Psalmist
prays, "Let my prayer be set forth in Thy sight as the incense"; and so
again, St. John, describing the ceremonial of the worship of heaven as
seen in his vision, says, {91} "Another angel came and stood at the
altar, having a golden censer, and there was given unto him much
incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon
the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the
incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before
God out of the angel's hand."

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_How to Use the Prayer-Book_[1]

_Before the Service._--If possible be in your place a few moments
before the appointed hour, that you may collect your thoughts and
prepare for the service. On entering, go at once quietly to your seat,
kneel down, and say a short prayer for yourself and your
fellow-worshipers. The Collect for the Nineteenth or the Twenty-third
Sunday after Trinity, or the Collect, "Almighty God, unto whom all
hearts are open," at the beginning of the Communion Office, you may
find appropriate. When you have said your prayer, find the places for
the service for the day, and after this occupy the {93} time till the
service begins with reading some portion from the Prayer-Book.

_At Morning Prayer._--The following points should have attention:

(1) The several ways in which, after the opening Sentence, the Minister
may proceed with the service. See the rubrics at the beginning of
MORNING PRAYER.

(2) In the LORD'S PRAYER (as is also the case with other prayers
printed in like manner) the capital letters beginning the several short
clauses are intended to indicate the portions into which the prayer is
to be broken for common recitation. There should be a slight pause
after each clause, that all may join in saying the prayer.

(3) On the nineteenth day of the month the _Venite_ is not used before
the PSALTER, as it occurs in the portion for that day. It is omitted
on Easter Day and Thanksgiving Day, as other anthems are appointed for
these days (pages 6, 125, 319).

(4) After the _Venite_ follows (page 6) the PSALTER (page 329) for the
day of the month, or one of the SELECTIONS, or the PROPER PSALMS for
the day. See HOW THE PSALTER IS APPOINTED TO BE READ (page vii). Note
what is to be done, in using the PSALTER, when a month has thirty-one
days. {94} Observe also the tables of SELECTIONS and PROPER PSALMS
(pages vii, viii, 328).

(5) Study the use of the COLLE