. Military and religious life in the Middle Ages and at the period of the Renaissance. it is practised m Fig 189.—Three Sacraments: Baptism, which inaugurates life ; Confirma-OUr own day Hon, which strengthens childhood; and Penance, which reconcilesmanhood. Left portion of the triptych painted on panel by Roger Van der Weyden(Rogier del Pasturle).—From the Antwerp Museum (Fifteenth Century). (). 189 and 232 LITURGY AND CEREMONIES. 2. Confirmation wasadministered imme-diately after baptism,when only adults wereadmitted to the lattersacrament; but whenbaptism was adminis-tered to new-bo
. Military and religious life in the Middle Ages and at the period of the Renaissance. it is practised m Fig 189.—Three Sacraments: Baptism, which inaugurates life ; Confirma-OUr own day Hon, which strengthens childhood; and Penance, which reconcilesmanhood. Left portion of the triptych painted on panel by Roger Van der Weyden(Rogier del Pasturle).—From the Antwerp Museum (Fifteenth Century). (). 189 and 232 LITURGY AND CEREMONIES. 2. Confirmation wasadministered imme-diately after baptism,when only adults wereadmitted to the lattersacrament; but whenbaptism was adminis-tered to new-born in-fants, con firmation hadto be postponed till thereceivers of the ritewere old enough toanswer for themselves—that is to say, un-til they were capable. of distinguishing be-tween good and evil(Fig. 189). 3. The Eucharistfrom the earliest timeswas administered un-der the name of com-munion to those insound health, andunder the name ofviaticum to those atthe point of death(Figs. 192 and 193). The communion,that is to say the host,was received in thehand, and was admi- Fig. 190.—The Ship of Baptism, a Flemish work of the Sixteenth Century, in chiselled gold andsilver ; from the Collection of M. Onghena, at Ghent.—When a child was baptized, it was thecustom in the Low Countries to drink the infants health in a cup of spiced wine. The cup,shaped like a boat, is typical of the voyage of life : an aged knight is at the helm, two othersare fencing together, a sailor adjusts the rigging, the wind fills the sail, and at the mast-headthe look-out scans the horizon. The Flemish device runs thus: A fortunate voyage tothe new-born. nistered by the communicant himself. After the sixth century women wereenjoined to receive it in a white veil, te
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