

hope in your abundant mercies,

graciously grant some share and fellowship

with your holy Apostles and Martyrs:

with John the Baptist, Stephen, Matthias, Barnabas,

(Ignatius, Alexander, Marcellinus, Peter,

Felicity, Perpetua, Agatha, Lucy,

Agnes, Cecilia, Anastasia) and all your Saints;

admit us, we beseech you, into their company,

not weighing our merits, but granting us your pardon,

He joins his hands.

through Christ our Lord.

And he continues:

Through whom you continue to make all these good things, O Lord;

you sanctify them, fill them with life, bless them, and bestow them upon us.

He takes the chalice and the paten with the host and, elevating both, he says:

Through him, and with him, and in him,

to you, O God, almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

is all honour and glory, for ever and ever.

R. Amen.

Then follows the Communion Rite.

At the Saviour’s command and formed by divine teaching, we dare to say:

Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name;

thy kingdom come,

thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

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and forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us;

and lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil,

graciously grant peace in our days,

that, by the help of your mercy,

we may be always free from sin

and safe from all distress,

as we await the blessed hope

and the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.

For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours

now and for ever.

Lord Jesus Christ,

who said to your Apostles:

Peace I leave you, my peace I give you;

look not on our sins, but on the faith of your Church,

and graciously grant her peace and unity

in accordance with your will.

Who live and reign for ever and ever.

R. Amen.

The peace of the Lord be with you always.

The priest takes the host, breaks it over the paten, and places a small piece

in the chalice, saying quietly:

May this mingling of the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ bring

eternal life to us who receive it.

Meanwhile the following is sung:

After the commingling, the Priest quietly says either the prayer Domine

Iesu Christe, Fili Dei vivi (Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God) or the

prayer Perceptio Corporis et Sanguinis tui (May the receiving of your Body

and Blood).

Then he genuflects, takes the host, and, if the minister is to receive

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Communion, turns to the minister and, holding the host a little above the

paten or the chalice, says the Ecce Agnus Dei (Behold the Lamb of God),

adding with the minister, Lord, I am not worthy. Then facing the altar, the

Priest partakes of the Body of Christ.

If, however, the minister does not receive Communion, the Priest, after

genuflecting, takes the host and, facing the altar, says quietly, Lord, I am not

worthy, etc., and the Corpus Christi custodiat me in vitam aeternam (May

the Body of Christ keep me safe for eternal life), and consumes the Body of

Christ. Then he takes the chalice and says quietly, Sanguis Christi custodiat

me in vitam aeternam (May the Blood of Christ keep me safe for eternal

life), and consumes the Blood of Christ.

COMMUNION ANTIPHON Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of

the age, alleluia. Mt 28:20

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Almighty ever-living God,

who allow those on earth to celebrate divine mysteries,

grant, we pray, that Christian hope may draw us onward

to where our nature is united with you.

Through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

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SECOND VESPERS

(LATIN)

Psalm 109

Donec ponam inimícos tuos, * scabéllum pedum tuórum.

Virgam virtútis tuæ emíttet Dóminus ex Sion: * domináre in médio inim-

icórum tuórum.

Tecum princípium in die virtútis tuæ in splendóribus sanctórum: * ex útero

ante lucíferum génui te.

Jurávit Dóminus, et non pœnitébit eum: * Tu es sacérdos in ætérnum

secúndum órdinem Melchísedech.

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Dóminus a dextris tuis, * confrégit in die iræ suæ reges.

Judicábit in natiónibus, implébit ruínas: * conquassábit cápita in terra mul-

tórum.

De torrénte in via bibet: * proptérea exaltábit caput.

Glória Patri, et Fílio, * et Spirítui Sancto.

Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum.

Amen.

Ant. Viri Galilǽi, quid aspícitis in cælum? Hic Jesus qui assúmptus

est a vobis in cælum, sic véniet, allelúja

Psalm 110

Magna ópera Dómini: * exquisíta in omnes voluntátes ejus.

