The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-09
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8ss ths Csrs-s-y Bees Ferrsr-sa.
The number Of eousseratsd Catholic
churches IN this city Il 10 be Increased 10 sig.
There are only four churches that have been
thus honored. They are the Church Of the
Immaculate Conception In East Fourteenth
street ST. Peters IN Barclay street. 81 Pat
rick's iu Mott street and st. Bridests in
Avenue B. t4...
The two new ones will be 81. Gsbriers In
East Thirty-ssventh ct rect and ST. Stephens
In East Twenty-siehth street. Mgr Farley.
who has been mentioned AZ the probable sue
eefsor Of the late Bishop o'Farrsll Of Trenton.
IL the pa stor OF ST. Gabriel'a The Rev. Chas.
II. Cotton. who succeeded DR.. Mcdlynn ss the
pastor OF ST. Stephens has almost entirely
cleared OF the debt OF tl65.00o. Decoration
Day. May 30. 10 the date chosen for the conse-
GRAFTON Of St Gabriel's Church The date for
st Stephens has not ret been nHed. but IL will
probably take place late In the year.
The conservation OF st. Gsbriels will really
begin on the evening OF the Goth. when the
relics Of the ssints will be put me tsllic cases
together with three grains OF incense and
Ike EVENT. q IF
put upon an ornamental bier. exposed to the
nssI y n. G The S. RcS q s sJ Sss o:
etL and Conference Of st. Vincent de Paul. -,
The congregation ceremonIes pronssr III
The they Are going e. S j.
s0; sSn..eTatsd bs' s aa ScBSsssi
iSsS Ti aS G the Gi: :sis SssP
GAL high mass by Mgr. ,!Satolli., Archbishop
EgsH e S !. p sssa tPs
e dsiIysSsd 81 BIisSSs Ms9g.Id q koeSs.ssI:
ntahn If -
cuse, and 'wiSssr Of Newark will be present.
An elaborate musical programme has been ar
The conservation OF . church 70 one Of the
most imposing ceremonies In the ,Cath0lic
is entirely Tree from debt and once conss:
Grated can never be mortRsRed. sold. or used
The details Of The ,e ceremony are a. follows.
Twelve metallic crosses are fixed to the inner
walls Of the chsrch. over each cross is
the church has been conseerated. The candle.
on on each snniVers s q that event $50 50
After visiting the relics the Archbishop ~. ana
saints Is chanted. and the salt and water
are blessed Then .h: ArcnpsnoP and md
outside S,S 81 the esSfss 0 Procss SSns from
right 70 left the Archbishop ,sprinklins
Tssarnins T. the Door eR Re strikes the ihrs.s:
old with the. foot OF his erozieE, A second time
ton OF the walls, Returning. he again strikes
the threshold with the foot OF his crozier. A
third time he goes around the outside OF the
church. proceeding from left to right and
sprinkles the wallis to the height OF his face: ,
On his return he again strikes the threshold ,
with the foot Of his crozier. saying: Lift up !
your sates Je psiness ana md q gs Gsssd up ys
enter"
The Archbishop makes the sign OF the cross
on the threshold. the door 10 opened. and he '
and tho clergy enter He then proceeds to the |
middle Of the church kneels. and intones the
Vent Creator. Ashes are sp.inkled on the
the saints IL sung. The chbishop makes the
slgn OF the cross three times over church and
altar. With the foot OF his erozier he writes on
the line OF ashes the Greek alphabet, begin ,
sIph.s' beginning at the r ..r and
blesses water. wine, and salt. which arc
mingled for sprinkling the church. He
goes aroundsthe inside OF the church three
times. sprin King the inner walls as he did tho
outside ones He sprinsles the floor from Al
other Then he sprinkiss the floor toward the
east the west the north and the south.
The relics are then borne around the out
side OF the church. As the Archbishop re-
snters he makes the sign of the cross with
holy chrism on the outside OF the door. Then
he goes TO one Of the affairs to be eonsecrated
10 com plets.
The parish OF 81. GrbrieIs was founded In
lion OF Archbishop hughes. Henry J. Ander-
son, . convert land for many years Professor
q sghs ioss 70 fsthse CONT The PRESENT t eS
nee was dedicated by Archbishop McCloskey
On Nov. L.. 1885.