Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-01

the officers of the mass and the con-
secrators, archbishops and bishops,
were accommodated within the altar
railing.
AS the brilliant but solemn assem-
blage entered the church the organ
pealed forth mighty volume of vel
come and the voices Of thirty-six Choir
listers arose in greeting the elect with
the solemn "Ecce Sacerdos."
The Ceremony Begins.
The consecrating prelates then pro-
ceeded to the altar and the Rt. Rev.
Archbishop Keane, consecrating Of
dcer was invested in full pontificials
BY the assisting clergymen. Meanwhile
the assistant bishops received their
amices, stoles, copes and mitres and
the bishop-elect, Father Davis, donned
the amice, alb, girdle and the stole.
crossed on his breast as a priest. Then
the consecrating prelate sat at the
altar and the elect wearing his biretta
was led to him by the assistant bishops.
They all made reverence to the con-
secrator and then sat down. the
bishop-elect being in the center.
The senior assistant, Rt. Rev. Henry
Cosgrove, then addressed the conse-
Grating prelate:
Most Reverend Father, our Holy
Mother, the Catholic church. enioins
you to raise this priest, here present,
to the weighty office of bishop"
The consecrating bishop asked
whether they had the apostolic com
mission and requested that it be read.
When the notary had publicly read
the document, the bishop-elect, kneel-
ing before the consecrator, recited the
oaths of duty and fidelity.
The Examination,
When the formulary had been re-
cited, the consecrator holding with
both hands the Book of the Gospels
open on his lap, the elect still kneeling
before him touched the sacred text
with his hands and said:
$50 may God help me and these holy
gospels of God.''
Then followed the examination,
which was made in almost the identi-
cal words prescribed by the fourth
council of Carthage.
The examination being finished the
assistant bishops led the bishop-elect
to the consecrator before whom he
knelt and whose hands he reverently
kissed. Then the consecrator having
laid aside the mitre turned with his
ministers toward the altar and COM
menced mass in the usual manner.
| While the consecrating bishop was
proceeding with the mass at the high
altar the assistant bishops led the
| elect to the altar prepared for
him. He received the pectoral cross
and was clothed with the tunic dali
matte, chasuble and maniple Stand
! ing to the side of the altar. assisted
by the bishops he read the liturgy un-
til he came to the end Of the gradual
Of the Alleluia after the epistle. The
Collect for the bishop was read after
that of the feast.
The epistle and gradual being ended
| the consecrating prelate received the
mitre and took his seat before the al
tar. The assistant bishops led the
elect again from his altar to the con-
secrator. All being seated, the con-
secrator addressed himself to the
elect and related the office and du.
| ties of a bishop.
Litanies IRE chanted.
After this the bishops and attend
ing clergy knelt. The elect being on
the left side of the consecrator, placed
himself PROSTATE on his face and the
litanies began.
The litanies ended, the consecrator
received the book of gospels opened
placed it on the shoulders and neck
of the elect. In this position it was
held by one of the clergy until the COS.
pels were given to the elect. Next
1.-THE consecrator and the assistant Dish.