The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-06

early mixed up as the eastern and | western Christians had not a little
 trouble about the date. and even now
 the Greek church celebrates Easter at | a different time than we do. The orig | inal trouble was over the disregard of the western church for the scientific method of calculating the date as
 practiced at Alexandria, the home of astronomical science. The present | method of finding the day is this, Eas- ter is the first Sunday after the 14th day of the calendar moon which hap pens on or after March 21. The calen- dar moon, however, is not the moon Of
 the heavens ut an imaginary moon created for ecclesiastical convenience in
 advance of the real moon. The ta-
 bles and rules for their application to finding the calendar moon are large and involved so that it is not at all strange to find Queen Eanf1eda of Eng land in 651 celebrating and making was observing the fast and prayer Of the first Sunday of Holy Week, Palm
 Sunday. Since the reformation Of the
 calendar and the latter day method. Of calculating the observance is celebrat- ed the same day the world over. with
 the exception of the Green church, and the one universal voice of praise to God and thanks arises, the music is always exceptional in the churches and the feeling Of a new year perneates eYerytfing.-A-W Of. the northern hem jsphere are fortunate in having 1t fall at an expressive time of the year. spring when all nature lends itself to the same good will the church extends.
 In the Sacred Heart curch, this ev- ening, there will be holy hour service at 7:30 o'clock. Confessions will be evening and on Thursday the mass will be at 500. This will be followed by the adoration of the Blessed Sacra- ment. On Good Friday the mass of the
 I,- o,nn md fn0 stations of the cross at 800 o'clock At the morning services the passion will be sung by the three priests. In the evening the veneration of the cross at 7:3o o'clock Saturday morning the service of the blessing of the new hre of the paschal candle, and of the Eas- ter water and baptismal water for the year, will be held at 500 o'clock. Con fessions will be heard in the afternoon and evening. Sunday the masses will be at the usual hours, 7:so, 500. 9:So; and a solemn high mass at 1o:3o at which the $ choir will De be re1nior1, Wfson orchestra The vesper services will be at 7:30. when Rev. Father Fitzgerald one of the most forcible and eloquent preachers in the state vii preach the sermon of the day. As in the morning the choir will beSaided by the orchestra.
 The services at St. Augustine's church will be on Thursday at s;oo o'clock. Friday at 800 o'clock, with the stations of the cross at 800. The reg rlar services of the week for the Knights of Columbus at 500 o'clock 1n the evening will be held. On saturday mass will be at 500 with the custom ary blessing of the water as above. The masses Sunday will be at 7:o0, s:So, 9:So and 1O:3O o'clock.
 Tomorrow morning at 6:oo ocIock there will be mass in St. Charles church and again at 7:30. Thursday services will begin at 500 o'clock On Friday the mass Of the Pre-Sanct1ned will be at 500 o'clock, stations of the cross at BOO and adoration of Blessed Sacrament at 7:3O o'clock. Saturdays Service will begin at 500 o'clock, and on Sunday the hours for mass Will pc at FOO, S:30, 9:30 and 10:3O, when Key. Father Hussion will preach the sermon for the day. Vesper service will be at 3:3O o'clock.
 The commemorative services on the last three days of this week at St. Mary's church will be at 500 o'clock with the evening adoration Friday at 7:3O o'clock.
 Mass will be at s:15 tomorrow at St. Joseph's church with a Lenten sermon by the pastor at 7:30. Thursday morn ine at S:3o o'clock the Blessed Sacra- ment will be exposed and there will be a procession by the children. On Fra er1o day services will commence at S:30 o'clock and the stations of the cross will be made at 7:3O in the evening. The regular blessing of the Easter and baptisrnal water on Saturday will be at S.3O o'clock. The masses on Sunday will be at S:30 and 10:30 o'clock with afternoon benediction at o'clock.
 At St. Patricks church mass will be at 7:30 tomorrow morning with con- fessions in the afternoon and evening. Thursday morning at 7:51 there will be a high mass and on Friday services will begin at S:30 o'clock with stations of the cross in the evening at 7:30 o'clock Sunday s'services will be at T: 7:O0. S:3O and 10:30 o'clock and at o'clock in the afternoon
 To-morrow afternoon at 400 o'clock the Litany will be recited in Christ church by the pastor. Rev. MT. Craft. Thursday at 10:30. Holy Communion will be given and at 500 in the even ing the penitential office, the litany and a sermon will be preached by the pastor On Friday from 1900 to 800 will be observed the three hours of prayer.
 At Trinity church mass will be said at o'clock and maths at 7:30 and in the evening at 7:45 a sermon will be preached by the pastor On Thurs day the same order of services will be observed On Friday matins will be at 1o:30 and altar service at II o'clock. The three hours watch will be from 12 to o'clock