The Complete Office of Holy Week According to the Roman Missal and Brebiary, in Latin and English

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 edition. Excerpt: ... Aruit tamquam testa virtus mea, et lingua mea adhaesit faucibus meis: et in pulverem mortis deduxisti me. Quoniam circumdederunt me canes multi: concilium malignantium obsedit me. Foderunt manus meas et pedes meos: dinumeraverunt omnia ossa mea. Ipsi vero consideraverunt et inspexerunt me: diviserunt sibi vestimenta mea, et super Many calves have surrounded me: fat bulls have besieged me. They have opened their mouths against me, as a lion ravening and roaring. I am poured out like water; and all my bones are scattered. My heart is become like wax melting in the midst of my bowels. My strength was dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue hath cleaved to my jaws; and thou hast brought me down into the dust of death. For many dogs have encompassed me; the council of the malignant hath besieged me. They have dug my hands and my feet: they have numbered all my bones. And they have looked and stared upon me: they parted my garments amongst them, vestem meam miserunt sortem. Tu autem, Domine, ne elongaveris auxilium tuum a me: ad defensionem meam conspice. Erue a framea, Deus, animam meam: et de manu canis unicam meam. Salva me ex ore leonis: et a cornibus unicornium humilitatem meam. Narrabo nomen tuum fratribus meis: in medio ecclesiae laudabo te. Qui timetis Dominum, laudate eum: universum semen Jacob, glorificate eum. Timeat eum omne semen Israel: quoniam non sprevit, neque despexit deprecationem pauperis. Nec avertit faciem suam a me: et cum clamavem ad eum, exaudivit me. Apud te laus mea in ecclesia magna: vota and upon my vesture they cast lots. But thou, O Lord! rc move not thy help from me; look towards my defence. Deliver, O God! my soul from the sword, and my only one from the hand of the dog. Save me from the lion's mouth, and my...