The Ceremonies of the Holy-Week at Rome by Charles Michael Baggs
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on particular festivals "we make commemoration of the holy solemnity,
or of those saints whose nativities we celebrate".] [Footnote 19: "The bread which we break is it not the communion of the body of Christ". 1 Cor. X, 16.] [Footnote 20: This custom we may consider with Palmer as a memorial of an ancient mode of communicating under both kinds united, which is still observed in the oriental churches: Vol. 2, p. 146; or with Le Brim as a record of the practice of sending the particle to the priests of titular churches, T. 4. Micrologus and others consider this mixture as a representation of Christ's resurrection. It is very ancient, as Sala shews.] [Footnote 21: "St. Paul calls the Eucharist 1 Cor. X, 16 the cup of _blessing_ which _we bless_." This incidental information vouchsafed to us in scripture, should lead us to be very cautious how we put aside other usages of the early church concerning this sacrament, which do not happen to be clearly mentioned in scripture". Tracts for the Times, Vol. 1, no. 34. The "Mass" in Cranmer's Form of prayer and administration of the Sacraments, which was declared by act of Parliament "agreable to the word of God and the primitive church" differs but little from the Roman mass above described. See Pugin's Letter on the proposed Protestant Memorial. London 1839.] [Footnote 22: Macri in his Hierolexicon says, that the Cardinal kneels, to incense the Pope when seated, from respect to his _cattedra_ or chair, which is the first see in the Christian church. Others say from respect to his temporal sovereignty, the archbishops of Milan are incensed with the same formality. This custom is |
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