The following is a Greek Hymn for Ascensiontide by John the Monk.

"To God our Saviour, who led his people through the sea dry-shod, but drowned Pharaoh and all his host in the waters, to him alone let us sing, for he is glorified. 'Sing we, all people, to Him who was borne on the shoulders of cherubim with glory upward, even Christ; and who seated us with himself at the right hand of the Father, a hymn of triumph, for he is glorified.

'Christ, the Mediator of God and man, the hosts of angels as they beheld in body of flesh entering the highest heavens were amazed, but in harmonious chorus sang their triumphant hymn.

"To God, who was manifested on Mount Sinai, and gave the law to Moses the seer of God, to him who in fleshly form was borne upwards from the Mount of Olives, sing we all; for he is glorified.'

Trinity Sunday is a festival of late institution. All Sundays were anciently held to commemorate this mystery. Chrysostom speaks of a festival of holy martyrs not seven days after Whitsunday, which seems to correspond to the Sunday of the Octave; this is still called by the Greeks, the Sunday of all the Saints who were Martyrs (Κυριακὴ τῶν Ἁγίων πάντων μαρτυρησάντων). Durandus refers the institution of the festival to Gregory the Fourth, A.D. 834; but, if so, it had ere long fallen into desuetude, for Alexander the Third, in A.D. 1179, states that there is no particular day in the Roman Church set apart for this commemoration. Gervase of Canterbury says that Thomas à Becket, soon after his consecration, A. D. 1162, instituted this festival in England. In the 12th century the Feast of the Trinity was kept by some Churches on the octave of Whitsunday, by others on the Sunday next before Advent. The Synod of Arles, 1260, made a canon ordering the celebration of the Office of the Holy Trinity on the Sunday after Whitsunday and added a commemoration of the mystery during the succeeding week. Pope John XXII. was the first to direct an observance of this Sunday as Trinity Sunday by the whole Church.

The term Trinity (rpías) is first used to express this mystery in the writings of Theophilus of Antioch, A. D. 180. The propriety of instituting such a festival at the close of the great commemorations of the Christian year can scarcely be questioned.

Introit in 1549, Ps. lxvii.

'Omnipotens, sempiterne Deus, qui dedisti famulis tuis in confessione veræ fidei æternæ Trinitatis gloriam agnoscere et in potentia majestatis adorare Unitatem;

quæsumus ut ejusdem fidei firinitate ab omnibus semper muniamur adversis. Per Dominum nostrum.'

Miss. Sar. on Trinity Sunday, Sacrament. Greg., MS. of Leofric, Mass of the Holy Trinity.

The Epistle in Sar. Miss., MS. Leofr., and Com. Pam. is Rev. iv. 1-9. The Gospel is the same as ours. In the Greek Church the Epistle is Heb. xi. 33-xii. 1.

The Gospel is Matt. x. 32, 33, 37, 38, xix. 27—30.

The Greeks reckon Trinity Sunday as the 1st Sunday after Whitsunday, from which day they begin to number their weeks. On that 1st Sunday (Kup. Tv Ayiwv návτwv μаρTuρnσávτwv), they coinmemorate all martyred saints. We give specimens of the mode of commemoration.

Christ, my strength, my Lord and God· the holy Church in heavenly strains with pure heart and uplifted voice raises its festive song in the Lord.

'O King and Saviour, who feedest in green pastures and leadest to waters of refreshment thy faithful ones, send not away from the gladness of those abodes, us thy servants.

'Establish among the ranks of angels the companies of holy devoted ones, thy servants, who to thee have yielded their souls and bodies, O merciful Lord.

"Thou only knowest, O Lord of all, the way of death, and the portion of life, and the end of all men. Wherefore pity now thy servants, thou who only art perfect in goodness.'

Another.

'When I gaze on the sea of life, tem pestuous with the billows of temptation, I haste to the serene haven of thy mercy, and entreat thee, O God of mercies, rescue my life from corruption.

'Have compassion, Lord; give consolation, O Saviour; manifest thy mercy and tenderness of pity, and save of thy goodness all whom in thy love for men thou hast translated to thyself.

'Those who in storms of waters or in streams of rivers or by sudden death have died, who in forests, in mountains, and in caves have closed their life, overlook not, O only unchangeable one.

'Thou who, our Lord, beholdest those who have died obscurely by sea or land, those who have died a terrible death in wars and battles, pity and save them all, since thou art full of loving-kindness.'

In the Roman calendar the same rule of numbering the Sundays is observed as in the Greek. In the old Sar. Miss. the Sundays are numbered as in our own Prayer-book, from Trinity Sunday.

