The New York herald., 1879-02-27
HOW LENT BEGAN.

OBSERNANCES IN ST. PATRICK . CATHEDRAL,
TRINITY CHURCH, ST. PAUL's AND OTHERS
PROGRAMME OF SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE
GREAT FAsT-rHE FORTY HOURS DEVOTION.
Services were held in all the Roman Catholic and
Episcopal churches yesterday in observance Of Ash
Wednesday. the beginning of Lent. The services in
st. Patrck's Cathedral were similar to those minis
tered there every morning in the year, except the
blessing Of the ashes. which was done at the early
and its distribution at that and the other
masses of the morning. and except also, that Bishop
wadham. Of ogdensburg. N. ". being accidentally
the city oficated at the last At the several
masses the number Of worshippers was large. Ash
Wednesday is not q holiday of obligation in the
Catholic Church but it is nevertheless celebrated with
great solemniy because Introduces the great
churches wero yesterday draped with purple. sym
bolizing penitence and sorrow. The organs wero
silent and the priests performed the dole
full tones. to which the choirs responded in similar
strains. The distribution OF the ashes takes place
toward the close Of the mass, the worshppers mean
time kneeling around the chance rail and receiving
this symbol Of mortality their foreheads from the
hands Of the officiating priests. Cardinal McCloskey
not present at the Cathedral yesterday, but he
will be on Sunday when at the solemn high mass tho
forty hours devotion to the Blessed Sacrament
the Pope, SO that 1t is observed daily through
out the world in different dioceses at the time
There will be procession of children carrying
flowers, &c at the high mass on Sunday It will no
doubt be pretty and pleasing sight
THE FAST IN THREE DIoCEsEs.
The regulations for Catholics in this diocese
Brooklyn and Newark, N. j., not stringent as
in former years, though in the diocese of Newark
they are more strict than here. In New York the
Cardinal allows one regular meal and cola
ton every day, but meat is not allowed except by
special dispensation. and then Mondays. Tuesdays
and Thursdays only Sundays exempt from fast
and abstinence. Fish is not allowed with meat but
there is prohibition against the of eggs butter
or cheese in prescribed quantities: Lard may also
be used in the preparation Of fish and vegetables
To the foregoing Bishop Loughlin. of Brooklyn per-
mits the OF tie coffee in the mornings Bishop
CorriSan allows the use of meat at the principal
meal on Saturdays except the second and last Of
Lent. The ''black fast will be enforced in the do
ceee of Newark for the hrst time on Good Friday
This fast consists of total abstinence from eggs but
ter. cheese and milk as we'll as meat
Evening services during Lent will be held in the
Catholic churches Of this city as follows:-
On Mondays in the Church Of the Nativity of the As
sumption Germanl 81 Mchses. st. Anthony's Utaian)
pdals freneh) s. John the Essnsests Holy Cross St.
ST. Cecilia and st. Alphonsns.
Cicrmanj, Francis Assisium's QiermanJ St Francis
Sa,ers S 81, Anae Al 81
81 John tho Baptsts erman ST. Agnes aud St. Vincent
On Thursdays, in Cathedral; ST. Andrews st. stephens
St. Columbas ST Br,dgets, St Alphonsus' oieran St.
Lima's St. Nchoias ST. Josephs Gicrman Manhattan n.
Vile; ST. Ezabeh's Port Washington, and Charch Of
oa Fridays; in ST. xarys, Transhgur.sion, ST. Panrs
the Epiphany Church Of the sacred Heart Holy Name Of
Jesus, and ST. Josephs German Eighty seventh street.
EPIscoPALIANs INTRODUCING LENT.
In some OF the Episcopal churches OF Now York
the lenten season opened yesterday follows:-
At Trinity church. sermon by Dr. Dix in the morn
ing, followed by communion. and evening prayer ut
three o'clock. The daily obscrvances in tins church
have been already published in the HERALD. At the
.fS el-
served. with sermon in the forenoon and evening
prayer at halt-past four +. NJ. and sermon in the
evening ut eight o'clock. The forenoon and after
noon services were choral and to be during
the entire fast. Every Wednesday evening at eight
aud every Friday afternoon at tour there will be lee
lures. The Sunday services will consist OF early
celebration at seven A. NJ. High celebration at
eleven. There will be three stabat Matters beginning
Sunday evening. March 16. The first will be Nine dc
Grsndval's Stabat Mater; the second, March -,
Haydn's. and March 80, Rossini's performed by the
choir OF the church under the direction OF Mr. George
Ii. Prentice, orgariss.
At st. Adams Church there were two morning
masses, with sermon by Rev. c. w. Morrill,, rector,
Evening prayer was said at five o'clock aud In the
evening sermon was preached by Rev. Mr.. Moves.
At Grace Church DIR. Potter preached a large
gregation. nom JOEL ill., H. vhc services tor Lcnt
in this church follows ws:-Sundays, nine and
eleven A. NJ and four p. NJ: Mondays, Tuesdays and
Saturdays at five p. M Wednesdays, at eleven A. NJ
and eight p. M; Fridays ut eleven, until Holy
Week. The AFTERNOON services limited to half All
hour aud are intended for the special convenience of
at Grace Chapel have been managed as to accom-
modate those during Lent to whom the hours OF
vice in the parish church may not be convenient.
Al. st. Ignatus' Church the Rev. V. =. Smith
preached in the forenoon and at the evening service
Dr. Ever gave an address. At st. Paul's Church DIR.
Mucahey preached in the morning aud delivered
short lecture in the evening. During Lent there will
be Litany at twelve on Wednesdays and Fridays.
Holy Communion at the hour on Thurs
days and lectures Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday evenings at eight. The special
services here will be supplemented on sundays by
sermons 'rhc Warnings and Calls oil the Season.;
on Wednesday evenings by lectures successfully ON
''Sn." .Discord. slavery" False Security" "Hy-
pocrsy" and Heart HARDENING" and on Fridays by
expositions ''The Meaning and Purpose of wor-
ship Reasons for Worshipping by a Common
Form" 'How We Have Come by our Form-the
Book Of Common Prayer" '.The Divine Presence in
the Sanctuary" THE Elements Of Worship" and
''rhe Sacraincntal Liturgy" At st. Augustine's
Chapel Houston street, there will be spccia3servcse
Thursdays at eight z. NJ and on Saturdays at
r. NJ. Dr. Dix will lecture Friday evenings ut
Trinity Chapel in Twontyfth street. bishop Bcdcll,
of Ohio preached in st. AIMS Church last evening.
PREACHING TO THE DEAF