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Ceremonies of the Roman Rite Described

First Edition

by Adrian Fortescue
Published in 1917
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Title Page, Table of Contents, Preface (PDF)

PART I GENERAL PRINCIPLES CONCERNING CEREMONIES (PDF, contains chapters I - V))
CHAP. I. THE CHURCH AND ITS FURNITURE
CHAP. II. THE VESTMENTS OF THE ROMAN RITE
CHAP. III. LITURGICAL VESSELS, INSTRUMENTS AND BOOKS
  1. Vessels
  2. Instruments
  3. Books
CHAP. IV. COMMON CEREMONIAL ACTIONS
CHAP. V. THE CHOIR AND ASSISTANTS AT CEREMONIES
  1. The Liturgical Choir
  2. Ministers and Servers
  3. Ecclesiastical Rank

PART II. THE HOLY SACRIFICE (PDF, contains chapters VI - XVIII)
CHAP. VI. LOW MASS SAID BY A PRIEST
  1. Preparation
  2. To the Gospel
  3. From the Gospel to the Preface
  4. The Canon to the Communion
  5. Distribution of Holy Communion
  6. From the Ablutions to the end of Mass
  7. Rules when the same Priest celebrates more than once on the same Day
  8. Mass before the Blessed Sacrament exposed
CHAP. VII. LOW MASS FOR THE DEAD
CHAP. VIII. MASS BY A PRIEST IN PRESENCE OF A PRELATE
CHAP. IX. LOW MASS SAID BY A BISHOP
CHAP. X. THE MANNER OF SERVING LOW MASS
  1. General Directions
  2. Preparation
  3. From the Beginning of Mass to the Preface
  4. From the Canon to the end of Mass
  5. At Requiem Mass
  6. Two Servers at Low Mass
CHAP. XI. HIGH MASS
  1. The Choir at High Mass
  2. Procession to the Altar, Processional Cross
  3. The Asperges Ceremony
  4. The Thurifer at High Mass
  5. The Acolytes
  6. Torchbearers
  7. The Master of Ceremonies
  8. The Subdeacon
  9. The Deacon
  10. The Celebrant of High Mass
  11. Holy Communion during High Mass
CHAP. XII. HIGH MASS FOR THE DEAD
CHAP. XIII. SUNG MASS (MISSA CANTATA) WITHOUT DEACON AND SUBDEACON
  1. The Simpler Form
  2. The more Solemn Form
CHAP. XIV. THE ASSISTANT PRIEST
  1. At High Mass
  2. The Assistant Priest in Surplice only
  3. The Assistant Priest at Low Mass
CHAP. XV. HIGH MASS IN PRESENCE OF A GREATER PRELATE
  1. In Presence of a Bishop in Cope and Mitre
  2. When the Bishop assists in Cappa Magna
  3. High Mass for the Dead before a Bishop
  4. High Mass before a Bishop not in his own Diocese
CHAP. XVI. PONTIFICAL HIGH MASS AT THE THRONE
  1. Preparation
  2. The Ministers and Servers
  3. The Vesting of the Bishop
  4. From the beginning of Mass to the Gospel
  5. From the Gospel to the Communion
  6. From after the Communion to the end of Mass
  7. If the Bishop does not vest in the Secretarium
  8. If the Chapter is not present
CHAP. XVII. PONTIFICAL HIGH MASS AT THE FALDSTOOL
  1. Preparation
  2. Ministers and Servers
  3. The Beginning and Vesting of the Bishop
  4. The Mass
CHAP. XVIII. PONTIFICAL HIGH MASS FOR THE DEAD
  1. Preparation
  2. Mass at the Throne
  3. Mass at a Faldstool

