The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-03-18
AT ST. JOHNS R. c. CHURCH
TWO WEEKS MISSION 10 COMMENCE
NEXT SUNDAY MORNING.

Exercises to be Conducted by the DOmini-
can Fathers of st. Marys Church
Masses Will be Celebrated Every Day
Complete List of the Services.
An event of more than usual interest
among the Catholics of the city and
vicinity will be the two weeks Lenten
mission to be held by the Dominican
Fathers in st. Johns church at York
street, Davenport avenue and South
street, commencing next Sunday morn
ing. The services will be conducted by
the Dominican Fathers of St. Mary s
church, and it is also expected that they
will be assisted by other clergymen Of
the same order from New York and
other cities.
The object of the mission as set forth
in pamphlet issued on the subject
by the clergy is to offer extraordinary
opportunities for hearing the word of
God and for worthily receiving the sac
raments. The mission will continue for
two weeks, the first week for women
and the second week for men. Both
the morning exercises. A special mis-
sion will be given for children during
the second week of the mission. On
Sundays masses will be held during the
usual hours, and on week days there
will be "mission masses at 5 and 8
o'clock.
The arrangements for sermons and in
struetions will be as follows On week
days there will be a short instruction
after the O'Clock mass. Rosary and
sermon every evening at 7:30 o'clock,
except Saturdays, when there will be
no sermon. Confessions will commence
on Tuesdays of each week at $3.50 p. M,
and the hours for confession will be in
the morning from to and from to u
o'clock noon, in the afternoon and in the
evening from 7:30 to 10 o'clock
The pamphlets issued in reference to
the services says: 1.-THE church en-
riches with wonderful favors those who
make the mission well, and all should
earnestly pray to God that not one
member of the parish may fail to profit
by the season of grace. During the mis-
sion in the true spirit of charity every
facility will be afforded for the instruc-
tion or information of Catholics, or
any who may be DESTROYS of knowing
the teachings of the Catholic church.
''An indulgence for 200 days is granted
for each exercise attended. A plenary'
indulgence is granted to those who at
tend at least one exercise a day and
plenary indulgence is granted in the
form of papal blessing at the close to
all who have attended at least one eX-
ercise a day for five days, who have
worthily received the sacraments Of PEN
ance and the holy eucharist and who
unite at the close in saying some pray
ers for the holy fathers intentions. All
who attend the mission should be pres
emit at the close when the papal bless
ing is given.
Books of instruction and devotion,
beads, .crucifixes, scapulars and other
religious articles may be procured in the
yestibule of the church during the mis-
sion. All are earnestly requested to
read the little pamphlet entitled How
to Make the Mission A careful study
of this little book helps us to know our
selves and to make known the state of
our souls to the confessor in the sacred
tribunal of penance. Blessings of
the religious articles will take place
on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
mornings of each week at s o'clock,
and on Sunday at $3.50 o'clock in the af-
ternoon."