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I The Original was published at Bonn (P. Neusser), 1875, under the following title: — ]
CATHOLIC RITUAL,
PUBLISHED ACCORDING TO THE DECREES OF THE
FIRST TWO SYNODS OF THE OLD CATHOLICS OF THE GERMAN EMPIRE.
Munich, June 23, 1876.
ALTHOUGH not a member of the Synod, and therefore having had no hand in the composition of this " Ritual," I perceive with pleasure by the translation that the interest taken by many members of the Church of England in the Reformatory Movement called " Old Catholic " is still unabated.
J. DOELLINGER, D.D.
TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE.
[THE Catholisches Rituale forms the first of a series of ver nacular Prayer-Books for the Old Catholics of Germany. Other offices are in preparation, including a revised Missal (Beschlusse der zwtiten Synode der Altkatholiken des deutschen Rdches, Bonn, 1875, pp. 13, 14). The Rituale consists of a translation of the offices contained in the Roman Manual, and of one service (Confirmation) contained in the Roman Pontifical, for the reasons assigned on p. 66; to which are added, in an Appendix, certain prayers for special occasions. An Introduction and Notes explain and defend the various changes which have been made, especially the substitution of the vernacular for the Latin language. The modern Roman, and some of the old German offices, have been printed in this volume in parallel columns, to exhibit accurately the variations which have taken place in the text and rubrics ; and the fol lowing editions have been made use of for that purpose : —
1. *' Agenda Ecclesiastica, non pastoribus solum et capel- lanis verum etiam omnibus sacerdotibus summo opere neces- saria, ac tali distincta ordine. Modus baptizandi Catechu- minos, Modus inungendi infirmos, Exorcismus salis et aquae, De solemnizatione matrimonii. Ad introducendum nuptam. Ad introducendum mulierem post partum. Insunt et alia secundum diocesim Coloniensem." (G. L. on vellum, per Petrum Quentell, 4to., Coloniae, 1521 ; British Museum, c. 41. d.)
2. "Agenda S. Coloniensis Ecclesiae, jussu et auctoritate Reverendissimi et Sanctissimi D.D. Ferdinandi, Archiepiscopi Coloniensis, etc. ad usum archdicecesis Coloniensis evulgata." Coloniae Agrippinae, Anno M. DC. XXXVII.
3. " Agenda Ecclesiae Moguntinensis, per Reverendissimum in Christo Patrem, et amplissimum Principem ac Dominum Wolfgangum, Archiepiscopum Moguntinum, etc., necessariis quibusdam additionibus auctior, et multislocis emendatior jam denuo typis evulgata, A.D. M.D.XC." (Brit. Mus., 3366. bb.)
4. "Liber Agendorum secundum antiquum Usum Metro- politanae Salisburgensis Ecclesiae, mandate et sollicitudine Reverendissimi et Illustrissimi D.D. Joan. Jacobi Archiepis copi ac Principis Salisburgensis, et S. Sedis Apostolicae Le- gati, A.D. M.D.LXXV." (Brit Mus., 3365. b.)
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5. "Alter Catholischer und Christlicher Brauch, so die Priesterchafft der Saltzburgichen Provintz im Fiirstenthum Bayern, in Auspendung der hochwiirdigen Sacramenten hal- ten sollen, aus dem Saltzburgichen Agendbiichel gezogen mit vilem Christlichen teiitchen vermanungen und erklarungen fur die Lay en." Ingolstatt, A.D. M.D.LXV. (Brit. Mus., 843. e. 14.)
6. " Rituale Argentinense, auctoritate ementissimi et serenis- sinii Principis Armandi Gastonis, Cardinalis de Rohan, Epis- copi et Principis Argentinensis." Argentina^ A.D. M.DCC.XLII. (Brit. Mus., 1219. k.)
7. " Rituale Archidiceceseos Friburgensis jussu et auctori tate, excellentissimi et illustrissimi in Christo Patris ac Do mini Domini Bernardi Sacrae sedis Friburgensis Archiepiscopi et Metropolitan, etc., editum." A.D. M.DCCC.XXXV. x Fri- burgi Brisgoviae.
8. " Rituale Romanum, Pauli V. Pontificis Maximi jussu editum, et a Benedicto XIV. auctum et castigatum." Mechlin, A.D. M.DCCC.LXX.
9. " Pontificale Romanum, dementis VIII. ac Urbani VIII. jussu editum, et a Benedicto XIV. recognitum et castigatum." Romas, M.DCCC.LXIX.
Nos. i and 2 are the only old Cologne Rituals to which access has been found possible in England. A Manuale Pas- torum, published at Cologne A.D. 1862, in which portions of the old Cologne Agenda have been reprinted, omits the rubric for the communion of infants from the Baptismal Office (p. 13). Other editions have been published, in 1598, under Archbishop Ernestus ; in 1614, under Archbishop Ferdinand; in 1720, under Archbishop Joseph Clemens. Like other nearly obso lete diocesan uses, it is incomplete; the burial services and various benedictions being, for convenience' sake, usually bound up with the Breviary, or in separate Vigilienbucher. The history of its gradual suppression under Vatican pressure is told in Die Liturgie der Erzdiocese Kdln, by a German priest of Ultramontane sympathies. Koln, Boisseree, 1868.
The points of difference between the new Ritual of the Old Catholics and the Offices of the Roman Manual lie mainly in —
(a.) Slight alterations in the language, sometimes with a merely grammatical, sometimes with a distinctly doctrinal significance (§§ 134, 135). >
(b.) Considerable alterations in the rubrics.
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(c.) The omission of certain collects and points of cere monial, e.g. the exorcism of salt in the Baptismal Office, &c.
(d.) The addition of new prayers and addresses.
(e.) The retention of national customs, e.g. the use of two rings in the Marriage Service.
(f.) As a net result, a considerable abbreviation of the various offices.
Further alterations were desired by the leaders of the Old Catholics, but from principles of expediency have not at pre sent been carried out, e.g. the abolition of the indicative form of absolution (p. 67), of sprinkling with holy water (p. 70), of the anointing of various parts of the body in extreme unction (p. 67). Communion in one kind is retained without com ment ; but Dr. von Dollinger made the following statement on the subject at the fifth Conference at Bonn, 1874 : —
"With regard to Communion in both kinds, I think it right to say that we Old Catholics consider the use of the Eastern and English Churches to be the right one, and that we are only doubtful as to when it will be possible to introduce a change in that matter among ourselves, in an orderly and regular manner." (Report of Proceedings, Rivingtons, 1875.)
The following seem to be the chief points in which the action of the compilers of the Old Catholic Ritual resembles that of the Reformers who drew up the first English Book of Common Prayer : —
(a.) An adherence, in all essential points, to the ancient formularies of the Catholic Church.
(b.) The substitution throughout of the vulgar tongue for the Latin language.
(c.) The addition of new matter, chiefly in the form of explanatory or hortatory addresses.
(d.) The publication of a vernacular form for the reception of Holy Communion before the issuing of a revised Missal, corresponding to the Order of Communion, in English, pub lished on March 8, 1548, in anticipation of the complete Office of Holy Communion in the Prayer-Book of 1549.
(e.) Many early editions of the Book of Common Prayer have private devotions for special occasions bound up with them, resembling the prayers, " claiming no official character," which form the Appendix of the Old Catholic Ritual.
(/) The Old Catholic Ritual and the Anglican Prayer- Book are alike the result of carrying out into practice a prin ciple laid down by one of the earlier Roman Pontiffs, in
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generous words, which might form the motto of each national Use, and which embody the strongest possible protest against the rigid modern rule of Vatican uniformity : —
" Placet mihi, ut sive in Romana, sive in Gallicarum, sive in qualibet Ecclesia aliquid invenisti, quod plus omnipotenti Deo possit placere, sollicite eligas et in Anglorum Ecclesia, quae adhuc in fide nova est, institutione praecipua, qua? de multis Ecclesiis colligere potueris infundas. Non enim pro locis res, sed pro rebus loca nobis amanda sunt Ex sin- gulis ergo quibusque Ecclesiis quae pia, quae religiosa, quae recta sunt elige, et haec quasi in fasciculum collecta, apud Anglorum mentes in consuetudinem depone." (Gregor. Mag., Epist. ad Augustinum.)
Throughout the following pages the German words Rituale and Agenda have been translated by " Ritual," instead of the more familiar but exclusively English term " Manual."
In cases where an old Agenda contained several alternative forms of a service, that one has been selected for use which appeared to throw most light on the origin of the Old Catholic Office.
The German orthography and punctuation have been left for the most part unaltered, because, though somewhat anti quated, they are not sufficiently so to render the text unin telligible to the modern reader.
Scriptural quotations have been made from the Authorized Version, except in the case of the Psalms, which are quoted from the Book of Common Prayer.
The translator is responsible for the foot-notes between brackets.]
F. E. WARREN.
ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, OXFORD, May 21, 1876.
EXTRACT FROM THE DECREES OF THE SECOND SYNOD.
1. THE Synodal Representative Body is commissioned to print the German Ritual according to the plan laid before them, with the alterations accepted at the sitting of the 1 9th of May.
No alterations may be made in the text, except such as are of a purely editorial character.
2. A Preface, and Explanatory Notes, with an Appendix of Prayers for the Sick (and a General Intercession), are added to the Ritual. These additions claim no official character.
3. The carrying out of last year's decree with reference to the addition of the Latin Formulary, and the translation of the same, is deferred for the present.
4. The Ritual will be entitled a " Catholic Ritual, published according to the decrees of the first two Synods of the Old Catholics of the German Empire."
5. This Ritual is to be used in all the Old Catholic congre gations in the Liturgical acts concerned, where no particular circumstances render it advisable to retain the former cus tomary Ritual.
6. The clergy are recommended to explain the ceremonies and prayers of the Ritual at their classes of religious instruc tion, and when it shall be necessary, in the pulpit ; or to explain the reasons of the alterations of the Ritual from former usage in special addresses, and particularly to insist upon the judiciousness of employing the German language.
7. The General Intercession appended to the Ritual is to be used on Sundays after the sermon, so far as previous cus tom or other reasons do not interfere with its use.
8. All clergy and congregations have the right to send in proposals for the alteration of the Ritual of the Synodal Re presentative Body up to the 3ist January, 1876.
CONTENTS.
PAGE
PREFACE ....... v
BAPTISM . . . . . . . i
CONFIRMATION . . . . . .17
CONFESSION . . '.. . . . . 21
COMMUNION . . . . . ... 23
COMMUNION OF THE SICK . . . . .27
UNCTION OF THE SICK ..... 30
SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY . . . • 37
CHURCHING OF WOMEN . . . . .43
BURIAL OF AN ADULT . ' . . . .47
BURIAL OF A CHILD ...... 56
BLESSING OF HOLY WATER . . . , . 61
EXPLANATORY NOTES . . . . .65
APPENDIX — PRAYERS FOR THE SICK . . .72 THE GENERAL INTERCESSION . . . . 79
PREFACE.
THE new Ritual contains a complete German liturgy for the administration of the Sacraments, and some other Cere monies, according to the decrees of the first Synod of the Old Catholics of the German Empire (A.D. 1874).
Different customs have existed hitherto in Germany with reference to the use of the vulgar tongue in the administration of the Sacraments. The use of the Latin language was com pulsory throughout, according to the direction of the Roman Congregation of Rites.
The Vicars- General of the diocese of Amiens enquired at Rome (A.D. 1867) whether, when sponsors had to answer questions at a Baptism, and were ignorant of the Latin lan guage, the questions should (i) be put in the vulgar tongue, or (2) first in Latin, and then translated.
The Congregation answered both questions in the negative on the 3ist August, 1867.
This direction could hardly be observed in a German diocese.
Even the provincial Council of Cologne (A.D. 1860) omitted from the prohibition " not to employ any other language than the Latin in the administration of the Sacraments," those parts of the Liturgy " in which some address had to be made, or some explanation given to those present."
This order of the provincial Council of Cologne corre sponds with the ordinary directions in force in the arch diocese of Cologne. But in the new Ritual of the diocese of Paderborn the German language is used much more widely, as it contains a German translation to most of the prayers of the Roman Ritual. In the same way the Breslau Ritual con tains a German and a Polish translation of most of the prayers.
The Munich and the Passau Rituals order that before the Communion, when the communicants do not understand Latin, the words, "Ecce agnus Dei," and "Domine, non sum dignus," should be said in German ; and the latter has at the end, or before most of the Latin prayers in the Bap tismal Service, a German translation or paraphrase ; in order that, as their holy mother Church has always desired, the faithful may be instructed in what takes place at the adminis-
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tration of the Sacraments, and in what is said by the Priest, as the servant of the Church, in ecclesiastical language.
Moreover, the Rituals of other dioceses, as well as those of Paderborn and Breslau, deviate from the Roman directions. For example, the Freiburg Ritual contains, after the Bap tismal Service of the Romish Ritual, not only a full German translation of it, but also " a second German Formulary for the administration of holy Baptism in the Church," and an additional one for Private Baptism : similarly, in the case of other liturgical Acts. It also orders that only the " essential words of the Sacraments" shall be always said in Latin.
The German Rituals of Wessenberg and of Vitus Anton Winter, formerly much in use, contain, as is well known, not only "freely rendered" Formularies differing somewhat con siderably from the Latin, but also the actual Sacramental Formulae in the German language.
The following observations may serve to justify the prin ciple upon which our German Ritual is compiled. It is cer tainly according to the spirit of the Catholic Church that, with regard to the essential constituent portions of the Li turgy, unity should continue on the one hand between the separate parts of the Church, and on the other hand between the present and the past; and that accordingly, at least in essentials, liturgical prayers and actions should be the same in all parts of the Church, and that those in customary use should not be altered without necessity. The only substan tial reason that can be brought forward for the universal use of the Latin tongue in the services of the Western Church during many centuries, is that the unity of the Church, both in place and time, is thereby more prominently brought into view. This unity, however, should not grow into stiff mono tony, and render such alterations impossible, as either would not interfere with true unity, or may be rendered necessary in many places by lapse of time and difference of nationality. Unity in essentials does not exclude a diversity in non-essen tials. The Liturgy as a whole, the meanings of the prayers and the ceremonies, can be the same, even when the language employed in worship is different ; and liturgical differences can exist as a fact inside the Catholic Church, even inside the Roman Catholic Church. The so-called Uniat Churches have their old Liturgies ; the South Sclavonians, the old Scla vonic ; the Church of Milan, her Ambrosian ; and a Church in Toledo has retained her Mozarabic Liturgy. Not long ago
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many dioceses in Germany and France had their particular Missals and Breviaries ; and even after the Roman Missal and Breviary were substituted in their place, almost all separate dioceses and orders have retained their own Uses. The Ritual in use in the Cologne diocese differs slightly in the adminis tration of the Sacraments and other ceremonial Acts from the Romish Ritual ; and the above facts shew that, in reference to the use of the German language in the administration of the Sacraments, a great variety exists, notwithstanding all the endeavours to bring about uniformity in the Romish sense.
The reasons which are generally brought forward for em ploying a dead and unknown language in the Liturgy, can easily be proved untenable.
1. The first argument is this : that as the buildings of churches and the vestments of the clergy differ from those in secular use, it would therefore correspond to religious feel ing, that a different language should be used in liturgical actions from the ordinary language of conversation. Here the fact is overlooked, that the impression which an unintelli gible language makes is not a religious impression, and that a comprehension of the liturgical prayers, and in consequence a lively inward participation in the same on the part of per sons present, is at any rate of much more importance than an indistinct veneration for mysteries.
2. The second argument is this : that a living language is liable to alteration, and that consequently in vernacular litur gical formularies the old expressions would from time to time require to have their places filled by new ones, and that thereby there would arise the danger of an alteration of the contents. This argument proves too much, as the same might be urged with still greater reason against the translations of the Bible and of the Catechism, than against the translation of the Liturgy. As the correctness of new translations of the Bible can be tested by comparison with the original, so it cannot be denied that vernacular liturgical formularies could be controlled by reference to the ancient Church formularies, as far as their essential character is concerned.
3. The apprehension that in giving up the Latin language, too much play (as regards the Liturgy) would be allowed to the subjective opinion of individuals, is groundless, because the liturgical Formulary drawn up in the vulgar tongue could be placed under the direction of the Church authorities as well as the Latin service.
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4. The remark, " That should the vulgar tongue be used for worship, a Catholic Priest could not undertake the litur gical Acts in a foreign country," is not much to the point, because this would only be a necessity in very rare cases. Apart from the celebration of Mass, and from the case of missionaries, it would hardly ever be necessary for a Priest to undertake ecclesiastical functions in a country where he did not know the language. Should such a necessity arise, the exceptional use of the Latin language, or the native language of the Priest concerned, could be directed to be used. It would not be justifiable to retain the Latin lan guage as a rule, in order to meet such exceptional cases.
5. It has also been said, that the use of the vulgar tongue would lay the service open to numberless profanations on the part of the ignorant and unbelieving. This danger is, at any rate, not in a higher degree imminent for the liturgical prayers in the vulgar tongue than, on the one hand, for the Bible, for preaching, and for catechizing in the vulgar tongue ; or, on the other hand, for those liturgical ceremonies which are not withdrawn from the gaze of ignorant and unbelieving men.
Sailer says, in his " New Contributions for the Training of the Clergy," (vol. ii. p. 250) : " An unspiritual Priest who says the Mass in German in a low tone, would be a scandal to the people who understand his words ; whereas the unspiritual Priest who says the Latin Mass in a low tone would, at all events, not disturb devotion by a sound which the congrega tion do not understand/' But sijch men as Sailer here alludes to should say the Mass neither in Latin nor in German, nor administer the Sacraments, nor undertake other functions of the Liturgy. Sailer is quite right when he adds, " The first and highest law of all wise reformation in the Liturgy is this, train first of all for the people an enlightened and pious priesthood."
Therefore, the only question that arises is whether, in the case of liturgical acts (granted they are to be performed in a worthy manner), it is better to use the Latin or the ver nacular.
The ancient liturgical Formularies are, however, throughout so arranged, that the prayers are not said by the officiating Clergy only, but the congregation of the faithful who are taking part in the service, or who are present, share the prayers (at least in some parts of the service) with the Clergy, or at all events appropriate to themselves by an Amen the
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prayer which is uttered by the Priest ; and it is a manifest makeshift when the Sacristan, or any other individual, steps into the place of the congregation, or of those present. Also, the prayers which are to be said by the officiating Priest alone are, according to the original and true idea of the Liturgy, meant not only to be heard, but also to be understood by the remainder of the congregation, and heard in such a man ner, that an inward participation in the service is possible. With this the Rubric agrees, that the prayers used at the administration of the Sacraments are to be said with a dis tinct voice.
This understanding, and this inward participation in the service, will not, at any rate, be so thoroughly effected by mere translations and explanations of the Formularies for those who are unacquainted with the Latin language. There fore, the German language is used exclusively in the Formu laries of the new Ritual, as no well-grounded scruples and no practical difficulties stand in the way of the use of the vulgar tongue at the administration of the Sacraments, or in other acts comprised in a Ritual. After what has been said, there remained no reason for making an exception with reference even to the precise sacramental formulae.
A genuine reform has not only to keep essentials unaltered, but also with reference to non-essentials, to attach itself to what exists ; and with regard to points that have long usage in their favour, only to alter as much as is necessary. It might appear from this maxim as if an exact German transla tion of very ancient formularies, or, at any rate, of those in use for centuries, would have sufficed. And this has been the case with some Formularies ; for example, Confirmation, and portions of other Formularies. But with other parts of the Ritual, this course was not admissible.
Sailer has already remarked (Neue Beitr'dge, &c., vol. ii. p. 281), and .it may be looked upon as decided, that the German language (with permission of the Bishop) may be introduced at the administration of the Sacraments. But no one will at all dispute that our old Ritual does not merely require to be translated, but also to be revised and amended.
In fact, many parts of the old Formularies originated under circumstances which differ from those of the present day, and bring ideas into expression, or have ideas for their foundation, which have become unfamiliar to us.
A great deal in the Roman rite of Baptism proceeds from
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the time when grown-up persons principally were baptized, after a long preparation of instruction and religious training, combined with more liturgical ceremonies.
The prayers said at the commencement of the present Roman rite of Baptism would be quite fit for such a cate chumen, but would have no appropriate meaning before the baptism of a child, e.g. " that he, preserving his first teaching of the greatness of thy Majesty, and through obedience to thy commandments, may become worthy to obtain the gift of regeneration."
It would not be reasonable that this and some similar forms should be retained in the Ritual, after Infant Baptism has be come the rule ; and they would be doubly out of place in a German translation. It is, furthermore, a thoroughly Scrip tural verity, that Christ has redeemed the world from the power of the devil ; but this truth is expressed in a manner which no longer answers to our present ideas, and may give occasion to misunderstandings, and has already done so when, accord ing to the Roman Ritual, the Priest blows upon the child to be baptized with the words, " Go out of him, unclean spirit, and make room for the Holy Ghost, the Consoler ;" or when the Priest who baptizes says twice, " I adjure thee, unclean spirit, that thou go out and retire from the servant of God ;" and again adds, " Therefore, accursed devil, acknowledge thy sentence, and give honour to the true and living God," &c., &c. ; or when, at the blessing of salt, it is said, " I conjure thee, creature of salt, that thou wilt in the name of the Holy Trinity be a healing means of grace for driving out the enemy," &c. a
A mere German translation of the Latin Formulary would, therefore, not answer the requirements which are to be found in a Ritual ; on the other hand, the retention of the German Formularies of Wessenberg and Winter is not to be recom-* mended, because, notwithstanding their many good points, they both differ too much and unnecessarily from ancient Formularies, and the instructive, hortatory, and reflective element is more prominent than is desirable in a Liturgy.
• In the Cologne Formulary this clause thou damned and damnable one, give
and the day of judgment, the day of eter- I command thee whosoever thou art, un-
nal damnation, which will come as a burn- clean spirit, to depart," &c., &c. (See
ing oven, in which eternal destruction Roman Ritual, Service for Baptism of
awaits thee and all thy angels. Therefore, Adults.)
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The required instruction might be given in addresses before and after the liturgical acts ; to these might also be added, when it is suitable, particular prayers to express the subjective thoughts and feelings of those concerned. The liturgical For mulary must be kept free from these elements, and confine itself to fixed objective forms corresponding to the subject- matter, and suitable for all occasions. Accordingly, our Ritual will not contain a choice of various Formularies for separate liturgical acts, but a single Formulary for each act. It is left to the discretion of the officiating Clergy to add addresses or prayers in particular cases, or according to circumstances. These may be taken out of the Wessenberg Ritual, where it is in use.
Explanatory remarks are added in an Appendix, about the meaning of the separate Formularies.
Catholic HitnaL
INFANT BAPTISM3.
§ 2. Before commencing the act of baptism, the Priest shall ask what name will be given to the child, and shall ascertain for himself whether the child has received private baptism. If the validity of the latter is indubitable, the Priest must not repeat baptism even conditionally, but merely add certain omitted portions of the public ceremonial ; if the validity is doubt'
"~ ful, the form for conditional baptism must be employed, (p. 12.)
§ 3. After the introductory address, or immediately before the baptism, the godfather or godmother shall hold the child in his arms. If both a godfather and a godmother be present, the one shall hold the child in his arms, the other laying the right hand on the child during the actual administration of baptism.
§ 4. When it seems fit, the following, or some other convenient address, shall precede the baptismal service.
BELOVED in the Lord, when the Saviour sent out his Apostles, he said unto them, " Go ye, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost : teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you V " He that believeth and is bap tized shall be saved0." Through baptism men are cleansed from their sins, made partakers in the meritorious redemption of Jesus Christ, taken into the society of the faithful and into the Church of Christ, fitted to obtain a share in all the trea suries of grace, with the management and administration of which Christ has entrusted his church.
Rituale Romanum.
ORDO BAPTISMI
PARVULORUM.
[There are several pages of preliminary directions for the due performance of the various offices in the Roman Ritual, but they do not, as a rule, correspond with the rubrics either of the Friburg and other vernacular German Rituals, or of the Old Catholic Ritual, 1875.]
Rituale Friburgense.
ERTHEILUNG DER HEILIGEN TAUFE IN DER KIRCHE.
[§ I. Paratis omnibus qua ad sacra- menti hujus administrationem ne-
» When an adult is baptized, he must answer in his own person, instead of the sponsors. In other respects the rites are the same, apart from the addresses at the
cessaria sunt, sacerdos lotis mani- bus, oratione fusa, factaque inten- tione, superpellicio et stola violacea indutus, una cum ministro sibi in- serviente ad limen ecclesitz accedat, ubi aperto capite et facie ad cir- cumstantes versa, se signans signo cruets dicat : Sac. Im Namen des Vaters »J«,
und des Sohnes »J*, und des heiligen
Geistes. Amen.]
