Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-04-22
PRIoE ONE GENT
SERVICES At ST. MARY'S.
FOR HOLY SATURDAY AND
EASTER SUNDAY.
Behold The Lamb of God, Who
Taketh Away The Sin of
The World" The
Subject.

The Tenebrae was ohanted again
last evening at st. Mary's and the
voices ami harmony seemed more full
than even ON the preceding evenings.
of religious pathos. Rev. Father
Hennes preached a most touching ser
mon from the text: Behold the
Lamb of God, who taketh away the
sin of the world. +"
ALI the services of the week have
been we'll attended. and the Fathers
must feel gratified that their labors
are appreciated by their people. This
mornings ceremonies. as prescribed by
the church, were carried out in de-
tail, and were most interesting. Holy
Saturday is kept in commemoration
of the time spent by Our Lords body
in the tomb. The new fire procured
from flint was blessed, and Goals
ignited from it,
The first lights had from the new
fire were the three candles. or rather
the triple candle" as the three are
on one stem and represent the Most
Holy Trinity. the second person of
Whom became the true light of the
world. At the lighting of these can
dies, the Priest sings Light of
Christ. the chantors answering
Thanks be Co God. " The lighting
of all the candies in the church sig
nifies that all enlightening comes from
the Holy Trinity, and that all light,
truth, grace and love were given by
Jesus Christ Go His apostles. disciples
and the faithful, and through them
have been handed on to their success
sors. -
The Paschal candle was then blessed
and is burned in the sanctuary from
Easter until the Feast of the Ascen-
sion. This represents Jesus Christ
the light OF the world, the wax signi-
flying His body, the wick His soul
the light His divinity. This candle,
three or four feet in height and three
or four inches in diameter, is beauti-
fully decorated, and has five holes.
arranged cross. wise TO represent the
five wounds of Our Lord, in which are
! inserted five grains of incense which
represent the precious spices furnished
by Joseph of Arimathea for embalm-
ing the body of the dead Christ.
Twelve prophecies were read, setting
forth all that from the beginning had
been predicted regarding the Messiah
and His mission. The blessing of the
fonts too, was quite2a long ceremony.
| The prayers used in this blessing are
very beautiful. After these, the Priest
and his ministers returned to the
altar, where they lay PROSTATE while
the chanters sang the Litany of the
| Saints, after which the Mass was
| offered up. At the Gloria in Excelsis,
the organ again pealed out its most
| joyous strains, the bells were rung
and the purple coverings were quick
ly removed aud the JOY of the dawning
Of the Resurrection began TO diffuse
itself through all hearts. With the
midnight hour the long penitential
| season closes, and tomorrow's s sun will
give us Easter Day.
'rhe Feast Of Easter is called in
| Latin 'Pascha, in Hebrew Phase,
the meaning of which is the passing
over, because the destroyer of the
first born in Egypt passed over the
| houses of the Israelites who had
| sprinkled the transom and posts of the
door with the blood of the paschal
/ lamb, and because the Jews were in
that same night delivered from bond
| age, passing over through the Red Sea
into the land of promise Exodus,
| xiii Now as we Christians are, by
the death and resurrection of Christ,
| Who was the true paschal lamb that
taketh away the sins Of the world, re-
| deemed and passed over to the freedom
of the children of God, we too call
the day of His resurrection. Pascha or
Phase The church calls her chill
dren to rejoice in the ever recurring
hymn: "Ihis is the day the Lord has
made let us be glad and rejoice there
in, !" and in her joyous alleluias. Ser
vices tomorrow will be as usual. Low
masses at 6 and 8 o'clock, Solemn
High Mass at 10. 30 and sermon. Sol
4 ANN WacraFc an6 Reconciliation. OF IN
The celebrant of the High Mass and
Vespers will be Rev. Fred. Hennis,
O. IS. r.. deacon, Rev. James Bar
ron, @. SIS. r.. sub-deacon, Very
Rev. Thomas O. Hanley, o. SIS. r.