Ceremonial for the use of the Catholic churches in the United States of America

Ceremonial for the use of the Catholic churches in the United States of America, 5th Rev. Edition< CONTENTS PART I. CEREMONIES OF LOW MASS, MISSA CANTATA, VESPERS AND BENEDICTION. I. — Art. I. What Is to be prepared, 1 II. On the Preparation for Mass by the Priest, 8 III. On Leaving the Sacristy, 6 IV. On Approaching the Altar, 8 V. From the Commencement oi the Mass to the Introit, 9 VI. From the Introit to the Epistle, 11 VII. From the Epistle to the Offertory, 13 VIII. From the Offertory to the Canon, 15 IX. From the Canon to the Consecration, 20 X. From the Consecration to the Pater Noster, 24 XI. From the Pater Noster to the Communion, 26 XII. From the Communion to the End of Mass, 32 XIII. On Votive Masses, 34 II.— Order to be observed in celebrating two Masses on the same day, 40 III. — Low Mass for the Dead, 42 IV. — Low Mass when the Blessed Sacrament is exposed, 44 V. — Of Low Mass in the presence of Prelates, 46 VI.— Giving Communion, 48 Art. I. Giving Communion during Mass, 43 II. Purification of the Ciborium, 51 III. On giving Communion at other times, 51 VII.— Manner of Serving a Priest at Low Mass, 54 Art. I. General Remarks, 54 II. Of the Vesting of the Priest, 55 III. From the beginning of the Mass to the end of it, 56 VIII. — Manner of Serving a Bishop at Low Mass, 60 Art. I. Things to be prepared, 60 II. Of the preparation and Vesting of the Bishop, 60 III. When there is but one Chaplain, 65 IX.— Manner of Celebrating High Mass without Deacon or Sub-deacon ; the Asperges, 67 Art. I. Things to be prepared, 67 X.— Vespers sung without Cope-bearers, 72 Art. I. Things to be prepared, 72 II. 73 III. When Benediction follows, 78 XI.— Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament 79 Art. I. Things to be prepared, 79 II. When there is but one Priest, 80 III. When another Priest, or a Deacon assists, 83 PART II. CEREMONIES FOR HOLY WEEK AND OTHER FESTIVALS. I.— Blessing of Candles on Candlemas Day, 80 Art. I. Of what is to be prepared, 86 I. Ceremonies to be performed on Candlemas Day, 87 II. — Of the Benediction of Ashes on Ash Wednesday, 92 Art. I. Things to be prepared, 92 II. Of the Sacred Rites to be performed, 93 III.— Of Palm Sunday, 96 Art. I. What is to be prepared, 96 II. Of the Ceremonies to be performed, 97 IV.— Of Maunday-Thursday, 103 Art. I. What is to be prepared, 103 II. Of the Sacred Rites, 104 V.— Of Good Friday, 110 Art. I. Of what is to be prepared, 110 II. Of the Sacred Rites, 111 VI.— Of Holy Saturday, 123 Art. I. What is to be prepared, 123 II. Of the Sacred Rites, 125 PART III. CEREMONIES OF HIGH MASS, SOLEMN VESPERS AND SOLEMN BENEDICTION. I. — Rules to observed by the Clergy in Choir, 135 Art. I. The order of going to the Choir, 135 II. The order to be observed in Choir, 136 III. Internal dispositions, 133 IV. The order to be observed in receiving Holy Communion, 139 V. The order in going from the Choir, 140 II.— Instructions for the Officers, 141 Art. I. Things to be prepared, 141 II. Instruction for the Censer-bearer, 142 III. Instruction for the Acolytes, 146 IV. Duty of the Master of Ceremonies, 150 V. Instruction for Sab-deacon, 168 VI. Instruction for the Deacon, 166 VII. Instruction for the Celebrant, 176 III. — High Mass for the Dead, 183 Art. I. Things to be prepared, 183 II. What is to be particularly observed, 183 IV. — Solemn Vespers, 186 Art. I. Things to be prepared, 186 II. General Rules to be observed, 187 III. Instruction for the Acolytes, 188 IV. Instruction for the Censer-bearer, 190 V. Instruction for the Master of Ceremonies, 192 VI. Instruction for the Cope-bearers, 195 VII. Instruction far the Celebrant, 198 V. — Solemn Benediction when the Celebrant is assisted by Deacon and Sub deacon, 200 VI. — Of Solemn Vespers, and of the Procession on Corpus Christi, 202 Art. I. Of Solemn Vespers, the Blessed Sacrament, exposed, 202 II. Of the Procession on Corpus Christi, 206 III.