The morning call., 1890-10-06
CATHOLIC FEASTS.
Festivals of the Rosary and st.
Francis Observed.
Solemn Services in Honor of the Occasion.
Roses Blessed for Worshipers- Process
sion at St. Dominic's.

memorated yesterday-"Rosary Sunday
by the Catholic Church In all the Catholic
churches Of this city there were special de-
votions in honor of the feast, while it was
observed at st. Dominic's, on Bush and
Steiner streets, with solemn services and
procession of the rosary.
The ediice was crowded with people from
all parts of the city. Among the immense
congregation were many votaries of the de-
yotOn, and on this occasion they assemble
where due grandeur is given it by its devo-
tees in religion, the Domincans.
Roses, symbolic Of the rosary, decorated
the affairs. almost hiding their beauty from
sight so lavish was the supply of fragrant
buds and blossoms.
AT 10 O. clock the ceremony Of the blessing
of roses took place at the altar, after which
roses were distributed through the congre-
CATION. Each flower is priced by its re-
cipient, who will preserve it at home for the
ensuing year.
Solemn high mass was celebrated at 10 80
o'clock by Father of the Order of st.
Dominic, who was assisted by two members
of his society.
After the gospel, Rev. j. A. Rooney, o. p,
preached on the rosary, on which he said:
POWER OF THE ROSARY.
SIT is by the rosary that the Christians
were victorious over the infidels at Lepanto,
1911; it was through the intercession of the
Queen of the Holy Rosary that Christian
missionaries gained SO many victories In
pagan lands, whittier they went with the
cross in one hand and the rosary in the
other This day is pre-eminentiy the Feast
of the Rosary, and it is particularly honored
by decree of the Sovereign Pontiff. We
know the pillars of heaven will give way be-
fore any person asks for assistance through
the intercesSion OF Mary and will not receive
it.
1.-THE devotion consists of three different
parts-frst, to pray for souls in sin; second,
prayer for souls in their last agony; third,
for souls in purgatoy, that they may be lib
Grated from their dungeon. If the rosary
was said more frequently and in every Cath
Ollie home there would be fewer drunkards,
more virtue in congregation and we would
not find SO many people plunged in every
iniquity. 1t would build up Christian fam
lilies. In Gods name have the rosary said
every night in your homes, labor for it with
all earnestneSs and at once begin to give to
Mary the honor of your hearts,"
THE PROCESSION.
The procession of Dominican Fathers. AGO.
lytes. roSarians, socialists, little girls in
white dresses and the congregation was
formed Immediately after mass. 1t passed
around the church block in the following
order:
First INSTRUMENTATION and acolytes,
followed by the girls of the Sunday-sch0Ol.
boys of the Sunday school, ST. Thomas
Guild, Rosary Saciety OF the Sunday school,
st. Dominic's Christian Doctrine AssOcia-
ton, Sunday-school choir, priest reciting the
rosary, five banners representing the five
joyful mysteries of the rosary, carried by
gentlemen OF St. DOminic'S Christian Doc
trne Association.
Second diyisiun-Ladies of the Third Or
der of st. Dominic, gentlemen of the Third
Order, Christian Brothers, choir from Sa-
cred Heart College, priest reciting rosary,
invited societies from city churches, five
banners representing the five sorrowful
mysteries OF the rosary, carried by gentle
men of the Third Order.
Third acknowledgements of st. DOM
mics Church, choir OF st. Dominic's Church,
general public, statue of Our Lady of the
Rosary, Dominican prior and assistants, ro-
sary banner. carried by gentleman of the
congregation, banners representing the five
glorious mysteries, carried by gentlemen OF
the congregation.
The rosary was recited in the evening
and the services, which included vespers
and sermon, closed with benediction.
FEAST OF ST. FRANCIS.
The feast of st. Francis of Assist, patron
OF the archdiocese of San Francisco, after
whom the city and bay were called. was
celebrated yesterday at the Church of St
day was one Of unusual solemnity in the
Catholic church this feast Lad precedence
in the parish dedicated to the saint In the
evening, however, there was procession
of the rosary, with other services.
Rev. j. +. Harrington, pastor of the
church, celebrated solemn high mass at IL
o'clock in the morning. He was assisted
by Rev. Father Melvin as deacon, and
Rev. Father Dillon as suh-deacon Beetho-
ven's Grand Mass in e" was rendered by
the choir under the direction OF Mrs. A
Stewart, organlst of the church.
Rev. Father Placidius of St. BOniface
Church, on Golden Gate avenue, preached
the panegyric of the saint. The well-known
life of St Francis from his birth in the little
town in Italy to his death, was sketched in
outline, and the discourse was concluded by
an exhortation 10 follow his examples in
humility and virtue.
AT 1880 O'Clock in the evening there was
solemn procession of the rosary and bene-
dlction of the blessed sacrament.