The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-08
CHRIST s ENTRY I.
INTO il: RUSALEM
This is. Palm Sunday, Once Cclc-
bratcd With Elaborate
Services.
BEGINNING I Of HOLY WEEK
Days Of Special Observance Arc
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BEGINNING OF HOLY WEEK
Days Of Special Observance Arc
Monday, Thursday, Good Fri
day and Holy Saturday. n

TO. day, tho Sunday Immediately pre-
cctling Easter is known as Palm sun
day and Is kept sacred in the kalcndar
of the Christian Church. Tie feeling,
says brewster, concerning 1T, finds en-
preston. not only III the Roman Church,
but in the Greek and reformed Prostes-
tant Churches Of England and America,
and even in modern days, among many
Of the. so-called dissenting churches OF
the Protestant faith, since it commence
rates that one day Of brief popular en-
tthusiasn when Christ as recorded iii the
+. Gospels made Ills entry into Jerusalem
and the people took branches of pam
trees and went forth to meet Him and
cried 1Iosanna! Blessed is the King Of
Israel. that comcti III the namc OF the
Lord"
Procession Of Palms.
The Procession OF Palms was GUS
Omary in Jeru salem as early MS $50
when the first mention is made Of 1t in
tho life Of 1Iuthymus, who died in AZ
and thence 1t passed to other churches
OF the East, soon afterwards to those
OF the West. as attested by 1sldore Of
Seville, who died In 63G.
Tho custom of "Blessing tho Palms
hardly antedatcs the VIII century, but
its exact beginning Is uncertain.
Prior TO the Reformation Palm Sun
day was observed in England by the
most el;tbo = lie services. Tho flowers and
branches designed for l,so by the clergy
were placed unon the high altar, those
for the laity upon tho South step Of the
altar.
The priest, arraycd IN a red cope, then
consccrated them with prayer After
they had been fumed with frankinconsce
they had been fumed with frnnkincusc
and sprinkled with holy wafer, they were
distributed and the procession headed by
through the streets. On their return to
the church. n solemn mass was said,
communion given to the clergy. and tho
branches and flowers laid upon the high
altar as III offering.
Holy Week.
Enscnius Bishop Of Cacsaren, a cele-
bratcd historian, who was born In 20
ana died in $Ss, from his writing shows
he regarded the observance of this week
as one that dated from Apostolic days.
Tn the Eastern church. IN primitive
times, each day of Holy Week was one
of strict rigid fasting. nthe "Apostolic
Constitution, 1t was prescribed that only
bread, salt, vegetables and water should
be eaten during the entire period OF
Holy Week. But this strict fast was
not observed MS universally in the west
crn church.
Maundy Thursday.
In the earlier days OF the Christian
church, the Thursday preceding Good,
Friday was always marked by special
acts of humility In imitation Of Christ's
lesson, taught by the washing Of tho
feet Of His disciples OH tho eve of Ills
passion. These acts of humility natural
ly took the form of charity done by
"onos own hand" not RELOCATED TO
others, Tho word "Maund" and "Maun-
dy' By natural sequence. came to
signify both tho dolos given ana the
day on which they were bestowed which
thus from its ''Maunds," came to be
generally known as Maundy Thursday.
In England, 1t was also called "Shere
Thursday" from the habit the Munks
had Of shcaring their hair. Although.
throughout Catholic Europe. the name
"lIoly Thursday" has been long and
commonly observed "Mauntiny' money,
for the use of English royalty on this
day, was coined AS late rs 1873.
Good Friday.
Is day which has been observed by
Christians OF every shade OF faith ana
doctrine since the Apostolic days At
Rome the Good Friday services in the
churches deepen the feeling of solemnlty
with which the entire week Is invested
In the Sistine Chapel, the absence Of
decoration, and the fact that the card
dinals wear purple emphasize the cere-
monia Of the day. In the afternoon, the
luRt mserere Is chnnted in the chapel
and Afterwards the Pope. cardinals and
other clergy proceed through II covered
passage TO ST. Peters, 10 vencrnto the
relies OF the Cruelhxion, shown BY the
canons from the balcony above The stat
Nc Of St Veronica,
The Paschal Candle.
| ON Holy SATURDAY. nj 81, Peters IN
| Rome, the most important ceremony Is