The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-26

chorus; communion, The Birthday or a
King. w. II. Neidlinger: solo and chorus.
Mr.. James Colgan and choir.
AT the $3.50 mass the junior choir rem.
dered the following hymns:
Adeste Fideles. watchman Tel Us OF
tho Night, The Birthday OF the Lord.
Glory TO the Saviour
ST. suCHAEL'S CHURCH.
Tho usual Christmas features were Civ
en the members OF 81. Michael's church,
with a high mass al $40. low masses az
7, s, and 9 o'clock. the solemn high mass
at 1890 and the vesper service AT 7:So p.
IN, Beside the regular clergy of the par
ish, Father Murphy. Trappist Father
from the Abbey OF Our Lady OF the Val
ley AZ Cumberland. participated.
Tho body Of the church was decorated
with laurel and the other floral decora-
tons included roses. s.chrysanthemums and
Va rious cut flowers and holly and a real
istic and handsome crib had been con-
structed.
The celebrant OF the solemn high mass
was Father McDonough. the pastor OF the
church, with Father Murphy deacon and
Father O'Donnell sub-deacon. The music
was very effective, with n church chorus
OF So voices under j. H. buckingham, or
ganist and director The selections:
High mass. $50 a. m.--The Junior choir.
nell. sang: Mass in c, Gounod: offertory.
Adeste Fideles, Sisters of Mercy; COM
munion. Jesu Redemptor. Choral: carol,
What Lonely Infant. Solemn high mass,
io:30-Organ prelude. Ropart: mass IN
E-Flat, Won Weber: graduate. Adeste FL
deles; Veni Creator. Rubinstein. duet. for
soprano and alto; offertorium. o Mira
Noy. Adam, tenor solo; Post Missa--Hal-
lejuah. Handel: organ postlude. Grand
a he ~ ~, "a cot
ting Of the Dc Profundis was sung. and az
benediction: Tantum Ergo. q. Dether
recessioual. Hallelutah Hsndel.
The church quartet Mrs Celia FL
bridge Griffin. soprano Mrs Lillian
Plummer. alto; Dr. William Del Harta,
tenor; John F. Mullen bass.
sT. JoSEPrs CHURCH.
At 81. Jo-eph's church Christmas Day.
solemn higf mass was sung at $40
O'Clock with Rev. Austin Dowling. cele-
brant: Rev. James r. Ward. deacon, and
Rev. c. J. Holland. sub-deacon. and
Christmas sermon was preached by Rev.
Fr. Doran.
There were low masses at and s
o'clock, two at o'clock. and at 1890
solemn high mass with FIR. Holland,
celebrant; FIR. Downing deacon: FIT.
Ward, sub-deaoon, and sermon by FIR.
7:30 last evening. with tho same clergy
men officiating. The mIrsic Solemn high
mass at $40 a m. Organ prelude. Cam
tique de Noel. Adam Adestc Fideles.
NoveIlo: Kyrie. Mozart's 12th Gloria.
Mozarts 18th: Veni Creator. Barnby:
Credo. st. Cecilia. Gounod: ofrertory.
Pastorale. Jambillotte: Sapctus, Mozart's
18th: Agnus Del. Weber recessional,
organ. Solemn high mass at 1O:3o a. m.
Organ prelude. Cuschmann: Adeste
Fideles, Novello: Kyrie, ST. Cecilia.
Gouncd; Gloria ST. Cecelia. Gounod: veni
Creator, Credo. st. Cecela. Gounod. Of
fertory, Laetentur Coeli. B, Tours: Sane
um. st. Cecilia. Gounod Agnus Del. So.
Cecilia. Gounod. Solemn vespers at 1880
D. m. Lejeal Vespers: hymns. Laetentur
Cocii. y. Tours. Magniflcat Lejeal: An
tiphon. Alma Redemptoris; duet. tenor
aud bass: O Samtaris Wells Tantum
Ergo. Rossi Rendered by the regular
quartet Miss Cecilia l.. OJeary. So
prano: Mics Katherine l., Mccoy. con-
tralto; John r. Movey. tenor. William
NJ Virgin. bass. sni chorus. Lewis Null
ien orsantst
sT JOHNS CHURCH.
Floral decorations Christmas erecnery
Ard lauref hefncd Ia make ST John =