The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-05-28
CELEBRATE FEAST
OF HOLY GHOST
A Spectacular Festival Con
Quoted With Pomp and
Ceremony.

With sacred and military music, dis
plays of gorgeous priestly vestments. and
amid the scenes of festivity with which
the Portuguese SURROUND their public re-
ligious feasts, the festival of the Holy
Ghost as celebrated at the Roman Cath
Ole Cathedral on saturday and Sunday
was an event which was admirably
planned and carried out The premises
were gayly decorated with flags of many
nations, those of Portugal and America
being the most prominent Bits of
bright bunting were displayed in vivid
old cathedral edifice.
Directly in front of the priests resi-
dence was the shrine in which the crown
representing that actually worn by Isa-
bella, former queen of Portugal, re-
posed throughout the ceremonies, ex-
cept when carried into the church to be
placed momentarily upon the altar. The
shrine was a wooden structure open on
three sides, the fourth being occupied by
the altar and shrine of the Holy Ghost.
Upon the altar rested the imitation
crown and scepter of Isabella, surround
| ed by dozens of lighted candles On
either side was crimson flag of the
| Holy Ghost. Before the shrine was a
table loaded with fruits and other ed
/ ibles, with twelve chairs arranged about
the board at which twelve aged and
poor men, six Hawaiians and six Portu-
guese, sat. From the ceiling hung q
beautiful basket composed entirely Of
fruits of many kinds. Near by was a
stand upon which the Hawaiian Ban6
discoursed throughout the celebration.
| off air CIV he al
pieces of the Irmandade di Espirito San
to, or Brotherhood of the Holy Ghost
the following officers being in charge
President, j. P. Rodrigues; vice presi
dent NJ. A. Gonsalves; secretary, j. S
Ramos; treasurer. NJ. r. a. Vierra, an6
/ directors. j. NJ. Comes. Joaquin do Sill
wa. M S. Nascimento, ]. p. Dias anG
NJ. Goes. On Saturday evening the
Bishop blessed the foods to be partaker
of by the old men as well as an abun-
dance of foodstuffs for needy families.
| Sunday morning at 1890. high pontifica
mass was celebrated by the entire cler-
gy presided over by the Very Reverend
the Bishop of Panopolis. A procession
| of little girls. dressed in white witt
chaplets of flowers upon their heads
marched through the grounds, guarded
| by the members of the society, and the
entry into the church was made to tht
accompaniment OF music Dy the 81. l<ous
College Band. The crown was brought
in and laid upon the altar. The gor
geous crimson vestments of the BishoI
and priests, heavily embroidered witt
gold, gay flags of white, blue and rec
upon stats arranged military fashion
upon the pillars, scores of bright lights
and the enormous crowd which surgec
into the church, formed lively picture
The music of the choir was beautiful.
rendered, especially in the mass. TIL
lime voice of Father Valentine, the choi
Header, filled the church with melody an
made the service grandly impressive il
connection with the ceremony at the al
ltar. The sermon was preached in Por
ltuguese by Father Matthias During tn
tintoning by the Bishop little girls out
side the rail showered rose petals ant
flowers upon the clergy and altar boys
Following the service the procession fiie'
out of the edifice to the shrine in tn
premises where the twelve objects
charity were placed about the table
Each was arrayed in new suit
white. They were waited upon by IN
members of the society and every at
Itention paid them. --4e celebration ceas
ed late IN the afternoon.