The times., 1901-06-10
FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI
Celebrated at st. Patrick's by
Brilliant Ceremony.
Cardinal Martineni the Central Fig
ure-Mgr. Rocker Delivers n Ser
mon on Mans Expansive Faculty,
Loye-Priests in the Procession.

| ure-Mgr. Rocker Delivers n Ser
mon on Mans Expansive Faculty,
Lovc-Priests in the Procession.
| Imposing and beautiful ceremonies
| marked the feast of Corpus Christi which
was celebrated yesterday in all the Roman
| Catholic churches not only of this city,
| but throughout the world. The feast was
instituted by Pope Urban in the thirteenth
century and has ever since been one of
the highest festivals on the calendar of
| the Roman Catholic Church.
The Council of Trent spoke of Corpus
! Christi as a triumph over heresy, and
| mathematical those who censured the
| feast or procession of the blessed sacra-
ment This custom of carrying the bless
/ ed sacrament in procession on Corpus
| Christi has been almost from the first a
recognized part of the ceremonial The
| office which was used at yesterdays ser
vices was composed by St Thomas
Aquina at the bidding of Pope Urban w.
This great feast day was observed at
st. Patricks yesterday morning with un-
| usual splendor in the presence of a very
large congregation. Everything had been
prepared to make the occasion one of
pous solemnity and beautiful circum-
stance. Hundreds of candles and electric
lights. ranging high above the main altar
in pyramidal design, shed their mellow
lustre over a scene whose beauty was
enhanced by the rich dark green foliage
of tall palms and the bright colors of
clusters of roses adorning inches in the
glistening white marble altar The sane
tuary, with it's innumerable lights and
flowers: the rich vestments of the clergy
and golden sacred vessels. the sunshine,
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dows above the main altar, combined to
form a setting worthy of the brush of
some great artist. 1t was a solemn and
inspiring scene, which was only height
ened when Cardinal Martinell, attended
by Count COlacicchi, of the PapaI guards
who was arrayed in his gorgeous uniform
OF white and red, and a number OF dig
nltaries of the Church, took his seat under
oaldachin Of crimson cloth, prepara-
tory to donning the proper vestments for
celebrating Pontifical High Mass.
The procession of clergy which came
from the nearby parsonage entered the
church by the front door, and a company
OF boys wearing sashes of red with golden
edges. the Cardinals colors. acted as a
guard of honor to the Cardinal. who
carried the crozier, and over his red
zuchetto wore a mitre of white and yell
low silk set with precious stones. On the
ring finger of his right hand over white
gloves he wore the signet ring OF his
office. In entering the church he was
preceded by the censer-bearer. the cross
bearer. two torchbearers, and the officers
of the mass, who were: Father Whitney.
). j., and Father Burns, c. S. c.. deacons
or honor; MOnsignor Marchettf assist9 ut
priest; Father Dolan and Father Maioney-
deacons of the mass; the Rev George
Dougherty, the Rev. DR.. Stafford and
William Shreve, master of ceremonies
Count Colacicchi brought up the rear Of
the procession.
Monsignor Rocker, Secretary of the
Apostolic Delegation, preached a sermon
Nhlch was mighty eloquent, eminently fit
ting the occasion, and made a deep i'm
preston on a congregation which filed
the church into the veStibules He took
as his text the love of God for his chill
dren. and said that love IS an act which
leads man outside of himself and toward
another He said il part:
we can understand what power this
expansive faculty of man-love-pos-
sesses 1t is distinctively unselfish: it
ieels nothing, II sees nothing. II hears
nothing, II only yearns for and toward
its object 1t is by love. with love. and
through love that man must give. The
whole tendency Of man is To give, when
moved by love, even without thought of
recompense- He will gi-e all things that
he knows. He will give all his fortune.
and when this is gone he will strive un-
ceasinsly TO gain more that he may give
more.
The objects, interests and welfare of
his object of love are more dear to him
than his own nearest interests dearest
welfare, and most priced objects. He will
give his name, fame, ambition. even
honor, and everything that is dearest
and best to his mind and heart for his
object of love. Where is the man that
viii not thus sacrifice everything? He
viii lay down his life. and do so cheer
fully, or even give his immortal soul for
the object he loves. There is nothing
that man has he viii not give for his
love. and that which he has is all that
he can give. God is Infinite love- and in
his love for the object of his love has
given himself to his children"
The discourse Of Monsignor Rocker was
not only very impressive, but it was as
wei unique from standpoint of ecclesi-
astiCal argument and logic.
After the mass. little boys and girls
dressed in Immaculate white, with sacred
banners and strewing flowers, followed
by the surpliced sanctuary boys carrying
lighted tapers and the clergy and Cardinal
MartinelH holding aloft the blessed sac
rament. marched in procession around
and outside the church. The Cardinal,
arrayed in his brilliant vestments. march
ed under a baldachin Of heavy yellow
corded silk, which was borne by Dominic
Murphy, eX-Marshal Wilson, S. 5. Rand.
and Mr.. Cherry. choir of priests. in
Guiding MonsignOr COnaJy and led by
Father Bart. while on their procession,
chanted the .'Pange Lingua' alternately
with the choir.
The orphan boys of St. Joseph's looked
very neat in light coiOred waists wearing
scarfs Of red and yellow and ribbons Of
the same colOrs, which are that of the
Cardinal
The following musical programme was
rendered: Grand entrance march, BosSi-
tor; soprano SOLO bass solo with chorus,
''Tu cs petrus." c. Lavallu: mass, impe-
rial, j. Haydn; offertory, tenor solo, Ave
Verum," Milard; at the procession,
"Pauge lingua,' Gregorian; after mass
chorus. "Oremus pro Pontifice Leone.
GregOrian; chorus. "Alleluja,' Falken-
stein. grand professional, Wagner The
augmented choir had the assistance of
fun orchestra and the following solo
lists: Sopranos Mrs. Blanche NJ. Rogers,
Miss Annie Grant; alto, Miss Mamie
Grant; tcnors, Melville, fiensey, E. ).
Schwartz; basses, Bernard Ryan, Charles
GOodcbild. Walter Shannon; organlSl,
Prof. Anton GloetZner; leader Of orches-
ira. Sol Minister: concert master, Herman
Rakemann; director, Armand Gumprecht.
After the mass the Celebrants were en-
tertained at dinner.
Miss Shreye's Closing Exercises.
The pupils of Miss Fannie NJ. Shreve
viii give their closing exercises tonight
At Carroll Institute Hail. They Will be as