St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-12
Archbishop Ireland the Cele-
brant, Assisted by Sew
eral Priests.
AN IMMENSE CONGREGATION
Description Of the SerVics--
Deep Solemnay Observed
Until Tomorrow
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preaching sacrifice on Calvary. Then
also did Christ wash the feet of His
disciples in token of humility, ad-
juring them to go forth and do like
wise, and the 'mandatum'' or order
thus conveyed gives it's name to
Maundy Thursday.
Yesterday was a great day at
Rome. The ceremony Of the man
datum" takes place in st. Peters,
where the pope washes the feet of
thirteen priests or poor persons. On
this occasion upwards of $4,000 peo-
pie are frequently gathered under
meath the mighty dome. In former
days the kings and queens of Eng
land were accustomed, on this day,
to wash the feet of as many poor
men and women as they were years
old. The latter were then presented
with food and raiment. To the pres
ent time the royal almoner distrib-
utes to as many of the poor as
equal the years of the sovereign's
age certain coins called Maundy
money.
At 1896 yesterday morning the Ca
thedral witnessed a pontifical mass
the highest form of the mass, and
only celebrated by the bishop, an
archbishop or the supreme pontiff
himself, and then only on the great
feasts of the church. The celebrant
yesterday was Archbishop Ireland,
the other officers of the service being
Father Hebron, assistant priest;
Fathers Busch and Woods, assistant
deacons; Rev. A. Besant, deacon of
the mass; Rev. William Colbert, sub
deacon; Rev. DR.. Schaffer, of ST.
Paufs seminary, master of cere-
monies. In addition, there assisted
in the holy offices no less than fifty
Of the clergy from the Twin Cities,
from adjoining towns in Mime
sofa, from Wisconsin, and even from
South Dakota To them were added
sixty students from ST. Paups SEM
mary.
THE GREAT CONGREGATION
present saw no unusual decoration,
except Of the repository, as will be
mentioned later. During the mass
the annual blessing of the oils took
place. These are used in the adj
ministhation of the sacraments, such
as baptism, confirmation, holy orders
and extreme JUNCTION, or, literally
the last oiling." Contained within
three large silver ewers the oil is
held before the high altar by spe-
cial deacon and solemnly blessed by
the celebrant of the mass. 1t might
be mentioned that this oil is the
famous "oleo de Lucca," the purest
olive oil to be obtained from Italy. It
is slightly perfumed by an admixt-
ure Of halsam.
After the mass comes the special
solemnity of the day, the exhibition
of the Holy Eucharist. A long pro-
cession forms, including more than a
hundred persons, arranged two by two,
each carrying wax candle, lighted.
The cross-bearer leads, clad in the
vestment of a subdeacon. This is the
alb, or long white robe of linen, and
the dalmatic a shorter robe, which, on
this day, is of the same color, white,
that being the distinctive color Of
Maundy Thursday. The cross borne is
of silver, it's crucifix being draped
with violet cloth. Next are seen the
sixty students in black cassocks and
white surplices. Following come the
deacons and subdeaeons. arrayed as
was the cress-bearer. Then march the
clergy, whose white chasubles differ
from the deacons' dalmatics only in
being sleeveless.
In all professions of the church the
last place is the place of honor. So
the long line is closed by the arch
bishop himself, surrounded by his six
assistants in the service. His vest
ments are also white. In a silver
chalice lined with gold he bears the
sacred host, the unleavened bread.
which is the body: of Christ. Over the
eucharist is borne a canopy of gold
cloth, fringed with gold, and support
ed on either side by two rosewood
rods. The much priced honor of carry
ing this canopy is conferred upon GER
tain laymen. The canopy was yester-
day entrusted to William L. Kelly Jr.,
Col. Kelly, Terrence Naughton and T.
through all the aisles and back to the
side altar. AS the body of our Lord is
carried past, every individual of the
thousands present falls reverently
upon his knees.
Throughout the exhibition of the
host no music is heard. save the
chanting, by all in the procession. n
the hymn "Pange Lingua"-"Sing Out.
organ makes no sound. 1t has been
silent since the gloria" of the pre-
ceding mass. 1t
WILL NOT SOUND AGAIN,
nor will the bells ring out, until to-
morrow morning, at the mass of holy
Saturday. The procession ends by de-
posting the Eucharist in it's repository
within the side altar. AS already men,
toned, this receptacle and this altar
in general were adorned yesterday with
much splendor. The background was
composed of radiating palm leaves.
Upon these We're arranged a profusion
of cut flowers, especially Easter lilies
and pinks and roses. In the center
hung an elaborate wreath surmounted
by a beautiful white dove with out
stretched wings. Ranged in the fore
ground were ported palms and other
plants. The whole was illuminated by
a mild. silvery moonlight of several
hundred wax candles, variously placed
In braZen candelabra.
After depositing the host the pro-
cession returns to the high altar, the
vespers are chanted and the clergy
and their assistants slowly disperse.
The service is ended
/ 1t is a pious custom among Catholics
to visit as many churches as possible
on Maundy Thursday and pray before
the decorated repository in each.
Therefore, Notwithstanding the rain,
many men and women were yesterday
to be seen going about the city from
one church to another, and during the
afternoon at least 10000 people visited
the cathedral alone. During the great