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Antiphons on the Magnificat The Great "O" Antiphons December 16 O Sapientia December 17 O Adonai December 18 O Radix Jesse December 19 O Clavis David December 20 O Oriens December 21 O Rex gentium December 22 O Emmanuel December 23 O Virgo virginum On the Feast of the Holy Innocents On the Feast of the Holy Name On the Feast of the Epiphany On the Feast of the Presentation On Ash Wednesday On the Feast of St. Joseph On the Feast of the Annunciation On Palm Sunday On Maundy Thursday On Good Friday On Easter Day On Ascension Day On the Day of Pentecost On Trinity Sunday On the Feast of Corpus Christi On the Feast of the Visitation On the Feast of St. John the Baptist On the Feast of St. Mary Magdalene On the Feast of the Transfiguration On Holy Cross Day On the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels On the Feast of All Saints (also suitable for Common of Saints) Common of Apostles and Evangelists Common of Martyrs |
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The following two Eucharistic prayers are included for the convenience of those parishes where they are used. The Gregorian CanonThe following translation of the Gregorian Canon (the Eucharistic prayer of the Western Church before the Reformation) is that of Salisbury Cathedral, made by Miles Coverdale. The people remain standing. The Celebrant, whether bishop or priest, faces them and sings or says The Lord be with you. Then, facing the Altar, the Celebrant proceeds 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. Here a Proper Preface is sung or said on all Sundays, and on other occasions as appointed. Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name, evermore praising thee, and saying, Celebrant and People Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts:
The people kneel. Then the Celebrant continues Therefore, most gracious Father, through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, we humbly beseech thee, and we desire, that thou accept, and bless, these gifts, these presents, these holy and unspotted sacrifices, which, first of all, we offer unto thee for thy holy Catholic Church: that thou vouchsafe to pacify, keep, unite and govern it throughout the whole world: with thy servant N. our chief Bishop, and N. our own Bishop, and all true believers, and such as have the Catholic and Apostolic faith in due estimation. Remember, Lord, thy servants and handmaids, N. and N., and all who stand here round about, whose faith and devotion unto thee is known and manifest: for whom we offer unto thee, or who themselves do offer unto thee, this sacrifice of praise (for them and theirs, for the redemption of their souls, for the hope of their salvation and health) and render their vows unto thee, the eternal, living, and true God: In communion with and in worshipful remembrance of the glorious and Ever-Virgin Mary, the Mother of our God and Lord Jesus Christ: Here is sometimes mode mention of the day itself, as indicated below |
This Eucharistic Prayer is part of what is typically called the Sarum Rite, Another translation (which includes many rubrics omitted here), along with the original Latin, may be found elsewhere on this site. |
| On the Nativity of the Lord, and thereafter to the Octave Day inclusive: In communion with and in honor of this most holy day [night], whereon Blessed Mary, with maidenhood inviolate, brought forth the Savior to this world: and in worshipful remembrance of the same glorious and Ever-Virgin Mary, Mother of the same our God and Lord Jesus Christ: and also of thy blessed Apostles... On the day of the Epiphany, and through the whole Octave: In communion with and in honor of this most holy day, whereon thy only-begotten Son, co-eternal with thee in thy glory, manifestly appeared in the true substance of our flesh: and in worshipful remembrance of the glorious and Ever-Virgin Mary, Mother of the same our God and Lord Jesus Christ: and also of thy blessed Apostles ... From the Vigil of Easter to Saturday before Low Sunday inclusive: In communion with and in honor of this most holy day [night] whereon Jesus Christ our Lord did rise again in his own flesh: and in worshipful remembrance of the glorious and Ever-Virgin Mary, Mother of the Same our God and Lord Jesus Christ: and also of thy blessed Apostles ... On the Day of the Ascension and through the whole Octave: In communion with and in honor of this most holy day whereon our Lord thy only-begotten Son, set on high at the right hand of thy glory our frail human nature in union with himself: and in worshipful remembrance of the glorious and Ever-Virgin Mary, Mother of the same our God and Lord Jesus Christ: and also of thy blessed Apostles... On the Vigil of Pentecost to the following Saturday inclusive: In communion with and in honor of this most holy day of Pentecost whereon the Holy Ghost appeared to the Apostles in countless tongues of fire: and in worshipful remembrance of the glorious and Ever-Virgin Mary, Mother of our God and Lord Jesus Christ: and also of thy blessed Apostles... |
