Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-01
ops touched the head of the elect with

ops touched the head Of the elect with
both hands saying:
Receive thou the Holy Ghost"
BE propitious, O Lord, to our SUD-
plications and bending over this. thy
servant. Thy horn of priestly grace
pour upon him the virtue of thy bless
ing. Through our Lord, Jesus Christ
thy Son, Who liveth and reighith with
Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost,
lone God"
Solemn Ceremonies Begin.
Then followed the preface which
was the introduction of the solemn
part of the service, after which all
knelt and the consecrator chanted the
hymn, "veni, Creator Spiritus."
The first verse of the hymn being
ended the consecrator arose and sat
in front of the altar, he put on the
mitre and laying aside the gloves. pre-.
pared to anoint, with the holy chrism,
the head of the elect who was kneel-
ing before him.
The antiphon was then repeated the
elect, with hands joined, knelt before
the consecrator, who was seated. The
consecrator then anointed the hands
Of the elect with the holy chrism in
the form of the cross. The hands
of the elect were then bound up.
Then he sprinkled the ring with holy
water, and. placed it OIL the finger of
the elect.
The consecrator then blessed the
crosier and sprinkled 1t with holy wa
ter, and gave it to the elect, who was
kneeling before him.
The Book of the Gospels was then
given to the consecrator, who, assisted
by the other two bishops, delivered it
closed to the elect. The consecrator
and the assisting bishops received the
elect with the kiss of peace, saying:
peace be to thee"
Then the newly consecrated bishop
returned with the assistant bishops to
his altar, and having his head and
hands cleansed from the chrism with
crumb and clean linen, washed his
hands. and both he and the conse-
orator continued the mass at their re-
spective affairs. At the offertory, DUR
ing which Miss Ella Dow Cloutman,
formerly of Ottumwa and now of Kan
sas City, sang solo, the new bishop
returned to the high altar with his as
sistants, and there, kneeling, he made
his offerings of two loaves, two lighted
wax torches and two small barrels of
wine. making reverence to the conse-
orator.
Mitre Is Given Bishop.
He then sprinkled the new bishops
mitre with holy water and assisted by
the two other bishops, placed it on the
head of the newly consecrated, repeat
ing meanwhile a prayer.
Blesses the People.
The TIE Deum begun, the new bishop
-as led by the assistants through the
church and gave his blessing to the
people; the consecrating prelate re.
manned with head uncovered at the
altar When they returned to the
sanctuary the bishop going to the
throne. The "Te Deum" being
finished. the consecrator, stand.
ing at the right of the new bishop
commenced and the choir continued
the aatiphon.
The antiphon was then repeated
/ The new bishop then assembled to the
middle of the altar and signing him
self from head to heart, blessed the
people.
| The last Gospel of the Mass was
then recited.
The Sermon.
The conservation ceremonies con
cluded, Rt. Rev, John Lancaster
Spalding. bishop of Peoria, assembled
the pulpit and preached the sermon OF
the day. Bishop Spalding's eloquence
is known throughout the country and
the able prelate spoke for about hall
an hour, eloquently referring to the
Importance of the occasion and the du
! ties and responsibilities of the new
bishop.
Following the ceremonies and the
sermon, banquet was served to the
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