The San Francisco call., 1909-04-08
BISHOP O'CONNFLL
TO CONSECRATE OILS
Noted Prelate to Make First
Public Appearance at
Mass This Morning

Bishop O'Connell will make his first
public appearance this morning at ST.
Mary's cathedral at 10 o'clock mass to
consecrate the holy oils He also will
be present on Good Friday at the pre-
sanctified mass which will be ceIe-
brated in the cathedral at 10 o'clock.
Members of the Catholic faith here are
PRODUCTION to them of the distin guished
prelate.
The stations of the cross will be cele-
brated Friday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
a the cathedral and after the service
Archbishop Riordan will make an ad-
dress.
Elaborate and impressive services
will mark the observance of holy week
in all San Francisco churches, and
especially beautiful will be the musi-
cal part of the ceremonies, for great
care has been given TO the work of the
choirs and choruses.
At Sacred Heart church tonight
Father Hughes will deliver the sermon
and Father McQuaide will deliver il
Good Friday night. a solemn high
mass viii be celebrated this morning
at o'clock, and the music for the
numbers has been arranged with care
by Thomas Nowlan, the organist
SPECIAL MUSIC PREPARED
The music includes The Kyrie," from
Gounods Sacred Heart Mass: THE
Gloria in B Flat" from Farmer; THE
Credo." from Gounod's Guardian An
gels Mass; THE Ave Verum in E
Flat" (Gounod); the '-Sanctus" CBa-
mods "Messe Solenelle": the Angus
Del" (Cary) and the "Pange Lingua,
from Haydn. Friday evening the un-
accompanied music will be sung by a
large chorus choir. Saturday morn
ing at 8 o'clock solemn high mass will
be sung from "Lejeals in D." with the
offertory. 20 Flu ct Fileae" (tradi-
tional melody. and the chants and
vespers proper to the day.
With a series of meditations entitled
Seven Steps to the Cross" Good Friday
will he observed in Trinity Episcopal
church. The services will begin al
u o'clock and will continue three
hours. Both Rev. DIR. Clampett and
Rev. Dr. Bradley will oficiate during
the meditations. which will consist OF
addresses as follows:
First step-"The Last Supper and the
New Commandment" Second step
-'Gethsemane, the Call of the Cross
Third step-"Caiathas, the Rejection ot
I Israel. fOuTln Step Ff1eTO0, the De-
mand for Sign" Fifth step-"Pilate
Violation of Conscience Sixth step
out by the Jaffa Gate" Seventl
step-"Golgotha the Place of Skull.
HYMNS DURING SERVICES
Hymns will be sung during the serv-
ices, permitting the congregation tc
enter and leave the church during the
singing without disturbing the medita
tions.
Under the direction of Louis Eator
the choir will sing Steiner's Cruel
hxion."
The public is cordially invited to at.
tend.
Good Friday evening at o'clock q
special service will be held at st. Paul's
Episcopal church in which the contata
''Olivet' to Calvary will be feature
of the musical numbers.
At st. Rose Catholic church higf
mass will be celebrated this morning
followed by the solemn procession OF
| the blessed sacrament. The mass OF
the presanctified will be at s o'clock
Friday morning, with the alteration OF
the cross. In the evening there will
be states of the cross and a sermon
by Rev. Father Meyers of st. Patrick's
seminary, Menlo Park. The services
Saturday morning will begin at O'Clock
with the blessing of the new fire, bap-
tismal fount and holy water.