Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-04-06
Most Solemn Period of Obliga-
ton of the Year Will Be
Celebrated This Week
SOMETHING OF THE SERVICES
Neishborins Priests Will Assist Very
Rev. Dean Lehman in Services at
st. Mary's-All Catholics Expected
to Paroipitate Thursday and Friday
Services at st. PauI's.

the greatest obligation to all who OBJ
serve Lent. The services at st. Mary's
church will be of unusual interest, as
| several neighboring priests will be
present to assist Very Rev. Dean Leni-
han. Services will be keld each day.
mass being said each morning at 1880
with the exception of Thursday and
Friday, when it will occur one hour
later. On Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday evening services will be con-
Quoted at 1880.
The first service of the tenebra will
be on Wednesday evening and will be
in charge of Rev. Father Dennis Lun-
don, of st. Anthony. The second serv-
ice, on Maundy Thursday, will be con-
Quoted by the former assistant pastor
of ST. Mary, Rev. j. +. Eardley, of Sa-
bula. Rev. Father w. j. Convery, of
Eldora, will preach Friday evening. On
Maundy, or Holy Thursday. all Catho-
lies are expected to spend at least one
hour at divine worship, Tor the day is
in commemoration of the last supper
of the Lord Jesus, and the day on which
he instituted the most holy sacrament
Of the eucharist.
On Good Friday the venerati0n of the
cross will occur, and on this day also
all Catholics are expected to particle
pate in the services during some por-
ton of the day. A piece of the true
cross. which is the property of Dean
Lehman, is always on the altar on this
one day of the year, where the devout
may press their lips to the little piece
of wood that came from the tree on
which Christ was nailed when ne died
for the sins of mankind. On Good Fri
day all of the visiting priests will as
sist in the services. The usual services
Of Holy Saturday will bring to close
Holy Week.
The week preceding Easter has been
known by several nalnes-the Great
Week, Holy Week, Painful Week and
the Week of Sorrow. The chief object
Of the church is to commemorate the
passion and death of her Redeemer.
The church's offices are more solemn
and more multiplied in this week than
any other during the entire year. Palm
Sunday, which was observed yesterday
with appropriate services, exemplifies
the triumphant entry OF Jesus into Je-
rusalem. Two very opposite feelings
are represented on this day-joy and
sadness. Joy and gladness are ex.
pressed for the triumphant entry into
the holy city, and bitter sadness for
the approaching death of Jesus when
the city was entered. The multitudes.
in welcoming the Savior, are said to
have strewn palm branches in front of
his pathway, and from this incident
Palm Sunday receives its name.
The services of the tenebrae are the
saddest of the week. Tenebrae. mean
ing darkness, is pictured by the grad
ual darkening of the church. the more
than natural darkness that darkened
the world upon the death OF Jesus. The
tabernacle stands open, the blessed
sacrament having been removed. The
veil of the tabernacle, flowers and all
other ornaments are gone. Nothing re-
mains on the altar except the yelled
scrucifx and the six candles. On
Wednesday evening, when the first
service will be observed. will be sung
the tenebrae of Thursday, in nrepara-
ton for the mass and Office of Maundy
Thursday. On Thursday evening will
be sung by anticipation the office of
Good Friday, and on Friday evening
will be sung the preparation for the
office and mass of Easter eve. In the
early days all of the offices of the tene-
brae were begun at midnight, but GUS
tom has privileged an earlier hour in
order that more may be present.
Maundy Thursday. in spite of the
mourning of Holy Week. is day of
joy The church lays aside her mourn
ing, at least during the celebration of
the holy mass, and the altar is deckeG
with the richest ornaments. The vest
ments Of white are worn. denoting JOY
and gladness. The holy communion, in
nge mory of the last supper which was
Instituted on Thursday, is received.
unleavened bread being used. Gloria
in Excelsis" Is sung, b'.t the organ Is
not heard again until Holy Saturday.
showing the sorrow of the whole world
at the Saviors death.
On Good Friday the Offering OF the
holy sacrifice of the mass Is suspended
to commemorate in this solemn way
the sacrifice that was offered on CAL
vary. Good Friday is the day of the
church's widowhood. TIE sanctuary is
altogether bare and unaGorned. Moth
ing remains but the crucifix. yelled In
black, and the six candlesticks. The
candles are not even lighted until the
latter part of the service. Supplica-
ton and petition enter into the service
to a large degree. intercession being
made with God for all classes and con-
ditions of men. The celebrant sings
eight prayers, each of which is pre-
faced by few words to show its OBJ
ject. The unwilling of the cross is one
OF the most solemn parts of the service
and all kneel to pay their homage to
the sign of redemption. The mass of
the pre-sanctified is the last of the
days services.
Holy Saturday is in sense the
birthday of the church. and is day or
blessings. A fire, kindlel by flint at
the entrance of the church, is blessed.
after which the candles. extinguishsd
on Good Friday, are rel:ghted. triple
candle, personifying the three persons
of the adorable trinity, is taken TO the
sanctuary, where the great Paschal
candle is lighted. This candle stand
ing up like a pillar. represents both the
pillar of fire that went before the peo-
pie of God during their wanderings In
the wilderness, and the rew-born glory
of Jesus, risen from the grave. Inc
vestments are. again white, GLORIA is
sung, the organ is again heard, and the
bells ring out the glad Easter-tide.
At st. Paul's.
Holy Week services in st. PauIs
church will be conducted by the rec