The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-11-29


Times u. spatch by the chancellor Of th
diocese.
Blessing Of Church Outside.
ca CD Ills Excenency. with att
tenlants goes 20 sacristy whore relies
o. DO placed on the affairs are kept.
Here be. his deacon and sub-deaco1
vest in white. as for mass ON his
head pc wears mitre and IN his hand
S. the pastoral STAFF Meantime au
the priests who are present. recite
Tho Seven Penitcntial Pslams.
% His Excouency and ministers 20
In procession before doors OF church
on outside where. after De- recites
prayer. the priests chaut the Litany
o. tno Saints. Then HIS ENceuency
blesses water and salt ana mixes
them together. thus forming the holy
water 60 be used
CD The walls OF the church lea-
terror are blessed Ills Exceuency
goes around the church in procession
three times. u all professions the
chief master Of ceremonies CSev
Father james r Solau. of Corpus
Christi Church Baltimore1 goes arst.
followed by The Gross bearer ans two
ecolytcs with torches The Clergy
rreoede His Excellence who comes
last The first two times the pro-
ceesiou goes around church on out
side 20 the right. the last time 70 the .
left. Each time when HIS Excelleucy
returns IN front Of door ~ church
Do strikes the door from outside
with his pastoral star and SAYS.
life up -ou~ gates. o yet Princes
ana Pc ye lifted up. O Eternal Gates.
and the King OF Glory shall enter
ln-" The Iescon on THE inside ~ the
door, in loud voice. cries cut who
SIS ttat King Of Glory 90 which His
ExreIency responds. 'The Lord
mighty and st-ong. the Lord power
fll SGD battle"
After the tnird circuit q the church.
20 tie question % the deacon from
within. who IS that King % Glory %
His Ercenencv replies The Lord
~ Virtues He s. the King 0f Glory"
Then His Excelency says. open.
Open Opent"
fA The door 81 opened. Ills Excel
honey. the ministers choir. cierios and
those carrying the cement f1r sealing
affairs. enter. whilst IT'S Execilency
saws. Peace be ~ this home 20
which fte deacon adds. et -o.r en-
trance and af ~-sron1 "arnru''
Then is chanted the anuphon. Fac
cte--. hasten 10 descend because to-
day 10 Pc Doves we u reuain In your
house. Iut pc. Fastening. descended
and received Him rejoicing into his
home Td-day 60 this house salvation
from the Lord is made Aueluiar'
The door is closed the people re-
ruain outside. Tho following cere-
monies take place fra tho empty
church. only those remaining within
who entered with Fills Exceilency.
Blessing Of Church Inside.
Ol O. His Excelency goes 10 CEN
re 90 church. knecls on a f0ld-stooi
ana lutones the hymn. "Neui Creator
Spiritls." which the choir sings.
Then TIE IAtanv % the saints IL
again chanted. Then f'i.ow prayers
and The antiphon. 20 how tbis place
IS 20 be revercd. Truly. this is none
other than the home OF God and the
gate az Heaven Then follows the
rsiam. Blessed BE the Lord God %
I-r-al"
CO.. Then HISS Excenen-y and minis
tors 60 20 tlc al-.es ~ church he-
tween doors and pews. where wood
ashes ia the form or Greek cross
are strcwu on the roor Ills Excel
lenry traces with his star in the
ashes lrst the entire Greek alphabet.
c1 one arm o. cross. then on other
the entire Latin alphabet This
tuhollzes the universally % the
church ana the union in II % the two
lrcar Fundamental languages 81 an
trnlrv. from which most modern
lan~lrrcs have sprung.
Ci Then HIS Exceuency blesses some
SALT vessel Of water and some
ashes lie mikes all three lie tlesses
some wine and pours into the mix
ture The wine is a symbol Of the
divinity % Christ. the water Of HIS
humanity. the ashes Of His death as
man. and the salt OF the incorrupu-
billy or His flesh.
U, HIS ENccuency goes 70 door ~
church Onside). which he hlesses.
Then. DC goes 10 middle 81 church.
prays. and goes TO high altar.
Conservation Of Five Affairs.
PRELIMINARY BLESSING.
tCl cl Wher IT'S Exc uenev goes 70
h.cn altar. which he consecrates. four
bishops. viz. Northrop. ponahue.
(Nfonaghau and Kelley. 20 each 10
one % the four side affairs. Whilst
His Excellcncy consecrates high altar,
these consecrate side affairs. The
same kind OF ceremony IS performed
AT each altar. Each bishop has sep
arote priests to assist This Is the
principal ceremony Of conservation.
and requires from three to three and
one-half hours TO perform-with what
Is mentioned ~ Following numbers
Tho affairs are sprinkled seven times.
the consecrator going around II each
time.
GW Tlyee times His ENcellency and
ministers 20 around the interior walls.
sprinknng them and blessing The
priests chant the antiphon: This Is
the house OF the Lord, firmly built.
Wen IS 70 founded upon an immovable
rock"
GD Then floors OF church are
blessed. His Excellency passing from
altar 10 door then through the side
and transverse aisles. Meantime the
priests chant these words in Latin:
MY house shall be called house
Of prayer 7 Will tell Thy name TO
my brethren. in the midst OF Thy
church will I praise Thee
This Is none other than the house
Of God tho gate Of Heaven
J. Jacob beheld a ladder, whose sum-