Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-10
CHURCHES PLAN
LENTEN SERVICE
PENITENTlAL SEASON BEGINS
WEDNESDAY
Forty Days Fasting and Prayer Out
lined by Catholics and Episcopal
lians-Protestants Arrange
Union Meeting

Penitential season of Lent covering
forty days of fasting and prayer, VIII
begin next Wednesday. The Catholic
and Episcopal churches viii observe the
season. and the Protestant churches
will hold special union services the
week before Easter.
Special services will be held. for
which Bishop Conaty has issued the an
nual regulations for Lent in this dio-
cese which requires all over q and
under 60 years of age to observe the
fast. by virtue of a special indult
issued by the holy see in 1905, working
people and their families are dispensed
from the obligation of the abstinence
from meat on all days.
Ash Wednesday the ashes will be
blessed and distributed to the faithful
in the Catholic churches as follows:
Cathedral of st. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
mass at a. m. Special sevices during
Lent each Wednesday and Friday even
ings.
st. Vincent's--Solemn mass Wednes-
day at 8 a. IN. A series of Sunday
evening sermons will be given, and on
Friday evenings the stations of the
cross.
St. Mary mass at a.
m. Each Wednesday evening there will
be sermon and the rosary and Friday
evenings stations of the cross. In
structions are given each afternoon at
$3.50 O'Clock, excepting Saturdays, to
the first communion and confirmation
classes.
st. Thomas'-Mass Wednesday at s
q. m. Sermons Wednesday and Friday
evenings on THE Sacraments of the
Church"
Plaza-Mass Wednesday at a. m.
Wednesday evenings there will be sta
tions of the cross in Spanish, and on
Friday evenings in English.
st. Joseph s-Mass Wednesday at 6
and and solemn mass at $50 a. m.
Special devotions will be held Wednes-
day and Friday evenings.
Blessed Sacrament-Mass Wednesday
at 9 a. m. Rev. d. w. j. Murphy, the
pastor, will preach a course of Sunday
evening sermons on The Sacrament of
Penance." Wednesday evenings the
rosary will be recited and Friday even
inss the stations OF the cross.
Our Lady of Observation-Disclosures
mass at S a. m. In the evening Rev.
Raphael Fuhr will economically erect
the stations of the cross. A series of
Sunday and Wednesday evening SER
mons will be preached by visiting
clergymen.
Il. m. Special services Wednesday and
Friday evenings.
At Episcopal Churches
Among the Episcopal churches the
season will be observed with special
services. Elaborate preparations have
been made at st. Paul's pro-catchedral,
where unique features will be intro
duced. Ash Wednesday holy COM
munion will be celebrated at 7:30 a. n
followed by morning prayer and sermon
at 1890 a. m. Wednesday evenings
there will be a series of services at
which the philanthropic works of the
city will be presented. Addresses will
be made by Judge Wilbur, Francis Muir
ply, Miss latham, Rev. Dana w. Bart
lett and Mrs c. H. PAIL. Tuesdays and
Thursdays services will be held at 4
p m. Friday evening Rev L. NJ. Idle
man, curate. will give a series of lee
lures on discipline" One of the i'm
portant features will be the twenty
minute monday services to commence
at 1910 o'clock Luncheon will be
served in the parish house for those
attending this service.
At the Church of the Epiphany Rev.
Walton Hall Doggett, the rector will
give a course of Wednesday afternoon
addresses. Thursday evenings a course
of sermons will be given by visiting
clergymen.