The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1871-12-24
MernIng Star and Catholic Messenger.
SSW oRIEANs. SUNDAY. DEcEMBER a. ls7l.
CITY NTELL1aEHCE.

mon OF the NoVena Tor Chr1StmaS Will be de-
ivered at High Mass, instead of in tho even
ing, as heretofore. There will be High Mass
at midnight. At the Solemn High Mass, at 10
o'clock, the Most Rev. Archbishop will ofaciate
ponti6cally, and the sermon will be preached
by Father Milon. His Grace will give tho
Papsl Benediction, to which 10 attached o
plenary indulgence.
Archbishop's Ckurch.-To-day, at High Mass,
Rev. Father Bourgeois will preach. There will
be q High Mass at midnight, and also at 10
o'clock, A. NJ, ON Christmas. Vespers will be
ct St o'clock in the evening, Immediately after
which there will be o sermon by Father Bour-
geois.
st. PatricRs Church.-Grand High Mass at 12
o'clock, followed by two Low Masses. Tho
other masses will be at 6, z, u. 8, 81, and High
Mass Mt 10 O'Clock. At the Midnight Mass, St.
Mary's College Brass Band will be in attend
ance.
.Jesxits Church.-A grand High Mass will be
celebrated at midnight. Low Masses will fol-
low in immediate succession from the ending
of this Mass till the Grand High Mass at 10
o'clock A. NJ. The confessionals will all be oc-
cupied from early Sunday evening till all COM
fessions have been heard.
st. Joseph's Church.-Midnight Mass and two
Low Masses Immediately afterwards. The
other masses will be at 6, 8 and 10 O'Clock.
St. johns Church.-To-night at 12 P. NJ. will
be celebrated at this church, by the Rev. Fa-
ther jeremiah Moynihan, solemn High Mass.
This new temple of the Most High will thus
be fttipgly opened with Midnight Mass Mt
Holy Christmas time. There will also be q
Mass at S o'clock, and services will continue
till 12 o'clock, when a solemn High Mass will
be celebrated. After 10 o'clock Mass the rent
ing Of the pews of the new church will take
place.
st. Theresa's Ckurch.-There will be High
Mass at midnight in the above named Church,
commencing exactly at midnight. The choir
will be ably assisted on that occasion by the
Hibernia band. The other masses will be at
6A. NJ, ", 81 and 10 o'clock.
st. Alphonsus.-Graad High Mass at Midnight,
immediately followed by two Low Masses.
The other Masses will be at G, II, 81, for chill
dren, and 10 o'clock High Mass.
St. Mary's (Germam).-High Mass at mid
night. and low Masses at 81 and 8 o'clock.
High Mass at 10 o'clock.
Notre Dame de Bon Secours, jackson Street.
Masses at 6, z and 10 o'clock in the morning.
St. Stephens Church.-The n0vena for Christ
ing at 81 o'clock. The choir will sing the "Oh
Salutaris" of Campaua and "Tantum Ergo" Of
Berger. On Christmas there will be mid
night Mass, of Gavert. At High Mass, 10 A.
NJ, will be sung the Mass in d by A. F. Lejeal.
The choir in this Church is one of the very
best in this city, and, we are happy to state,
composed exclusively of Catholics. The Or
ganist, Mrs. Gen. A. G. Blanchard will be as
Ia IT,
way, as tenor. Vespers at 81 P. NJ.
Church of SIS. Peter and Paul, Third District.-
Midnight Mass, followed by two other Masses.
In the morning. Mass at z, 81 and Solemn High
Mass at 10 o'clock.
Our Lady Of tho Sacred Heart.-At 81 o'clock
this morning this new church, at the corner of
blessed by his Grace the Most Rev. Archbishop,
who will also deliver q sermon.
FAIRS.
Fair for the Orphan Asylum.-The fair for the
purpose of raising funds to aid in building the
asylum already commenced on Piety street,
which will be under the control of the Sisters
of Mount Carmel, will be opened tomorrow,
Christmas, after High Mass, at the Convent,
next to St. Augustine's Church, corner of
Bayou Road and st. Claude street.. This Fair
viii afford an opportunity to parents of pro-
viding themselves with presents for their
children, and to children of making q small
Offering for the benefit of the poor little or
phane. Children will be admitted free of
charge, grown persons will be charged twenty
five cents.
INSANE ASYLUM.
The Fair for the benefit of the charity pa
tients Of the Louisiana Retreat for the Insane
is now going on at Odd Fellows Hall. 1t
will continue till the 3oth inst. Lunch every
day. Open day and night, Christmas and
Christmas Eve. charity SO noble and, at the
same time, 80 glorious rs that, which has for
its end and aim the care of the pauper insane,
should be sustained by public charity. Neither
the State nor the city do much for the Louisi- |
ana Retreat. The State contributes nothing |
and the city does little more, doing out a
scant $3.50 for the last two months. 1t is to
individual charity, therefore, that the mana
gers of this institution must appeal.