The Irish standard., 1895-08-10
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&IAlSJS 0ktN ASAASAt
Is fsil lbliower of Vintras, an VI nnfrocket
saoak. VINO really introduced the cult int,
Hin rAIce Vintras is hooked upon today q!
supreme, and IS believed to control ths
i actions Of the faithful from the great be
ypnd. 4. y Il
The pricipal preparatory religious ritz
y III Called the Sabbat. THIS consists of {
banquet, ait which children'ss blood i
drunk, and followed by a dance, which
rival IN It's Mcentipusness any bacchana
siian orgy OF ancient mythology. Thi;
ceremony never occurs on the Sabbat
as Its name might lead one to suppose
as the SaHanast believes the devil to have
.nshppWer on the Sabbath day. ~
The second rite is the confession and
the profession of faith. The faithful con-
I ftess all the sins not committed. The
devil imposes penances, which generally
consist of blows from al Xhip. lie only
grants absolutton to the ;mpenitent. The
\ initfaAed then bring in their novices, who
after trials, examinations and Oaths, are
admitted as disciples.
& The following are the eleven articles
of faith embodied in the Sabbat compacts
and to which the newly INITIATED has tc
Esweas. before being admitted as full
fiedgeti member:
81 abjure baptism and Christian faith
regulate obedience TO God and the pat
ronage of the Virgin Mary, called La
Rousse;' deny the sacramento, tranple
upon the cross, the images OF the Virgin
and saints: swear fidelity and vassalage
to the Prince of Darkness and never to
return TO my first faith; I shall no longer
keep the ecclesiastical commandments
viii do as other sorcerers do, and will
endeavor to bring others to their belief :
The Prince Of Darkness makes reply:
II promise you in return, joys such as
You have never tasted, both in this world
and the next, and SO great that the wild.
est flights of your imagination have never
corcedved Of THEN. immensely"
Then the neophyte is rebaptized in
! the name of the devil. Amid the great
est b1asphemy the devil scrapes the
holy oils and the sign Of the cross off
the applicants forehead. New goliath
srs and godmothers are assigned; the
.ld ones are banished. =
The devil receives a piece Of clothing
as a gage of possession. BY faith and
baptism he rules the spiritual welfare;
by blood, the corporal; by children, the
natural, and by the clothing, all worldly
goods. 4s
The soul is abandoned to the black
master in circle, which is the symbol
OF the devils divinity on this earth.
The eophyte then says: Erase my
name o Satan, from the book of life
and inscribe it on the book of death!
* promise to make pleasing sacrifices
10 thee. will slay naagically each
month, and every fortnight go SO far as
even to drink the blood Of a young child!
81 will bring you tribute once year
as an Offset OF my old virtues; victim
as stepped in sin as will be agreeable
10 thee $
Then the hidden lord places an In
effaceabIe mark on the shoulders, eye
lids lips and ar1npits Of the men; on
the women he touches their breasts and
their thighs. This mark consists of d
hare or toad's foot, or spider. Those
not fully converted are said to feel this
Satanic incison very acNtely.
d. Lastly the newly initiated cries out:
II will promise never to adore the holy
eucharist again, to break anti revile
holy relics, never to confess my sins
entirely, and L shall guard an eternal
silence on my dealings with thee, o
e3atan!' tE~
According to Vintras, the black mass
10 LIE ctAu AilSC VI LI4C SAAAtS "
symbolic the victory of the goat of evil
over the lamb OF goodness, In which by
virtue Of the sacrifice the victory re-
mains with the wicked.
The air is heavy with incense, and
amid a death-Iike silence the priest as
eends to THE altar-naked. On the holy
table is seen q goat with human face.
He Is already excited with some preiim~
mary homages and Intoxicated by per-
fumes and alteration. 4-
The priest opens box and takes out
some Hosts, such as are ordinarily used
by The faithful. The goat speaking to
the priest, says: s"Come, dog, my sacri-
fee Invest myself for the masquer-
ade.H' The sacredotal garments which
adapted to this sblespheny. They, are
scene REFUSES. The celehrant then in
torres in a mufFled voice. The goat, still
on the, table, twists and squirms in a
spasrn of demoniacal JOY and splits forth
ii breath OF fame which is inhaled in a
religious ecstaey hyethe men and women
present. -:
Two acts alone are necessary for the
contamination of the black mass. l..
The offering Of bread and wine. 2. The
conservation of the bread and wine. A
third act, which is Indispensable, butsnot
essential, is the communion II
r.. the offertory the goat gives forth
two Or three ,howls, jumps from the ia
bic to the floor, and from the floor back
70 the table. At the conservation he dis
appears in q cloud Of smoke.
n AS soon as the bread and wine is cons
verted into the body and blood Of Jesus
Christ, the priest, trembling and ;bathed
in persplration, .lutsers:s Hoe est eninl
corpus neum." Then the goat reap
pears, master once more of the earth
and this temple. s3s5
i All INDISPENSABLE and shameful scene
ensEas. From his mouth, which lis con-
ruised in ali. isnoble leer, protrudes a
5whitish tongue, emitting burning liquid
This hideoGs face bends low towards the
priest OF iniquity, and. breathing his in
fscIious breath upon him, he commands:
:. Come, dog. the HOST" ~ Il 81
i The trembling man delivers the Host
+ 1'be goat receives 1t i'll his extended
hoof.f Then he chews it slowly, rubbing
His back and stomach, and finally gives
free rein to his unholy JOY in wild bac-
chanalian dance. ". Va
ssI have thee, mine old enemy, and I
viii hold thee and never unloose thee,
now that thy foolish pity for men has
turned thee into -four. Thou art >impris-
oned by thine own will, whilst at my
leisure will insult thee pity thee, thou
who holdest the heavens End the earth in
the palm of thy hands and art not afraid
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