He then puts a Ring, the symbol of the new Bishop's espousals to his Church, on the third finger of the right hand, saying to him:

Receive this Ring, the signet of faith, that adorned with faith undefiled, thou mayest without blame guard the Bride of God, which is His Holy Church. R. Amen.

Then taking the Book of the Gospels from his shoulders, he delivers it, closed, to him, saying:

Receive the Gospel and go, and preach to the people entrusted to thee: for God is able to increase His grace in thee, who lives and reigns unto the ages of ages.

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Amen.

The Consecrator, and after him the Assistant-Bishops, give him the Kiss of Peace, saying:

Peace be unto thee.

Bishop: And with thy spirit.

Then the newly-consecrated Bishop, accompanied by his Assistants and Attendants, withdraws to his Altar. His hands, &c., are cleansed. The Gospel is sung. After the Credo and the Offertory, the Consecrator sits on his faldstool in front of the Altar, and the newly-consecrated Bishop presents his offerings; two lighted torches, which refer to those words of Christ, in Luke xii. 35, "Let your loins be girt and lamps burning in your hands:" two loaves of bread and two barrels of wine, which are symbols of the Sacrifice of the New Law, of which the Bishop is a High Priest; for the Episcopate is the perfection of the Priesthood.

The Consecrator having received the offerings, turns to the Altar; and the newly-consecrated Bishop, standing with his Assistants at the Epistle corner of the Altar, says the rest of the Mass with the Consecrator word for word.

The following Secret is added by the newly-consecrated Bishop in its proper place:

Receive, O Lord, the gifts we offer to Thee, for me, Thy servant, that Thou mayest mercifully watch over the gifts Thou hast bestowed upon me. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy son, who lives and reigns with Thee, together with the Holy Ghost, God throughout all ages of ages. R. Amen.

In the Canon of the Mass, before the Consecration, the new Bishop says: We therefore beseech Thee, O Lord, graciously to accept this offering of our service, as also of all Thy family, which we present to Thee on behalf of me. Thy servant, whom Thou hast been pleased to raise to the Episcopal Order, and mercifully to watch over the gifts Thou hast bestowed upon me, that I may carry out in divinely-aided action that which I have received from Thy heavenly bounty; likewise that Thou order our days in Thy peace, and rescue us from everlasting damnation, and make us to be numbered with Thy chosen Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen.

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THE KISS OF PEACE.

After the Agnus Dei, the newly-consecrated Bishop receives the Kiss of Peace from the Consecrator, and gives it to his Assistants. "Salute one another in a holy kiss," says the Apostle, 1 Cor. xvi. 20.

The Consecrator having communicated, administers Holy Communion to the newly-consecrated Bishop under both kinds. At the Post-Communion he says:

Do Thou work out in us, O Lord, the full remedy of Thy gracious pity, and so mercifully make and keep us that we may be in all things pleasing to Thee.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who lives and reigns with Thee, together with the Holy Ghost, God throughout all ages of ages. Ꭱ . Amen.

After the Consecrator has given his blessing at the end of Mass as usual, he sits down, and places the Mitre on the head of the new Bishop, saying to him:

We set on the head of this Bishop, O Lord, Thy Champion, the helmet of defence and of salvation, that with comely face and with his head armed with the horns of either Testament, he may appear terrible to the gainsayers of the truth, and may become their vigorous assailant, through the abundant gift of Thy grace, who didst make the face of Thy servant, Moses, to shine after familiar converse with Thee, and didst adorn it with the resplendent horns of Thy brightness and Thy truth, and commandedst the Mitre to be set on the head of Aaron Thy high priest. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen.

With the aid of the Assistant-Bishops, he then puts on the Glores, saying: Compass about, O Lord, the hands of this servant of Thine with the purity of the new Man, who came down from Heaven; that, like as Jacob, Thy beloved one, covering his hands with the skins of kids, and bringing to his father most savoury meat and drink, obtained Isaac's blessing, so may he, presenting with his hands the Saving Victim, be found worthy to obtain Thy gracious blessing. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, who, in the likeness of sinful flesh, did offer Himself to Thee, on our behalf. R. Amen.

Then the new Bishop is solemnly enthroned. The Consecrator leads him by the right hand, and the Senior Assistant-Bishop by the left. His Pastoral Staff is handed to him, and returning to the Altar steps the Consecrator intones

TE DEUM.

We praise Thee, O God: we acknowledge Thee to be the Lord.

