The Washington herald., 1908-06-08
FEAST DAY OBSERVED
Pentecost Solemnized by the
Catholic Church.
MASS BY BISHOP OCONNELI
Rector OF Catholic University Leads
Services Which InauENSate Com
mencement week-SermOn by Rev.
Martin, of st. Patrick's Cathedral,
New YOrk-Other Services.

Pentecost. solemnized by the Catholic
Church in commemoration Of the COM
Ing OF the Holy Ghost as the memorable
day Of her birth, when she received her
full mission to preach the Gospel to all
nations Of the earth-the day on which
the Saviour Of the world put the last
touch 10 the work of redemption-was
celebrated throughout the Catholic world
yesterday.
Services OF a splendid and impressive
nature marked the commemoration Of the
feast in local churches and colleges. its
meaning forming the subject of discourse
for many preachers.
The celebration Of solemn pontiflcal
high mass by Right Rev. D. ]. o'Con-
nell, d. d., rector of the university. in
eommemoration OF the great feast, In
augurated commencement week at the
Catholic University OF America.
This was the first time for Bishop
O'Connell 10 celebrate ponAhcal high
mass at the university. and the second
since his ordination. the previous occa-
sion being at St. Patrick's Church, this
city, the week OF his consecration.
Rev. Father Z. ]. Flood officiated as
archprIest. Rev. Father Joseph Heller
of the Catholic University. was the
deacon, and Rev. Father Mcnamara, c.
S. c., Of Holy Cross College, subdeacon
Of the mass.
Rev. Father Lawrence Brown acted as
master OF ceremonies.
Sermon by Rev. Father Martin.
The sermon by Rev Father William
Martin, or St Patrick's Cathedral. New
York City. was a masterful discourse.
fully sustaining the reputation this young
priest has acquired.
Heads OF the various faculties and
presidents Of the colleges affiliated with
the university were present at the mass.
as were priests and seminarians from
Holy Cross, St Thomas Aqulnas. the
Marist and ST Austin's colleges, the
Dominican House of Studies. the Apos-
tolic Mission House. and the Franciscan
Monastery.
The lecture hall at Trinity College.
where last week was heard the students
concert and the play was enacted, was
yesterday transformed into a beautiful
chapel and there. in the presence OF
large congregations, solemn high mass
was celebrated in the morning and SOL
emn benediction OF the blessed sacra-
ment given in the afternoon.
Pyramids OF palms banked the wall at
either side of the stage. on which. erect
ed for the occasion. was a handsome
altar richly adorned with red rambler
roses and wax tapers.
Celebrates Mass.
Very Rev. Edward A Pace. d. d
celebrated the solemn high mass at s.9o
o'clock Rev. John w. Melody. D. d
and Rev Thomas z, Shields. Ph. D..
were the deacons; Rev. William J. Kerby.
Ph. D., the master Of ceremonies.
Hohnerlein's Mass Of the Angel Guar
dams was sung by students OF the col
lege.
A congregation that overtaxed the
| capacity Of the chapel assembled in the
afternoon for solemn benediction Of the
blessed sacrament, bestowed by his ex-
eellency Diomede Falconio, the apostolic
delegate
KeY. DR.. William Turner and Rev. DR.
Charles F. Aiken were the deacons; Rev.
Or. William J. Kerby acted as master of
ceremonies.
The sermon was by Rev. John w. Mel
ody ID. D.. professor Of moral theology
in the Catholic University.
Herman's 'Ecce Panis Angelorum" and
Tantum Ergo" were sung in chorus by
the student choir.
At Holy Comforter Church.
Pentecost being the patronal feast OF
the Church Of the Holy Comforter. high
mass was celebrated by the pastor. Rev.
Father Clarence f. Wheeler. in the pres
ence OF large congregation. and special
services. attended by several charitable
organizations. were held in the evening.
Harmonizing with the red vestments Of
the Penecostal season. red roses adorned
the altar. which was brilliantly fIuminat-
ed with wax tapers.
Father Wheeler's sermon at the late
mass was a forceful explanation OF the
doctrine Of infallibIlity. founded on the
gifts TO the church through the Spirit OF
God, the Light of tne Holy Ghost.
Rev. DR.. William T. Russell of St.
FdltiCh Cnurch, preached at the veSper
service. His subject was, Charity
Greater love than this no man hath that
he lay down his life for his friend
In the course of his address, DIR. Rus
sell said: "Out of the largeness Of His
goodness. the Son of God gave TO man
unequivocal proofs of His boundless love.
Poverty Is Necessity.
IF man could eliminate poverty. II Is
safe to say that God would re-establish
1t. For unless there were those who need
ed the help Of others. man would become
intoerably selfish.
Not self-seekinS, but self-forgetfulness
ennobles Us. and helping others for God s
sake merits an eternal reward Remove
the needy from the face of the earth.
and man becomes self-centered. narrow.
and ignoble in this life, and is bereft of
the means TO merit happiness hereafter.
The poor need not us so much as we
need them. They could enjoy in this
life the peace which no man giveth with
out the aid of the well-to-do. and their
happiness hereafter would be as we'll as
sured."
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