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. Stephen.

All, as in the Office of Saints, except

1. Antiph. Stephen ful of grace and cou∣rage wrought great miracles among the people, and none could resist the Wisdom and Spirit by which he spake: Alleluja.

2. Antiph. And looking stedfastly up, he saw the heav'ns open'd, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God; he saw, and enter'd: blessed are they to whom the heav'ns shal be open'd: Alleluja.

3. Antiph. While they ston'd him, he cal'd up on God, and pray'd Lord Jesu receive my soul: and kneeling down cry'd out with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge: Al∣leluja.

Prayer.

O God, who in thy first Martyr S. Stephen hast vouchsafed thy Church an eminent

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example of perfect Christianity! Kindle, we beseech Thee, in our harts a zealous emulation of his graces: that imitating here his constancy in asserting thy truth, and his charity in praying for our persecuters, even to death, we may with him herafter receive the crown of eternal life; through our Lord Jesus Christ, &c.

For Commemoration of Christmas-day, re∣cite the four Antiphons and Prayer of Christmas-day.