Minor orders
By: by Louis Bacuez.
Publisher: B. Herder
Published: 1912
Place of publication: St. Louis, Mo, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 380
Subjects: Porters; Acolytes -- Catholic Church; Ordination -- Catholic Church
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: Preface xi; title: PART I. — INSTRUCTIONS ON MINOR ORDERS.; title: I Orders in general and minor orders in particular 1; title: II The order of ostiary 34; title: III The order of lector 60; title: IV The order of exorcist 86; title: V The acolyte 100; title: PART II. — MEDITATIONS ON MINOR ORDERS.; title: SECTION I.; title: HOLY ORDERS AND MINOR ORDERS IN PARTICULAR.; title: I The powers left by our Lord to His ministers 127; title: II Number and variety of orders 133; title: III Meaning of orders 137; title: IV The effects of ordination 143; title: V The sovereign importance of receiving ordinations well 148; title: VI The immediate preparation for ordination 163; title: VII Importance of minor orders 167; title: VIII The importance of preparing most carefully for the reception of minor orders 162; title: SECTION II.; title: THE ORDER OF OSTIARY.; title: IX The primary cause and object of this order 166; title: X The dignity of the office of ostiary in the house of God 171; title: XI Prerogatives of the order of ostiary; honor, advantages, holiness 176; title: XII The care of churches 180; title: XIII Other obligations of this order 184; title: XIV The spirit of the order of ostiary 189; title: XV On punctuality in performing the sacred offices 194; title: XVI On the devotion the ostiary ought to have for the holy Eucharist 198; title: XVII Father Olier's zeal for the house of God 202; title: SECTION III.; title: THE ORDER OF LECTOR.; title: XVIII On how our Savior performed the duties of the lector 209; title: XIX On the esteem which the Church shows for the word of God 213; title: XX How the Church desires that her clergy should be well versed in holy Scripture 218; title: XXI How useful holy Scripture is to the priest 222; title: XXII On other ecclesiastical studies 228; title: XXIII How study contributes to the formation of ecclesiastics 233; title: XXIV The influence of ecclesiastical studies on the holy ministry 238; title: XXV How the love of piety and the love of study should be united in an ecclesiastic 242; title: XVI On studying ecclesiastical chant 246; title: XXVII On the importance of catechising and instructing the young 250; title: XXVIII On the advantages which the catechist derives from his instructions 255; title: XXIX On the motives which should prompt us in our first instructions 259; title: XXX On the exemplary life which the lector should lead 264; title: XXXI St. John Chrysostom a model for the lector in studying holy Scripture 269; title: SECTION IV.; title: THE ORDER OF EXORCIST.; title: XXXII On the power conferred on the exorcist 275; title: XXXIII Why the functions of exorcist are less frequently exercised than formerly 279; title: XXXIV Why so many of the faithful seem to disregard the action or even the existence of the devil 284; title: XXXV Dispositions of the devil towards the exorcist 288; title: XXXVI The virtues necessary to the exorcist 292; title: XXXVII That the office of exorcist is of a nature to strengthen faith 297; title: XXXVIII An ecclesiastic should contend all his life against the devil 302; title: XXXIX St. Martin, model of the exorcist 306; title: SECTION V.; title: THE ORDER OF ACOLYTE.; title: XL Prerogatives of this order 312; title: XLI The happiness of serving at the divine sacrifice 317; title: XLII That an ecclesiastic should have a great devotion for the Blessed Sacrament 322; title: XLIII The unhappiness of an ecclesiastic who is without devotion for the Eucharist 328; title: XLIV An acolyte should strive to edify the faithful 333; title: XLV An imperfect life in an ecclesiastic is a contradiction and a sham 340; title: XLVI St. Aloysius, patron of those in minor orders 346; title: XLVII The sentiments which befit one who has received holy orders 350; title: XLVIII On the danger of neglecting the graces of ordination 355; title: XLIX On holy communion as a preparation for orders 360; title: L The respect which those in minor orders should have for higher orders 366; title: PART III. — THE RITE OF ORDINATION.; title: The ordination of ostiaries 371; title: The ordination of lectors 373; title: The ordination of exorcists 375; title: The ordination of acolytes 377