The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-06
HOLY THURSDAY.

Ceremony Of Sanctifying and Wa tching the
Host for the BIass Of the FresanctiRed
on Good Friday-f.ist OF tho Erin ipal
Churches for tho Celebration. ri
The day on which is celebrated the last supper
OF our Lord and His agony in the garden OF Geth-
semane is one especially dear to the devout
Christian. In the Roman Catholic Church. and lat
terry In that OF The Ritualiss is one OF especial
acts OF devotion As the week OF the passion
rolls the approaching death OF the Saviour hangs
like lowering cloud over the Church. The saving
grace OF His life on earth seems Obscured by the
Vaccinations Of the enemies OF human goodness.
The fair sun OF human faith and hope is hidden
awhile beneath the msts OF sin aud error, and the
faithful plunge themselves III
DOUBT SOON TO he pIsrELLEp
by the glorious miracle OF the Resurrection which
win confirm the eternity OF tho new dispensation-
the boting out OF old theologies. the law OF mercy
superseding the testament Of justice and stern retr
button. 1t was the Mosaic feast OF the Passover
celebrating the sacrifice OF the paschal lamb,
when all Egypt's first born were slain, that Gods
people might escape from bondage. The occasion
was, therefore, most appropriate In Its symbolic
force. The Catholic Church repeats this mystic sun
per, ut which Christ said
"DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.'
ON "Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings IN
Holy Week the Roman Catholics exhibit their sor-
OF shadows, hopes and fears, where the
candles are one by one extinRuisned, AMI
the church remains In darkness till light is car
ried rom behind the altar, speaking in unmistak-
able language to the sense Of the resurrection OF
the soul through the guenching Of the saviour's
mortal life. AT high mass
TWO HOSTS ARE COysECnATED,
one to be used In the mass the other TO DO sacredy
lovingly ana watchIuny reserved for the
day Of holy joy, lniercalated between days IS
o. Of :. s scr is :, never lost sight o.,
are transubstantiaed. After the singing OF the
G,oyiG y; Escsls!s today Thursday the choir IS
encd and saddened The second host Is
=. PLACED IN TIE GOLDEN EEMoSsTRANcE,
IN a., separate chapel or repository, % It
Is called. There an altar Is gorgeousiy
Hg y YIN flowers ana lights-the virgin
YORK which Will make tie most brilliant
DISPLAY Ia tlls regard are as f0llows:-St. PETERS,
barclay street; ST. James, James street; st. Ste
pnen's, Twentyelghth street, st. Teresa's, Rutgers
street; " Marys Grand street; the Italian church
Paul the Apostles, Fifty ninth streets the German
church most Holy Redeemers) Third street, and
tile Church OF tho Dominican Fathers, Sxty.frst
street, near Lexington avenue.
N C07d D0nltt lthe Thursday OF the Lords Supper
IN non0r OF the establishment OF the Eucharist BY
HIN on that day. IL Ia also called BY the French
Je,tdt A0sot,f, or Absou0n Thursday, because Of
the custom Of pronouncing dissolution on public
penitents; 1t is also called Maundy Thursday from
the ceremony OF washing the feet called Manila
tun. In many OF the ecclesiastical Institutions this
ceremony OF washing the feet Is still practised tie
superiors washing the feet OF the interiors.
Io.morrow Good Friday WIN, OF course, be celc-
past Few years, the day will ke observed by gene
1al suspension OF business.