blessed Agnes, thy V. and Martyr, loosen the bonds of our sins.

Thro'.

COMM. The five wise virgins, &c. p. 503.

P. COMM. Refecti-Being refreshed, O Lord," with this heavenly meat and drink, we humbly beseech thee that we may be aided by her prayers, on whose festival we have received these sacred mysteries. Thro'.

XXII. SS. VINCENT and ANASTASIUS, MM. All as in the VII. Mass, Intret, p. 478, except COLLECT. Adesto.-Hear, O Lord, our earnest prayers, that we, who are sensible of the guilt of our crimes, may be delivered therefrom by the prayers of thy blessed. Martyrs Vincent and Anasta. gius. Thro'.

SECRET. We bring, as in the VIII. Mass, Sapientiam, p. 482. P. COMM. Quæsumus.-We beseech thee, O Almighty God, that by the intercession of thy blessed Martyrs Vincent and Anastasius, the heavenly food we have received may defend us from all adversity. Thro'.

XXIII. St. RAYMOND of PENNAFORT, C. s. d. All as in the XIII. Mass, Os justi, p. 491, except COLLECT. Deus, qui beatum.- O God, who didst make blessed Raymond an excellent minister of the sacrament of penance, and didst miraculously conduct him thro' the waves of the sea; grant, by his intercession, that we may bring forth worthy fruits of penance, and be enabled to arrive at the port of eternal salvation. Thro'.

Commem. of St. Emerentiana, by the Collect, InIdulgentiam, with its Secret and P. Comm. as in the XVII. Mass, Me expectaverunt, p. 499.

XXIV. St. TIMOTHY, Bp. and C. sd. All as in the I. Mass, Statuit, p. 464, except EPISTLE. 1 Tim. vi. 11. 16. · Dear Brother: Follow after justice, godliness, faith, charity, patience, meekness. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art called, and hast confessed a good confession before many witnesses. I charge thee before God, who quickeneth all things, and before Christ Jesus, who gave testimony. under Pontius Pilate, a good confession : that thou keep the commandment without spot, blameless, unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ which in his times he shall shew, who is the Blessed, and only Mighty, the King of kings, and Lord of lords: who only hath immortality, and inhabiteth light inaccessible, whom no man hath seen nor can see: to whom be' honour and empire everlasting. Amen..

XXV. CONVERSION of St. PAUL.
INTROIT.

trusted, and am

1 Tim. i.—I know whom I have sure that he is a just judge, and able to keep what I have deposited in his hands against that day. Ps. Lord thou hast tried me, and hast known me: thou hast known my sitting down, and my up-rising. V. Glory:

COLLECT. Deus qui. O God, who, by the preaching of blessed Paul thy Apostle, didst instruct the whole world: grant, we beseech thee, that we, who this day honour his conversion, may, by his example, learn to come to thee. Thro'.

Of St. PETER, Deus, qui beato. As on the Feast of his Chair at Rome, the 18th of January, p. 540.

LESSON. Acts ix. 1. 22.-In those days: Saul breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high-priest, and asked of him letters to Damascus, to the synagogues, that if he found any men and women of

this way, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. And as he went on his journey, it came to pass that he drew nigh to Damascus: and suddenly a light from heaven shined round about him. And falling on the ground he heard a voice saying to him: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? Who said: Who art thou, Lord? And he said: I am Jesus of Nazareth, whom thou persecutest. It is hard for thee to kick against the goad. And he trembling and astonished, said: Lord, what wilt thou have me to do? And the Lord said to him: Arise, and go into the city, and there it shall be told thee what thou must do. Now the men who went in company with him stood amazed, hearing indeed a voice, but seeing no man. And Saul arose from the ground, and when his eyes were opened, Ife saw nothing. But they leading him by the hand, brought him to Damascus. And he was there three days without sight, and he did neither eat nor drink. Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias: and the Lord said to him in a vision : Ananias. And he said: Behold I am here, Lord. And the Lord said to him: Arise, and go into the street that is called Strait, and seek in the house of Judas, one named Saul of Tarsus. For behold he prayeth. (And he saw a man named Ananias, coming in and putting his hands upon him, that he might recover his sight.) But Ananias answered: Lord, I have heard by many of this man, how much evil he hath done to thy saints in Jerusalem: and here he hath authority from the chief priests to bind all that invoke thy name. And the Lord said to him: Go thy way, for this man is to me a vessel of election, to carry my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel. For I will shew him how great things he must suffer for my name's sake. And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and laying his hands upon him, he said:

Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus hath sent me, he that appeared to thee in the way as thou camest; that thou mayest receive thy sight, and be filled with the Holy Ghost. And immediately there fell from 7 his eyes as it were scales, and he received his sight: and rising up he was baptized. And when he had taken meat, he was strengthened. And he was with the disciples that were at Damascus for some days. And immediately he preached Jesus in the synagogues, that he is the Son of God. And allthat heard him were astonished, and said: Is not this he who persecuted in Jerusalem those who called upon this name: and came hither for that intent that he might carry them bound to the chief priests? But Saul increased much more in strength, and confounded the Jews who dwelt in Damascus, affirming that this is the Christ.

GRAD. Gal. ii.-He that assisted Peter in the apostleship among the Jews, assisted me also among the Gentiles and they have known the grace of God that was given me. V. The grace of God was not fruitless in me: but his grace always abideth in me. Alleluia, Alleluia. V. The great St. Paul was a chosen vessel, and truly worthy of honour : who also deserves to be seated on a twelfth throne. Alleluia.

After Septuagesima, instead of the Alleluias and V. is said the following

TRACT. Thou, O holy Paul, the Apostle, art a chosen vessel: thou art truly worthy of glory. V. Thou wast the preacher of truth and the. doctor of the Gentiles in the faith and in the truth." V. By thee all nations he known the grace of God V. Intercede for us to God who chose thee. Matt. xix. as in the Mass, Os

Gospel,

justi, for Abbots, p. 495:

OFFERT. Ps. xxxviii.-To me, O God, thy

friends are exceeding honourable: exceeding mighty. is their power.

SECRET: Sanctify, &c. as p. 542. Of St. PETER, May the intercession, &c. ib.

COMM. Verily I say to you that you who have forsaken all things and followed me, shall receive an hundred fold, and obtain eternal life.

P. COMM. Sanctificati. Of St. PETER, May, &c. as p. 542.

XXVI. St. POLYCARP, Bp. and M. s. d. All as in the II. Mass, Sacerdotes, p. 466. except EPISTLE. 1 Juhn iii. 10. 16.—Most dearty beg loved Whosoever is not just, is not of God, nor he that loveth not his brother. For this is the declaration, which you have heard from the beginning, that you should love one another. Not as Cain, who was of the wicked one, and killed his brother. And wherefore did he kill him? Because his own works were wicked and his brother's just, Wonder not, brethren, if the world hate you. We know that we have passed from death to life, be cause we love the brethren. He that loveth not abideth in death. Whosoever hateth his brother, is a murderer. And you know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in himself. In this we have known the charity of God, because he hath laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

Gospel, Matt. x. and P. COMM. Refecti as in the IV. Mass, Lætabitur, p. 471.

XXVIII. St. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, Bp. C. D. All as in the XII. Mass, In medio, p. 489. except COLLECT. Ecclesiam.-Mày thy heavenly grace, we beseech thee, O Lord, enlarge the Church which thou hast been pleased to enlighten by the