Bishop Buddy Scrapbook 1937 (2)

Mass Continued The celebrant, bowing down, says silently the prayer of prep- aration for the reading of the Holy Gospel : - ('LEA SE my heart and my lips, 0 Almighty God, Who did t clean~e with a burning coal the lips of the Prophet Isaias; and vouchsafe in Thy loving kindness so to purify me that I may be enabled worthily to announce Thy holy Gospel. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen. Vouchsafe, 0 Lord, to bless me. ~HE Lord be in my heart and on my lips, that worthily and in seemly manner I may announce His Gospel. Amen. Then he reads the Gospel, beginning in this wise: - C. The Lord be with you. R- And with thy spirit. + Continuation of the holy Gospel according to t. John. Gospel Saint John: Ch. xx. 24-29. (fT THAT time: Thomas, one of the twelve, who is called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said to him: We have seen the Lord. But he said to them: Except I hall ee in His hands the print of the nail , and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe. And after eight days, again His disciples were within, and Thomas with them. Jesu cometh, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said: Peace be to you. Then He saith to Thomas: Put in thy finger hither, and see My hands, and bring hither thy hand, and put it into My side; and be not faithles , but believing. Thomas answered and said to Him: My Lord and my God. Jesus saith to him: Because thou hast seen Me, Thomas, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and have believed. After the celebrant has read the Gospel in a low tone of voice, the deacon kneeling on the altar-steps repeats the prayer "Cleanse my heart" as above, then, taking very reverently the book of the Holy Gospels from the altar, he lmeels before the celebrant and asks his blessing: - D, Pray, Sir, a blessing. C. The Lord be in thy heart and on thy lips, that worth ii y 27

virlues, not neglecting slrictness of discipline through love of tranquillity. R. Amen. After which, laying aside his mitre, the Consecrator rises and blesses the ring, if it has not been blessed before, saying: - Let us Pray t) LO~~• Creator and Pre erver of the human race, Giver of sp1ntual grace, Bestower of eternal salvation, do Thou send forth Thy blessing upon this ring; so that whosoever shall be adorned with this sign of holie t fidelity, it may avail him by the power of heavenly protection unto eternal life. Through Christ Our Lord. R. Amen. He then sprinkles the ring with holy water, and sitting with his mitre on, himself places the ring on the finger of the right hand of the one consecrated, saying: - ECEIVE the ring, the symbol of fidelity, in order that, adorned with unspotted faith, thou mayest keep inviolably the Spouse of God, namely His Holy Church. R. Amen. 'l'hen the Consecrator takes the book of the Gospels from the shoulders of the one consecrated, and with the aid of the assistant bishops, hands it, closed, to the one consecrated, the latte1· touching it without opening his hands, whilst the Consecrator says: - ECEIVE the Go pel and go preach to the people committed to thee, for God is powerful to increase His grace in thee, I fe Who liveth and reigneth, world without end. R. Amen. Finally the Consecrator receives the one consecrated to the kiss of peace. '..l'he assistant bishops each do likewise, saying to the one consecrated: - Peace be with you. And he answers to each - And with thy spirit. 'rhen the newly consecrated Bishop, between the assistant bishops returns to his chapel, where, while he is seated, his head is cleansed with some bread crumbs and with a clean cloth.. Then his hair is cleansed, and combed; afterwards he washes his hands. 'J'he Consecrator washes his hands at the faldstool. Then he goes to the throne and continues the Mass up to the conclusion of the Gospel. 'l'he newly consecrated Bishop does the same in his chapel. 26