The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-27

Palms Will be Blessed and Dis
tributcd In Catholic Churches
To-day.
PROGRAMME AT CATHEDRAL |
Announcement Of Services for.
the Week and Also for Easter
Sunday.

III Holv week, to the Catholic and the
y 1piscopallnns, the most solemn period OF
N he church year begins to-day With Palm
Sunday. One week hence the sloriouh
festival OF Easter will end tho peniten-
tinl season and will wnkon the sikant
churches to burst offs praise and song.
beautiful flowers of the newborn spring
viii minsle their fragrance with tho glory
& OF the music. and oil will be JOY ana
gladncss.
;,ptNae now and then the most solemn
end impressive services on the church
cnlendpr will be rendered. Tnis Is more
f,,arlictllarly true Of the Sathoilcs VINO
viii render detailed and elaborate pro
rrammc dur-ne the days NJ tue Jit'N
Week. To-day tb'sre Will be he usuai
palm. Sunday services at all OF me
churches, including the long gospel
through which the CONGREGATIONS stahn.
Z 'rhe Palms Will he sblcH3ed anu u'slilpu'euy
among the faithful.
HOLY WEEK AT THE CATHEDRAL.
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the
services at st. Peters. will begin AT
a. NJ. On Thursday morning VIII take
& -,lnre the blessing Of the holy oils,to lie
Used for sacramental purposes a"rlI,t
tha yenr. Most Of the diocesan priests
Will be present. The ceebrlnf VIII pc llie
\. Rt Rev. Bishop Van DE NSNer' aSsls.-
nn+ IN tho bishop. Very Rev.}yJ. D. low
5lcr deacon Of the mass, Rev. Cyril DE
IA Muvrlck of the Cathedral; subdeacon,
y 1}ov5 William O'EIara. of keyscr, w. va,
IL ma ster of ceremonies, Rev. T. p. Waters,
S OF Manchester -
one Of the NEST interesting services VIII
occur on Good Friday morning. lt IS
known as the mass OF the plesanctlile.ai,,
during which the passion OF Ciirlst WI
H ho chanted by three priests pne VIII vi, =
r,cep. solemn voice. will sing the words
inferred Nv Christ during His passion.
,rhe second, n high baritone, VIII chant
sI 4l,. narrative The third, n teinors VIII
take the mart of tile r,bh'e. The lhree
nriests. who took the successive parts
d il, previous years, were respectiVel! rev
Edward Tearney, OF Falls Church; Re'r
Z, IL iponahoe OF Nlartinshilrg, anu KEY.
Joseph NIagri. of this city 1t Is ilkelS
that the same priests VIII GO me ,,, ela.,.
ine. this year The celebsart VIII pfop-
,shi,. he the Very Rev. J. j. Bowler.
on HOLY Saturday morning Will occur
4 +ba hlassinr OF the PaSchal candle ana
tho Ia ntisnal water to be used during
X the coming year The ceebrant OF the
mass will be the Rev. Cyril DE Aluynck'
OF the Cathedral.
The above programme refers exclusive
~ 80 the morning services at O'CLOCK.
- ~, THURSDAY and Friday evenings at
Il O'clock will take place the tenebrae, rep
f rcscntine the darkness that came upon
Garth whilst Christ the Light or the
World. reposed in the tomb Psalms VIII
be chanted by the men, under the leader
shin OF Mr. Lemuel Lynch, and the DOVE
under the direction Of Brother Marce!sus,
which have reference TO the passion OF
4 CHRIST Fourteen candles. IMPLYING four
teen nronhets. who prefigured or wrote
az tho Saviour, will be successfully eX-
t;npuished the act of extinEushing rep
resenting their death a fifteenth candle,
a figure of the Redeemer. will be hid for
a time behind the altar, this being a sym
hol Of Christs burial. The altar Is tnen
sunposed to be in darlSness-hence the
ram. tenebrae, meaning darkness. The
light soon, however, reappears, typical
Of the resurrection.
The nsalm ..Benedictine" will be har-
,monized by quartette OF priests our
ing the tenbrae of Thursday night. Ihree
Of the priests will likewise chant one OF
The lessons from jeremiah 4 sermon on
the Blessed Sacrament will be preached
Nv one of the visiting priests for it was
on HOLY Thursday night that the Saviour
instituted the HclI EUCHARIST.
4 second rendpiou Of ,t.ie tenebrae, with
different psalms, will. oe had on Good
Friday night During this service the
stations of the cross will take place. and
likewise at O'Clock on Frlday. inc hout
when the Redeemer died. The services
during Holy Week are always alteAueu
by large crowds.
EASTER AT THE CATHEDRAL.
Easteh Sunday. the greatest feast known
IN the ecclesiastical calendar of the
Catholic Church will be celebrated TINS
year IN the different churches with unu-
sual splendor and masnificence.
At the Cathedral, the Rt. Rev. Bishop
Nan de Vyver will celebrate pon'irlclal
high mass at II O'Clock. He viii be as
sisted by the following priests: Very Rev.
j. J. Bowler, yicar-generai. assistant TO
The bishop; Rev. John Mcverry. Of st.
Patricks Church. and Rev. Charles Il.
illannigan, Of st. Joseph's, as deacon oil
honor The deacon Of the mass VIII pc
7he Rev. Cyril de Muynck. of the Ca
1hedral. the sub-deacon. Rev. John J.
Manly, of Sacred Heart Church.
A sermon appropriate to the great oc-
casion will be preached by the Rev.
Joseph Magri. OF the Cathedral. Ills sub
ject will be ",rhe Resurrection In Picture
ana in Specification
AT the end OF the mass the Rt. Rev
Bishop Will iJnpart the papal benediction
10 all present.
The affairs will be beautifully decorated
for the occasion by the sanctuary ladies
under the direction OF Mrs. G. o. .
Cowardin.
An elaborate musical programme Will
orchestra will be rendered under the
leadership Of Miss Nina Randolph. The
altar boys viii be under the direction o
Brother Charles.
The collection taken up all over tn
diocese on Easter Sunday will be TO-
seminary purposes,
BRIEF CHURCH NOTES
There VIII he very important service
at the Venabie Street Baptist Church to
day DR.. Derleux. the pastor win preac
at both services, There will he specia
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