Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-26
MUSIC AND MANY MASSES
Christmas Finds Catholics Of Omaha in Rev
erently Joyous Mood.
BISHOP scANNtLt At THE CATHEDRAL
Other Reverends Are CeIebrants Al
Various Churches, Delivering SER
mons at the 1880 MRss-Es-
Pecial Praise Services,

With the peals Of the organs and the
vibrations from hundreds Of throats in Joy
ful harmony. the Catholic churches of the
city greeted the Christmas morn with
solemn high mass at o'clock. At the ca
thedIal Bishop scannell was celebrant and
at each Of the parish churches there were
especial services.
The festival OF Christmas, the highest
In the calendar Of the church. Is the only
day upon which a priest Is permitted to
celebrate mass more than twice. 1t is
recognized as the supreme festival of the
church and In all lands is greeted with the
celebration OF more masses than marks any
other day in the year. From o'clock until
$3.50 in all of the churches there were
masses every half-hour, the high mass at
o'clock and the high mass at 10:3O being
accompanied by sermons and especial mu-
sic, the more stately and complete being
generally at the latest mass.
All Deal with the Day.
The sermons. without exception, dealt
with the day and It's lessons. AT st. Philo-
mena's, at the 5 o'clock mass, the bishop
was assisted by Very Rev. William Kelly.
assistant priest; Rev. p. A. McGovern and
Rev. Michael Stritch. deacons of honor;
Rev. James Stenson, deacon Of the mass,
and Rev. Charles Meyer, subdeacon. At
the 10:30 mass, Rev. James w. Stenson
was celebrant, assisted by Very Rev. A..
M. Colaneri, deacon, and Rev. P. A. Nc
Govern, subdeacon. The sermon was
preached by Father McGovern, pastor of
the cathedral parish. Mozart's Seventh
Mass" was sung by the Junior choir at the
early mass and at the last mass the pro-
gram included selections from Mafzo's
mass. the Mesa NOvello," La Hache"
and the Grand Italian mass, with Miss
Mary Mcshane, Misses Ella and Genevieve
Croft, Miss Veronica Doherty, Mrs. T. A.
Cobry, Messrs. Miller, Swift and Kroeger
as soloists.
At st. Cecilia's church there were masses
at 8, and 10 o'clock the first being high
mass. Farmar's mass was sung by the
choir, with solos by Mrs. Moriarty, Miss
Graham, Mr.. McCrary and Charles Mo-
Tiarity.
where Choirs United.
AZ the Church Of the Sacred Heart the
early high mass was celebrated by Father
Judge, followed by low masses at 7 and
Q o'clock and high mass celebrated. by
Father Eugene Geary at 1880 O'Clock, with
a sermon by Father Judge, the pastor. The
junior, boys and senior choirs united In the
last mass, the music Of which was COM
posed OF selections from Farnar's mass
and Marcos mass. with solos by Misses Nc
Carthy, Brice, Carlin, M. Flynn, Hiebert,
Reynolds, scsnlan. Carroll, Burnett, Jacob
berger, A. Flynn, Mrs. Powers, Messrs. Pow
ers, Cannon and Swift.
With solemn high mass at 8 O'Clock, fol-
lowed by low masses every half hour until
$3.50 and solemn high mass at 10: 80 O'Clock,
st. Johns church obseryed the day. The
celebrant Of the first mass was Father
Bowling, S. j., president OF Creighton col
lege. The celebrant OF the last mass was
Rev. M. Bronsgeest, s. J., Father w. Rigge,
8. j., deacon; Rev. J. J.Anderson. S. j., sub
deacon, and Prof, Eugene DAILY. s, j.. mas
ter of ceremonies, The sermon was
preached by Rev. Stritch, S, ]. At the last
mass the music was from Pacinfs grand
Italian mass, sung by the regular choir,
with solos by Mrs. NJ Bethge. Mr.. E. A.
Cudahy, Miss A. Houston, II. v. Burkley and
T. J. McShane.
Solos Numerous.
AT the high mass at St. Peters church
at 1880 o'clock Father Ahearn was cele-
brant. The music was selections from
Cimarosa's military mass, the Mesa
Novello and Rossi, with solos by Misses
Finley, Lehman, Roth and o'Brien, and
Messrs. Balluff, Ingoldsby, Bushman and
Doyle.
st. Patrieks church greeted the day with
masses at 6 and s o'clock and high mass at
1880. with special musical program at
the latter. The masses we're celebrated by
Father Smith. the pastor, who also preached
the sermons.
At Holy Family church masses were cell
ebrated by Father Fitzpatrick at 6 O'Clock
and every half hour until 0. The last high
mass was at 10:3o o'clock, when Father
Fitzpatrick was celebrant. Pacinis grand
Italian mass was sung, with the Adeste
Fideles from the Messa Novello. The SER