The times., 1897-06-21
FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Imposing Celebration and Service al
ST Aloysius' Catholic Church.
Pomp and Ceremony Attend the De-
Honor of Blessed Sacrament.

| The feast of Corpus Christi was cele-
| brated at st. Aloysius' Church yesterday
with all the pemp and ceremony of the
Catholic church. Solemn high mass was
Offered by Rev. Father 0'Connell, 8. j +,
assisted by Rev Father Colgan, s. j.. AMI
| Nr. Coyie, s. J., as deacon and Lut-
| deacon Of the mass.
| Owing 60 the unusual length of the
service, brief sermon from the gospel
OF the day was preached By Rev. Doiia,
! 5. j., who spoke with forcefut eIoquenee
/, of Jesus CHRIST s institution of the sacra-
| ment Of the Bucharest, as He sat at supper
with His disciples ON the eve Of HIS cruci-
| fixioa.
The great marble altar a. a adorned with
| white roses and Illuminated with myriads
| Of candles, the tabernacle being eireled
with a wreath of electric lights. In the
| sanctuary we're twenty-five altar boys in
scarlet cassoeks and surpiices of white
| lace, the gorgeous eeioRing Of their robes,
| together with the white and gold vest
ment of The officiating priest, seen
| through The fragrant mist OF incense, max
| ing d mosr beautiful and impressive pcture-
The mass was concluded by a procession
! in honor OF the blessed sacrament, which
was carried In ciborIum of gold Jeweled
| with diamonds, by the celebrant OF the
mass, with his assistants as guards OF
honor The magnificent canopy under
which they walked was of satin, fdDged
| and wrought with bullion, and was borne
| By four members of the congregation,
Messrs QuinEan, Began, Kennedy and
| Schwartz. The procession, formed OF Il
| group OF s,.rpliced priests and scores OF
acoylites bearing lighted candles, followed
! by ranks of white-robed children, some
| carrying sheafs of flowers and others
silve. baskets of rose leaves, which they
| seattle red along the aisle before the sacred
| host, was inGeschbably beautiful and of
! such len 9Th that the cross bearer, who led
| it, had passed down the main aisle and
up again by the north side before the
| canopy bearers had moved from the sane
tuary gates.
The flower bearers consisted. first, of
thirty-four small boys, clad in white, some
of them so young that baby curIs stia
I hung about their shoulders, but each walk
| ing with reverent dignity
They were folio wed by group of tiny
girls in misty white, with wings and bios
som croTGs. elasping long stemmed lilies
/ TO their breasts. Then came niaety five
| children. also in white, who Immediately
! preceded che blessed sacrament, some carry
| ing banners and others Strewing TO werS
| and bowiug in alteration at each step.
Tnterspersed symbolicaIly through the pro-
cession We're bearers of wheat and grapes
| in commemeration of the bread and wine
which the Catholic church teaches was
transformed by the Savior into His body
and blood. A beautifully picturesque lad
! with golden cuTis, wore brown maBzle
! and carried on his shoulder a lamb In
his hand he held shepherds crook, tied
with ribbon He impersoHated st John the
Baptist, ard walked before the sacrament
"a forerrmHer of the Lord.''
Another tiny lad wore a robe of snow
white silk and carried ia his hand a golden
bah, surInoauted by a cross. A third.
dressed in wool of pUrest white, carried
q cross tipped staff, on which a pennon
OF white silk bore the gold-embroidered
inscription, '.Agnus Del"
The choir, under the direction of 0rganist
kubel, rendered In magnificent manner
Gilrnore's mass in Z fiat.