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November 13 / 26

THE FEAST OF ALL HOLY MONKS AND NUNSthat have been glorified as Saints by the Orthodox Church

The Asperges Antiphon (used on Sunday only, for the Blessing with Holy Water):Thou shalt purge me, 0 Lord, with hyssop, and I shall he clean; Thoushalt wash me,and I shall be whiter than snow:Ps. Have mercy upon me, 0 God, after Thy great goodness.Thou shalt purge me, 0 Lord, with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Thoushalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.Ps. According to the multitude of Thy mercies, do away mine offenses.Thou shalt purge me, 0 Lord, with hyssop, and I shall be clean; Thoushalt wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.y. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, + and to the Holy Ghost.As it was in the beginning, both now.and ever, and unto the ages of ages.Amen. Thou shaltwash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.Y ! . . 0 Lord, shew Thy mercy upon us.~ And grant us Thy salvation.yi Let us pray. Graciously hear us, 0 Lord, Holy Father Almighty,Everlasting God; and vouchsafe to send Thine Holy Angel from Heaven, toguard, cherish, protect, visit, and defend all those who are assembled in this holyhabitation. Through Christ Our Lord. W . Amen.

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The Processional Responsory (used by the Clergy , for the Procession from theQuire into the Church):Vouchsafe us, 0 Lord, the pardon of sins; and for the Saints that areinterceding for u,~rwhose Solemnity we celebrate this day ,grant us .such devotion;that we may be deem-ed fit to be included in their company.y. May their deeds help us whom our own faults have hinder-ed; maytheir intercession beg pardon for us, which our own actions have accu-sed; andmayest Thou That hast granted them the palm of heavenly triumph not deny usthe forgiveness of sin; grant us such devotion, that we may be deem-ed fit to beincluded in their company.The Processional Antiphon (used by the Clergy, for the Proces~ion back fromthe Church into the Quire): .Thrice happy are ye Saints and chosen of God, who ahve struggled tobecome partakers with the Heavenly Powers, and to rejoice in the Vision ofUnclouded Glory; we therefore beseech you to have us in remembrance, and toraise your intercession for us unto the Lord Our God.The Processional Conclusion (used on the Feast Day only, to conclude theProcession):Y ! . . Be glad, 0 Ye Righteous, and rejoice in the Lord.~. And be joyful, all ye that are true of heart.y. Let us pray. Grant, we beseech Thee, 0 Lord, that the example ofthe holy monks and nuns may stir us to a better life, that so we may imitate theactions of those whose Solemnity we celebrate. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ,Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God,through all the ages of ages. W . Amen. ,The Office (Introit):Today over all the Earth there hath dawn-ed forth the Feast Day of theHoly Monastics; come ye , come ye and sing:l i e Rejoice we all, and praise the Lord, celebrating a Holy Day in honourof the Holy Monastics; Today the Hosts of Martyr-ed Monks and Nuns are surpassingly joyfulin Heaven; and as for us upon the Earth, come ye, come and sing:In whose Solemnity the Angels are joyful,


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Wherefore on this day we render honour and offer truly meet praises untothe Holy Monastics,And glorify the Son of God.Ps. Rejoice in the Lord, 0 Ye Righteous; for it becometh well the Justto be thankful. .As such a star of glory do the the Holy Monastics shine brilliantly' forhaving pour-ed out their life-blood, they were deem-ed meet for the remission ofsin in Thy Kingdom. Rejoice we all, and praise the Lord, celebrating a Holy Day in honour ofthe Holy Monastics; .The joys of Heaven now put forth supernal praise unto' all them togetherfor this day;In whose Solemnity the Angels are joyful,Chanting their canticles unto. Christ with melodious voices;% And glorify the Son of God.v. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, " and to the Holy Ghost.As it was in the beginning, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.Amen. Come ye, s_wiftly chanting the sounds of harmony with the device ofmelody.Rejoice we all, and praise the Lord, celebrating a Holy Day in honour ofthe Holy Monastics; ,Let the blossoming of virtues be in balanc-ed conformity with our mouths;In whose Solemnity the Angels are joyful,As Enduring companions of the radiant blooming on high,And glorify the Son of God.Ps. Great is the Lord, and highly to be Prais-ed in the City of Our God,even upon His Holy Hill, and the joy of the whole Earth; .We that have been nourish-ed with kindly sweetness within the embrace ofOur Mother the Church, come ye and sing:Rejoice we all, and praise the Lord, celebrating a Holy Day in honour of,the Holy Monastics]"For unto them is accorded the Highest Honour, and the Divine Vision ofthe King Who is the Highest, 'In whose Solemnity the Angels are joyful,For they behold their number in the Heights being rightly resto-red;And glorify the Son of God.The Kyrie should be sung with Verses.The Gloria is sung.The Collects:Y r . The Lord be with you.~. And with thy spirit.y. Let us pray. Grant, we beseech Thee, 0 Lord, that the example ofthe holy monks and nuns may stir us to a better life, that so we ~ay imitate theactions of those whose Solemnity we celebrate. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ,Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God,through all the ages of ages. ~. Amen.y. Let us pray.(Here are added q.ny special Collects of commemoration, such as the Collect of anoccuring Sunday. Then are added the following Collects.}On Sundays after Trinity only, there is added:Almighty and Everlasting God, Who hast given untous Thy servants grace, by the confession of the- True Faith,to acknowledge the glory of the Eternal Trinity, and in thepower of Thy Majesty to worship the Unity, we beseechThee that Thou wouldest keep us steadfast in This Faith,and evermore defend us from all adversities.Grant, we beseech Thee, 0 Lord God, that we Thy servants may enjoycontinual health of mind and body; and through the glorious intercession of theblessed ever-Virgin Mary, may be delivered from present sorrow, and may have the fruition of everlasting joy.Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that the intercession of Mary, theHoly God-Bearer, and of all the holy and heavenly powers, and of the blessed

