The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-11

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The weather Sunday was delightfully."-
pleasant the atmosphere being Just cool
enough TO be brssing, and there not being q
cloud In the shy 10 otacnre The bril,iancY oil
the sun. It was jnss such weather as would
tend to'a full observation OF the great festi-
valof Palm Sunday. and IN consequence the
streets were thropged With ehurch.gosrs on
their way 20 and from the various places Of
worship. The churches Of all dsnomiaa-
tions were, as rule, better attended than On
the average. & - a',l .g. :
" = &. CATHOLIC eHURcH.s. -, -,
The services in the Catholic churches
10 eonmemoration Of Palm Sunday were
mere marked than any others. This festi.
val Is one Of The oldest In the Christian
Church, and was instituted :. to eom-
msmorate the triunphal entry Of Jesus
Christ into the sity- Of Jerusalem
five days before his erucifxiop, when, as
recorded Ia the Gospel, the multitudss that
went before Him strewed His path with
palm branches, and waving them aloft, cried:
7" "Hosanna to the Son Of David. Blessed is
He that cometh In the name Of the Lord.
Hosanna In the higbest.n In former days it
was the general custom in the Catholic
Church TO have an outdoor procession, to
form after the palm was blessed, and In
which the clergy and congregation would
take part. All the processionists would bear
branches Of palms. On; leaving the church
the doors would be closed, when the sacred
edifce would represent Jerusalem. w hils
outside hymn Of prsise would be sung by
the processionists, TO which responses wsuld
be made BY the ehoristsrs in the church. On
returning, the sub deacon, or some one ap-
pointed for the purpose, knocked st the door,
which was opened, and the procession en-
tered. The ceremonies attendingthe ceebra.
tion of the. festival were nearly similar in all
the three Catholic churches Of the city. Be.
sides the singing Of high mass, the history OF
the Passion Of Jesus Christ WAS read in oil,
and the ceremony Of blessing and distribu-
ting the pslm was reformed. .rc
At st. Peters Cathedral Palm Sunday was
observed with the usual solemn and impres.
sive ceremonies. The services were com.
menced at quarter past 10 O'Clock by the
blessing Of the palm by Right Rev. Bishop
Gibbons. This being done, the priests,
seminarians, and acolytes knelt before the
Bishop and received from him branch Of
the blessed palm. Then the palm was distri-
buted to the congregation; during which the
choir sang the hymn /" Hosanna, FiHo David" "
This was followed by the celebration OF
solemn high mass, Rev. Father Janssens
being the celebrant, and Rev. Fathers Han
lev. and Moore deacon and. sub deacon. After
the, Gespel, Father HsnleJ assembled the pull
pit, and read, the Epistls OF the day and the
history OF tho Passion, eencluding with q
few appropriate remarks. The Bishop also
briefly addressed the congregation upon the
duties Of the faithful during Holy WseE
and announced that on next Sunday the an:
nuaI collection would be taken up to aid IN
defraying the expenses of educating candi.
dates for the priesthood for. the diocese OF
Richmond, Of whom, he said, there were
about twelve. His appeal for this aid was
urgent andSforeihiestan hos expressed the
hope that the congregnttonaoft 81. Peters, as
well as ofsthe other churcheS Of bis diocese,
:wonld respond lberelly. 80. I. "a
At night an immense congregation Assem-.
-bleCi to hear the last Of the Bishops series or
Genten discsurses; his subject being "The
Resurrection of the FLESH, Large crowds
have been attracted. to the Cathedral each
Sunday night during Lent by these dis
courses, which, aside from the amount OF
valuable doctrinal instruction contained In
thsm, were mastery efarts in rhetorical
point of view, and were greatly enjoyed BY
msay not OF the faith. -. .-r, =
Yesterday morning at 8 O'clock the new
and handsome marble aitars sfeeentiy erected
on each side of the. sanctuary, beneath the
fresco>paiptings Of the Blessed Virgin ana
St. Joseph, were consecrated witheappro-
pirate ceremonies BY the Bishop. - 7.Ez