to their care, Thy Holy Name may be for ever glori- Adapted fied, and Thy blessed kingdom enlarged. Ans. Amen. The Bishop. Through Thy mercy, O our God, Who art blessed, and dost live and govern all things, world without end. Ans. Amen. ¶ Then shall the Bishop with the Presbyters present lay their hands severally upon the head of every one that receiveth the order of the Presbyterate, the receivers kneeling, and the Bishop saying: God Almighty grant unto thee the gift of the Holy Ghost for the Office and Work of a Presbyter in the Church of God, now committed unto Thee by the Imposition of our hands. Be thou a faithful Dispenser of the Word of God, and of His holy Sacraments; In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. Then the Bishop shall deliver to every one of them the Bible into his hand, saying: Receive thou Authority to preach the Word of God, and to minister the holy Sacraments in the Congregation, where thou shalt be lawfully appointed thereunto. Then the Bishop, assisted by a Presbyter, shall put the Band or Stole upon each one of the newly Ordained, placing the same upon the shoulders, and letting it fall in front. After this the Sermon is to take place, the same to be upon the Office and Duties of a Presbyter. After the Sermon, the Bishop shall proceed with the Service; and all that are newly Ordained shall tarry and receive the Holy Communion. from Adapted from Anglican (continued). Mozarabic. After the Prayer of Thanksgiving, and before the final Hymn, the Bishop is to use the following Prayers: Almighty God and most merciful Father, we beseech Thee to send upon these Thy servants Thy heavenly blessing that they may be clothed with righteousness, and that Thy Word spoken by their mouths may have such success, that it may never be spoken in vain. Grant also that we may have grace to hear and receive what they shall deliver out of Thy most Holy Word, or agreeable to the same, as a means to our sanctification; that in all our words and deeds we may seek Thy glory, and the increase of Thy Kingdom through Jesus Christ our Lord. Ans. Amen. The Bishop. Prevent us, O Lord, in all our doings, with Thy most gracious favour, and further us with Thy continual help; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in Thee, we may glorify Thy Holy Name, and finally obtain everlasting life. Ans. Amen. The Bishop. Through Thy mercy, O our God, Who art blessed, and dost live, and govern all things, world without end. Ans. Amen. ¶ If on the same day the Order of Deacons be given to some, and the Order of Presbyters to others, after the Gloria in excelsis, those to be Ordered Deacons shall be first presented, and then those to be Ordained Presbyters. The Epistle shall be Eph. iv. 7-13, and for the Gospel there may be used Mat. ix. 36-38, or Luke xii. 35-38. After the Prayer of Thanksgiving and before the final Hymn, the first of the last two Prayers in the Office for the Ordering of Deacons, and the last two Prayers in the above Office, shall be read. THE OFFICE FOR THE CONSECRA TION OF BISHOPS. The Consecration of a Bishop is to take place during the Office of the Holy Communion. when the following order is to be observed : The Senior Bishop shall preside and officiate, or some other appointed by the Council of Bishops. The office of the Holy Communion begun, there shall be read for the Prophecy, Ezek. xxxiii. 7-11. Thus saith the Lord: I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the Word at My mouth, and warn them from Me. When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul. Therefore, O thou son of man, speak unto the house of Israel, Thus ye speak, saying, If our transgressions and our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live? Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn away from his wickedness and live: turn ye, turn from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house ye, of Israel? U A Bishop is to read the Epistle : 1 Tim. iii. 1-7. This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a Bishop, he desireth a good work. A Bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous. One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the Church of God?) Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach, and the snare of the devil. Or this other, Acts xx. 17-35. Another Bishop is to read the Gospel : Then saith Jesus to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou Me more than these? He saith unto Him, Yea, Lord; Thou knowest that I love Thee. He saith unto him, Feed My lambs. He saith to him again the second time, Simon, Son of Jonas, lovest thou Me? He saith unto Him, Yea, Lord; Thou knowest that I love Thee. He saith unto him, Feed My sheep. He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou Me? Peter was grieved because He said unto him the third time, Lovest thou Me? And he said unto Him, Lord, Thou knowest all things; Thou knowest that I love Thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed My sheep. Or this other, Mat, xxviii. 18-20. After the Laud, the Officiating Bishop is to say: Let us confess with our mouth the faith which we Mozarabic. believe in our hearts. And all shall say The Nicene Creed. ¶ Then shall the Officiating Bishop say: O Lord, hear our prayer. Ans. And let our cry come unto Thee. The Bishop. Almighty God, Who by Thy Son Anglican. Jesus Christ didst grant various excellent gifts to Thy Apostles, and didst give unto them commandment that they should feed Thy flock; Vouchsafe, we beseech Thee, unto all Bishops, pastors of Thy Church, that they may diligently preach Thy Word, and duly administer godly discipline, and grant unto the faithful to rightly abide by the same, so that all may receive the crown of eternal glory. Ans. Amen. The Bishop. Through Thy mercy, etc. The Sermon is here to take place, the same being upon the Office and Duties of the Episcopate. ¶ After the Sermon, the Bishop-elect, in the dress of a Presbyter, shall be presented by two Bishops unto the Senior Bishop, or the one appointed in his place, who is to sit in his chair near the Lord's Table, the Bishops that present him saying: Most Reverend Father in Christ, we present unto Anglican. you this godly and well-learned man to be Consecrated Bishop. Then shall the Senior Bishop cause to be read the document accrediting the due election of the Presbyter |