THE SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY SUNDAY On Sundays, when the Hour of Terce from the Monastic Of fice has bean concluded, Mass is preceeded by a Procession which begins with the blessing of See Abbey’ Church and the people with Holy Water while the following Antiphon is sung The Asperges Antiphon (used on Sunday only, for the Blessing with Holy Water) ‘tinea shalt sprinkle me, Q Lord, with hyssop, and I shall be made clean; ‘Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow. Ps. Have mercy on me, © God, according to Thy great mercy. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle me, © Lord, with hyssop, and I shall be made clean; ‘Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow. Py. “And according to the multitude of Thy compassions blot out my transgression. ‘Thou shalt sprinkle me, © Lord, with hyssop, and I shall be made clean; ‘Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow. 'W. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, % and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen. *Phou shalt wash me, and I shall be made whiter than snow. YW. © Lord, shew Thy mercy upon us. And grant us Thy salvation. ~ Vet Us pray. Graciously hear us, O Lord, Holy Father Almighty, Everlasting God; and vouchsafe to send Thine Holy Angel from Heaven. to guard, cherish, protect, visit, and defend, all those who are’assembled in this holy fabitation. Through Christ Our Lord. B/. Amen. The Processional Responsory (used on Sunday only, by the Clergy, for the "Procession from the Quire into the Church): (ar'Gs ‘bless the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost; let us praise Him, and exalt Him above all for evermore. Biess-ed art Thou, O Lord, in the firmament of Heaven, and Worthy ed, and Glorifi-ed for evermore. to be Prai The Bidding of the Bedes (from the Sacramentary of Leofric, Bishop of Exeter) to be chanted by the Celebrant at the steps in front of the Rood Screen. ‘y. "Tet us pray the mercy of the Lord, dearly beloved brethren, for oot brothers and sisters from the East and from the West, that each of them might also pray for us in diverse places. Through Christ Our Lord. HY. Amen. p for Met us pray also for unity in the Church, for the sick, for the disabled, for captives, for penitents, for labourers, for them that have set sail Casa ee; that travel over land, for almsgivers, for the souls of the departed. and for them that are not partaking of Communion, that the Lord grant them to do worthy penance. Through Christ Our Lord. Fj. Amen. Spe et us pray the mercy of the Lord also for the souls of our belovéd ones passtd away, N., and N., that the Lord vouchsafe to bestow upon thera 2 peaceful rest, and translate them unto a place of repose and refreshment by the Prrncession of His Saints, Through Jesus Christ Our Lord. Fy. Amen ‘YW. We offer Thee, Lord Jesus ‘Christ, this prayer from the rising of the Sun unvo the setting thereof, from the right hand side unto the left; to the honelr Sug ‘Glory of the Divine and Human Natures of Christ; to the honour of the and al Iierarchies, of Michael and Gabriel the Archangels; to the honour, and Slory of the Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles, and Martyrs; for all virgins, faithful, eet penitents, for all that are married; for them that are not exceeding good. for ane Pthat are not exceeding evils for all deserving our prayer and supplication. ‘Through the Same Christ Our Lord. Bf. Amen.2 The Processional Antiphon (used on Sunday only, by the Clergy, to complete the Procession back from the Church into the Quire): Queen of the heavens, we hail thee. Hail thee, Lady of all the Angels. ‘Thou the dawn, the door of morning, Whence the world’s True Light is Rise Joy to thee, O Virgin glorious, Beautiful beyond all others Hail, and farewell, O most gracious, Intercede for us alway to Jesus. ‘But on Sundays that fall within the Octave of the Nativity of the God-Bearer, (i.e., from Sept. &/2i to Sept. 15/28), the following Antiphon is to be used in place of the above I went down into my garden, to see the fruits of the valley, and to see if the vines kad Tlower-ed, and the pom’granates were in blossom. Return thee, return thee, O Shulamite; return thee, return thee, that we may look upon thee. The Processional Conclusion (used on Sunday only, to conclude the Procession) ‘After Child-Bearing, O Virgin, thou didst remain inviolate. Intercede for us, O Bearer of God. Let us pray. We beseech Thee, O Lord, to pardon the offences of ‘Thy servants; that we, who of our own selves are not able to please Thee, may be saved through the intercession of the Mother of Thy Son, Our Lord and God. Through the Same Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. BJ. Amen. The Of fice (Introit). 