The Purification of Saint Mary the Virgin.

Ecce nunc benedicite. Psalm cxxxiv.

BEHOLD (now) praise the Lord all ye servants of the Lord;

Ye that by night stand in the house of the Lord (even in the courts of the house of our God.)

Lift up your hands in the sanctuary: and praise the Lord. The Lord that made heaven and earth give thee blessing out of Sion.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, &c.

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever &c.

The Collect.

ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, we humbly beseech thy Majesty, that as thy only begotten Son was this day presented in the temple in the substance of our flesh; so grant that we may be presented unto thee with pure and clear minds, by Jesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle.

The same that is appointed for the Sunday.

The Gospel. Luke ii.

WHEN the time of their purification (after the law of Moses) was come, they brought him to Jerusalem, to present him to the Lord; (as it is written in the law of the Lord, Every man child that first openeth the matrix shall be called holy to the Lord ;) and to offer (as it is said in the law of the Lord) a pair of turtle doves, or two young pigeons. And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon; and the same man was just and godly, and looked for the consolation of Israel: and the Holy Ghost was in him. And an answer had he received of the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, except he first saw fthe Lord's Christ. And he came by inspiration into the temple.

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¶ Saint Matthias' Day.

Eripe me. Psalm cxl.

DELIVER me, O Lord, from

the evil man and preserve me from the wicked man.

Which imagine mischief in their hearts and stir up strife all the day long.

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They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent: adders poison is under their lips.

Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the ungodly: preserve me from the wicked men, which are purposed to overthrow my goings.

The proud have laid a snare for me, and spread a net abroad with cords yea, and set traps in my way.

I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my prayers, O Lord.

O Lord God, thou strength of my health: thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.

Let not the ungodly have his desire, O Lord: let not his mischievous imagination prosper, lest they be too proud.

Let the mischief of their own lips fall upon the head of them : that compass me about.

shall hunt the wicked person to overthrow him.

Sure I am that the Lord will avenge the poor and maintain the cause of the helpless.

The righteous also shall give thanks unto thy name : and the just shall continue in thy sight. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost;

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen.

The Collect.

ALMIGHTY God, which in the place of the traitor Judas didst choose thy faithful servant Matthias to be of the number of thy twelve apostles; Grant that thy church, being alway preserved from false apostles, may be ordered and guided by faithful and true pastors; through Jesus Christ our Lord.

The Epistle. Acts i.

In those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said, (the number of names that were together were about an hundred and twenty,) Ye men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost through the mouth of David spake before of Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus: for he was numbered with us, and had obtained fellowship in this ministration. And the same hath now possessed a plat of ground with the reward of iniquity; and when he was fhanged, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. And is it known unto all the inhabiters of Jerusalem, insomuch that the same field is called in their mother tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The bloody field. For it is written in the book of Psalms, His habitation be void, and no man be dwelling therein; and, His bishopric let another take. Wherefore, of these men which have companied with us (all the time that the Lord Jesus had all his conversation among us, beginning at the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up

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from us) must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection. And they appointed two, Joseph which is called Barsabas, (whose surname was Justus,) and Matthias. And when they prayed, they said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, that he may take the room of this ministration and apostleship, from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place. And they gave forth their lots; and the lot fell on Matthias, and he was counted with the eleven apostles.

The Gospel. Matt. xi.

IN that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, (O Father,) Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast shewed them unto babes. Verily, Father, even so was it thy good pleasure. All things are given over unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will open him. Come unto me, all ye that labour, and are laden, and I will ease you. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

The Annunciation of the Virgin Mary.

At the Communion.

Domine, non est exal. Psalm cxxxi.

LORD, I am not high-mind

ed: I have no proud looks.
I do not exercise myself in
great matters which are too
high for me.

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But I refrain my soul, and keep it low, like as a child that is weaned from his mother: yea, my soul is even as a weaned child.

O Israel, trust in the Lord:

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from this time forth for ever

more.

Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, &c.

As it was in the beginning, &c. Amen.

The Collect.

WE beseech thee, Lord, pour thy grace into our hearts; that, as we have known Christ thy Son's incarnation, by the message of an angel, so by his cross and passion we may be brought unto the glory of his resurrection; through the same Christ our Lord.

The Epistle. Isaiah vii.

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GOD spake once again unto Ahaz, saying, Require a token of the Lord thy God; whether it be toward the depth beneath, or toward the height above. Then said Ahaz, I will require none, neither will I tempt the Lord. And he said, Hearken to, ye the house of David; is it not enough for you that ye be grievous unto men, but ye must grieve my God also? And therefore the Lord shall give you a token; Behold, a Virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, hand his mother shall call his name Immanuel. Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.

The Gospel. Luke i

AND in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a Virgin spoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the Virgin's name was Mary. And the angel went in unto her, and said, Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women. When she saw him, she was abashed at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation that should be. And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary; for thou hast found grace with God. Behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bear a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give unto him the seat of his father David: and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be none end. Then said Mary unto the angel,

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