The New York herald., 1870-04-17
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
The Resurrection and It's celehration-M Music,
Sermons, Flowers and Incense Close
Of the Lenten season-Gloria 10
Excelsis Dec Q, in Terra Pax.
goiy saturday and Raster Sunday.


The services which are held IN cur Cathelic
churches on Holy saturday rubrcally beloDg 10 the
midnigst OF that day and the early hours OF Easier
morning; for, according 10 the ancient rubrics no
mass was to be celebrated during me days commem-
oratve OF the saviours crucInxi0n and eniomb-
menI But at midnight the angel came
and rolled away tne stone nom the door
OF the sepulchre, ana af midnight the
Christians OF me early ages OF the Church cce-
brated
THE MASS OF TuE RESURRECTION
which we now celebrate on saturday morning w
those early ages also, The ceremonies Of TIE blessings
OF tire new ire for the sacred candles the paHc@aA
candies ana the baptsma fonts, tooA place Al 'hiee
O'Clock on Saturday afternoon. All these cere'
menes, VITA the blessing OF the ave grams OF ~
cense representing The spices IN Which ths~ts oody
was embalmed, snd the ave holes disposed
IN the form OF cross, IN "hiea ihey
are placed, representing Iiis hye wounds, are now
celebrated on Holy saturday morning. And IN the
lmass winch follows the organ and oher instruments
OF 10y are heard, ana olce more the altar bells
chime out for the nomeaI OF consecraton uf the
sacred spices These ceremonies were observed
with rubrlca exaetness ana great beauty AZ
sr. AIMS onUKcH.
Yesterday morning the services began at elght
O'Clock A. sl, the Rev. Father Preston. chancellor
olnciatlng, ed by the Rev. Fathers roOle and
De CRard. deacon and sub-aeacon. The chanting uf
the "Litany OF the SAINTS ana "Kyue EicIsoA" by
the clergy ana acoytes was immediately foli0sea
By nie Gloria "a EIoolSs by the choir
with full organ accompaniment, ana ringing
OF the altar bells. rms was the commence
ment OF the solemn high mass which followed. The
yestments worn at this mass longer OF somore
black or penitentia violet hue. Tue white and gold
chasubes. stoles, capes and NANTES are resumed.
The purple draperes OF lhe affairs and pictures are
drawn aside, to be entirely removed for Easter
morning.
THE GREAT FESTIVAL OF TnR REsuRECTIOS
will to day be celebrated by solemn high masses In
all the churches. The music viii express the most
triumphant joy, and every sign OF sorrow will be
Danisned from the entire service. Full oFcnestras
are engaged for all OF the churches.
AT ST. STEPHENS
mass written especially for the occasion by Nil
lard VIII be performed by full orchestra ana double
quartet choir and chorus, under the direction OF Carl
AnschutZ. Morgan is the organst, ana Toumin's
harp Will ada to the charming effect Ronconi Ia 10
be the principal basso; Madanes DE Lussan and
AnschutZ soprano and contrato. The congregation
Will doubtless be immense. All the beautiful pic
lures, statues ornaments and images IN this
temple Of art and worship that have been veied IN
purple and black and purple during Lent will to-day
be displayed lighted with hundreds OF naming tapers,
torches and Jets Of gas and surrounded with the
nora offerings OF the and faithful children OF
the ancient Latin Church.