Apostle James, saying, "Is any man sick among you? Let him bring in the priests of the Church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord, and the prayer of faith shall save the sick man; and the Lord shall raise him up and if he be in sins, they shall be forgiven him :" cure, we beseech thee, O our Redeemer, by the grace of the Holy Spirit, the ailments of this thy servant who is sick; heal his wounds, and forgive his sins; drive out from him all pains of body and mind, and mercifully restore to him full health, inwardly and outwardly, that, being recovered by the help of thy mercy, he may return to his former duties. Who, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, livest and reignest God, world without end. Amen.

Let us pray.

Look down, O Lord, we beseech thee, upon thy servant N., drooping through the infirmity of his body, and refresh the soul which thou hast created, that, being amended by chastisements, he may feel himself saved by thy healing. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Let us pray.

O holy Lord, almighty Father, eternal God, who, by pouring the grace of thy blessing upon sick bodies, dost preserve, by thy manifold goodness, the work of thy hands, graciously draw near at the invocation of thy name, that, delivering thy servant from sickness, and bestowing health upon him, thou mayest raise him up by thy right hand, strengthen him by thy might, defend him by thy power, and restore him to thy holy Church, with all the prosperity he desires. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. After Extreme Unction the Last Blessing is nearly always given.

THE FORM OF CONFERRING THE LAST BLESSING AND PLENARY INDULGENCE.

On entering the dying person's room, the Priest says: V. Peace be to this house.

R. And to all who dwell therein.

Then is said the Asperges, after which the Priest says
V. Our help is in the name of the Lord.
R. Who hath made heaven and earth.

The Antiphon.

Remember not, O Lord, the offences of thy ser vant, and take not revenge of his sins.

Lord have mercy.

Our Father, &c.

have mercy,

Christ have mercy. Lord

V. And lead us not into temptation.

R. But deliver us from evil.

V. O Lord, save thy servant.

R. Who hopeth in thee, O my God.
V. O Lord, hear my prayer.

R. And let my cry come unto thee.
V. The Lord be with you.

R. And with thy spirit.

Let us pray.

O most gracious God, Father of mercies and God of all consolation, who wouldest that none should perish who believe and hope in thee; according to the multitude of thy mercies, look favourably upon thy servant N., whom a true Christian faith and hope commend unto thee. Visit him in thy salvation; and through the passion and death of thy Only-begotten, graciously grant unto him the pardon and remission of all his sins, that his soul at the hour of its departure may find in thee a most mer

ciful judge; and cleansed from every stain in the blood of the same thy Son, may be worthy to pass to everlasting life. Through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.

Then the Confiteor being repeated by one of the attendant Clerks, the Priest says Misereatur, &c., and then proceeds thus: May our Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, who gave to his blessed Apostle Peter the power of binding and loosing, in his most loving mercy receive thy confession, and restore to thee that first robe which thou didst receive in baptism; and by the faculty given to me by the Apostolic See, I grant to thee a plenary indulgence and remission of all thy sins. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

R. Amen.

Through the most sacred mysteries of man's redemption, may God almighty remit to thee the. pains of the present and the future life, open to thee the gates of paradise, and bring thee to everlasting joys. Amen.

May God almighty bless thee; Father, and Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY.

THE ORDER OF MARRIAGE.

There must at every marriage be two or three witnesses. The bridegroom stands at the right hand of the woman, and is interrogated by the Priest as follows:

N., wilt thou take N., here present, for thy lawful wife, according to the rite of our holy Mother the

Church?

R. I will.

Then the Priest asks the bride:

N., wilt thou take N., here present, for thy lawful husband, according to the rite of our holy Mother the Church?

R. I will.

The bridegroom then takes the bride by her right hand, say. ing after the Priest:

I, N., take thee, N., for my wedded wife, to have, and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do us part, if holy Church will it permit, and thereto I plight thee my troth.

Then loosing hands, the bride taking the right hand of the bridegroom, says after the Priest:

I, N., do take thee, N., to my wedded husband, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do us part, if holy Church will it permit, and thereto I plight thee my troth.

Then keeping their right hands joined, the Priest says:

I join you together in marriage, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

Then he sprinkles them with holy water. Having received the ring and a piece of money from the bridegroom, the Priest blesses them, saying:

V. Our help is in the name of the Lord.

R. Who made heaven and earth.

V. O Lord, hear my prayer.

R. And let my cry come unto thee.
V. The Lord be with you.

R. And with thy spirit.

Bless

Let us Pray.

O Lord, this ring, which we blessin thy name, that she who shall wear it, keeping faith

unchanged with her husband, may abide in peace and obedience to thy will, and ever live in mutual love. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Priest then sprinkles the ring and money with holy water, and gives them to the bridegroom, who places them in the right hand of the bride, and holding them there, says after the Priest:

With this ring I thee wed, this gold and silver I thee give, with my body I thee worship, and with all my worldly goods I thee endow.

The bridegroom then places the ring on the thumb of the bride's left hand, saying:

In the name of the Father-then on the second finger, saying: and of the Son-then on the third finger, saying: and of the Holy Ghost-lastly on the fourth finger, saying: Amen, and there he leaves it.

The Priest then says:

V. Confirm, O Lord, that which thou hast wrought for us.

R. From thy holy temple which is in Jerusalem. Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy.

have mercy.

Our Father, &c., in silence.

V. And lead us not into temptation.
R. But deliver us from evil.

V. Save thy servants.

R. That trust in thee, O my God.

Lord

V. Send them help, O Lord, from thy sanctuary.

R. And out of Sion protect them.

V. Be unto them, O Lord, a strong tower.

R. From the face of the enemy.

V. O Lord, hear my prayer.

R. And let my cry come unto thee.
V. The Lord be with you.

R. And with thy spirit.