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Rite o Dedication o a Church and an Altar, Introductions

Dedication o a Church

and an Altar

Introductions

Contents

Decree 2

ChapterOne Laying of a Foundation Stone or

Commencement of Workon the Building of a Church 3

ChapterTwo Dedication of a Church 5

ChapterThree Dedication of a Church Already in General Use

for Sacred Celebrations 13

ChapterFour Dedication of an Altar 15

ChapterFive Blessing of a Church 23

ChapterSix Blessing of an Altar 25

ChapterSeven Blessing of a Chalice and Paten 27

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Cmm E Ly, I. (ICEL) A v.

O m www.liturgyoce.org.uk/Documents

L i t u r g yO f f i c eE N G L A N D

& WA L E S

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saCred Congregation for the saCraments

and divineWorship

Prot. no. CD 300/77

d eCree

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b y my, y m

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1961. Nv j y v

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m V II m .

P P VI by y v Ordodedicationisecclesiaeetaltaris-

by C Sm Dv W. H

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Chapter one

r ite of L aying the foundation stone or B eginning

Work on the BuiLding of a ChurCh

Introduction1. W b b, b b k G’

b k m b

b vb v C, G’ b m -

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b y . W b

b b,

b b b b k G.

2. T y b my b -

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y b mb.

3. T b y b . I m-

, b , y

mmy

b b.

4. N b b v m.T m m

v b b b m.

I b b k v

b .

5. I b, b mk y. I

b b k b y.

6. I b , b x

.

7. F b b :

T Rm P Ly;

b;

m, , by -

, m

;

y k;

, b ;

v.

1 S 1 C 3:9; LG, 6.

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y, .

8. F b vm m v . T -

b :

b: Ib, , , m, ; , v b: b, , ;

: Ib, , , m;

m: b y v .

Outline o the Rite

Approach to the Construction Site

A. F Fm: PG

B I

Py

P

B. S Fm: S C S N C

Am S

G

B I

Py

Reading o the Word o GodR()

[R Pm]

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P Dm() F S

Blessing o the Site o the New ChurchPy B

Ly F S

Concluding RiteG I

L’ Py

C Py

B Dm

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Chapter tWo

d ediCation of a ChurCh

Introduction

I.NatureandDignityoChurches1. T , C bm m1

N Cv b .

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C mmy G, y ,

v m, b .

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f C v.

W b y my mb

G y , b

G m , m C.

3. T vy m b b, ,

v b by, m y y, ymb

vy . ‘T b m y

vy m mby. I k

m m y v

y.’ Mv, y, , , ,

v b m, m G I

Rm M b .4

A, m m b bv b-

m, y bm .5

II.TitularoaChurchandtheRelicsotheSaintstobePlacedinit

4. Evy b m v . T my b: B Ty; L J C vk myy y

y; Hy S; B V My, k vk m

y y; ; , y, b

Rm Myy y v Ax. A b my b

A S. A v y,

q C.

1 See Jn 2:21.

2 S Cy, D m 23: PL 4, 553; LG, . 4: AAS 57 (1965) 7; CDD 96.

3 S J 4:23.

4 S GIRM, . 253, 257, 258, 259–267, 271, 272, 276–277. S Rm R HolyCommunionandWorshipotheEucharistoutsideMass , . 6 9–11.

5 S RiteoBaptismorChildren, . 25;RiteoPenance , . 12.

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5. T Rm y my b

b v, b.6 B b :

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m b. H xvy m m m b

b .

b) T m b k m q -

. I b b v

b y b .

) A qy m b b ; m

b b b , m.

III.CelebrationotheDedication

MinisterotheRite

6. S b b C, -

by G b .I m , b,

y mmy

b b , m, ,

m v m.

ChoiceoDay

7 A y b b

mb, y Sy. S m v

, my k y

m myy b mmm: E m, Cm, Ey, A, P, A Wy, ky Hy

Wk, A S.

MassotheDedication

8. T b by b

; x y m

x b y y

.

9. I b b M k m

v b v v mmy b b.

OceotheDedication

1. T y k my .

T b, b Ev Py I.

