rit_[1174] for
ever.[1175]

7. _Holiness becometh_ that _house_[1176] in _which the remembrance of_
so great _holiness_[1177] is celebrated. Holy Malachy, preserve it _in
holiness and righteousness_[1178] pitying us who in the midst of so many
and great miseries _utter the memory of thine abundant goodness_.[1179]
Great is the dispensation of the mercy of God upon thee, who made thee
_little in thine own sight_,[1180] great in His; who _did_ great things
by thee, in saving thy country, _great things to thee_,[1181] in
bringing thee into His glory. May thy festival, which is deservedly
devoted to thy virtues, have a saving efficacy for us by thy merits and
prayers. _May the glory of thy holiness_,[1182] which is celebrated by
us, be continued by angels: so shall it meetly be pleasant for us, if it
be also fruitful. While thou departest be it allowed to us, who are met
together to-day in thy so delicious feast, to preserve some remnants of
the fruits of the Spirit, loaded with which thou ascendest.

8. Be to us, we beseech thee, holy Malachy, another Moses, or another
Elijah, like them imparting _of thy spirit_[1183] to us, for thou hast
come _in_ their _spirit and power_.[1184] Thy life was _a law of life
and knowledge_,[1185] thy death the port of death and the portal of
life,[1186] thy memory the delight of sweetness and grace, thy
presence _a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord_[1187] thy God. O
_fruitful olive tree in the house of God_![1188] O _oil of
gladness_,[1189] giving both anointing and light, cherishing with
favours, _resplendent with miracles_,[1190] make us partakers of that
light and graciousness which thou enjoyest.[1191] O sweet-smelling
_lily, blossoming and budding_ evermore before the Lord, and spreading
everywhere a _sweet_ and life-giving _savour_,[1192] _whose memorial
is blessed_[1193] with us, whose presence is in honour with those who
are above, grant to those who sing of thee that they may not be
deprived of their share in so great _an assembly_.[1194] O _great
luminary_[1195] and _light_ that _shinest in darkness_,[1196]
illuminating the prison, _making glad the city_[1197] by the rays of
thy signs and merits, by the lustre of virtues put to flight from our
hearts the darkness of vices. O _morning star_,[1198] more brilliant
than the rest because thou art nearer the day, more like to the sun,
deign to go before us, that we also may _walk in the light as children
of light_, and _not_ chil