§ 4. Anrede an die Pat ken. GELIEBTE in [Christus dem Herrn, es ist ein alter Gebrauch der christ- lichen Kirche dass der Taiifling von
commencement and the close : a different Gospel will also be read.
b S. Matt, xxviii. 19, 20.
c S. Mark xvi. 16.
THE OLD CATHOLIC RITUAL.
When an adult is to be baptized, he must be first instructed in the doctrine of Christ, and profess his faith in it, and de clare himself ready to observe all that Christ hath commanded, and to renounce all that is in opposition to the doctrine and commandments of Christ. But it is in accordance with the intention of the Lord, who lovingly called little children to come unto him, that the infant children of Christian parents should be taken up into the company of the faithful by bap tism, and soon after their natural birth should be born again of water and the Holy Ghost.
Before baptism, the sponsors must make a confession of Christian faith in the name of the child, and declare their readiness, in accordance with the commandment of Christ, at all times firmly to withstand the devil, and sin, and its enticements. It is then the duty of the parents (where need ful, with the assistance of the sponsors) to take care that the child, so soon as it be grown up, be instructed in the truths of the Christian religion, be directed into obedience to the commandment of Christ, and to the avoidance of all evil ; and so educated, that all through his after life he may in word and deed acknowledge the faith, which was acknowledged in his name by his godparents at baptism, and may fulfil the promise which they have vowed in his place.
Rituale Friburgense. Pathen, die hier fur die Standhaf- tigkeit seines Glaubens die Biirg- schaft iibernehmen, zur Taufe, als der geistlichen Wiedergeburt, gebracht werde. Ihr nehmet heute diese. Pflicht auf euch ; sie ist von grosser Wichtigkeit. Ihr gelobet Gott, dass das kind, welches ihr hier zur Taufe bringet, in dem Christlichen Glau- ben, dessen Bekenntniss ihr hier statt seiner ableget, erzogen werde, um darin standhaft zu verharren bis zu seinem Tode. Ihr miisset also, so viel bei euch steht mit zartlicher Sorgfalt darauf bedacht seyn es von jugend auf in der christlichen Lehre zu unterrichten und zur Befolgung derselben anzuleiten. Wachet. dass es durch die triiglichen Reitze dieser Welt nicht verfuhrt werde und ewig verloren gehe. Erinnert es einst, wenn es zum Gebrauch der Vernunft
kommt, recht oft daran, was fur grosse Versprechungen ihr heute in seinem Namen Gott und der christ lichen Kirche gemacht habet. Ver- wendet mit seinen Eltern auf das- selbe die treueste Pflege, damit ihr einst wiirdig seyn moget, mit ihm die stimme des Sohnes Gottes zu vernehmen " Kommit ihr Gesegnete meines Vaters, und nehmet Besitz von dem Reiche, das euch zur Be- lohnung bereitet ist." Alle Men- schen, welche in dieses irdische Le- ben eintreten sind zur Heiligkeit berufen, desswegen kam Christus auf die Erde, um sich durch den heiligen Geist eine Kirche, eine Versammlung der Heiligen zu er- richten. Auch das vor uns liegende kind soil ein Mitglied der Gemeinde der Heiligen werden ; daher wird ihm gleich bei der Taufe der Name eines Heiligen gegeben. ]
THE ORDER OF BAPTISM.
The Lord himself has appointed baptism with water, ac companied by the invocation of the Trinity, to be the out ward sign of the grace which is communicated through this blessed sacrament. It is thereby intimated that as the body is purified by water, so the soul is purified by this sacrament from whatever in it is displeasing to God. But even in the most primitive ages of the Christian church the custom pre vailed of adding certain prayers and ceremonies at the public administration of baptism, in addition to what Christ himself ordained, which are adapted to make clearer to us the mean ing and importance of this act.
Which holy act, as I am now on the point of commencing, I beseech those present to unite themselves with me in prayer for this child, that the Lord who now takes him into the num ber of his elect may preserve him, and evermore defend him and strengthen him with his grace, that he may grow up to be both the joy of his parents, and a worthy member of the Christian church (and of our congregation).
Priest. And now I ask thee N. Dost thou desire to obtain eternal life in the church of God through faith in Jesus Christ?
Sponsors. I do.
Priest. The Lord himself hath said ; " This is life eternal, that they may know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent d." " If thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments e." " Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and thy neighbour as thyself f."
Rituale Romanum.
JV. Quid petis ab Ecclesia Dei? Patrinus respondet: Fidem. Sacerdos : Fides quid tibi prtestat ?
Patrinus respondet: Vitam seter- nam.
Sacerdos: Si igitur vis ad vitam ingredi, serva mandata. Diliges Dominum Deum tuum ex toto corde tuo, et ex tota anima tua, et ex tota mente tua, et proximum tuum sicut teipsum.
d S. John xvii. 3. f S. Matt. xxii. 37, 39.
S. Matt. xix. 17.
Rituale Friburgense.
Sac. Wie soil also dieses kind heissen ?
P. N.AT.
Sac. Was begehrst du von der Kirche Gottes ?
P. Den Glauben.
Sac. Was bewirkt der Glaube ?
P. Das ewige Leben.
Sac. Wenn du eingehen willst in das ewige Leben, so halte die Ge- bothe Du sollst Gott deinen Herrn lieben aus deinem ganzem Herzen, aus deiner ganzen Seele, aus alien deinen Kraften und mit deinem gan zem Gemiithe, und deinen Nachsten wie dich selbst.
THE OLD CATHOLIC RITUAL.
§ 5. The Priest shall then breathe on the child, and say : MAY the powers of darkness, which the divine Redeemer hath vanquished by his cross, retire before theeg, that thou mayest see to what hope, and to what an exceeding glorious inheritance among the saints, thou art called h.
Let us pray.
ALMIGHTY, everlasting God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, look graciously down upon this child1, whom thou hast called to the grace of regeneration by the Holy Ghost k ; banish all darkness from his heart, and vouchsafe unto him the holy Spirit of thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the same Holy Spirit evermore. Amen.
§ 6. Priest (signing the forehead and breast of the child with the sign of the cross}.
RECEIVE on thy forehead the sign of the holy cross »J«, to remind thee that thou openly profess thy faith in Christ crucified, and glory not, save only in the cross of Jesus Christ our Lord \
Rituale Romanum.
§ 5. Deinde ter exsufflet leniter in faciem infantis, et dicat semel: Exi ab eo (vel ab ea), immunde spiritus, et da locum Spiritui sancto Paraclito.
§ 6. Postea pollice faciat signum Crucis in fronte, et in pectore infan tis, dicens : Accipe signum Crucis tarn in fronte »J« quam in corde »J«,
Rituale Friburgense.
§ 5- Deinde sacerdos ter leniter sufflet
in faciem infantis dicens ; N. Es weiche von dir der unreine und verkehrte Geist, damit der gott- liche Geist in dir wohne, und du in Jesus Christus ein neues Gesehopf werdest. Gott der Schopfer aller Dinge, der dem Adam eine leben- dige seele einhauchte, gebe dir den
e If the child has been already baptized, " May the powers of darkness remain far from thee," &c.
h Eph. i. 1 8.
' In the case of an adult, " this thy servant er handmaiden."
Geist der Weisheit, damit du einse- hest, zu^welcher Hoffnung du beru- fen seyest unter seinen Heiligen. Und unser Herr Jesus Christus ver- leihe dir den Geist des Lebens, der dich befreie vom Gesetze der Sunde und des ewigen Todes. Amen.
§ 6. Postea dextero pollice faciat sig num cruets in fronte et pectore infantis dicens ;
EMPFANGE auf die Stirne das Zeichen des Kreuzes »J« und zeige nunmehr in deinen Sitten, dass dein alter Mensch mit Christus gekreu- ziget seye, damit du nur allein filr Christus lebest, und keinen andern Ruhm suchest, als in dem kreuze unsers Herrn. Auch deine Brust bezeichne ich mit dem Zeichen des Kreuzes >£« damit du dich selbst und die verdorbenen Gefuhle des Her-
k If the child has been already baptized, "Which thou hast brought to the grace of regeneration by the Holy Ghost ; keep all darkness from his heart." &c.
1 Gal. vi. 14.
THE ORDER OF BAPTISM.
5
I sign thee on the breast with the sign of the holy cross »J«, to remind thee that thou love from thy heart him who hath died on the cross for thee, and that as he bids thee thou shouldest take up thy cross and follow him m. § 7. Let us pray.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, graciously to hear our prayer, and evermore by thy power to protect this thy servant (or handmaiden) JV., whom we have signed with the sign of the holy cross, that he may continue in the faith of the doctrines, and in the obedience of the commandments of him who gave up his life for us on the tree of the cross, Christ our Lord. Amen,
Rituale Romanum.
sume fidem coelestium prsecepto- rum : et talis esto moribus, ut tern- plum Dei jam esse possis.
§ 7. Oremus.
PRECES nostras, qusesumus Do- mine, clementer exaudi : et hunc Electum tuum N. Crucis dominicse impressione signatum perpetua vir- tute custodi : ut magnitudinis gloriae tux rudimenta servans, per custo- diam mandatorum tuorum ad rege- nerationis gloriam pervenire merea- tur. Per Christum Dominum nos trum. I^. Amen.
[§ 8. Deinde imponat manum super caput infantis ac dicat :
Oremus.
OMNIPOTENS, sempiterne Deus, Pater Domini nostri Jesu Christi, re- spicere dignare super hunc famulum tuum N. , quern ad rudimenta fidei vo- care dignatus es ; omnem cascitatem cordis ab eo expelle : disrumpe om- nes laqueos satanse, quibus fuerat col- ligatus : aperi ei, Domine, januam pietatis tua, ut signo sapientiae tuse imbutus, omnium cupiditatum fceto- ribus careat, et ad suavem odorem praeceptorum tuorum laetus tibi in Ecclesia tua deserviat, et proficiat de die in diem. Per eumdem Chris tum Dominum nostrum, ty. Amen.]
Rituale Friburgense.
zens verlaiignest, das Kreuz Christi willig auf dich nehmest, und ihm getreu nachfolgest.
§ 7. Wir bitten dich, O Herr, schiitze diesen deinen auserwahlten Diener den wir mit dem Zeichen des Kreuzes bezeichnet haben, durch deine immerwahrende Kraft, damit er am Tage des Gerichts nicht ver- loren gehe, sondern wiirdig geachtet werde, zu stehen vor dem Throne des Lammes, um mit ihm zu herrschen von Ewigkeit zu Ewigkeit. Amen.
[§ 8. Deinde imponit manum super caput infantis et dicat ;
Lasset uns bethen. Zu deiner ewigen und gerechten giite flehen wir, O Herr, heiliger, allmachtiger Vater, ewiger Gott, Urquelle des Lichtes und der Wahr- heit, sieh gnadig herab auf diesen deinen Diener der nach deinem Ebenbild erschaffen, und durch Jesus Christus deinen Sohn zu ei- nem neuen Menschen durch Erne- uerung des Geistes wieder geboren wird ; erleuchte ihn mit dem lichte deiner Erkenntniss, reinige ihn, hei- lige ihn, gieb ihm die wahre Weis- heit, feste Hoffnung, gerade Gesin- nung und heilige Lehre, damit er der Gnade wiirdig und des ewigen Lebens theilhaftig werde, durch denselben Jesus, etc. Amen.]
• S. Matt-x. 38.
THE OLD CATHOLIC RITUAL.
§ 10. Priest (placing in the mouth of the child a little salt, which he has signed with the sign of the cross).
N. Receive this salt as an emblem of wisdom ; the Lord grant it thee unto everlasting life. Amen.
Rituale Romanum.
[§ 9. Deinde Sacerdos benedicit sal, q^lod semel benedictum alias ad eumdem usum desetvire potest.
Benedictio salis.
EXORCIZO te, creatura salis, in no mine Dei Patris omnipotenis »j*, et in charitate Domini nostri Jesu Christi >{«, et in virtute Spiritus >{« sancti. Exorcizo te per Deum vivum »J<, per Deum verum 4*> Per Deum sanctum *{«, per Deum *f«, qui te] [ad tutelam humani generis pro- creavit, et populo venienti ad cre- dulitatem per servos suos consecrari prrecepit : ut in nomine sanctas Tri- nitatis efficiaris salutare Sacramen- tum ad effugandum inimicum. Pro- inde rogamus te, Domine, Deus noster, ut hanc creaturam salis sanc- tificando sanctifices >j«, et benedi- cendo benedicas *%<, ut sit omnibus accipientibus perfecta medicina, per- manens in visceribus eorum, in no mine ejusdem Domini nostri Jesu Christi, qui venturus est judicare vivos et mortuos, et sseculum per ignem. R/. Amen.]
§ 10. Deinde immittat modicum salis benedicti in os infantis dicens : N. Accipe sal sapientias : propitiatio sit tibi in vitam seternam. R/. Amen.
Sacerdos. Pax tibi. R/. Et cum spiritu tuo.
[§ II. Oremus.
DEUS patrum nostrorum, Deus universes conditor veritatis, te sup- plices exoramus, ut hunc famulum tuum N. respicere digneris propi- tius, et hoc primum pabulum salis gustantem, non diutius esurire per- mittas, quo minus cibo expleatur coelesti, quatenus sit semper spiritu fervens, spe gaudens, tuo semper nomini serviens. Perdue eum, Do-J
Rituale Friburgense.
§ 9. Benedictio Salis. [ICH beschwore dich, Salz, Gottes Geschopf ; im Namen des Allmach- tigen Vaters >{«, und seines Sohnes unseres Herrn Jesus Christus ••£•, und des Heiligen Geistes, der von Beiden auzgeht >f« ; ich beschwore dich durch den lebendigen Gott >J«, durch den wahren Gott »J«, durch den heiligen Gott »J«, durch Gott, der dich zum Gebrauche des Mensch- lichen Geschlechtes erschaffen und gewollt hat, dass es fiir die Volker seines Glaubens durch unsern Dienst geweiht werde, Wir bitten dich, Herr unser Gott, dass du dieses Salz, deine Gabe, heiligest »|« und segnest »{* damit es Allen, die es gebrauchen, zum Heil gereiche durch Denjenigen, der kommen wird zu richten die Lebendigen und die Tod- ten und die Welt durch das Feuer. Amen.]
§ lo. Tune immittit modicum salis
in os infantis dicens ; N. Nimm hin das Salz der Weis- heit ; es gedeihe dir zum ewigen Leben. Amen.
Sac. Freude sey mit dir. R. Und mit deinem Geiste.
[§ II. Lasset uns bethen. ALLGUTIGER Gott und Vater der Menschen, du Quell e aller Wahr- heit ; Dein heiliges Wort, das du uns durch Jesus deinen Sohn geo- ffenbaret hast, ist die einzig wahre Weisheit, die den Menschen gut und gliicklich machen kann. Siehe gnadig auf diesen deinen Diener N. der jetzt das erstemal die Speise des Salzes gekostet hat. Erweck ein- stens in seinem Herzen ein Verlan- gen nach jener himmlichen Weis-i
THE ORDER OF BAPTISM.
§ 14. Priest (laying his right hand on the child).
Let us pray.
O GOD, thou author of ,all wisdom, look graciously down on this thy servant N., and preserve him ever in thy fear, which is the beginning of wisdom, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Rituale Romanum. [mine, qusesumus, ad novae regene- rationis lavacrum, ut cum fidelibus tuis promissionum tuarum asterna praemia consequi mereatur. Per Christum Dominum nostrum, Rr. Amen.]
[§ 12. EXORCIZO te, immunde spi- ritus, in nomine Patris >J*> et Filii *f*, et Spiritus »J« sancti, ut exeas, et re- cedas ab hoc famulo Dei N. : ipse enim tibi imperat, maledicte dam- nate, qui pedibus super mare ambu- lavit, et Petro mergenti dexteram porrexit. ]
Ergo, maledicte diabole, recog- nosce sententiam tuam, et da ho- norem Deo vivo et vero, da ho- norem Jesu Christo Filio ejus, et Spiritui sancto, et recede ab hoc famulo Dei JV., quia istum sibi Deus, et Dominus noster Jesus Christus ad suam sanctam gratiam, et bene- dictionem, fontemque Baptismatis vocare dignatus est.]
[§ 13. Hie pollice in fronte signat infantem, dicens : Et hoc signum sanctse Crucis »J«, quod nos fronti ejus damus, tu, maledicte diabole, numquam audeas violare. Per eum- dem Christum Dominum nostrum. R/. Amen.]
§ 14. Max imponit manum super caput infantis, et dicit :
Oremus.
^ETERNAM, ac justissimam pieta- tem tuam deprecor, Domine sancte, Pater omnipotens, aeterne Deus,
Rituale Friburgense. heit, die Jesus auf die Erde gebracht hat, und gieb ihm die Fiille deiner Gnade, dass er in deinem Worte
Beruhigung, Trost, Kraft und An- trieb zur Tugend und Frommigkeit finde. Heilige, stark e ihn durch deinen Geist zu allem Guten, damit er im Glauben und in der Gottse- ligkeit standhaft beharre, und einst mit alien Glaiibigen das verheissene ewige Lebe erlange, durch, etc. Amen.]
[§ 12. Post hanc orationem sacerdos super caput infantis extensa dex ter a dicit operto capite :
ICH beschwore dich, unreiner Geist ! von Anfang ein Menscher- morder, ein Liigner, und Vater der Luge ! Ich beschwore dich im Na- men des Vaters »J« und des Sohnes »J« und des heiligen Geistes >J«, bleibe von diesem kinde stets ent- fernt, das nun zum Dienste des Al- lerheiligsten, zum Bekenntniss der Lehre des gbttlichen Sohnes und zum Tempel des heiligen Geistes eingeweiht werden soil Jener all- machtige Jesus gebiethet dir, der vom Himmel kam, dein Reich zu zerstbren Gieb die Ehre dem sieger Jesus Christus, unserm Herrn, der dieses Kind durch die Gnade des heiligen Geistes zum Brunnen des ewigen Heiles gerufen hat. Wage es nie, boser und verworfener Geist ! dies Zeichen des heiligen Kreuzes »J* (hie dextro pollice in crucis modrim signat infantis frontem) zu verlet- zen, durch, etc. Amen.]
§ 14. Max imponit manum super caput infantis, dicens,
Lasset uns bethen. O GOTT, unsterblicher Hiilfe aller Bittenden, Rettung aller Fie- henden, Befriedigung allerWiinsche,
THE OLD CATHOLIC RITUAL.
Priest. Sign yourselves now with the sign of the holy cross in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, and learn the words of the holy gospel, written by the Evangelist S. Mark.
" At that time they brought young children to Jesus, that he should touch them : and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. But when Jesus saw it, he was much dis pleased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not : for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not «nter therein. And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them (here the Priest shall lay his hand on the child], and blessed them"."
Peace be with you.
Rituale Romanum.
auctor luminis et veritatis, super hunc famulum tuum N. ut digneris ilium illuminare lumine intelligen- tise tu.se : munda eum, et sanctifica : da ei scientiam veram, ut dignus gratia Baptism! tui effectus, teneat firmam spem, consilium rectum, doc- trinam sanctam. Per Christum Do- minum nostrum. £7. Amen.
[§ 15. Postea Sacerdos imponit extre- mam partem stolen super infantem, et introducit eum in Ecclesiam, di- cens :
yV. Ingredere in templum Dei, ut habeas partem cum Christo in vitam seternam. ty. Amen.]
Rituale Friburgense.
Leben der Glaiibigen, Auferstehung der Todten, ich rufe dich an iiber diesen deinen Diener N. welcher
n S. Mark x. 13—16. At the baptism of an adult the gospel is taken from S. John iii. i — 21. [Compare the gospels in the corresponding services in the Anglican Erayer-book.j
bittend um die Taufe, deine ewige Gnade durch die Geistliche Wie- dergeburt zu empfangen wiinscht. Nimm ihn auf, O Herr, und well du dich gewiirdiget hast zu sagen ; Eittet und ihr werdet empfangen ; suchet, und ihr werdet finden ; klop- fet an, und es wird euch aufgethan werden ; so reiche dem Bittenden die Belohnung, offne dem Anklop- fenden die Thure, damit er den ewigen Segen des himmlischen Taufbundes und das Geschenk deines verheissenen Reiches erhal- ten mb'ge ; der du mit dem Vater und dem heiligen Geiste lebst und regierst in Ewigkeit °. Amen.
[§ 15. Postea sacerdos imponit extre- mam partem stoltz super infantem et introducit eum in ecclesiam di- cens ; N. Tritt herein in den Tempel
Gottes, damit du mit Jesus Chris-
tus Theil habest am ewigen Leben.
Amen.]
[The Gospel in the Strasburg Ritual is from S. Mat. xix. 13—15; in the Cologne Ritual, from S. Mark x. 13 — 16.]
0 [Also in the old Sarum and modern Anglican Offices.]
THE ORDER OF BAPTISM.
§17-
LET us now repeat the Creed, which has been used in the church since the Apostles' time, as a short summary of the chief points of the doctrine of Christ, and then the Lord's Prayer :
I BELIEVE in God, &c.
. § 18.
OUR Father, &c.
§ 20. The Priest shall then touch the ears and mouth of the child with his finger, saying,
EPHPHATHA, that is, be opened. As the Saviour gave the power of hearing and of speech to a man that was both deaf and dumb by the use of these words, and by touching his ears and tongue, so may he strengthen thee through his grace, that thou mayest be ready and willing to hear his words, and mayest joyfully proclaim his praise.
Rituale Romanum.
§ 17. Cum fuerint Ecclesiam in- gressi, Sacerdos procedens ad Fon- tem cum, Susceptoribus conjunctim clara voce dicit:
CREDO in Deum, Patrem omni- potentem, &c.
§18. PATER noster, qui es in coelis, &c.
[§ 19. Ac deinde, antequam accedat ad Baptisterium, dicat :
JExorcismus.
EXORCIZO te, omnis spiritus im- munde, in nomine Dei Patris om- nipotentis •{«, et in nomine Jesu Christi Filii ejus, Domini et Judi- cis nostri *J«, et in virtute Spiritus sancti »?«, ut discedas ab hoc plas- mate Dei N, quod Dominus noster ad templum sanctum suum vocare dignatus est, ut fiat templum Dei vivi, et Spiritus sanctus habitet in eo. Per eumdem Christum Domi- num nostrum, qui venturus est judi- care vivos, et mortuos, et saeculum per ignem. R?. Amen.]
§ 20. Postea Sacerdos digito accipiat de saliva oris sui, et tangat aures et nares infant is : tangendo vero aurem
dexteram, et sinistram, dicat: Eph- phetha, quod est, Adaperire : deindt tangit nares, dicens : In odorem sua- vitatis. Tu autem effugare, dia- bole ; appropinquabit enim judi- cium Dei.
Rituale Friburgense.
§ 20. Postea sacerdos dextero pollice ac cipiat de saliva oris sui, et tangendo aurem infantis dexteram dicit ;
EPHPHETHA, d. h. offnedich, damit du horest die Lehre des Evan- geliums, und empfindest die Wohl- geriiche der Gottseligkeit. Der Gott des Friedens sey mit dir und zer- trete den Geist der Luge und Fins- terniss unter deinen Fiissen, damit du im Dienste der Tugend zum ewi- gen Leben gelangest.
§ 21. Sacerdos flexis genibus sequen- tem profert orationem ;
ALLWEISER, allgiitiger Gott, zu dir flehen wir fur dieses Kind, welches heute auf den Glauben an Gott den Vater, an Gott den Sohn, und an Gott den heiligen Geist getauft wer- den soil, lass es in diesem Glau ben immer mehr erleuchtet werden, damit es in der thatigen Ausubung desselben seine hochste seligkeit
THE OLD CATHOLIC RITUAL.
§22.
And now I ask thee IV., before I administer to thee the sacrament of baptism p,
Dost thou renounce the devil ?
Sponsors. I do renounce him.
Priest. And all his works ?
Sponsors. I do renounce them.
Priest. And all his pomps ?
Sponsors. I do renounce them. § 23. Or the following may be substituted for the last three questions.
Priest. And now I ask thee JV., before I administer to thee the sacrament of Baptism,
Dost thou renounce the lusts of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life ?
Sponsors. I do renounce them.
Priest. Dost thou promise, in accordance with the com mand of Christ, to love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and thy neighbour as thyself?
Sponsors. I do so promise.
Rituale Romanum.
§ 22. Postea interrogat baptizan- dum nominatim, dicens : N. Abre- nuntias satanse ?
Respondet Patrinus : Abrenun- tio.
Sacerdos : Et omnibus operibus ejus?
Patrinus; Abrenuntio.
Sacerdos : Et omnibus pompis ejus ?
Patrinus : Abrenuntio.
