Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-22
LENTEN SERVICES.
Program of obseWances for the Episco.
pal and Catholic Churches.

pal and Catholic Churches.
At all the Catholic churches in Wor-
cester rules and regulations for Lent
were read Monday. In all the churches
exercises will begin Ash Wednesday
with the distribution Of ashes Services
will be held in each church every Wed
nesday and Friday evening" excepting
st. Paul's, where Wednesday evening
alone will be devoted to them. The
Wednesday and Friday evening services
win begin at 7.30 o'clock, and will con-
sist, on Wednesday night, Of the recita-
ton of the rosary or benediction of the
blessed sacrament, followed by instruc-
tions, and on Friday night Of the way
of the cross or benediction of the
| blessed sacrament.
The following masses will be said
Wednesday next: st. Pauls church,
Chatham street, $780, and 7.30 o'clock;
st. Peters church, Main street, and St.
Anne's church, at Z, 7.30 and o'clock;
Immaculate Conception church, $50,
730 and o'clock; Sacred Heart church,
730 o'clock; St Johns church. Temple
street, $50, 7, 7.30 and 8 O'Clock.
Services will be held in st. Johns
church during the lenten season, ex-
cepting the three weeks of the mission,
which is to be given by the Redempto-
rist fathers. The mission will begin
Sunday morning next, at the lO.3O
o'clock mass. The 4O-hours devotion
began in the church Monday at the cele-
bration of the 1890 O'Clock mass
The celebrant of the mass was Rev
James A. O'Malley, who left Monday to
enter his new duties as curate of ST.
Paurs church, Blackstone. Rev. M. T.
O'Brien, assistant pastor was deacon,
and Rev. c. A. Sullivan was sub-deacon
Rt. Rev Mgr. Thomas Griffin made an
eloquent farewell address to the cele-
brant of the mass, FIR. O'Malley.In the
afternoon at 4 o'clock solemn vespers
were sung. with the monsignor as cele-
brant, Rev. NJ T. O'Brien deacon, and
Rev C. A. Sullivan as sub-deacon.
A 40-hours devotion is to be held at
St. PauTs church, at the celebration OF
the 1890 o'clock mass, March 6
EPISCOPAL CHURCHE9.
The Wednesday Club of All Saints
Church will issue today its 10th annual
lenten calendar which will contain
much valuable information regarding
the season of lent. The selections are
this year taken from the writings of
Jeremy Taylor The special preachers
for Thursday evenings in March VIII
be: Sd, Rev. John Cotton Brooks, Christ
Church, Springfield; 11th, Rev. Percy
Browne, St James, RoXbury; 18th, Rev.
Daniel Dulaney Addison, All Saints,
Brookline; oath, Rev. j. H. Van Buren,
st. Stephens, Lynn; 31st, Rev. c. 7.
Whittemore, All Saints Dorchester.
Tuesday afternoons in March: LIST,
Rev. Jonathan e. johnson, st. PauPs,
Gardner; Sth, Rev. Victor NJ Haugh-
ton, Church of the Good Shepherd Clin-
ton; 18th, Rev. George S. Pine, Holy
Trinity, Marlboro; 22d, Rev. Marshall E.
Mott, Church of the Reconciliation,
Webster; 29th, Rev. Charles j. Shrimp
ton, st. Johns, Athol; April 4,
Rev Henry Hague, archdeacon and rec
tor of ST. Matthew's, Worcester
Sermons and addresses by Rev. DR..
A. H. Vinton, Sunday evenings; themes
from the 80 articles; l. "Of General
councils;" II, THE Catholic Creeds VS..
Articles of Religion III, "Of Traditions
of the Church, ", "Of the Kenosis;"
V, "Of a Christian Mans Oath" vi.
"Of Purgatory."
Friday mornings by Rev. Charles
Lancaster Short, on "Some notable
Thomas Cranmer;" II, Richard Hook
err" III, ''Launcelot Andrews" ",
Jeremy Taylor" V, William Laud;"
VI, Thomas Ken"
Friday afternoons, elijah a lenten
teacher" by Rev. C. L. Short: l, "The
Brook Cherith;" IL. "The Widow of
zarephath;" III, THE Sacrifice on Car
MEL Nv, "Baal Priests Slain;' V, 'The
Vineyard of Naboth;" VI, "Horeb, the
Mount of God"
" ednesday afternoons, 'Lenten les
sons from the Psalter," by Rev. DR.. A /.
H Vinton: I, "The Wash-pot and the
Shoe;' II, Out of the Miry Clay" III,
Like Wheel" ", THE Brook-in the
Way" " 1.-THE Noise of the Water
Pipes; VI, THE Adder that Stoppeth
Her Ears VII, '"The Trees of the
Lord"
Rt. Rev. William Lawrence, bishop of
the diocese Of Massachusetts, will be
the speaker on Ash Wednesday even
ing.
All services are held in the church
except the o'clock morning prayer, the
$50 o'clock Htany on Wednesdays, and
the evening prayer on Easter even
which are held in the chapel The mu-
sic will be as follows: Vested choir, all
sundays, Ash Wednesday, morning and
evening, Thursday evenings and Good
Friday morning; Charles l. Rice, choir
master; George Arthur Smith, organ
ist Voluntary choirs, all afternoons.
except Wednesdays, Friday mornings
except Good Friday, Maundy Thursday
and Good Friday evenings; l, Mrs c.
A. Merrill, head; Miss Pratt, organist !:
II, Mrs. F. H. Mason, head; Miss C. G.
Whitcomb, organist; III, L. M. Lowell,
head; Miss Barton, organist; ", Mrs.
J, B. Colvin, head; Mrs Brigham. or
ganist; Miss Taft and G. A. Smith sub
stitute organists. Girls choir w adnes-
day afternoons: Mrs. c. A. Merrill, di-
rector; Miss c. G. Whitcomb, organist.
The order of service for Easter day,
April 10, is given below: Sunrise SER
vice, morning prayer, a. M; anthems
instea1 of the Venite; proper psalms,
2, 81 ILL., address by the rector Holy
communion, 7.15 a. M; offerings for
special object Holy communion, 1920
a. m; sermon by the rector; offerings
for special object. Festival service for
the children of the parish, 4 p. m.; Of
fering of Lenten savings for missions
Monday in Easter week, April II, ho-
ly communion, 8 a. m. Tuesday in Easter
week, April IL, holy communion, 9 a. m.
The order of service at St John S
Church has not yet been fully com
pleted. There will, however, be a ser
vice at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning,
and communion Thursday morning. Az
ter that evening services will be held
every Thursday at 7.90 o'clock.
| On Wednesday evening ash Wednes
dayday) Rev. Marshall Mott of Webster
will preach at st. Marks Church. The
service will begin at 730 o'clock.
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