Traditional Catholic Prayers: Traditional Catholic Prayers: Baptismal Lessons

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CATHOLIC DICTIONARY
The Catholic Press, Inc.
CHICAGO: ILLINOIS

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+ Samuel Cardinal Stritch
Archbishop of Chicago

Chicago, August 5, 1950

Prophecies, The. The 12 lessons taken from the Old Testament which are chanted before the blessing of the Baptismal Font on Holy Saturday morning. The Prophecies treat of Old Testament history and the prophecies. They were read in the early Church to instruct those about to be baptized.

Catholic Dictionary 1950

Traditional Catholic Prayers: Traditional Catholic Prayers: Baptismal Lessons

Short Lessons

THE TWELVE PROPHECIES
The deacon now lays aside his festival robes and, with the subdeacon, attends the officiating priest who reads he following twelve prophecies in a low voice: while they are chanted by others of the clergy:

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