Rituale Friburgense.
suche. Dieser Glaube sey ihm ein Licht auf dem unsichern und dun- keln Pfade seines Lebens damit es von den Thorkeiten und Inthiimern dieser Welt frei bleibe, dir bestandig in Unschuld und Heiligkeit diene und wiirdig werde, dich ewig von Angesicht zu Angesicht zu schauen. Belebe auch seine eltern immer mehr in diesem Glauben, damit sie vor
ihm im Lichte der Wahrheit und Liebe wandeln, und durch ihre Lehren und Beispiele ihm als seine getreuesten Fiihrer voranleuchten. Darum bitten wir dich durch, etc. Amen.
§17- Ich glaube an Gott Vater, etc.
§18.
Vater unser, etc. Gegrusset seyst, etc.
§ 22. Sacerdos procedens adfontes bap- tismales deposita stold violacea, et assumpta alia coloris albi aperto usque ad finem capite interrogat patrinos, nomine baptizandi re- spondentes :
N. Wiedersagst du dem Satan ?
P. Ich widersage.
.S". Und aller seiner HofFart ?
P. Ich widersage.
S. Und alien seinen Werken ?
P. Ich widersage.
P If the child has been already baptized, the words, " before . . . baptism," must be omitted.
THE ORDER OF BAPTISM.
§24-
Priest (anointing the child on the breast with the oil of the catechumens}. For the war against evil, and for the practice cf good, thou needest strengthening through the grace of him who hath redeemed us from our sins. Therefore I anoint thee with the oil of salvation in Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen.
§26.
Priest. Dost thou believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth ?
Sponsors. I do.
Priest. Dost thou believe in Jesus Christ, his only-begotten Son our Lord, who was born and hath suffered for us ?
Sponsors. I do.
Rituale Romanum.
§ 24. Deinde Sacerdos intingit pol- licem in oleo Catechumenorum, et in- fantem ungit in pectore, et inter sca pulas in modum Cruets, dicens : Ego te linio »J« oleo salutis in Christo Jesu Domino nostro, ut habeas vi- tam seternam. R/. Amen.
[§ 25. Subinde pollicem et inuncta
Hie deponit sto- lofa ^stergit bomba-
lam violaceam, et CIO, vel re Simtll : et
sumit aliam albi interrogat, expresso
nomine, baptizan-
dum, Patrino respondente :]
§26.
N. Credis in Deum Patrem om- nipotentem, Creatorem coeli et ter- rx? R/. Credo.
Credis in Jesum Christum Filium ejus unicum, Dominum nostrum, na- tum et passum ? R/. Credo.
Rituale Friburgense.
§ 24. Deinde sacerdos intingit polli cem in oleum cateckumenorum et infantem nudatum in pectore et inter scapulas ungit in modum cruets dicens ;
N. Diess vermagst du nur durch den der dich starket ; desswegen salbe ich dich mit dem Oele des Heils in Jesus Christus unserm Herrn auf der Brust »J« um dein Herz zu starken, dass es nicht trachte nach den Gelusten des
Fleiches, sondern nach den wer- ken des Geistes, und zwischen den Schultern >J« damit dir das Joch Christi sanft und leicht werde, und du es tragen mogest durch dein ganzes Leben. Amen.
[§ 25. Subinde pollicem et inuncta
loca abstergit bombacio, et pergit
interrogare ;
Geliebte in dem Herm !
UNSERE Kirche will keine Heuch- ler, keine Scheinglaubigen, keine Zwangschristen haben ; sie fordert daher, bevor das grosser Werk an diesem Kinde vollzogen wird, an dessen statt ein offenes, freies und ungeheuchettes Glaubensbekennt- niss.}
§26.
S. Glaubst du an Gott den Vater ? etc.
P. Ich glaube.
S. A7". Versprichst du auch, diesen Glauben durch gute Werke zu be- weisen und niemals davon abtriinnig zu werden?
P. Ich verspreche es.
S. N. Versprichst du, dich selbst zu verlaugnen, das Kreuz zu tragen, und dem Herrn Jesu Nachzufolgen ?
P. Ich verspreche es.
S. N. Versprichst du, dieGebothe Gottes zu halten, Gott iiber alles, und den Nachsten, wie dich selbst, zu lieben ?
P. Ich verspreche es.
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Priest. Dost them believe in the Holy Ghost, the Holy Catholic church, the Communion of Saints, the Forgiveness of sins, the Resurrection of the flesh, and life everlasting ?
Sponsors. I do.
§ 29. Priest {pouring the -water thrice in the form of a cross on the head of each child to be baptized}.
N. I baptize thee in the Name of the Father »J«, and of the Son »J«, and of the Holy Ghost »J«.
Or if the child is to be baptized conditionally ; JV., if thou art not already baptized, I baptize thee in the Name of the Father >J«, &c.
Rituale Romanum.
Credis et in Spiritum sanctum, sanctam Ecclesiam Catholicam, Sanctorum communionem, remis- sionem peccatorum, carnis resur- rectionem, et vitam Eeternam? ~R/. Credo.
§ 28. Subinde, expresso nomine bap-
tizandi, Sacerdos dicit : N. Vis baptizari ? Respondet Patrinus : Volo.
§ 29. Tune Patrino, vel Matrina, vel utroque, si ambo admittantur, infantem tenente. Sacerdos vas- culo, seu urceolo accipit aquam bap- tismalem, et de ea ter fundit super caput infantis in modum Cruets, et simul verba proferens , semel tan- turn distincte, et attente, dicit : A^. Ego te baptizo in nomine Pa-
tris >•{«, fundat primo, et Filii, >J<,
fundat secundo, et Spiritus »J« sancti,
fundat tertio.
§ 30. Ubi autem est consuetudo bap- tizandi per immersionem, Sacerdos accipit infantem, et advertens ne leedatur, caute immergit, et trina mersione baptizat, et semel tantum dicil: N. Ego te bapti/o in nomine Pa-
tris >J«, et Filii ^J«, et Spiritus *J«
sanctL
§ 31. Max Patrinus, vel Matrina, vel uterque simul infantem de sa- cro Fonte levant, suscipientes ilium de manu Sacerdotis. § 32. Si vero dubitatur, an infans fuerit baptizatus, utatur hac forma : N. Si non es baptizatus, ego te bap tizo in nomine Patris *J«, et Filii »J«, et Spiritus >J« sancti.
Rituale Friburgense.
§28.
S. N. Willst du getauft werden ? P. Ichwill.
§ 29. Hie qucerat sacerdos, an circa baptismum infantis nil fuerit at- tentatum ; si respondetur negative, tune patrino vel matrina infan tem tenente, sacerdos vasculo ac cipit aquam baptismalem, et repe- tita intentione ter fundit super caput infantis in modum cruets, et simul verba proferens, semel tantum distincte et attente dicit ; N. Ego te baptizo in nomine
Patris, etc.
§ 32. Si quod hujtts facta circa in fantem jam baptizatum sit prudens dubium, utetur sacerdos forma se- quenti ; N. Si non es baptizatus, ego te,
etc.
THE ORDER OF BAPTISM.
§ 33. Then shall the Priest anoint the crown of the head with chrism and say :
ALMIGHTY God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath regenerated thee by water and the Holy Ghost, anoint thee with the chrism of salvation in the same Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
§ 34. Priest (laying a white raiment, or the end of Ms stole, on the child}.
N. Receive the white raiment of innocence. Preserve it pure and unspotted until the day of Jesus Christ, that thereby thou mayest enter into eternal life. Amen.
Rituale Romanum.
§33. Deinde intingit pollicem in sa cra Chrismate, et ungit infantem in summitate capitis in modum Crucis, dicens :
DEUS omnipotens, Pater Domini nostri Jesu Christi, qui te regene- ravit ex aqua et Spiritu sancto, qui- que dedit tibi remissionem omnium peccatorum (hie inungit), ipse te liniat Chrismate salutis »J* in eodem Christo Jesu Domino nostro in vi- tam oeternam. K/. Amen.
Sacerdos dicit: Pax tibi. £7. Et cum spiritu tuo.
§ 34. Turn bombacio, aut re simili absttrgit pollicem suum, et locum in- unctum, et imponit capiti ejus lin- teolnm candidum loco vestis alba, dicens: Accipe vestem candidam, quam immaculatam perferas ante tri bunal Domini nostri Jesu Christi, ut habeas vitam seternam. R/. Amen.
Rituale Coloniense.
§ 35. (Deinde procedat sacerdos ad altare et si baptizatus sit adultus communicet, et si sit infans ponat sacerdos de vino in os ejus dicens, "Hujus vini perceptio sit tibi in salutem eternam corporis et ani- mae.")
Rituale Friburgense.
§ 33. Baptizati infantis caput linteolo abstergat sacerdos et dextero pollice in sacro chrismate intincto, ungat eum non in fronte sed in vertice capitis in modum crucis dicens ;
DER Allmachtige Gott, der Vater unsers Herrn Jesus Christus, der dich wiedergeboren hat aus dem Wasser und dem heiligen Geiste salbe dich mit dem Chrysam des Heils >J* durch den namlichen Jesus Christus unsern Herrn, damit du durch ihn zum Gliede seines Leibes geweiht werdest, gestarkt von sei- nem Geist, um zu herrschen iiber die Irrthumer und Liiste dieser Erde, und dich selbst ihm als ein unschuldiges und heiliges Opfer dar- zubringen, zur Erlangung der Krone der ewigen Herrlichkeit. Amen.
§ 34. Sacerdos bombacio aut re simili abstergit locum inunctum et pol licem. Deinde capiti infantis im ponit linteolum candidum loco ves tis albce dicens ;
N. Zum Andenken dass du gerei- niget, geheiliget, und gerechtfertiget bist, empfange diesas weise kleid, als ein Sinnbild der Unschuld, die du unbefleckt vor dem Richterstuhl unsers Herrn Jesus Christus bringen sollst um das ewige Leben zu er- halten. Amen.
THE OLD CATHOLIC RITUAL.
§ 36. Priest {presenting a lighted taper to the sponsors, which they hold in their right hand).
N. Receive this lighted taper as an emblem of the faith which lives by love. Preserve the light of the knowledge of Christ and walk in this light; that, when the Lord cometh, thou mayest be like the wise virgins, who came to meet the bridegroom with lamps lighted, and went in with him to the marriage feast. Amen.
§38.
Priest. N. Depart in peace, and the Lord be with you. Amen. § 39- If the father of the child be present, the following address may be added :
IN the name of the church of Christ, into whose comrnunion this child is now by baptism received, I give him back into
Rituale Romanum.
§ 36. Postea dat ei, vel Patrino, candelam accensam, dicens :
ACCIPE lampadem ardentem, et irreprehensibilis custodi Baptismum tuum : serva Dei mandata, ut cum Dominus venerit ad nuptias, possis occurrere ei una cum omnibus Sanc- tis in aula coelesti, habeasque vitam aeternam, et vivas in ssecula ssecu- lorum. R/- Amen.
§ 38. Postremo Sacerdos dicit : N. Vade in pace, et Dominus sit tecum. R/. Amen.
Rituale Friburgense.
§ 36. Postea sacerdos cereum accen-
SU/K susceptoribus porrigit eumque
simul tenens dicit :
N. Nimm hin diese brennende
kerze ; sie bedeutet den Glauben,
der durch die Werke der Liebe le-
bendig ist. Wache, dass er dir
niemals erlosche, denn du weisst
weder den Tag noch die stunde ;
damit, wenn der Herr kommt, du
bereit stehest ihm in Gesellschaft
aller heiligen entgegen zu gehen
und mit ihm zu leben in Ewigkeit.
Amen.
[§37. Sacerdos flcxis genibus orat ; ALLMACHTIGER, giitigster Gott, du hast diesem Kinde das Daseyn
unter den Lebendigen gegeben, und es durch die Taufe in die Gemein- schaft Jesu deines Sohnes aufge- nommen. Deine Vorsicht waltete iiber ihm, bevor es das Tageslicht erblickte, und niemals wird es auf- horen, ein Gegenstand deiner ewi- gen Vatergiite zu seyn. "Wir bitten <iich, erhalte es in diesem Leben, wenn es deinem heiligen Willen gemass ist. Erhalte es zu deiner Ehre, zur Freude seiner Eltern und zur Zierde deiner Kirche. Leite es auf dem Pfade deiner unerforsch- lichen Weisheit, damit es nimmer- mehr von Jesus deinem Sohne, dem es nun durch die Taufe angehort, getrennt werde, sondern du magst es abrufen, wann du willst, es dort seyn moge, wo du bist in deiner Herrlichkeit. Dies bitten wir dich durch, etc. Amen.]
§ 38. Patre baptizati infantis absente sacerdos surgens dicit :
N. Ziehe nun hin in Frieden, der Herr sey mit dir. Amen.
§ 39. Patri present i baptizatum tra- dit verbis sequentibus.
IM Namen der christlichen Kirche, in welcher dieses Kind durch die hei- lige Taufe aufgenommen wurde gebe ich es wieder in die Hande seiner
THE ORDER OF BAPTISM.
the hands of his parents. It is now your duty to take thought for the child's education, to make him acquainted, as he grows up, with the truths of the Christian religion, and to lead him to keep the evangelical commandments ; that hereafter he may himself confess the faith in word and deed, which his sponsors have now confessed in his name, and may fulfil the promises which they have made for him. May God bless this child, who now through baptism is made a child of God, that he may prosper both in body and soul to his parents' joy, and may grow up to be a fit member of our communion. May God also bless the endeavours of the parents, and reward them according to the words of the Lord, " Whoso shall re ceive a child in my name receiveth me 1 ! "
§ 40. When the supplementary ceremonies are to be performed in the case of a child which has already been baptized, the Priest may begin with the following, or some other appropriate address :
BELOVED in the Lord, this child has been already baptized, and made a participator in the grace which Christ has united to the sacrament of baptism. Now Christ himself instituted only baptism by water, together with the invocation of the name of the Trinity, as the outward sign of the grace which is imparted through this sacrament. But in the most primi tive ages of the Christian church it became customary, at the public administration of baptism, to add certain prayers and ceremonies to those ordained by Christ himself, which are adapted to bring out into clearer view the signification and importance of this act. In those cases in which baptism has been previously administered without these prayers and cere monies, it is not necessary, as a matter of fact, either for the
Rituale Friburgense.
Eltern zuriick. Mbchten es doch die Eltern immer als ein geheiligtes Unterpfand der Liebe des himm- lischen Vaters ausehen, mit frommer Zartlichkeit pflegen, und sich alle muhe geben, dass es durch Wort und Beispiel angeleitet werde, das Gute zu thun und das Bose zu mei- den. Mochten die Eltern bestandig das Licht guter Werke vor ihm
leuchten lassen, damit es lerne, den himmlichen Vater zu verhenlichen, und seinem Sohne Jesus Christus nachzufolgen. So wird dieses Kind den lieben Eltern stets zur Freude, und, wenn es Gott erhalt, ihnen noch im alter zum Trost gereichen, und sie werden einst mit ihm an der Erbschafft des himmichen Reiches Antheil nehmen in Ewigkeit. Gehet hin im Frieden ; der Herr sey mit euch. Amen.
S. Matt, xviii. 5.
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validity of baptism, or for obtaining baptismal grace : nor is it in any way, properly speaking, a matter of obligation, but nevertheless it is an old and goodly custom, that the ceremonies omitted at baptism should, with the appropriate prayers, be afterwards performed by way of supplement.
The parents of this child have desired to comply with this custom. This affords us the opportunity of shewing clearly the meaning and importance of holy baptism, in accordance with the intention of the church, in the ceremonies which accompany that sacrament. It also gives us the opportunity to make our common supplications to God, that he will pre serve this child, whom he has now taken by baptism into the number of his elect, that he will ever defend him, and strengthen him with his grace, that he may grow up to be both the joy of his parents, and also a worthy member of the Christian church (and of our congregation).
As in the service for infant baptism, the sponsors must now, in the name of the child, make a profession of the Christian faith, and declare their readiness ever steadfastly to resist the devil, and sin, and their temptations, in ac cordance with the commandment of Christ. They must also, at the same time, give their assurance that, if necessary, they will assist the parents in fulfilling their duty ; taking care that the child, as it grows up, be instructed in the truths of the Christian religion, be guided into obedience to the command ments of Christ, and the avoidance of all evil, so that hence forth, throughout his whole life, he may acknowledge in word and deed the faith which the sponsors have now professed in his name, and keep the promise which they have now made for him.
§ 41. Then shall the Priest say ;
AND now I ask thee JV., Dost thou desire by faith in Jesus Christ to obtain eternal life in the church of God, into which thou hast been now admitted by holy baptism ?
Sponsors. I do.
Priest. The Lord himself hath said, &c. (and so forth, omitting the act of baptism, and making the other necessary alterations.}
THE ORDER OF CONFIRMATION.
CONFIRMATION.
§ 42. After an address to the candidates, the Bishop lays aside his mitre ; the candidates kneel down. The Bishop, folding his hands on his breast, shall turn towards them and say ;
MAY the Holy Ghost come down upon you, and the power of the Most Highest preserve you from sin. Amen.
§ 43. Bishop (crossing himself \ Our help is in the Name of the Lord.
People. Who hath made heaven and earth.
Bishop. Lord, hear my prayer.
People. And let my prayer come unto thee.
Bishop. The Lord be with you.
People. And with thy spirit.
§ 44. Bishop (extending his hands over the candidates]. Let us pray.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, who hast vouchsafed to regenerate these thy servants by water and the Holy Ghost, and hast given unto them forgiveness of all their sins, send down upon them thy Holy Ghost in all his fulness, the Com forter from heaven.
People. Amen.
Bishop. The spirit of wisdom and understanding.
People. Amen.
Bishop. The spirit of counsel and ghostly strength.
People. Amen.
Pontificate Romanum. DE CONFIRMANDIS.
§ 42. Confirmandis per ordinem ante Pontificem dispositis, Pontifex se- dens lavat manus, deinde deposita mitra surgit, et stans versa facie ad confirmandos, junctis ante pec- tus manibus, confirmandis genua flectentibus , et manus ante pectus junctas tenentibus, dicit : SPIRITUS Sanctus superveniat in vos, et virtus Altissimi custodial vos a peccatis. R/. Amen. § 43. Deinde signans se manu dex- tra a fronte ad pectus signo Crucis, dicit :
Jf. Adjutorium nostrum in no mine Domini.
R/. Qui fecit codum, et terrain.
*fr. Domine, exaudi orationem meam.
R/. Et clamor meus ad te veniat.
$. Dominus vobiscum. R/. Et cum spiritu tuo.
§ 44. Tune extensis versus confir mandos manibus, dicit: Oremus.
OMNIPOTENS, sempiterne Deus, qui regenerare dignatus es hos fa- mulos tuos ex aqua, et Spiritu Sancto, quique dedisti eis remis- sionem omnium peccatorum, emitte in eos septiformem Spiritum tuum Sanctum Paraclitum de ccelis. R/. Amen.
Spiritum sapientise et intellectus. R/. Amen.
Spiritum consilii et fortitudinis. R/. Amen.
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Bishop. The spirit of knowledge and godliness.
People. Amen.
Bishop. Fill them with the spirit of thy fear, and sign them with the sign of the cross »J< of Christ in thy mercy unto life eternal, through the same thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the same Holy Spirit, God world without end. Amen.
§ 45. The Bishop shall put his mitre on, and approaching the candidates, •who are to be standing or kneeling before him, shall anoint the forehead of each singly, in the form of a cross, with his right thumb dipped in the chrism. The candidate himself, or the priest or the layman -who holds the vessel of chrism, or the godparent, shall inform the Bishop beforehand of the Christian name of each candidate separately. While the -Bishop anoints them he shall say ;
N. I sign thee with the sign of the cross »J«, and I confirm thee with the chrism of salvation, in the Name of the Father »J<, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
The Bishop's assistant. Amen.
§ 46. At the first name the candidate is anointed, at the next the sign of the cross is made over him. Then the Bishop shall strike him gently on the cheek, saying,
Peace be with thee.
§ 47. The oil is then wiped off the forehead with cotton wool by a priest or layman.
Pontificate Romanum.
R7.
Spiritum scientiae et pietatis. Amen.
Adimple eos Spiritu timoris tui, et consigna eos signo Cru»J<cis Christi, in vitam propitiatus seter- nam. Per eumdem Dominum nos trum Jesum Christum Filium tuum : Qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate ejusdem Spiritus Sancti Deus, per omnia ssecula saeculorum.
R/. Amen.
§ 45. Pontifex sedens super faldis- torium prcedictum, vel etiam, si multitude confirmandorum id ex- egerit, dispositis illis per ordinem super gradus presbyterii, vel alibi, Pontifex stans cum mitra, illos confirmat per ordinem genuflexos ;
et uno ordine confirmato, illi sur- gunt, et alii gemiflectunt, et con- firmantur ; et sic usque in Jinem. Et Pontifex inquirit singillatim de nomine cujuslibet confirmandi, sibi per patrinum, vel matrinam flexis genibus prcesentati, et summi- tate pollicis dexterce manus Chris- mate intincta, dicit :
N. Signo te signo Cru*J«cis; quod dum dicit, producit pollice sig- num Crucis infrontem illius : deinde prosequitur : Et confirmo te Chris- mate salutis : In nomine Pa»J«tris, et Fi*J«lii, et Spiritus *f« sancti.
R/. Amen.
§ 46. Deinde leuiter eum in maxilla ctzdit, dicens : Pax tecum.
THE ORDER OF CONFIRMATION.
§ 48. When all have been confirmed, the Bishop wipes his thumbs with bread-crumbs or salt, and washes his hands. At the same time the follow ing antiphon may be said by the Bishop, or some of the assistants ;
STABLISH the thing, O God, that thou hast wrought in us, for thy temple's sake at Jerusalem.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Stablish the thing, &c.
§ 49. Bishop (laying aside his mitre). Shew us thy mercy, O Lord.
People. And grant us thy salvation.
Bishop. Lord, hear my prayer.
People. And let my cry come unto thee.
Bishop. The Lord be with you.
People. And with thy spirit.
Bishop. Let us pray.
§ 51. O GOD, who didst give to thine Apostles the Holy Spirit, and didst ordain that by them and their successors he should be delivered to the rest of the faithful, look mercifully on this our humble service ; and grant that the hearts of those whose foreheads we have anointed with the sacred chrism, and signed with the sign of the holy cross, may, by the same Holy Spirit descending upon them, and vouchsafing to dwell
Pontificate Romanum.
§ 48. Omnibus confirmatis, Pontiftx tergit cum mica panis, et lavat
pollicem, et manus super pelvini. Deinde aqua lotionis cum pane
fundatur in piscinam sacrarii. Interim dum lavat manus, can- tatur sequens Antiphona, vel legi- tur a Ministris : quod etiam in simUibus servari debet :
Confirma hoc, Deus, quod opera- tus es in nobis a templo sancto tuo, quod est in Jerusalem.
f. Gloria Patri, etc. E?. Sicut erat, etc.
§ 49. Deinde repetitur Antiphona. Confirma, etc. Qua repetita, Pan- tifex deposita mitra, surgit, et sttins versus ad altare, junctis ante pec- tus manibus, dicit:
"ft. Ostende nobis, Domine, mise- ricordiam tuam.
R7. Et salutare tuum da nobis.
^". Domine, exaudi orationem meam.
K?. Et clamor meus ad te veniat.
^. Dominus vobiscum. B?. Et cum spiritu tuo.
§ 50. Deinde junctis adhuc ante pec- tus manibus, et omnibus confirma tis devote genuafiectentibus, dicit :
Oremus.
§ 51. DEUS, qui Apostolis tuis sanctum dedisti Spiritum, et per eos eorumque successores casteris fideli- bus tradendum esse voluisti, respice propitius ad humilitatis nostrse fa- mulatum : et prassta, ut eorum cor- da, quorum frontes sacro Chrismate delinivimus, et signo sanctse Crucis signavimus, idem Spiritus sanctus
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in them, be made the temple of his glory, who with the Father and the same Holy Spirit livest and reignest, God world without end. Amen.
Bishop. Behold, thus shall every man be blessed that feareth the Lord.
§ $2. And turning to the persons confirmed,
MAY the Lord from out of Sion so bless you, that ye may see the salvation of Jerusalem all the days of your life, and may have life everlasting. Amen.
Pontificate Romanum.
in eis superveniens, templum glorise suse dignanter inhabitando perficiat. Qui cum Patre et eodem Spiritu sancto vivis, et regnas Deus in sse- cula sseculorum. R/. Amen.
