The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-04-04
GOOD FRIDAY Ceremonies
Mass Of the Presanctified Celebrated
at st. Peter's Cathedral. -
THE SERVICES AT ST. LUKE'S
Hundreds Of worshippers Spent the Day
in Adoration Of tho Crueifixiou of
the Savior-Mauv Of the Churches
We're Bare Of Decorations.

Good Friday services at st. Luke's
Episcopal church were impressive and
solemn. Morning prayer began at 6
O'Clock and was attended by a large
congregation. At 1890 prayer and the
Litany were the services, conducted by
Rev. A. L. Urban, Of Dunmore. He
preached an edifying sermon on the
Crucifixion.
At noon the commemoration of the
three hours agony of the Savior on the
cross was begun and 1t was not over
until three o'clock. The first devotion
was on the words, Father forgive
them, for they know what they do"
The second devotion was on the
words spoken to the good thief. "To-
day shalt thou be with Me in Para
disc"
The third devotion was on the words,
woman, behold thy son; son behold
thy mother" The fourth devotion was
on the words. MY God. My God. why
hast thou forsaken me?" The fifth de-
votion was on II thirst" and the last
on. Father into Thy hands commend
my spirit"
In the evening Rev. Mr.. Israel. the
pastor, preached an effective sermon on
the death Of the Savior.
ST. PETERS CATHEDRAL.
Good Friday at st. Peters cathedral
was celebrated in q solemn manner.
The affairs were bare and the vestments
worn by the priests in the mass of the
Presanctified were black. Rev. j. A.
O'Reilly was celebrant; Rev. Thomas
f. Carmody, was deacon: Rev. ]. w.
Malone. was sub-deacon: and Rev. j.
]. B. Feeley was master Of ceremonies.
The mass began at o'clock.
| When the priests entered the sanctu-
ary they proStrated themselves before
the main altar. In this posture they
| remained in meditation and prayer for
| a brief time in alteration of the death
Of the Savior on Calvary. The candles
were not lighted nor was the organ
sounded. The choir sang without any
accompaniment. The mass was the
same as an ordinary sacrifice. except
that the conservation was omitted. The
host consecrated Holy Thursday was
borne from the repository in the Blessed
Virgins altar and was consumed by the
celebrant at the communion. AS the
procession of the host was moving from
the repository to the main altar the
choir sang. and when the host was
placed in the tabernacle, then the can
dies were lighted.
At the end Of the mass the people
knelt before the cross in the sanctuary
and offered up their prayers.
SERVICES IN THE EVENING.
At o'clock in the evening the sta
ttons of the cross were begun, and at
the conclusion Of the service sermon
was preached by Rev. John Loughran,
of this city, who Is taking a post
graduate course at the Catholic Uni.
versity In Washington, D. c. Rev. Fa-
ther Loughran Is brilliant young man,
and his sermon on the crucifixion was a
beautiful one. He dwelt upon the pub
lie life of Christ and described His pas
sion. His last words on the cross were
Il thirst" The speaker said that these
words indicated as much that the
Savior thirsted for souls as that He
suffered from bodily weariness. When
the sermon was over the congregation
approached the sanctuary and kissed
the cross.