be likewise made in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. R. Amen. Then he mingles this oil with the water and mixes the water in the whole font. He proceeds to the baptism in the usual way, if there are candidates. Then on the return of the Priest and assistants to the altar, the Litany is sung by two cantors, and the choir answers, as below: LOR THE LITANY ORD, have mercy upon us. O Christ, graciously hear us. O God, the Father of heaven, O God, the Holy Ghost, Holy Mary, Holy Virgin of virgins, St. Michael, St. Raphael, All ye holy Angels and archangels, All ye holy orders of blessed spirits, St. John Baptist, St. Joseph, All ye holy Patriarchs and Pray for us. Have mercy upon.us. St. Peter, St. Paul, St. Andrew, St. John, All ye holy Apostles and Evangelists, All ye holy Disciples of the Lord, St. Stephen, St. Lawrence, All ye holy Martyrs, St. Silvester, St. Gregory, St. Augustine of Hippo, St. Augustine of Canterbury, St. Anthony, St. Benedict, St. Dominic, St. Francis, All ye holy Priests and Levites, St. Agnes, St. Cecilia, St. Agatha, St. Anastasia, All ye holy Virgins and Widows, All ye Saints of God, Make intercession for us. Pray for us. Be favorable, spare us, O Lord. Be favorable, graciously hear us, O Lord. Good Lord, deliver us. From all evil, From all sin, From eternal death, By the mystery of thy holy In- By thy Nativity, By thy Baptism, and thy holy By thy Cross and Passion, In the day of judgment, We sinners beseech thee to hear us. That thou wouldst spare us, That thou wouldst vouchsafe to govern and preserve thy holy Church, That thou wouldst vouchsafe to preserve in thy holy Religion all Bishops, Clergy, and the Religious Orders in thy Church, That thou wouldst vouchsafe to humble the enemies of thy holy Church, That thou wouldst vouchsafe to grant peace and true concord to all Christian Rulers, That thou wouldst vouchsafe to We beseech thee to hear us. preserve and keep us in thy holy fear and love, That thou wouldst vouchsafe to That thou wouldst vouchsafe to That thou wouldst vouchsafe We beseech thee to hear us. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord. Ó Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins of the world, Have mercy upon us. Here the Cantors begin solemnly to sing the Kyrie, while the Priest and Sacred Ministers, in white vestments, approach the Altar and begin Mass in the accustomed way. After kissing the Altar the Celebrant _censes the Altar, and after the Kyrie is finished the Gloria is sung solemnly. The Collect. GOD, who dost make this most ness of our Lord's Resurrection, preserve in this new offspring of thy family that Spirit of adoption which thou hast given; that with pure hearts and minds they may offer thee a worthy worship, through the same Jesus Christ, thy Son, our Lord: who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. R. Amen. The Epistle is written in the third chapter of Colossians, beginning at the first verse. F ye then be risen with Christ, seek Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory. After which the Celebrant begins alleluia, and it is sung three times, at each successive repetition in a higher tone, the choir repeating it in the same several tones. After which the choir continues : V. Ps. 118. O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is gracious; because his mercy endureth forever. Then is said the Tract, Ps. 117. PRAISE the Lord, all ye heathen: praise him, all ye nations. OPRAISE V. For his merciful kindness is ever more and more toward us: and the truth of the Lord endureth for ever. Praise the Lord. |