New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-24
THE SERVICES OF HOLY WEEK.

THE SERVICES OF HOLY WEEN.
THE CEREMONIES IN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHES
THE CELEBRATIONS FOR EACH DAf-rhE BEN
VICES IN THE RITUALIs1IC EPISCOPAL choh'"'''
Holy Week, or, as it is called in the language
OF the Catholic Church, the Greater Week.
the commemorauon, in special manner o' 'ne sun
inrs aud death of Christ Each day has Its own o'ceS
ami ceremonies 70 every one Of which symooic meah'
In, "a attached The churches draPed in mOurnp e.
All pictures, crosses, and images are hldden away w
wells CT purple. The public offices open TINS "''|'"oo
by the chanting OF the Tenebr9 in choir NO
tai music allowed In this city, renebrp Is chhteu ~
er o'clock in the evening in the churches oeionsne W
tho religious communities, as at ST. Pdus III flity-hint"
st. the Redemptorsts etc, while IN ST. Paricks Ca'e
dra St stephens ST. Peters and most OF the secular
churches the hour is at 33O or in the afternoon.
These Offices are Of very beautiful aud solemn cn'r
acter, and where the choir is well traIheu anu a0u'
toned to the GregOrian chant as at the Vhucu VI VI"
Paul Fathers the effect is most strlAIhs anu '"p'o'
siye Tho Mathis and Lauds arc sung 10 the sanctu-
ary ia a triangular etaud holding 10 lighted canuies
typical OF Christ and tho apostles Ihese ioiuh '"o
nripcipa light in the church during the service ana at
the end of each psalm candle is put out uah only
one the tOpmOst remains. Al inc WORKS. OhiIs. W''s
made oOedent for unto DEATH TINS cdidie Is t,Ac"
away aud linden under Eps e corner Of tho altar
These words beng said all knce ana continue Rcnt
e1rtbcnake and confusion IN nature at the crdc,1Xon
The OK tncon OF the lights explains tue name OF Ieae
a.,
cred the universal earth al the time OF the cfncuAon
The words OF the office vary each day the cerT"nr
are always the same. AT the Cathedral th3 1cheO"G
begins al o'clock each afternoon His Emlnence' Car
The morning services on Thursday, Friday and satur
day are perhaps the most beautiful, as thoy are Ger
tliny the most solemn known in the Catholic CDnrI ~
Holy or alndy Thursday Is kept as tle Feast OF 'He
Last SuppCr. Oae Mass only Is celebrated IN eau
church on THIS day, and the feast being or JOYOUS
character tue carrier portion OF tho MISS Is eileHed ~
the general gloom OF the week. Al the close the oSs,u
Sacrament earned III procession to wua = ehled lac
A rnft lar
lights and flowers. At 81 PdtTlcAs Cathedral, mere
viii take ace during the High Mass, the coIsecrallon
of The Sacramenal Ois by the CARDINAL A. the feast
or the AnuupcauOn falls on Hiy ihuFsdiV tnlS YER,
IN exception il made the udnb'r OF Masses. Tie
High Mass of tao day Oorhs az OF 9oc'ocA ~ LAG
lie services on Good Friday and Holy Saturday begin
at the same thursday. On FRI las tue service
strange broken, d,orderea almost Mhat Is KNOWN
among Catholics the Alteration OF the Cross -
here introduced The altar is stripped bare ana every
movement OF the ceeDrdnt is attended with almost
painful solemnty Holy Saturday Is more expressive
OF and awakening nope leading up 10 thc Joy OF TIE
Resurrection on Easter SUNDAY. -
Passion week Is very strictly observed in the Ritual
istc Episcopal Churches OF ST. Ignatids ST. Adams ana
ST. Mays, aud III nearly similar adnner IN each AZ
s.. lguauus Church at For.!eih-st ana SXth-ve OF
which the Rev. Dr. L. c. Ever Is rector Oh Monday and
yesterday. plain celebration was given at O'Clock III
the morning with one priest AND server and even song
with sermon eight III the evening TIC service to-
day Will be tue same, the Rev. Nj Cook, OF Trinity
Maundy Thursday, high celebration VIII be given at
seven in t morning, with l9ii CHOIR. priest ana
acOlytes. In the m1FnlJg tHe SiotI Vtns ana
frontas VIII be removed auI wnIe wells and
substituted Tor the cHOr cccDfdtOn, heluS
fue commeUOrstiOn OF the Institution OF The Eucharist.
Al even song the altar viii DC stripped OF is menS
and ornaments and the TcTcIOS and entire sLuctu ary
drapcd in black, ana black cross takes tbs place Vi tne
usual altar cross. 80
On GOOD Friday there ia celebration of the Eucha.
ris but the church Will be open at the hour Tor Usual
early celebration. for pnvate devotohs. Al Il. III.
Mathis all be SAID, to be followed nv sermon Oy TIE
rector. At 10 a. solemn Litany VIII oe sung. The
professional cross will be drapcd III black aud the choir
enter ciOtAed in CassOcks only aud without suEInS
uroces s,ona ThG organ which vas closed Iie Ll1hC
nervous does NOT sound again until LIsier even,
t1e by mrs ana cdncles being sung by tue cloir WIN
o1t scconp.ujmeut. The color Of the Nesip.ents OF
the sacred micl6r u black Al IL .. N. The Reptr@ches
will DC cAaDied, and ,bs AsrVce VIII ~ nlGTed Dv Its
Pro-AnaPGori At noon, the Ihree hOurs a.on1
service Viii be preached The service consists of SD
MeiltttiOuf On OF tie Words vi CGrst from
the cross each Me citation being followed By TIE kSlc
Eeison with collects, and hymn appropriate % Tue
LeLiiatiOn closed by pt0d OF silence Iof n'enuid
ton TINS service lasts until O'clock. AT D. H. YES
per services will be sung, followed 10y IL sermon. On
Elsfer even the celebration VIII be begun al Il. H.
lac frat Ye-peLs Of LASER will 70 sad ~ $3.50 IL No.
pror to Which the altar and Sanctuary wl ho c'0thtd
In All the tokens OF Easter Joy, its White Vestments aud
many lights and prOIusIon OF flowers.