Deinde dicit : Ecce sic benedicetur omnis homo, qui timet Dominum.
a [Here follow in modern Roman books of devotion, e.g. "The Garden of the Soul," instructions to the candidates to place themselves under the special pro tection of the Virgin Mary. The Order of Confirmation is also contained in the
§ 52. Et vertens se ad conjirmatos, faciens super eos signum Crucis, dicit :
BENE*J«DICAT vos Domimis ex Sion, ut videatis bona Jerusalem omnibus diebus vitse vestree, et ha- beatis vitam aeternam. R/. Amen. •
Sarum and Strasburg Rituals, but with injunctions for its administration by a Bishop, and with a concluding direction to the candidates, in the Strasburg Ritual, to repeat aloud the Credo, Pater Noster, and Ave Maria.]
OFFICE OF CONFESSION.
CONFESSION.
§ 53. Before confession, the Priest shall make the sign of the cross, and say ;
§54. THE Lord be in thy heart and on thy lips, that thou >J< mayest rightly confess thy sins, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
§ 56. After the confession, the Priest shall say ;
MAY Almighty God have mercy upon thee, forgive thee thy sins, and bring thee to everlasting life. Amen.
§ 57. May the Almighty and merciful Lord grant unto thee pardon, absolution, and remission of thy sins. Amen.
Rituale Romanum. ABSOLUTIONS FORMA.
§56. Cum sacerdos pcenitentem ab- solvere voluerit, injuncta ei prius, et ab eo acceptata salutari pcenitentia, primo dicit: Misereatur tui omni- potens Deus, et dimissis peccatis tuis, perducat te ad vitam seter- nam. Amen.
§ 57- Deinde dextera "versus pceni tentem elevata, dicit : Indulgentiam, absolutionem, et remissionem pec- catorum tuorum tribuat tibi om- nipotens, et misericors Dominus. Amen.
Rituale Argentinense.
ORDO MINISTRANDI SA-
CRAMENTUM PO2NI-
TENTLE.
§ 53- Sacerdos sedeat in confessio- nali, et pa>nitens ad latus ejus prosternatur, habitu demisso ac humili, utroque genu flexo, nullo supposito pulvinari, aut alia re simili, manibus junctis Usque nu- dis, nudo etiam capite, si sit vir, et posilo prius ense si eo forte ac- cinctus fuerif, et signans se signo cruets dicat In nomine Patris *J*, sett vernacule.
IN Nahmen des Vatters >{*, und des Sohnes, und des heiligen Geistes.
Amen. Ich bitte euer Ehrwiirden um den geistligen Seegen, damit ich alle meine Siinden vollkom- mentlich beichten moge.
§ 54. Tune sacerdos aperto capite, et
manu extensa super Pcenitentem
ipsi benedicendo dicat ;
DEUS sit in corde tuo et labiis tuis ut bene et integre confitearis peccata tua. In nomine Patris, etc.
§ 55. P. Ich armer siindiger Mensch beichte und bekenne. . . . Und insgemein gebe ich mich schul- dig all deren Siinden, die ich habe kbnnen begehen, welcher ich aber yetzt mich nicht mehr erinnere ; bitte Gott demuthigst um deren Verzeihung ; bereue dieselbe ans Grund meines Hertzens, und nehme mir vestiglich fur ihn vermittelst seiner Genade nicht mehr zu be- leydigen ; begehre derohalben von euer Ehrwiirdigen eineheilsameBuss und Lossprechung Meiner Siinden. Meine Schuld, meine Schuld, meine grosste Schuld. Dessevegen ruffe ich an die allerseligste Yungfrau Mariam, etc.
§ 56. Sacerdos . . . aperto capite dicit.
Misereatur tui, etc vitam
seternam. (Rit. Rom.}
§ 57. Deinde dextera . . . Dominus. (Rit. Rom.)
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§ 58. As the servant of our Lord Jesus Christ, I declare thee freed from thy sins, in the name of the Father »J«, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
§ 61. (Note. The clauses commencing " May Almighty," and " May the Almighty," can be omitted.)
Rituale Romanum.
§ 58. Dominus noster Jesus Chris- tus te absolvat ; et ego auctoritate ipsius te absolve ab omni vinculo excommunicationis, suspensionis, et interdicti, in quantum possum, et tu indiges. Deinde ego te ab- solvo a peccatis tuis, in nomine Patris »J«, et Filii, et Spiritus sancti. Amen.
§ 59. Si pcenitens sit laicus, omit- titur verbum, suspensionis.
§ 60. Passio Domini nostri Jesu Christi, merita beatae Marise Virgi- nis, et omnium Sanctorum, quid- quid boni feceris, et mali sustinueris, sint tibi in remissionem peccatorum, augmentum gratise, et prgemium vitse zeternse. Amen.
§ 61. In confessionibus autem fre- quentioribus, et brevioribus omitti potest, Misereatur, etc. et satis erit dicere : Dominus noster Jesus Chris- tus, etc. ut supra usque ad illud: Passio Domini nostri, etc.
§ 63. Urgent e vero aliqua gram necessitate in periculo mortis, bre- viter dicere poterit : Ego te absolvo ab omnibus censuris, et peccatis, in nomine Patris »J«, et Filii, et Spiri tus sancti. Amen.
Rituale Argentinense.
§ 58. DOMINUS, etc. (Kit. Rom. ) § 59. Si pcenitens (Rit. Rom. ) § 60. Passio Domini (Rit. Rom. )
§ 61. In confessionibus, etc. (Rit. Rom.)
§ 62. Si sacerdos pcenitentem non absolvat, ne quidpiam astantes sus- picentur, dicat. ' ' Misereatur " et " Indulgentiam " submissa maxime voce et lente, nee omittat signum cru- cis producere super pcenitentem di- cendo. In nomine Patris, etc.
§ 63. Urgente, etc. (Rit. Rom.)
ORDER OF COMMUNION.
COMMUNION.
§ 64. The Holy Communion is, if possible, to be administered during the Mass, after the Communion of the Priest.
§ 65. One of the Communicants or the Server shall say aloud ;
I CONFESS to Almighty God, to the Blessed Virgin Mary, to blessed Michael the Archangel, to blessed John the Baptist, to the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, to all the saints, and to you, father, that I have sinned often and exceedingly, in thought, word, and deed, through my fault, my fault, my most grievous fault. Therefore I beseech the Blessed Virgin Mary, blessed Michael the Archangel, blessed John the Baptist, the holy Apostles Peter and Paul, all the saints, and you, father, to pray to the Lord our God for me.
I CONFESS to God Almighty and to all his beloved saints, to thee the priest of the Lord, and to you, my brethren, that I have sinned often and exceedingly in thought, word, and deed, through my fault, my fault, my most grievous fault. I repent of all my sins, because that by them I have made myself unworthy of the love of God. Trusting in the Lord, who by his cross hath redeemed the world, I humbly intreat the merciful God for forgiveness and remission of my sins.
Rituale Romanum.
ORDO ADMINISTRANDI SA CRA!* COMMUNIONEM.
§ 65. Minister genibus flexis nomine populi ad cornu Epistolcs facit Confessionem generalem, die ens : Confiteor Deo, etc.
Rituale Friburgense.
ORDO ADMINISTRANDI SA- CRAMENTUM EUCHA-
RISTI^E.
ORDO ADMINISTRANDI SACRA- MENTUM EUCHARISTI^E.
§ 65. Ministri aut Minister. Ich
bekenne Gott dem Allmachtigen, der seligen und allzeit reinen Jung- frau Maria, dem heiligen Erzengel Michael, dem Johannes dem Taiifer, den h. Aposteln Petrus und Paulus, alien Heiligen, und dir, ehrwiirdi- ger Priester, dass ich viel gesun- diget habe mit Gedanken, Worten und Werken. Es ist meine Schuld, meine eigene Schuld, meine grb'sste Schuld. Darum bitte ich die selige und allzeit reine Jungfrau Maria, den h. Erzengel Michael, den h. Johannes den Taiifer, die h. Apos- tel Petrus und Paulus und dich, ehrwiirdiger Priester, ihr wollet fur mich bitten bei Gott unserm Herrn.
THE OLD CATHOLIC RITUAL.
§ 66. Priest (turning himself toward the communicants).
Almighty God have mercy upon you, forgive you your sins, and bring you to everlasting life.
Communicants. Amen.
Priest (making the sign of the cross}.
May the Almighty and merciful Lord grant you pardon, absolution, and remission of your sins.
Communicants. Amen.
§ 67. Priest (elevating the consecrated host on the ciborium or the paten).
Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sins of the world (thrice).
O Lord, I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof, but speak the word only and my soul shall be healed.
Rituale Romanum.
§ 66. Turn Sacerdos iterum genu-
flectit, et manibus junctis ante pec-
tus vertit se ad populum, adver-
tens, ne terga vertat Sacramento,
et in cornu Evangelii dicit :
MISEREATUR vestri omnipotens
Deus, et dimissis peccatis vestris,
perducat vos ad vitam seternam.
K7. Amen. Et addit : Indulgen-
tiam, absolutionem »J«, et remis-
sionem peccatorum vestrorum tri-
buat vobis omnipotens et misericors
Dominus. K?. Amen. Dieens : In-
dulgentiam, etc. manu dextera in
formam Cruets signat communi-
candos.
§ 67. Deinde ad Altare se con- vertit, genuflectit, manu sinistra pyxidem prehendit ; et duobus digi- tis, pollice et indice, Sacramentum accipit, et elevat : conversusque ad populum in media Altaris, dicit clara voce: Ecce Agnus Dei, ecce qui tollit peccata mundi. Max sub- dit: Domine, non sum dignus, ut intres sub tectum meum, sed tan- turn die verbo, et sanabitur anima mea ; quod iterum, ac tertio repetit : qua formula etiam utendum est, cum fcemina Communio administratur.
§ 68. Postea ad communicandum accedit, incipiens ab Us qui sunt ad partem Epistolcz ; sed primo, si Sacerdotibus , vel aliis ex Clero danda sit Communio, its ad gra- dus Altaris genuflexis prczbeatur, vel, si commode fieri potest, intra sepimentum Altaris sint a laicis distincti. Sacerdotes vero cum stola communicent.
Rituale Friburgense.
§ 66. Sac. Es erbarme sich Euer der allmachtige Gott, er ergebe Eure Siinden, und fuhre Euch ein zum ewigen deben. Min. Amen.
Sac. Gnade, Nachlass und Ver- zeihung unserer Siinden verleihe uns der allmachtige und barmher- zige Gott. Min. Amen.
§ 67. Sehet an das Lamm Gottes, welches hinwegnimmt die Siinden der Welt, und sprechet mit An- dact ;
Herr, ich bin nich wurdig dass du eingehest unter mein Dach, (in mein Herz) sondern sprich nur ein Wort, so wird meine seele gesund. Hac verba ter pronunciabit.
ORDER OF COMMUNION.
§ 69. At the administration of the Communion. The Body of our Lord Jesus Christ preserve thy soul unto everlasting life. Amen.
§ 70. If the Communion is not administered during the Mass, the Priest can afterwards add this prayer at the altar :
O SACRED banquet, in which Christ is received, the memory of his passion is brought to our remembrance, our souls are fulfilled with grace, and a pledge of eternal glory is given unto us. (During Easter-tide, Alleluia.)
Thou hast given unto us Bread from heaven. (Alleluia.)
Answer. Which containeth in itself all sweetness. (Alleluia.)
Priest. Lord, hear my prayer.
Answer. And let my cry come unto thee.
Priest. The Lord be with you.
Answer. And with thy spirit.
Priest. Let us pray.
O GOD, who in this wonderful Sacrament hast left us a me morial of thy pass-ion, grant us so to venerate the sacred mys teries of thy Body and Blood, that we may ever feel within ourselves the fruit of thy redemption ; who livest and reignest with the Father in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God for ever and ever. Amen.
Rituale Romanum.
§ 69. Sacerdos unicuique porrigens Sacramenttim, et faciens cum eo signum Crucis super pyxidem, simul dicit :
Corpus Domini nostri Jesu Christi custodial animam tuam in vitam zeternam. Amen.
§ 70. Ubi vero omnes communi- caverint, Sacerdos reversus ad Al- tare, dicere poterit : O sacrum con- vivium, in quo Christus sumitur, recolitur memoria passionis ejus, mens impletur gratia, et futurse glorise nobis pignus datur.
"ft. Panem de ccelo prsestitisti eis.
Minister. R^. Omne delectamen- tum in se habentem. Tempore Paschali additur, Alleluia.
Mox Sacerdos dicit :
*fr. Domine, exaudi orationem meam.
1^. Et clamor meus ad te veniat.
'ft. Dominus vobiscum.
R/. Et cum spiritu tuo. Oremus.
DEUS, qui nobis sub Sacramento mirabili passionis tuae memoriam reliquisti : tribue, qusesumus ; ita nos Corporis et Sanguinis tui sacra mysteria venerari, ut redemptionis tuae fructum in nobis jugiter sen- tiamus. Qui vivis et regnas cum Deo Patre in unitate Spiritus sancti Deus, per omnia saecula saeculorum.
R/. Amen.
Rituale Friburgense.
§ 69. Der Leib unsers Herrn Jesu Christi bewahre deine seele zum ewigen Leben. Amen.
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THE OLD CATHOLIC RITUAL.
§ 73- After the Priest has placed the riborium in the tabernacle, he shall give the blessing with his hand, saying,
THE Blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son >J«, and the Holy Ghost, be upon you, and remain with you for ever. Amen.
Rituale Romanum.
§ 71. Temper e Paschali dicitur Oratio.
SPIRITUM nobis, Domine, tuae charitatis infunde : ut quos Sacra- mentis Paschalibus satiasti, tua fa cias pietate Concordes. Per Chris tum Dominum nostrum. R?. Amen.
§ 72. Antequam reponat Sacramen- tum, dtligenter advertat, lit si aliquod fragmentum digitis adhce- serit, ilium in pyxidem deponat, et eosdem digitos, quibus tetigit Sacramentum, abluat, et abster- gat purificatorio : ablutionem vero stimat, si celebraverit, aut iis, qiti tune communicarunt, sumendam
tradat, aut saltern in sacrarium injiciat. Postea genuflectens re- ponit Sacramentum in taberna- culo, et clave obserat.
§ 73. Deinde extenta manu dex- tera, benedicit iis qui commttnica- runt, dicens: Benedictio Dei omni- potentis, Patris >|*> et Filii, et Spi- ritus sancti, descendat super vos, et maneat semper, ty. Amen.
§ 64. Communio autem populi intra Missam statim post communionem Sacerdotis celebrantis fieri debet (nisi quandoque ex rationabili causa post Missam sit facienda), cum Orationes, qu<z in Missa post Communionem dicuntur, non so- him ad Sacerdotem, sed etiam ad alias communicantes spectent.
COMMUNION OF THE SICK.
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COMMUNION OF THE SICK.
§ 77, 78. Unless a private confession of the sick person has immediately preceded, the sick person himself, or one of those present, shall say the general confession (p. 23).
Rituale Romanum.
DE COMMUNIONE INFIR- MORUM.
§ 74. Ingrediens sacerdos locum, ubi jacet infirmus, dicat : ^f. Pax huic domui.
R7. Et omnibus habitantibus in ea.
§ 75- Turn depositum Sacramentum super mensa, supposito corporali, genuflexus adorat, omnibus in ge- nua procumbentibus : et max ac- cepta aqua benedicta, aspergit in- firmtim, etcubiculum, dicens Anti- phonam : Asperges me, Domine, hyssopo, et mundabor : lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor : et primum versum Psalmi, Mise rere, cum Gloria Patri, etc. Sicut erat, etc. Deinde repetitur Ana. Asperges
me, etc.
Postea ^, Adjutorium nostrum in
nomine Domini.
Rj. Qui fecit coelum et terrain. "ft. Domine, exaudi orationem
meam.
R7. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. j^. Dominus vobiscum. R7. Et cum spiritu tuo.
Oremus.
EXAUDI nos, Domine sancte, Pater omnipotens, aeterne Deus : et mittere digneris sanctum Ange- lum tuum de coelis, qui custodial, foveat, protegat, visitet, atque de- fendat omnes habitantes in hoc ha- bitaculo. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. R7. Amen.
§ 77. His dictis, accedat ad infir- mum, ut cognoscat, num sit bene dispositus ad accipiendum sacrum Viaticum, et utrum velit aliqua
peccata confiteri : et ilium attdiat, atque absolvat : quamvis prius de- beret esse rite confessus, nisi neces- sitas aliter urgeat.
Rituale Salisburgense.
DE COMMUNIONE INFIR- MORUM.
§ 76. Sacerdos animum infirmi ad S. Eucharistice perceptionem pr<z- paret tali commonitione.
Vermahnung bey der heiligen Communion.
Allerliebster in Christo, weil du aus guter eingebung Gottes, etc. (occupy ing five-and-a-half quarto pp.}
§ 77. Deinde omnibus quoque pree- sentibus faciat infirmum dicere confessionem generalem in lingua vernacula videlicet.
ICH armer siindiger Mensch gib mich schuldig und bekenne Gott dem Allmechtigen, der heyligen Gottes gebererin Marie, und alien heiligen, euch Priester, und alien Menschen das ich (laider) vil gesiin- diget hab von meinen kindtlichen Tagen an, biss auf diese gegenwer- tige stund, mit bosen Gedanken, worten und werken, wider Gott und meinen Nechsten, es sey haimlich, offentlich, wissend oder unwissencl, wie solches mein Herre Gott an mir armen sunder erkennt, und ich die laider nit erkennen kann, das ist mir alles laid von grand meines her- zen, und beger gnad. Bitte euch Priester, auch alle so hie zugegen sein, das ir Gott fur mich armen Sunder bitten wolt, umb verzeihung aller meiner Siinden und misse- thaten.
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THE OLD CATHOLIC RITUAL.
§ 80. 7^,? Communion will be administered with the same forms as in the previous service ; but in the case of a sick person in imminent danger of death, the /allowing formulary can be made use of;
BROTHER (or sister), receive the viaticum of the Body of our Lord Jesus Christ, which can conduct thee to ever lasting life. Amen.
Rituale Romanum.
§ 78. Postea facia de more Con- fessione generali, sive ab infirmo, sive ejus nomine ab alio, Sacerdos dicit : Misereatur, etc. Indulgen- tiam, etc.
§ 79. Deinde facta genuflexione, accipit Sacramentum de vasculo, at- que illud elevans ostendit infirmo, dicens : Ecce Agnus Dei, ecce qui^ tollit peccata mundi, et more solito ter dicat : Domine, non sum dignus ut intres sub tectum meum ; sed tantum die verbo, et sanabitur ani- ma mea. Et infirmus simul cum Sacerdote dicat eadem verba, saltern semel, submissa voce.
§ 80. Turn Sacerdos dans infirmo Eucharistiam, dicat :
Accipe, frater (vel soror) Via ticum Corporis Domini nostri Jesu Christi, qui te custodiat ab hoste maligno, et perducat in vitam aeter- nam. Amen.
§ 8 1. Si vero Communio non da- tur per modum Viatici, dicat more ordinario : Corpus Domini nostri Jesu Christi custodiat animam tuam in vitam seternam. Amen.
§ 82. Quod si mors immineat, et periculum sit in mora, tune dicto Misereatur, etc. pradictis precibus omnibus vel ex parte omissis, ei sta- tim Viaticum prcebeatur.
§ 83. Postea Sacerdos abluat digitos, nihil dicens, et infirmo detur ab- lutio. Deinde dicat :
^. Dominus vobiscum. 1^. Et cum spiritu tuo.
Rituale Salisburgense.
§ 78. Qua dicta sacerdos subjungat.
Misereatur tui (Rit. Rom.) In- dulgentiam, etc.
§ 79- Postea sacerdos Corpus Domini elevet de Pixide et ostendat infirmo dicens ;
GLAUBST du dass unter der Ges- talt des Brots sey der wahr Leib und Blut unsers haylmachers Jesu Christi ?
K?. Ich glaub.
S. Die sicut ego dico :
R?. Herr ich bin nicht wurdig dass du eingehest unter mein Dach, sondern sprich mit einem wort so wirdt mein seel gesundt.
§ 80. Quibus verbis tertio repetitis, sacerdos infirmo hostiam porri- gat dicens ;
S. Accipe frater (Rit. Rom. )
§ 83. Post hcec sacerdos manus vino abluat et communicate hoc ablu- tionis vinum bibendum porrigat, nisi putet infirmum nausea com- moveri, tune ipse bibat, aut ipsum donee commode sumere possit re- servet. Recondat postea pixidem in qua S. Eucharistia servatur, orans interim, Ps. Ixvii.
DEUS misereatur, etc.
Ant. O sacrum convivium, in quo Christus sumitur, recolitur memoria passionis ejus, mens impletur gratia, et futurse glorise nobis pignus datur.
Kyrie eleison, Christe, etc. Kyrie, etc.
Pater Noster.
^jf. Et ne nos inducas in templa- tionem.
1. Sed libera nos a malo.
COMMUNION OF THE SICK.
§ 82. It must depend somewhat upon circumstances what prayers the Priest can offer before and after the Communion of the sick person, or can make use of together -with others present, (See Appendix. )
Rituale Romanum.
Oremus.
DOMINE sancte, Pater omnipo- tens, aeterne Deus, te fideliter de- precamur, ut accipienti fratri nostro (vel sorori nostrse) sacrosanctum Corpus Domini nostri Jesu Christi Filii tui, tarn corpori, quam animse prosit ad remedium sempiternum. Qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitate Spiritus sancti Deus, per omnia sascula saeculorum. R/. Amen.
§f 84. His expletis, si altera particula Sacramenti stiperfuerit (superesse autem semper debet, prceterquam in casu jam dicto), genuftectit, surgit, et accipiens vas cum Sacra mento, facit cum eo signum Crucis super infirmum, nihil dicens, et reverenter illud deferens, ordine quo venerat, revertitur, ad Ec- clesiam dicendo Psalm. Laudate Dominum de ccelis, etc. et alias Psalmos, et Hymnos, prout tern- pus feret.
§ 86. Cum pervenerit ad Ecclesiam, ponit Sacramentum super Altare, adorat, deinde dicit :
"ft. Panem de coelo praestitisti ei.
R/. Omne delectamentum in se habentem.
y. Dominus vobiscum.
R/. Et cum spiritu tuo. Oremus.
DEUS, qui nobis sub Sacramento mirabili passionis tuae memoriam reliquisti : tribue, quaesumus ; ita nos Corporis et Sanguinis tui sacra mysteria venerari, ut redemptionis tuse fructum in nobis jugiter senti- amus. Qui vivis et regnas cum Deo Patre in unitate Spiritus sancti Deus, per omnia ssecula saeculorum. R/. Amen.
Rituale Salisburgense.
y. Salvum fac populum tuum, Domine.
R/. Deus meus sperantem in te.
y. Mitte ei auxilium de sancto.
R/. Et de Syon tuere eum.
y. Esto ei, Domine, turris forti- tudinis.
R/. A facie inimici.
y. Domine exaudi orationem meam.
R/. Et clamor meus ad te veniat
Oremus.
Domine sancte, etc. (Rit. Rom. ) Protege Domine hunc famulum tuum subsidiis pacis, et beate Ma- rise virginis prassidiis confidentem a cunctis hostibus redde securum.
OMNIPOTENS sempiterne Deus, salus eterna credentium, exaudi nos pro hoc famulo tuo, misericordiae tuse implorantes auxilium, ut red- dita sibi sanitate in Ecclesia tua gra- tiarum tibi referat actiones, Per Do minum nostrum, etc.
§ 84. Quibus absolutis, aspergat in firmum aqua benedicta, et capsam cum sacramento tenens eum bene- dicat cum aliis prasentibus dicens ;
BENDICTIO Dei Patris omni »J« potentis, et Filii et Spiritus sancti descendat super vos et maneat sem per. Amen.
§ 85. At si infirmus aliqiiam ob causam impeditur ut S. Eucharis- tiam sumere non possit, moneatur fide supplere quod sumptione ipsa non potest prastare. Et Augustini verbis se consoletur: " Crede et Manducasti," etc.*
» [Compare the rubric in the corresponding Anglican Office.]
THE OLD CATHOLIC RITUAL.
UNCTION OF THE SICK.
§ 86. If the blessed unction is not administered immediately after Confession or Communion, one of those present shall first repeat the general confession of sins (page 23 j. Then shall the Priest say ;
ALMIGHTY God have mercy upon thee, forgive thee thy sins, and bring thee to everlasting life.
Sick person (or one of those present}. Amen.
Priest (making the sign of the cross). May the Almighty and merciful Lord grant thee pardon, absolution, and remission of thy sins.
Sick person. Amen.
Rituale Romanum.
ORDO MINISTRANDI SA-
CRAMENTUM EXTREME
UNCTIONIS.
§ 87. Cum perventum fuerit ad lo cum, ztl>i jacet infirmus, Sacerdos intrans cubiculum, dicit : Pax huic doinui. R7. Et omnibus habitantibus
in ea.