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and also of thy blessed Apostles and Martyrs, Peter, 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; by whose merits and prayers grant thou that in all things we may be defended with the help of thy protection. Through the same Christ our Lord Amen. Therefore, Lord, we beseech thee, that thou wilt graciously receive this oblation of our bounden service, and of all thy household: |
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On the Vigil of Easter and of Pentecost. and thereafter through the following Saturday inclusive. here is inserted: and we offer it to thee on behalf also of those whom thou hast been pleased to regenerate by water and the Holy Ghost, granting unto them remission of all their sins: |
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Which oblation, we beseech thee, O Almighty God, in all things to make blessed, appointed, ratified, reasonable and acceptable, that unto us it may be the Body and Blood of thy most dearly beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Who the next day afore he suffered, took bread into his holy and reverent hands, and his eyes being lifted into heaven unto thee, God almighty his Father, rendering thanks unto thee, he blessed, he brake, and gave unto his disciples, saying: Take and eat this, ye all. For this is my body. Likewise after they had supped, he taking this excellent Cup into his holy and reverent hands, rendering thanks also unto thee, blessed, and gave unto his disciples, saying, Take and drink of this, ye all. For this is the cup of my blood of the new and everlasting testament: the mystery of faith: which for you and for many shall be shed to the remission of sins. As oft as ye do these things, ye shall do them in remembrance of me. Wherefore, O Lord, we also, thy servants, and thy holy people, being mindful as well of the blessed passion and resurrection, as of the glorious ascension of the same Christ thy Son, our Lord God, do offer unto thy excellent Majesty of thy own rewards and gifts, a pure host, a holy host, an undefiled host, the holy bread of eternal life, and the cup of eternal salvation. Vouchsafe thou also, with a merciful and pleasant countenance, to have respect hereunto: and to accept the same, as thou didst vouchsafe to accept the gifts of thy righteous servant Abel, and the sacrifice of our Patriarch Abraham, and the holy sacrifice, the undefiled host, that the high priest Melchisedek did offer unto thee. We humbly beseech thee, O Almighty God, command thou these to be brought by the hand of thy holy Angel unto thy high Altar in the presence of thy Divine Majesty, that as many of us as of this partaking of the Altar shall receive thy Son's holy Body and Blood may be replenished with all heavenly Remember, Lord, also the souls of thy servants and handmaidens, N. and N. which are gone before us with the mark of faith, and rest in the sleep of peace. We beseech thee, O Lord, that unto them, and unto all such as rest in Christ, thou wilt grant a place of refreshing, of light, and of peace. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen. Unto us sinners also, thy servants, hoping of the multitude of thy mercies, vouchsafe to give some portion and fellowship with thy holy Apostles and Martyrs; with John, Stephen, Matthias, Barnabas, Ignatius, Alexander, Marcellinus, Peter, Felicitas, Perpetua, Agatha, Lucia, Agnes, Cecilia, Anastasia, and with all thy Saints: within whose fellowship we beseech thee to admit us, not weighing our merits, but pardoning our offenses. Through Christ our Lord. By whom, O Lord, all these good things thou dost ever create, thou sanctifiest, thou quickenest, thou blessest, and givest unto us. Through him, and with him, and in him, is unto thee, God the Father Almighty, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, all honor and glory. World without end. Amen. Let us pray: Commanded by saving precepts, and taught by divine example, we are bold to say: Continue with the Lord's Prayer, page 263.