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Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles, Evangelists, martyrs, confessors, and virgins, andespecially Saints NN. (here is mentioned the Saints of both the Western andEastern Calendars (/E/) whose Feasts fall on this day, which are as [ollows.),Valentine [of Ravenna, M.],Salutor [of Ravenna, M.],Victor [of Ravenna, M.],Mitrius [of Aix, M.],Arcadius [of North Africa, M.l .Paschasius [of North Africa, M.]Probus [of North Africa, M.]Eutychian [of North Africa, M.]Paulillus [of North Africa, Mo]Brice [of Tours, C.B.],Eugene [II of Toledo, C.B.],Aldegunda [of Maubeuge, Abbess, Vol,Gundulf [of Paris, C.B.J,50 Wise Teachers of Alexandria [converted by St. Catherine, MM.], andSaintslEI John Chrysostom [Patriarch of New Rome, B.C.D.],lEI Antoninus [of Csesarla in Palestine, M.],lEI Nicephorus [of Caisarla in Palestine, Mo],lEI Germanus (Herman) [of Casarta in Palestine, M.],lEI Manetha [of Csesaria in Palestine, M.],lEI Damascene [of Mt, Athos, Mo],lEI Quintianus [of Rodez and Clermont, C.B.],{Antoninus [of Csesaria in Palestine, M.],}Zebinas [of Ceesaria in Palestine, M,],{German us [of Csesaria in Palestine, M.l,}{Ennatha (Manetha) [of Csesarla in Palestine, M.],}{Qulntlan [of Rodez and Clermont, CoBo],}Dalmatius [of Rodez, C.B.],Devinicus [Of Caithness, C.B.],Columba [of Cornwall, C.],Maxellendis [of Caudry, V.M.],Gredifael [of Wales, C.]},Chlllien [of Aubigny, Co],Caillin [of Ferns, C.B.],Nicholas [Pope of Old Rome, C.B.],Abbo [of Fleury, Abbot, Mo],and all Thy Saints may everywhere make us glad; so that while wecommemorate their memory, we may be conscious of their assistance.(T he following Collect for the Church need not be added, but is added onlyif the Celebrant wish, or if the number of Collects otherwise would not bean odd number.)Mercifully receive, 0 Lord, the prayers of Thy Church; that beingdelivered from all adversities and errors, Itmay serve Thee in perfect liberty.(Here may be added up to three more Collects, as the Celebrant wishes, sothat the total number of Collects is an odd number not exceeding seven.The Collects are then concluded as [ollows.)Through (the Same) Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth andreigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God,Y t . Through all the ages of ages. ~. Amen.

The Epistle:A Reading from the Second Epistle of blessed Paul the Apostle to theCorinthians:In all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in muchpatience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, infastings,By pureness, by knowledge, by the Holy Ghost, by love unfeigned,By the world of ~ruth, by the Power of God, by the armour ofrighteousness on the right hand and on the left,

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By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report; as deceivers,and yet true;As unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; aschastened, and not killed; .As sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; ashaving nothing, and yet possesing all things (2 Cor. 6: 4 - 10) I Y . Thanks beto God.The Gradual: ,o fear the Lord, 0 ye Saints of His; for they that fear Him lack nothing.y. But they that seek the Lord shall want no manner, of thing that isgood. o fear the Lord, 0 ye Saints of His; for they that fear Him lack nothing .