§ 88. Deinde deposito Oleo super men- sam siiperpelliceo, stolaque violacea indutus, (Bgroto Crucem pie deos- culandam porrigit ; mox in mo- dum crucis cum aqua benedicta, et cubiculum, et ciratmstantes as- pergit, dicens Antiphonam : As- perges me, Domine, etc. Quod si cegrotus voluerit confiteri, au- diat ilium, et absolvat. Deinde pits verbis ilium consoletur, et de hujtts Sacramenti vi, atque effica- cia, si tempus ferat, breviter ad- moneat, et quantum opus sit, ejus animam conjirmet, et in spent eri- gat vitcB (Bternce.
Postea dicat "ft. Adjutorium nos trum in nomine Domini.
R7. Qui fecit ccelum et terram. "ft. Dominus vobiscum. RJ. Et cum spiritu tuo.
Oremus.
INTROEAT, Domine Jesu Christe, domum hanc sub nostrse humilitatis
Rituale Coloniense.
ORDO AD VISITANDUM
INFIRMUM UT OLEO
SANCTO INUNGATUR.
§ 87. Sacerdos indutus alba vel super- pdlicio et stola, quando ingreditur domum infirmi, dicat ;
PAX huic domui, et omnibus habi tantibus in ea.
Ps. Ecce quam bonum, etc.
Ant. Benedic, Domine, domum istam et omnes habitantes in ea quia tu, Domine, dixisti pax huic domui. Benedic, Domine, timen- tes te pusillos cum majoribus. Bene- dicti vos a Domino qui fecit ccelum et terram.
R7. Asperges me Domine hyssopo et mundabor, lavabis me et super nivem dealbabor.
Ps. Miserere mei secundum mag- nam misericordiam tuam.
$". Et secundum multitudinem, etc.
$". Amplius lava me, etc.
^. Gloria Patri, etc. Sicut, etc.
§ 88. Repit. Asperges. Ut supra si est necesse. Deinde aspergat infirmum aqua benedicta cum circumstantibus.
Oratio. § 89. Exaudi nos, etc. (Rit. Rom.}
Alia,
Adesto, Domine, supplicationibus nostris, et hanc domum serenis ocu-
UNCTION OF THE SICK.
§ 90. Priest (laying his right hand on the head of the sick persoti). O Lord God, who hast spoken by thine Apostle James, say ing, " Is any sick among you ? let him call for the elders of the church ; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord ; and the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up ; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him :" alleviate, we beseech thee, O our Redeemer, by the grace of the Holy Spirit, the sufferings of this thy servant who is sick ; heal his wounds, and forgive his sins, free him from all pains of body and mind, and mercifully restore to him full health in wardly and outwardly ; that, being recovered by the help of thy mercy, he may again be able to work in thy service ; who with the Father and the Holy Ghost livest and reignest God, world without end. Amen.
Rituale Romanum.
ingressu, seterna felicitas, divina prosperitas, serena Isetitia, charitas fructuosa, sanitas sempiterna ; effu- giat ex hoc loco accessus dsemo- num : adsint Angeli pacis, domum- que hanc deserat omnis maligna discordia. Magnifica, Domine, su per nos nomen sanctum tuum ; et benedic *J« nostrse conversation! : sanctifica nostrse humilitatis ingres- sum, qui sanctus et qui pius es, et permanes cum Patre et Spiritu sancto in ssecula sseculorum. Amen. Oremus, et deprecemur Domi- num nostrum Jesum Christum, ut benedicendo benedicat *J» hoc ta- bernaculum, et omnes habitantes in eo, et det eis Angelum bonum custodem, et faciat eos sibi servire ad considerandum mirabilia de lege sua : advertat ab eis omnes con- trarias potestates : eripiat eos ab omni formidine, et ab omni per- turbatione, ac sanos in hoc taber- naculo custodire dignetur. Qui cum Patre, et Spiritu sancto vivit et regnat Deus, in ssecula ssecu- lorum. Amen.
Oremus.
§ 89. EXAUDI nos, Domine sanc- te, Pater omnipotens, seterne Deus :
Rituale Coloniense. lis tuse pietatis illustra ; descendat super omnes habitantes in ea gratias tuae larga benedictio, ut in his manu- factis habitaculis cum salubritate ma- nentes ipsi tuum semper sint habita- culum per Christum.
§ 90. Hie quceratur ab infirmo, si respondere poterit, an desideret sacramentum extremte tmctionis. Quo facto, ponatur manus sacer- dotis super infirmum. Oratio.
Oremus.
DOMINE Deus, qui per apostolum tuum, etc. (Rit. Rom. ) p. 36.
§ 91. [Here follow (if ike state of the sick person permits'] the seven penitential Psalms.']
Antiphon. Sana, Domine, infir mum istum cujus ossa turbata sunt, et cujus anima turbata est valde. Sed tu. Domine, convertere, et sana eum et eripe animam ejus.
Ps. xxxviii. Domine ne in furore. Collecta. Oremus Dominum nos trum Jesum Christum et eum omni intenta supplicatione rogemus ut hunc famulum suum N. per ange- lum suum sanctum visitare, letifi- care, et comfortare dignetur, qui cum Patre et Spiritu sancto vivit et regnat Deus.
THE OLD CATHOLIC RITUAL.
§ 95. Then the Priest shall dip his thumb in the holy oil, and anoint the several parts of the body in the form of a cross, saying ;
Rituale Romanum.
et mittere digneris sanctum Ange- lum tuum de ccelis, qui custodiat, foveat, protegat, visitet, atque de- fendat omnes habitantes in hoc ha- bitaculo. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
§ 86. Qu/z Orationes, si tempns non patiatur, ex parte, vel in totum poterunt omitti. Turn de more facta Confessione generali, latino, vel vulgari sermone, Sacerdos di- cat : Misereatur, etc. Indulgen- tiam. etc.
§§ 91) 93- Antequam Faroe hus inci- piat ungere infirmum, moneat ad- stantes, tit pro illo orent, et ubi com- modum fuerit, pro loco et tempore, et adstantium numero, vel quali- tate, recitent septem Psalmos Pce- nitentiales cum Litaniis, vel alias Preces, dum ipse Unctionis Sacra- mentum administrat. Max dicat :
IN nomine Patris »J«, et Filii »J«, et Spiritus »J« sancti, extinguatur in te omnis virtus diaboli per imposi- tionem manuum nostrarum, et per invocationem omnium sanctorum Angelorum, Archangelorum, Patri- archarum, Prophetaram, Aposto- loram, Martyrum, Confessorum, Virginum, atque omnium simul Sanctorum. Amen.
§ 95. Deinde intincto pollice in Oleo
Rituale Coloniense. Ps. xxxii. Beati quorum.
§ 92- Tune sacerdos manum suam ponat super caput infirmi. Anti.
DOMINUS locutus est discipulis suis ; in nomine meo demonia eji- cite, et super infirmos manus ves- tras imponite et bene habebunt.
[§ 93. Here follow seven collects with antiphons ; then a Litany to the Saints, resembling that appended
to the Office of Extreme Unction in the Rom. Rit., but containing • only twenty - one instead of fifty names of Saints, the following three of which are peculiar to the Cologne form ; S. Gereon cum so- ciis, S. Barbara, S. Ursttla cum sodalibus. A collect J\
Alia. Parce, Domine, parce fa- mulo tuo, quern redemisti, CJiriste, sanguine tuo. Ne in aeternum iras- caris ei, Qui cum Deo, etc.
§ 88. Post hoc sacerdos ostendat in- firmo sanctce crucis effigiem, cum
bonis ac salubribus admonitionibus
in vulgari, quales sunt inter roga-
tiones Anselmi qua continentur his
versibus ;
"Ecclesise credit, et cunctis quae tenet ipsa. "
"Gaudet quod moritur signatus nomine Christi."
" Offenditque Deum peccatis, et dolet inde."
"Vivere proponit, quantum po- terit, sine culpa. "
" Credit salvari non posse sed cruce Christi."
§ 94. Time lavet pollicem presbyter et circumvolvat lino proximos digitos, et pollice intingat sacrum oleum, et qucerat ab infirme utrum plus ei occurrat ad confitendum. Quo facto, instruat eum quare singula membra inungantur. Nota sacerdos. Si itifirmus non fuerit confirmatus, quod raro contigit, tune debes in- ungere frontem ejus, his verbis.
PAX tecum. Et cum spiritu tuo. Ad frontem.
UNGO caput tuum oleo sanctifi- cato, In nomine, etc. Ut more militis unctus et prseparatus ad luc- tamen possis sereas superare cater- vas, per Christum Dominum nos trum. Amen.
§ 95. Si vero fuerit confirmatus tune
UNCTION OF THE SICK.
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§ 96. At the imction of the eyes.
Through this holy unction >J«, and through his most tender mercy, the Lord pardon thee whatever sins thou hast com mitted by seeing. Amen.
§ 97. At the unction of the ears.
Through this holy unction »J«, and through his most tender mercy, the Lord pardon thee whatever sins thou hast com mitted by hearing. Amen.
Rituale Romanum.
sancto, in modum Crucis ungit infirmum in partibus hie subscrip- tis, aptando proprio loco verba form<z in hunc modum :
§ 96. Ad oculos.
PER istam sanctam Unctionem »f«, et suam piissimam misericordiam, indulgeat tibi Dominus quidquid per visum deliquisti. Amen.
§ 105. Minister vero, si est in Sacris, vel tpsemet Sacerdos, post qttam- libet Unctionem, tergat loca in- uncta novo globulo bombacti, vel rei similis, eumque in vase mundo reponat, et ad Ecclesiam postea de- ferat, comburat, cineresque proji- ciat in Sacrarium.
§ 97. Ad aures.
Per istam sanctam Unctionem »J«, et suam piissimam misericordiam, indulgeat tibi Dominus quidquid per auditum deliquisti. Amen.
§ 98. Ad nares.
Per istam sanctam Unctionem >J<, et suam piissimam misericordiam, indulgeat tibi Dominus quidquid per odoratum deliquisti. Amen.
Rituale Coloniense.
non debet frons ejus inungi, sed procedendum est per omnia, ut se- quitur. Sequentem orationem ad- jungat sacerdos ad omnes inunc- tioncs, quam, si tempus non pati- tur, satis est semtl dixisse.
Oratio.
SIT tibi hsec unctio olei sanctifi- cati ad purificationem mentis et cor- poris, et ad omnium absolutionem culparum, et ad munimen et defen- sionem contra jacula immundorum spirituum, custodiatque te Jesus Christus et perducat in vitam eter- nam. Amen.
§ 96. Ad oculos.
Pax tecum, etc.
Ungo oculos tuos >{« oleo sanc- tificato, in nomine Patris, etc. ut quicquid illicito visu deliquisti hujus olei unctione expietur, per Christum.
§ 97. Ad aures.
Pax tecum, etc.
Ungo has >J« aures sacrati olei liquore, in nomine Patris, etc. ut quicquid peccati delectatione nocivi auditus admissum est medicina Spi ritual! evacuetur, per Christum.
§ 98. Ad nares.
Pax tecum, etc.
Ungo has *{« nares oleo sacri li- quiminis in nomine Patris, etc. ut quicquid noxio contractum est odo- ratu vel superfluo, ista emundet me- dicatio, per Christum.
§ 99. Ad labia.
Pax tecum, etc.
Ungo labia >J« ista consecrati olei medicamento in nomine Patris, etc. ut quicquid otiosa vel etiam crimi- nosa peccaverunt locutione, divina dementia miserante hac unctione expietur, per Christum.
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THE OLD CATHOLIC RITUAL.
§ 99. At the unction of the lips.
Through this holy unction >J«, and through his most tender mercy, the Lord pardon thee whatever sins thou hast com mitted with thy mouth. Amen.
§ 101. At the unction of the hands (on the inside of the palms). Through this holy unction tj<, and through his most tender mercy, the Lord pardon thee whatever sins thou hast com mitted with thy hands. Amen.
§ 1 02. At the unction of the feet.
. Through this holy unction »J«, and through his most tender mercy, the Lord pardon thee whatever sins thou hast tom- mitted in thy walk through life. Amen.
Rituale Romanum.
§ 99. Ad os, compressis labiis, Per istam sanctam Unctionem *J<, et suam piissimam misericordiam, indulgeat tibi Dominus quidquid per gustum et locutionem deliquisti. Amen.
§ IOI. Ad manus. Per istam sanctam Unctionem »J«, et suam piissimam misericordiam, indulgeat tibi Dominus quidquid per tactum deliquisti. Amen.
Et adverte, quod Sacerdotibus, ut dictum est, manus non inunguntur interius, sed exterius.
§ 1 02. Ad pedes.
Per istam sanctam Unctionem >J«, et suam piissimam misericordiam, indulgeat tibi Dominus quidquid per gres.sum deliquisti. Amen.
§ 103. Ad lumbos, sive renes. Per istam sanctam Unctionem *J«, et suam piissimam misericordiam, indulgeat tibi Dominus quidquid per lumborum delectationem deli quisti. Amen.
HCEC autem iinctio ad lumbos, tit dictum est, omittitur semper in fa- minis, et etiam in viris, qui ob inftr- mitatem vix, aut sine periculo moveri non possunt.
Rituale Coloniense.
§ 100. Adpectus.
Pax tecum, etc.
Ungo pectus tuum hoc oleo in nomine Patris, etc. ut hac unctione spiritali roboratus, per virtutem Christi cunctis adversantibus resis- tere valeas per Christum.
§ 101. Manus sacerdotis non ungan-
tur intra sed extra. Laid vero
et aliorum intra.
Ad manus.
Pax tecum, etc.
Ungo has »J« manus oleo sancti- ficato, in nomine Patris, etc. ut quicquid illicito vel noxio opere peregerunt per hanc unctionem sacri liquiminis evacuetur per Christum.
§ 102. Ad pedes.
Pax tecum, etc.
Ungo has >f« pedes oleo bene- dicto, in nomine Patris, etc. ut quicquid superfluo vel nocivo in- cessu commiserunt sanctorum tuo- rum intercessionibus misericorditer hsec abluat unctio, per Christum.
Oratio. Inunxi te in nomine Pa tris, etc. oleo sancto, ut in virtute spiritus sancti tribuat tibi hsec unctio sanitatem animas et corporis et re- missionem omnium peccatorum et vitam seternam. Amen.
Item. Indulgentiam et remissio- nem omnium peccatorum tribuat tibi optimus et misericors Deus. Amen.
UNCTION OF THE SICK.
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§ 104. The unction of a single eye, ear, &c., is sufficient. In cases of extremity the forehead only need be anointed with these words ;
Through this holy unction ij«, and through his most tender mercy, the Lord pardon thee whatever sins thou hast com mitted with the senses of thy body, and with the thoughts and desires of thy heart. Amen.
§ 105. Directly after the unction, the oil shall be wiped off with cotton wool
or similar material, which shall afterwards be burned, § 106. When the unction is finished, the Priest shall say ; Lord, have mercy upon us. Answer. Christ, have mercy upon us. Priest. Lord, have mercy upon us.
Our Father (aloud]. Ans. Amen. Priest. O God, heal thy servant. Answer. Because he hopeth in thee. Priest. Send him help, O Lord, from thy sanctuary. Answer. And defend him out of (the heavenly) Zion. Priest. Be unto him, O Lord, a tower of strength. Answer. Against the face of the enemy. Priest. Lord, hear my prayer. Answer. And let my cry come unto thee. Priest. The Lord be with you. Answer. And with thy spirit.
Rituale Romanum. § 1 06. Quibus omnibus peractis, Sa- cerdos dicit :
Kyrie, eleison. Christe, eleison. Kyrie, eleison. Pater noster.
y. Et ne nos inducas in tenta- tionem.
R/. Sed libera nos a malo. Salvum fac servum tuum. Deus meus, sperantem in te. y". Mitte ei, Domine, auxilium de sancto.
R/. Et de Sion tuere eum. y. Esto ei, Domine, turris for- titudinis.
R/. A facie inimici. y . Nihil proficiat inimicus in eo. R/. Et films iniquitatis non ap- ponat nocere ei.
y. Domine, exaudi orationem meam.
R/. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. Dominus vobiscum. Et cum spiritu tuo.
Rituale Coloniense. § 105. Peracta unctione lavabit ma- nus cum sale et aqua, et comburet linum.
§ 107. [Here follow three prayers, nine benedictions, and a gospel taken from S.John i. I — 14.
Then follows an "ordo visitandi multum infirmum qui etiam tempore pestilentiae observari potest." ft consists of selections from the fore going, with this abbreviated form of unction.
Per istam unc- "1 tionem et per suam piissimam misericordiam,
-per
visum
auditum
gustum
odoratum
cogitatum
tactum
incessum
indulgeat tibi
Dominus quic-
quid peccasti.
quse verba in unctione infirmi, tem-
pore necessitatis, sufficiunt secundum
doctores.]
THE OLD CATHOLIC RITUAL.
§ 1 08. Priest. Let us pray.
LOOK down graciously, O Lord, upon this thy servant groaning under severe bodily suffering, and refresh the soul which thou hast created ; that being cured of his sickness, he may praise thee as his Saviour ; through Christ our Lord. A men.
§ 109. ALMIGHTY Father, eternal God, who dost both strike and heal, who sendest sickness and recovery, hear the prayer of faith wherewith we call upon thy name, and raise this sick man up again ; that reinstated by thee, he may be restored sound to his and thy holy Church, and may long livevsafe within it ; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
§ 1 10. Or {if there appear small hope of the sick person? s recovery], ALMIGHTY Father, eternal God, Lord of life and death, hear, as thou hast promised, our prayer of faith, and let it benefit this sick person ; forgive him his sins, alleviate his sufferings, and assist him in this hour of trial ; strengthen him and us with thy grace, that with humility and resigna tion he may accept at thy all-merciful hand whatsoever thou impartest, according to thine inscrutable counsels ; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Rituale Romanum. Oremus.
§ 90. DOMINE Deus, qui per Apos- tolum tuum Jacobum locutus es : In- firmatur quis in vobis ? inducat Pres- byteros Ecclesiae, et orent super eum, ungentes eum Oleo in nomine Domini : et oratio fidei salvabit in- firmum, et alleviabit eum Dominus : et si in peccatis sit, remittentur ei : cura, quaesumus, Redemptor noster, gratia sancti Spiritus languores is- tius infirmi, ejusque sana vulnera, et dimitte peccata, atque dolores cunctos, mentis et corporis ab eo expelle, plenamque interius et ex- terius sanitatem misericorditer red- de, ut ope misericordiae tuae resti- tutus, ad pristina reparetur officia. Qui cum Patre et Spiritu sancto vivis, et regnas Deus, in ssecula soeculorum. Amen.
Oremus.
§ 108. RESPICE, quassumus, Do- mine, famulum tuum N. in infirmi- tate sui corporis fatiscentem, et ani- mam refove, quam creasti : ut cas- tigationibus emendatus, se tua sentiat medicina salvatum. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen. Oremus.
§ 109. DOMINE sancte, Pater om- nipotens, aeterne Deus, qui benedic- tionis tuse gratiam aegris infundendo corporibus, facturam tuam multi- plici pietate custodis : ad invoca- tionem tui Nominis benignus as- siste, ut famulum tuum ab aegri- tudine liberatum, et sanitate do- natum, dextera tua erigas, virtute confirmes, potestate tuearis, atque Ecclesiae tuae sanctae, cum omni desiderata prosperitate, restituas. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. R/. Amen.
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SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY.
§ III. The Priest shall be vested in a surplice (or, if the marriage take place immediately before or after Mass, in an alb) and a while stole. The persons that are to be married shall kneel before the altar, the witnesses standing close to, or behind them.
§ 1 12. The Priest shall begin with the following, or some other suitable address.
You appear here before me as the servant of the Christian church, and before these witnesses, to promise matrimonial love and fidelity to one another, and to have your union hallowed by the blessing of the church.
In entering the condition of matrimony ye enter upon an inner union, and a partnership which embraces every con dition of your lives, and indeed a contract which should be incapable of dissolution throughout the whole duration of your lives. Ye will henceforth participate in each other's joy and sorrow. Ye will conscientiously fulfil the difficult and important duties which marriage brings with it. Ye will remain united together in true love, and not allow this true affection for any cause to be disturbed, but ever fasten its cords, and thereby render it ever purer and happier, that ye may both continually work out your sanctifi cation and moral improvement. All this ye now promise before God, and this promise is an irrevocable one, which should bind you till death do you part.
Certainly it is an important crisis in the life of man, a crisis in which he stands in especial need of the help and grace of God. Wherefore the Lord in his mercy and loving-kindness hath promised his especial grace to those who contract matri mony with upright Christian intention. Ye profess your be lief in this promise, your wish to become participators in this grace, by appearing here to obtain the benediction of the church on your union, after ye have repeated your affirmation of consent.
Rituale Romanum.
RITUS CELEBRANDI MATRI- MONII SACRAMENTUM.
§111. Parochus Matrimonium cele- braturus, publicationibus factis tribus diebus Festis, ut dictum est, si nullum obstet legitimum impe- dimentum, in Ecclesia superpelli- ceo et alba stola indutus, adhibito uno saltern Clerico superpelliceo pariter induto, qui librum et vas
Rituale Friburgense. EINSEGNUNG DER EHE.
§ III. Sacerdos amictu, alba, cingulo et stola albi coloris indutus mi- nistrum comitem habens ad in- troitum chori positus, stante viro ad dexteram, muliere vero ad si- nistram dicat,
§ 112. GELIEBTE in dem Herrn, Ihr erscheint hier in der christlichen Gemeinde, urn auf eine feierliche
THE OLD CATHOLIC RITUAL,
Let us all then, brethren, unite in the prayer that God's richest blessing may descend upon these two persons now about to be married,, and may perpetually attend upon them in their walk through life,
§ 1 13. After the address, the Priest shall say to the persons about to be married ;
Wherefore I ask you in the name of the Lord; Do ye appear here of your own free will, and unconstrained, to repeat before me, in the presence of these witnesses, the declaration of your matrimonial contract, and to obtain^ the blessing of the church for the same ?
Both persons shall answer •, I do.
§ 1 1 4. Priest (turning to the altar to bless the rings). Our help is in the name of the Lord.
Answer. Who hath made heaven and earth.
Rituale Romanum.
Aqu<z benedicta cum aspersorio de- ferat, coram trilnis, aut duobus testibus, mrum, et mulierem, quos parentum, vel propinquorum suo- rum prcesentia cohonestari decet, de consensu in Matrimonium in- terroget utrumque singillatim in hunc modum vulgari sermone :
§ 113. N. vis accipere N. hie prse- sentem in tuam legitimam uxorem juxta ritum sanctse Matris Eccle- siae?
Respondeat Sponsus. Volo.
Mox Sacerdos Sponsam inter roget : N. vis accipere N. hie prsesentem in tuum legitimum maritum juxta ritum sanctae Matris Ecclesiae ?
Respondeat Sponsa : Volo.
Nee sufficit consensus unius, sed debet esse amborum, et expressus ali- quo signo sensibili, sive fiat per se, sive per procuratorem.
§ 1 20. Mutuo igitur contrahentium consensu intellecto, Sacerdos jubeat eos invicem jungere dexteras, dicens : Ego conjungo vos in matrimonium, In nomine Patris »%*, et Filii, et Spiritus sancti. Amen. Vel aliis •utatur verbis, juxta receptum unius-
cujusque Provincicz ritum : postea eos aspergat Aqua benedicta.
§ 1 14. Mox benedicit annulum.
Rituale Friburgense.
Weise vor dem Angesichte Gottes und in Gegenwart eurer Mitchristen des heiligen Sakramentes der Ehe theilhaftig zu werden. Eure Ab- sicht soil so rein und heilig seyn, als die Verbindung unsers Heilandes Jesu rein und heilig war, da er sich mit seiner Kirche vereinigte zu ihrem ewigen Heile. Lasset uns vor Allem Gottes heiligen Geist im stillen Gebethe anflehen, auf dass er euch bei dieser wichtigen Hand- lung ganz erfiille und mit christ- lichen Gesinnungen belebe.
[ The Salzburg Alter Katholischer Branch, A.D. I565> provides a dif ferent and nmch longer opening address, dissimilar to both that in the Friburg and that in the Old Ca tholic Use, 1875.]
§ 1 14. Dein Sacerdos facie ad altare
•versa benedicit annulos sequenti
modo ;
Jf , Unsere Hiilfe kommt von dem Herrn.
1^. Der unser Schopfer und Va- ter ist.
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Priest. Lord, hear my prayer.
Answer. And let my cry come unto thee.
Priest. The Lord be with you.
Answer. And with thy spirit.
Priest. Let us pray.
BLESS, O Lord, these rings »p, and grant thy grace to those who shall wear them, that they may preserve inviolable faith towards one another, may abide in thy peace and will, and ever live in mutual charity ; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
( When only one ring is blessed. )
Pries /. Let us pray.
