The San Francisco call., 1907-03-31
Roman Catholics

The Catholic calendar for the week
commencing April Z: Sunday-Low
sunday, Gospel, Jesus appears TO his
disciples; 8 st. Edisius, martyr s-St-
Hugh. bishop and confessor; St Maca-
rius. bishop and confessor; list. Leo
J. Pope and doctor; 12-St- Damian'
bishop and confessor; l3-St Hermln-
gid, martyr.
The Franciscan calendar for the same
period has the following difference on
sates given: S-Bl. Julian, confessor,
friar minor: 9-Bl Archangel, con-
lessor. friar minor; 10-BL Charles
confessor. friar minor: 12-BL Angelus,
confessor, friar minor
At St. Brigid's Church. Rev Father
cottle. on Holy Thursday night, there
was the ceremony of the washing OF
me feet. Twelve boys represented the
Twelve Apostles. In each church where
this ceremony is performed the su-
nerior washes the feet Of interiors for
+be Drrpose of teaching the people TO
initiate the humility Of the Savior, ana
TO cleanse the soul from the stains
Of the smallest sins. In snort dls-
conrse the pastor explained the cere-
monv and its Significance. On Good
Friday there was the way OF the cross
AZ o'clock in the morning and at
o'clock in the afternoon In the even
ing a sermon was preached on the Pas-
SION bv Rev. Father Doran, assistant
10 the pastor. On Holy Saturday there
was mass at o'clock in the morning
Today the masses will be at the same
hours as on the ordinary Sundays. Inc
sermon viii be on The Resurrection.
on Palm Sunday $40 genuine PAINS
were blessed and distributed
An of the various organizations OF
St Francis Church are getting into
shane again. The Gentlemen's Sodality
now numbers about thirty; the ladies
society known as the Children OF Mary
has about a like number. While the
Bows Sodality numbers about iorty-
The society OF girls called the Holy
Angels numbers between forty and
+sf+S THE ST. AIMS Confraternity,
which before the fire was a powerful
auxiliary for the church, has in the
Dast two weeks been getting together
sgain- and it will not be long before
N will become the strong organisation
TTnder the direction of Father Cara
her A building thirty by twenty-five
was fitted up in Washington square as
a lzfndergarten and sewing school, and
nlaced by him in charge Of the Sisters
Of the Holy Family. There are l65
nunils enrolled In this school, and each
dar they receive instruction as their
age and capacity warrant In this
work the Sisters have been very sue
cessful
Special service will be held in st
Francis Church on Easter Sunday
II. was expected that the new st.
Patricks Church in San Jose would have
been ready for dedication last Sunday,
but owing to some delays il was not
completed, and at the request of Rev.
Father LaIly, the rector, the ceremony
was postponed to a date TO be an
nounced.
The exercises OF the thirteen glories
OF st. Anthony commenced in St An
thongs Church in Army street, near
Folsom, last Tuesday. The blessed
sacrament was exposed at the o'clock
mass. and after mass there was devo-
ton 20 St. Anthony and benediction. AT
7:3O every Tuesday there will be devo-
ton TO st. Anthony. During the day
there will be exposed for veneration a
relic of the saint
The nine Tuesdays devotion TO st.
Anthony will begin in this church April
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