The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-03-14
seeming Star and Catholic MESSENGER.
,sw ORLEANS, SUNDAY, MARCH "a 100
Passion Sunday.

IFrom the Catholic Offering, by Bishop Walsn'l
The fifth Sunday of Lent is so called,
because on this day the Church begins 10
commemorate in particular manner 'ne
Passion of orr Saviour. Hence she oili's
the GIoria Pdtri in the responses ana /"
v;ta,ories of the Office, and the lnroit anu
Larabo at Mass. Passion, as wen az a'"'
Sunday enjoys the rite OF the mrs. CLASS
In The churches of Rheims, Sens, anu
f,hai,ns-sur Saone. red vestments are usen
dnrinp the Passion time, to rePreHen'
Christ's blood, shed at this holy season.
Grancolas saws that the church OF Faf's
nsed black yestmeDts. But according 10
the Roman custom, the Mass is celebrated
in violet, as being more su'teo W '"o
mournful Office of this PERIOD.
In some churches more humo!e anu
snhuissiyc tone is used in chanting the
Passion tide.
According to it's ancient Missal, very
cnrious custom prevailed i'll the church OF
Rouen on Passion Sunday. The ruorlc
prescribed that before the commphiop' tne
priest, holding the Body of our LORD 10 ms
hand, should eng with asott modu'at'on
of the voice, Hoe Corpus 4u0d pro foo'S
tradetur, (This Body which shall be deiiv-
cred for you, and that the choir should re-
peat the same words, the priest meantime
receiving the Body of our Loru. Alter
which, slightly elevating the chaiice' ne
should sing the following: me cahr not'
testament est IN meo sdnghine, dtct boWf
mus. (This is the chalice OF the re"
Testament in my Blood, saith the Lord.)
The choir was to repeat the same, and In
the interim the priest received the Blood
of Christ and after the ablution OF his
fingers he was to recite as the communion,
Hoe fucite, etc. tThis do "a often as you
shall take it in memory of me
The whole of the above sentences, form
4 Al. Giant ,TI IA Alan
Sunday in the Roman mssal. Some other
churches observed the same rite as Rouen
amongst which was the Abbey Church oil
Jnmieges.
On Monday in Passion Week, the follow.
ing devout Tract was appointed to be SAID
in some old mlssats, and continued every
day until Spy Wednesday
BY the sign of the cross, from our enemies
deliver us, our God BY the sign of the cross
ctfusion of whose blood Thou didst redeem the
world, defend US, 0 Lord, against the crue
darts Of our enemies, both day and night.
On Friday in Passion Week is kept the
Feast of the Seven Dolours of the Blessed
Virgin. This festival was established in g
provincial synod, by Theodotic, bishop O.
Cologne, in lab, to conf0uBd the lmPlety
of the IIussites, who insulted the sacred
images of the Dolorous Virgin. From
thence it passed into various other churches
by permission of the Holy See, and into
the religious orders likewise, the fore
most of whom in celebrating it were the
Carthusians. Benedict MIL, extended i
to the whole Church, by decree Trbis e
cribs, on the 22nd of August, 1927. Th'
prose Sta6dt mater DoiorOsd, read in thu
Mass of the day, is ascribed to the celebfa
ted Pope Innocent III.
The title Of Seven Dolours is taken, &C
cording to some, from the seven principa
founders of the SerriteS, or the Order q
Servants OF Mary, who were employed IL
:neditating on her various sutleIings. Ac
cording to ltalIaa engravings, which seen
70 be in some manner cnrroborated by por
lions of the office, the Dolours are NUN
bered as follows =
l. The prophecy of Simeon in the Tempt
to the Blessed Virgin. The sword o
grief shall pierce thy soul.
III. The flight into Egypt.
III. The lnss of Jesus in Jerusalem.
". Jesus falling under the Cross.
V. The CrucltixIon.
VI The taking down from the Cross.
VII. The burial of Christ.