W k , y mm k v

my b b ; b y

v , k m v mm .

T v b y ’ , b -

qm .7

6 S GIRM, . 266.

7 S GILH. . 7-73.

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PartsotheRite

A. Entrance into the Church

11. T b ; my k

y; b m m

b .

P b : mb by

b , m b, m,

b , y .

Sm : k m ,

mmy .

Sm : mb ; b,

b, m m y y.

T m :

) v : v v b vv

b v b.

b) T k : b b k -

, m, , y, .

B. Liturgy of the Word

12. T y . T x m

Ly (. 74 76) .

T y, v E , Nm

Jm b Ez

m G (N 8:1-4, 5-6, 8-1).

13. A b v my, x bb

m .

T y . T m,

Ly S .

C. Prayer of Dedication and the Anointing of the Church and the Altar

Depositing of the Relics of the Saints

14. I k , my Ly

S, y mmb

H.8 W my vb, my b .

Prayer of Dedication

15. T b m m y

.

8 S RM, Cmm My 8, y v . Amb, Epistula, 22:13: PL 16, 123: ‘L

m vm C vm: , v, ,

; y, v b m by , b .’ S P. Mxm T, Sermo78: PL 57, 689–69. Rv 6:9 ‘I b k

G, .’

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Nv, C b E W,

y . T y

L m b.

Rites of Anointing, Incensing, Covering, and Lighting the Altar

16. T , , v, x vb v vb k L m C

b v my, y .

) Anointing :

T m mk ymb C, , b -

, ‘T A O”’; F m Hy

S m H P by m

v .

T v v y y

C . I k , v ,

, m v, , ymb m

y y Jm.

b) Incense b y C’ ,

myy, G y ’

y b, G.9

T v mk

y, b G , b y v

m mmb .1

) T coveringothealtar C

b L; , by m b , b mm C’

k . F -

b bq . T

y L’ b G’ jyy m

b v , my, by b C .

) T lightingothealtar , by , m

C ‘ ’;11 b

C m my.

D. Celebration of the Eucharist

17. A b , b b , m ,12 b b

my :

F b v

b x by y .

Fm, , v ,

b, F C

9 S Rv 8:3-4.

1 S Rm 12:1.11 Lk 2:32.

12 S P V, EpistulaadProuturumepiscopum4: PL 84, 832.

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: ‘T b bj : by , b m y

v by C.’13

Fy, b y b

k v m M

, .

IV.AdaptationotheRite

AdaptationswithintheCompetenceotheConerencesoBishops

18. T b my , q, ,

b y y my .

Hv, b :

) T b M y m

v b m.

b) R v m m ( . 16) m

b , y y, b my b by

y.

W , m y Hy

S .14

AdaptationswithintheCompetenceotheMinisters

19. I b b :

m ( . 11);

m m v b (. 11);

v . T v - mmy; . 5 m

b .

I b , by m

k, vy , ,

-

b.

V.PastoralPreparation2. I my k y ,

b x my m m b , , vz .

Ay, b b v

, , ymb my . T

by b m

y, y k v, , v

v.

VI.RequisitesortheDedicationoaChurch21. F b b :

13 J Cym, Homilia20in2Cor3: PG 61, 54.

14 S SC, . 4.

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0 Rite o Dedication o a Church and an Altar, Introductions

) Intheplaceoassembly:

T Rm P;

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b) Inthesacristyorinthesanctuaryorinthebodyothechurchtobededicated,aseachsituationrequires:

T Rm M;

T Lv;

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m;

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b j , , b’

y v ; m;

bz b m ; m

b ;

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b, , b M;

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b ;

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f, .

22. I y k m

m , b, b m v v .

T v b v, mb

( . 16), x b . B-

m bk b m k ,

b .

23. F M vm m v . T -

b : b: b, , b, m, , m, b

;

b : vm b M;

: b, , m;

m: b y v .

24. I b b , b :

) Intheplaceoassembly:

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my, , , vb, m. I

by , m b b .

T my b by m, v b y v

.

b) Inthesanctuary:

m b qy

.

) Inthesacristy:

m v . I , m

b y m.

