San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-04-11
CTH0LIC NEWS
THIS WEEKS CALENDAR


Sunday-St. Leo, the Great. Palm
Sunday.
MOnday-St. Julius, pope.
TueSday-St. Hermenegild, martyr.
Wednesday-St. BeneZeI.
Thursday-St Paternus, bishop.
Friday-Eighteen martyrs of Sara
gOsSa.
Saturday-St. Anicetus, pope and
martyr.
This is the week especially cOnse-
Grated to the memory of the Passion
of Jesus Christ, the Christian Redeem
err, and is always celebrated immedi-
ately preceding Easter. In English
use it is also called Passion week,
though in Roman use this name is
applied to the Sunday and week pre-
ceding Palm Sunday. 1t is also call
ed ''PenitentiaI week." silent week, "
etc, and is of very early origin.
With the Roman Catholics its cell
ebration is marked with great gloom,
penitence, fasting. mourning, all in
strumental music in churches is sus-
pended and ordinary church festivals
falling this week are postponed till
after Easter. The pictures and stat
ues are yelled and many persons re-
frain from all manual labor, though
no longer prohibited, and increase
their fasting. aims and deeds of mer-
cy.
The days specially solemnized are
Palm Sunday, Spy Wednesday, Holy
Tor Maundy from Mandatum) Thurs
day. to commemorate the last supper
and the washing of the disciples. feet
by the Savior. The day also cOmmem-
crates the institution of the Holy Eu-
chariSt. the conservation of the holy
oil of baptism, confirmation, orders
extreme JUNCTION. and the tenebrae.
Good Friday is the day of crucifiXion.
on which the devotion of the Three
Hours Agony" is practiced. which be-
gins at II o'clock, noon. the hour of
the beginning of the scene of calvary,
and ends at g o'clock. Holy Satur-
day, or Paschal Saturday, is sacred
to the blessing of the sacred fire. and
the water for the baptismal font. From
earliest times it has been set apart for
the baptism of cathechumenS and or
dinatiOn of candidates for the min
iStry. From the fire blessed this day
is lighted the PaSchal candle as a
symbol of the resurrection. which
light is kept burning from Easter I'M
til PentecOst, so days.
In Protestant churches. the week
except Good Friday, is not generally
observed
Bishop Forest is expected home to-
morrow.
On Holy Thursday there will be
mass in the chapel of the Convent of
the Incarnate Word, with eXpOSi-
ton of the Blessed Sacrament Wis
itOrs will be welcome.
The observance of the Seven Dol
OrS of the Blessed Virgin took place
in the churches on Friday last.
st. JOseph's society VIII have regu-
lar meeting today after IeSpers, in st.
JOSeph'S hall.
Bishop Forest will visit Del Rio on
the first Monday in May.
The new church at SkdmOre is
about finished.
Rev. Father Gildea, a health seeker
from Chicago is at the BOerne SANTA
rum.
Holy week at the cathedral: At San
Fernando cathedral the special Servi-
ceS during holy week will be as fol-
lows: Palm Sunday, April II, at 10
Il. H.. BenedictiOn and distribution of
palms. Solemn high mass. Singing
Of the Passion. Vespers at 1870 p.
~.
Wednesday. 100 p. M, The Tene-
brae. Holy Way of the Cross. Ben
edictiOn.
Thursday, at s Il. M, mass for COM
municants. At 10 a. m, solemn Pom
tifical mass. Celebrant, Rt. Rev. J. A.
Forest. Blessing of the holy oils,
and procession of the Blessed Sacra-
ment. 100 p. m. the Mandatum Tor
washing of the feet of the poor. Ten,
ebrae and sermon.
Friday. mass of the presanctitied
singing of the Passion and alteration
of the cross at 8 a. III. At 7:3O p. IN.
Holy Way of the Cross and sermon.
Saturday. commencing ut &. a. m.
prophecies. blessing of the fire, of the
| font. litany of the Saints, followed
by high mass.
Easter Sunday. $ a. m. first mass
| with music. 10 a. M, solemn Pom
tifical mass. at the close Of which hi
lordship, the bishop, will give thu
Papal benedictiOn. The music at thi'
mass will be that of DIR. Franz Witt
in c major. executed by grand or
chestra. chorus, and organ, under the
direction of the Organist. Prof. Arthur
Rorbour MpndplSSOhnS march from
"Athalie" and the march and choru:
from "Tannhauser' will also be rem
dered by the grand orchestra and or
gan at this service. Solemn veSpers
at 7:3O p. IN. At the S a. IN. mass
the celebrated variations on the Eas'
ter hymn 80 Fill" Cby GuilmanO, will
be played on the organ.