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The Eucharistic Canon of 1549The following is an adaptation of the Eucharistic prayer of the First English Book of Common Prayer of Edward VI, compiled by Thomas Cranmer. The Celebrant, whether bishop or priest, faces them and sings or says The Lord be with you. Then, facing the Altar, the Celebrant proceeds 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. Here a Proper Preface is sung or said on all Sundays, and on other occasions as appointed. Therefore with Angels and Archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy glorious Name, evermore praising thee, and saying, Celebrant and People Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts:
Let us pray for the whole state of Christ's Church. Almighty and everliving God, who by thy holy Apostle hast taught us to make prayers and supplications and to give thanks for all men: we humbly beseech thee most mercifully to receive these our prayers, which we offer unto thy divine Majesty, beseeching thee to inspire continually the universal Church with the spirit of truth, unity and concord: And grant that all they that do confess thy holy Name, may agree in the truth of thy holy Word, and live in unity and godly love. Specially we beseech thee to save and defend this our country; and grant to [the President of the United States, and] all [others] in civil authority, wisdom and strength to know and to do thy will. We beseech thee also, so to direct and dispose the hearts of all Christian Rulers, that they may truly and indifferently minister justice, to the punishment of wickedness and vice, and to the maintenance of God's true religion and virtue. Give grace, O heavenly Father, [to N., our chief Bishop, to N., our own Bishop, and) to all bishops, priests, and deacons, that they may, both by their life and doctrine, set forth thy true and lively word, and rightly and duly administer thy holy Sacraments: And to all thy people give thy heavenly grace, that with meek heart and due reverence they may hear and receive thy holy Word, truly serving thee in holiness and righteousness all the days of their life. And we most humbly beseech thee of thy goodness, O Lord, to comfort and succor all them who in this transitory life are in trouble, sorrow, need, sickness, or any other adversity. And especially we commend unto thy merciful goodness [N., and N., and] this congregation which is here assembled in thy Name, to celebrate the Commemoration of the most glorious death of thy Son. And here we do give unto thee most high praise and hearty thanks for the wonderful grace and virtue declared in all thy Saints from the beginning of the world: And chiefly in the glorious and most blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord and God, and in the holy Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles and Martyrs whose examples, O Lord, and steadfastness in thy faith, and keeping thy holy commandments, grant us to follow. We commend unto thy mercy, O Lord, all other thy servants, which are departed hence from us, with the sign of faith, and now do rest in the sleep of peace. Grant unto them, we beseech thee, thy mercy, and everlasting peace, and that, at the day of the general resurrection, we and all thy servants which be of the mystical body of thy Son, may altogether be set on his right hand, and hear that his most joyful voice: Come unto me, O ye that be blessed of my Father, and possess the kingdom, which is prepared for you from the beginning of the world. Grant this, O Father, for Jesus Christ's sake, our only Mediator and Advocate. Amen. Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of thy tender mercy didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ to suffer death upon the cross for our redemption, who made there, by his one oblation of himself, once offered, a full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice, oblation, and satisfaction, for the sins of the whole world, and did institute, and in his holy Gospel command us to celebrate a Perpetual Memory of that his precious death, until his coming again: Hear us, O merciful Father, we beseech thee: and with thy Holy Spirit and Word vouchsafe, to bless and sanctify these thy gifts, and creatures of Bread and Wine, that they may be unto us the Body and Blood of thy most dearly beloved Son Jesus Christ: At the following words concerning the bread, the Celebrant is to hold it, or lay a hand upon it: and at the words concerning the cup, to hold or place a hand upon the cup and any other vessel containing wine to be consecrated. Who in the same night that he was betrayed, took Bread, and when he had blessed and given thanks, he brake