4 The Form for the Blessing of Water. Let us pray. O God, source of unconquered might, King of the empire that cannot be overthrown, ever-glorious Conqueror, who doft put down the strength of the dominion that is against Thee, who rulest the raging of the enemy, and by thy power destroyeft his wicked imaginations, we humbly entreat Thee, O Lord, graciously to behold this creature of falt and water, and with the dew of thy bleffing illuminate and fanctify it, that wherefoever it is sprinkled, through the invocation of thy holy Name, all haunting of the unclean spirit may be cast out, all fear of the venomous ferpent be driven far away, and the Presence of the Holy Ghost vouchsafed in every place to us who afk Him of thy mercy, through Jesus Christ, thy Son, our Lord, who with Thee liveth, &c. Amen. Whilst the water is fprinkled, is faid: Ant. Thou shalt purge me with hyffop, and I fhall be clean: Thou fhalt wash me, and I fhall be whiter than snow. Ps. Have mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodness. Ant. Thou shalt purge me with hyffop, and I fhall be clean: Thou fhalt wash me, and I fhall be whiter than fnow. V. According to the multitude of thy mercies do away mine offences. Ant. Thou shalt purge me with hyffop, and I fhall be clean: Thou fhalt wash me, and I fhall be whiter than fnow. V. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. R. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end, Amen. Ant. Thou shalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than fnow. After the fprinkling of the Holy Water, let the Priest fay at the step of the Quire: W. Shew us thy mercy, O Lord. R. And grant us thy falvation. Let us pray. Graciously hear us, O Lord, Holy Father, almighty, everlasting God, and vouchsafe to fend thy Holy Angel from heaven to keep, cherish, protect, vifit, and defend all who dwell in this place. Through Jesus Chrift, thy Son, our Lord, who with Thee liveth, &c. Amen. On Easter Day and all Sundays till the Feast of Trinity, let this Antiphon and Pfalm be fung : Ant. I saw waters iffuing out of the temple on the right hand. Alleluia. And all thofe unto whom that water cometh fhall live. And they shall say, Alleluia. Alleluia. Ps. O give thanks unto the Lord for He is gracious: and his mercy endureth for ever. I faw waters. Glory. As it was. And all those.-W. R., and Collect, as ufual. The Dffice for the Celebration of the Holy Eucharist. Prefbyter, in Chrifti menfa quid agis, bene pensa. Aut mors æterna paratur. Dum candela luit fe deftruit officiando; Fraus mundi, gloria coli, et dolor inferni, Sunt memoranda tibi. Missale ad usum Sarum, A.D. 1526. Whilst the Priest is putting on the facred Vestments let him fay OME, Holy Ghost, our fouls inspire, And lighten with celeftial fire; Thou the anointing Spirit art, Who doft thy fevenfold gifts impart: Thy bleffed unction from above The dulnefs of our blinded fight: Anoint and cheer our foiled face Praise to thy eternal merit, Then let him fay, I will go unto the altar of God. Pfalm xliii. Give sentence with me, O God, and defend my cause against the ungodly people: O deliver me from the deceitful and wicked man. For Thou art the God of my strength, why haft Thou put me from Thee and why go I so heavily, while the enemy oppresseth me? : Ofend out thy light and thy truth, that they may lead me : and bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy dwelling. And that I may go unto the altar of God, even unto the God of my joy and gladness and upon the harp will I give thanks unto Thee, O God, my God. Why art thou fo heavy, O my foul and why art thou fo difquieted within me? O put thy trust in God: for I will yet give Him thanks, which is the help of my countenance, and my God. Glory be, &c. As it was, &c. Antiphon. I will go unto the altar of God, even unto the God of my joy and gladness. Kyrie eleïfon. Chrifte eleifon. Kyrie eleïfon. Then standing at the step of the Altar, at a High Mafs the Deacon affifting him on the right and the Sub-deacon on the left, the Priest shall say, W. Lead us not into temptation; R. But deliver us from evil. W. Confefs unto the Lord for He is gracious; R. And His mercy endureth for ever. The Confeffion. I confefs to God, before Bleffed Mary, all the Saints, and you; that I have finned exceedingly in thought, word, and deed, by my fault: I beg that Holy Mary, all the Saints of God, and you, may pray for me. The Miniflers refpond, Almighty God have mercy upon you; forgive you all your fins; deliver you from every evil; confirm and strengthen you in goodness; and bring you to everlasting life. Priest. Amen. After this the Miniflers fay, I confefs: and the Priest, Almighty God: as above. Then let the Priest add, The almighty and merciful Lord grant you abfolution and remiffion of all your fins, time for true repentance, amendment of life, and the grace and comfort of the Holy Ghoft. R. Amen. V. Our help ftandeth in the Name of the Lord, R. Who hath made heaven and earth. W. Bleffed be the Name of the Lord, Let us pray. At a High Mafs, here let the Priest kifs the Deacon and afterwards the Subdeacon, faying, Receive the kifs of peace and love that ye may be fit to perform divine offices at the most holy Altar. Then let the Priest go up to the Altar and, ftanding in the midft, fay filently with inclined body and joined hands, Let us pray. Take away from us, we beseech Thee O Lord, all our iniquities, that we may be worthy to enter into the Holy of Holies with pure minds, through Christ our Lord, (he kiffes the Altar and croffes himself, faying :) in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. At a High Mafs the Priest will here receive the book of the Gospels from the Sub-deacon on his left, will open it, kifs it, and return it to the Subdeacon. Which done he will turn to the right to bless the incenfe, the Deacon saying, Bid a bleffing. W. The Lord be with you. R. And with thy fpirit. By Him be this incense blessed in whose honour it is burnt, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghoft. Amen. Then let the Priest cenfe the Altar, and afterwards be cenfed by the Deacon. This being done on the right fide of the Altar, when the Choir have finished the Introit, the Priest shall distinctly and audibly say the Lord's Prayer with the Collect following, the people kneeling but the choir standing. The Prieft alone fays, UR Father which art in heaven, thy Name. Thy kingdom come. Hallowed be Thy will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trefpaffes, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil. Amen. A The Collect. LMIGHTY God, unto whom all hearts be open, all defires known, and from whom no fecrets are hid; Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of thy Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love Thee, and worthily magnify thy holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen. ¶Then fhall the Priest, turning to the people [with joined hands], rehearse diftinctly all the Ten Commandments. G Minifter. OD spake these words, and faid; I am the Lord thy God: Thou fhalt have none other gods but Me. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minifter. Thou shalt not make to thyfelf any graven image, nor the likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or in the earth beneath, or in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down to them, nor worship them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, and visit the fins of the fathers upon the children, unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate Me, and, fhew mercy unto thousands in them that love Me, and keep my commandments. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minifter. Thou shalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless, that taketh his Name in vain. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minifter. Remember that thou keep holy the Sabbathday. Six days fhalt thou labour, and do all that thou haft to do; but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God. In it thou fhalt do no manner of work, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, thy cattle, and the stranger that is within thy gates. For in fix days the Lord made heaven and earth, the fea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the feventh day, and hallowed it. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minifter. Honour thy father and thy mother; that thy days may be long in the land, which the Lord thy God giveth thee. People. Lord, have mercy upon us, and incline our hearts to keep this law. Minifter. Thou fhalt do no murder. |
