The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-27
EASTER SUNDAY.
"Christ, the Lord is Risen
To-day"
Celebrating the Event in the
Cincinnati Churches.
A Complete and Detailed AccOun
Of TO-mOrrOw's Religious
Services.

gent reader, is solemn festival established
by the early Christian Churches in COM
memoration of the resurrection of our
Savior the third day following His crucifix-
ion. As such it is one of the most touch
ingly beautiful and delightful of church
celebrations and the services for that day
are therefore among the most superb and
joyous of all the Christian festivals. Among
the primitive Christians the custom pre-
vailed of accosting each other with the
joyous salutation, 'Christ is risen, Christ
is risen," to which response was made,
Christ is-risen indeed. and hath appeared
to Simon" This custom yet prevails in
some of the remote districts in England,
and we believe also in the Greek Church.
In Ireland formerly, and possibly still, in
some parts Of England there exists super
stition that the sun dances on Easter
morning. The habit OF coloring Eas-
ter eggs on that morning and offer
ing them as presents Is of very an
cient origin in England and was undoubt-
edly borrowed from festival of the Druids.
In one Of the archives of the time of
Edward l preserved in the Tower appears
an entry of 1Sd for 400 Easter eggs. The
modern Parisian presents enormous imita-
Ftion eggs of confectionery or of other ma
terial filled with bonbons to friends and
relatives ON Easter morning. We observe
most pleasing innovation working itself
into prominent place among our Ameri-
can observances Of the day, and this is the
presentation of beautiful illuminated
cards bearing an exquisite little chrome
picture and an appropriate verse of the
Holy Scripture printed upon it. These lit
tie gems are sometimes painted by hand
and are some of them really most exquis-
itely delicate and beautiful.
Easter is what is called movable feast,
that is, unlike Christmas, it has no fixed
day. 1t may fall as early as the 22d Of
March or as late as the 25th of April. The
Eastern and Western Christian Churches
differed as td the date when itshould be
observed and to reconcile these differ.
ences Constantine had the matter
brought before the Council of Nice A. D.
325, when the rule was adopted for the
whole Church, that Easter Day should be
always the first Sunday after the full moon
which happens upon or next after March
2lst; and If The full moon happen on a
Sunday Easter Day is the Sunday after;
hence, as above observed, it may fall as
early as the 22d of March. 1t is generally
deemed in England to be sign Of an early
and favorable spring to have an early
Easter.
The name Easter-German, Ostern-is
by many supposed to be derived from the
name Of the Teutonic goddess Ostern (the
goddess of springl which was celebrated by
the ancient Saxons at this season and for
which the early missionaries ingeniously
substituted this Christian festival. Easter
or Ostern is we'll chosen to typify the rising
of the Savior, since both are evidently de-
rived from the old Saxon word oster, osten,
which signifies rising, spring rising to re.
newed life and splendor then.
The Catholic Churches.
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES
On Easter Sunday we will have early al
6 O'Clock in the morning a resurrection
solelnnity. High Mass at 914, celebrant,
Rev. Burwinkel Sermon given by the ras
tor, Father Schmidt. Vespers and benedic.
ton IN p. M.
~ THE CATHEDRAL.
At the Cathedral the Easter musical pro
gramme is as follows: Morning services al
10 o'clock. Beethoven's Mass in will be
rendered by the choir under Organist j.
Frank Wilson. The soloists are Miss Jen.
ME Sullivan, soprano; Miss Maggie McCar-
thy, alto; Mr.. Frank Helmecamp tenor;
Mr.. T. J. Sullivan, bass. The "Venl Crea.
tor" by Broeckhaven will be sung by the
chorus and string o7artet. At the offer
tory Cherubinis "Resina Celi' will be
sung. At the Gradual We5ers "H@c
Dies' viii! be given. During the Mass the
organist will render some choice selections.
Rev. HALEY will be the celebrant at Mass,
assisted by Deacon and Sub-Deacon. RlAs
Callahan will deliver the sermon.
The programme for Vesper services at
p. m. will be as follows: Rossi's Vespers;
Loretze's Ave Maria, duo, Miss Jennie Sui.
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