The history of Romanism: from the earliest corruptions of Christianity to the present time : with full chronological table, analytical and alphabetical indexes and glossaryIllustrated by numerous accurate and highly finished engravings of its ceremonies, superstitions, persecutions, and historical incidents . after-wards puts it on, takes the stone which is to be laid over the sepul-chre with his right hand, dips the thumb of the other in chrism, andmakes the sign of the cross in the middle of the stone on the sidethat is to be towards the relics, in order to consecrate it on thatside. Anthems
The history of Romanism: from the earliest corruptions of Christianity to the present time : with full chronological table, analytical and alphabetical indexes and glossaryIllustrated by numerous accurate and highly finished engravings of its ceremonies, superstitions, persecutions, and historical incidents . after-wards puts it on, takes the stone which is to be laid over the sepul-chre with his right hand, dips the thumb of the other in chrism, andmakes the sign of the cross in the middle of the stone on the sidethat is to be towards the relics, in order to consecrate it on thatside. Anthems and the Oremus immediately follow according tocustom. After this the celebrant fixes the stone upon the sepul-chre, the masons make an end of the work, and the celebrant sanc-tifies it by the sign of the cross which is reverently to be made onthe stone. (See Engraving.) § 30.—To return to the origin of these superstitions. In Egypt,about the fourth and fifth centuries, another method was adopted ofshowing the reverence of Christians for the mortal relics of de-parted saints. In that country, according to Gieseler, the Christiansbegan to embalm the bodies of reputed saints, and keep them intheir houses. The communion with the martyrs being thus asso- * Fleury!8 Eccles. Hist., book xviii., chap. Relics carried in procession to a Church, to be consecrated.
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