4% Righteous art Thou, O Lord, and true is Thy judgment; deal with Thy servant according unto Thy merciful kindness. Ps. Bless-ed are those that are undefil-ed in the way; and walk in the law of the Lord. On Sundays, there is repeated: Righteous art Thou, O Lord, and true is Thy judgment; deal with Thy servant according unto Thy merciful kindness. The Of fice on all days is concluded in the following manner W. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, * and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen. Righteous art Thou, © Lord, and true is Thy judgment; deal with Thy servant according unto Thy merciful kindness. The Kyrie should be sung next by the Choir, while the Clergy say the following prayers. But if there is no Choir, these prayers may be joined in by al! present. Celebrant: And lead us not into temptation. All: But deliver us from evil. Celebrant © give thanks unto the Lord, for He is Gracious. All: Because His mercy endureth for ever. Celebrant: 1 confess to God, to blesstd Mary, to Holy Father Benedict, to all the Saints, and to you that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word, and deed, by my fault; I pray Holy Mary. Holy Father Benedict, alt the Saints, and you, to pray for me. All: May Almighty God have mercy upon thee, and forgive thee all thy sins, deliver thee from all evil, preserve and strengthen thee in goodness, and bring thee to everlasting life. Celebrant: Amen. . All: 1 confess to God, to blesséd Mary, to Holy Father Benedict, to all the Saints, and to thee, Father, that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word, and deed, by my fault; I pray Holy Mary, Holy Father Benedict, all the Saints, and thee, Father, to pray for me.3 Celebrant: May Almighty God have mercy upon you, and forgive you all your sins, deliver you from all evil, preserve and strengthen you in goodness, and bring you to everiasting life. All: | Amen. Celebrant: May the Almighty and Merciful God grant unto you absolution and remission of all your sins, time for true repentance and amendment of life, and the grace and consolation of the Holy Ghost. All: ‘Amen. Celebrant: _ Our help Is in the Name of the Lord. All: Who hath made Heaven and Earth. Celebrant: Blesstd be the Name of the Lord. All> From this time forth, now, and for evermore. Celebrant: Let us pray. (Here the Clergy approach the Altar while the Celebrant prays:) Take away from us, we beseech Thee, O Lord, all our iniquities, that’ we may be found fit to enter into the Holy of Holies with pure minds. Through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the Unity of the Holy Ghost, through all the ages of ages. Amen. In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, # and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. The Kyrie The Kyrie is sung without verses, as follows, while incense is of fered to God at the Altar: Cantor: Kyrie eleison. (which means: Lord, have mercy.) All Kyrie eleison. Cantor: Kyrie eleison. All Christe eleison. (which means: Christ, have mercy.) Cantor: Christe eleison All Christe eleison. Cantor: Kyrie eleison. All Kyrie eleison All: Kyrie eleison. The Gloria (which is sung only on Sunday) The Celebrant: Glory be to God in the Highest, All’ And in Earth Peace, good-will towards men. We praise Thee. We bless Thee. We worship Thee.” We glorify Thee. We give thanks to Thee for ‘Thy great Glory. O Lord God, Heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the Only-Begotten Son, Jesus Christ. O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, Thou That takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou That takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. Thou That sittest at the Right Hand of the Father, have mercy upon us. For Thou Only art Holy. Thou Only art the Lord. Thou Only art Most High, O Jesus Christ, with the Holy Ghost, in the Glory of % God the Father. Amen. The Collects: ‘The Lord be with you. RY. And with thy spirit. Let us pray. Lord, we pray Thee that Thy grace may always prevent and follow us, and make us continually to be given to good works. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages. BJ. Amen. Let us pray. (Here are added any special Collects of commemoration. Then are added the following Collects.) On Sunday only, the following Collect of the Holy Trinity is to be added. Almighty and Everlasting God, Who hast given unto us Thy servants grace, by the confession of the True Faith, to acknowledge the glory of the Eternal Trinity, and in the power of Thy Majesty to worship the Unity, we beseech Thee that Thou wouldest keep us steadfast in This Faith, and evermore defend us from all adversities.4 On Weekdays, the following Collect of the Holy Cross replaces the Collect above: © God, Who hast willed to sanctify the banner of the Life-Giving Cross by the Precious Blood of’ Thine Only-Begotten Son, Jesus Christ, Our Lord, grant, we beseech Thee, that they who rejoice in the honour of the Same Holy Cross, may also everywhere rejoice in Thy protection. ‘On either Sunday or Weekdays, the Collects continue. Grant, we beseech Thee, O Lord God, that we Thy servants may enjoy continual health of mind and body; and through the glorious intercession of the blesséd ever-Virgin Mary, may be delivered from present sorrow, and may have the fruition of everlasting joy. Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that the intercession of Mary, the Holy God-Bearer, and of all the holy and heavenly powers, and of the blesséd Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles, Evangelists, martyrs, confessors, and virgins, and especially ‘Saints NN. (here is mentioned the Saints of both the Western and Eastern Calendars whose Feast falls on this day), and all Thy Saints may everywhere make us glad; so that while we commemorate their memory, we may be conscious of their assistance. (The following Collect for the Church need not be added, but is added only if the Celebrant wish, or if the number of Collects otherwise would not be an odd number:) Mercifully receive, © Lord, the prayers of Thy Church; that being delivered from all adversities and errors, It may serve Thee in perfect liberty. (Here may be added up to three more Collects, as the Celebrant wishes, so that the total number of Collects is an odd number not exceeding seven. The Collects are then concluded as follows:) Through (the Same) Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, ‘YW. Through all the ages of ages. BY. Amen. The Epistle (except from Wednesday to Friday, which are given below). ‘A Reading from the Epistle of blesstd Paul the Apostle, to the Ephesians: Brethren: I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. ‘There is One Body, and One Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your callings ‘One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism, One God and Father of all, Who is above ail, and through all, and in you all. (Epk. 4: 1-6) Bf. Thanks be to God. The Gradual. Bless-ed are the people Whose God is the Lord; and bless-ed are the folk that He had chosen unto Him to be His inheritance. By the Word of the Lord were the heavens made; and alll the hosts of thom by the Breath of His Mouth. Bless-ed are the people Whose God is the Lord; and bles: that He had chosen unto Him to be His inheritance. are the folk The Alleluya: Alleluya. Alleluya. ‘My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready; I will sing, and give praise fo Thee, O My Glory. Alleluya, . The Lord be with you. B/. And with thy spirit. ‘The Holy Gospel according to Luke. The “e (except from Wednesday to Friday, which are given below). RY. Glory be to Thee, O Lord.5 At that time: It came to pass, as Jesus went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees to et bread on the Sabbath day, that they watched Him. And, behold, there was a certain man before Him which had the dropsy. ‘And Jesus answering spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, Saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day?” And they held their peace. And He tock him, and healed him, and let him 205 And answered them, saying, “Which of you shal! have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the Sabbath day?” ‘And they could not answer Him again to these things. And He put forth a Parable to those which were bidden, when He marked how they chose out the chief rooms; saying unto them: “When thou art bidden of any man fo a wedding, sit not down in the highest room; lest a more honourable man than thou be bidden of hirn; “And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, ‘Give this man piace;’ and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room. “But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, ‘Friend, go up higher;’ then shalt thou haye worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee. “For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth self shall be exalted.” (Luke 14: 1-11) BJ. Praise be to Thee, O Christ. The Creed (which is sung only on Sunday). The Celebrant: I believe in One God, All: The Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth, and of all things visible and invisible; And in One Lord Jesus Christ, the Only-Begotten Son of God; Begotten of His Father before all worlds; God of God, Light of Light, Very God of Very God; Begotten, not made, Being of One Substance with the Father; By Whom all thing were made; Who, for us men and for our salvation, came down from Heaven; And was Incarnate by the Holy Ghost of the Virgin Mary; ‘And was Made Man; And was Crucifid also for us under Pontius Pilate. He sufferéd and was Buriéd; And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures; And-ascended into Heaven; And sitteth on the