FEASTS

S. Michael and all Angels

(All.) THE

HE chariots of GOD are twenty thousand, even thousands of Angels, and the LORD is among them, as in the holy plain of Sinai.

Are they not all ministering spirits?

R Sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation.

Let us pray.

EVERLASTING GOD, Who hast ordained and constituted the services of Angels and men in a wonderful order; Mercifully grant, that as Thy holy Angels alway do Thee service in heaven, so by Thy appointment they may succour and defend us on earth; through JESUS CHRIST Our LORD. Amen.

The Blessed Virgin

(All) LORD is

ND the Angel said unto her, Hail, thou that art

art thou among women.

He hath put down the mighty from their seat, R And hath exalted the humble and meek.

Let us pray.

COLLECT FOR THE DAY.

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Apostles

OW ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the Saints, and of the household of GOD, and are built upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets.

These are they which follow the LAMB Ry Whithersoever He goeth.

Let us pray.

COLLECT FOR THE DAY.

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Evangelists

ND He gave some apostles, and some prophets, and some evangelists, and some pastors and

teachers, for the perfecting of the saints.

Verily, their sound went out into all the earth, R And their words unto the ends of the world.

Let us pray.

COLLECT FOR THE DAY.

Martyrs

LOOKED, and behold! a great multitude, which no man could number, stood before the LAMB, clothed with white robes.

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Who are these arrayed in white?

R These are they that came out of great tribulation.

Let us pray.

COLLECT FOR THE DAY.

Uigils

(All.) A praises unto GOD.

ND at midnight Paul and Silas prayed and sang

Golden vials, full of odours, Ry Are the prayers of the Saints.

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Let us pray.

ALMIGHTY GOD, Who hast knit together Thine elect in one communion and fellowship, in the mystical body of Thy SON CHRIST our LORD; Grant us grace so to follow Thy blessed Saints in all virtuous and godly living, that we may come to those unspeakable joys, which Thou hast prepared for them that unfeignedly love Thee; through JESUS CHRIST Our LORD. Amen.

MEMORIALS FOR THE DAY

Sunday

ON WHICH DAY GOD MADE THE LIGHT; OUR BLESSED LORD ROSE FROM THE DEAD; AND THE HOLY GHOST WAS GIVEN.

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THOU, Whose Word was heard from out the darkness, "Let there be light," and there was light; Grant, we humbly beseech Thee, that the light of the glorious Gospel of JESUS CHRIST, Who is the Word, may shine unto us, for His Merit's sake. Amen.

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LESSED LORD, Who, as on this day, didst burst Death's fetters, that Thou nightest become the first-fruits of them that sleep in Thee; bid that the stone, which shuts us within the sepulchre of our sins, be rolled away, that we may come forth in the power of Thy Resurrection life, for Thine Own sake. Amen.

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HOLY SPIRIT of our GOD, Who, upon the first day of the week, didst descend on the assembled Apostles, filling them with the fulness of Thy miraculous grace; infuse in us, we pray Thee, the sevenfold gifts of Thy most sweet Comfort, for His sake Who hath given Thee to be our Comforter, JESUS CHRIST, our LORD. Amen.

Monday

ON WHICH DAY GOD CREATED THE HEAVENS; AND OUR BLESSED LORD DROVE THE MONEY-CHANGERS FROM THE TEMPLE.

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LORD GOD, Almighty and Merciful, Who, on the second day, didst create the firmament in the midst of the waters, to divide the waters from the waters; grant us so to see the Bow of Thy mercy in the Heavens, that it be not hid from us in that Day when Heaven and Earth shall pass away through JESUS CHRIST, our LORD.

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Amen.

LORD JESUS CHRIST, Who didst drive forth the

O profaners of Thy Temple, saying unto them, "My

House shall be called a House of Prayer;" make us so to venerate the Place where Thine Honour dwelleth, that in deepest humility, and most reverent fear, we may ever approach the sacred precincts of Thy Most Holy Place; Who liveth and reigneth with the FATHER, and the HOLY GHOST, world without end. Amen.

Tuesday

ON WHICH DAY THE WATERS OF THE SEA WERE GATHERED TOGETHER, AND DRY LAND APPEARED; AND THE LORD CURSED THE BARREN FIG-TREE.

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LORD GOD, Who, on the third day, didst gather together the waters under Heaven into one place, that the dry land might appear; cause Thine East wind to blow on