The New York herald., 1867-04-19
HOLY WE Elk .


Maunday Thursday.
In the various Catholic churches in this city and
Brooklyn yesterday the imposing and inspiring cers-
monies prescribed BY the ritual for Aaunday Thursday
were carried out a. fuzzy circumstances would permit.
In Catholic countries and in many OF the religious nsti-
tutIons In this country the ceremonies fully per-
formed, and unsurpassed in magancence The fss-
ya is styled In the Roman Missa the ThursdAy OF tho
Lords Supper In honor OF the institution by Saviour
Of the sacrament Of the Eucharst By the French
termed Jeudi Absoution Thursday-beoauss Of
the custom Of pronouncing absolution in public
penitents ON that day. The title Maunday Thursday
tSs IN U y Chrss W.shns n
the feet ofAe Apostles In the ecclesiastical instisu
In Catholic countries the soveregns wash tho foes
Of many Of tnsr poor subjects This ceremony called
from this name Is derived the word maunday.
Although the Church commemorates, at this time
the passion and suerngs OF Saviour yet this day
Blessed Eucharist the mass differs the rest Of the
be forgotten even in the midst Of the grief which over
whems the Church at this period and 80 the Joy and
Il by its founder Is made manifest by the ring
ing Of the bells, the white vestments Of its
e. a ana Il ass But SS IL Is 'sss
ended at the close Of the Gtorid, - suddenly re-
al sounds o mus ali q oy ali
Of fesvity laid aside until the Gloria 10 tho mass on
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other to be carried In solemn procession to another part
Of the church and there deposited until tho sacrifice Of
to-day In other respects the does not differ from
that OF ordinary festivities and the principal portion Of
the ceremonies Of the day Is the bearing Of the host 70
the conclusion Of the mass Tho oaiciaiIng cie.sym.a
having donned cape and veil instead Of the chabl
chalice containing the extra host and descends the
altar steps where, In the meantime, the assist.
procession When no has taken . position under Z
canopy held by several assistants the procession moves
slowly along tho designated route in the following
deacon bearing the professional cross be-
tween two acoyss bearing lighted tapers the assisting
hand the shurisr Or censor bearers tho cslsOrans
bearing the sacred host under canopy; the chorsers
dressed IN the uniforms Vf their organizations While
the procession Is moving the chorist6s and members Of
the sodaltes chant the Paage 'loa the ceebrant and
assistant clergy recte alternately the hymns and psalms
without the Gloria Pur, and the thurifers incense the
sacred host continually until the arrival at the repostc
ry, where the host Is deposited whc the 7atwm ergo s
| chantcd by the chorsters
After the mass the priest with his assistants divest
the altar Of its coverings and ornaments represent the
stripping Of Saviour by the jewish soldiers During
this the priest and assistants chant the Psalm
ssssmsnsa M @ msa. a super uestem mean nssrunt sosm.
(They divided my garments amongst them and upon my
In the evening the Tepebre was sung as ON the pre-.
vious day. In the churches mentioned in the HERALD Of
At ST. rArRcKs CATHEDRAL
tho Most Reverend Archbishop McCioskey performed
the ceremony OF blessing the oils In consequence Of
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could be performed fully as usual but, as the
oils used In the ceremonies Of the Church must Be
necessary to go through, at least that much Of
the ceremonies prescribed BY the ritual the grand pro-
repository % could have been prepared HIS grace, ths
Archbishop Of course olicated at the mass, and the
The oils to be blessed placed in three aad
were designated respectively Oeum Iafrmornn Otssm
e surns Ss hs o 70
Grace. the oeam lHGrmsam nrsx then the SescsMss
sSsn sss.hsa he'd on sSs oils IN tie form Of cross and tie
assisting cergymen did the sams the Archbishop thea
read shs Exorcism and sang the Preface; hs @ thss
and OIL and sang Avs Sanetum ChTssma three tfmess
raising his voice tone higher, each time. The
1rchbisnop approached the table on which We, placed
the containing the chrsm, kneeng on both knees
three times between tho altar and the table, and singing
time Ave Sancum Chrisma, cevating the tone g
kissed the edge the vase and then resursd 70 thsr
places similar ceremony was gone through 10 she
finished the Archbishop proceeded with the mass. /.
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Il tho various churches have been prepared with excl.
uscs 70 Ss rsposOry suitable the
ton of the body Of Chrisswhioh the Roman Catholics
no. sns CHOICEST a:1S.s wrought Into ,.
beautiful and eAressive devices, intersperssd vita
almost nnumerabic tapsfs shed perfume and light
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tude-roverenCe for the Gver Of ali good Shcm hS BED
oSs Sy HIM upon
Church establishing the Sacrament Of tho Eucharist
II would be difficult to say at which church the deco
rations were the finest The ladies attached TO the
churches We'd with each oher In their efforts adorn
the repositories becomingly and yet magnincentl
as possible. and each dressed munidcentv -
the exchequer OF the congregations or altar societies
would permit II would be unjust to attempt any CONF
| parison During the afternoon and evening large
crowds visited the several churches aud remaining bus
short tmo in each Viewed the decorations. and each
one, so inclined rected short prayers appropriate the
time and place This custom or visiting the churches 10
commonly called 'visiting scpulchres," but this s sv
IDENTIFY wrong and contrary to the intentions Of the
Church II would be rather out Of place be paying
visits to the Saviour In His grave before His crucxion
The repository dressed and adorned with all possible
magndcence and sach s scarcely In keeping with
equipments OF tomb and the Sacred Host IL placed
there In order that Il be in place where the faith
full can visit II on tho day Of its institution and where
the expressions Of JOY and alteration would interfere
with the solemn Office Of the Tenebr@ which
menced the evening before
win bc celebrated to-day in all the Catholic and Eplsoo.