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The Creed is sung.The Offertory:y. The Lord be with you.~. And with thy spirit.y. Let us pray.He That is willing to grant the bestowal of His awsome power, come ye andsing: God is Wonderful in His Saints, even the God of Isra-el, He will givestrength and Power unto His people; Bless-ed be God, alleluya. 'He That saf eguardetk and redeemeth and' crownetk the righteous, come yenad sin_8.: ''fl. Let God arise, and let His enemies be scatter-ed; let them also thathate Him flee before Him.Bless-ed be God, alleluya. ,As wax meltetk in the [ire and is render-ed supple:Y. Let the ungodly .perish at the Presence of God; but let the righteousbe glad, and rejoice before God; let them also be merry and joyful.Bless-ed be God, alleluya. .The Secrets:y. Let us pray. Through the intercession of THy holy monks and nuns,graciously receive, 0 Lord, the offering which we dedicate unto Thee; and grantthat by it we may enjoy Thy perpetual help. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ,Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost,God, through all the ages of ages.~. Amen.y. Let us pray.(Here are added any special Secrets of commemoration, if such Collects wereadded above. Then are added the following Secrets.)On Sundays after Trinity only, there is added:Sanctify, we beseech Thee, 0 Lord God, HolyTrinity, through the invocation of Thy Holy Name, theQffeting of This Oblation; and through. it perfect us

ourselves to be an eternal gift unto Thee.By Thy mercy, 0 Lord, and by the intercession of the ever-Virgin Mary,may This Oblation avail to our everlasting and present prosperity and peace.Graciously receive, 0 Lord, the gifts which we offer; and through theintercession of Mary, the blessed, and glorious, and ever-Virgin God-Bearer,together with all Thy Saints, defend us from every danger.(The following Secret for the Church should be added only if the Celebrantadded the Collect for the Church among the Collects beforehand'}Protect us, 0 Lord, we beseech Thee, as we wait upon Thy Mysteries; thatadhering to Things Divine we may serve Thee both in body and soul.(Here may be added up to three more Secrets, corresponding to the Collectsthe Celebrant added beforehand, so that the total number of Secrets is anodd number not exceeding seven. The Secrets are then concluded as[ollows.]Through (the Same) Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth andreigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God,Y r . Through all the ages of ~@es. I Y . Amen.Y r . The Lord be with you.~. And with thy spirit.Y r . Lift up your hearts.~. We lift them up unto the Lord.y. Let us give thanks unto Our Lord God. ~. It is meet and right soto do.

The Preface:" ' f l . It is very meet and just, right and available for our salvation, thatwe should at all times and in all places give thanks unto Thee, 0 Lord, HolyFather, Almighty and Everlasting God; suppliantly crying out for Thy clemency;that Thou mayest join our joys with Thy Saints exulting in the mansions of theHeavenly Kingdom; and even though we cannot follow them in the imitation ofvirtue, may we attain thereunto as the result of bounden veneration. ThroughChrist Our Lord. Through Whom Angels praise Thy Majesty, Dominions adore,Powers tremble. The Heavens, and the heavenly Virtues, and the blessed


