Omaha daily bee., 1884-04-14
THE RISEN REDEEMER.
How the 1885, Anniversary was CGlG-
bratGd in Omaha,
The Magnificent Mozart's Twelfth
Mass at St, Philomena's,
The Services, Incidents and Floral
characterization at Trinity
Cathedral
CATHOLIC.
AT THE can HEDRAI.

W tfN "AA VA
usual grand ceremonies at st. Phil
omena's on Easter, had the effect yester
day at high mass of crowding the edifc,
in every seat, while many remained
standing in the aisles and vestibule, and
scores were unable to secure admittance
at all. The congregation embraced, in
addition to an enlarged attendance OF
church members, quite a number of per.
sons of other denominations, and from
the ''ln nomine PATHS X the alta
missa est" of the c~elebrant, and the
"Kyrie eleison" to the "Regina Coeli"
of the choir. there was the most devout
attention On the part of the members, as
well as the most rapt interest on the part
of visitors. The sacrament of the mas
is not always understood by others than
the faithful of the mother church, but it
would be a blind observer indeed who,
mid the pomp and ceremonies of yester.
days service at the cathedral, could not
discover that all wa but the various
steps that led to the completion of the
work of
MISREPRESENTATION,
| the carrying out of the command, "Do
this in commemoration of me-" the
changing of the bread and wine into the
body and blood, supplemented at The
various stages by prayers and invocations
handed down through misty ages by the
fathers of the church, while the effect of
all is to bring forcibly to mind the pas
sion, the resurrection, and the ascension
of the Savior. High mass is always more
impressive than low mass, probably be-
cause of the accompaniment of music,
and the grand pontifcial high mass
stands still a grade higher than the ordi-
nary high mass. But it is safe to say no
such grand high mass ever celebrated in
omaha cqualled in grandeur that of yes.
terday. AS has been announced, Rt.
Rev. Bishop O'Connor was celebrant;
Rev. Father Madden, deacon; Rev.
Father O'Connor, sub-deacon, and Rev.
Father Kelly in waiting on the Bishop.
1t is only on extraordinary occasions that
the Bishop otficiates at high mass, and
this of itself was quite an item of inter-
est with Catholics.
H SERMON
was delivered by Rev. Father Madden,
and was brief but excellent; of course,
appropriate to the day and occasion. 1t
consisted of a relation of the events i'm
mediately preceding and up to the resur-
rection of Christ, when the stone was
rolled away from the mouth of the
sepulchre and the Savior found to have
arisen. He argued against the attempts
put forth by anti, Christians to show that
there was no miracle in this, but that
the stone had been removed by the dis
ciples and the body of Christ stolen
and secreted He her reverted to the
life of Christ; how from the cradle
of Bethlehem to the cross of Golgotha, it
had been almost one Intending pain-srf-
ferings for the love of mankind-and
urged his hearers to roll the stone away
from the sepulchres of vice and iniquity
in which they had slept, and arise into
the new life brought to them by the glo-
rious feast of Easter.
H PAPAL BENEDICTIoN.
At the conclusion of the service, the
Bishop announced that no had been en-
powered to administer the papal benedic-
ton to all his people, and likewise a
plenary indulgence to all who had, or who
would within the Easter octave, make
confession and receive communion.
| While he would do this, he asked all to
pray for the Holy Father, that he might
be delivered from the anti Christian and
ant,-social elements that were now COM
passing Italy, which the papacy had re-
deemed and made the center of c~lviliza-
ton. Rev. Father Kelley then read, in
Latin and in English, the letter from the
| vicar-apostolic of Nebraska, The power
to grant the blessing, and all the faithful
received it kneeling. 1t was a most I'M
pressive scene.
Ii CHOIR.
A chronicle of the services would be
but half complete without reference to
the choir. For the occasion, Mr.. q. II.
Mayer presided at the organ, and all were
under the direction of Prof. S.. Holman,
who supplemented the usual choir with
his orchestra. The novelty of ~stringed
and wind instruments was a pleasing in
novation, and for Easter, and the joyous
character of the music, it seemed most
appropriate The programme, as pub
lished in The BEE of Saturday, was car.
ried out without change, and in a manner
very hattering to the various participants,
who had, under the excellent charge OF
Miss Arnold, been doing faithful drill fol-
some weeks past. The entire programme
deserves mention in detail, but there car
here be only referred to, Mr.. J.. G.
Bells good work in the bass solo in tn,
Kyrie, Miss McNamara's sweet soprano
in the Gloria, the duet "Que Tolls" by
Messrs. Blair and Murphy, Mr.. Murphy
too brief solo "Veni Creator" MI. Blair'l
"Et Incarnatus" and "Crucifxus;" the
~"Benedictus' giving Mrs. o. McCaffrey
and Mrs. DIR. Coffmanafinech chance; and tn
modest and transformations solo in ''Doni
Nobis," by Miss Maggie Swift. Proba
bly, the gem of the morning was thu
'Sancta Maria" interpolated at the Offer
tory. 1t came at the most impressive
portion of the service. The RICH
reverend ceiebrant was engaged
in offering the Host; on eithe.
side were deacon and sub-deacon
the acolytes stood around; the incens'
rose in clouds rejecting the rays from th'
stained glass windows behind the altar
there was an impressive silence. and thu
first words were sung. In this, excel
lent opportunity was given for the deeI
contrslto of Mrs. Hiram Robinson ant
the full round soprano of Miss Arnold