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The Complete Manual of Catholic Piety: Containing a Selection of Fervent Prayers, Pious Reflection, and Solid Instructions, Adapted to Every State of Life. To Which is Annexed a Supplement, Containing Excellent and Approved Devotions, With the Epistles and Gospels for All the Sundays and Festivals of the Year.Gahan, William

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The Complete Manual of Catholic Piety: Containing a Selection of Fervent Prayers, Pious Reflection, and Solid Instructions, Adapted to Every State of Life. To Which is Annexed a Supplement, Containing Excellent and Approved Devotions, With the Epistles and Gospels for All the Sundays and Festivals of the Year.

Name: The Complete Manual of Catholic Piety: Containing a Selection of Fervent Prayers, Pious Reflection, and Solid Instructions, Adapted to Every State of Life. To Which is Annexed a Supplement, Containing Excellent and Approved Devotions, With the Epistles and Gospels for All the Sundays and Festivals of the Year.
Author: Gahan, William

Gahan, William

Catholic Church -- Liturgy; Catholic Church -- Prayers and devotions -- English

Epistle.
1 _Peter_ ii. 21, 25.
_Dearly beloved;_ Christ also suffered for us, leaving you
an example that you should follow his steps. _Who did no sin,
neither was guile found in is mouth_. Who when he was reviled,
did not revile: when he suffered, he threatened not: but
delivered himself to him that judged him unjustly: who his own
self bore our sins in his body upon the tree: that we being dead
to sins, should live to justice: by whose stripes you were
healed. For you were as sheep going astray: but you are now
converted to the shepherd and bishop of your souls.

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Gospel.
_John_ x. 11, 16.
_At that time:_ Jesus said to the Pharisees: I am the good
shepherd. The good shepherd giveth his life for his sheep. But
the hireling, and he that is not the shepherd, whose own the
sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming and leaveth the sheep, and
flieth, and the wolf catcheth, and scattereth the sheep: and the
hireling flieth, because he is a hireling; and he hath no care
for the sheep. I am the good shepherd: and I know mine, and mine
know me. As the Father knoweth me, and I know the Father: and I
lay down my life for my sheep. And other sheep I have, that are
not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my
voice, and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. Credo.



            Third Sunday After Easter.

Epistle.
1 _Peter_ ii. 11, 19.
_Dearly beloved:_ I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims to
refrain yourselves from carnal desires, which war against the
soul, having your conversation good among the Gentiles: that
whereas they speak against you as evil doers, they may, by the
good works which they shall behold in you, glorify God in the day
of visitation. Be ye subject therefore to every human creature
for God's sake: whether it be to kings as excelling: or to
governors as sent by him for the punishment of evil doers, and
for the praise of the good: for so is the will of God, that by
doing well you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
as free, and not as making liberty a cloak for malice, but as the
servants of God. Honour all men: love the brotherhood: fear God:
honour the king. Servants be subject to your masters with all
fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.
For this is thanks-worthy _in Jesus Christ our Lord_.

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