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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 Pra

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