25. T b , by

b, , v mmy; y

b k v, v . W

k , y b m, b m qy.

I m b m y, m, y ’ -

, m b b , ,

b, m my v b

b .

Mv, b , b y,

m, y k , , m

b b .

VII.AnniversaryotheDedication

A.AnniversaryotheDedicationotheCathedralChurch

26. I m y C my

y, vy b b, k

my , k

, .15 I y

m, b . I b

vy b b -

’ my

b.

B.AnniversaryotheDedicationoaParticularChurch

27. T vy ’ b k my.16

15 S GNLYC, Tb L Dy, I, 4b II, 8b.

16 S GNLYC, Tb L Dy, I, 4b.

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Outline o the RiteIntroductor RitesA. F Fm: P

G

B A

P

H Ov B

E C

B. S Fm: Sm EG

B A

H Ov B

E C

C. T Fm: Sm EE P

G

H Ov B

B Sk W

Hym: G

O Py

Liturg o the WordP Ly

F R

R Pm

S R

G Am

GHmy

P F

Praer o Dedication and the AnointingsIv Py

Ly S

C Py

[D R]

Py D

A A W C

I A C

L A C

Liturg o the EucharistP A G

Py v G

E Py

Cmm

[I B Sm C

Py Cmm

P C

I E]

Py Cmm

Concluding RiteB Dm

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Chapter three

d ediCation of a ChurCh in WhiCh mass

is aLready Being C eLeBrated r eguLarLy

Introduction1. I b y ymbm ,

k m m. F ,

b, b k , b, M b

b { , . 8,15,17).

Nv my -

y b b y, m b .

Mv, x . I j

b bv. I m m

qm m b m m b :

y b , y b b by

m by ,

;

b m by b , v

( xm, ) ( xm,

’ b k ).

2. A v I y , y

y x v v.

T fy m b :

) T ( , . 34 . 41)

m, y mmy; qy, -

k m m ( , . 43-47). H-

v, m b

b, my b ,

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b) T v b ( , . 33 . 4

. 47), , b , m,

y v b ( xm,

b b y; m

b ; -

my ).

) T k y ( , . 48-5),

y by vy , m.

) A b m G (

, . 53) m; y k

y. A , N 8:1-4 - m, P 19b:8-9,1,15 ( , . 54).

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Outline o the Rite

Introductor RitesE C

E P

G

H Ov B

B Sk W

Hym: G

O Py

Liturg o the WordF R

R Pm

S R

G Am

G

Hmy

P F


Ly S

C Py [D R]

Py D

A A W C

I A C

L A C


Py v G

E Py Cmm

[I B Sm C

Py Cmm

P C

I E]

Py Cmm

Concluding RiteB Dm

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Chapter four

r ite of d ediCation of an aLtar

Introduction

I.NatureandDignityotheAltar 1. Fm m G’ , F C

C vm, , .1 F L

Hb C H P v vy

m;2 Bk Rv Rm Lmb b

3 k by y v.4

TheChristianIsAlsoaSpiritualAltar

2. S C, H T, , mmb

y G. T F m v

m. S. I A k Rm q y: ‘G m y v:

my b b G, y.’5 S. Py

x , ‘y G’ .’6 Am , S. G-

y G y: ‘W G’

v?… Ry, , j b

G.’7

I m qy by C, C v m-

v y, G, , v

L J b C’ .

8

TheAltar,TableotheSacrifceandthePaschalMeal

3. By m m mm b

F , C m y b mm-

y m b Pv. T b

bq. A b , C L, m

L m mmy. T

A y m : ‘T b b mm

b C b bk mm by C. T

y m my , m

By b v .’9

1 S E, Panarium2, 1,Haeresis55: PG 41, 979. Cy Ax, Deadorationeinspirituetveritate

9: PG 68, 647

2 S Hb 4:14; 13:1.

3 S Rv 5:6.

4 S RM, O M, . 96.

5 I A, AdRomanos2:2: Fk PA 1:255.

6 Py, AdPhilippenses4:3: Fk PA 1:31.

7 Gy G,HomiliaruminEzechielem 1, 19: PL 76, 169.8 S O, InlibrumIesuNave,Hm 9, 1: SC 71, 244 246

9 S 1 C 1:16-17.

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TheAltar,SignoChrist

4. T C’ v b mm C k

L’ b y m m q. B k

myy C m -

b L’ S y v m m.