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Seraphim unite in one glad voice in extolling Thee. Together with whom, wepray Thee, that Thou wouldest command that our voices should have entrance,humbly confessing Thee, and saying:(Here follows the Sanctus , the Canon, and the Our Father .]The Benediction with the Holy Mysteries:y. May the Almighty Lord, the Praise and Victory of the Saints, Whothrough the Bearing of the Virgin Mary hath triumphantly redeemed the humanrace, deign to bless you with the commendations of all the Saints. J . Amen.Y / . And may He Who adorned the Holy Church with the flower ofvirtues, by the manifestation of the work of the Holy Fathers, ana by the Virgins'love of chastity, vigilantly enkindle desire in your hearts for their examples.J . Amen. .y. " That as those Sacred Virgins and All the Saints whose Feast today wecelebrate, envigorated with the Divine Gift have gained the Heavenly Paradise, soalso by their past sufferings and intervention may ye be deemed fit happily topossess the Kingdom of the Heavens. J . Amen.y. Which may He deign to grant, Whose Kingdom and Power remainwithout end, throughout the ages of ages. ~. Amen.v, May the Blessing of God, the Fa- < + ) ther, and the + Son, and theHoly < + ) Ghost, and His Peace, remain with you always. J . Amen. _Here follows the Agnus Dei.The Communion (to be chanted by All):Ye that meetly bear the sweet rewards of eternal life , come ye and sing:Rejoice in the Lord, 0 Ye Righteous, alleluya; for it becometh well theJust to be thankful, alleluya.Ps. Praise the Lord with harp; sing praises unto him with the lute, andinstrument of ten strings.Rejolca.In ~}reLord, 0 Ye Righteous, alleluya; for it becometh well the'Just to be thankful, alleluya. ';:y. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, + and to the Holy Ghost.As it was in the beginning, both now and ever, and unto the ages of ages.Amen. "Rejoice in the Lord, 0 Ye Righteous, alleluya; for it becometh well theJust to be thankful, alleluya.The Postcommunions:Y r . The Lord be with you.~. And with thy spirlt.y. Let us pray. Satiate with the Salutory Mysteries, 0 Lord, we beseechThee, that we may be helped by the prayers of the holy monks and nuns whoseSolemnity we celebrate. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who livethand reigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, through all the agesof ages. ~. Amen.y. Let us pray.(Here are added any special Postcommunions of commemoration. Then are addedthe following Postcommunions.)On Sundays after Trinity only, there is added:May the reception of This Sacrament, 0 Lord OurGod, and the confession of the Everlasting Holy Trinity, andof the Undivided Unity of the Same, be profitable to oursalvation both in body and soul. ;Grant, we beseech Thee, 0 Lord, that we who have 'received ThisAssistance towards our salvation, may be preserved everywhere by herintercession in veneration of whom we have presented This Oblation to ThyMajesty.

We have received, 0 Lord, This Heavenly Sacrament, celebrating thememory of the blessed God-Bearer, the ever-Virgin Mary, and of all Thy Saints;grant, we beseech Thee, that assisted by their prayers, what we now do in this transitory life, we may fulfil in joy everlasting. ,(The following Postcommunion for the Church should be added only if the


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Celebrant added the Collect for the Church among the Collects bef orehand.)We beseech Thee, 0 Lord Our God, that Thou wilt not suffer those whomThou makest to rejoice as partakers of Thy Divine Gifts to be subject to anyhuman peril.(Here may be added up to three more Postcommunions , corresponding tothe Collects the Celebrant added beforehand, so that the total number ofPostcommunions is an odd number not exceeding seven. The.Postcommunions are then concluded as follows:)Through (the Same) Our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth andreigneth with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God,v. Through all the ages of ages.~. Amen.The Final Prayer Over The People:

TheCelebrant then adds a Final Prayer over the people by chanting:v. Let us pray.TheDeacon (or Priest "if there be no Deacon) then chants:y. Bow down your heads before God.The Celebrant then concludes the prayer; as follows:. r , . Almig.hty Everlasting God, !hou That makest us to rejoice in thecombined celebration of the Holy Monastics; grant us, we beseech Thee, that evenas we are joyful together in keeping their commemoration by celebrating at thistime, so also we may be raptured in .awe to gaze upon them in eternity . ThroughOur Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee, in the unityof the Holy Ghost, God, through all the ages of ages.~. Amen.

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The Dismissal:Y r . The Lord be with you.~. And with thy spirit.y. Go ye, Mass is ended.~. Thanks be to God.The Pontifical Blessing: .y. May the Saviour of the world bless you, Who deigned to take uponHimself the FQrm~6'f your humanity, and may He, by the intervention and prayer'of the most holy Virgin Mary, mercifully release you from the chains of your '..:sins. ~. Amen. 'y. May He vouchsafe you the benefits of His grace by the workings ofblessed Michael the Archangel, together with all the orders of Heaven, whoseSolemnity today ye most devoutly celebrate.~. Amen.y. May He Who is Your Redeemer commend you with the help of HisHoly Martyrs, and may He deliver you from all the disputes of your enemies.~. Amen. 'v. By the workings of His Holy Confessors may the Lord make you tobe blessed, Who hath illuminated their hearts made sacred with the grace of theHoly Ghost. ~. Amen.y. And so may the Redeemer of the human race deign to bless you withthe beloved choirs of the Holy Virgins, Who hath granted not only to men, butalso to women, whose gender is frail, to triumph without harm. ~., Amen.y. Which may He deign to grant, Whose Kingdom and Power remainwithout end, throughout the ages of ages.~. Amen.y. May the Blessing of God, the Fa- (+) ther, and the + Son, and theHoly (+) Ghost, and His Peace, remain with you always.~. Amen .

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