BLESS, O Lord, this ring, and grant thy grace unto her who shall wear it, that she may preserve inviolable faith towards her spouse, may abide in thy peace and will, and ever live with him in mutual charity ; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
§ 1 15. The rings shall then be sprinkled with holy 'water.
§ 1 1 6. The Priest shall place the one ring on the bridtgroom's finger, and
shall give him the other, which the bridegroom shall place on the bride's
finger. Whereupon the Priest shall say ;
Rituale Romanum. Benedictio Annuli.
"fr. Adjutorium nostrum in no mine Domini.
Rj. Qui fecit coelum et terram.
"ft. Domine, exaudi orationem meam.
R7. Et clamor meus ad te veniat.
^. Dominus vobiscum.
R7. Et cum spiritu tuo. Oremus.
BENEDIC *J<, Domine, annulum hunc, quern nos in tuo nomine bene- dicimus »f«, ut quas eum gestaverit, fidelitatem integram suo sponso te- nens, in pace, et voluntate tua per- maneat, atque in mutua charitate semper vivat. Per Christum, etc,
§§ 115, 116. Deinde Sacerdos asper- gat annulum aqua benedicta in mo- dum Crucis ; et sponsus acceptum annulum de manu Sacerdotis, im- pomt in digito anmtlari sinistra manus sponsa, Sacerdote dicente: In nomine Patris 4*» et Filii, et Spiritus sancti. Amen.
Rituale Friburgense.
jf . Herr, erhore mein Gebeth.
R7. Lass unser Rufen zu dir kommen.
"ft. Der Herr sey mit euch.
R^. Und mit deinem Geiste. Lasset uns bethen.
SEGNE, O Herr, diese Ringe >{«, damit jene welche sie tragen, ei- nander den Bund unverbriichlicher Treue halten, und nach deinem Willen in bestandiger Eintracht und Liebe bis an das Ende des Lebens vereiniget bleiben, durch, &c. [One ring only is blessed in the Salzburg Ritual, 1565.]
§ 115- Sacerdos aspergat hos annulos aqua benedicta in modum cruets, deinde se convertens ad populum dicit.
§ 117. ANDACHTIGE in Christo dero Herrn, nachdem beide hier ge- , genwartige Personen, namlich^V.yV; und N. N. mit reifer Ueberlegung und freiem, ungezwungenen Willen sich zum heiligen Sacrament der
THE OLD CATHOLIC RITUAL.
TAKE hence these rings, and wear them as an emblem of that matrimonial fidelity which ye will maintain towards one another by the grace of God. May your intention be blessed by God the Father >J«, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Amen.
§ 1 1 8. He shall then instruct the persons that are to be married to join their right hands, ^vhere it is the custom, the Priest lays the end of his stole over their joined hands, ) and to repeat the following words after him in an audible voice ;
Bridegroom. N. I take thee to my Christian wedded wife, before the Lord God and his holy church.
Bride. M. I take thee to my Christian wedded husband, before the Lord God and his holy church.
§ 1 19. Or the Priest shall say to the bridegroom ;
Rituale Friburgense.
Ehe entschlossen haben, und nach der gesetzlichen Vorschrift die offentliche Verkundigung von der Kanzel geschehen ist, so sind sie yetzt in der Absicht hieher gekom- men, das heilige Sakrament der Ehe nach der Vorschrift der christ- katholichen Kirche zu empfangen. Sollte nun yemand zugegen seyn, dem ein glaubwiirdiges Hinderniss der Verehelichung dieser beiden Personen bekannt ware, dem ge- biethe ich bei dem Gehorsam, den er der heiligen katholischen Kirche schuldig ist, solches yetzt getreu anzuzeigen.
(Pause.)
Da nun eurer ehelichen Verbin- dung kein Hinderniss in wege steht, so lasst uns in christlicher Liebe Gott den Allmachtigen bitten, dass er diesen angehenden Eheleu- ten die bei Einsetzung des heiligen Ehesakraments versprochene Gnade vaterlich verleihe, damit sie die Zeit ihres kiinftigen Standes in Friede und Einigkeit zubringen, und alle damit verbundene Pflichten aus Liebe zu Gott gewissenhaft erfullen.
Vater unser, &c.
Parochtts interrogat sponsum ;
N. N. Ich frage euch yetzt vor
Gott und alien Anwesenden, neh- met ihr nach reifer Ueberlegung, aus freiem ungezwungenen Willen diesen hier gegenwartege A7". JV. zu eurer rechtmassegen Ehemann an, und wollet ihr euch gegen sie so betragen, wie es einem treuen Ehe mann zusteht, und wie es Gott in seinem heiligen Gesetze befohlen hat?
Antw. Ya.
Sponsam interrogat. N.N. Ich frage euch, &c. (mu tatis mutandis). Antw. Ya.
§ 1 1 6. Parochus porrigit sponsis an- nulos ut digitis suis infigant, di- cens ; Nehmet hin den Ring, ein Sinn-
bild eurer ehelichen Gemeinschaft ;
er soil euch stets erinnern, die ehe-
liche Treue bis in den Tod unver-
letzt zu halten.
§ 1 1 8. Dum manus dextras jtingunt
dicit ;
Reichet einander die rechte Hand zum Zeichen, dass ihr im Gliick und Ungliick bis zu eurem Leben- sende vereinigt bleibet.
Sponsorum dexteras conjunctas sa- cerdos stola sua circumvolvens suam- que dexteram superimponens dicit :
SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY.
§ 117. And now I ask thee M., dost thou take JV. here present to be thy Christian wedded wife, before the Lord God and his holy church ?
Bridegroom. I do.
To the bride. In the same way I ask thee IV., dost thou take M. here present to be thy Christian wedded husband, before the Lord God and his holy church ?
Bride. I do.
§ 1 20. A different form of question can be retained -where it is customary.
Priest. As the servant of God, I ratify the marriage con cluded between you, and bless you in the name of the Father >J«, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
§ 122. Priest. Lord, have mercy upon us.
Answer. Christ, have mercy upon us.
Priest. Lord, have mercy upon us.
Our Father (aloud}.
Answer. Amen.
Priest. O God, defend thy servants.
Answer. Because they put their trust in thee.
Priest. Send them help, O Lord, from thy sanctuary.
Answer. And defend them out of (the heavenly) Sion.
Priest. Be unto them, O Lord, a strong tower.
Answer. Against the face of the enemy.
Priest. Lord, hear my prayer.
Answer. And let my cry come unto thee.
Rituale Romanum.
§ 121. Mox subjungat y". Confir- ma hoc, Deus, quod operatus es in nobis.
1^7. A templo sancto tuo, quod est in Jerusalem.
§ 122. Kyrie, eleison. Christe, eleison. Kyrie, eleison.
Pater noster, secreto.
y. Et ne nos inducas in tenta- tionem.
R/. Sed libera nos a malo.
y. Salvos fac servos tuos.
R/. Deus meus, sperantes in te.
y. Mitte eis, Domine, auxilium de sancto.
R;. Et de Sion tuere eos.
y\ Esto eis, Domine, turris forti- tudinis.
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§ 120. MATRIMONIUM inter vos contractum secundum ordinem S. Matris Ecclesise, ego auctoritate, qua in hae parte fungor, ratifico, con- firmo et benedico in nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sa.ncti.*Amen.
Ad sponsum.
§ 123. N. N. Ich ermahne und befehle euch im namen Gottes und Kraft meines Amtes, dieser eurer Ehefrau mit christlicher Achtung vorzustehen, ihr Versorger und Bes- chiitzer zu seyn, sie in keiner Noth zu verlassen, und in dieser Lieb, und Treue zu verharren, so dass Nichts euch scheide, als allein der Tod.
THE OLD CATHOLIC RITUAL.
Priest. The Lord be with you.
Answer. And with thy spirit.
Priest. Let us pray.
WE beseech thee, O Lord, look down graciously upon these thy servants, defend and bless them in the position on which they have entered, calling upon thy holy name; and assist them that they may truly fulfil its obligations, and remain partakers of thy mercy and grace, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
§ 125. The blessing of Almighty God, the Father >J«,x the Son, and the Holy Ghost descend upon you, and remain with you always. Amen.
Or,
THE Lord bless you and keep you ; the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious unto you, the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace a !
prcescriptam, idque, licet alius Sa- cerdos, vel a se, vel ab Ordinario delegatus, Mattimonium celebra- verit.
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K/. A facie inimici.
J^. Domine, exaudi orationem meam.
Rf. Et clamor meus ad te veniat.
"ft. Dominus vobiscum.
iy. Et cum spiritu tuo. Oremus.
RESPICE, quassumus Domine, su per hos famulos tuos, et institutis tuis, quibus propagationem human! generis ordinasti, benignus assiste, ut qui te auctore junguntur, te auxi- liante serventur. Per Christum Do- minum nostrum, ty. Amen.
§ 126. His expletis, si benedicenda sint nuptitz, Parochus Missam pro Sponso et Sponsa, ut in Missali Romano^ celebret, servatis omnibus qucB ibipr&sciibuntur.
§ 127. Caterum, si qua Provincitz aliis, ultra pr&dicta s, laudabilibus consuetudinibtis et cceremoniis in celebrando Matrimonii Sacramento utantur, eas sancta Tridentina Sy- nodus optat retineri.
§ 128. Peractis omnibus, Parochns manu sua describat in libro Ma- trimoniorum nomina conjugum, et testium, et alia juxta formitlam
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Ad sponsam.
§ 124. N. N. Ich. ermahne'und befehle euch .... Amtes, diesem euerm Ehemann als dem Haupte mit Ehrfurcht unterworfen, und in allem was christlich und recht ist, gehorsam zu seyn, in Besorgung des Hauswesens euch als eine tha- tige Gehiilfin zu erweisen, und ihm mit ehelicher Treu und Liebe zuge- than zu verharren, dass Nichts euch scheide als allein der Tod. Lasset uns bethen.
(Four collects.)
§ 125. DER Segen des Allmach- tigen Gottes •%», und des Sohnes, und des heiligen Geistes komme iiber euch und verbleibe bei euch zu alien Zeiten. Amen.
§ 129. Sacerdos porrigit conjugibus librum evangelii aut imaginem Crucifixi ad osculandum, et as- pergens eos aqua benedicta dicit: FRIEDE sey mit euch. Amen.
"• Numb. vi. 24 — 26.
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CHURCHING OF WOMEN.
§§ 130, 132. The Priest shall deliver a lighted taper to the -woman kneeling on the altar-step, or at a fold-stool, and shall then sprinkle her •with holy •water, saying ;
MAY God sprinkle thee with the dew of his grace unto everlasting life.
Minister. Amen.
Priest. I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills : from whence cometh my help.
My help cometh even from the Lord : who hath made heaven and earth.
The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in : from this time forth for evermore.
Glory be to the Father, &c. Minister. As it was, &c.
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DE BENEDICTIONE MULIE- RIS POST PARTUM.
§ 130. Si qua puerpera post partum, juxta piam ac laudabilem consue- tudinem, ad Ecclesiam venire vo- luerit, pro incolumitate sua Deo gratias actura, petieritque a Sa- cerdote benedictionem, ipse super- pelliceo et stola alba indutus, cum ministro aspergillum deferente, ad fores Ecdesia accedat, ubi illam forts ad limina genuflectentem, et candelam accensam in manu te- nentem, Aqua benedicta aspergat, dtinde dicat :
JT. Adjutorium nostrum in no mine Domini. R7. Qui fecit ccelum et terrain.
Antiphona. Haec accipiet.
Psalmus xxiv. Domini est terra, etc. , et totus cum Gloria Patri.
Et repetitur Antiphona. Hsec ac cipiet benedictionem a Domino, et misericordiam a Deo salutari suo : quia base est generatio quaerentium Dominum.
§ 131. Deinde porrigens ad manum mulieris extremam partem stoics, earn introducit in Ecclesiam, di- cens ;
Ingredere in templum Dei, adora Filium beatae Marias Virginis, qui tibi fcecunditatem tribuit prolis.
§ 132. Et ipsa ingressa, genuflectit coram Altari, et orat, gratias agens Deo de benejiciis sibi collatis, et Sacerdos didt :
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BENEDICTIO MULIERIS
PURIFICAND.E POST
PARTUM.
§ 130. Quando mulier post partum expleto certo dierum numero ad ecclesiam, ut marts est, ptirificanda accedit, sacerdos indutus superpel- liceo et stola, adiens ostium templi, mulierem candelam accensam ha- bentem in manu dextra aspergat aqua benedicta dicens ; ASPERGAT te Deus rore gratise ad vitam aeternam. Amen.
§ 131. Deinde in ecclesiam introdu-
cens mulierem didt. DOMINUS custodiat introitum tuum et exitum tuum ex hoc, nunc, et usque in seculum.
§ 132. Et ad altare earn adducens jubet genua flectere, et didt se- quentes preces ;
Ps. cxxi. Levavi oculos.
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§ 133. Priest. Lord, have mercy upon us. Minister. Christ, have mercy upon us. Priest. Lord, have mercy upon us.
Our Father (aloud}. Minister. Amen.
Priest. O God, save this woman thy servant. Minister. Who putteth her trust in thee. Priest. Send her help, O Lord, from thy sanctuary. Minister. And defend her out of (the heavenly) Sion. Priest. Lord, hear my prayer. Minister. And let my cry come unto thee. Priest. The Lord be with you. Minister. And with thy spirit. Priest. Let us pray.
§ 134. ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, look graciously down upon this woman thy servant, who is come (with her child) to thy holy temple, to give thee thanks with a joyful heart, that thou hast stood by her in the hour of peril (and hast granted unto her this child). Continue to take her and her child under
Rituale Romanum.
§ 133. KYRIE, eleison. Christe, eleison. Kyrie, eleison.
Pater noster, secreto.
ft. Et ne nos inducas in tenta- tionem.
R/. Sed libera nos a malo.
ft. Salvam fac ancillam tuam, Domine.
R/. Deus meus, sperantem in te.
"ft. Mitte ei, Domine, auxilium de Sancto.
R/. Et de Sion tuere earn.
ft. Nihil proficiat inimicus in ea.
R/. Et films iniquitatis non ap- ponat nocere ei.
ft. Domine, exaudi orationem meam.
R/. Et clamor meus ad te veniat.
ft. Dominus vobiscum.
R/. Et cum spiritu tuo.
Oremus.
§ 135. OMNIPOTENS, sempiterne Deus, qui per beatae Marise Virginis partum fidelium parientium dolores in gaudium vertisti : respice propitius super hanc famulam tuam, ad tem-
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§ 133. Deinde Parochus ad mulierem
conversus dicat ;
ft. Salvam . . . nocere ei (Rit. Rom.)
ft. Esto UK, Domine, turris forti- tudinis.
R/. A facie inimici.
ft. Domine exaudi, etc.
ft. Dominus vobiscum, etc. Oremus.
§ 136. OMNIPOTENS sempiterne Deus, Pater Domini nostri Jesu Christi, benedicere »f> digneris hanc famulam, quse ad imitationem sanc- tissimae Virginis Marias sese cum gratiarum actione purificandam in templo exhibit; et concede propi tius ut sicut ei prolis fcecunditatem et vires templum tuum ingrediendi contulisti ; ita per intercessionem ejusdem immaculatae Virginis, ab omni mentis et corporis contagio li- beratam, ad sancta sanctorum pur a facias mente accedere et post finem prsesentis vitse templum cceleste in- troire, per eundem, etc. Amen.
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thy protection. Illuminate her with the light of thy grace, that she may bring up her child aright in the faith of Christ, the light of the world ; and grant that as the child grows in years, it may grow in wisdom, and in favour before God and man, that, when this life is past, they may both obtain the joy of everlasting salvation, by the merits of Jesus Christ, and the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, through Christ our Lord.
Minister. Amen.
§ 140. Priest. The peace and blessing of Almighty God, the Father »J«, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, descend upon you, and remain with you evermore.
Minister. Amen.
§ 141. If the child be not brought into the church, the words in parentheses must be omitted.
§ 142. If the child be dead, the following prayer must be used instead of the foregoing:
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plum sanctum tuum pro gratiaram actione lastam accedentem, et prse- sta ; ut post hanc vitam ejusdem beatae Marise meritis, et interces- sione, ad seternse beatitudinis gaudia cum prole sua pervenire mereatur. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. R/. Amen.
§ 139. Deinde illam aspergit ite- rutn Aqua benedicta in modum cru- cis, dicens :
§ 140. Pax, et benedictio Dei om- nipotentis, Patris »J<, et Filii, et Spiritus sancti, descendat super te, et maneat semper. Amen.
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Dominus vobiscum. Et cum Spiritu tuo.
§ 137. Evang. S. Luc. ii. 22 — 24.
^f. Post partum virgo inviolata permansisti.
R/. Dei genitrix intercede pro nobis.
Oremus.
§ 138. DEUS qui hanc famulam tuam de pariendi periculo liberasti ; et earn in servitio tuo devotam fe- cisti, concede ut temporali cursu per- acto sub alis misericordise tuse vitam quietam et perpetuam consequatur. Deus qui corda fidelium sancti spi- ritus illustratione docuisti, da nobis in eodem spiritu recta sapere et de ejus semper consolatione gaudere. Deus qui salutis seternae beatae Ma- rise virginitate fcecunda humane ge- neri praemia praestitisti, tribue, quse- sumus, ut ipsam pro nobis interce- dere sentiamus, per quam meruimus auctorem vitae suscipere Dominum n. J. C.
Dominus vobiscum.
Et cum spiritu tuo.
Benedicamus Domino.
Deo gratias.
§ 140. Benedictio Dei Pa»J«tris, et Fi 4* Hi, et Spiritus >J« sancti de scendat super te, et maneat semper. Amen.
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§ 143. Let us pray.
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, look graciously down upon this woman thy servant, who is come to thy holy temple to give thee thanks that thou hast stood by her in the hour of peril, and that she can now again take part in the service of God. Continue to take her under thy protection, and send her the light of thy consolation, that with faithful and humble mind she may adore thy wisdom, who hast taken back to thy self the child that thou hast given to her. Grant that when this life is past she may go whither her child is gone on before, even into the joy of everlasting salvation, by the merits of Jesus Christ, and the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, through Christ our Lord.
§ 144. If the service does not take place in church, the above collect must be altered thus :
ALMIGHTY and everlasting God, look graciously down upon this woman thy servant, who giveth thee thanks that thou hast, &c.
Rituale Coloniense.
145. Sacerdos si sit celebraturus mis- sam pro ea, induitur sacerdotalibits indumentis, et celebret missam oc- currentis diet vel aliam votivam, juxta devotionem mulieris ; aptis- sime autem huic laudis offido con- gruit Missa Purifications B. Ma ria qua incipit Suscepwius ; qua si legatur, omittetur in Collecta, Hodierna die.
\ 146. Si contigerit mulierem ad- uersa -valetudine certo tempore a
Purificatione impediri, differatur Purificatio donee utctmque resti- tuta in Ecclesiam ingredi possit, etiamsi mortis immineat pericu- lum ; quia Purificatio extra fa- cienda non est, neque substituenda alia mulier purificanda in lociim defuncta puerperce.
§ 147. Missam siccam (quam vacant) neque ad purificandam mulierem, neque ad celebrandum conjugium, aut ad ullum alium usum cele- brari permittimus.
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BURIAL OF AN ADULT.
§ 148. At the house of the deceased. Priest. Let us pray for the soul of the departed.
Grant him, Lord, eternal rest. Answer. And let everlasting light shine upon him.
Rituale Romanum. EXEQUIARUM ORDO».
CONSTITUTO tempore, quo cor pus ad Ecclesiam deferendum est, convocetur Clerus, et alii, qui fu- neri interesse debent, et in Paro- chialem, vel in aliam Ecclesiam, juxta loci consuetudinem, ordine conveniant ; ac datis certis cam- panae signis, eo modo et ritu, quo in eo loco fieri solet, Parochus, induto superpelliceo, et stola nigra, vel etiam pluviali ejusdem colons, Clerico prseferente Crucem, et alio aquam benedictam, ad domum de- functi una cum aliis procedit Dis- tribuuntur cerei, et accenduntur in- torticia. Mox ordinatur Processio, praecedentibus laicorum Confrater- nitatibus, si adsint : turn sequitur Clerus regularis et ssecularis per or- dinem ; binique procedunt, praelata Cruce, devote Psalmos, ut infra, decantantes, Parocho prascedente feretrum cum luminibus ; inde se- quuntur alii funus comitantes, et pro defuncto Deum rite deprecan- tes sub silentio.
§§ 148, 149. Parochus vero, ante- quam cadaver efferatur, illud asper- git Aqua benedicta, mox dicit An- tiphonam: Siiniquitates , cum Psalm. De profundis clamavi, etc. in fine : Requiem aternam dona ei, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat ei, repetit An- tiphonam totam, Si iniquitates, etc.
Deinde cadaver effertur, Paro- chusque de domo procedens, statim gravi voce intonat Antiphonam :
Exultabunt Domino, et Cantores inchoant Psalmum Miserere, etc. Clero alternation prosequente ; at si longitudp itineris postulaverit, dicuntur Psalmi Graduales, Ad Do- minum cum tribularer, etc. vel alii Psalmi ex Officio Mortuorum, et in fine cujuslibet Psalmi dicitur : Re quiem (eternam dona ei, Domine, etc. qui Psalmi devote, distincte, gravique voce recitari debent usque ad Ecclesiam.
Ad ingressum Ecclesise repetitnr Antiphona : Exultabunt Domino ossa humiliata. Deinde Ecclesiam ingressi, cantant Responsorium, Cantore incipiente, et Clero alter- natim respondente, videlicet :
SUBVENITE Sancti Dei, occurrite Angeli Domini : Suscipientes ani- mam ejus : Offerentes earn in con- spectu Altissimi.
Rituale Friburgense.
ERSTES FORMULAR ER-
WACHSENE PERSONEN ZU BEGRABEN.
§ 148. Sacerdos superpelliceo indutus cum stola nigra, defuncti domtern ingreditur cum ministris ; et stans ad ejusdem defuncti pedes ipsius corpus aspergat aqua benedicta dicens : S. Lasset uns bethen fiir die ver-
storbenen Christglaiibigen ; Herr,
gib ihnen die ewige Ruhe.
Rj. Und das ewige Licht leuchte
ihnen.
S. Herr, lass sie ruhen im Frie-
den. R7. Amen.
* [This Roman Office presents few points of comparison with the Old Catholic Service, which adheres closely to that in the Friburg Ritual.]
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Ps. cxxx.
Out of the deep, &c.
Grant him, Lord, eternal rest, and let everlasting light shine upon him.
The fifty -first Psalm may be used instead of the above.
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"f. Suscipiat te Christus, qui vo- cavit te, et in sinum Abrahse Angeli deducant te. Suscipientes.
$. Requiem seternam dona ei, Domine.
R7. Et lux perpetua luceat ei. Offerentes earn.
§ 1 50. Deposito feretro in media Ec- clesue, ita ut defuncti pedes, si fuerit laicus, sint versus Altare majus : si vero fuerit Sacerdos, ut dictttm est, caput sit versus ipsum Altare; et cereis accensis circa corpus, statim, nisi quid impediat, ut infra monebitur, di- catur Offic. Mortuorum, cum tri- bus Noct., et Laudibus, ut infra ponitur ; et duo ex Clero incipiant absolute Invitat. : Regem, cui om- nia vivunt, Venite, adoremus ; et repetitur a Clero : Regem cui omnia vivunt, Venite, adoremus.
Psalmus. Venite, exultemus, etc. et duplicantur Antiphoniz.
A d finem Officii post A ntiphonam Cantici. Benedictus, etc. Ego sum resurrectio, etc. dicitur Pater nos- ter, secreto.
y . Et ne nos inducas in tenta- tionem.
Kf. Sed libera nos a malo.
"ft. A porta inferi.
R7. Erue, Domine, animam ejus.
~fr. Requiescat in pace. R7. Amen.
"ft. Domine, exaudi orationem meam.
R7. Et clamor meus ad te veniat.
y. Dominus vobiscum.
R7. Et cum spiritu tuo.
Oremus.
ABSOLVE, qusesumus Domine, animam famuli tui ab omni vinculo
delictorum : ut in resurrectionis gloria inter Sanctos et Electos tuos resuscitatus respiret. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. R7. Amen.
§ 151. Dtim in Officio dicuntur Lau- des, Sacerdos cum ministris para- tur ad celebrandam Missam so- lemnem pro defuncto, si tempus congruens fuerit, ut in die depo- sitionis in Missali Romano.
