How to address other Sanctified
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[edit] How to Address a Cardinal
Face-to-face Greeting: Your Eminence (This is also acceptable for e-mail)
Envelope Address: His Eminence, John Cardinal Doe, Archbishop of Erewhon ("Cardinal" goes between first and last names)
Letter Salutation: Your Holiness, or Most Eminent Cardinal
Abbreviations: His Eminence: H.E.; Eminence: Emus. (Eminentissimus)
Formal Presentation: Kneel on your left knee and kiss ring as sign of respect for his office. If kneeling would be awkward or impossible, bow at the waist and proceed. Stand when he enters the room and remain standing until he invites you to sit. Males must remove their hats in his presence. Repeat reverential gestures when leaving his presence.
[edit] How to Address an Archbishop or Primate
Face-to-face Greeting: Your Excellency (This is also acceptable for e-mail)
Envelope Address: The Most Reverend John Doe, Archbishop of Erewhon
Letter Salutation: Your Excellency
Abbreviations: Archieps. (Archiepiscopus), or Arch.
Formal Presentation: Stand when he enters the room and remain standing until he invites you to sit. Males must remove their hats in his presence. When it is your own Archbishop, kneel on your left knee and kiss ring as sign of respect for his office. If kneeling would be awkward or impossible, or if he is not your own Archbishop, bow at the waist and kiss his ring. Repeat reverential gestures when leaving his presence.
[edit] How to Address a Bishop
Face-to-face Greeting: Your Grace
Envelope Address: The Most Reverend John Doe, or His Grace John Doe, Bishop of Erewhon
Letter Salutation: Your Grace
Abbreviations: Ep., Epus. (Episcopus)
Formal Presentation: Stand when he enters the room and remain standing until he invites you to sit. Males must remove their hats in his presence. When it is your own Bishop, kneel on your left knee and kiss ring as sign of respect for his office. If kneeling would be awkward or impossible, or if he is not your own Bishop, bow at the waist and kiss his ring. Repeat reverential gestures when leaving his presence.
[edit] How to Address a Priest
Face-to-face Greeting: "Father," "Reverend Father," or "Your Reverence." (While frequent, it is not actually proper to address a priest using his first name, as in "Hi, Father John!") For female clergy: "Mother," "Reverend Mother," or "Your Reverence."
Envelope Address: The Reverend Father(or Mother) John Doe
Letter Salutation: Dear Father(Mother), Reverend, or Dear Father(Mother) Doe
Abbreviations: Father: F. or Fr; Fathers, Plural: FF; Reverend Father: Rev. Fr. (or "R.P." for Reverendus Pater); Mother: M. or Mo.; Reverend Mother: Rev. Mo.
(or "R.M." for Reverendus Mater).
Formal Presentation: Stand when (s)he enters the room and remain standing until (s)he invites you to sit. Males must remove their hats in his/her presence. If a priest visits your home, it is customary to ask for his/her blessing; the simple words, "Father, bless" (or, "Mother, bless") are fine. When blessed by a priest, kneel on both knees until (s)he is finished. It is also customary for many people, especially those in Latin cultures, to kiss the priest's hand to honor the Eucharist, as they alone are able to consecrate.
[edit] How to Address a Proselytizer
Face-to-face Greeting: Shepherd
Envelope Address: Shepherd John Doe, (Initials of Order, if appropriate); Ex. Shepherd Doe, O.S.D.
Letter Salutation: Good Shepherd
Abbreviations: Sh. or Shp.
Other: It is customary to only use the title of 'Shepherd' among members of the Lancea Sanctum, as it is only a signifier of the member's role within the Sanctified. Use of the title among mixed company may give away the Shepherd's purpose, increasing resistance of possible converts.
[edit] How to Address a Brother
Face-to-face Greeting: Brother
Envelope Address: Brother John Doe, (Initials of Order, if appropriate); Ex. Brother Doe, O.S.D.
Letter Salutation: Dear Brother
Abbreviations: Br. or Bro.
[edit] How to Address a Sister
Face-to-face Greeting: Sister
Envelope Address: Sister Jane Doe, (Initials of Order, if appropriate); Ex. Sister Jane Doe, O.S.D.
Letter Salutation: Dear Sister, Dear Sister Jane Doe
Abbreviations: Sr. (for Soror)
