 ECCLESIA GNOSTICA CATHOLICA

 Abbreviated Form of Liber XV, the GNOSTIC CATHOLIC MASS

For daily, private use of Priests and Priestesses (ordained or not) of
EGC.

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The PRIEST.  Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.  I
proclaim the Law of Light, Life, Love, and Liberty in the name of
IAO.

The PRIESTESS.  Love is the law, love under will.
     The Priestess takes the water and the salt and mixes them.
The PRIESTESS.  Let the salt of Earth admonish the Water to bear
the virtue of the Great Sea.  (Genuflects.)  Mother, be thou
adored.
     She makes a + on Priest with open hand over his forehead,         
     breast, and body.
Be the Priest pure of body and soul!
     The Priestess take the censer and puts incense therein.
Let the Fire and the Air make sweet the world!  (Genuflects.)
Father, be thou adored.
     She makes + with the censer before the Priest, thrice as 
     before.
Be the Priest fervent of body and soul!
     Kneeling, she takes the Lance, between her open hands, and
     runs them up and down the shaft eleven times, very
     gently.
Be the Lord present among us!
The PRIEST.  So mote it be.  (Gives Lance to Priestess to hold.)
     The Priest takes the ewer and sprinkles the Priestess,
     making five crosses, forehead, shoulders, and thighs.
     The Priest takes the censer and makes five crosses, as
     before.  He kneels for a space in adoration, with
     joined hands, knuckles closed, thumb between index and
     medius.  He rises.  (Priestess returns Lance to Priest, and
     takes cup and paten.)  The Priest makes the five crosses.

       3+
       2+  on paten and cup
       +4 on paten alone;
       +5 on cup alone.

The PRIEST.  Life of man upon earth, fruit of labor, sustenance
of endeavor, thus be thou nourishment of the Spirit!
     He touches the Host with the Lance.
By virtue of the Rod
be this bread the Body of God!
     He takes the Host.
TOUTO ESTI TO SOMA MOU.
     He replaces the Host, and adores.
Vehicle of the joy of Man upon earth, solace of labor,
Inspiration of endeavor, thus be thou ecstasy of the Spirit!
     He touches the Cup with the Lance.
By the virtue of the Rod
Be this wine the Blood of God!
     He takes the Cup.
TOUTO ESTI TOPOTERION TOU HAIMATOS MOU.
     He replaces the Cup, and adores.
For this is the Covenant of Resurrection.
     He makes five crosses on the Priestess.
Accept, O Lord, this sacrifice of life and joy, true warrants of
the Covenant of Resurrection.
     The Priest offers the Lance to the Priestess, who kissess 
     it; he then touches her between her breasts and upon the 
     body.  He then flings out his arms upward, as comprehending 
     the whole shrine.
Let this offering be borne upon the waves of Aethyr to our Lord
and Father the Sun that travelleth over the Heavens in his name
ON.
     He closes his hands, kisses the Priestess between the 
     breast, and makes three great crosses over the Paten, the
     Cup, and himself.  He strikes his breast.  He makes three
     crosses on the Paten and Cup together.  He uncovers the Cup,
     genuflects.  Rising, he takes the Cup in his left hand          
     (give Lance to Priestess) and the Host in his right.  With
     the Host he makes the five crosses on the Cup.
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     He elevates the Host and the Cup.
     Priestess strikes bell.
The PRIEST.  HAGIOS HAGIOS HAGIOS, IAO.
     He replaces the Host and the Cup, and adores.  He takes the
     Paten between the index and medius of the right hand.
The Priest.  Lord most secret, bless this spiritual food unto our
bodies, bestoewing upon us health and wealth and strength and joy
and peace, and that fulfillment of will and of love under will
that is perpetual happiness.
     He makes + with Paten and kisses it.  He uncovers the Cup,
     genuflects, rises.  He takes the Host, and breaks it over
     the Cup.  He replaces the right-hand portion in the Paten.
     He breaks off a particle of the left-hand portion.
TOUTO ESTI TO SPERMA MOU.  HO PATER ESTIN HO HUIOS DIA TO NEUMA
HAGION.  AUMN. AUMN. AUMN.
     He replaces the left-hand part of the Host.
     The Priestess extends the Lance-point with her left hand to
     receive the particle.  The Priest clasps the Cup in his left
     hand.  Together they depress the Lance-point in the Cup.
The PRIESTESS and the PRIEST.  HRILIU.
     The Priest takes the Lance.  The Priestess covers the Cup.
     The Priest genuflects, rises, bows, joins hands.
     He strikes his breast.
The PRIEST.  O Lion and O Serpent that destroyed the destroyer,
be mighty among us.
O Lion and O Serpent that destroyed the destroyer,
be mighty among us.
O Lion and O Serpent that destroyed the destroyer,
be mighty among us.
     The Priestess takes the Lance in her right hand.  With her
     left hand she offers the Paten.  The Priest kneels.
The PRIEST.  In my mouth be the essence of the life of the Sun!
     He takes the Host with his right hand, makes + with it on
     the Paten, and consumes it.  Silence.
     The Priestess takes, uncovers, and offers the Cup, as
     before.
The PRIEST.  In my mouth be the essence of the joy of the earth!
     He takes the Cup, makes + on the Priestess, drains it and
     returns it.  Silence.
     He rises, takes Lance, and makes sign of Blazing Star.
The PRIEST.  There is no part of me that is not of the Gods.
The PRIESTESS.  SO mote it be.
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