Ceremonial for the use of the Catholic churches in the United States of America, 8th 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, 3 III. On Leaving the Sacristy, 6 IV. On Approaching the Altar, 8 V. From the Commencement of 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 XI. — Order to be observed in celebrating two Masses on the same day, 40 III. — Low Mass for the Dead, 43 IV. — Low Mass when the Blessed Sacrament is exposed, 44 V. — Of Low Mass in the presence of Prelates, 40 VI. — Giving Communion, 48 ART. I. Giving Communion during Mass, 48 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, 73 ART. I. Things to be prepared, 73 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, 86 ART. I. Of what is to be prepared, 86 II. Ceremonies to be performed on Candlemas Day, 87 I. — Of the Benediction of Ashes on Ash Wednesday, 92 ART. I. Things to be prepared, 93 II. Of the Sacred Rites to be performed, 93 III. — Of Pcilm 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, 11O ART. I. Of what is to be prepared, 111 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 185 II. The order to be observed in Choir, 136 III. Internal dispositions, 138 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 tor the Acolytes 146 IV. Duty of the Master of Ceremonies, 150 V. Instruction for Sub-deacon, 158 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 for 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 VII. — Vespers for the Dead on the 1st of November, 208 ART. I. Things to be prepared, 2O8 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 Laetare 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 ot Palms, 226 IV. Of the Procession, 227 V. Of the Mass and Passion, 230 V. — Office of the Tenebrae, 233 Art. I. Preparations, 233 II. From the Commencement to the End of the Office, 233 VI. — Maunday-Thursday, 235 ART. I. Preparations, 235 II. Of the Mass, 230 III. Of the Procession, 239 IV. Of Vespers, and of the Stripping of the Altars, 241 VII. — Of Good Friday, 243 ART. I. Preparatio