Devotions in the ancient way of offices with psalms, hymns, and prayers for every day in the week and every holiday in the year.

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Title: Devotions in the ancient way of offices with psalms, hymns, and prayers for every day in the week and every holiday in the year.
Author: Birchley, William, 1613-1669.
Publication: Paris :: [s.n.],; 1668.
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Subject terms: Catholic Church. -- Breviary.; Church of England. -- Book of common prayer.; Rhymed offices.
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S. Michael.

All, as in the Office of Saints, except

Invitatory. Come let's adore the King of Angels—

1. Antiph. He has commanded his Angels to keep us in all our ways; they shal bear us it•••• their hands, lest at any time we dash our feet a∣gainst a stone: Alleluja.

2. Antiph. Take heed you despise not any of my litle Ones, says our Lord; for their Angels continually behold the face of my Father who is in heav'n; Alleluja.

3. Antiph. In the sight of thy Angels wil I sing to thee, O my God; Alleluja. I will adore at thy holy Temple, and confess to thy name; Alleluja.

Antiph. for Benedictus and Magnifica••••.

Praise our Lord all you Angels, Archangels and Thrones; praise him all you Dominations, Principalities and Powers; praise him all you heav'nly Vertues, Cherubins and Seraphins▪ praise him all you glorious Quires of blessed Spirits; praise him and magnify him for ever: alleluja, alleluja, alleluja.

Prayer.

O God, who by the Feast of S. Michael the Archangel, Prince of the Church, sum∣monest us to commemorate all the glorious Host of heav'n, rang'd under his standard to assist thy Elect against the powers of darknes! Grant

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us, we beseech Thee, both to admire and praise thy grace for so high a providence; and in faith of such Guardians, with firmer hope pursue the holy ways of increasing their joy by advancing our own Blys; through our Lord—