Catholic Church

“ O God, the Pastor and Ruler of all the faithful, mercifully regard this Thy servant, whom Thou hast chosen to preside over Thy Church: grant that he may, both by word and example, benefit those over whom he presides; that, together with the flock committed to his care, he may come to everlasting life: through Christ our Lord. Amen.
The consecration and Assisting Bishops, without mitres, stand at the Gospel side; the New Bishop goes to the middle of the Altar; where, signing himself with the Cross, he says:
THE FORM OF BLESSING.
℣. ”

“ MAY God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, whom it hath pleased to exalt thee to the dignity of the High Priesthood, Himself abundantly shed on thee the sacred chrism and mysterious ointment, and plentifully enrich thee with His spiritual benediction ✠: whatever thou shall bless✠, be it blessed; and whatever thou shalt sanctify, be it sanctified; and may the laying on of these sacred hands profit all, unto salvation. Amen.
The anointed hands of the Elect are bound with linen, and the Consecrating Bishop, standing, without mitre, blesses the Crosier, saying:
Oremus. ”

“ Q. Dost thou believe, that the very Son of God, the Word of God, born of the Father from all eternity, consubstantial, of the same power, and in all things co-equal with the Father in Deity, was born in time of the Holy Ghost from Mary ever virgin; having two births, one before all ages from the Father, the other in time from a Mother; that He is true God and true Man, proper and perfect in both natures; not an adopted nor ideal son, but the only and the one Son of God ”

“ O Almighty Creator, who didst give unto man, made to Thine own image, hands endowed with joints, as organs of intelligence, that he might work aright, and didst command them to be kept clean, that the soul might be by them aptly represented, and that Thy mysteries might be by them worthily performed, vouchsafe to bless ✠ and to consecrate✠ these coverings of the hands, that whosoever of Thy sacred Ministers, the Bishops, shall with humility clothe his hands in them, may, through Thy mercy, be signalized by cleanliness both of heart and work: Through Christ our Lord. ”

“ May he never put light for darkness, nor darkness for light; may he never call evil good, nor good evil; may he be, to the wise and to the unwise, a debtor, that from the profit of all, he may gather fruit. ”

“ The Bishop Elect is to present himself to the Consecrator robed as a Priest, with a cope; and whatever be the colour for the day, all the vestments he wears must be white.
There must be, at least, two Assistant Bishops, robed in rochets, amices, stoles, and copes, and wearing white mitres.
All being thus prepared, at the appointed hour, the Bishops, with their attendants, assemble before the altar; and after the Consecrating Bishop has offered up a short prayer, he and the Elect proceed to their respective Chapels, and there put on their robes. ”

“ WE place, O Lord, on the head of this Thy Prelate and Combatant, the helmet of defence and salvation, that, having his forehead adorned, and his head guarded, by the power of both Testaments, he may appear terrible to the adversaries of the truth, and stand forward as a valiant champion against them, through the abundant grace bestowed on him by Thee ”

“ Besides the Collects of the Day, one is said, the last in order, for the Bishop Elect, and is as follows:
Oremus.
ADesto supplicationibus nostris omnipotens Deus, ut quod humilitatis nostræ gerendum est ministerio, tuæ virtutis impleatur effectu. Per Dominum, &c.
Let us pray.
BE propitious in Thy mercy, to our humble petitions, O Almighty God! that what is to be conducted by our lowly ministy, may have its completion from Thy effectual power, through Jesus Christ our Lord, &c.
The Epistle and Tract being finished, the consecrating Bishop sits down. ”

“ Suscipe, Domine, munera, quæ tibi offerimus pro hoc famulo tuo, et propitius in eo tua dona custodias. Per Dominum, &c.
ACcept, O Lord, the gifts which we offer Thee, for this Thy servant, and mayest Thou mercifully preserve in him Thy grace: Through our Lord Jesus Christ, &c.
THE PRAYER. INFRA ACTIONEM.
Hanc igitur oblationem servitutis nostræ, sed et cunctæ familiæ tuæ, quam tibi offerimus, etiam pro hoc famulo tuo, quem ad Episcopatus ordinem promovere dignitatus es, quæsumus, Domine, ut placatus accipias, et propitius in eo tua dona custodias ”

“ Te rogamus audi nos.
That Thou vouchsafe to bless ✠ and to sanctify ✠ and to consecrate ✠ this Elect here present. We beseech Thee, hear us.
The Consecrating Bishop again kneels, and the Litany is continued.
UT nos exaudire digneris. Te rogamus.
THat Thou vouchsafe to hear us. We beseech Thee to hear us.
Fili Dei. Te rogamus.
O Son of God, We beseech Thee to hear us.
Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi. Parce nobis Domine.
Lamb of God, who takest away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord. ”

“ Credis etiam Spiritum sanctum, plenum, et perfectum, verumque Deum, a Patre et Filio procedentem, co-æqualem, et co-essentialem, co-omnipotentem, et co-æternum per omnia Patri et Filio.
Q. Dost thou likewise believe, that the Holy Ghost is full, and perfect, and true God, proceeding from the Father and the Son, co-equal and co-essential, co-omnipotent, and co-eternal, in all things, with the Father and the Son? ”

“ Benedicat vos omnipotens Deus, Pa✠ter, et Fi✠lius, et Spiritus ✠ Sanctus. ℟. Amen.
℣. Blessed be the name of the Lord;
℟. Henceforth now and forever.
℣. Our help is in the name of the Lord;
℟. Who made heaven and earth.
May the Almighty God, the Father ✠, and the Son ✠, and the Holy ✠ Ghost, bless you. Amen.
The Consecrating and Assistant Bishops remain as before, standing on the Gospel side, in their mitres, looking towards the New Bishop, who proceeds from the Epistle side towards them, making in the way, three reverences, and at each reverence, saying to them:
Ad multos annos. ”

“ Credis singulam quamque in sancta Trinitate personam unum Deum, verum, plenum, et perfectum?
Q. Dost thou believe that, in the Holy Trinity, each Person is the one true, full, and perfect God?
℟. Credo. ”

“ A. I will.
Int. Vis humilitatem et patientiam in teipso custodire, et alios similiter docere?
Q. Wilt thou, preserve humility and patience in thyself, and teach the like to others?
℟. Volo.
A. I will. ”