ON SUNDAYS, AFTER HIGH MASS, THE FOLLOWING V., R., AND PRAYER, ARE SUNG FOR THE QUEEN. P. Domine, sal- P. O Lord, save vam fac Reginam, N. our Queen. nostram N. nos in die qua in- Oremus. R. And hear us in the day when we shall call upon thee. Glory, &c. Let us pray. QUESUMUS, WE beseech thee, omnipotens Deus, ut famula tua N. Regina nostra, quæ tuâ miseratione suscepit regni gubernacula, virtutum etiam omnium per cipiat incrementum; quibus decenter O almighty God, that thy servant N.our Queen, who through thy mercy hath undertaken the government of these realms, may also receive an increase of all virtues, ornata, wherewith being adorned she may vitiorum monstra devitare, (hostes avoid the enor Let us pray. WE give thee thanks, almighty and gracious Father, that thou hast permitted us this day to offer our homage to thy divine Majesty, and especially that thou hast allowed us to be present at the most holy sacrifice of the body and blood of thy beloved Son. If we have been wanting in attention and devotion, pardon us, we * In time of war. / beseech thee, in pity to our weakness. For the sake of him, whose sufferings and death we have commemorated, grant the petitions which we have made in his name, and send down upon us thy blessing, which may remain with us for ever, through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. In Lent and Advent, the Miserere, (to be found at page 216,) is said, with the following prayer: GOD, who by sin art offended, and by penance pacified, mercifully regard the prayers of thy people, who make supplication to thee, and turn away the scourges of thine anger, which we deserve for our sins. Spare, O Lord, spare thy people, that having been justly punished for our sins, we may find comfort in thy mercy. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, &c. Prayer for Advent. RAISE up our hearts, O Lord, we beseech thee, to prepare the ways of thine only Son; that, by his coming, being reconciled to thee, we may serve thee in holiness all the days of our lives; who livest, &c. Conclude with this Prayer. ACCEPT, O most gracious God, this our service; whatever, by thy grace, we may have performed with diligence, in thy clemency regard; and what we have done with negligence, mercifully pardon, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. May the blessing of Almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, descend upon us now, and remain with us for Amen. ever. Litany of the Holy Mass. To prepare ourselves to assist worthily at Mass, let us raise up our minds to the dignity and efficacy of this great sacrifice of the New Law, and direct our intention to the Four great ends for which it was instituted. LORD, have mercy on have, &c. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. us. Lord, Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. O God the Father, Creator of the world, O God the Son, Redeemer of man- God the Holy Ghost, perfecter of O adorable Trinity, in three persons, Have mercy on us. Jesus, who for our sakes didst become obedient unto death, even the death of the cross, Phil. ii. 8. Jesus, who ascending to thy Father, S wouldst not leave us orphans, but wouldst still continue with us under the sacramental veils, John, xiv. 18. Jesus, the Tree of Life, of which whosoever eateth, shall live for ever, Gen. iii. 22. Jesus, the Paschal Lamb, by whose blood we are saved from the sword of the destroying angel, Exod. xii, 13. Jesus, the bread from heaven, con |