I. Vespers. THE COMMON OF MANY MARTYRS, &c. xxiii OFFERTORY. Psalm xx. Thou hast set on his head, O Lord, a crown of precious stones; he asked of thee life, and thou didst grant him it. Alleluia. Posuisti, Domine, in capite ejus coronam de lapide pretioso; vitam petiit a te, et tribuisti ei. Alleluia. SECRET. AY our devotion, O Lord, be acceptable in thy Msight and may his intercession, on whose festi val we pay it, make it available to our salvation. Thro'. COMMUNION. Let him, who serveth Qui mihi ministrat, me me, follow me; and where sequatur; et ubi ego sum, I am, there also shall my illic et minister meus erit. servant be. B POSTCOMMUNION. Refecti. EING fed by the participation of thy sacred gifts, we beseech thee, O Lord our God, that we may feel the efficacy thereof, by the intercession of blessed N. thy Martyr, whose feast we celebrate. Thro'. THE COMMON OF MANY MARTYRS. The PSALMS, as on Sundays, p. 69. Except the last which is: Laudate Dominum omnes, p. 90. H Anth. OW great torments have all the saints endured to come safe to the crown of martyrdom! Anth. The saints are arrived at their kingdom with palms; they have merited crowns of glory from the hand of God. Anth. The bodies of the saints are buried in peace; and their names shall live for ever. Anth. Ye Martyrs of the Lord, bless the Lord for ever. Anth. Choir of Martyrs bless the Lord in the heavens, Alleluia. HE souls TH Ant. Martyrum chorus, laudate Dominum de cœlis, Alleluia. LITTLE CHAPTER. Wisd. iii. of the righteous are in the hand of God, and the torments of death shall not touch them. They seemed in the eyes of fools to die; but they are in peace. HYMN. COMElebrethren, let the bleeding Choir With fights and crowns our song inspire, Our verse to sing the noblest kind Of victors is inclin'd. These champions of thy name, dear Lord, Were by the foolish world abhorr'd; But they esteem'd it desti tute Of flowers and of fruit. The hook in vain their Like slaughter'd sheep the A spotless mind, and fear- Give patience in the smart. What voice, what tongue the happiness Design'd for Martyrs can express? Crowns, that with brightest glory shine, SANCTORUM meritis Pangamus, socii, gestaque fortia: Gliscens fert animus promere cantibus Victorum genus opti mum. Hi sunt, quos fatue mundus Jesu, Rex bone cœlitum, nas truces Calcarunt hominum, sæva- His cessit lacerans fortiter Quæ tu Martyribus munera L omnes recti Ant. Istorum est enim regnum cælorum, qui contempserunt vitam mundi, & pervenerunt ad præmia regni, & laverunt stolas suas in sanguine agni. MASS. INTROIT. Psalm 1xxviii. 0 Lord, of those who are in fetters ascend to thee: render to our neighbours sevenfold in their bosom: avenge the blood of thy saints, which hath been spilt. Ps. O God, the Gentiles have entered thy inheritance, they have polluted thy holy temple; they have made Jerusalem a store-house for apples. V. Glory. W I conspectu tuo, Domine, gemitus compeditorum: redde vicinis nostris septuplum in sinu eorum: vindica sanguinem sanctorum tuorum, qui effusus est. Ps. Deus, venerunt Gentes in hæreditatem tuam: polluerunt templum sanctum tuum, posuerunt Jerusalem in pomorum custodiam. V. Gloria. COLLECT. Beatorum Martyrum. E beseech thee, O Lord, that the solemnity of thy blessed Martyrs and Bishops N. and N. may be a protection to us, and their venerable prayers recommend us to thy mercy. Thro'. VOL. II. C * T LESSON. Wisd. iii. 1, 8. HE souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and the torment of death shall not touch them. In the sight of the unwise they seemed to die: and their departure was taken for misery and their going away from us, for utter destruction. But they are now in peace. And tho' in the sight of men they suffered torments, their hope is full of immortality. Afflicted in a few things, in many shall they be rewarded, because God hath tried them, and found them worthy of himself. As gold in the furnace he tried them, and as a victim of a holocaust he hath accepted them, and in due time there shall be respect had to them. The righteous shall shine, and run to and fro like sparks among the reeds. They shall judge the nations, and rule over people, and their Lord shall reign for ever. GRADUAL. God is glorious in his saints, wonderful in his majesty, and performeth prodigies. V. Thy right hand, O Lord, hath gloriously displayed its strength: thy right hand hath defeated thy enemies. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. The bodies of the saints are buried in peace; and their names shall live for ever and ever. Alleluia. Exod. xv. Gloriosus Deus in sanctis suis, mirabilis in majestate, faciens prodigia. V. Dextera tua, Domine, glorificata est in virtute: dextera manus tua confregit inimicos. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. Corpora sanctorum in pace sepulta sunt; et nomina eorum vivent in generatione & generationem. Alleluia. GOSPEL. Luke xxi. 9, 19. T that time; Jesus said to his disciples: And when you shall hear of wars and seditions, be not terrified; these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet presently. Then he said to them; Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there shall be great earthquakes in divers places, and pestilences and famines, and terrors from heaven, and there shall be great signs. But before all these things they will lay their hands on you; and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues and into prisons, dragging you before kings and governors for my name's sake. And it shall happen unto you for a testimony. Lay it up therefore in your hearts. not to meditate before how you shall answer. For I will give you mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to resist or gain-say. And you shall be betrayed by your parents, and brethren, and kinsmen, and friends; and some of you they will put to death. And you shall be hated by all men for my name's sake; but a hair of your head shall not perish. In your patience you shall possess your souls. OFFERTORY. • God is wonderful in his saints: he is the God of Israel; he will give power and strength to his people; blessed be God. Alleluia. Psalm 1xv. Mirabilis Deus in sanctis suis: Deus Israel; ipse dabit virtutem & fortitudinem plebi suæ : benedictus Deus Alleluia. SECRET. ATTEND, O Lord, to our earnest prayers, which we put up in memory of thy saints: and since we trust not in our own righteousness, may we be helped by the merits of those, who were well pleasing to thee. Thro'. COMMUNION. Wisd. iii. Though they suffered torments in the sight of men, God only tried them : like gold in a furnace he proved them, and like an holocaust he accepted them. B Etsi coram hominibus tormenta passi sunt, Deus, tentavit eos; tanquam aurum in fornace probavit eos, & quasi holocausta accepit eos. POSTCOMMUNION. Quæsumus Domine. EING filled with thy saving mysteries, we beseech thee, O Lord, that we may be helped by their in tercession, whose festival we celebrate. Thro'. II. VESPERS. The PSALMS as on SUNDAYS, p. 69. Except the last, which is Credidi, p. 90. HESE Anth.T are the Ant. I STI sunt sancti, qui saints, who gave up their bodies for the covenant of God, and washed their garments in the blood of the lamb, Anth. The saints by their faith conquered kingdoms, pro testamento Dei sua corpora tradiderunt, & in sanguine agni laverunt stolas suas. Ant. Sancti per fidem vicerunt regna, operati sunt |