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THE CONSECRATION OF A BISHOP.
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tione eripias, Te rogamus audi nos.

nal damnation, We beseech Thee hear us.

Ut fructus terræ dare et conservare digneris, Te rogamus audi nos.

That Thou vouchsafe to give and preserve the fruits of the earth, We beseech Thee hear us.

Ut omnibus fidelibus defunctis requiem æternam donare digneris, Te rogamus audi nos.

That Thou vouchsafe to grant eternal rest to all the faithful departed, We beseech Thee hear us.

Here the Consecrating Bishop, rising, and holding the crosier in his left hand, turns to the Elect, and says as follows, making at the words, "Bless, Sanctify, Consecrate," the sign of the Cross over the Elect: ?hc Assistant Bishops say and do the same, kneeling in their places:

UT hunc præsentem Electum bene✠dicere digneris. Te rogamus audi nos.

THat Thou vouchsafe to bless ✠ this Elect here present. We beseech Thee, hear us.

Ut hunc præsentem Electum bene✠dicere et sancti✠ficare digneris. Te rogamus audi nos.

That Thou vouchsafe to bless ✠ and to sanctify ✠ this Elect here present. We beseech Thee, hear us.

Ut hunc præsentem Electum bene✠dicere et sancti✠ficare et conse✠crare digneris. Te rogamus audi nos.

That Thou vouchsafe to bless ✠ and to sanctify ✠ and to consecrate ✠ this Elect here present. We beseech Thee, hear us.

The Consecrating Bishop again kneels, and the Litany is continued.

UT nos exaudire digneris. Te rogamus.

THat Thou vouchsafe to hear us. We beseech Thee to hear us.

Fili Dei. Te rogamus.

O Son of God, We beseech Thee to hear us.