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apostolic authorities. The same
bishop must consecrate church and
altar.
Crosses Are Amounted.
The essence of conservation consists
in the amounting of twelve crosses on
tbe inner walls of the church. Inc
crosses must not be of wood or fragile
material, and must never be removed.
IT is necessary for the consecrator
and the person asking for the conse-
Grafton tn observe the day before the
consecration as q day of fasting ana
abstinence. On the night before the
6ay of conservation the bishop places
in a, reliduary outside the churcn
relic of one of the martyrs three
grains of incense and an attestatloh
written on parchment.
AT the beginning of the ceremony or
conservation a candle is lighted be-
meath each of the twelve crosses on
the Interior of the church. No one
except the clergy is present. me
bishop and his assistants except one
then leave the church to return with
the reliquary containing the sacred
relic. During the time the bishop dons
his robes Of office the Seven Peniten-
tial Psalms are recited, after which
the prelate and the other clergy pro-
coed to the main church entrance.
The bishop then goes around the ex-
terror of the church three times,
sprtnkling the walls with holy water.
After each circuit around the church
the bishop strikes the door with the
base of his crosier, at the same time
saving:
Lift up your gates, We princes, and
be we lifted up, ye everlasting doors,
and the King of Glory shall come in.
Bishop Makes Answer.
Three times the sole priest, who re-
NAMED within, asks: who is this
King of Glory?"
Twice the bishop answers: THE
Lord, strong and mighty; the Lord,
mighty in battle" His third answer
is: "The Lord of Armies. He is the
King of Glory
This triple ceremony symnolizes the
tribe immersion at baptism, the con-
secration of the soul as the spiritual
temple of God to which the material
bears a certain analogy.
The bishop and his immediate at
PENDANTS now enter the church, leav-
ing the remaining clergymen and peo-
ple outside. Inside the bishop pro-
ceeds, using his crosier, to trace on
the floor in ashes the Greek alphabet
and then the Latin alphabet. These
lines Of alphabet intersect, represent
ing the cross.
This entire ceremony, which is very
ancient. symbolizes the instruction in
faith and plety given to the newly
baptized. The Greek and the Latin
alphabet represent the Jews and Cen
tiles, and the Greek alphabet is first
traced because the Jews were first
called to the Christian faith.
After this ceremony the bishop pro-
ceeds to the main door of the church.
There he uses his crosier to trace in
the door two crosses, signifyins q
guard, lest the work OF redemption in
the church be thwarted by evil out
side influences. From the door the
bishop goes to the altar, which he
sprinkles well with holy water. Dur
Ing the ritual 1.-THE Miserere" Is
chanted OF recited. He then sprinkles
the interior walls three times.
The bishop, clergy and iaity next
in solemn procession carry the sacred
relics around the exterior of the
church. On returning to the interior
the bishop addresses the rector and
people at the entrance.
Pillars Are Anointed.
After the reading Of DEGREES of the
Council of Trent the bishop anoints
three times with holy chrism the
pillars at each side of the main door.
The laitv is then permitted to enter,
after which the conservation of the
altar takes place. Finally the twelve
crosses in the interior are anointed
with the holy oils. Mass is then Of
fered.
The anniversary. of the conservation
IS kept solemnized until the church
fa1Ie into rims mr. Ia profaned