All the earth doth worship Thee: the Father everlasting.

To Thee all Angels cry aloud: the Heavens, and all the Powers therein.
To Thee, Cherubim and Seraphim: continually do cry,

Holy, Holy, Holy: Lord God of Sabaoth.

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Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty of Thy glory.
The glorious company of the Apostles: praise Thee.
The goodly fellowship of the Prophets : praise Thee.

The noble army of Martyrs: praise thee.

The holy Church throughout all the world: doth acknowledge Thee,

The Father of an infinite Majesty ;

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When Thou tookest upon Thee to deliver man: Thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb.

When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death: Thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers.

Thou sittest at the right hand of God: in the Glory of the Father.

We believe that Thou shalt come: to be our Judge.

We therefore pray Thee, help Thy servants: whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy precious blood.

Make them to be numbered with thy Saints: in glory everlasting.

O Lord, save Thy people: and bless Thine heritage.
Govern them and lift them up for ever.

Day by day we magnify Thee;

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And we worship Thy Name: ever world without end.
Vouchsafe, O Lord: to keep us this day without sin.

O Lord, have mercy upon us: have mercy upon us.

O Lord, let Thy mercy lighten upon us: as our trust is in Thee.

O Lord, in Thee have I trusted: let me never be confounded.

While the Te Deum is being sung, the newly-consecrated Bishop proceeds round the Church, and gives his blesseng to the faithful. At the end of the hymn the Consecrator intones the following Anthem, which is taken up by the Choir: May Thy hand be strong, and Thy right hand be uplifted, and justice and judgment be the foundation of Thy throne. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

O God, the Shepherd and Ruler of all the faithful, mercifully look down on this servant of Thine, whom Thou hast been pleased to set over Thy Church; grant him, we beseech Thee, both by word and example, so to profit those over whom he is placed, that together with the flock committed to him, he may attain life everlasting. Through Christ our Lord. R. Amen.

The Consecrator and the Assistant-Bishops retire to the Gospel side of the Altar, and the newly-consecrated Bishop, rising, advances in full Pontificals to the middle of the Altar, and there gives his Solemn Benediction.

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Bishop: Blessed be the name of the Lord.
Choir: From henceforth and for evermore.
Bishop: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
Choir: Who made heaven and earth.

Bishop: May Almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, bless

Choir: Amen.

After the blessing, he kneels at the Epistle side of the Altar, and, facing the Consecrator, salutes him on his knees three times, saying in Latin, "ad multos annos;" and having received from the Bishops the Kiss of Peace (1 Cor. xvi. 20), he retires with his Assistants and Attendants to his own Altar.

The Gospel of St. John having been said, all retire to the Sacristy.

BLESSING OF HOLY WATER.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Ps. xlii. 1-5.

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Like as the hart desireth the water-brooks: so longeth my soul after Thee, O God.

2. My soul is athirst for God, yea, even for the living God: when shall I come to appear before the presence of God?

3. My tears have been my meat day and night: while they daily say unto me, Where is now thy God?

4. Now when I think thereupon, I pour out my heart by myself: for I went with the multitude, and brought them forth into the house of God;

5. In the voice of praise and thanksgiving: among such as keep holy-day. The Priest shall mix a little salt with the water, and shall say:

The Lord hath said: "Salt is good, but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another." Mindful of these words, we mix this salt with the water, as a token that all who devoutly sprinkle themselves with this water, preserve within themselves the salt of Christian wisdom and strength, and should fulfil themselves with the spirit of peace and love. With this intention we consecrate the water, and sign it with the sign of the holy cross, that the Almighty, who created it, of His boundless mercy may cleanse our hearts from all sin, may fructify them with the rich stream of His grace, and may satisfy their thirst after righteousness with the water of eternal life, through Christ our Lord.

Priest: Sprinkle me, O Lord, and I shall be clean.
Answer: Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Priest: Let us pray.

Amen.

Almighty Creator, Lord of heaven and earth, who in holy baptism hast made water to be an emblem of the cleansing of our souls; grant, we beseech Thee, of Thy goodness, to all of us who use this water in enlightened piety and in a Christian spirit, the heavenly water of Thy grace, that in accordance with the promise of Thy Son our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, there may be within ourselves a well of living water springing up into everlasting life. This we pray Thee through the merits of the same Thy Son, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, God for ever and ever. Amen.

LAUS DEO.