(d) Antiphon.

(e) Antiphon.

Psalm 3. (3)

(e) Antiphon.

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Thou shalt bruise them with a rod of iron and break them in pieces like a potter's vessel.

Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be learned, ye that are judges of the earth.

Serve the Lord in fear and rejoice unto him with re

verence.

Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and so ye perish from the right way: if his wrath be kindled, (yea, but a little) blessed are all they that put their trust in him. Glory be, &c.

Forsake me not, O Holy Father, for I have now laid out those treasures which Thou gavest me in trust.

I desert thee not, O my son, neither do I forsake thee; but a higher conflict for the faith of Christ is in store for thee.

Lord, how are they increased that trouble me: many are they that rise against me.

Many one there be that say of my soul: There is no help for him in his God.

But thou, O Lord, art my defender : thou art my worship, and the lifter up of my head.

I did call upon the Lord with my voice; and he heard me out of his holy hill.

I laid me down and slept, and rose up again: for the Lord sustained me.

I will not be afraid for ten thousands of the people: that have set themselves against me round about.

Up, Lord, and help me, O my God: for thou smitest all mine enemies upon the cheek-bone; thou hast broken the teeth of the ungodly.

Salvation belongeth unto the Lord; and thy blessing is upon thy people. Glory be, &c.

I desert thee not, O my son, neither do I forsake thee; but a higher conflict for the faith of Christ is in store for thee.

(f) Verse and Response.

The Lord's Prayer (privately.)

Absolution 1.

Thou hast crowned him with glory and worship.

And makest him to have dominion of the works of Thy hands.

Our Father, &c.

And lead us not into temptation,

But deliver us from evil.

O Lord Jesus Christ, hearken unto the prayers of thy

servants, and have mercy upon us, who livest and reignest with the Father and Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen.

Benediction 1.

Lesson 1. Ecclus.li.1-5.

Reader.-Sir, be pleased to bless us.

Minister. The Father everlasting bless us with a perpetual blessing. Amen.

I will thank thee, O Lord and King, and praise thee, O God my Saviour, I do give praise unto Thy name;

For thou art my defender and helper, and hast preserved my body from destruction, and from the snare of the slanderous tongue, and from lips that forge lies, and hast been mine helper against mine adversaries :

And hast delivered me, according to the multitude of Thy mercies and greatness of Thy name, from the teeth of them that were ready to devour me, and out of the hands of such as sought after my life, and from the manifold afflictions which I had;

From the choking of fire on every side, and from the midst of the fire which, I kindled not.

From the depth of the belly of hell, from an unclean tongue, and from lying words, from an unjust king, and from an unrighteous tongue.

But thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.
Thanks be to God.

Response 1.

Benediction 2.

Lesson 2. Ecclus. li. 6-9.

Laurence, the Deacon, wrought a good work, who enlightened the blind by the sign of the Cross and gave the treasures of the Church to the poor.

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He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor, and his righteousness remaineth for ever.

And he gave the treasures of the Church to the poor.

Reader. Sir, be pleased to bless us.

Minister. The only begotten Son of God vouchsafe to bless us and help us. Amen.

My soul shall praise the Lord even unto death, my life was near to the hell beneath.

They compassed me on every side, and there was no man to help me : I looked for the succour of men, but there was

none.

Then thought I upon thy mercy, O Lord, and upon Thy acts of old, how Thou deliveredst such as wait for Thee, and savest them out of the hands of the enemies.

Response 2.

Benediction 3.

Lesson 3.

Then I lifted up my supplication from the earth and prayed for deliverance from death.

But Thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.

Thanks be to God.

My child, be not afraid, for I am with thee, saith the Lord. When thou passest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the smell of fire pass upon thee.

I will deliver thee from the bond of the wicked, and rescue thee from the hand of the mighty.

When thou passest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the smell of fire pass upon thee.

Reader.-Sir, be pleased to bless us.

Minister. The grace of the Holy Spirit enlighten our thoughts and hearts. Amen.

I called upon the Lord, the Father of my Lord, that He Ecclus. li 10-12. would not leave me in the days of my trouble, and in the time of the proud, when there was no help.

