Los Angeles herald., 1892-04-18
ALL CHURCHES REJO|CED,
The Features of Easter Day
Services Yesterday.
Beautiful Decorations, Sweet Music
Impressive Sermons.
Trying Weather for New Bonnets and
Gowns-At the Cathedral Ht.
Vincent's Attractive Ser
vices-Other Churches.

Yesterday was not an Easter satisiac-
tory to the ladies, for the wind was sad
ly indiscreet and had no respect for
new bonnets, while the dust was kept
busy by the breezes, beginning new
gowns and binding bright eyes. The
ladies, God bless 'em, however, W ere
not kept at home by the freshness OF
the breeze or the permeating dust, but
came out as service hour approached,
arrayed certainly as never was Solomon,
though he certainly never was more
gorgeously arrayed.
The churches, were all lavishlydeco
rated with flowers, the Gala lily, of
course, being predominant. BY 10 80
O'Clock in the morning every seat in
every church was filed and the attend
ance had reached that stage, when, in
worldly matters, a happy theatrical
manager could take the s. r. o. sign
out of his safe and conspicuously post it.
Crowds of would-be worshipers were
gathered at the doors at the hour OF
service and entrance was impossible.
AT THE CATHEDRAL.
st. Vibiana's cathedral was yesterday
a perfect bower of tropical loveliness
with it's myriads OF palms, roses and
lilies, and in fact every other flower pro-
durable at this season. The main altar
was especially lovely. Immediately be-
hind and little above the tabernacle
rose an immense cross OF white lilies,
those flowers which one always assO-
ciates with Easter, and which are typi-
cal of the life of Him who ''was dead
and is risen." On either side of this
cross were four pyramids OF white roses
against a background of palms which
threw them out in all their white lowell
ness, while all over the main altar as
we'll as on the side affairs, were masses of
roses. Roses were everywhere, in vases,
in bowls, in huge baskets; roses of every
variety and color, until the eye was
positively bewildered by their beauty.
The soft light OF dozens OF candles shin
ing through the foliage added not q
little to the brilliancy of the scene.
Over the main altar was the word,
"Alleluia," in white roses on bed of
smilax. The pillars of the altars were
trimmed with ivy and decorated with
palms. Great credit is due to Miss Cal
lahan, the Misses Meza, Mrs. LIE Sage,
all the work of decorating the church.
and imposing ceremonial of the Catholic
church, was celebrated by the Rt. Rev..
Bishop Mora, assisted by Vicar General
Adams, as assistant celebrant; Father
Mcdonald, as deacon; Father Dye, as
sub-deacon ). Fathers Corrasco and Nc
Auliffe, as deacons of honor, and
Clement Mallory, as master OF care-
monies, while in the sanctuary were
also observed Fathers Doyle, ,Curran and
Montenerelli.
The sermon was preached by the Rev.
A. Montenerelli, who took for his text
the words occurring in the gospel of the
day. He Is Risen, He Is Not Here. The
reverend father began by saying: "Your
beautiful assemblage today bespeaks
Joy. Your hearts are full of joy. This
is truly the day of the Lord, therefore
lets us rejoice in it. Had the father of
a family been dead what would not have
been the Joy of his family at the
awakening to new life? A few days
ago we celebrated the death of Christ
and now we come to celebrate his
triumph over death, and this beloved
brethren, is your motive of joy. He is
risen, He is not here. In these
words lie the greatness of Christ
and man. When the great man
dies, all we can say of him is, Here he
lies. No matter how much man may
accomplish, he must yield to death.
And here is where all human greatness
ends, while, on the contrary, the great
ness of Christ begins where human
greatness ends. The conqueror who
conquers everything is conquered by
Him. He has made use OF power be-
yond that of nature; therefore this
power must be divine.
Then the reverend father proceeded to
explain in what way the resurrection Of
Christ was a proof of his divinity, as
follows:
First-Because he says SO.
Secondly-Because it was the most
be given only by God.
Thirdly-Because there is no othe,
truth go widely known.
In the Holy Scriptures we find that
no other miracle which had been
wrought by Christ was appealed to by
Him as proof of His divinity. He
says: and my Father are one; 1 am
His equal. When proof of this was
asked by the Jews, He said: This nation
asks for sign. There shall be only one
sign given, the sign of Jonas, the
prophet. This was distinctly promise
of his resuscitation, for as Jonas
remained for three days in the belly
of a whale, so Christ remained three
days in the tomb. Had he remained
longer the Jews would have had occa
sion to call him liar. The reverend
preacher then went on to explain how
the Jews used every endeavor to keeI
the resurrection of Christ a secret, anc
when that was no longer possible they
accused His disciples of having stoler
the body, statement which was absurd
on the face of it, as His disciples knew
very well that He had promised to arise
again, and they knew that did He fail tt
do 30 He could not be God. And it wal
scarcely probable that they wished tt
suffer and die for a lie. After som,
philosophical views on the subject o
Christ's resurrection being a proof o
something beyond nature and therefor,
divine, the preacher came to the secont
part of his discourse-W the resur
rection means to Christians. He sait
the whole Catholic religion ia estab
lished on the hope of the hereafter. I
there is no hereafter there is no religion
The resurrection OF Christ proved
also the resurrection of man. Scientist
have tried to solve the question: Cal
man live forever? There is no proc
that the body of man can live forever
but it is conformable to Gods plan tha
he should live again for the BODY ia a,