Burke John James. Reasonableness of Catholic Ceremonies and Practices
The Ceremonies of the Catholic Church
I. Ceremonies Necessary to Divine Worship
II. Vestments Used by the Priest at Mass
III. Ceremonies of the Mass
The Practices of the Catholic Church
I. Vespers and Benediction
II. Devotion to the Blessed Sacrament
III. Holy Communion
IV. Confirmation
V. Honoring the Blessed Virgin
VI. Confession of Sin
VII. Granting Indulgences
VIII. The Last Sacraments
IX. Praying for the Dead
X. Praying to the Saints
XI. Crucifixes, Relics, and Images
XII. Some Sacramentals
XIII. The Celebration of Feasts
XIV. Infant Baptism
XV. The Marriage Tie – One and Indissoluble
XVI. Respect Shown to Ecclesiastical Superiors
XVII. Celibacy
XVIII. Conclusion
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THE Catholic Church in the celebration of Mass and in the administration of the sacraments employs certain forms and rites. These are called ceremonies. By these ceremonies the Church wishes to appeal to the heart as well as to the intellect, and to impress the faithful with sentiments of faith and piety.
What is more capable of raising the heart and mind of man to God than a priest celebrating Mass? What more inspiring than some of our sacred music?
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The chasuble, or outer vestment the priest wears, represents the purple garment with which Christ was clothed as a mock king. "And they clothed Him with purple" (Mark xv. 17). Upon the back of the chasuble you see a cross. This represents the cross Christ bore on His sacred shoulders to Calvary, and upon which He was crucified.
In these vestments, that is, in the chasuble, stole, and maniple, the Church uses five colors – white, red, purple, green, and black.