PART III. EVENING SERVICES (PDF, contains chapters XIX - XXII)
CHAP. XIX. VESPERS
  1. General Direction
  2. Rules for the Choir
  3. Vespers with Assistants
  4. On incensing Side Altars at Vespers
  5. Vespers with more than two Assistants in Copes
  6. Vespers without Ceremonies
  7. Before the Blessed Sacrament exposed
  8. Vespers for the Dead
  9. Vespers in small Churches
CHAP. XX. PONTIFICAL VESPERS
  1. Vespers in presence of a Bishop at the Throne
  2. Vespers in presence of a Bishop who is not the Ordinary
  3. Vespers by the Ordinary who will sing Mass the next day
  4. When the Bishop will not sing Mass the next day
  5. Pontifical Vespers at the Faldstool
CHAP. XXI. OTHER EVENING SERVICES
  1. Compline
  2. Matins and Lauds
  3. Non-Liturgical Services
  4. Sermons
CHAP. XXII. BENEDICTION AND EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED
  1. General Rules
  2. The Rite of Benediction
  3. Benediction by a Bishop
  4. Benediction with the Ciborium
  5. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
  6. To remove the Blessed Sacrament

PART IV. THE LITURGICAL YEAR (PDF, contains chapters XXIII - XXVI)
CHAP. XXIII. ADVENT TO HOLY WEEK
  1. Advent
  2. The folded Chasubles
  3. Christmas and Epiphany
  4. Candlemas
  5. Functions in small Churches
  6. Candlemas in small Churches
  7. Septuagesima and Lent
  8. Ash Wednesday. P. 268
  9. Ash Wednesday in small Churches
CHAP. XXIV. THE FIRST PART OF HOLY WEEK
  1. Palm Sunday
  2. Palm Sunday in small Churches
  3. The Function with Choir
  4. Low Mass on Palm Sunday
  5. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday in Holy Week
CHAP. XXV. TRIDVVM SACRVM
  1. General Rules
  2. Tenebrae
  3. Tenebrae in small Churches
  4. Maundy Thursday morning
  5. Maundy Thursday in small Churches
  6. Sung Mass
  7. Good Friday morning
  8. Good Friday in small Churches
  9. The Function with Choir
  10. Holy Saturday morning
  11. Holy Saturday in small Churches
  12. The Function sung
CHAP. XXVI. EASTER TO ADVENT
  1. Easter-tide
  2. The Easter Octave
  3. St. Mark and the Rogation Days
  4. Ascension Day
  5. Whitsun Eve
  6. Whitsun Eve in small Churches
  7. Low Mass on Whitsun Eve
  8. Whitsunday
  9. The Season after Pentecost
  10. Corpus Christi
  11. Preparation
  12. The Ceremony
  13. All Souls

PART V. OCCASIONAL FUNCTIONS (PDF, contains chapters XXVII - XXX)
CHAP. XXVII. THE FORTY HOURS
  1. General Directions
  2. The first Day
  3. The second Day
  4. The third Day
  5. Modifications of rules of the Clementine Instruction
CHAP. XXVIII. CANONICAL VISITATION AND CONFIRMATION
  1. General Principles
  2. Before the Visitation
  3. Visitation by the Ordinary
  4. Visitation by an Archbishop
  5. Visitation by an Auxiliary Bishop
  6. Visitation of other Buildings and Institutions
  7. Visitation of Convents
  8. Visitation of the Churches of exempt Regulars
  9. The first Visitation of the Ordinary
  10. The Sacrament of Confirmation
CHAP. XXIX. THE CEREMONIES OF THE RITUAL
  1. The English Ritual
  2. Baptism
  3. Baptism of several children together
  4. Baptism of adults
  5. Private Baptism
  6. Supplying the ceremonies of Baptism
  7. Conditional Baptism
  8. Blessing the Font
  9. The Sacrament of Penance
  10. Reception of Converts
  11. Holy Communion
  12. Matrimony
  13. Churching
  14. Blessings
  15. Sick Calls
  16. Extreme Unction
CHAP. XXX. FUNERALS
  1. The complete Rite
  2. Modifications of the Funeral Rite
  3. Private Funerals
  4. Office for the Dead when the body is not present
  5. Pontifical Absolution at the Throne
  6. Pontifical Absolution at the Faldstool
  7. The Five Absolutions
  8. The Funeral of infants

This document is part of The Global Library,
from the The Southern Province USA of the North American Old Catholic Church.

Additional funding provided by The Wynn and Rick Wagner Foundation.