§ 152. Finita Missa, Sacerdos, de~ posita casula, seu planeta, et mani- pulo, accipit plimiale nigri Colo- ris : et Subdiaconus accipit Cru- cem, et accedit ad feretrum, et se sistit ad caput defuncti cum Cruce, medius inter duos Acolythos, seu ceroferarios cum candelabris et can- delis accensis : et omnes alii de Clero veniunt ordinatim in gradu suo cum candelis accensis, et slant in circuitu ffretri : turn sequitur Sacerdos cum Diacono, et assis- tente, aliisque ministris, et facta reverentia Altari, sistit se contra Crucem ad pedes defuncti, retro adstantibus ei a sinistris duobus Acolythis, uno cum thuribulo et navicula incensi, altero cum vase AqutB benedictce et aspersorio, et Acolytho, seu Clerico tenente li- brum, absolute dicit sequentem Orationem :
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Ps. cxxx. Und andern Psalmen. Aus der Tiefe rufe ich, etc.
S. Herr, gib ihnen die ewige Ruh'.
R7. Und das ewige Licht leuchte ihnen.
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Priest. Lord, have mercy upon us. Answer. Christ, have mercy upon us. Priest. Lord, have mercy upon us.
Our Father, (aloud). Answer. Amen.
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NON intres in judicium cum servo tuo, Domine, quia nullus apud te justificabitur homo, nisi per te om nium peccatorum ei tribuatur re- missio. Non ergo eum, quaesumus, tua judicialis sententia premat, quern tibi vera supplicatio fidei christianse commendat ; sed gratia tua illi suc- currente, mereatur evadere judi cium ultionis, qui dum viveret, in- signitus est signaculo sanctse Trini- tatis : qui vivis et regnas in ssecula sseculorum. R7. Amen.
§ 153. Deinde Cantore incipiente, Clerus circumstans cantat sequens Responsorium :
LIBERA me, Domine, de morte seterna, in die ilia tremenda : Quan- do cceli movendi sunt et terra : Dum veneris judicare sseculum per ignem.
ft. Tremens factus sum ego, et timeo, dum discussio venerit, atque ventura ira. Quando.
ft. Dies ilia, dies irae, calamitatis et miserise, dies magna, et amara valde. Dum veneris.
ft. Requiem seternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis. Repel. Libera.
Dum cantatur prtsdictum Respon sorium, Sacerdos, Acolytho, seu Dia- cono ministrante, accipit incensum de navicula, et ponit in thuribulum, et finite. R7. Cantor cum primo Choro dicit :
Kyrie, eleison.
Et secundus Ckorus resfondet: Christe, eleison.
Deinde omnes simul dicunt : Kyrie, eleison.
§ 154. Max Sacerdos dicit alia voce: Pater noster ; et secreto dicitur ab omnibus ; et ipse interim accipit a Diacono vel Acolytho aspersorium Aqu<z benedicts, et facta profunda inchnatione Cruci, qua est ex ad- verso, Diacono, seu ministro genu- flectente, et fimbrias pluvialis sub- levante, circumiens feretrum (si transit ante Sacramentum, genu- flectif), aspergit corpus defuncti ; deinde reversus ad locum suum, Diacono ministrante, accipit thu- ribulum, et eodem modo circuit feretrum, et corpus incensat, ut asperserat: postea reddito thuri- bulo ei, a quo acceperat, stans in loco suo, Acolytho, seu alio minis tro tenente librum apertum ante se, dicit:
'ft. Et ne nos inducas in tenta- tionem.
Rj. Sed libera nos a malo.
ft. A porta inferi.
R7. Erue, Domine, animam ejus.
ft. Requiescat in pace. Rj. Amen.
ft. Domine, exaudi orationem meam.
R7. Et clamor meus ad te veniat.
ft, Dominus vobiscum.
R7. Et cum spiritu tuo.
Oremus.
DEUS, cui proprium est misereri semper, et parcere : te supplices exoramus pro anima famuli tui N. quam hodie de hoc saeculo migrare jussisti, ut non tradas earn in manus inimici, neque obliviscaris in finem, sed jubeas earn a sanctis Angelis
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S. Herr, erbarme dich unser, Christus, etc. ; Vater unser, etc.
THE OLD CATHOLIC RITUAL.
Priest. From everlasting death.
Answer. Deliver his soul, O Lord.
Priest. May he rest in peace.
Answer. Amen.
Priest. Lord, hear my prayer.
Answer. And let my cry come unto thee.
Priest. The Lord be with you.
Answer. And with thy spirit.
Priest. Let us pray.
WE commend to thee, O God, the soul of this thy servant, that being summoned away from things temporal he may live with thee, and that being cleansed from all spot of sin by the boundless merits of our Lord Jesus Christ, he may have a share in the beatific vision, and may be numbered among thine elect, through the same Christ our Lord. Amen.
Priest. Eternal rest give unto him, O Lord.
Answer. And let perpetual light shine upon him.
Priest. May he rest in peace.
Answer. Amen. § 149. At the last words the Priest shall sprinkle the coffin with holy water.
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suscipi, et ad patriam Paradisi per- duci : ut quia in te speravit, et cre- didit, non pcenas inferni sustineat, sed gaudia seterna possideat. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. R7. Amen.
Si defunctus fuerit Sacerdos, in Oratione dicatur : pro anima famuli tui Sacerdotis, quam, etc.
§ 155. Finita Oratione, corpus defer- fur ad sepulchrum, si tune defe- rendum sit : et dum portatur, Cle- tici cantant Anaph. :
In Paradisum deducant te An- geli : in tuo adventu suscipiant te Martyres, et perducant te in civita- tem sanctam Jerusalem. Chorus
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§ 149. Imposito incenso ter aspergit
et thurificat funus. S. Und fuhre uns nicht in Ver- suchung.
R7. Sondern erlose uns von dem Uebel. Amen.
S. Aus dem Orte der Reinigung.
R7. Erlose, O Herr, seine Seele.
S. Herr, erhb're mein Gebeth.
R7. Und lass unser Rufen zu dir kommen.
Lasset uns bethen.
HERR, sprich die Seele deines Dieners N. los, damit sie der Erde entriickt bei dir in Ewigkeit lebe. Reinige sic durch deine unendliche Barmherzigkeit von alien Sunden, welche sie hier auf erden durch Menschliche Schwachheit im Wan- del begangen hat, durch, etc. Amen.
S. Herr gib ihm die ewige Ruhe.
R7. Und das ewige Licht leuchte ihm.
S. Er ruhe im Frieden. Amen.
§ 155. (During the procession to the
grave, a hymn is sung. )
(At the entrance of the cemetery}. Kommet zu Hiilfe ihr Heiligen Got- tes ! Kommet entgegen ihr Engel des Herrn aufzunehmen seine Seele,
BURIAL OF AN ADULT.
§156. At the grave,
Priest (making the sign of the cross over the grave). May this resting-place be blessed for the day of resurrection, in the name of the Father »J«, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
§ 157. Let us pray.
O GOD, by whose compassion the souls of the faithful rest in peace, graciously bless this grave, and make the souls of those who shall be buried here partakers of everlasting joy, and of the company of thine elect, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
§ 158. While the body is lowered the fifty -first or the hundred and thirtieth Psalm shall be said wholly or in part, or a hymn may be sung.
Ps. li. HAVE mercy upon me, O God, after thy great goodness, &c.
Priest. I am the resurrection and the life, saith Christ our Lord; he that believeth on me, though he were dead, yet
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Angelorum te suscipiat, et cum La- zaro quondam paupere seternam ha beas requiem.
§ 156. Cum autem pervenerit ad se- pulchrum, si non est benedictum, Sacerdos illud benedidt, dicens hanc Orationem :
§ 157. Oremus.
DEUS, cujus miseratione animae fidelium requiescunt, hunc tumulum benedicere dignare, eique Angelum tuum sanctum deputa custodem : et quorum, quarumque corpora hie se- peliuntur, animas eorum ab omni bus absolve vinculis delictorum, ut in te semper cum Sanctis tuis sine fine laetentur. Per Christum Do- minum nostrum. R7. Amen.
§ 161. Dicta Oratione, Sacerdos aqua benedicta aspergat, deinde incenset corpus defuncli, et tumulum.
§ 1 58. Quod si corpus tune ad sepul- turam non deferatur, omisso Resp. : In Paradisum, etc. et benedictione sepulchri, si jam est benedictum,
prosequattir ojfic., ut infra: quod numquam omittitur, et intonet. Anaph.
Ego sum. Et dicitur Cant. Benedictus.
Et repetitur Ana. Ego sum resurrectio et vita : qui credit in me, etiam si mortuus fu-
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und sie zu stellen vor das Ange- sicht des Allerhochsten. Es nehme dich auf Christus, der dich gerufen hat, die Engel des Herrn fuhren dich in den Himmel. Herr gib ihm die ewige Ruh' und das ewige Licht leuchte ihm.
§ 156. (At the grave). Sey ge- seguet Ruhestatte, in Namen des Vaters»{«, etc.
§ 158. (When the body is low ered). Ich bin die Auferstehung und das Leben spricht Jesus Christus ; wer an mich glaubet wird leben, wenn er auch stirbt, und jeder der
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shall he live ; and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die b.
§ 159. Here (or at the place mentioned below) an address may be made, or one of the following may be read.
1. Beloved in the Lord, an open grave reminds us of that so indubitable and yet so often forgotten truth, that it is ap pointed unto mankind once to die, and that, as the apostle adds, after death the judgment will follow. We know quite certainly that we too must die, but none of us knoweth when he will have to follow our departed brother into eterjiity. Experience teaches us that for some persons death comes un expectedly as a thief in the night. Therefore we must be careful, after the warning of Holy Scripture, that death do not overtake us as a thief.
But an open grave reminds us also of other words of Holy Writ, that it is "a holy and good thought to pray for the dead." Wherefore let us pray for our departed brother.
2. Beloved in the Lord, the Apostle Paul writes to the faithful at Thessalonica, " But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him." Sorrow at the death of a brother is authorized, but we need not to sor row as those who have no hope. For our Christian faith affordeth to us the certain knowledge that while death is indeed the end of this earthly life, it is also at the same time the door of a new and eternal existence, and that the dead in Christ will rise when he shall come again, as he himself is risen from the dead. So too we know that our brother, whose corruptible body we have lowered into this grave, still liveth, and is gone on before us to that place whither we all have to follow after, each at the time which God hath appointed for him. And as we Christians know that the bond of union between us and our departed friends is not broken through death, so we think of them as living when we pray.
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erit, vivet : et omnis qui vivit, et credit in me, non morietur in asternum.
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Canticum Benedictus (adapted in a metrical form from S. Luke i. 68-79).
b St. John xi. 25, 26.
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3. Beloved in the Lord, the Saviour saith to mankind ;
" All that the Father giveth me shall come to me, and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out. For I came down from heaven not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life, and I will raise him up at the last day °."
Trusting in this promise of our divine Saviour, " who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light d," let us pray with child-like confidence for our deceased brother, and all the faithful departed.
§ 1 60. Priest. Lord, have mercy upon us.
Answer. Christ, have mercy upon us.
Priest. Lord, have mercy upon us.
Our Father, (aloud}.
Answer. Amen.
Priest. From everlasting death.
Answer. Deliver his soul, O Lord.
Priest. May he rest in peace.
Answer. Amen.
Priest. Lord, hear my prayer.
Answer. And let my cry come unto thee.
Priest. The Lord be with you.
Answer. And with thy spirit.
Priest. Let us pray.
O GOD of love and pity, we earnestly beseech thee for the
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§ 1 60. Postea Sacerdos dicit : Ky- rie, eleison. Christe, eleison. Kyrie, eleison.
Pater noster. Interim corpus as- pergit.
*fr. Et ne nos inducas in tenta- tionem.
§. Sed libera nos a malo. A porta inferi. . Erue, Domine, animam ejus. y. Requiescat in pace. R/. Amen. ^. Domine, exaudi orationem meam.
R/. Et clamor meus ad te veniat. ~f. Dnus. vobiscum. R/. Et cum spiritu tuo.
Oremus.
FAC, queesumus Dne., hanc cum servo tuo defuncto (vel famula tua
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§ 160. Herr, erbarme. Christus, etc. Herr, etc. Vater unser, etc.
* St. John vi. 37—40.
d 2 Tim. i. 10.
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soul of thy servant N. which thou hast summoned out of this life. May he be taken by thy holy angel, and carried to the heavenly fatherland, in order that having hoped and believed in thee, he may become partaker of everlasting joy, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Or,
O LORD, the God of pity, may the soul of thy servant JV. whose body we are entrusting to the earth, arrive at the place of refreshment, at the blessedness of everlasting rest, and at the clearness of thy heavenly light, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
§ 1 6 1. Priest (sprinkling the grave with holy water).
May God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, refresh thy soul with the dew of his heavenly grace. Amen.
Or,
Eternal rest give unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him.
§ 1 62. Where it is the custom the Priest shall incense the grave, saying,
May the fragrance of good works ascend with our prayers before God.
Or,
May our prayer for the departed ascend before God as the cloud of incense.
Rituale Romanum. defuncta) misericordiam, ut facto tum suorum in pcenis non recipiat vicem, qui (vel quae) tuam in votis tenuit voluntatem : ut sicut hie eum (vel earn) vera fides junxit fidelium turmis, ita illic eum (vel earn) tua miseratio societ angelicis choris. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. 87. Amen.
^. Requiem aeternam dona ei, Domyie.
Rj. Et lux perpetua luceat ei.
"ft. Requiescat in pace. R7. Amen.
p. Anima ejus, et animse omnium fidelium defunctorum per misericor diam Dei requiescant in pace. R7. Amen.
§ 169. DeindeaSepulturain Eccle- siam, vel in Sacristlam revertentes, dicant sine cantti Anam. : Si iniqui- tates, cum Psalmo : De profundis, etc. Requiem asternam, etc.
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benedicta aspergit dicens.
Mit dem Thau des Himmels er-
quicke deine Seele der Allmachtige
Gott, Vater, Sohn, und heiliger Geist.
§ 1 62. Deinde thurijicat triplici
ductu dicens ;
Mit himmlichen Wohlgeruche labe deine Seele 'der Allmachtige Gott, Vater »J«, Sohn, und heiliger Geist. Amen.
Und fiihre uns nicht in Ver- suchung.
R7. Sondern erlose uns von dem Uebel. Amen.
S. Aus dem Orte der Reinigung.
R7. Erlose, O Herr, Seine Seele.
S. Herr, erhore mein Gebeth.
R7. Und lass unser Rufen zu dir Kommen.
S. Der Herr sey, etc. R7. Und mit, etc.
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§ 163. The Priest shall cast earth upon the coffin thrice, and say ; Bethink thee, 0 man, that them art dust and wilt to dust return.
§ 164. The Priest shall make the sign of the cross over the grave, and say ; BY the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, who by his cross >J< hath redeemed the world, and broken the power of death, mayest thou rise again at the day of judgment to everlasting life. Amen.
§ 1 66. This form may also be employed where it is customary for the Priest to plant a cross on the mound of the grave. If an address has not been already made it can be spoken at this point, or one of the above addresses may be read, and where customary the following prayers may be added ;
Priest. Our Father, &c.
Eternal rest give unto him, O Lord.
Answer. And let perpetual light shine upon him.
Priest. We pray, too, for all who rest in this churchyard.
Our Father, &c.
MAY the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Priest. Finally, we beseech thee for that person in our midst who must first follow our departed brother into eternity ;
Our Father, &c.
Glory be to the Father, &c.
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Lasset uns bethen. ALLMACHTIGER ewiger Gott ver- schmahe nicht das Gebeth deiner Diener, wozu der Geist der christ- lichen Liebe sie erwecket. Lass die Seele unsers Mitbruders N. und abgestorlenen Christglaiibigen dei ner unendlichen Barmberzigkeit empfohlen seyn ; lass sie, gereini- get von alien Mackeln menschlicher Schwachheit, Theil nehmen an den Wohnungen deiner Auserwahlten, damit sie da im Genasse deiner Auschauung ewig selig seyn mogen. Wir bitten dich darum durch, etc. Amen.
y. O Herr gib ihm die ewige Ruhe.
R7. Und das ewige Licht leuchte ihm. Ewigen Frieden verleihe die Barmberzigkeit Gottes Allen die hier ruhen. Amen.
§163. Deinde ter projicit de terra
super funus dicendo, Aus Erde hast du mich gebildet, mit Fleisch hast du mich umge- ben, Gott ! Erloser ! erwecke mich wieder.
§165. Sacerdos lignea cruce vel manu dextera sepulchrum ter signat di- fens,
DAS Zeichen unsers Erlb'sers und Herrn Jesu Christi *{« sey iiber dich gezeichnet >|« der in diesem Zeichen »{« dich erloset hat, um dich zur herrlichen Auferstehung zu erwecken. Freide sey mit dir.
§ 167. Ubi mos est unum alterumne Pater Noster et Ave Maria re- citantur.
§ 1 68. Postremo aqua benedicta as- fergit sepulchrum et circumstan- tes nihil dicens.
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§ 170. At the house of the deceased.
Priest (in a white stole). The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away ; blessed be the name of the Lord. Answer. Now and for evermore.
Ps. cxiii.
PRAISE the Lord, ye servants. Priest. Blessed be the name of the Lord. Answer. From this time forth for evermore. Priest. Blessed are the pure in heart. Answer. For they shall see God. Priest. Lord, hear my prayer. Answer. And let my cry come unto thee. Priest. The Lord be with you. Answer. And with thy spirit. Priest. Let us pray.
ALMIGHTY and merciful God, who unto all children born again of water and of the Holy Ghost dost, without any merit of theirs, give eternal life when they depart out of this world,
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§ 170. CUM infans, vel puer bap- tizatus defunctus fuerit ante usum rationis, induitur juxta aetatem, et imponitur ei corona de floribus, seu de herbis aromaticis et odoriferis, in signum integritatis carnis et vir- ginitatis ; et parochus superpelliceo et stola alba indutus et alii de Clero, si adsint, praecedente Cruce, quas sine hasta defertur, accedunt ad domum defuncti, cum Clerico as- persorium deferente. Sacerdos as- pergit corpus, deinde dicit :
Ana. Sit nomen Domini.
Psalmus 113. LAUDATE, pueri, Dominum, &c.
Ana. Sit nomen Domini bene- dictum ex hoc nunc, et usque in sseculum.
Rituale Friburgense. FORMULAR GETAUFTE KINDE ZU BEERDIGEN. § 170. S. GEPRIESEN sey der Name des Herrn ! Von nun an bis in ewigkeit.
Ps. cxiii.
Herr erbarme, etc. Vater un- ser, etc.
§ 171. Imposito incenso ter aspergit et Ihurificat funus.
S. Und fiihre uns nicht in Ver- suchung,
R7. Sondern erlb'se uns von dem Uebel. Amen.
S. Lasset die Kleinen zu mir kommen.
R7. Denn ihnen ist das Himmel reich.
S. Der Herr sei mit euch. R7. Und mit deinem Geiste.
Lasset uns bethen. ALLMACHTIGER barmherzige
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even as we believe thou hast given it unto this child to-day ; assist us, that here upon earth we may serve thee with a pure heart, and may be united to the blessed children in Paradise for ever; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
§ 171. Here the coffin shall be sprinkled -jnth holy water.
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§ 172. Dum portatur ad Ecdesiam, dicatur Psalm. Beati immaculati, etc. et si tempus superest, dici potest Psalm. 148. Laudate Dominum de ccelis cum aliis duobus sequentibus, et in fine Gloria Patri, etc.
§ 173. Cum autem pervenerit ad Ecclesiam, dicatur:
Ana. Hie accipiet.
Psalmus 24.
DOMINI est terra, et plenitude ejus, &c.
Ana. Hie accipiet benedictionem a Domino, et misericordiam a Deo salutari suo, quia haec est generatio quaerentium Dominum.
Postea dicitur : Kyrie, eleison. Christe, eleison. Kyrie, eleison.
Pater noster, secreto. Interim cor pus aspergit.
~f. Et ne nos inducas in tenta- tionem.
R/. Sed libera nos a malo.
"ft. Me autem propter innocen- tiam suscepisti.
R/. Et confirmasti me in conspectu tuo in seternum.
j^. Dominus vobiscum.
R/. Et cum spiritu tuo.
Oremus.
OMNIPOTENS, et mitissime Deus, qui omnibus parvulis renatis fonte Baptismatis, dum migrant a saeculo, sine ullis eorum meritis, vitam illico largiris aeternam, sicut animse hujus parvuli hodie credimus te fecisse : fac nos, quaesumus Domine, per in- tercessionem beatae Mariae semper Virginis, et omnium Sanctorum tuo- rum, hie purificatis tibi mentibus
famulari, et in Paradise cum bea-
tis parvulis perenniter sociari. Per
Christum Dominum nostrum. R/. Amen.
§ 174. Dum portatur ad tumulunt> et etiamsi tune non portetur, di citur :
Ana. Juvenes et virgines. Psalm. 148. Laudate Dominum
de ccelis, etc., et in fine Gloria
Patri, et repetitur :
Ana. Juvenes et virgines, senes
cum junioribus laudent nomen Do mini.
Kyrie, eleison. Christe, eleison.
Kyrie, eleison.
Pater noster, secreto.
~f. Et ne nos inducas in tenta-
tionem.
R/. Sed libera nos a malo.
Rituale Friburgense. Gott der du die Kinde die durch die Taufe dir geleilight sind, sog- leich bei ihrem Hinscheiden ohne alles Verdienst in dein himmliches Reich aufnimmst, wie wir glauben dass du auch dieses Kind in die Seligkeit zu dir aufgenommen hast ; wir bitten dich durch die Fiirbitte der Seligen Yungfrau Maria und aller Heiligen uns auf dem Wege Kindlicher Liebe, Wahrheit und Reinheit zu leiten und zu erhalten, damit wir diesem Kleinen nach- folgen, und dereinst ewig mit ihm jenes hohere Heil geniessen, das du uns versprochen hast, wenn wir mit heiligem Kindersinn auf Erden wandeln durch, etc. Amen.
§174* (During the procession to the grave.) Ps. cxlviii.
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§ 175. At the grave.
Priest (making the sign of the cross over the grave). May this resting-place be blessed for the day of resurrection in the name of the Father >J«, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
Let us pray.
O GOD, by whose compassion the souls of the faithful rest in peace, graciously bless this grave, and make the souls of those who shall be buried here partakers of everlasting joy and of the company of thine elect ; through Christ our "Lord. Amen.
§ 1 76. After the lowering of the corpse, an address may be made.
Priest. Lord, have mercy upon us. Answer. Christ, have mercy upon us. Priest. Lord, have mercy upon us.
Our Father, (aloud). Answer. Amen.
Priest. Young men and maidenSj old men and children, Answer. Shall praise the name of the Lord.
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"$. Sinite parvulos venire ad me. R/. Talium est enim regnum cce- lorum.
"fr. Dominus Vobiscum. R/. Et cum spiritu tuo.
Oremus.
OMNIPOTENS, sempiteme Deus, sanctae puritatis amator, qui animam hujus parvuli ad coelorum regnum hodie misericorditer vocare dignatus es : digneris etiam, Domine, ita no- biscum misericorditer agere, ut me- ritis tuse sanctissimse Passionis, et intercessione beatse Marise semper Virginis, et omnium Sanctorum tuo- rum, in eodem regno nos cum om nibus Sanctis et electis tuis semper facias congaudere. Qui vivis et regnas cum Deo Patre, in unitate Spiritus sancti Deus, per omnia sae- cula sseculorum. R/. Amen. §§ 176, 177. Deinde Sacerdos corpus
aspergat aqua benedicta, et thuri-
Jlcet, similiter et tumulum, postea
sepetiatur.
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(At the grave).
§ 175. Sacerdos aspergit sepulchrum aqua benedicta dicens,
Dieses Grab sei gesegnet im Na- men des Vaters »J« und des Sohnes, und des heiligen Geistes. Amen.
§ 176. Fumis in sepulchrum demis- sum sacerdos ite-rum aspergit di- cens ; Friede und Freude sey diesem
Kinde.
§ 177. Deinde illudthurificans dicit ;
Lass unser Gebeth zu dir empor- steigen, O Herr.
Lasset uns bethen.
ALLMACHTIGER ewiger Gott, Du Freund der Unschuld und Heilig- keit, der du heute die Seele dieses Kindes nach deiner unendlichen Barmherzigkeit in das himmlische Reich aufgenommen hast, erzeige auch uns deine Barmherzigkeit da- mit wir durch die unendlichen Ver-
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Priest. Suffer little children to come unto me.
Answer. For of such is the kingdom of heaven.
Priest. Lord, hear my prayer.
Answer. And let my cry come unto thee.
Priest. The Lord be with you.
Answer. And with thy spirit.
Priest. Let us pray.
ALMIGHTY, everlasting God, lover of holy purity, who hast mercifully vouchsafed to call the soul of this little one unto the kingdom of heaven ; vouchsafe also, O Lord, to deal so mercifully with us, that by the merits of thy bitter passion, and by the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary and all thy saints, we also may evermore rejoice in the same kingdom with all thy saints and elect.
