Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-12

Holy Thursday, Good Friday and
Easter Saturday lark Close Of
Lsntsn Period.
Services Of Holy Week and What
They Signify The Venaration
Of the Cross.
Service at st Mary's Church Largely
Attended Today Exhibition
Of Relic

But three more days and the forty
days ofsfasting and sacrifice known as!
Lent, and observed by the Catholics and
Episcopaleans thruout the country, will
be atsan end. This is holy week and to-9
day Holy Thursday, coed Cath
olic this period In Lent IS one OF great
sorrow, and. conscious of the meanings
jof the holy week, will spend a great deal
of his time on Bonded knee, asking for-l
giveness for his sins. Tomorrow, or
Good Friday, the strict observer of Lent
will fast great deal. and, if acting in.
accordance with the wishes OF the
church, will not eat anything until noen,,
altho the church does not absolutely ex-
act this last denial. On Good Friday the
conscious Catholic will not be seen in
halls of amusement, but more properly.
saying the ways OF the Cross.
Holy week is SO termed because it
|history-the redemption of man by Je-3
sus Christ. The week has been called
by various names at various periods. the
ancient Greeks and Latins calling it
Great Week, the Painful Week or the
Sorrowful Week, on account of the great
sufferings OF Christ, or because Of the
great things that he accomplished by
His death. These were the overthrow
ing OF the devil, the triumph over sin,
the opening OF heaven and the permit
ting OF man to share the blessings of
Gods kingdom.
Holy Week in the Catholic church is
a week of signs, and the pretty ceremo-
MES of the Lenten period are. during
this time, shown to the best advantage
Every little ceremony Is symbolical of
something of the great tragedy or its
actors, from the beginning OF Holy
Week until its cose-Easte the
Redeemer arose from the sepulcher.
On the evenings Of Wednesday, Thurs
! day and Friday the Office of Tenebrae.
or darkness, is chanted. The priests of.
the church. In this service, in mournful
tones. lament the death of Christ. The
triangle, representing the trinity, and
bearing thirteen candles, is conspicuous
in this service. Twelve of the candles
represent the twelve apostles and the
thirteenth Christ. At the end of each.
psalm one candle is extinguished, to
represent the desertlOn of the apostles,
one by one. The candle representing
Christ is kept burning, but is hidden for
a few moments to show His death in the
but is afterwards brought.
back to the vision. showing that Christ
|triumphed over death.
The devotions of Holy Thursday
We're largely attended at st. Mary's
church today, communicates being
present at every hour. a great many
of the members of the church received
communion, as this is the anniversary
of the institution of the blessed sacra-
ment. This evenings devotions will
occur at 7:3O.
Good Fridays observance will begin
with mass at $50 and the evening
service will be held at 1880. AT both
services will be solemnized the venera-
ton of the cross. The relic of the true
cross, secured by Rev. Father NJ. c..
Lenihan in Jerusalem several years
ago. will be exposed to the veneration
of the people during the entire day.
On Easter Saturday. or the vigil iof
Easter. mass will commence at $50 and
there will be no devotions in the even
ing.
Rev. Father Dennis London. Of st.
Anthony, and Rev.. Father P. NJ.
Loughnane. of State Center, are in the
city assisting Father Lehman.
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