The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-20

Pone;s y,oht hpee. rhe nitred abbots snd
other ecciesiastlcs follow, kissing tne han con.
tinued by the saoristans among Ine peopaee
assembled, and the ceremony hsxlus o,rshor
n6oUs hTss oSSns sSns wbsn IS Pop
s again nlaced in his chair of state, ano carrle1
tion psSk Win SH S his residence in the Vatican.
In this city as usual. the day VIII oe oele,
s1,smni,Y. DrslsI ~ At the Cathedral on Eighteenth
street. the ceremonies Will be especially lm'
pressive as not Only tne w
As but few of our readers other than those
connected with the Catholic C1urch are con.
Versant with the ceremony of blessing the
palms, as IL is now performed in this country
we present them with the following synopsis
giving the English version of the prayers and
After the sprinkling of holy water. the choir
sings "HosapDa TO the Son OF Davldl Blessed
is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. o
King OF Israeli Hosanna In the highest" The
Respondent exciaiming. "And with thy spirit"
This is followed by pray err, the sub-deacon
then singing lesson from the book of II xodus,
chapters XIV and XVI. The Gospel according to
ST. Matthew. chapter xxi verses 10, Is then
surg by the deacon, with the usual ceremonies
after which the blessing of the palms begins.
Ihe priest stands at the epistle corner of the
altar, and says, "The Lord be with you" 20
Then follows prayer, interrupted by re-
sponses after which the choir sings, "Holy,
holy, holy is the Lord of Hosts. The heavens
and the earth are fun of Thy glory. Hosanna
in the highest! Blessed is he that cometh In
the name of the Lord. Hosanna In the
Then comes a prayer interrupted by re-
sponses, and concluding as follews'-"Bless, o
Lord, we beseech Thee, these branches of the
palm tree; and grant that what Thy people this
day corporally perform for the honor of Thy
name, they may, with the greatest devotion,
spiritually accomplish. by gaining a victory
over their enemy, and srdently loving works
of ercy."
At this point the priest sprinkles the palms
with holy water, and fumes them with incense;
palms being thus blessed. the priest distributes
them to the clergyma in attendance and To
kissing the palm branch and the hand of the
priest During this distribution an Antiphon
is sung, as follows:-
THE Hebrew children, carrying olive
branches, met our Lord, cry ing out and saying
Bosanna In the highest"
Then. following prayer, comes the process
incense, the deacon says to the people. Let us
go in peace" The tburifer walks ahead with
the smoking ceAser, followed by the sub
deacon, bearing cross and accompanied on
either side by an acoly te with q burning candle
The clergymen' follow in order, and last of all
comes the priest, with the deacon at his left
all bearing palms in their hands, and singing
anthems as they proceed.
Returning 10 the church, two or four singers
leave the procession and enter, closing the door
and standing with their faces towards those
without They then chant two verses, which
are repeate by the priest and the others with
out; when they again take up the strain, and II
is continued in regular alienation. When this
is concluded, the sub.deacon knocks at the door
with the foot of the cross, TO signify the
but in to the Holy City. The door @ is thereupon
opened, and the procession enters, singing "As
our Lord entered the Holy City, the Hebrew
children, declaring the resurrection of life with
palm. branches, cried out, Hosanna in the
highest"
tion of the Mass, all the people holding the
palms in their hands during the reading OF
singing of the Passion.