The Gospel. St. John x. 1.

VERILY, verily I say unto you, He that en

tereth not by the door into the sheep-fold, but climbeth up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber. But he that entereth in by the door is the shepherd of the sheep; to him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice, and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth thein out. And, when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him; for they know his voice. And a stranger will they not follow; but will flee from him; for they know not the voice of strangers. This parable spake Jesus unto them: but they understood not what things they were which he spake unto them. Then said Jesus unto them again; Verily, verily I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep. All that ever came before me are thieves and robbers; but the sheep did not hear them. I am the door; by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture. The thief coineth not but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Trinity Sunday.

A opened in looked, and behold, a door was which I heard was as it were of a trumpet talking with me; which said, Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter. And immediately I was in the Spirit; and behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne: and he that sat was

came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God. Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Jesus answered, Verily, verily I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water, and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth; so is every one that is born of the Spirit. Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? Verily, verily I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not; how shall ye believe, if Í tell you of heavenly things? And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man, who serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the of man be lifted up: that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

The First Sunday after Trinity.

The Collect.

GOD, the strength of all them that put trust thee, mercifully accept our prayers; and because through the wallets our

without thee, grant us the help of thy grace, our mortal nature we can do no good thing that in keeping of thy commandments we may Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. please thee, both in will and deed; through

The Epistle. 1 St. John iv. 7.

and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald. And round about the throne were four and twenty seats; and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold and out of the throne proceeded lightnings, and thunderings, and voices. And there were seven lamps of fire burning before the throne, which are the seven spirits of God. And before the throne there was a sea of glass like unto crystal: and in the midst the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind. And the first beast was like a lion, and the second beast like a calf, and the third beast had a face as a man, and the fourth beast was like a flying eagle. And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. And when those beasts give glory, and honour, and thanks, to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, the four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory, and honour, and power; for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

The Gospel. St. John iii. 1. THERE was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: the same

is of God, and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. In this was manifested the love of God towards us, because that God sent his only-begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us; because he hath given us of his Spirit. And we have seen, and do testify, that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgement; because as he is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear; because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. We love him, because he first loved us. If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother, whom he hath seen, how can he love God, whom he hath not seen? And this commandment have we from him, That he who loveth God love his brother also.

The Greek Church has 11 selections, called Gospels of the Resurrection (Evayyédia Avaotaσá), appointed to be read at Morning Prayers on every Sunday throughout the year. Where one of these is not especially selected, as is the case between Easter and Whitsuntide, the course commences with 1 and is continued to 11. No. 1 is read on Trinity Sunday, No. 2 on the 1st Sunday after Trinity, and so on to 11. As there is no special adaptation of these Gospels to the Sundays, they are here exhibited in one single table:

I. Matt. xxviii. 16-20.

2.

Mar. xvi. 1-8.

3. Mar. xvi. 9-20.

4.

Luke xxiv. 1-12.

5.

Luke xxiv. 12-35. 6. Luke xxiv. 36-53. 7. John xx. I-10. 8. John xx. 11-18.

9. John xx. 19-31.

10. John xxi. 1-14. 11. John xxi. 14—25.

The Gospel is Matt. iv. 18-23.

2nd Sunday after Trinity. Introit in 1549, Ps. cxix., 2nd portion.

'Sancti nominis tui, Domine, timorem pariter et amorem fac nos habere perpetuum, quia nunquam tua gubernatione destituis quos in soliditate tuæ dilectionis instituis. Per Dominum.' Sar. Miss., MS. Leofric.

Our Collect was altered from a translation of this to its present form in 1652.

The Epistle in Sar. Miss., in MS. Leofric, and Com. Pam. ends with v. 18. The Gospel is the same as ours.

In the Greek Church the Epistle is Rom. v. 1-10.

The Gospel is Matt. vi. 22-33.

3rd Sunday after Trinity. Introit in 1549, Ps. cxix., 3rd portion.

'Deprecationem nostram quæsumus, Domine, benignus exaudi, et quibus supplicandi præstas affectum tribue defensionis auxilium. Per Dominum.' Sar. Miss., MS. of Leofr., Sacram. of Greg. The Epistle in Sar. Miss., in MS. of

'O consubstantial and indivisible Trinity, Unity in three persons coeternal, to Thee our God, raise we the angels' hymn, Holy, holy, holy art Thou, O God."

1st Sunday after Trinity. Introit in 1549, Ps. cxix., 1st portion.

