proceed, two by two, to the highest step of the altar, and receive the sacrament in the form of the bread. The bishop says, " The body of our Lord Jesus Christ preserve you for eternal life." Each answers " Amen." When all have partaken of the communion, the bishop removes the paten from his chalice, moistens his fingers, takes the ablution, puts on the infula, and washes his hands. Then he lays down the infula again, and, stand- ing at the epistle side of the altar, sings the responso- rium, " Henceforward I shall no more call you my ser- vants, but my friends, because you have known every- thing which I have done among you. Alleluia," etc. Then the bishop, with the infula, turns to the newly consecrated priests, who recite the credo. This done, the bishop sits down on his chair in the middle of the altar, and puts both hands on the head of each of them, who kneel before him, saying, "Take the Holy Spirit; they whom thou shalt forgive their sins, they shall be forgiven ; and they," etc. Then he pulls down the mis- sal garment, saying, " In the garment of innocence the Lord dresses thee." Then each of the young priests ap- proaches again, kneels before the bishop, puts his folded hands into the bishop's hands ; and he, if he is the dioce- san bishop, says to each, " Doest thou promise to me and my successors reverence and obedience?" Answer: "I promise." If the newly consecrated belongs to another diocese, the bishop says, "Doest thou promise to thy bishop," etc. After the answer " I promise," the bishop kisses each of them, holding still his hands in his, and says, "The peace of the Lord be with thee always." Now the bishop takes his cross and gives, sitting, the following admonition to the new priests: "Quia res quam tractaturi estis satis periculosa est," etc. Finally he pronounces, standing, the triple benediction over the kneeling priests: "The blessing of the Father, and the Son. and the Holy Ghost come upon you, that you may be blessed in your priesthood, and offer expiatory sac- rifices for the sins and transgressions of the people of God, to whom glory and praise be given in all eternity. Amen." The bishop continues the mass, and connects with the last missal prayer the prayer for the conse- crated ones: "Quos tuis, Domine, reficis sacramentis," etc., under one formula of conclusion. Then follows the "Ite, missa est" or the "Benedicamus Domino," as the time may require. This is followed by the " Placeat tibi sancta Trinitas;" and the bishop, the infula on his head and the cross in his hand, pronounces the benedic- tion in the usual manner: "The name of the Lord be blessed," etc. Response :" Now and in all eternity." "Our help comes in the name of the Lord." Response: " Who hath created heaven and earth;" " The bless- ing of the Almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost descend upon you and remain with you. Amen." Then the bishop holds a parting address to the newly consecrated: "Beloved sons, consider earnestly what consecration you have received and what burden has been put on your shoulders. Let it be your foremost endeavor to lead a holy, godly life, and to please God Almighty," etc. Finally the archdeacon turns to the clergy and people and announces an indulgence. Here- upon the bishop reads the last Gospel, returns to his seat, and lays down the pontifical robes. The consecrated priests repair to the vergery and put down the missal garments. It must not be overlooked that the or- dained priests, after the offertorium, from the sacrificial act, " Suscipe, sancte Pater," say all the missal prayers with the bishop — concelebrate with him. This concel- ebration is in use also in the Greek Church. It is diffi- cult to ascertain the age of this custom. It seems to have been adopted at different times in different places. The Synod of Carthage, in 398, in the accurate descrip- tion it gives of the consecration, does not mention the anointment, neither does Isidore of Spain ; but the rite was known to Theodulph of Orleans and Amalarius of Treves. The rite of the consecration differs consider- ably in the Eastern Church from the account given above ; but the imposition of the hands is also the es-
sential part of it. According to Goar's description, the principal parts of the Greek rite are the following: Two deacons lead the ordinand to the church-door; here they leave him ; he is received by two priests, who walk thrice with him around the communion-table, singing, "Sancti martyres prsclare pra;liati." Passing before the bishop, they bow, and the ordinand kisses his knee. The bishop rises, the ordinand approaches, and the bishop makes three times the sign of the cross over the candidate's head. The deacon exclaims, " Attenda- nts !" and the bishop lays his right hand on the candi- date's head, saying, "Divina gratia, quie semper infir- ma curat, et ea quae desunt adimplet, promovet N. de- votissimum diaconum in presbyterum : oremus pro eo, ut veniat super eum sanctissimi Spiritus gratia." The people present say thrice, "Domine, miserere." The bishop makes again the sign of the cross and puts his right hand on the candidate, saying, in an undertone, while the deacon exclaims " Dominum precemur," the prayer, " Deus principio et fine carens, omni creatura. antiquior . . . ipse omnium Domine, istum quem tibi a me promoveri complacuit, in conversatione inculpata, et lide indeficiente ingentem etiam banc gratiam Sancti tui Spiritus recipere complaceat," etc. Again the bish- op implores the gift of the Holy Ghost for the newly consecrated, extending his hand over him. witli the words, "Deus in virtute magnus, intellectu investiga- bilis . . . ipse Domine, etiam et istum, quem tibi pres- byteri gradum subire complacuit, dono sancto tui Spiri- tus adimple, ut inculpate sancto tuo altari assistere dig- nus fiat," etc. This short extract shows that the Greek rite resembles greatly the Latin ceremony, and differs from it specially in this, that it prescribes only the im- position of one hand. The iraditio instrumenion/m is not part of the Greek rite. — Wetzer a. Welte, Kirchen- Lexikon, s. v. Presbyteriatsweihe. See Foye, Romish Rites (Lond. 1851).