The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-19
HOLY THURSDAY.
Services at the st. Louis Cathedral Yes


terday.
Yesterday. Holy Thursday. was celebrated In
the different Catholic churches of this city by
solemn services.
During the day large number of the faith
full visited the places of worship to adore the
Holy Eucharist, exposed on the affairs it being
the day on which our Lord, nj his last supper.
changed the bread and wine into his own body
and blood.
YESTERDAY EVENING
the doors Of theSt. Louis Cathedral were thrown
open to admit large eoueourse of devotees
who had hocked thither to listen TO sermon
preached by Monseigneur Psrche and to hear
the able rendition of verdis celebrated Domino
Jesu" by Misses Henriette Martin and Hen
riette Dolhonde and Messrs. Meeye and
Bremen.
At o'clock his Grace the Archbishop
AsoEHDED THE PULPIT.
and choosing for his text The words Of st. John,
Jesus having loved His children upon earth
will continue to love them until the cnnsumma-
iion of the W rid. preached q very able sermon
on the Holy Eucharist
The mystery of the Eucharist, said the veneer
able orator. is one of the most sublime and
touching of the Catholic Church 1t IL II mystery
of love and in the words of the Prophet King a
monument of God inexhaustible love towards
men.
WHAT IS MORE puRE,
more holy than this sentiment Of our Lord.
when about to he given no to His enemies by
the traitor Judas. Hs takes the bread besses it.
aud gives it to His disciples, and says: This is
my body, eat ye in remembranee Of Me-" And
piss a' Saying FIN This i nv blood, drink ye in
token d MY love- The Eucharist is q saer,i
victim is inundated on the affairs saora-
ment when the same victim s given to the
faithful for the sustenanee OF their spiritual
life.
All nations have hal their sacrifices. and
man. not being able t., give himself no as an
atonement to the Deity, offered up what was Of
more Immediate value to him. But II renal ned
for o God to do away with the old law and es
taoish daily sacrifice most precious in the
eyes OF Divinity; the only perfect holocaust,
The eloquent orator next showed that those
men who cannot and will not believe in this
mystery are blind even to the understand ng Of
the unfst homable mystery Of ugratitude which
is In their souls.
He then compared the mystery OF the Incar-
nation to that OF the Eucharist.
THE SON OF GOD
chose the purest and most perfect of creatures
to be His mother. and He oh os"s the holy min
stry of a eonseerated priest. to be born again.
as il were. In this mystic sacrament.
Our Reverend Archbishop closed with atouob-
ing apostrophe to those who NEGLECT their
duties as Christians for the vain decisions OF
the world.
Monseigneur has lost neither bis fervd utter
anoe nor his old prestige. and for fully one
hour he kept the whole eongr egation In q most
profound state Of religious attention
IMMEDIATELY
after tho sermon Verdfs 1uartetts was sung
by the ladies and gentlemen above named
Never were tbs artistss We rHhhot amt-
teurs> in better voice than on this occasion, and
the only regret felt by the large congregation
was. that the m jesty of The place prevented
them from manifesting their appreciation of
the singing by repeated applause.
Next sunday Gounods Mass will be sung at
the Cathedral. and 1t Ia hoped that our people
will not fail to attend the services on that occa-
sion