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MiDLENT Sunday is the one which occurs in the middle of Lent ; 

 Care Sunday precedes Palm Sunday; and Low Sunday is the 

 Sunday after Easter. 



The extinguishing lights on Easter Eve, and rekindling them, 

 is mentioned by Hospinian. The benediction of a great can- 

 dle is also alluded to. It was customary also in this country to 

 light the churches on Easter Eve with Pascal Tapers. See Gent. 

 Mag. for 1796, p. 293. The custom of getting up to see the sun 

 dance on Easter Day is described by Brand, vol. i. p. 137, where 

 the reader will also find numerous Easter customs described. 



Hymnus in feito Remrrectionis, 

 Paschale raundo gaudium 

 Sol nuntiat fonnosior, 

 Cuitl luce fulgeutem nova 

 Jesum vident Apostoli. 

 In carne Christi vulnera 

 Micare taraquam sidera 

 ; Mirantur, i quidquid vident 



Testes fideles piaedicant. 

 Rex Christe clementissime, 

 Tu corda nostra posside; 

 Ut lingua grates debitas 

 Tuo rependat nomini. 

 Ut sis perenne mentibus 

 Paschale Jesu ffaudium, 

 A morte dira criminum 

 Vitae renatos libera. 

 Deo Patri sit gloria, 

 Et filio qui a mortuis 

 Surrexit, ac Paraclito, 

 In sempiterna saecula. 



9. LOW SUNDAY, or Dominica in Albis. 



Hymnus in festo Sabbati in Albis. 



Ad regias Agni dapes, 

 Stolis amicti candiriis 

 Post transitnm Maris rubri 

 Christo caiiamns Principi. 

 Divina cujus Charitas 

 Sacrum propinat sanguinein, 

 Almique membra corporis 

 Amor Sacerdos immolat. 

 Sparsum cruorem postibus 

 Vastator horret Angelus : 

 Fugitque divisum mare : 

 Mereuntur hostes fluctibus. 

 lum Pasclia nostrum Christus est, 

 Pasciialis idem V'ictima, 

 Et pura puris mentibus 

 Sinceritatis azyma. 

 O vera coeli Victima, 

 Subjecta cui sunt tartara, 

 Soluta mortis vincula, 

 Recepta vitae praemia. 

 Victor subactis inferis 

 Tiophaea Christus explicat. 