Right Hand of the Father. And He shall come again with Glory to judge both the quick and the dead; Whose Kingdom shall have no end. And I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord, the Giver of life; Who proceedeth from the Father; Who, with the Father and the Son is Worshippéd and Glorifiéd, Who spake by the Prophets. And I believe One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins. And I look for the Resurrection of the dead, And the life of the world % to come. Amen. (Here a Sermon may be given.) The Of fertory. . The Lord be with you. B/. And with thy spirit. Let us pray. i, Daniel, pray-ed unto the Lord My God, saying: “Hear Thou, O Lord, the prayer of Thy servant, and cause Thy Countenance to shine upon the Place of Thy Sanctuary; and, behold, O God, this Thy people, who are call-ed of old by Thy Holy Name.” ‘And whiles I was yet speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel. “and, behold, O God, Name.” ‘YW. Yet heard I a voice, saying unto me: “O Daniel, understand thou the words that I speak unto thee, for unto thee am I now sent.” But, le, Michael came to help me. “And, behold, O God, this Thy people, who are call-ed of old by Thy Holy Name.” While the Celebrant says some Offertory prayers quietly, a Hymn from ancient sources is now sung, most usually the Hymn: “Come, Holy Ghost.” which is given in the Mass book. is Thy people, who are call-ed of old by Thy Holy6 At the end of the Hymn, the people may join the Clergy in reciting the response to the Epiclesis prayer, as follows: ¢ Celebrant: Brothers and’ sisters, pray for me, that my and your sacrifice may be alike acceptable unto the Lord Our God. ‘All: May the grace of the Holy Ghost illuminate thy heart and thy lips, that the Lord may deign to accept this sacrifice of praise at thy hands, for our sins and offences. The Secrets (to be said quietly by the Celebrant) Let us pray. Cleanse us, O Lord, we beseech Thee, by the effectual working of This Present Sacrifice; and by Thy mercy make us to be partakers thereof, Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, ‘Through ail the ages of ages. BY. Amen. YY. Let us pray. (Here are ‘added any special Secrets of commemoration. Then are added the following Secrets:) On Sunday only, the following Secret of the Holy Trinity is to be added: Sanctify, we beseech Thee, O Lord God, Holy Trinity, through the invocation of Thy Holy Name, the offering of This Oblation; and through It perfect us ourselves to be an eternal gift unto Thee. On Weekdays, the following Secret of the Holy. Cross replaces the Collect above: ‘We beseech Thee, O Lord, that This Sacrifice may purify us from all sin, Which, having been offered upon the Altar of the Cross, did bear the offences even of the whole world. On either Sunday or Weekdays, the Secrets continue By Thy mercy, O Lord, and by the intercession of the ever-Virgin Mary, may This Oblation avail to our everlasting and present prosperity and peace. Graciously receive, O Lord, the gifts which we offer; and through the intercession of Mary, the blesstd, and glorious, and ever-Virgin God-Bearer, together with alf Thy Saints, defend us from every danger. (The following Secret for the Church should be added only if the Celebrant added the Collect for the Church among the Collects beforehand.) Protect us, O Lord, we beseech Thee, as we wait upon Thy Mysteries; that adhering to Things Divine we may serve Thee both in body and soul. (Here may be added up to three more Secrets, corresponding to the Collects the Celebrant added beforehand, so that the total number of Secrets is an odd number not exceeding seven. The Secrets are then concluded as follows:) ‘Through (the Same) Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, YW. Through all the ages of ages. Amen. The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit. Lift up your hearts. RY. We lift them up unto the Lord. Y. Let us give thanks unto Our Lord God. RY. It is meet and right so to do. The Preface. Tt is very mect and just, right and available for our salvation, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks unto Thee, O Lord, Holy Father, Almighty and Everlasting God. And unceasingly to beg Thee: that we, who abide with Thee as Our Creator, may be set on the straight path by Thee Directing us; nor may we be left to our senses, but, ever led back to the path of Thy Truth, may we strive to practice these things which Thou dost command; that we can attain the gifts which Thou hast promiséd. Through Christ Our Lord. Through Whom Angels praise Thy Majesty, Dominions adore, Powers tremble. The Heavens, and the heavenly Virtues, and the blessed Seraphim unite in one glad voice in extolling Thee. Together with whom, we pray Thee, that Thou wouldest command that our voices should have entrance, humbly confessing Thee, and sayin;