it, and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take, eat, this is my Body which is given for you, do this in remembrance of me. Likewise after supper, he took the Cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying: Drink ye all of this, for this is my Blood of the New Testament, which is shed for you and for many, for the remission of sins; do this as oft as you shall drink it, in remembrance of me. Wherefore, O Lord and heavenly Father, according to the Institution of thy dearly beloved Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, we thy humble servants do celebrate and make here before thy divine Majesty, with these thy holy gifts, the Memorial which thy Son hath willed us to make, having in remembrance his blessed Passion, mighty Resurrection and glorious Ascension, rendering unto thee most hearty thanks, for the innumerable benefits procured unto us by the same: Entirely desiring thy fatherly goodness, mercifully to accept this our Sacrifice of Praise and Thanksgiving: most humbly beseeching thee to grant, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ, and through faith in his Blood, we and all thy whole Church, may obtain remission of our sins, and all other benefits of his Passion. And here we offer and present unto thee, O Lord, ourselves, our souls and bodies, to be a
reasonable, holy, and living sacrifice unto thee: humbly beseeching thee, that whosoever shall be
partakers of this Holy Communion, may worthily receive the most precious Body and Blood of
thy Son Jesus Christ, and be And although we be unworthy, through our manifold sins, to offer unto thee any sacrifice: Yet we beseech thee to accept this our bounden duty and service, and command these our prayers and supplications, by the ministry of thy holy Angels, to be brought up into thy holy tabernacle before the sight of thy divine Majesty; not weighing our merits, but pardoning our offenses. Through Christ our Lord. By whom, and with whom, in the unity of the Holy Ghost: all honor and glory, be unto thee, O Father almighty, world without end. Amen. Let us pray: As our Savior Christ hath commanded and taught us, we are bold to say, Continue with the Lord's Prayer, page 263. |
The complete 1549 service of Holy Communion may be found elsewhere on this site. |
Quicunque Vult commonly called The Creed of Saint Athanasius The following creed, which is thought to have been written by the disciples of Saint Athanasius of Alexandria, is a response to the Fourth Century heresy of Arianism (the denial of the full divinity of Jesus). It seeks to give a fuller expression of the relation among the three Persons of the Blessed Trinity; its use, therefore, is especially appropriate on Trinity Sunday. Furthermore, it is necessary to everlasting salvation that he also believe rightly the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ. If desired, the Gloria Patri may be said here.
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The Solemn Reception of a BishopThis rite emphasizes the role of the Bishop as a chief Pastor of the Church. He leads the people in humble reverence before the Crucified Savior (the kissing of the crucifix); he reminds them of their baptism (the aspersion with blessed water); and he holds before them our common vocation to holiness (the blessing of incense and of the people). The emphasis in this rite is on the Bishop as a good shepherd in the following of the Good Shepherd, who leads his flock to the place where they should go. The Bishop may be met at the entrance to the Church where he kneels down to pray. He may be presented with a crucifix, holy water, and incense in the customary manner. A procession is then made toward the altar. The choir sings the canticle, Benedictus Dominus Deus, page 46, with the following antiphon. Antiphon Sacerdos et Pontifex O priest and bishop, thou worker of all virtues, good shepherd of thy people, pray for us unto the Lord. (Alleluia.) The following may also be sung, if desired. Responsory Ecce Sacerdos magnus Behold, a great High Priest, who in his days was pleasing unto
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Stations of the CrossThe practice of pilgrims to the Holy Land following the Way of Sorrows from the house of Pilate to the Holy Sepulchre was the origin of this devotion, which became widespread in the later Middle Ages, although it was not completely formalized until the eighteenth century. This is a popular and appropriate devotion during Lent and Holy Week. Eight of the stations are based directly upon events recorded in the Gospels. The remaining six (stations III, IV, VI, VII, IX, and XIII) are based upon inferences from the Gospels or upon pious legend, and may be omitted if desired.