— Vespers for the Dead on the 1st of November, 208 Art. I. Things to be prepared, 208 II. Ceremonies peculiar to these Vespers, 209 PART IV CEREMONIES FOR THE PRINCIPAL FESTIVALS. I. — Feast of the Purification, 211 Art. I. Necessary Preparations, 211 II. From the Vesting of the Ministers to the Distribution of the Candles, 212 III. From the Distribution of the Candles to the Procession, 213 IV. The Procession, 215 II. Ash Wednesday, 217 Art. I. Necessary Preparations, 217 II. Of the Blessing and Distribution of the Ashes, 218 III. Of the Mass, 221 III. — Sundays Lsetare and Gaudete, 222 IV. — Palm Sunday, 222 Art. I. Preparations, 222 II. From the Beginning of the Ceremony to the Distribution of the Palms, 223 III. Of the Distribution of Palms, 226 IV. Of the Procession, 227 V. Of the Mass and Passion, 230 V. Office Of the Tenebrse, 233 Art. I. Preparations, 233 II. From the Commencement to the End of the Office, 233 VI. — Maunday-Thursday, I l 235 Art. I. Preparations, 235 II. Of the Mass, 236 III. Of the Procession, 239 IV. Of Vespers, and of the Stripping of the Altars, 241 VII. — Of Good Friday, 243 Art. I. Preparations, 243 II. From the Vesting of the Ministers to the Uncovering of the Cross, 214 III. From the Uncovering of the Cross to the Procession, 247 IV. Of the Procession, 250 V. Of the remaining Part of the Office, 252 VIII. — Holy Saturday, 256 Art. I. Things to be prepared, 256 II. From the Benediction of the New Fire to the Exultet, 258 III. From the Exultet to the Prophecies, 261 IV. From the Prophecies to the Benediction of the Baptismal Font, 263 V. From the Benediction of the Font to the Beginning of Mass, 264 VI. The Mass, 267 PART V. CEREMONIES FOR MASS AND VESPERS, SOLEMNLY CELEBRATED BY THE BISHOP, OR IN HIS PRESENCE. I. Solemn Pontifical Vespers, 270 Art. I. Things to be prepared, 270 II. From the entrance of the Bishop and Clergy to the beginning of Vespers, 271 III. From the beginning to the end of Vespers, 272 IV. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament given by the Bishop, 275 II. Solemn Vespers, in the presence of the Bishop, 276 III. Complins, when the Bishop officiates, 277 IV. Matins, when the Bishop officiates, 278 V. Lauds, when the Bishop officiates, 280 VI. Solemn Pontifical Mass, 281 Art. I. Things to be prepared, 281 II. Of the Vesting of the Clergy and of the Bishop, 234 III. The Pontifical Mass, 288 VII. Solemn Mass, celebrated in the presence of the Bishop, dressed in Cope, 300 VIII. Solemn. Mass in presence of the Bishop, in Rochet and Cappa, 804 IX. Vespers for the Dead, celebrated by the Bishop, 305 X. Matins and Lauds for the Dead, celebrated by the Bishop, 306 XI. Solemn Pontifical Mass for the Dead, 307 Art. I. Things to be prepared, 307 II. From the beginning to the end of Mass, 308 III. The Absolution after Mass, 310 XII. Solemn Mass for the Dead, in the presence of the Bishop, 318 XIII. Particular Instructions for the Officers who attend the Bishop, 313 Art. I. Instruction for the assistant Priest, 313 II. Instructions for the two assistant Deacons, 318 III. Instruction for the officiating Deacon, 321 IV. Instruction for the Sub deacon, 328 V. Instruction for the inferior Ministers, 332 PART VI. OTHER DIFFERENT SOLEMNITIES AT WHICH THE BISHOP OFFICIATES OR IS PRESENT. I. Commemoration of all the Faithful departed, 336 II. Sundays in Advent, 337 III. Christmas, 338 IV. Festivals between Christmas and Candlemas, 339 V. Candlemas, 340 VI. Ash-Wednesday, 343 VII. Sundays in Lent, 345 VIII. Palm Sunday, 346 IX. Matins of the Tenebr®, 349 X. Maunday-Thursday, 350 XI. Good Friday, 361 XII. Holy Saturday, 369 XIII. Ceremonies to be observed in Provincial Councils, 376 Art. I. What is to be done before it opens, 376 II. How the Metropolitan Church is to be adorned and arranged, 377 III. The opening of the Council, 378 IV. Mode of Procedure of the Council, 384 V. Second Solemn Session, 385 VI. Third Solemn Session, 387 XIV. Ceremonies to be observed in Diocesan Synods, 390 XV.— Solemn administration ol the Sacrement of Confirmation, 395 Art. I. Things to be prepared, 395 II. The administration of the Sacrament, 896 XVI.— Episcopal Visitation of Parishes, 399 Art. I. The Bishop's Reception when he visits the Parishes, 399 APPENDIX. I. Forty Hours' Exposition, 406 ART. I. Things to be prepared for the Mass of the Exposition, 406 II. Of the M.ass of the Exposition, 406 III. Of the Procession for the Exposition, 409 IV. Of the Mass pro Paoe, 409 V. Things to be prepared for the Mass of the Reposition, 413 VI. Of the Mass for the Reposition, 414 VII. From the Litany to the end of the Forty Hours, 414 II.— Different Intonations for Vespers and Solemn Mass, 418 Elenchus Defectuum 430 div>

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