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partake_v of_o the_o eucharist_n into_o the_o missa_fw-la catechumenorum_fw-la whereas_o they_o be_v allow_v to_o be_v present_a at_o no_o prayer_n of_o the_o church_n but_o only_o that_o which_o be_v make_v for_o they_o and_o cardinal_n bona_n can_v inform_v he_o 16._o that_o the_o catechuman_n be_v not_o allow_v to_o join_v so_o much_o as_o in_o the_o lord_n prayer_n nor_o in_o any_o solemn_a invocation_n of_o god_n in_o behalf_n of_o other_o as_o he_o prove_v from_o s._n chrysostom_n and_o other_o antioch_n 2._o that_o the_o prayer_n that_o be_v make_v after_o the_o dismission_n of_o the_o catechuman_n be_v say_v at_o the_o altar_n for_o which_o we_o be_v to_o consider_v that_o in_o s._n augustine_n time_n the_o custom_n of_o communicate_v every_o day_n be_v still_o observe_v in_o the_o african_a church_n as_o be_v evident_a from_o his_o own_o express_a testimony_n where_o he_o say_v that_o some_o understand_v our_o daily_a bread_n of_o the_o sacrament_n of_o christ_n body_n 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convertat_fw-la ad_fw-la fidem_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la catechumenis_fw-la menis_fw-la ut_fw-la eye_n desiderium_fw-la regenerationis_fw-la inspiret_fw-la &_o pro_fw-la fidelibus_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la quod_fw-la esse_fw-la coeperunt_fw-la ejus_fw-la munere_fw-la perseverent_fw-la where_o we_o see_v the_o prayer_n for_o the_o catechuman_n as_o well_o as_o the_o other_o prayer_n of_o the_o church_n be_v perform_v at_o the_o altar_n and_o it_o appear_v by_o a_o passage_n in_o his_o retractation_n 11._o that_o the_o very_a hymn_n out_o of_o the_o psalm_n which_o be_v sing_v either_o before_o the_o oblation_n or_o in_o time_n of_o distribution_n be_v sing_v at_o the_o altar_n which_o custom_n be_v find_v fault_n with_o at_o carthage_n by_o one_o hilarius_n it_o give_v he_o a_o occasion_n to_o write_v in_o vindication_n of_o it_o and_o in_o another_o place_n he_o reduce_v all_o the_o prayer_n of_o the_o church_n to_o the_o communion_n service_n and_o interpret_v the_o apostle_n word_n of_o prayer_n supplication_n 59_o intercession_n and_o give_v of_o thanks_o of_o what_o be_v do_v at_o the_o celebration_n of_o the_o eucharist_n and_o that_o which_o very_o much_o confirm_v this_o be_v that_o when_o the_o african_a father_n make_v a_o decree_n that_o no_o prayer_n shall_v be_v use_v in_o the_o public_a service_n 106._o but_o such_o as_o be_v first_o see_v and_o approve_v the_o title_n of_o it_o be_v of_o prayer_n to_o be_v make_v at_o the_o altar_n and_o the_o african_a writer_n make_v pray_v and_o go_v to_o the_o altar_n to_o have_v the_o same_o sense_n 11._o so_o tertullian_n call_v it_o ascendere_fw-la ad_fw-la altar_n and_o ad_fw-la aram_fw-la dei_fw-la stare_n and_o orationem_fw-la deducere_fw-la ad_fw-la altar_n all_o which_o put_v together_o make_v it_o very_o clear_a that_o if_o there_o be_v no_o invocation_n of_o saint_n at_o the_o altar_n in_o s._n augustine_n time_n there_o be_v none_o at_o all_o in_o the_o service_n of_o the_o church_n which_o i_o have_v the_o 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