St. Paul daily globe., 1889-12-08

= ~ Dee. %. an event
most unique iii the
So history of the Cath
AS SWL 4 ollie church in the
| !Ngn 50 80 United States will
! AEG S-EZAR take place in ST.
| 4ELZEAW Paul. being the con-
| : - Z seeratiOn of the
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/ These bishops and
] their respective sees are: Rt Rev.
| John Stanley. diocese of North Dakota;
| Rt. Rev. James McGolrick, diocese of
Duluth; Rt Rev Joseph COtter, dio-
cese of Win0na. Only once before in
/ this country has such a ceremony taken
place. This was some time in the SOS,
when Bishops Gobriand, Bailey and
Mclaughlin were eonsecrated at the
same time IN the old ST. Patrick's ca
| thedraI, New York. The consecra-
/ ton of a bishop is one of the
/ most august ceremonies of the
I Roman Catholic church. The entire
! ceremony. when thoroughly understood,
! is at once beautiful, interesting and i'm
! posing. For several months this triple
cOnsecration has been looked forward
| to with an unusual degree of interest.
and the clergy have been engaged in
active preparation for the great event.
! The ceremony will take place in the old
/ cathedral, which has been the scene of
( many an impressive occasion. but none
more so than that which which will
I tranSpire within its hallowed walls on
the feast of st. John the Apostle. In
vitatiOnS have been sent to all the clergy
or the state, and to bh2 high dignltaries
of the church throughout the land, TO
be present on this occasion, ana it is eX-
peCted that all who can will avail them
selves of the opportunity. Besides the
| preiateS of the diocese OF st. Paul, there
| will also be in attendance Archbishop
| Heiss. of Milwaukee: Bishop Zardetti,
/ OF St Cloud; Bishop Marty. of
| Dakota; Bishop Flash. of La
| Crosse: Bishop BrOndel, of Helena:
| Bishop HenneSSeE. OF Dubuque. The
/ cathedral will be handsomely decorated
/ for the occasion. aid the interior OF the
! old building decked out in its gayest at
/ tire. The music will be Of the highest
/ order of excellence. and in keeping with
/ the nature Of the ceremony. Fhe cathe-
/ oral choir will be reinforced by the
! chOiTs of the other Catholic churches of
I the city. and the very best of st. PaufS
musical talent viii take part in the pro
| gramme.
His Grace, Most Rev John Ireland.
will be the consecrat0r-a most fitting
/ choice surely, and one that will be Spe
! cialIy agreeable to the new bishops. who
owe their elevation in large measur- to
/ his kindly offices in their behalf. The
| assistant bishops will be Most Rev.
Thomas L. Grace. of St. Paul, and
Bishop Marty. of South Dakota. The
sermon Will be preached by Rev. Walter
Elliott. one of the Paulist order, of New
York city, and fpulpit0ratOr.O of marked
| ability. Father Elliott conducted a
mission in the cathedral a few years
ago, and will be remembered by those
who attended the same not only for his
ardent zeal aDd piety, but for his i'm
| paSsloned eIOquence.
THE Profession
The procession will form inside the
archiepiScOpal residence and march to
the church in the following order:
Cross Bearers with Cross.
Terch Bearers.
ThGrifers, Bearing Censers with Burning In
The Acoiytes.
Ecclesiastical Students.
Diocesan Priests.
Eminent Clergy, Other Dioeeses.
| BishOps-Eleet Supported by Other Bishops.
| Ceiebrant Priest, Deacon and SGb-Deacon.
The assistants of the bishops-elect.
masters OF ceremonies. etc. have not as
/ yet been selected. The ceremony of
| conSeerating three bishops will vary
! in few particulars from that of the con
| seeratiOn OF one, which is herewith
! given: On arriving at the altar. the
celebrant is vested in full pontificalS.
| The bishop-elect puts on the amice. alb.
cincture and stole crossed upon his
breast. After the consecratOr is vested,
be sits down before the altar. and the
elect is led to him by the assistant
| bishops, who salute and sit down to the
right and left of the elect. 4 pause
ensUeS, when the assistant bishops
uncover their heads. Iise and address
the eonsecrater. stating in Latin that he
is required ito raise this priest here to
the burthenSOme Office of bishop" The
| consecratOr then asks the senior assist
ant if be has the apostolic commission,
and upon being answered in the affirma-
tive. commands that it be read. The
document is presented by the assistant
bishop to the conSecratOr' notary. who
reads it aloud. When he has concluded.
the cOnSecratOr says: Thanks be to
God
TAKING THE OATH.
The cOnSecrat0r then administers TO
the eject the oath of duty and fidelity, a
translation OF which IS here presented:
tthe name). elect Of the church OF (the
! diOcese1. viii be from this hour hencefor-
| ward obedient 10 blessed Peter, the apostle,
and to the holy Roman church and 10 the
most blessed father PODe Leo, and to his
Successors eauonicalfv chosen. / will assist
them 10 retain and defend agninst any man
whatever Roman pOpedoTu. without preju-
dice to my rank. and VIII take care 90 pre-
serve defend and promote the rights, honors.
privileges and authority OF the holy Roman
church of the pope and Of his successors
aforesaid with my whole strength. and /
viii observe. and cause 10 be observed BY
Others. the rules of the holy fathers. the de-
/ crees ordinances or depOsiuOus and man
dates of the apostolic see. When called to
a synod. [ viii come unless / be prevented
by canonical impeachment | VIII person
ally visit the apostolic see once every ten
years and render au account To cur most
blessed father Leo Kill. and his successors
as fOreSaid. and my whole pastoral office and
everything in any way appertaining To the
state of my church. 70 the discipline OF the
clergy and people, and tc the salvation of
lhe souls entrusted 10 NY care; and will
hUmbly receive in return the apostolic man
dates and most diligently execute them. But
if be prevented by lawful iInDediment. |
will perform all the things aforesaid by
certain messenger, specially authorized for
this purpose; a priest Of tIiS diocese. or some
other secular or regular priest Of tried virtue
and piety. web instructed on all the above
] subjects. I viii not sell, nor give away.
nor mortgage, enfeeH anew. nor in any way
aiienate the possessions belonging To my
table without the leave of the Roman p0ntiff.
ana should l proceed 70 any alienation Of
them ! am willing to contract by the very
fact the penalties specified by the coustitu-
ton published on this subject
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONIES.
After the oath is administered. the
elect and his assistants are seated and
the cOnsecratOr and his assistants pro-
ceed with the form of examination. The
examination being closed, the elect is
led by the assistant bishops TO the con-
secrator before whom ne kneels and
kisses his hand. The eenseeratef. lay
ing off his mantle, turns 10 the altar and