(fff) Verse and Response. (ggg) Antiphon. of the Magnif. The same as (t). Creator alme siderum, &c. (being Dec. 18.) (hhh) Collect. Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness. Let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation. SUNDAY 1. Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God: and behold, thou shalt conceive, and shalt bear a son. Hallelujah. SUNDAY 2. Art Thou He that should come? or look we for another? Tell John the things which ye see. The blind receive their sight, the dead are raised, to the poor the Gospel is preached. Hallelujah. SUNDAY 3. Blessed art thou, O Mary, which believedst in the Lord: there shall be a performance in thee of those things which were said to thee of the Lord. SUNDAY 4. O Lord, and Ruler of the House of Israel, who appearedst unto Moses in the flame of a burning bush, and gavest to him the Law in Sinai, come to redeem us with a stretched out arm. The same as (x). § 9. SERVICE FOR WEEK DAYS IN ADVENT. (a) Invitatory. (the same as MATINS. O Lord, open, &c. Glory be, &c. 1st and 2d week. O come, let us worship: the Lord our king approaching. 3d and 4th week. O come, let us worship: the Lord is close at hand. Verbum supernum prodiens, &c. the respective Sundays.) (b) Hymn. (all four Monday. Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday. Friday. Saturday. Antiphon. way: even the that fight and highly waiteth still Commit thy The Lord, O praise: Be merciful: Sing unto 64 78 94 107 that doest for ever- Thy salva wonders. more. tion. most I will give great thanks: Response 1. Cherish the Word, O Mary the Virgin, which is conveyed to thee from the Lord by the angel; thou shalt conceive in thy womb and bring forth God and man ; that thou mayest be called blessed among all women. Yea, thou shalt bring forth a son, yet abide a virgin; thou shalt be with child and be a mother, yet know not a man. That thou mayest be blessed among all women. Benediction 2.-2. Lesson 2. Isaiah i. 19-23. Response 2. Let the heavens rejoice and let the earth be glad, let the hills be joyful together before the Lord, for He shall come and shall have pity on the poor. In His time shall the righteous flourish, yea and abundance of peace. And He shall have pity on the poor. Benediction 3.-3. Lesson 3. Isaiah i. 24-28. Response 3. Strangers shall not pass through Jerusalem any more, for in that day the mountains shall drop down new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, saith the Lord. God shall come from Lebanon, and the Holy One from the woody mountain. For in that day the mountains, &c. (End of Matins.) 2 These lessons will illustrate the complaint in the preface of our Prayer Book, that "when any book of the Bible was begun," in the Breviary, "after 3 or 4 chapters were read out, all the rest were unread." No chapter is finished. 1st Tuesday. 1st Wednesday. Benediction 1.-4. Lesson 1. Isaiah ii. 1-3. Response 1. Ye mountains of Israel, spread forth your branches, and bud into flower, and bear fruit; it is full time that the day of the Lord come. Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness; let the earth open and bring forth salvation. It is full time that the day of the Lord come. Benediction 2.-5. Lesson 2. Isaiah ii. 4-6. Response 2. Let the mountains break forth with joy, and the hills with righteousness, for the Lord, the light of the world, is come with power. Out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. For the Lord, the light, &c. Benediction 3.-6. Lesson 3. Isaiah ii. 7--9. Response 3. Behold, I come, the Lord your God, from I will look upon you, and make you to increase; ye shall be multiplied, and I will establish My covenant with you. To visit you in peace. Benediction 1.-7 † 1. Lesson 1. Isaiah iii. 1-4. (End of Matins.) Response 1. Christ our King shall come, whom John announced as the Lamb that was to come. Kings shall keep peace before Him, and the Gentiles shall supplicate Him. Whom John announced as the Lamb that was to come. Response 2. Ezekiel prophesied long before, I saw a gate that was shut; behold, the everlasting God went forth from it for the salvation of the world: and again it was shut, figuring the Virgin, who after the birth remained a virgin. 1 Where the number of this Benediction is marked with a †, it runs thus: May He bless us who liveth and reigneth world without end. Amen." (As Response 9 of Sunday.) The gate which thou sawest, the Lord alone shall pass through it. Response 3. Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise up unto David a righteous branch, and a king shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth; and this is His name whereby He shall be called, The Lord our Righteousness. In His days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely. (As Response 2 of Sunday.) Response 1. Cherish the Word, &c. Benediction 2.-2. Lesson 2. Isaiah v. 1-4. Response 2. I saw in the night visions, and behold, one like unto the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven; and there was given Him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom: that all people, nations, and languages should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and His kingdom that which shall not be destroyed. That all people, &c. Benediction 3.-3. Lesson 3. Isaiah v. 5-7. (As Response 3 Response 3. The angel Gabriel was sent to Mary, a virgin of Sunday.) espoused to Joseph, announcing to her the Word, and the virgin was troubled at the light: Fear not, Mary, thou hast found favour with the Lord: behold, thou shalt con ceive and bring forth a Son, and He shall be called the Son of the Highest. The Lord God shall give unto Him the throne of His father David, and He shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever. Behold thou shalt conceive, &c. (End of Matins.) |