Catholic ceremonies and explanation of the ecclesiastical year

from the French of the Abbé Durand CONTENTS. PART I.— THE SACRIFICE OF THE MASS. Chapter I.— The Altar 9 Chapter II.— Sacred Vestments 14 1. Priestly Vestments 14 2. Colors and Ornaments. 10 3. Vestments of the Deacon, Subdeacon, and Acolytes 18 Chapter III.— The Vessels, Linens, Bread and Wine of the Sacrifice 21 1. Vessels of the Sacrifice 21 2. Sacred Linens 22 3. The Bread and Wine of the Sacrifice 23 Chapter IV.— Ceremonies of the Mass 24 First Part: 1. The Preparation at the Foot of the Altar 20 2. The Introit, or the Incarnation 27 3. The Kyrie, or the Cry of Fallen Humanity 29 4. The Gloria in Excelsis, or the Cry of Bethlehem 30 5. The Dominus Vobiscum, or the Effusion of the Seven Gifts of the Holy Ghost 32 6. The Collect, or the Prayer of the Hidden Life. 34 7. The Epistle, or the Mission of the Precursor 30 8. The Gradual and Tract, or the Sighs of Penitence 37 9. The Alleluia, or the Canticle of the Celestial Country 38 The Gospel, or the Preaching of Christ 39 1. The Credo, or Profession of Faith in the Doctrine Preached by J esus Christ 42 Second Part : 1. The Offertory, or Last Supper 43 2. The Ipcensing, or the Perfumes of Mary Magdalen 45 3. The Secret, or the Prayer in the Garden of Olives 46 4. The Preface, or the Chant of Triumph 46 5. The Canon, or the Passion 47 6. The Imposition of Hands, or the Crucifixion 49 7. The Elevation, or Our Lord raised upon the Cross 49 8. The Memento for the Dead, or the Just raised again by Jesus Christ 51 9. The Nobis Quoque Peccatoribus, or the Prayer of the Good Thief 52 10. The Second Elevation, or the Death of Our Saviour 52 Third Part : 1 The Pater Noster, or the Prayer of Jesus Christ upon the Cross 58 2. The Libera Nos, or the Mysteries of the Burial 54 3. The Breaking of the Host, or the Side of Jesus opened by the Lance 55 4. The Agnus Dei, or the Resurrection 56 5. The Communion, or the Eucharistic Repasts of Jesus Christ arisen with His Apostles 58 6. The Chants of the Communion, or the Joy of the Apostles in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ 60 7. The Post-Communion, or the Forty Days of the Glonous Life 61 8. The Ite Missa Est, or the Ascension 62 9. The Benediction, or the Descent of the Holy Ghost 64 10. The Last Gospel, or the Preaching of the Apostles and their Successors 65 Chapter V. — Pontifical Mass 66 1. The Bishop’s Ornaments 66 2. Ceremonies of the Pontifical Mass 71 Chapter VI. — Mass for the Dead 76 Chapter VII.— Holy Water, Blessed Bread, and the Sign of the Cross 80 1. Holy Water 80 2. Blessed Bread 83 3. The Sign of the Cross 86 Chapter VIII.— Processions 89 Chapter IX. — Churches 93 1. The Catholic Temple a Symbol of the Church 93 2. The Catholic Temple a Symbol of the Cross 97 3. The Bells 98 PART II. -VESPERS. Chapter I.— The Divine Office 101 1. Origin and Division 101 2. Assistance at the Divine Office 102 3. Vestments of the Celebrant of the Office 103 4. The Chant 107 Chapter II.— Vespers 111 1. Mysteries of this Office 111 2. Method of Assisting Piously at Vespers 112 Chapter III. — The Psalms of Vespers 115 1. Preliminaries of the Office 115 2. The First Psalm 121 3. The Second Psalm 124 4. The Third Psalm 128 5. The Fourth Psalm 133 6. The Fifth Psalm 137 7. The Little Chapter 145 Chapter IV. — Hymn, Magnificat, and Anthem of the Blessed Virgin 143 1. Hymn 143 2. The Magnificat . . . 147 3. The Anthem of the Blessed Virgin 157 Chapter V. — Compline and the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament 159 1. Compline 159 2. The Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament 163 PART III —THE LITURGICAL YEAR. Chapter I.— Division of Time in the Church 168 Chapter II. — The Time of Advent and of Chrismas 178 1. Advent Time 178 2. Christmas Time 183 Chapter III. — Septuagesima and Lent 193 1. Septuagesima 193 2. The Time of Lent 199 Chapter IV. — Holy Week 203 1. Palm Sunday 203 2. Office of Tenebrse 203 3. Holy Thursday 207 4. Good Friday 210 5. Holy Saturday 214 Chapter V.— Paschal Time and Pentecost 220 1. Paschal Time 220 2. Pentecost Time 227 The Ordinary of the Mass 243 Vespers 268 Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament 282 Digitized by Google