Conféssio et magnificéntia opus ejus: * et justítia ejus manet in sǽculum

sǽculi.

Memóriam fecit mirabílium suórum,† miséricors et miserátor Dóminus: *

escam dedit timéntibus se.

Memor erit in sǽculum testaménti sui: * virtútem óperum suórum

annuntiábit pópulo suo:

Ut det illis hereditátem géntium: * ópera mánuum ejus véritas, et judícium.

Fidélia ómnia mandáta ejus: †confirmáta in sǽculum sǽculi, *

facta in veritáte et æquitáte.

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Redemptiónem misit pópulo suo: *

mandávit in ætérnum testaméntum suum.

(fit reverentia) Sanctum, et terríbile nomen ejus: * inítium sapiéntiæ timor

Dómini.

Intelléctus bonus ómnibus faciéntibus eum: * laudátio ejus manet in

sǽculum sǽculi.


Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen.

Ant. Cumque intueréntur in cælum eúntem illum, dixérunt,

allelúja.

Psalm 111

Potens in terra erit semen ejus: * generátio rectórum benedicétur.

Glória, et divítiæ in domo ejus: * et justítia ejus manet in sǽculum sǽculi.

Exórtum est in ténebris lumen rectis: * miséricors, et miserátor, et justus.

Jucúndus homo qui miserétur et cómmodat,† dispónet sermónes suos in

judício: * quia in ætérnum non commovébitur.

In memória ætérna erit justus: * ab auditióne mala non timébit.

Parátum cor ejus speráre in Dómino, † confirmátum est cor ejus: *

non commovébitur donec despíciat inimícos suos.

Dispérsit, dedit paupéribus: † justítia ejus manet in sǽculum sǽculi, * cornu

ejus exaltábitur in glória.

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Peccátor vidébit, et irascétur,† déntibus suis fremet et tabéscet: *

desidérium peccatórum períbit.



Ant. Elevátis mánibus, benedíxit eis, et ferebátur in cælum, allelúja

Psalm 112

Sit nomen Dómini benedíctum, * ex hoc nunc, et usque in sǽculum.

A solis ortu usque ad occásum, * laudábile nomen Dómini.

Excélsus super omnes gentes Dóminus, * et super cælos glória ejus.

Quis sicut Dóminus, Deus noster, qui in altis hábitat, * et humília réspicit in

cælo et in terra?

Súscitans a terra ínopem, * et de stércore érigens páuperem:

Ut cóllocet eum cum princípibus, * cum princípibus pópuli sui.

Qui habitáre facit stérilem in domo, * matrem filiórum lætántem.


Sicut erat in princípio, et nunc, et semper, * et in sǽcula sæculórum. Amen

Ant. Exaltate Regem regum, et hymnum dicite Deo, alleluia.

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Psalm 116

Quóniam confirmáta est super nos misericórdia ejus: * et véritas Dómini

manet in ætérnum.



Ant. Videntibus illis elevatus est, et nubes suscepit eum in coelo,

alleluia.

CAPITULUM ACT. 1:1-2

Primum quidem sermónem feci de ómnibus, o Theóphile, quæ cœpit Jesus

fácere et docére usque in diem, qua præcípiens Apóstolis per Spíritum

Sanctum, quos elégit, assúmptus est. Deo grátias

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Dómine, exáudi oratiónem meam.

Et clamor meus ad te véniat.

Orémus

Concéde, quǽsumus, omnípotens Deus: ut, qui hodiérna die Unigénitum

tuum, Redemptórem nostrum, ad cælos ascendísse crédimus; ipsi quoque

mente in cæléstibus habitémus. Per eúndem Dóminum nostrum Jesum

Christum Fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti,

Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. Amen

Dómine, exáudi oratiónem meam.

Et clamor meus ad te véniat.

Fidélium ánimæ per misericórdiam Dei requiéscant in pace.

Amen.

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