The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-13

the tract exclusively. Then the bishop
stopped, assumed his mitre and seated
| himself near the center of the altar on
tile faldstool.
Words Of the Ritual
| The archdeacon called out:
Let him who is to be ordained to the
| order of priesthood come forward" The
notary called out Rev. Bernard L.
Platto," and on his coming forward he
was presented to the bishop by the arch
deacon in these words: Most reverend
| father our Holy Mother, the Catholic
church, asks that you ordain this deacon
here present to the functions of the
priesthood"
| The bishop interrogated, "Dosr thou
| know him TO be worthy"
| The archdeacon replied LAS far as hu-
man frailty alloweth me to know, | both
know and bear witness that he is worthy
of the charge of this office"
The bishop then said, Thanks be to
| Cod and read an address to the aity
and an admonition to the deacon.
Litany of the Saints
Then followed the litany of the saints
and after that the laying on of hanis.
| The bishop and the assisting priests
placed their hands ON the head of Mr..
| Plato, and held the right hand aloft.
while the bishop recited the prescribed
prayer Then followed a fong preface"
at the end of which the stole which had
been placed over one shoulder merely,
was placed over both, and chasuble
| folded behind and hanging down in front
was placed upon him. After another
prayer the bishop intoned the "Veni Crea-
tor spiritus" and while the choir was
singing that hymn he annointed with
holy oil the hands of the candidate
which were bound together with a white
linen CLOTH After that chalice con-
tanning wine and paten with host
were placed in the hands of the candi-
date, the blshop saying, Receive power
to offer sacrifice to God and to celebrate
mass, as well for the. living as for the
dead, in the name of the Lord. Amen"
After the Offertory
The mass then continued as usual until
after the offertory. When the offertory
was finished the candidate presented the
bishop with a lighted candle. The newly
ordained and the bishop then co-conse-
Grated, that is to say, they went through
the remainder of the mass together, re-
peating at the same time all the prayers.
the preface, canon. conservation, com
memorations of the living and the dead,
the Pater Noster Agnus Del. and the
Domino non sum dignus. The bishop af-
ter receiving the large host which he had
consecrated communicated the newly or
dained priest. After the ablutions before
the bishop he received again the imposi-
tion of hands while these words were
uttered. "Receive the Holy Ghost, whose
since thou shalt forgive they are for
given them and whose sins thou shall re-
tain they are retained" Then the chas-
uble was fully unfolded with these
words MAY the Lord clothe thee with
the stole of innocence"
Promising Obedience
Then, placing Joined hands between
those of the bishop the bishop said
Dust thou promise to me and my sue
cessors reverence and obedience% and
the answer was. II promise" The bishop
then kissed him on the right cheek,
saving. "The peace of the Lord be
always with YOU and he answered,
Amen"
The bishop then. before proceeding
with the mass, gave short but ex-
ceedingly interesting address on the
dignity of the priesthood. He showed
how. from the earliest time-from the
days of Abel-sacrifice was accepta BILE
to God He touched on the priesthood
of the old law and showed how the
great High Priest Christ fulfilling I'm
Himself the types and prophecies of
| the old dispensation. abolished the
Jewish ceremonial and established a
new and eternal priesthood TO continue
till the end of the world. the great
sacrifice of Calvary offered once in q
bloody manner on the tree of the cross
but now in an unbloody manner on
Catholic altars& holy mass He brief
ly alluded to the dignity of those called
to the holy state of the priesthood
how ii was theirs to offer up this
eternal victim to Almighty God to
OF men, to wash away the sins frori
sin soiled souls.
New Priest Congratulated
Bishop Allen then congratula ted
Father Plato on having at length, af-
| ter years of preparation, reached the
| goal and he paid a tribute to the IfaI-
ians--fellow countrymen of the newly
ordained He expressed the hope that
as they had done SO much for human
progress in literature. science. archi-
| lecture, music, and the fine arts In
| general in thier own land, so now, COM
| ing to this land Of freedom, they might
be our best and worthiest citizens and
the uphoders of civic and religious
| law.
After mass. Father Plato gave the
| blessing from the altar and afterwa rd
| blessed the Right Rev. Bishop. the as
! sisting priests. and large numbers Of
the faithful who came to the altar rail
| to receive his benediction, and to con-
| gratulate him on his elevation to the
priesthood.
Father Plato will sing his first high
| mass in St. Anthony's church, Ensley.