St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-11
spy WEDNESDAY,
Initial Celebration OF the!
"Tenebrae" in the Cath.
Ollie Church.
SERVICES ARE IMPRESSIVE.
Ornaments Removed From
the Altar and Statues
Draped in Pals.
CATHEDRAL Is CROWDED.
Archbishop Ireland Presides
Over. the holy Offices
Maundy Thursday.
CATHEDRAL is CROWDED.

Yesterday was Spy Wednesday
SO named of old in allusion to the
treachery of Judas. For the first
time during this Holy Week the wor-
ship in the Catholic church took on
last evening a special character by
the initial celebration Of the ter e.
brae" services.
AT 7:30 an immense congregation
had assembled in the cathedral. All
the ornaments had been removd
from about the altar, and the HOLY
pictures and statues were draped
beneath violet pals This last IS
the color of penitentiaI season, and
the sobriety of it's significance is only
exceeded by that of the black of
actual mourning. In simple black
cassocks, surmounted by surpi;ces
of white, were ranged about the
sanctuary, back of the high altar.
sixty young students, including
Father Heffron, pastor of the cathed-
raj; Father Woods, Father Bosch
and others; while presiding over the
molly Offices appeared his grace the
archbishop of st. Paul. Equally di-
!. vided on either side facing each oth-
er, arranged in lines of twelve. the
celebrants began with the chanting
of the Psalms.
Next came the most impressive
portion OF the surface At the altar
had been lighted about
TWENTY CANDLES /
one Tor each Of the prophets of the
Olo testament; and as each of tho
previous Psalms had been sing ona
OF the candles was extinguisbed
me effect was not especially notice.
aole until, the Psalms being fin
lshed, there began the solemn sino-
ing OF the Lamentations Of .Jere-
mlah, foretelling the disasters and
destruction of Jerusalem and tn.
coming of the Messiah. Before ~
3 Lamentations are completes all. the
candles but one are extinguished
Then follow, in rather more cheerful
tones, the t1auds"- or praises: after
ward the "Benedictus," being tba
canticle of zachariah. This last is
naturally of a pleasing and cheerful
harmony. The one light, meanwhile.
mas burned alone at the altar n
represents the Savior. At the close
OF the Benedictus'' it is SLOWLY
borne away, and at the same mo-
ment all the lights in the cathedral
are turned down and almost out
The "tenebrae," or darkness is
complete. So is foreshadowed tbe
suffering and death within a faw
snort hours Of the Redeemer Ru+
although He died, He rose asa;,,
and over Him death had no victort
therefore it is that the single can
ole is again brought back. the ,;eh+s
are once more turned on, and the CON
gregatlon depart, saddened. if is
true' but filled with the certainty
OF a Christians final victory.
MAUND THURSDAY.
Inc services today-Maund Thurs
oay-wlll begin with the mass st 1o.9o
d. IN. Forty of fifty or the clergy in
ciudlng the archbishop and at least
sixty students, will be present at tho
altar, and the mass will be one of IN
usual splendor. This is the dav If
.,ie iast supper and the institution of
tue sacrament of the communion. The
eucharist will therefore be solemn1v
eAhlolted, and then placed in its renos-
itory IN the side altar. The latter will
DE specially decorated in the most eIah-
crate manner, and will be the acme
Of floral beauty. -
In the evening the "tenebrae, SER
wees will be repeated, but different
passages of the Scripture will be util-
lzed. The service will close with a
sermon by Father Bosch on 1.-THE Holv
Eucharist"