For the Gradual[1]
Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord: he shall delight exceedingly in His commandments. His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the righteous shall be blessed (Ps. cxi. 1,2).
In all thy works remember thy last end, and thou shalt never sin (Ecclus. vii. 40).
Let my soul (O Lord) die the death of the just, and my last end be like to them (Num. xxiii. 10).
O forgive me, that I maybe refreshed before I go hence, and be no more (Ps. xxxviii. 14).
Show forth Thy wonderful mercies: Thou Who savest them that trust in Thee (Ps. xvi. 7).
Before the Gospel the priest bows down before the middle of the altar, and says:
Cleanse my heart and my lips, O almighty God, Who didst cleanse the lips of the prophet Isaias with a burning coal; vouchsafe so to cleanse me by Thy gracious mercy, that I may be able worthily to proclaim Thy
- ↑ The choir sings the Gradual, while the book is moved to the Gospel side, and the priest says the prayer Munda cor meurti, "Cleanse my heart," etc.
