COLLECT. Deus, misericordiarum.-O God, the Father of mercies: grant, by the merits and intercession of blessed Jerome, whom thou wast pleased to make a helper and father to poor orphans, that we may faithfully preserve the spirit of adoption, by which we are called, and are in reality thy children. Thro'.

Commem. of St. MARGARET, by the Collect, &c. of Mass XVII. p. 496.

LESSON. Isaiah, lviii. 7. 11.-Deal thy bread to the hungry, and bring the needy and the harbourless into thy house: when thou shalt see one naked, cover him, and despise not thy own flesh. Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thy health shall speedily arise, and thy justice shall go before thy face, and the glory of the Lord shall gather thee up. Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall hear: thou shalt cry, and he shall say: Here I am. If thou wilt take away the chain out of the midst of thee, and cease to stretch out the finger, and to speak that which is good for nothing. When thou shalt pour out thy soul to the hungry, and shalt satisfy the afflicted soul, then shall thy light rise up in darkness, and thy darkness shall be as the noon-day. And the Lord will give thee rest continually, and will fill thy soul with brightness, and deliver thy bones, and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a fountain of water, whose waters shall not fail.

GRAD. Prov. v.-Let thy fountains be conveyed abroad, and in the streets divide thy waters. V. Acceptable is the man who sheweth mercy and lendeth: he shall order his words with judgment, because he shall not be moved for ever. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. He hath distributed, he hath given to the poor: his justice remaineth for ever. Alleluia.

GOSPEL. Matt. xix. 13. 22.-At that time: Some little children were presented to him, that_he

should impose hands upon them and pray. And the disciples rebuked them. But Jesus said to them: Suffer the little children, and forbid them not to come to me: for the kingdom of heaven is for such. And when he had imposed hands upon them, he departed from thence. And behold one came and said to him: Good master, what good shall I do that I may have life everlasting? Who said to him: Why askest thou me concerning good? One is good, God. But if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. He said to him: Which? And Jesus said: Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt Rot commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother: and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. The young man saith to him: All these things have I kept from my youth, what is yet wanting to me? Jesus saith to him: If thou wilt be perfect, go, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, low me.

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OFFERT. Tob. xii.-When thou didst pray with tears, and didst bury the dead, and didst leave thy dinner, and hide the dead by day in thy house, and bury them by night, I offered thy prayer to the Lord.

SECRET.-Most merciful God, who destroying the old man, didst vouchsafe to form a new one in blessed Jerome: grant, by his merits, that we also, putting on the new man, may offer thee this sacrifice of propitiation as a most sweet odour. Thro'.

COMM.-Pure and spotless religion before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress and to keep one's self undefiled in this world.

P. COMM. Angelorum.-Being refreshed with the bread of angels, we humbly beseech thee, O Lord, that we who rejoice on the solemnity of

blessed Jerome, thy Confessor, may also follow his example, and thereby obtain an ample reward in heaven. Thro'.

XXI. St. HENRY, Emperor.

All as in Mass XIII. Os justi, p. 488, except COLLECT. Deus, qui.-O God, who didst this day remove blessed Henry thy confessor from his earthly throne to an eternal kingdom: we humbly beseech thee, that as by the assistance of thy grace, he was proof against all the temptations of the world: so we may follow his example in withstanding all the flatteries of this world, and serve thee with clean hearts. Thro'

XXII. St. MARY MAGDALEN.

INTROIT. Me expectaverunt, as in p. 496. COLLECT. Beata Maria.-Grant, O Lord, we may be assisted by the prayers of blessed Mary Magdalen at whose request thou wast pleased to raise Lazarus from the dead, after he had been four days in the grave. Who liveth.

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LESSON. Cunt. iii. 2. 5. viii. 6, 7.-I will rise and will go about the city: in the streets and the broad ways, I will seek him whom my soul loveth: I sought him, and I found him not. The watchmen who keep the city found me. Have you seen him whom my soul loveth? When I had a little passed by them, I found him whom my soul loveth; I held him, and I will not let him go, till I bring him into my mother's house, and into the chamber of her that bore me. I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes and harts of the fields, that you stir not up, nor wake my beloved till she please. (Chap. viii.) Put me as a seal upon thy heart, as a seal upon thy arm: for love is strong as death:

jealously, is hard as hell, the lamps therefore are lamps of fire and flames. Many waters cannot quench charity, neither can the floods drown it: if a man should give all the substance of his house for love, he shall despise it as nothing.

GRAD. Ps. xliv.-Thou hast loved justice and hated iniquity. V. Therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Grace is poured abroad in thy lips; therefore hath God blessed thee for ever. Alleluia.

GOSPEL. Luke vii, as in p. 221.

OFFERT.-The daughters of kings honour thee: the queen was on thy right hand in a robe of gold, with a variety of other ornaments.

SECRET. We beseech thee, O Lord, that the glorious merits of blessed Mary Magdalen may render our offerings acceptable to thee: since thy only begotten Son graciously received the service which she did him. Who liveth.

COMM. Ps. cxviii. I have, &c. as in p. 497.

P. COMM. Sumpta.--Grant, we beseech thee, O Lord, that we who have received thy precious body and blood, the only sovereign remedy, may, by by the intercession of the blessed Mary Magdalen, be delivered from all evils. Who liveth.

XXIII. St. APOLINARIS, bp. m.

All as in Mass II. p. 464, except

COLLECT. Dens, fidelium.-O God, the re warder of thy faithful servants, who hast consecrated this day by the martyrdom of blessed Apolinaris, thy Bishop: grant we may obtain entire pardon for all our offences, by his prayers, whose memory we ce lebrate on this present festival. Thro Jede yst: Lea Commem. of St. LIBORIUS, by the Collect, Secret and P. Comm. of Mass X. * p 482,

EPISTLE. 1 Peter v. 1. 11.-Dearly beloved; The ancients that are among you, I beseech who am myself also an ancient and a witness of the suf ferings of Christ, as also a partaker of that glory which is to be revealed in time to come. Feed the flock of God, which is among you, taking care of it not by constraint, but willingly according to God: and not for filthy lucre's sake, but voluntarily: neither as lording it over the clergy, but being made a pattern of the flock from the heart. And when the Prince of pastors shall appear, you shall receive a never-fading crown of glory. In like manner ye young men be subject to the ancients. And do ye all insinuate humility one to another, for God resisteth the proud, but to the humble he giveth grace. Be you humbled therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in the time of visitation: casting all your care upon him, for he hath care of you. Be sober and watch: because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion goeth about, seeking whom he may devour: whom resist ye strong in faith; knowing that the same affliction befals your brethren who are in the world. But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto eternal glory in Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a little, will himself perfect you, and confirm you, and establish you. To him be glory and empire for ever and ever. Amen.

GRAD. Ps. lxxxviii, to Alleluia, as in p. 462. V. The Lord hath sworn, and he will not repent: Thou art a priest for ever according to the order of Melchisedech. Alleluia.

GOSPEL. Luke xxii. 24. 30.-At that time: There arose a strife among the disciples, which of them should seem to be greater. And Jesus said to them: The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them: and they that have power over them, are called beneficent. But you not so: but he that is the greater