Lord, 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. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen. V. God forbid that I should glory: Let us pray. Almighty God, we beseech thee graciously to behold this thy family, for which our Lord Jesus Christ was contented to be betrayed, and given up into the bands of wicked men, and to suffer death upon the cross; who now liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost ever, one God, world without end. Amen. Stanzas of the hymn, Stabat Mater, may be sung before each station. At the Cross her station keeping For her soul of joy bereaved, I. Jesus is Condemned to Death V. We adore thee, O Christ, and we bless thee, And straightaway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate. And they all condemned him to be guilty of death. When Pilate therefore beard that saying, he brought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment seat in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, Gabbatha. Then delivered he him unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus and led him away. V. God spared not his own Son: Let us pray. Grant, we beseech thee, Almighty God, that we, who for our evil deeds do worthily deserve to be punished, by the comfort of thy grace may mercifully be relieved; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Who, on Christ’s dear mother gazing, II. Jesus Takes up His Cross V. We adore thee, O Christ, and we bless thee, And he bearing his cross went forth into a place called the place of a skull, which is called in the Hebrew Golgotha. Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered. He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth. Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing. V. The Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all: Let us pray. Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified; Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and peace; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Who, on Christ’s dear mother thinking III. Jesus Falls the First Time V. We adore thee, O Christ, and we bless thee, Christ Jesus, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: but made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name. O come, let us worship and fall down, and kneel before the Lord our Maker, for he is the Lord our God. V. Surely he hath home our griefs: Let us pray. O God, who knowest us to be set in the midst of so many and great dangers, that by reason of the frailty of our nature we cannot always stand upright; grant to us such strength and protection, as may support us in all dangers, and carry us through all temptations; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. For his people’s sins chastised, IV. Jesus Meets His Mother V. We adore thee, O Christ, and we bless thee, What shall I testify unto thee? What shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I compare to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? For thy ruin is deep as the sea: who can heal thee? Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. The Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended. V. A sword shall pierce through thine own soul also: Let us pray. We beseech thee, O Lord, pour thy grace into our hearts; that, as we have known the incarnation of thy Son Jesus Christ by the message of an angel, so by his cross and passion we may be brought unto the glory of his resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Saw him then from judgment taken, V. The Cross is Laid upon Simon of Cyrene V. We adore thee, O Christ, and we bless thee, And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus. If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me. Take my yoke upon you and learn of me; for my yoke is easy, and my burden light. V. Whosoever doth not bear his cross and come after me: Let us pray. O God, whose blessed Son did overcome death for our salvation: Mercifully grant that we who have his glorious passion in remembrance may take up our cross daily and follow him; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Jesus, may her deep devotion VI. A Woman Wipes the Face of Jesus V. We adore thee, O Christ, and we bless thee, He hath no form or comeliness; and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him: he was despised, and we esteemed him not. His visage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men. He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. V. Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts: Let us pray. O God, who before the passion of thine only begotten Son didst reveal his glory upon the holy mount: Grant unto us thy servants, that in faith beholding the light of his countenance, we may be strengthened to bear the cross, and be changed into his likeness from glory to glory: through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. That my heart fresh ardor gaining, VII. Jesus Falls the Second Time V. We adore thee, O Christ, and we bless thee, Surely he hath borne our griefs and carried our sorrows. