ANNUNCIATION OF BLESSED VIRGIN MARY.
The Prophet gave the sign For faithful men to read; A Virgin, born of David's line, Shall bear the promised Seed.
Ask not how this should be, But worship and adore; Like her, whom heaven's majesty Came down to shadow o'er.
Meekly she bowed her head To hear the gracious word, Mary, the pure and lowly maid, The favoured of the LORD.
Blessèd shall be her name In all the Church on earth, Through whom that wondrous mercy came,
The Incarnate Saviour's birth.
JESU, the Virgin's SON, We praise Thee and adore, Who art with GOD the FATHER ONE And SPIRIT evermore. Amen.
The following Hymns are suitable: 449 The GoD, Whom earth, and sea, and sky. $ 50 Shall we not love thee, Mother dear.
St. Mark the Evangelist.
" The face of a lion on the right side." 410
FROM out the cloud of amber light, Borne on the whirlwind from the north,
Four living creatures winged and bright
Before the Prophet's eye came forth.
The voice of GOD was in the Four Beneath that awful crystal mist, And every wondrous form they wore Foreshadowed an Evangelist.
The lion- faced, he told abroad The strength of love, the strength of
faith;
He shewed the Almighty Son of GOD, The Man Divine Who won by death.
O Lion of the Royal Tribe, Strong Son of GOD, and strong to save, All power and honour we ascribe To Thee Who only makest brave.
For strength to love, for will to speak, For fiery crowns by Martyrs won, For suffering patience, strong and meek,
We praise Thee, LORD, and Thee alone. Amen.
St. Philip and St. James the Apostles.
" Philip saith unto Him, Lord, shew us the Father and it sufficeth us." 411" James, a servant of God." THERE is one Way, and only one, Out of our gloom, and sin, and care, To that far land where shines no sun Because the Face of GoD is there.
There is one Truth, the Truth of GOD, That CHRIST came down from heaven to show,
One Life that His redeeming Blood Has won for all His saints below.
The lore from Philip once concealed, We know its fulness now in CHRIST; In Him the FATHER is revealed, And all our longing is sufficed. And still unwavering faith holds sure The words that James wrote sternly Except we labour and endure,[ down: We cannot win the heavenly crown. 0 Way Divine, through gloom and strife,
Bring us Thy FATHER'S Face to see; O heavenly Truth, 0 precious Life, At last, at last, we rest in Thee.
Amen.
St. Barnabas the Apostle. " He was a good man, and full of the Holy Ghost, and of faith; and much 412 people was added unto the Lord." BRIGHTLY did the light Divine From his words and actions shine, Whom the Twelve, with love un" Son of consolation" named.[ blamed Full of peace and lively joy Sped he on his high employ, By his mild exhorting word Adding many to the LORD. Blessèd SPIRIT, Who didst call Barnabas and holy Paul, And didst them with gifts endue, Mighty words and wisdom true, Grant us, LORD of life, to be
By their pattern full of Thee; That beside them we may stand In that day on CHRIST's right hand. Amen.
" Joses, who by the Apostles was surnamed Barnabas, which is, being inter418 preted, The son of consolation."
O SON of GOD, our Captain of Salvation,
Thyself by suffering schooled to human grief,
We bless Thee for Thy sons of consolation,
Who follow in the steps of Thee their Chief;
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