Bishop Buddy Scrapbook 1937 (2)

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Gloria in Excelsis § LORY be to God on high, and on earth peace to men of good will. We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we adore Thee, we glorify Thee. We give Thee thanks for Thy great glory, 0 Lord God, King of Heaven, God the Father Almighty. 0 Lord Jesu Christ the only-begotten Son. 0 Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father. Thou Who takest away the sins of lhe world, receive our prayer. Thou Who sittest at the righl hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For Thou only art Holy, Thou only art Lord, Thou only art Most High, 0 Jesus Christ, with the Holy Gho t. in the glory of God the Father. Amen. After the choir has finished the Gloria, the celebrant turns to the people and salutes them, saying: - C. Peace be with you. R. And with thy spirit. C. Let us pray. '!.'hen follows the CoBect, so called because it is the united 1>rayer of priest ancl people. 'l'he celebrant sings it with hands upliftecl. Collect § RA T us, 0 Lord, we beseech Thee, 'to glory in lhe so lemnit) of Thy bles ed Apostle Thoma : so that we may ever be en· couraged by his protection, and wilh due devotion imitate his faith. After the Co1lect of the day the following ollect for the Bishop-elect is said under one conclusion: - (tTTE D to our supplications, Almighty God, so that what i to be performed by our humble ministry may be fulfilled by the effect of Thy power. Through Our Lord Jesus Christ Thy Son, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, world without end. Amen. Then follows the commemoration of the Advent Feria: - STIR up, 0 Lord, we beseech Thee, Thy power and come, and with great might succor us: that, by the help of Thy grace, that which is hindered by our sins may be hastened by Thy merciful indulgence. Who livest and reignest etc. 15

burnt. Amen. He then incenses the altar ancl is himself incensed by his deacon. '!'hen he goes to his throne at the Gospel side of the altar, an