O GOD, by whose loving pity the souls of the faithful are at rest, grant unto all thy servants and handmaidens who are buried in this churchyard, that being freed from all guilt, they may live with thee in everlasting joy ; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Priest (sprinkling the grave with holy water). May God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost refresh thy soul with the dew of his heavenly grace. Amen.
§ 1 78. The Priest shall cast earth upon the coffin thrice, and say,
Bethink thee, O man, that thou art dust, and wilt to dust return.
§ 1 80. The Priest shall make the sign of the cross over the grave, and say,
By the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, who by his cross »J« hath redeemed the world, and broken the power of death, mayest thou rise again at the day of judgment to everlasting life. Amen.
Rituale Friburgense. dienste deines Sohnes und durch die Fiirbitte der seligsten Jungfrau Maria und aller deiner Heiligen mit alien Auserwahlten uns in dem Himmel ewig erfreuen mogen ; der du lebst und regierst mit Gott dem Vater in Einigkeit des. h. Geistes, gleicher Gott von Ewigkeit zu Ewig- keit. Amen.
§ 1 78. Ter projicit de terra super funus dicens,
Dein Leib, O Mensch, aus Erde gebildet, werde wieder zur Erde, bis ihn Gottes Stimme weckt zum Gericht. Amen.
§ 179. Postremo et tumuhtm etcir- cumstantes aspergit sacerdos.
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§ 181. The address can also be made here, and, -where customary, the following prayers may be added.
Priest. We pray, too, for all who rest in this churchyard.
Our Father, &c.
May the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen.
Priest. Finally, we beseech thee for that person in our midst who must first follow our departed brother into eternity.
Our Father, &c.
Glory be to the Father, &c.
§ 182. Where it appears more convenient, the address can be made in the house, and then Ps. cxiii. may be repeated at the grave {after the blessing of the grave).
§ 183. If the body is only blessed in the house, and not accompanied to the grave, the address must be made, and the prayers for the departed must be offered after the sprinkling of the coffin with holy water.
§ 184. If the body is only blessed at the grave, the sentences, "The Lord gave," &c., and Ps. cxiii. must be repeated after the benediction of the grave. The body shall be lowered during the Psalm. Then shall the Priest sprinkle the grave with holy water, &c. , as above.
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§ 185. Cum autem a sepultura re- vertuntur in Ecclesiam, dicatur :
Ana. Benedicite.
Canticum trium puerorum. Dan. 3. BENEDICITE, omnia opera, etc.
Ana. Benedicite Dominum, om- nes electi ejus, agite dies Isetitiae, et confitemini illi.
§ 1 86. Deinde ante altars dicit Sa- cerdos :
^jf. Dominus vobiscum. R/. Et cum spiritu tuo.
Oremus.
DEUS, qui miro ordine Angelo- rum ministeria, hominumque dis- pensas : concede propitius ; ut a quibus tibi ministrantibus in coelo semper assistitur, ab his in terra vita nostra muniatur. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. R/. Amen.
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IN the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.
Ps. xlii. i — 5.
LIKE as the hart desireth the water-brooks : so longeth my soul after thee, O God.
2. My soul is athirst for God, yea, even for the living God : when shall I come to appear before the presence of God ?
3. My tears have been my meat day and night : while they daily say unto me, Where is now thy God ?
4. Now when I think thereupon, I pour out my heart by myself : for I went with the multitude, and brought them forth into the house of God ;
5. In the voice of praise and thanksgiving : among such as keep holy-day.
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ORDO AD FACIENDAM
AQUAM BENEDICTAM. § 187. Diebus Dominicis, et quando- cumque opusfuerit, prczparato sale et aqua munda benedicenda in Ec- clesia, vel in Sacristia, Sacerdos superpelliceo et stola violacea in- dutus, primo dicit:
^f. Adjutorium nostrum in no mine Dni.
R/. Qui fecit ccelum et terrain.
§ 1 88. Deinde absolute incipit Exor-
cismttm salts.
EXORCIZO te, creatura salis, per Deum >J« vivum, per Deum ^ ve" rum, per Deum »J« sanctum, per Deum, qui te per Eliseum Prophe- tam in aquam mitti jussit, ut sana- retur sterilitas aquse ; ut efficiaris sal exorcizatum in salutem creden- tium : et sis omnibus sumentibus te sanitas animse et corporis ; et effu- giat, atque discedat a loco, in quo aspersum fueris, omnis phantasia, et nequitia, vel versutia diabolicse fraudis, omnisque spiritus immun- dus, adjuratus per eum, qui ventu- rus est judicare vivos et mortuos, et sseculum per ignem. R/. Amen.
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§ 189. Aquam sale conspersam in populis benedicimus ut ea cuncti as- persi sanctificentur et purificentur. Quod omnibus sacerdotibus facien dum esse mandamus, nam si cinis vitulse aspersus populum sanctifica- bat atque mundabat, multo magis aqua sale aspersa, divinisque preci- bus sacrata populum sanctificat at que mundat. Et si sale asperso per Heliseum Prophetam sterilitas aquae sanata est, quanto magis divinis pre- cibus sacratus sal, sterilitatem rerum aufert humanarum, et coinquinatos sanctificat et purgat, et caetera bona multiplicat, et insidias Diaboli aver- tit et a phantasmatum versutiis ho mines defendit. (Alex. VI. Papa de Cons. d. 3.)
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§ 187. Omnibus diebus Dominicis, Sacerdos stola et superpellicio in- dutus (quod in omni benedictions obseruandum est) salem et aquam benedicat secundum Ecclesia antt- quam et unwersalem consuetudi- nem ; acceptoque aspersorio, asper- gat circumeundo, primo ter Altare
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§ 191. The Priest shall mix a little salt with the -water, and shall say ;
THE Lord hath said ; " Salt is good, but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have sal.t in yourselves, and have peace one with another." Mindful of these words we mix this salt with the water, as a token that all who devoutly sprinkle themselves with this water, preserve within themselves the salt of Christian wisdom and strength, and should fulfil themselves with the spirit of peace and love. With this intention we consecrate the water, and sign it with the sign of the holy cross »J«, that the Almighty, who created
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Oremus.
IMMENSAM clementiam tuam, omnipotens seterne Deus, humiliter imploramus, ut hanc creaturam sa- lis, quam in usum generis humani tribuisti, bene»f«dicere, et sancti *J« ficare tua pietate digneris : ut sit omnibus sumentibus salus mentis et corporis : et quidquid ex eo tac- tum, vel respersum fuerit, careat omni immunditia, omnique impug- natione spiritualis nequitise. Per Dominum nostrum.
§ 190. Exorcismus aquce, et dicilur absolute.
EXORCIZO te, creatura aquse, in nomine Dei Patris »{« omnipotentis, in nomine Jesu *J« Christi Filii ejus Domini nostri, et in virtute Spiritus >fi sancti, ut fias aqua exorcizata ad effugandam omnem potestatem ini- mici ; et ipsum inimicum eradicare et explantare valeas cum angelis suis apostaticis : per virtutem ejus- dem Domini nostri Jesu Christi, qui venturus est judicare vivos et mor- tuos, et saeculum per ignem. R/. Amen.
Oremus.
DEUS, qui ad salutem humani ge neris, maxima quseque Sacramenta in aquarum substantia condidisti : adesto propitius invocationibus nos- tris, et elemento huic multimodis purificationibus prseparato, virtu tem tuse bene>J<dictionis infunde :
ut creatura tua mysteriis tuis ser- viens, ad abigendos dsemones, mor- bosque pellendos divinse gratiae su- mat effectum, ut quidquid in domi- bus, vel in locis Fidelium, hsec unda resperserit, careat omni immunditia, liberetur a noxa : non illic resideat spiritus pestilens, non a'ura corrum- pens : discedant omnes insidise la- tentis inimici ; et si quid est, quod aut incolumitati habitantium invidet, aut quieti, aspersione hujus aquas effugiat, ut salubritas per invocatio- nem sancti tui nominis expetita, ab omnibus sit impugnationibus de- fensa. Per Dominum.
§ 191. Hie ter mittit sal in aquam in modum Cruets, dicendo semel : Commixtio salis et aquse pariter fiat in nomine Pa»J«tris, et Fi»{«lii, et Spiritus »J« sancti. R/. Amen.
Rituale Moguntinense.
summum, deinde se e$ ministros singulos semel ac clerum, tune po- pulum et ecclesiam ; proque ani~ mabus ibidem quiescentibus oret ; sinatque etiam auferri ab omnibus ea uti wlentibus pro cngris, cedibus pabulis, cibis etc, juxta concilium Nanetense.
§§ 1 88, 190, 191. Sequitur exords~ mus salts.
Adjutorium, etc. (Rit. Rom.) Exorcise te creatura salis, etc. ad finem (Rit. Rom.)
BLESSING OF HOLY WATER.
it, of his boundless mercy may cleanse our hearts from all sin, may fructify them with the rich stream of his grace, and may satisfy their thirst after righteousness with the water of eternal life, through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Priest. Sprinkle me, O Lord, and I 'shall be clean.
Answer. Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Priest. Let us pray.
ALMIGHTY Creator, Lord of heaven and earth, who in holy baptism hast made water to be an emblem of the cleansing of our souls ; grant, we beseech thee, of thy goodness, to all of us who use this water in enlightened piety and in a Chris tian spirit, the heavenly water of thy grace, that in accord ance with the promise of thy Son our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, there may be within ourselves a well of living water springing up into everlasting life. This we pray thee through the merits of the same thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, God for ever and ever. Amen.
Rituale Romanum.
"ft. Dominus vobiscum.
R/. Et cum spiritu tuo. Oremus.
DEUS, invictae virtutis auctor, et insuperabilis imperil Rex, ac semper magnificus triumphator : qui adver- sae dominationis vires reprimis : qui inimici rugientis saevitiam superas ; qui hostiles nequitias potenter ex- pugnas : te, Domine, trementes, et supplices deprecamur, ac petimus,
ut hanc creaturam salis et aquae dig- nanter aspicias, benignus illustres, pietatis tuae rore sanctifices : ut ubi- cumque fuerit aspersa, per invoca- tionem sancti tui nominis, omnis infestatio immundi spiritus abiga- tur, terrorque venenosi serpentis procul pellatur, et praesentia sancti Spiritus nobis misericordiam tuam poscentibus, ubique adesse digne- tur. Per Dominum. In unitate ejusdem Spiritus, etc.
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EXPLANATORY NOTES.
I. BAPTISM.
THIS Formulary adheres as closely as possible to the Roman Rite; here and there also, the equally ancient Cologne Rite has been made use of, buj; it is not so much a simple transla tion as a free rendering of it, in consequence of the compli cated reasons mentioned in the Preface.
The Exorcisms are replaced by Forms composed exclu sively of Biblical expressions. The so-called Abrenuntiatio SatancR ("Dost thou renounce the devil," &c., p. 10) is to be found from the most primitive times in all baptismal Formu laries, both Eastern and Western, in a nearly or in an exactly similar form as it appears (in the German language) in all diocesan Rituals. It is also retained in the Anglican and evangelical Liturgies. The proper interpretation of the Form is made clear through the prayer which immediately follows the unction, " To war against evil," &c., and through the words in the address, "To declare your readiness always to withstand manfully the devil, and sin and its temptations, according to the commandment of Christ." Nevertheless, after the precedent of the Rituals of Wessenberg and Winter, our Ritual supplies a second Form, which can be employed instead of that previously in use, but herein differing from those of Wessenberg and Winter, that it keeps closely to the words of the New Testament.
The Forms and Prayers which accompany each separate ceremony are so altered, that the symbolical meaning of the ceremonies may appear more distinctly. This meaning is to be explained simultaneously with that of the accompanying Forms at the times of instruction.
Some ceremonies are simplified, e.g. directions are given to touch the ears and the mouth with the finger, instead of touching the ears and the nose with spittle, and to leave out the anointing of the neck.
The rite is also thus far simplified, that the whole act is not, as is prescribed in the Romish Church, to take place, partly at the entrance of the church, partly at the font, but at one place, at the font or the altar of the church, or in the house.
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The Priest shall be vested in surplice and stole, or, if pre ferred, in stole only. There need not be, as the Romish Ritual directs, first a violet and then a white stole; the Cologne Ritual orders only a white stole a.
When the water for baptism is not consecrated on Easter Eve and Whitsun Eve, consecrated water must be taken, or water must be consecrated with the sign of the cross, as is customary during the offertory at Mass, in accordance with the directions laid down (p. 6) for the consecration of the salt.
The Gospel is taken from the Cologne Ritual.
II. CONFIRMATION.
THE rite of Confirmation is not contained in the Roman Ritual, but in the Pontifical, because, by the Roman rule, Confirmation can only be administered by a Bishop. Priests may also administer Confirmation ; at the same time, regard must be paid to the custom which has prevailed for centuries in the West, that no Priest shall confirm without an express commission from the Bishop b.
The Formulary contained in the Ritual is a translation of that in the Pontifical, with very slight alterations.
III. CONFESSION.
THE composition of formularies for common penitential devotions, with a general confession of sin, in preparation for the common reception of Holy Communion, is reserved (in accordance with a resolution of the first Synod) until the publication of a Prayer-Book which will contain a collection of prayers for general devotion. The Ritual has therefore only to provide the forms employed in private confession. These are a translation of the Formulary of the Roman Ritual. But, besides the closing prayer, " Passio Domini," &c., the use of which is also optional in the Roman Ritual, the abso lution from ecclesiastical censures is omitted, and a form of
• [A violet stole is not used in the Eastern have been previously consecrated. The
Office.] Westerns have admitted that the Priest
b [The Priest is the ordinary minister may act in exceptional cases by dispen-
pf Confirmation in the Eastern, the Bishop sation from the Bishop. Smith's Diet, of
in the Western Church. But the Easterns Chr. Ant. ; Bing. Antiq., bk. xii. ch. 2;
admit that the Priest is only the deputy of Martene de Antiq. Eccles. Rit., lib. i.
the Bishop, by whom, as the remoter but c. 2, art. 3. See also 5 9 of the Cologne
efficient bestower of grace, the oil must Office for Unction of the Sick, p. 32.]
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absolution is added after the analogy of its opening words, " Dominus noster," &c.
It was the custom in the Western Church until the thir teenth century, as it is still in the Greek Church, to employ precatory forms, such as " May the Lord Jesus Christ pro nounce thee, through us his servants, absolved from all thy sins." It is advisable to retain the indicative form (with the given alterations) which has been in use during the last five hundred years, until more thorough scientific and popular explanations prove the admissibility and advisability of a re turn to the more ancient form, and over a more extended district.
IV. and V. COMMUNION.
WE have only given a translation of the Latin forms hitherto in use for Communion. Prayers for general devotion for the Communion are reserved for the forthcoming Prayer-Book.
Also, for the Communion of the Sick, the Ritual only gives a translation of the forms of the Latin Ritual, leaving out non-essentials, and those portions whose use is optional in the Roman Ritual. (The form, " Receive," &c., can only be used exceptionally, in the case of sick persons who feel their end approaching.) At the administration of the Church's means of salvation to a sick man, it must be left to the Priest to select, in addition to the stated liturgical Formularies, what seems to him appropriate with reference to the particular cir cumstances of the case. The Appendix contains a collection of suitable prayers.
VI. UNCTION.
THIS Formulary adheres closely on the whole to the Roman Rite, but there are some prayers left out which in the Roman Ritual are marked as " not obligatory," and some others are slightly altered. The prayer at the laying on of hands is placed, as is clearly more fit, before the unction, as in the Cologne Ritual, not after it, as in the Roman Ritual, (pp. 31, 36.)
A single unction is sufficient (most suitably on the fore head), and where it appears advisable, the Priest can confine himself to this. The Formulary concludes, however, with the form hitherto in use, as the command to limit the Priest to a single unction would give great offence.
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In the Roman Ritual the Priest is ordered to anoint the five parts of the body which are looked upon as organs of the senses, — eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and hands, besides the feet and the loins. The anointing of the loins (in place of which the Cologne Ritual directs the anointing of the breast) is always to be omitted in the case of women, and, if it is in convenient, in the case of men. There is no allusion to it in many of the diocesan Rituals. The anointing of the feet, too, is not found in some of the latter, e.g. not in that of Freiburg. In other Rituals various forms are found which differ from those in the Roman Ritual (i.e. "Ungo oculos tuos in nomine Patris," &c.) These facts make the devia tion of our Ritual from the Roman thoroughly and in every respect unimportant.
VII. SOLEMNIZATION OF MATRIMONY.
THE Diocesan Rituals differ widely from each other, and from the Roman Ritual, in their marriage formularies. The Council of Trent (Sess. 24, de ref. matr., cap. i) has ex pressed itself in favour of retaining the laudable customs and ceremonies in use in different parts of the Church at the Solemnization of Matrimony. In our Formulary, those which appear most suitable have been selected, and allowance has been made for local differences.
VIII. CHURCHING OF WOMEN.
THIS ceremony, which in the Western Church was first customary in the Middle Ages (in the Greek Church it is older), is not designated in the Roman Ritual a matter of duty, but only a pious and laudable custom, (p. 43, § 130.)
The meaning of this act is a thanksgiving on the part of the woman, and her benediction, that is, the invocation of a divine blessing upon her and her child.
If this rite is connected historically with the Purification of the B. V. M., and the fulfilment of the Mosaic regulation about the purifying of women after childbirth, and the pre sentation of the first-born, yet all reference to them is omitted in the Roman Ritual; an advisable course, to avoid mis understanding. But in the Cologne Ritual, and in one form of the Freiburg Ritual, S. Luke ii. 22 — 24 is appointed for the Gospel. In the Cologne Ritual, even the following ex-
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pression is admitted, "benedicere digneris hanc famulam tuam, quae ad imitationem sanctissimse Virginis Mariae, sese cum gratiarum actione purificandam in templo exhibet, et concede propitius, ut earn ab omni mentis et corporis con- tagio liberatam," &c.
The custom of the woman holding a lighted taper is con nected with the Purificatio B. M. V. (Candlemas). A sym bolical meaning is attached to this custom in our Formulary, which has no reference to its origin (pp. 43, 45).
According to the Roman Ritual the woman is fetched from the church door, and conducted by the Priest to the altar, holding his stole in her hand. This ceremony, the directions for observing which are often a dead letter, is omitted.
It is only customary in a few dioceses for the woman to bring the child with her into church.
The Roman Ritual does not recognise any benediction elsewhere than in the church. The Wessenberg and Freiburg Rituals contain a form for a benediction in the house.
Some Rituals contain several formularies, others contain various prayers for various occasions, as "if the child is dead," " or alive," &c. Our Formulary is compiled in such a manner that merely trifling alterations are rendered neces sary, by reference to varying circumstances.
Our Formulary is based on that in the Roman Ritual. Instead of Psalm xxiii., a few verses are taken from the ap propriate cxxi.st Psalm, found in the Cologne Ritual. The prayers are somewhat enlarged.
IX. BLESSING OF HOLY WATER.
THE sprinkling with water in the Liturgy is primarily a symbol of spiritual cleansing. A person who during divine service sprinkles himself, or allows himself to be sprinkled with water, declares thereby symbolically that he stands in need of cleansing from spiritual defilement caused by sin, and that he desires and wishes to make himself a participator in the same.
It has been the custom from very primitive times to conse crate beforehand the water required for this liturgical object, in the same way as baptismal water ; that is to say, to notify by prayers and ceremonies that the water will be employed for objects connected with divine service, and to demonstrate
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in those prayers the symbolical signification of the water, and the idea which it is desired shall be prominently brought into view by its use.
It has also become customary to make the sprinkling with holy water one of the ceremonies which accompany the bless ing, and symbolize its bestowal; the sprinkling of a person or thing with holy water should indicate in a way which strikes the senses, as the signing with the sign of the cross does, that God's blessing is invoked from above on this or that person or thing.
This original and correct interpretation of the efficacy of holy water has become obscured, in the course of time, by various and superstitious imaginations. We must carefully keep at a distance all that can foster such imaginations, and we must encourage the right view in our instructions. We ought also to restrain as much as possible the use of holy water. To abolish it entirely on principle, would be not only hazardous, at least in some districts, in the face of prevailing custom, but also unjustifiable, because the precipitate abolition of a cus tom, which in its proper sense is Old Catholic, and which is capable of a reasonable interpretation which excludes all superstition, would shoot beyond the mark of a genuine reform.
On these grounds the sprinkling with holy water is retained in our Ritual in several liturgical offices, where its use is cus tomary, and its abolition is not demanded on any special grounds; and a form for the blessing of the water is also provided.
Close adherence to the Roman Ritual was at the same time impossible. For the latter comprises not merely a very wonderful exorcism of salt and water, but also expressions which are only qualified to evoke superstitious notions. It involves attributing to the consecrated salt and water, on the part of those who use them, the power to produce " health of soul and body," " to dispel sicknesses," " to banish all evil spirits from the houses and homes of the faithful, and to scare away all that is antagonistic to the well-being and peace of the inhabitants." The German Rituals of Wessenberg and Winter contain entirely new forms of consecration in lieu of the latter ; and the superiority over these of the form con tained in our Ritual, is marked by its strict adherence to Scriptural thoughts and expressions.
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According to the Roman Formulary, the blessing of the water is usually performed in the sacristy, in the presence of an assistant-minister alone. According to the new Formulary, it is recommended that the water be blessed in church, either before or after Mass, in the presence of at least a part of the congregation. This will contribute both to keep super stitious notions at a distance, and to promote a correct in terpretation of the use and significance of the ceremony.
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APPENDIX3.
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK. I.
ALMIGHTY everlasting God, who with wisdom and fatherly goodness disposest of the destiny of mankind, and directest all things to our highest good, thou hast now laid me on a bed of sickness, and with merciful intention hast sent me a painful trial. Vouchsafe unto me Christian patience, and strengthen my trust in thy goodness, that I may neither be feeble-minded and despondent, nor murmur against thy wise decrees.
Thou art my Father, equally tender both in the time of sickness and in the time of health. I am in thy hands, and thou wilt not forsake thy servant at a moment when he stand- eth in such sore need of thy assistance. Dispose of me ac cording to thy holy pleasure. My will through life, both in suffering and in death, shall be one with thine.
With childlike resignation I will bear whatever pain or suffering thou sendest me. Only support me with thy grace, and come to the rescue of my weakness. Without thee can I do nothing; strengthen thou me, thou that art the stay of the weak.
II.
O DEAREST Saviour! During thy life on earth thou didst exhibit thy power and goodness to many in sickness and affliction who believed on thee. In this same faith I call to thee. Jesu, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. Hear me according to thy boundless mercy, and send me health again, that I may resume the occupation of my calling, and work in thy service. Then will I work out my own improve ment with greater zeal than heretofore, and consecrate all the days of my life to thee in true fulfilment of my duty.
• [Throughout the following prayers, now of the B.V. M. and the saints. Contrast
for the first time published for optional use, the corresponding devotions in such popu-
though claiming no official authority, there lar Roman Catholic manuals as "The
is an entire absence of any allusion either Garden of the Soul," &c.] to the merits, or even to the intercession
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III.
FATHER, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me : never theless not my will but thine be done. Restore me to life again, if a longer life is more beneficial to me than death. But if thou hast decreed in thy wisdom to summon me away from this earth, I bow myself humbly under thy strong hand. I know it. Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither hath entered into the heart of man what God hath prepared for them that love him. Lord, I love thee with my whole heart. Assist me, that I may continue and ever increase in this love, until I can say with the apostle, " I could wish to depart and be with Christ V
Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit.
Jesus, I love thee; Jesus, I die to thee j Jesus, I am thine in life and death.
IV. BEFORE THE RECEPTION OF THE SACRAMENTS.
MY Lord and Saviour! thou hast appointed the means of grace, by which thou makest us partakers of the fruit of thy redemption, and givest strength and consolation to the sick. Let them also redound to my salvation, and assist me, that I may worthily receive the holy sacraments, and through them may be made inwardly one with thee. Enlighten my under standing, that I may rightly apprehend the condition of my soul. Touch and awaken my heart, that I may truly repent of all the sins and negligences of my whole life, and may confess them with true submission, and a firm trust in thy mercy ; and that I may obtain absolution through thy merits, who hast offered thyself on the cross for the sins of the whole world. Assist me also that, as thou wilt deign to take up thy abode under my roof, I may receive thee with humble trust and thankful love, remembering thy words ; " This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. If any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever c." (Fulfil also in me what thou hast promised, " Is any sick among you ? let him call for the elders of the Church ; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil
b Phil. i. 23. c S. John vi. 50, 51.
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in the name of the Lord : and the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up ; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven himd.") Behold, I follow thy loving invitation ; " Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest6." Prove thyself to me as him who is come neither to break the