New-York tribune., 1874-03-30
PALM SUNDAY AND HOLY WEEK.

cr1 rppITIoN OF CHRIsT's ENTRY INTO JERUsA-
Irx-sERyICys AT ROMAN CATHOLIC AND PROT
EsTANr EPISCOPAL CHURCHES.
The Roman Catholic and Protestant Episco-
nal churches yesterday held special services IN COM
mcmoraton Of the trumphal entry OF christ into 'eru
saem amid the plaudits OF the jewish ycope VINO cu'
down the trees aud srewed the pain aiohg "nich ho
rode with green boughs In the former churcnes tnee
were special services and ceremonies ana tne worsmp
ers carried homo with them representative OF the
blessed palm At the Episcopal churcnes inc
services were simply confined 10 the prePaiat'on
of the minds OF the congregations for the duties OF ho
Week During Holy Week the services IN the Catho'io
churches arc almost continuously the jesuit fatheiS
being present generally In the Confessional ana tue
Eucharist being administered In some churches every
half bour The Office OF the Teuebre will take place on
Wednesday Thursday, and Friday afternoons, ana ser
vices will be held on Thursday in commentator oi inc
Last Supper Good Friday viii be specially ue'oteu 10
The services commemorative OF the Cruclnhon' III sew
eral of the Episcopal churches services VIII 90 heu
every day during the present week as preparation ior
the festival OF Easter when the Rising OF jesus Nn
the Dead will be duly celebrated
st. stephens lkomans Catholics Th".ou' East twenty
eighthst was yesterday morning and orehOoh ocnS'S
crowded. The church presented very somDre appear
ance all the fine paintings, and the fuszeu
taon of the Savior the Cross being Diuueu Dehhu
purple hangngs. The high and side altars were also
hung with purple cloths the steps leading 10 tho high
altar being covered with purple carpet Inc acoiytes
were also attred in purple and the pupt cush'oh was
Of the same color.
The ceremony OF Blessing the Palms TOOK place AT
the earliest Mass, the services beginning before O'CLOCK
a. H. The representatives OF the palms ~mch were
srewed in the way OF the Savior when he entered Jei
salem were placed within the altar ralliDss ana the
prest the Rev. Dr. McGynn, standing on tho Epste ae
Of altar, sprinkled the evergreen bo1ghs wn nUy
water The choristers then sang the ahthen % iniS
TO the Son OF David" The lesson, taken iOn tno iJ1
and 10Th chapters of Exodus, was then read ioowea G
the Gospel selected from the 2st ehaper oi os' i,
thew The priest next solemly blessed the palms, WIN
appropriate ceremonies The chanting OF the Mass t1en
| nroceeded after which the priest placed the
| incense in the thuribo and sprinkled the palms
three times With holy Ta!TT 6s noms az S were them
soemnv incensed after which they were distributed 10
the clergy, and subsequently to the aly nd a =
portion OF the services procession was 1ormed' anu
moved soeInnly around the body OF the chureh, tne
choir singing the iosannas The nlee As oae Wese AID
decorated with the palms. Their dark green Ioaso ' %n
ing greatly their already somDer appearance tno
solemn owing tc the reading OF hrgo poron %, W. ~
services instead of singing them The long intervals OF
Tbe High Mass was celebrated by the Rev. Father
| Powers, aud at tbs usual tlme Tor the sermon, tho
instead It Of preaching SERMON the Rev. Father read
sond in slow and distinct tone, the first nine verses
OF Srs tg sS. ePv into T lie then read from
26th and 27th Chapters OF the Gospel oi St
trial of Christ After the OfertOry large pieeesof palm
or evergreen distributed among the congregation
with them 10 their homes. The services OF the Mass
were then concluded with the Eucharist ana BeAedic
! ton, after which the congregation dispersed
AT St. Patrcks Cathedral in hottest the Masses were
held as usual with peculiar services at the 1880 Mass
| The Blessing of the Palms was then gwen, the rev
Dr. Kanes officiating During this service band of 1d
acolyes filed into the church from the saersty Then
choir after which the choir sang the Sanetus Bene
dictus- and Hosa9nah by HAYDN with nne elect, %ne
congregation. Farmers Mass was then given, and the
nOuncement the collections for Easter Sunday was