The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-27
SOLEMNLY LIFTED THE CROW

SOLEMNLY LIFTED THE CROWN
from his own head and touched with
it the forehead of the empress. He
then replaced the crown upon his own
head.
His majesty took up the crown of
she empress and placed it on the head
of her majesty
Her majesty's imperial mantle and
collar of the order Of ST. Andrew were
next presented with the same cere-
mony. Her majesty took her seat on
the throne.
The archdeacon next proclaimed the
imperial title in extensio.
After chanting, the bells of all the
sacred edifices throughout Moscow
were rung and a salute of 101 cannon
shots was fired.
The emperor knelt to recite the
prayer prescribed for the occasion.
The metropolitan and all present knelt
and in the name of the nation offered
PRAYERS TO THE ALMIGHTY.
The metropolitan of st. Petersburg
read a short allocution 70 the emperor
and the choir intoned TIE Deum to the
sound of bells of all the churches of
Kremlen During the ceremony the
car stood with barred head.
The reading of the holy gospel fol-
lowed and the two arcllbishops pre-
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TO kiss. The officiating clergy having
been notified that the holy door was
open. two archbishops, assisted by
archdeacons, advanced from the altar
towards his majesty to announce that
the holy ceremony of annointment was
TO begin.
His majesty descended from the
throne and, preceded by his scepter,
globe and crown, went towards the
holy door, followed by the empress.
The emperor and empress stood upon
golden cloth The metropolitan of st.
Petersburg, bearing
THE PRECIOUS AMPHORA,
with the holy chrism dipped it in the
golden bowl and Amounted the fore
head, eyends. nostrils, lips, ears, chest
and hands of the emperor, pronouncing
these words: 'Impressio doni spiritus
Sancti."
The ringing of bells and a salute of
1O1 guns notified the populace of the
conclusion of this ceremony
After the holy JUNCTION, his majesty
placed himself ON the right in front of
the image of the Savior, and the en-
press approached the holy door where
the metropolitan of St. Petersburg an
qpointed her on the forehead, pro-
nouncing the ritual
The metropolitan of st. Petersburg
afterwards introduced the emperor
into the sanctuary by the holy door.
The emperor received the holy COM
munion as 1t is administered to the
priests.
Leaving TIE sanctuary his majesty
again took up his place before the
image of the Savior while the empress
received
THE HOLY COMMUNION
according to the usual rite.
Their najesties returned To the
thrones where the post-communion
ceremonies were performed and, at the
end of the mass, the archdeacon in
toned the verses: Domino, salvum fac
irnperatorem, and Domino, salvum
fac imperatricesn, /" the choir repeating
three times "Ad multos amos
The clergy presented the cross to
their majesties for them to kiss. and
the emperor replaced the crown on his
mead, took the scepter and globe, and
the clergy and all persons present pre-
scented their fluctuations.
Upon the conclusion of the ceremon-
les of coronation and annoint-nene, the
procession moved back to the palace
preceded by the cortege of ex-Empress
Maria Feodorovna.
After leaving the Cathedral of AS.
Sumption the emperor ana impress
repaired to the Cathedral of .Archange
Michael, where they were received by
the Bishop of Kastrama. who presented
them with the
CROSS AND HOLY WATER
and preceded them into the cathe
dral
Their majesties knelt in prayer be
fore the holy images, relics and tomb:
of their ancestors and the archbishop
read the htanies
Then the emperor proceeded in stat,
with the empress to the Cathedral o
Annunciation where they were received
by the archbishop of Heron and tn
clergy There also the usual religious
ceremonies followed. Thence thei
fpajesties went to the palace and a
Kranso Rryrltzo received the benedfc
tion of the metropolitan of St. Peters
burg, entering the throne hall his ma
jesty gave the scepter and globe int
the hands Of their keepers and ne anc