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned everyone to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: for the transgression of his people was he stricken. V. But as for me, I am a worm and no man: Let us pray. Almighty and everlasting God, who, of thy tender love towards mankind, hast sent thy Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, to take upon him our flesh and to suffer death upon the cross, that all mankind should follow the example of his great humility; Mercifully grant that we may both follow the example of his patience, and also be made partakers of his resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. True repentance, Jesus, win me: As thou bought’st, through tribulation, VIII. Jesus Meets the Women of Jerusalem V. We adore thee, O Christ, and we bless thee, And there followed him a great company of people, and of women which also bewailed and lamented him. But Jesus turning unto them said, “Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children.” V. They that sow in tears: Let us pray. Almighty and everlasting God, who hatest nothing that thou hast made, and dost forgive the sins of all those who are penitent: Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of thee, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Let me mourn, O Lord, beside thee IX. Jesus Falls the Third Time V. We adore thee, O Christ, and we bless thee, O my people, what have I done unto thee, or wherein have I wearied thee? Testify against me. Because I brought thee forth from the land of Egypt, thou hast prepared a Cross for thy Savior. Because I led thee through the desert forty years, and fed thee with manna, and brought thee into a land exceeding good, thou hast prepared a Cross for thy Savior. What more could I have done unto thee that I have not done? V. He was led as a sheep to the slaughter: Let us pray. Keep, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy Church with thy perpetual mercy; and, because the frailty of man without thee cannot but fall, keep us ever by thy help from all things hurtful and lead us to all things profitable to our salvation; through Christ our Lord. Amen. Take beneath the cross my station. X. Jesus is Stripped of His Garments V. We adore thee, O Christ, and we bless thee, And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, place of a skull, they gave him vinegar to drink mingled with gall: and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink. And they parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, “They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.” V. They gave me gall to eat: Let us pray. O Lord God, whose blessed Son, our Savior, gave his back to the smiters and bid not his face from shame: Grant us grace to take joyfully the sufferings of the present time, in full assurance of the glory that shall be revealed; through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Jesus, great beyond all other, XI. Jesus is Nailed to the Cross V. We adore thee, O Christ, and we bless thee, And when they were come to the place which is called Calvary, there they crucified him. And with him they crucified two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left. And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, “And he was numbered with the transgressors.” O my people, what have I done unto thee? I did raise thee on high with great power: and thou hast hanged me upon the gibbet of the Cross. V. I, if I be lifted up: Let us pray. O God, who by the passion of thy blessed Son hast made the instrument of shameful death to be unto us the means of life and peace: Grant us so to glory in the Cross of Christ, that we may gladly suffer shame and loss; for the sake of the same thy Son our Lord. Amen. Let my soul, thy death declaring, XII. Jesus Dies on the Cross V. We adore thee, O Christ, and we bless thee, When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, “Woman, behold thy son!” Then saith he to the disciple, “Behold thy mother!” When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, “It is finished.” And when he had cried with a loud voice, he said, “Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.” And he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost. All kneel. Then may be said the Our Father and the Hail Mary silently, after which all rise. V. Christ for our sake became obedient unto death: Let us pray. O God, who for our redemption didst give thine only-begotten Son to the death of the Cross, and by his glorious resurrection hast delivered us from the power of our enemy; Grant us so to die daily from sin, that we may evermore live with him in the joy of his resurrection; through the same thy Son Christ our Lord. Amen. Let thy stripes and scourging smite me; XIII. The Body of Jesus is Placed in the Arms of His Mother V. We adore thee, O Christ, and we bless thee, All ye that pass by, behold, and see if there be any sorrow like unto my sorrow. Mine eyes do fail with tears, my soul is troubled; my heart is poured out in grief because of the downfall of my people. Call me not Naomi (which is Pleasant), call me Mara (which is Bitter); for the Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. V. Her tears are on her cheeks: Let us pray. Grant, we beseech thee, merciful Lord, to thy faithful people pardon and peace, that they may be cleansed from all their sins, and serve thee with a quiet mind; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. O how sad and sore distressed XIV. Jesus is Laid in the Tomb V. We adore thee, O Christ, and we bless thee, When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus’ disciple; be went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. And when Joseph bad taken the body, be wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed. V. Thou shalt not leave my soul in hell: Let us pray. Grant, O Lord, that as we are baptized into the death of thy blessed Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, so by continual mortifying our corrupt affection we may be buried with him; and that through the grave, and gate of death, we may pass to our joyful resurrection; for his merits, who died, and was buried, and rose again for us, the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Deep the woe of her affliction, Here may be said the Apostles’ Creed, page 49. V. O Savior of the world, who by thy Cross and precious Blood hast redeemed us Let us pray. Almighty Father, who hast given thine only Son to die for our sins, and to rise again for our justification; Grant us so to put away the leaven of malice and wickedness, that we may always serve thee in pureness of living and truth; through the merits of the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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