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CLASSICAL TOUR
Ch. V.
loose folds from the throne; he is crowned with
his tiara, and bestows his benediction on the
crowds that kneel on all sides as he is borne along.
When arrived at the foot of the altar he descends,
resigns his tiara, kneels, and assuming the com-
mon mitre seats himself in the episcopal chair on
the right side of the altar, and joins in the psalms
and prayers that precede the solemn service.
Towards the conclusion of these preparatory de-
votions his immediate attendants form a circle
around him, clothe him in his pontifical robes,
and place the tiara on his head : after which, ac-
companied by two deacons and two sub-deacons,
he advances to the foot of the altar, and bowing
reverently makes the usual confession. He then
proceeds in great pomp through the chancel and
ascends the pontifical throne, while the choir sing
the Introitus or psalm of entrance, the Kyrie
Eleison and Gloria in excelsis, when the pontiff
lays aside his tiara and after having' saluted the
congregation in the usual form, the Lord be with
you,vends the collect in an elevated tone of voice,
with a degree of inflexion just sufficient to distin-
guish it from an ordinary lecture. The epistle
is then read, first in Latin then in Greek ; and
after it some select verses from the psalms, inter-
mingled with Alleluias, are sung to elevate the
mind and prepare it for the gospel.
CLASSICAL TOUR
Ch. V.
loose folds from the throne; he is crowned with
his tiara, and bestows his benediction on the
crowds that kneel on all sides as he is borne along.
When arrived at the foot of the altar he descends,
resigns his tiara, kneels, and assuming the com-
mon mitre seats himself in the episcopal chair on
the right side of the altar, and joins in the psalms
and prayers that precede the solemn service.
Towards the conclusion of these preparatory de-
votions his immediate attendants form a circle
around him, clothe him in his pontifical robes,
and place the tiara on his head : after which, ac-
companied by two deacons and two sub-deacons,
he advances to the foot of the altar, and bowing
reverently makes the usual confession. He then
proceeds in great pomp through the chancel and
ascends the pontifical throne, while the choir sing
the Introitus or psalm of entrance, the Kyrie
Eleison and Gloria in excelsis, when the pontiff
lays aside his tiara and after having' saluted the
congregation in the usual form, the Lord be with
you,vends the collect in an elevated tone of voice,
with a degree of inflexion just sufficient to distin-
guish it from an ordinary lecture. The epistle
is then read, first in Latin then in Greek ; and
after it some select verses from the psalms, inter-
mingled with Alleluias, are sung to elevate the
mind and prepare it for the gospel.