T C by vy y b

bq. I :

q myy -

C m;

b C’ v k G v

by b C.

I vy , , ‘ kv m-

’1 C’ , m, y.11

A mm L b by b v

. T C’ v C m. T

b y: ‘T C.’

TheAltarasHonouringMartyrs

5. A y b L’ b. T my’ by

b ; my’ mb. F

v b my

b mk ymb

mmb H.12 T ‘ m

vm m C vm: , v,

; y v b m by b .’13 T m m m v

A J Bk Rv: ‘I

v b k G, .’14H

m y C’ ,

b y my b x

y.

II.ErectinganAltar 6. I b vy b x

b b x mvb .

A x f b mv;

mvb b m .15

7. I b y mby -

G Sv J C

C.

1 GIRM, . 259.

11 S P XII, Ey. MediatorDei : AAS 39 (1947) 529.

12 S RM. Cmm My 8, y v .

13 Amb,Epistula22, 13: PL 16, 123. S P. Mxm T, Sermo 78: PL 57, 689-69.14 Rv 6:9.

15 S GIRM, . 265, 261.

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B my b (m , b, m

by ) b v b m

. O ky m M my b b

.

T my v v m b y v.

8. T b y k b

M . ‘I b b

y.’16

9. I v m C bb ymbm

, b x b , . B,

b, y bm, , y m

my b .

T b b my b y m, v bm

. 17

1. T vy G, -

G. T C’

G m b . S. A x : ‘I

y my, b G my, mmy my,

.’18

T b m . I

my b bv .

Lk, x v, y b

b .

11. I Rm y my

b .19 B b .

) S b z m b zb -

m b. H xvy m m m b

b .

b) T m b k m q -

.

I b b v b

y b .

) A qy m b b , b

b b , m.

W k , y mm k v

my , v , . 1.

16 GIRM, . 262.

17 S GIRM, . 263/18 A,ContraFaustum2, 21: PL 42, 384.

19 S GIRM, . 266.

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III.CelebrationotheDedication

MinisterotheRite

12. S b b C, -

by G b .

I m , b,y mmy

b , m, ,

m v m.

ChoiceoDay

13. S bm y by b , y

b M b b b

y v, M my b b

.

14. A y b b mb, y Sy, .

Hv, my b b E

m, A Wy, ky Hy Wk, A S.

MassotheDedication

15. T b by b

. T M M . O Cm, Ey, A-

, P, Sy Av, L, E , M

M y, x y v ,

y v .

16. I b b M , y

v b v v mmy

b .

PartsotheRite

A. Introductory Rites

17. T y M k y

x b b k

.

B. Liturgy of the Word

18. I mmb v y , ,

b m, m y y ( . 15) m

Ly (. 74 76).

19. A , b v my, x bb

m .

A my, . T m,

Ly S .

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C. Prayer of Dedication and the Anointing of the

Altar Depositing of the Relics of the Saints

2. I k , my b

Ly S. T m y v b bz

C, y v b L, C’

( . 5).

Prayer of Dedication

21. T b m m y

. Nv, v

C b E W, y . T y

L m

b.

Rites of Anointing, Incensing, Covering, and Lighting the Altar

22. T , , v, x vb

v vb k L m C

b v my, y .

) Anointingothealtar : T m mk ymb C,

, b , ‘T A O’; F

m Hy S m H P

by m v .

b) Incense b y C’ ,

myy, G , y ’

y b, G.2

) Thecoveringothealtar C b L; , by m

b , b mm C’

k . F

b bq . T

1y L’ b G’ jyy m

b v , my, by b C .

) Thelightingothealtar C ‘ ’;21

b C m my.

D. Celebration of the Eucharist

23. A b , b b ,

m ,22 b b

my :

F b v

x by y .

2 S Rv 8:3-4: A ‘ , m . A qy

v m y

; m ’ mk G

y .’21 Lk 2:32.

