Fig . 1 22 23 15 13 201 Man ORDO incensationis altaris et oblatorum . tna Fig . 3 misericordia descendat super 008 et Fig . 2 18 tud be ne die lum ad te domine sum 8 CEREMONIAL ACCORDING TO THE ROMAN RITE . TRANSLATED FROM THE ITALIAN OF JOSEPH BALDESCHI , MASTER OF CEREMONIES OF THE BASILICA OF ST . PETER AT ROMK . WITH THE Pontifical Offices of a Bishop in his own Diocese , COMPILED FROM THE “ CÆREMONIALE EPISCOPORUM . " TO WHICH ARE ADDED Various other functions , and Copious Explanatory Notes . THE WHOLE HARMONIZED WITH THE LATEST DECREES OF THE SACRED CONGREGATION OF RITES . BY J. D. HILARIUS DALE . “ Ubi Petrus , ibi Ecclesia . ” — ST . AMBROSE . LONDON : CHARLES DOLMAN , 61 , NEW BOND STREET , AND 22 , PATERNOSTER ROW . 1853 . 110.6.12.16 . PRINTED BY сох ( BROTHERS ) AND WYMAN , GREAT QUEEN STREET , LINCOLN'S - INN FIELDS . dia TO THE MOST EMINENT AND MOST REVEREND NICHOLAS CARDINAL WISEMAN , ARCHBISHOP OF WESTMINSTER , AND METROPOLITAN , ETC. ETC. This Manual of Ceremonies , ENCOURAGED BY THE GRACIOUS APPROBATION OF HIS EMINENCE , IS MOST HUMBLY AND RESPECTFULLY INSCRIBE D. APPROBATION . We hereby Approve of this Translation of BALDESCHI's Work on the ECCLESIASTICAL CEREMONIES . N. CARD . WISEMAN . WESTMINSTER , Aug. 2 , 1853 . PRE FACE . The principal part of the present volume has been translated from the “ Esposizione delle Sacre Cerimonie " of Joseph Baldeschi , the work on Ceremonies now universally used at Rome . As , however , Baldeschi does not give the Ceremonies of a Bishop in his own Diocese - since he wrote for Rome , where the Bishop is the Pope , who is attended by peculiar “ Papal Ceremonies , ” — it be came necessary to add them from other sources . This has been done without curtailing or interfering with those of a Bishop not in his own Diocese , which remain as Baldeschi gives them . Those which are added on this subject are Chapters II . IV . V. VII . VIII . and IX . in Part III .; and the whole of the Supplementary Articles at the end of each chapter in Part IV . The Episcopal Visitation of Parishes , and the second , third , and sixth chap ters in the Appendix , are also compilations . It has been thought advisable not to give the first volume of Baldeschi , that , namely , on the Private Mass , which would have considerably in creased the size and price of the work , without any material advantage ; for the manner of offering the Holy Sacrifice is acquired from the Latin , and X PREFACE . the “ Quesiti sulla Messa " come rather within the scope of Theology . The manner of serving a Low Mass , and of giving Holy Communion out of Mass , are , however , introduced into the Appendix . The offices of a Bishop in his own Diocese have been compiled from the Ceremoniale Episcoporum , rather than from any of the few Italian treatises on the subject . This has been done on the ground that these modern authors include very many customs contrary to the text of the Ceremoniale , but which they retain on the authority of the Congregation of Rites , which has declared : “ Librum Cæremo nialem immemorabiles et laudabiles consuetudines non tollere ” ( die 11 Jun . 1605 ) . It is a question with us , whether we can lay claim to any custom , especially in matters of Episcopal functions . Our churches in the colonies , especially , have not existed long enough to acquire custom . This question of custom will account for several differences between Baldeschi and the Ceremoniale , which are from time to time observed in notes at the foot of the page . It will be remarked , that the Episcopal offices given in the ceremoniale are always supposed to take place in the cathedral church , in pre sence of the Chapter ; some of the Ceremonies will therefore be inapplicable to the case of the Bishop celebrating or presiding at other churches ; -such , for instance , as the Canons assisting in . sacred vestments , forming the “ circles ” round the Bishop , & c . The Master of Ceremonies will also , in matters of a similar kind , prudently consider the PREFACE . xi nature of the privileges enjoyed by Canons beyond the precincts of their cathedral church . Respecting the technical terms , scarce any have been used but what are either generally well un derstood , or in some place explained . · The word “ crosier " has been applied to the Bishop's pastoral staff , and not to an Archbishop's cross , regard having been paid rather to the common acceptation of the term , than to its derivation from a foreign language . The term “ cotta ” -the short surplice worn in Rome , -has been literally rendered . The use of its name need not necessarily imply that sur plices of any other shape are ignored ; but had the term " surplice ” been introduced , it would seem as if the form of the cotta were ignored , which would be inconsistent with the main object of the present work — a stricter uniformity with Roman practice . In conclusion , nothing so materially stands in the way of carrying out the sacred Ceremonies of the Church in their true and legitimate manner , as a badly - disposed and ill - furnished Sanctuary . It is intended here merely to touch upon this subject ,, and to give but a few instances in which several arrangements of the Sanctuary may be carried out , according to rules laid down by approved autho rities . As regards the steps to the Altar , the Rubrics and Liturgical writers suppose that there are a predella for the Priest , one step for the Deacon , another for the Subdeacon , and that the remainder of the choir or Sanctuary — which in Italy are one and the same place , —is a plane . By no means should the xii PREFACE . plane of the choir or Sanctuary be divided into so many smaller ones , or into so many flights of steps , which will always , more or less , interfere with placing the seat of the sacred Ministers , the credence - table , and the Throne , as occasion may require , in convenient situations . The simplicity of this arrangement need not prevent the raising of the choir above the ordinary level of the church , which may be done by any desirable number of steps , and which , indeed , Rubricists generally sup pose to be done . The Tabernacle on the Altar should be so con structed , that it may be covered with its proper veil ; -it should not be of stone , but of wood : 1 nevertheless , it may have a case within of metal , provided it has the proper white silk linings . The Throne for the exposition of the Most Holy Sacra ment need not be connected with or attached to the Tabernacle , and should be so placed as not to prevent the Cross standing between the candle sticks , or the seventh candle being placed behind the Cross , when the Bishop celebrates . The Cross should appear above the candles , which latter should gradually rise in height towards the Cross.5 The front of the Altar should be fitted with veils , or antependia , of the various colours appropriated I Cong . Epis . 26 Oct. 1575 ; In visit . Epis . in loc . 2 Cong . Epis . ibid . 3 S. R. C. 16 Junii , 1663 ; 17 Sept. 1822 ; Cerem . Epis . lib . i . cap . xii . n . 16 ; Gavant . pars i . tit . xx . litt . U. 4 Cerem . Epis . ibid . n . 12 . 5 Cærem . Epis . ibid . n . 11 . PREFACE . xiii to the Festivals of the Church . Should the Altar be ornamented with gold or precious stone , the antependium is not required . ? The Tabernacle should also be veiled with the proper colour of the Feast , but only at those times at which the Blessed Sacrament reposes within it . This is the principal manner of indi cating when the Blessed Sacrament is present , so that the clergy and faithful may be aware of the special reverences to be paid to the Most Holy . Every Altar in the church should be railed in , 4 and those at which it is customary to distribute Holy Communion be furnished with long Com munion - cloths . These are only to be attached to the rails at the proper times and places , so that by this the faithful may know when and where they may present themselves for Holy Communion . These things , so simple and easy of accomplish ment , tend much to keep up that order and decorum so edifying in a well - regulated congrega tion . Except on the occasion when the Bishop celebrates in his own diocese , there should be but one credence , and that on the Epistle side ; 5 it is recommended , if possible , to place it against the side - wall , and not against that where the Altar is . | Cærem . Epis . lib . i . cap . xii . n . 11 ; Gavant . in Rubr . Miss . pars i . tit . xx . litt . T. 2 Gavant . ibid . 3 Gavant . ibid . ; et pars iii . tit . viii . ; Cavalieri , tom . iv . fol . 93 ; Catalani , in Rit . Rom . tom . i . fol . 251 . 4 Manuale Episcoporum , in loc . ; Gavant . pars i . tit . xx . 5 Cærem . Epis . lib . i . cap . xii . n . 19 . xiv PREFACE . The credence should never be adorned with flowers or other ornaments . 1 The seat for the sacred Ministers at Mass should be a “ bench , " or " form " ( scamnum ) , and not so many separate stools . Domestic chairs are for bidden . The bench should be furnished with green and purple baize - covers , — the former for ordinary occasions , the latter for penitential seasons . At Masses for the Dead , and on Good Friday , the bench should be uncovered . The Officiant , at Vespers , if not occupying the principal place in choir , should sit on a rather tall stool , and have a light lectern before him ; this latter should be veiled with the appropriate colour . The Cope - men will also sit on stools , or on two benches , one each side the choir , but facing the Altar .