supereminent, preordained of God from all (Well of life which all that drink of never

eternity, for our redemption? For when it was the good pleasure of the heavenly grace to dwell with us, from whom so long he had been far removed, thou wast found the only worthy, that in thy virginal palace the King of kings and Lord of lords, coming from his royal throne, should choose his first mansion amongst the sons of men! And, of a truth, well pleasing was it unto God to dwell in thee, when out of the very substance of thy flesh immaculate, as of the wood of Libanus, the eternal Wisdom fashioned for himself a dwelling in an unspeakably well ordered ar-piteous, O much to be beloved Marie! thou chitecture. Thee, therefore, O Lady! as the canst not be named but thou kindlest! thou holiest of temples of the living God, all the canst not be thought of but thou fillest with world doth venerate, for in thee the world's new life the hearts of those that love thee! salvation was begun! In thee the Son of God never, without the sweetness of God engrafted put on his beauty; in thee he came exulting-in thee, dost thou enter the gates of pious ly, shining in white robes, to meet his elect memory. And now, O Lady! we follow after spouse, the Church, and gave the kiss so long thee; crying to thee with our whole hearts; desired, and celebrated the marriage preor- help our weakness, take away our shame. dained for ever, of a virgin with a virgin in Who so fit to say for us something to the heart the bosom of a virgin. What shall I liken of our Lord Jesus, as thou, O happy Marie, thee unto, O Marie, mother of beauty? Thou who in the arms of thy most loving Son dost art truly the paradise of God, for thou didst rest in the mid-day forever, enjoying in the bring forth into the world that Tree of life of full gladness of thy heart his most familiar which whosoever eateth shall live for ever! presence? Speak Lady-for thy Son hearFrom out of the midst of thee did spring that eth.

thirst again. This was it that the singer of the heavenly marriage song beheld afar when he broke out in strains of admiration, "Who is she that cometh forth as the morning rising, fair as the moon, bright as the sun, terrible as an army set in array?" Glorious (things are said of thee, O Mother of God! but yet there is room to magnify thee; yet every tongue stammers in thy praises. For there is no speech nor language, in all the nations under heaven, that is able fully to declare the fulness of thy glory. O great, O

To the same (shall we call it inspired ?) pen to which we are indebted for the foregoing translation, we owe the

following.

LITANY OF THE MATERNITY OF OUR LADY.

Pray for us.

God the Father, &c. have mercy on us.

By the grace that filled thee,

By thy purity without a stain,

By thy modesty,

By thy humility,

God the Son, Redeemer, &c. have mercy on us. By the message of the Angel,

God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.

Holy Mary,

Holy Mother of God,

Holy Virgin Mother,

Mother of our Maker,

Mother of our Saviour,

Mother of the Judge of all men,

By the mercy that did choose thee,

Pray for us.

By thy blessed answer,

By all thy joys of holy virgin motherhood,

By the milk that fed thy babe,

By the lap He lay upon,

By the arms that held him,

By thy hours beside the cross,

By thy Son's last word to thee,
By his tomb alms-given,

By thy years of patient waiting,
By thy taking up to Heaven,

By thy crown of twelve bright stars,
By the throne thou sittest on,
By all thy glories now in Heaven,
Liefest Lady, Lady Mother,

In all our prayers for friends and kin,
In all our prayers for those that suffer,
In all our prayers for those we are in-
debted to,

Pray for us.

Let us pray. We flee to thy protection, O Holy Mother of God, despise not our supplications in our necessities, but from all dangers deliver us, O Ever Virgin, blessed and glorious. Our Lady, our Intercessor, our Advo cate, reconcile us to thy Son, commend us to thy Son, plead for us with thy Son.

. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God. R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

O Holy Mary, may all find help in thee who celebrate thy wonderful maternity!

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ON THE CELEBRATION OF THE LANDING OF THE MARYLAND PILGRIMS,

* Names of the vessels that bore the colonists of Maryland across the Atlantic.

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From Doellinger's History of the Church.

LITURGIES OF THE ANCIENT CHURCH.

No. III.

ORDER OF THE DIVINE WORSHIP.-ADMINISTRATION OF THE EUCHARIST, ETC.

the Greek Church the eucharist was) given into the hands of the communicant, and solemnly exhibited to the people before the greatest diligence was observed lest the the communion: the veil, which had con- smallest particle should fall to the ground. cealed the sanctuary during the consecration, To the words of the priest, "the body and was removed, and the priest elevated the blood of Christ," he answered, “Amen.” In bread, which had been changed into the body, the time of Gregory the Great the longer forof the Lord, that it might be seen and adored mula, "The body and blood of Christ preby all. This elevation, which occurs in all serve thy soul," had come into use. During the Greek liturgies, except the most ancient, the communion psalms were sung. The is mentioned, in 473, by Cyril of Scythopolis prayer after the communion, Quod ore sumpsiin the life of St. Euthymius. In the western mus, is found in a sacramentary which was Church there was at this period no particular prior to the time of Gelasius. All the liturelevation; but, according to St. Ambrose and gies contain a prayer of thanksgiving after the St. Augustin, the eucharist was adored by all communion; and the oriental, a benediction who received it. of the people given by the bishop; the deacon then dismissed the assembly with the words "Go in peace;" in the west with the words "Ite missa (missio) est."

The fervent Christians of the first ages communicated daily, or certainly as often as they assisted at the holy sacrifice. This was customary in the time of St. Cyprian, who therefore applies the petition for our daily bread contained in the Lord's prayer, to the daily bread of the eucharist; and hence some an

The communion was first received by the priest, and then in order by the other clergy, by the ascetics, the deaconesses, the virgins, the widows, and the rest of the faithful. In the first ages, the deacons administered the eucharist under both forms; it afterwards became customary for the priest to administer the holy sacraments under the form of bread, and the deacons under the form of wine from the chalice. A deacon, however, could never administer the eucharist to a priest; and syn-cient laws of the Church (two of the aposods in the fourth century decreed that deacons tolical canons and a canon of the council of should not take part in the administration in Antioch, in 341,) forbid the faithful to depart the presence of a priest, except in case of from the celebration of the sacrifice before necessity. In the eastern, Spanish, and Ital- they have partaken of the communion. In ian Churches only the priests and deacons Cappadocia it was the practice to celebrate could receive the communion within the sanc- mass and to communicate four times in the tuary; it was given to the other members of week; at Constantinople three times, on Frithe clergy at the entrance or in the choir, and day, Saturday, and Sunday; at Alexandria to the faithful in the church beyond the choir. twice: in the Roman, Spanish, and African In the Church of Gaul, on the contrary, and Churches the holy sacrifice was offered daily: probably in Egypt, this distinction was not we may, perhaps, except Thursday. St. John observed. Each one received the eucharist Chrysostom complained that in his time this standing (and on particular festivals kneel-practice of the ancient Church was neglected, ing), and expressed his adoration by an in- and that there were many who received the elination of the head; the sacred host was communion scarcely once in the year. In the VOL. I.-No. 7.

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