22 S P V, EpistulaadProuturumEpiscopum4: PL 84, 832.

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Fm, , v ,

, F C : ‘T

b bj : by , b m y

v by C.’23

Fy, b y b

k v m M , .

IV.AdaptationotheRite

AdaptationswithintheCompetenceotheConerencesoBishops

24. T b my , q, ,

b y y my .

Hv, b :

) T b M y m

v b m.b) R v m m ( . 22) m

b , y y, b my b by

y.

W , m y Hy

S .24

AdaptationswithintheCompetenceotheMinisters

25. I b b

v ; , y

. 11 y k v mmy y.

I b , by

m k, vy ,

,

b.

V.PastoralPreparation26. T b m m b y

b y k v . Ay, y b

m . F v -, my b m b b y

m m . I y b mb

v .

VI.RequisitesortheDedicationoanAltar 27. F b b :

T Rm M;

T Ly;

T Rm P;

23 J Cym, Homilia20in2Cor3: PG 61, 54.

24 S SC. . 4.

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Bk G b ;

b b k;

y m;

b ;

, x v m z ;b j , , b’

;

m;

bz b m ; m

bm ;

, b ;

, , , ;

b, , b M;

, y y, b ;

, , k;

f, .

28. F M vm m v . T -

b :

b: b, , b, m, , m, b

;

b : vm b M;

: b, , m;

m: b y v .

29. I b b , b :

) Intheplaceromwhichtheprocessionbegins:

qy , b f . B m-

, qy my b b y b

b;

y b : b, ,

my, , , vb, m.

by , , m, b b . R- my b by m, v b y v

.

b) Inthesanctuary:

m b qy

.

) Inthesacristy:

m v . I , m

b y m.

3. I bv m qy m y, m, y , m b

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b , , m my

b .

A b by

b, , v mmy; y

b k v, v .

Outline o the Rite


E P

G

B Sk W

Hym: GO Py


R Pm

S R

G Am

G

Hmy

P F


Ly S

C Py

[D R]

Py D

A A

I A

L A


Py v G

E Py

Cmm

Py Cmm

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Chapter five

r ite of BLessing a ChurCh

Introduction1. S , , , my b

v my, m v G. T -

, mv

k m ymb.

O, , y my v

b , m y v b, -

b b.

2. A y, ,

, I , . 4-5, 7, 2, b , y m.

A y b by b by by

m.

3. A y my b b y y, m E m. A

b y b b mb, -

y Sy, .

4. O y m Tb L Dy, . 1-4, M M

y; b y M M y M

y.

5. F b y b

M . B v my v y b b ,

b b b y !. I b

y b :

b b k;

, b ;

T Rm P;

, y y,

b ; , , k, f, .

6. W m m b b ,

b , . 27 . 29,

b b .

7. F M b vm m v . T

b :

b: b, , b, m, ;

: vm b M;

b : vm b M;

: b, , m;

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m: b y v .

Outline o the Rite


G

B Sk W

Hym: G

O Py


R PmS R

G Am

G

Hmy

[P F)

Blessing O The AltarPy B

A P

Liturg o the EucharistP A

P G

E Py

Cmm

[I B Sm C]

Py Cmm

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Chapter six

r ite of BLessing an aLtar

Introduction1. ‘A x f b

mv; mvb b m .’25

A x b b . A mvb

v b b y my

bq. Cqy, b mvb ,

, b b .26

2. A mvb my b y m

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Introductor Rites


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[S R]

G Am

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Outline o the Rite

Introductor Rites

Liturg o the WordR

Hmy

G I

Blessing o the Chalice and PatenP C P A

Py B


P G

E Py

Cmm

Py Cmm

Concluding RiteB Dm

Outline o the Rite (Outside Mass)

Introductor RitesGreeting

Brief Address

Liturg o the WordReading(s)

Homily

Blessing o the Chalice and PatenPlacing of the Chalice and Paten on the Altar

Prayer of Blessing

General Intercessions

Lord’s Prayer

Concluding Prayer

Concluding RiteBlessing and Dismissal