improve, the day of grace whilst it shines on us; looking for the glorious appearing of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; to whom with Thee, O Father, and Thee O Eternal Spirit, Three Persons in ONE GOD, be ascribed all honour and glory world without end. Amen. The following COLLECTS may be added to Morning and Evening Family Prayers, on the principal Holy Seasons, which the Episcopal Church commemorates in her yearly service. CHRISTMAS DAY. MORNING. O God who hast so loved the world, as to give THINE ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, that whosoever believeth in Him, should not perish, but have everlasting life; help us this day with true humility, and . with heartfelt gratitude and love and praise, to meditate upon the great mystery of godliness, GOD MANIFEST FLESH. IN THE With thy holy prophet we would rejoice that "unto us a CHILD is born, unto us a son is given, whose name is called Wonderful, Counsellor, the mighty God, the everlasting Father,the Prince of peace." With the choir of angels, we would tune our harps to the praise of redeeming mercy, and sing, "Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will towards men." O Lord, bless us this day with all spiritual blessings in Christ Jesus. Make us joyful in Thy house of prayer. Whilst we contemplate the wondrous mystery of the incarnation and nativity of Christ Jesus our Lord, may we remember all the blessed ends for which He left the glory that He had with the Father before the world was, and became a man of sorrows and aequainted with grief. Give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness and put upon us the armour of light, now in the time of this mortal life, in which Thy Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility, that in the last day when He shall come again in His glorious Majesty to judge both the quick and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal through Him who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost now and ever. Amen. CHRISTMAS DAY. EVENING. O LORD Jesus Christ, that which we believe of the glory of the Father, and of the Holy Ghost, the same do we believe of Thy glory without any difference or inequality. We adore Thee, as God over all, blessed for ever; who for us men and for our salvation didst come down from heaven and wast incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and wast made man. O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us, for we are vile earth and miserable sinners. In Thee are centered all our hopes of pardon and grace, of consolation and joy. We bless Thee, that the mystery which hath been hid from ages, hath been revealed unto us, and that this day we have again heard the glad tidings that "unto us was born, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. O Lord, give unto us the increase of faith, hope and charity. Enable us, not only to confess Thee before men as our LORD and our GoD, but also to feel our need of Thee as the alone cause of our acceptance at the throne of grace. And O may we receive out of Thy fulness grace for grace, be conformed to Thy image, and be prepared for the enjoyment of Thy glory. Saviour of the world, Thou art the light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of Thy people Israel, arise and shine upon the world which is lying in darkness,-add to Thy church daily such as shall be saved and hasten the time when all flesh shall see the salvation of our God. Now unto Him that is able to keep us from falling and to present us faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, to the only wise GOD OUR SAVIOUR, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen. ASH WEDNESDAY, Or during the Season of Lent. MORNING OR EVENING. O THOU infinitely holy Lord God, who canst not look upon iniquity without abhorrence, enter not, we beseech Thee, into judgment with Thy servants, who are vile earth and miserable sinners; but oh! turn Thine anger from us, who would now acknowledge, and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness, which we from time to time most grievously have committed by |