The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-26

/ O'clock mass and at 30 %. m- sermon ty Rev
J. ] McIes and B5Eelir-i1u Cf the Blessed SaIa-
ment. Candles VIII b. blessed 40 = g. H. on Can
dlemas Dsy. February . The announcement that
Rev Father CUriFr wiz deliver q csu~c e ST
mons during Lent IS gratifying and pleasing 60 the
many friends n this eloquent speaker. The subject
Of tacI evenings discourse is rs follows. Nliueslar
FetH8ry j. Indoor Life Wetureiav February
p Domestic LIE WEDNESDAY February 2. 80
cal Life" "Wednesday. March g. Political Life
wednesday March g. International Life We'd
ueSday. March y. Religious Life"
ST PAUL's CHURCH: The Feast q The Con
version Of It. Paul viii be Ss'emnIy Cbserred TO
MORROW. His ExccIleEcy Di0mede Falc7nio the
delegate apostolic wIii oiiciate In cappa magma AZ
solemn high mass u O'Clock and administer Papal
Benedictiou at the Close Of the service The sermon
VIII be delivered by Rev Father ODolozhue. who
Is acting assistant pastor and director OF the
Sunday schooi during the absence u Rev Father
Walsh. Next Friday evening 80 O'Clock. devOtions
q the League Of the Sacred Heart and BeneiiCi0n
Of the Blessed Sacrament Masses next Saturday.
the Feast Of the Publication. az 6 and O'Clock
Blessing Of the candles at O'Clock.
ST. STEPHENS CHURCH: Rev. ". s Caughy
viii celebrate high mass Tomorrow II o'clock: ser
mon rs Rev T. g. Smyth. Deyot0us Of the League
Of the Sacred Heart next Friday evening 80
O'Clock instruction by Rev Father CauEhy Candles
viii Dc blessed az 80 a. III. on Caudlemas DAY.
masses $50. J. and 80 O'Clock Rev. Father smyth
Is delivering a course Of instructions every We'd
nCsiay evening : - O'Clock. on Things Worth
Having. Last Wednesday evenings theme was
Spirit q Forgiveness" There viii be a test eX-
animation this morning in the instruction class for
/ children which ASSEMBLIES every Saturday ar
O'Clock The little girls sewing class will meet az
10 O'Clock IN rooms Of the Christ Child Society OF
TweutysiXth street Rev Father Smyth has or
gauized debating class for the older members Of
the s. John BerChman Society John Carroll prcsi-
dent, Dennis inland. vice president; Joseph OCal-
! iaghan secretary; Joseph ODonoghue, censor, snd
Rev. T. C. Smyth. moderator.
ST. MATTHEW'S CHURCH: Rev. Thomas S.
/ Lee. following a lougsstabshed custom, VII read
the annual financial statements at the solemn high
mass tomorrow. Il O'Clock. Devoti0ns Of the Apos-
tleship Of PRAYER and League q the Sacred Heart
/ viii be held next wednesday evening at O'Clock.
/ Sermon By Rev Edward L. Buckley. Mr.. Charles
| Meyers viii sing a selection from Of the
/ tories Exposition Of the Blessed Sacrament next
/ Friday from ! a. m until D. m, when Benedic-
/ ton viii De given Masses Candlemas Day at
| g. T. and S O'Clock. Blessing q the candles beiors
/ the O'Clock mass. Only wax candles viii -
blessed. The law requiring candles for the altar 10
/ be made Of besSwsx Is very strict Rarely has
dispensation ever been granted for the use Of ans
other material. and IL Is never granted on account
/ Of poverty. matter how great that poverty may
/ be. The oniy grosJnd recognized by the church is
/ the impOssibiity uI procuring beeswax, and
/ as IL can be had the dspensati0n ceases by that
very fact. No work on the liturgy mentions any
other than beeswaT candles in any Of the sacred
functions a religion. except 10 condemn them. and
4 the me-oeTeUs-frequenuy made use Of Is tins
Latin word for this wax
| APOSTOLIC MISSION HOUSE: Rev. A. P.
DOYLE {. s T., viii address the priests Of the New
York diocese at their monthly conference on Tues
DAY, January - The PaHlist Fathers Of san Fran
cisco recently concluded with pleasing success Sc
l res Of n-Cathoic missions in the Sandwich Is
/ lands Rev Fathers Wyman and STARK were the
missionaries. They opened the mission in the "a
thedral At Honolulu and the interest manifested in
/ the lectures vas very notable. The good sentiment
that prevails there Is due entirely the long years
/ Of devoted work in these islands b. the Picpus
Fathers who have steadily and persistently carried
/ on their work, despite all opposition until
/ they command the respect and devotion q all
! CLASSES Of people At the close II the mission in
Honolulu the jealous missionaries set sail for IA
/ hului on the Island Of Mani, where they met
\ by Rev. Father Maxine, the heroic missionary Of
this Wild district Here a mission started that
was blessed with unexpected sICofsS The tropical
climate che happy disposition Of the population
and the desire know the Catholic Church. estsb
lshed there since 1870 amidst trials and bit
ter persecution. gave unusual coloTug 70 the aVoS-
| t0liC work. The mixed congregation Of Portuguese
and natives and a variety q other natiouahties at
tested their zeal by attending the exercises and
/ bringing many u0n-CathOlCs. The question box
used % the best advantage a novelty there and
a successful means Of solving the mental difficulties
Of the eager ones outside the church The ChldrenS
/ Mission was a boom to the young ones many q
whom wrote syuopses Of the instructions.