St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-26
SOLEMN SERVICES.
Palm Sunday Fittingly Observed
in the Episcopal and Cathoilc
Churches.

Palm Sunday Fittingly Observed
in the Episcopal and Cathoilc
Churches.
Yesterday being Palm Sunday was
observed in all the Episcopal and Cath
Dlic churches in this city, the services
being of the usual solemn character.
AT the morning service at the cathedral
Bisbop Ireland entered the sanctuary
ACCOMPANIED by the clergy and acOlyteS.
He Immediately assembled the throne,
where he was Invested with the pontl-
fetal robes of purple and a large cape.
Reys. Thomas Gleason and John keane,
of ST. Thomas seminary, acted as dea-
non and Sub-deacOn respectively, ana
wore fine picated chaSubles. Fathers
Stanley and Gibbons acted as masters OF
ceremonies.
After the reading of short prayer by
The bishop. the epistle was sung by the
subdeacon and the gospel by the dea-
son. who. however, Invested themselves
Df their chasubleS before so doing and
resumed them after the singing. Then
occurred the blessing of the palms.
Father Stanley gave the palms to the
bishop, who gave to the clergy and AGO.
lytes in the order OF their rank: Inc
latter passed through the church ana
distributed the palms among The congre-
cation. A procession was then formed
headed by the subdeacon, carrying
large gilt cross draped Ill purple, ana
1anked bv the sanctuary boys bearing
palms. Next came the bishop in mltre
and cone. followed by the clergy and AGO.
lytes carving sheaves Of palms. The
procession moved slowly down the left
or Blessed Virgins side of the church,
passing out into the lobby in the front
of the church where large circle was
formed and number of psalms chanted.
AT a signal from the subdeacOn, who
was stationed inside the church, the
procession reformed and marched up
the middle aisle into the sanctuary.
The signification of this procession is
TO tvpify, the triumphal entry OF our
Lord into Jerusalem, when. 1t is SAID,
the Jews showed their INCONSISTENCY by
spreading the branches OF trees in His
way.
After the procession, high mass was
sung. Father Gibbons being celebrant
and Revs. Keane and Gleason assisting.
During the mass, Fathers Byrne, FltZ-
patrick and Stanley. in abs and purple
Stoles, sang the sacred PASSION. Rather
Bvrne represented the Evangelist,
Father Fitzpatrick Christ and Father
STANLEY the Jews. This latter scrvice
is typical of the life of Christ from his
APPREHENSION in the garden until after
he is entombed, and the Jews go back
to Herod to get his permission to have
guards stationed at the sepulchre.
The congregation remained standing
during the singing of the Passion, until
that portion of it was reached where
Christ expires on the cross, when all
lSnelt. and. having meditateda moment,
arose again and remained standing
until the end of the Passion.
After reading of the Passion, mass
was resumed.
Father Stanley announced from the
pulpit that offerings would be received
next Sunday for the benefit OF the Fran
ciScan fathers stationed in Palestine.
He also read letter from Bishop Ire
land to the clergy and laity, announcing
that on Sunday next the annual collec-
ton for the orphans would take place.
The present week in the Catholic
church is known as Holy week, during
which the church commentaries by
PRAYER and works of devotion, the pas
sion and death of our Lord.
The services, which will be interesting
as we'll as solemn and impressive, will
be as follows:
MISUNDERSTANDING the day the ladies
of the congregation will arrange the
repository with decorations of cut
flowers for the blessed sacrament. In
the evening, the Office of the tenabrse
will be chanted.
Holy ThurSday-At 10 a. m. high
mass will be celebrated, at which time
the holy oils will be blessed. This is
the most solemn service of the church.
The institution of the blessed sacra-
ment will also be celebrated. Tenebre
in the evening.
Good Friday-Services will begin at
"a. m. and the tenebr@ will be chanted
in the evening.
Holy Saturday There will be services
at z a. m and 8 a. M. At the latter SER
vice will occur the blessing of the holy
fire, Pascal candle, Eastern water and
baptiSmal water.