Deacon's devotions

Pilate, and died for us ; The third day after his passion he rose again from the dead ; He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of the Father; And he shall come again with glory at the end of the world, To judge the quick and the dead : Whose kingdom shall have no end.

And I believe in the Holy Ghost, that is, the Comforter, Who hath wrought effectually in all the saints from the beginning of the world, And was afterwards sent to the Apostles by the Father, According to the promise of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, And after the Apostles to all believers in the holy Catholic Church : And I believe the resurrection of the flesh ; And the remission of sins ; And the kingdom of heaven, And the life of the world to come. Amen.

Here shall follow the Sermon or Homily, if there be any. After the Sermon, or, if there be none, after the Creed, the Deacon,

being turned to the People, shall say, Let no unbeliever, no heterodox person stay. (Here shall follow the Prayers for the Catechumens, Energumens,

and Penitents, if there be any.) Then the Deacon, being turned to the People, shall say, Let none of those who are not allowed, come near.

Then the Priest shall turn to the People, and say,
The Lord be with you ;
Answ. And with thy spirit.

Then the Deacon being turned to the People, shall say,

* This clause

ALL we of the faithful, let us [*fall is to be omitted upon our knees, and] fervently and on all Lord's

days, and every intensely pray to God through his

day between Christ.

Easter and Pentecost.

Then, the Priest and People devoutly kneeling, the Priest

shall say,

Lord, have mercy upon us.
Answ. Christ, bave mercy upon us.
Pr. Lord, have mercy upon us.

Then the Priest and People shall say the Lord's Prayer with

a loud voice.

Our Father, &c. For thine, &c. Amen.

Then the Priest shall say,

O Lord, shew thy mercy upon us ;
Answ. And grant us thy salvation.
Pr. O Lord, save thy people ;
Answ. And bless thine inheritance.

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Pr. O God, make clean our hearts within us ;

Answ. And take not thy Holy Spirit from us. Then shall follow three Collects ; the first, of the Day; the second, for Peace ; the third, for aid against all Perils.

The second Collect, for Peace. O God, from whom all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works do proceed : Give unto thy servants that peace which the world cannot give; that both our hearts may be set to obey thy commandments, and also that by thee we being defended from the fear of our enemies, may pass our time in rest and quietness, through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.

The third Collect, for aid against all Perils. LIGHTEN our darkness, we beseech thee, O Lord, and by thy great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night, for the love of thy only Son our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

Then shall the Deacon stand up, and, being turned to the

People, he shall say : Let us pray with earnestness, and commend ourselves and one another to the living God, through his Christ.

Answ. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

Deac. Let us pray that it may please Almighty God to rule and govern his holy Church universal in the right way.

Answ. Lord, have mercy : We beseech thee to hear us, good Lord.

Deac. That it may please him to illuminate all bishops, priests, and deacons, with true knowledge and understanding of his word, and that both by their preaching and living they may set it forth, and shew it accordingly.