The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-27
RELIGIOUS RITES TO
BE VERY IMPRESSIVE
Maundy Thursday Services In LitursI'
cal Churches-Paullst MISSION
Lectures-The Tenebrae.

The Thursday of holy week is known
as Maundy Thursday and is observed by
all liturgical churches. The name is de-
rived from the Latin mandatum, COM
mandment, and relates to the ancient Gus
tom of washing the feet of the poor IN
church in fulfllment of the new conf
mandment' given by Christ. ON TINS
Thursday also the church commentaries
the institution of the Eucharist.
In the Catholic church there is only on'
mass on that day. All the priests present
except the celebrant go to commumoh'
to initiate the example of Christ, who'
on the Thursday before the crucifxion'
gave his apostles His flesh to eat ana
his blood to drink
After the mass the blessed sacrament
is borne in procession through the church
from the high altar to repository on
ST. Joseph's altar The removal OF the
host to this repository is symbolic OF
Jesus going to Mount olivet, where ms
Godhead concealed itself. No bells are
rung and no musical instrument is played
from Thursday until the following Satur-
day to express grief for the sufferings or
remind the faithful to mourn in silence
and to teach them that in spiritual
sense they should die to the world and
self.
At ST. Pauls church and at the Church
of Our Lady of Sorrows the mass tomor-
row will begin at O'Clock. AT the
former church the procession after the
mass will include about forty altar boys
and about forty little flower girls dressed
in white 1t will be singularly impress
SlVe.
Services at the Episcopal Church of the
Advent will consist of litany at 1880 a. IN.
and evening prayer at p. m.
At ST. Mary SON Highlands there
will be holy communion at a. m. and
darkened communion service at p. m.
The knights Rose Croix of the Obedi-
ence of the Mother Supreme Council Of
the World. Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite of Freemasonry, hold a mystic BAN
uuet on Maundy Thursday and extinguish
the lights of the chapter. This ceremony
is said to be very solemn and beautiful
At st. Pauls church last night the
Paulist mission services were well at
tended. The Rev. Father O'Hern an
swered the questions and the Rev. Father
IIealy delivered a lecture explanatory of
the Catholic churchs teaching on pur-
gatory One OF the questions found in
the query box was this: do you believe
that all non-Catholics are damned? Must
Catholics believe this?" Father O'Hern
said: 1.-THE Catholic church teaches that
no one goes to hell unless he has delib-
erately turned his back on God and died
guilty of grievous sin. The church has
always taught that men outside her fold
might live in error. yet be saved through
their faith and their good lives" He then
read from an encyclical issued by Plus
TX. on this line, in which the Pope said
Far be it from us to dare to set bounds
to the boundless mercy of Cod far be it
from us TO desire to search into the depths
of the hidden counsels and judgments Of
God. an ayss that the mind Of man
cannot explore"
The subject of the mission lecture to-
night will be "The Lords supper" and
it will relate to the doctrine of the real
presence"
The full holy week ceremonial of the
church will be carried out at the Church
of Our Lady of Sorrows. Beginning at
7:30 this evening Tenebrae will be sung
Many of the clergy will be present and
they will be assisted by Charles Herbert
the well known baritone of Ensley.
The Lamentations will be sung by
Father OGrady, Father Doyle and Mr.
Herbert. Father O. Bren of Bessemer will
address the congregation.