Response 3.

I will praise Thy name continually, and will sing praise with thanksgiving; and so my prayer was heard.

For thou savedst me from destruction, and deliveredst me from the evil time: therefore will I give thanks, and praise Thee, and bless Thy name, O Lord.

But Thou, O Lord, have mercy upon us.

Thanks be to God.

They bound down his limbs upon the bars; but while they ministered live coals, the deacon of Christ laughs them

to scorn.

cede for us.

Blessed Laurence, Martyr of Christ, inter

My night has no darkness, but all things grow clear in the light.

Blessed Laurence, Martyr of Christ, intercede for us.

Glory be to the Father, &c.

As it was in the beginning, &c.

Blessed Laurence, Martyr of Christ, intercede for us.

(g) Antiphon.

Psalm 4. (4)

(g) Antiphon.

(h) Antiphon.

Psalm 5. (5)

NOCTURN II.

Blessed Laurence prayed saying, Lord Jesus Christ, God from God, have mercy on Thy servant.

Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast set me at liberty when I was in trouble; have mercy upon me, and hearken unto my prayer.

O ye sons of men, how long will ye blaspheme mine honour; and have such pleasure in vanity, and seek after leasing?

Know this also, that the Lord hath chosen to himself the man that is godly: when I call upon the Lord, he will hear me.

Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart, and in your chamber, and be still.

Offer the sacrifice of righteousness: and put your trust in the Lord.

There be many that say: Who will shew us any good? Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. Thou hast put gladness in my heart: since the time that their corn, and wine, and oil increased.

I will lay me down in peace, and take my rest: for it is thou, Lord, only, that makest me dwell in safety. Glory be, &c.

Blessed Laurence prayed saying, Lord Jesus Christ, God from God, have mercy on thy servant.

Romanus said to blessed Laurence, I see before thee a young man of fair countenance, hasten to baptize me. Ponder my words, O Lord: consider my meditation. O hearken thou unto the voice of my calling, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I make my prayer.

My voice shalt thou hear betimes, O Lord: early in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

For thou art the God that hast no pleasure in wickedness: neither shall any evil dwell with thee.

Such as be foolish shall not stand in thy sight: for thou hatest all them that work vanity.

Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the Lord will abhor both the blood-thirsty and deceitful man.

But as for me, I will come into thine house, even upon the multitude of thy mercy; and in thy fear will I worship toward thy holy temple.

(h) Antiphon.

(i) Antiphon.

Psalm 8. (6)

(i) Antiphon.

(j) Verse and

Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness, because of mine enemies make thy way plain before my face.

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For there is no faithfulness in his mouth: their inward parts are very wickedness.

Their throat is an open sepulchre: they flatter with their tongue.

Destroy thou them, O God; let them perish through their own imaginations: cast them out in the multitude of their ungodliness for they have rebelled against thee.

And let all them that put their trust in thee rejoice; they shall ever be giving of thanks, because thou defendest them; they that love thy Name shall be joyful in thee.

For thou, Lord, wilt give thy blessing unto the righteous: and with thy favourable kindness wilt thou defend him as with a shield. Glory be, &c.

Romanus said to blessed Laurence, I see before thee a young man of fair countenance, hasten to baptize me.

Blessed Laurence answered, My night has no darkness, but all things grow clear in the light.

O Lord, our Governor, how excellent is thy name in all the world: thou that hast set thy glory above the heavens!

Out of the mouth of very babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength, because of thine enemies: that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.

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For I will consider thy heavens, even the works of thy fingers the moon and the stars which thou hast ordained. What is man, that thou art mindful of him: and the Son of man that thou visitest him?

Thou madest him lower than the angels: to crown him with glory and worship.

Thou makest him to have dominion of the works of thy hands and thou hast put all things in subjection under his feet;

All sheep and oxen: yea, and the beasts of the field;
The fowls of the air, and the fishes of the sea: and what-

soever walketh through the paths of the seas.

O Lord, our Governor: how excellent is thy name in all the world! Glory be, &c.

Blessed Laurence answered, My night has no darkness, but all things grow clear in the light.

Lord, thou hast set upon his head,