Evening star., 1944-12-14
Msgr. Ready Raised
To Bishop in CoIorfuI
Rites al St. Matthew'S S
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ter door, the choir of the Theological
College of the Catholic University
of America, led by Rev. Leo Coady
and with Albert Carman at the
organ, sang the "Ecce Sacerdos."
Service Proper Begins.
The service proper began with the
EXamen, the first words spoken be-
ing the lntroduction: Most Rev.
erend Father, our holy Mother, the
Catholic Church asks that you pro-
mote this priest here present to the
responsibility of the epiScopate," ;"
followed by the reading of the
apostolic mandate and the interro-
cation of the bishop-elect by the
conSecrator.
Next was said the mass within
the octave of the Feast of the I'M
maculate Conception. commencing
with the confession and appeal for
divine pardon, after which the
bishop-elect received his buskins and
sandals, the pectoral cross, the tunic,
dalmatic, chasuble and maniple.
Then the Introit, Il will greatly
rejoice in the Lord was read, the
Kyrie sung by the choir of "a voices
and the Gloria. GLORY to God in the
Highest" intoned and sung, the Ora
ton sung by the consecrator, the
Epistle chanted by the subdeacon
and the Epistle and the Gradual up
to the Alleluia read by the conse-
orator.
Ancient Ritual.
Msgr. Ready then, in obedience to
the ancient ritual, prostrated him
self, while all others present knelt
for the singing of the Litany of the
Saints.
The consecrator next sang the
Preface and the Veni Creator was
intoned and sung by the consecrator
and choir, during which singing the
blshop-elect was anointed with the
words: May thy head be anointed
and conSecrated by heavenly bene-
diction in the pontifical order"
Psalm 1872, beginning Behold how
good and how pleasant it is for
brethren to dwell together in unity"
then was sung by the consecrator
and the choir, while the hands of
the bishop-elect were anointed.
The service eliminated with the
symbolic laying on of hands, the
presentation of pastoral staff and
ring and the touching of the shoul-
ders of the new bishop with the
book of the Gospels.
Given the kiss of peace by the
consecrator and the co-consecrators
Bishop Ready then went to his own
chapel to one side of the main altar
and resumed the service of the mass
and the consecrator did likewise at
the altar.
Sermon by Archbishop Mooney.
The fourth part of the service was
preceded by the sermon preached
by Archbishop Mooney, who said, in
part: I'VE witness here today an
ancient rite replete with deep and
manifold meaning. In all the SOL
emnity with which human word and
action can be used to transmit a
divine commission, priest whom
we know and love has been invested
with episcopal authority. He
has been consecrated on the apos-
tolic mandate of him in whom all
the world sees the successor of st.
Peter and in whom the living
faith of Catholic conscience sees the
vicar of Christ on earth. That
mandate might have been executed
by any bishop in communion with
the see of Peter; significantly, in
deed, it has been executed by one
who is the esteemed personal repre-
sentative of the Holy Father in our
country.
This ceremony is thus a dramatic
reminder of the corporate and Or
ganic unity of the church as the liv-
ing instrument of Christs enduring
work in a changing world This is
pertinent and useful to recall. par
ticularly in view of conditions that
obtain in our own country today
For one cannot fail to be struck by
the increasing emphasis that is