Deus, in te sperantium fortitudo, adesto propitius invocationibus nostris; et, quia sine te nihil potest mortalis infirmitas, præsta auxilium gratiæ tuæ, ut in exequendis mandatis tuis et voluntate tibi et actione placeamus. Per Dominum.' Sar. Miss., MS. Leofr., Sacrament. of Gelas. and Greg., Ambrosian Miss.

The Epistle in Sar. Miss., in MS. of Leofric, and in Com. Pam. began at v. 9. The Gospel was the same as ours.

In the Greek Church the Epistle is Rom. ii. 10-16.

The Gospel is the same as ours.

In the Greek Church the Epistle is Rom. vi. 18—23.

The Gospel is Matt. viii. 5-13.

4th Sunday after Trinity. Introit in 1549, Ps. cxix., 4th portion.

Protector in te sperantium, Deus, sine quo nihil est validum nihil sanctum; multiplica super nos misericordiam tuam, ut, te rectore, te duce, sic transeamus per bona temporalia ut non amittamus æterna. Per Dominum nostrum.' Sar. Miss., MS. of Leofric, Sacrament. of Greg.

The Epistle is the same in Sar. Miss., in MS. of Leofric, and Com. Pam. The Gospel is also the same.

In the Greek Church the Epistle is Rom. x. 1-10.

The Gospel is Matt. viii. 28-ix. 1.

The Gospel. St. Luke xvi. 19. Tclothed in purple, and fine linen, and fared THERE was a certain rich man, which was sumptuously every day. And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate full of sores, and desiring to be fed with the crumbs, which fell from the rich man's table: moreover, the dogs came and licked his sores. And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried: and in hell he lift up his eyes being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on ine, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that thou in thy life-time receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they who would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence. Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: for I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment. Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, Nay, father Abraham; but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

for all things are now ready. And they all with one consent began to make excuse. The first said unto him, I have bought a piece of ground, and I must needs go and see it; I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them; I pray thee have me excused. And another said, I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come. So that servant came, and shewed his lord these things. Then the master of the house being angry said to his servant, Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind. And the servant said, Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet there is room. And the lord said unto the servant, Go out into the high-ways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled. For I say unto you, That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.

The Third Sunday after Trinity.

The Collect.

LORD, we beseech thee mercifully to hear given an hearty desire to pray, may by thy us; and grant that we, to whom thou hast mighty aid be defended and comforted in all dangers and adversities; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. 1 St. Peter v. 5. ALL of you be subject one to another, and be A clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; casting all your care upon him, for he

The Collect.

LORD, who never failest to help and govern them whom thou dost bring up in thy stedfast fear and love; Keep us, we beseech thee, under the protection of thy good providence, and make us to have a perpetual fear and love of thy holy Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Epistle. 1 St. John iii. 13.
ARVEL not, brethren,

your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about seeking whom he may devour: whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. But the God of all grace, who hath called us into his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Ainen. The Gospel. St. xv.

from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. Whosoever hateth his brother

is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him. Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down

our lives for the brethren. But whoso hath

this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him; how dwelleth the love of God in him? My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed, and in truth. And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence towards God. And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the Name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him: and hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the spirit which he hath given us.

The Gospel. St. Luke xiv. 16.

A CERTAIN man made a great supper, and

bade many; and sent his servant at suppertime to say to them that were bidden, Come,

and sinners for to hear him. And the Pharisees and Scribes murmured, saying, This man receiveth sinners, and eateth with them. And he spake this parable unto them, saying, What man of you having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it? And when he hath found it, he layeth it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he cometh home, he calleth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost. I say unto you, That likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance. Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it? And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I had lost. Likewise, I say unto you, There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

The Fourth Sunday after Trinity.

The Collect.

GOD, the protector of all that trust in

thee, without whom nothing is strong. nothing is holy; Increase and multiply upon

6th Sunday after Trinity. Introit in 1549, Ps. cxix., 6th portion.

Deus, qui diligentibus te bona invisibilia præparasti, infunde cordibus nostris tui amoris affectum ut, te in omnibus et super omnia diligentes, promissiones tuas quæ omne desiderium superant consequamur. Per Dominum nostrum.' Sar Miss., Ambrosian Miss., Sacrament. of Gelas. and Greg., MS. of Leofric.

In Sar. Miss., in MS. of Leofr c, and in Com. Pam. the Epistle is the same; the Gospel ends with v. 24.

In the Greek Church the Epistle is Rom. xv. 1-7.

The Gospel is Matt. ix. 27-35.