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Minor orders

CONTENTS Preface xi PART I. — INSTRUCTIONS ON MINOR ORDERS. I Orders in general and minor orders in particular 1 II The order of ostiary 34 III The order of lector 60 IV The order of exorcist 86 V The acolyte 100 PART II. — MEDITATIONS ON MINOR ORDERS. SECTION I. HOLY ORDERS AND MINOR ORDERS IN PARTICULAR. I The powers left by our Lord to His ministers 127 II Number and variety of orders 133 III Meaning of orders 137 IV The effects of ordination 143 V The sovereign importance of receiving ordinations well 148 VI The immediate preparation for ordination 163 VII Importance of minor orders 167 VIII The importance of preparing most carefully for the reception of minor orders 162 SECTION II. THE ORDER OF OSTIARY. IX The primary cause and object of this order 166 X The dignity of the office of ostiary in the house of God 171 XI Prerogatives of the order of ostiary; honor, advantages, holiness 176 XII The care of churches 180 XIII Other obligations of this order 184 XIV The spirit of the order of ostiary 189 XV On punctuality in performing the sacred offices 194 XVI On the devotion the ostiary ought to have for the holy Eucharist 198 XVII Father Olier's zeal for the house of God 202 SECTI

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