Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-06-26
CORPUS CHRISTI CELEBRATED
Great Feast of The Blessed Sacra-
ment At st. Mary's
Church.
THE HIGH ALTAR DECORATED.
The Rev. Paul Huber Was The
Celebrant On This
Occasion.

OCCdSlOu.
Yesterday being the Sunday within
the octave of Corpus Christi the sci
emDiation of that Feast took place at
St Mary's. Corpus Christi, as the
name indicates, is the Feast of the
Most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar,
and is kept in special Thanksgiving
for this great and crowning gift of
the love of our Blessed Redeemer.
The high altar was decorated with
the blooms ofzthe crimson carmTtion,
arranged separately and not in bun
ohes, interspereed with sprays of aspar-
agoides and tender sprays of the
Japanese lonicera, the whole being in
most exquisite taste, as was the placing
of the numerous candles. Throughout
the church small trees at intervals
gave the whole building its festal
tinge.
At O'Clock the Solemn High Mass
of Exposition was begun. The Rev.
Paul Huber was celehrant. assisted by
Fathers Hanley and Mulhall as deacon
and sub deacon, after which the pro-
cession was formed, in which the
school children, boy aud girls, the
Children of Mary. the Holy Name So
oiety, 1.-THE Benevolent Legion, acolytes
and novioes bearing lighted candles,
took part.
Intoning the glorious old hymn
"Pauge Lingua, which was taken
mp by the choir. the celebrant of the
mass, accompanied by his deaooDs,
carried the Most Blessed Sacrament
under a gorgeous canopy of cloth of
gold, borne aloft by four gentlemen
of the congregation, preceded by the
oenser- bearers with their burning in
cense and little tots casting flowers in
tile path. Down through the centre
aisle, around, up and down the side
aisles aud returning through the cen
ire, the procession perhaps the largest
ever made in St Mays, wended it's
way.
In Catholic lands az we'll as in some
parts of our own country, these pro-
oessions are made out of doors. and
for centuries. when cessation of psrse-
cutions made it practicable TO hold
them, it has been the pride and glory
of rich and poor, learned and uDlearn
ed, king and peasant, prelate and lay
man, to take part in the solemnity.
AS the procession returned to the sane
tuary, the sun had risen just high
enough to shed his rays filtered through
the stained glass of the sanctuary win
dow. down upon the high altar. The
effect was entraUoing Every line of
gold in the gothic tracery shone re-
splendantly, every blossom and leaf
took ON new beauty as if greeting the
return of the Divine Guest of the
Tabernacle. The solemnities of the
morning closed with BeDediction.
The evening services, Solemn Yes.
AL. ID .
O'Clock. The singing by the Novices
was enjoyed by the. congregation, for
there il no music on earth so inspiT-
ing as the Gregorian, chanted by a
chorus of male voices. The electric
lights tried to out-rival old Soils
brightness during the morning oere-
monies, but did not quite succeed,
though the brilliancy of the numerous
bulbs now in place is particularly
effective.
At II O'Clock in the morning a Low
Mass was celebrated by Father Mul.
hall. who a lso preached on the Gospel
of the day, which was the parable of
the rich man who invited guests to a
great supper and who Extensively ex-
cusing their non n-sooeptsnoe, had their
places given to others, The sermons
given by the Redemptorist Fathers are
always particularly practical, and it
would be difficult to find one of their
hearers who could not appreciate
something personally to himself. Nc
tice was given that until September
the High Mass at 10 80 would be dis.
continued, Low Mass at II O'Clock
to take its place. Parents were urged
to send their children regularly TO the
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days during the vacation of schools.
This morning there was. as there
will be every morning until Friday. q
Mass of Exposition, followed by Bene-
diction at o'clock There will also
be services and benediction the even
Jugs of this week at 80 O'Clock, on
Saturday at O'Clock. Friday will be
the Feast of the Sacred Heart aud
there will be special services.
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