Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-05-31

lation; and another antiphon THE bodies of
the saints have been buried 10 peace, and their
God, who dost erect to thy majesty an eternal
habitation ont of the dwelling together of all the
saints, give to thy mansion celestial increase, and
grant that we may ever be assisted by the prayers
Of those whose relics we embrace with piouS
Affection
He then fastened up the sepulchre with the ce
ment previously prepared, and made cross upon
il with chrism, saying: "May this altar he
signed and blessed, in the name of the Father
| and Of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost Peace be
to thee" and, going around the altar, incensed
IL, whilst the assistants rected stAn angel stood
by the altar Of the Temple having In his hand a
golden censor, aud there was given to him much
incense, and the smoke of the incense assembled
In the sight Of God. Alleluian After pravinu
that his prayer might ascend as incense In Gods
sight, and draw blessings upon the poop e. he
incensed the altar again two times in the centre
and on the corners, in the form Of cross, while
the assistants said: ''Iet my PRAYER, Lord ba
directed as incense in thy sig ht and the eleya-
ZION OF my hands as ala evening sacrifice - He
then went three times round the altar incensiny,
ana the SD Psalm was recied while he made
tive crosses In the centre and ON the corners with
holy OIL saying each time, "AIav this stone he
sancttied and consecratsd, in the names of the
Father, and Of the Son. and Of the Holy Ghost. In
honor of God, and Of the glorious Virgin Mary and
all the saints Peace be to thee >" He tbt n ncensed
the altar once again all round-the same verses
being recited as before. and afterward offered a
prayer that God would pour the JUNCTION of his
blessing upon the altar.
Next the 9lst Psalm, with the antpbon: "Ja-
cob, arising early In the morning, erected stone
Tor title, pouring oil upon it, ne vowed a vow
unto the Lord; truly this place Is holy and I
knew it not, - was recited, while the Archbishop
made again five crosses with holy oil upon the
centre and corners OF the altar with the same
prayers us before, and incensed IL all around
again, the assistants repeating: "Let my prayer"
Two prayers. PRAYING the blessing of God upon
the conservation and the granting OF ali reoursts
those SbOuli hef h..
Were offered, and the anti phon " God thy God
hath anointed thee with the oil Of gadness above
my fellows, with the Nth psalm, was recited;
whilst the Archbishop made five crosses with
chrism on the centre and corners of the altar say
Ing the same prayer az before, and incensfd the
altar around The verses :! Let NV PRAYER, &C
were repeated, together with prayer that God
would send his Holy Spirit. sanctify his people
and cleanse the heats OF all who should receive
The holy communion from that altar. Next came
the 10Th psalm, with the anti phon: The Lord
hath sanctied his tabernacle; because this is the
house Of God, in which his name shall be in.
v0ked, OF which it is written: And my name shall
be there, saith the LO-d'' daring which the
Archbishop sprinked holy oil and chrlsn over
the altar, and anOinted the entire table with them
The assistants then said: 6 Behold the odOr of
my Son, as the sweet SAVIOR OF an al undant field
which the Lord hath blessed; my God hath made
thee TO increase the sand Of the sea and he will
give thee a blessing from the dews of heaven
with the recitation of the seth psalm: and the
Archbishop made Il brief add re.s stating the oh
jects of the con- &c ration foil by the anti
phon: Moses built an altar to the Lord God
Offering upon il burnt Offering; and immolatiny
victims, he made an evening sacrifice for CdOr
of sweetness 10 the Lord, in the sight of the chill
d Zen of Israel -
This was followed by another brief address,
ami The blessing of some grain of incense with
whic the Archbishop made five crosses on the
middle and corners of the altar, placing on each
d little WAX taper OF the same form, which was
liohied by an assistant at each Of its four ends
aud whilst burning consumed the incense. All
fhSIr HnIty F,irit
voked and two prayers said that tod would look
upon the holocaust of his altar, and grant eternal
life to all receiving the Holy Eucharist from it,
together with all their prayers.
4 long preface followed, in which illusions
were made TO the altaIs upon which Abel and
lrhisedpk ctiercd their acceptable sacrifices
and that upon which Aba Offered up l>aac
also to Jacobs S6sne at Bethel, and the twelve
which Moses secnp. The Archbishop then made
cross upon the front with chrisIn, the assistants
saying ''Confrm this, oh, God, which thou hast
wrought in us, frcm thy holy tenn; lie which is in
Jerusalem, Alleuia,' - with the 9th psalm Tie
Archbishop then said a prayer tn 4 the altar
might remain forever, and that worthy sacri-
ice might be Of red upon il, aud anOn,ed thu
joints OF the altar in the form Of cross, sayny,
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and
OF the Holy Ghost" He then offered another
prayer that the sacrifice 10 he Offered like that of
Melchisedek, always acceptable to God. aud
saiutary for the people, aud having incensed the
altar, with ah ier prayer, retired to the sacristy
The altar having beea cleanscd and wax.d
cloth fitted tightly upon it, was covered. and
lights and flowers placed thereon. The Arch
bishop then celebrated the first mass upon it.
The altar is OF the finest Italian marble built
with brick foundations from the ground, entirely
independent OF the church. 1t has turee re-
cessed panels in front, the centre containing ii
lamb lying on cross. finely sculptured, aud the
table is supported by four Ionic columns nuted
Fh-re are two steps, and the tabernacle is a
model OF an Ionic temple, also with forr iu.ed
columns supp .rting an entablature. Close to the
altar, on each side, marble Ped iments sup
In4 ifpAn Ia
height. Tn" entire value is about Il thousand
dollars The whole rite Of conservation occu-
pied until half past eight o'clock.