Evening journal., 1909-04-10
HOLY SATURDAY
AT CATHEDRAL
Church Properly no Longer
Sings MOurnfuIIy but Lifts
Ter Voice TriumphantIy
FULL MEANING OF SERVICES


Holy Saturday services this morning
at the Cathedral were impressively in
teresting The emblems Of mourning
with which the statues in the church
have been covered since Passion Sunday.
were removed amid the joyous ringing OF
bells and the singing OF the choir. JOY,
peace and happiness now properly reigns
in the church which no longer sings
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, be converted TO
the Lord thy God" bur "Hosanna TO the
Son OF David" Is the church's tri-
umphant note.
Vicar-General Lyons was celebrant of
the mass The ceremonies incidental TO
the mass consisted OF enkindling the
new fire, blessing OF the Baptismal font
and lighting the Paschal candle. After
the services the faithful received holy
water which Is used at home among
Catholics for pious purposes In ex-
planning these services II must be known
that the Tencbrae or mathis with the
other csnonical hours for this day are
consecrated to the memory OF our Lord
in Ills sepulchre: at mass lie is repre-
sented TO the faithful as coming out OF
tho grave and trlumphing over death by
Ills resurrection. The word night. used
In the Bcnedction OF the Paschal can
die in tho collect OF the mass, in the
preface and communicates. shows that
the offlce aud mass, now said in the
middle Of the day, were for>erly said
Ia the following night TO honor the time
OF our Savious's resurrection, which
happened in this night.
Ornaments on Affairs.
The affairs. deprived of their orna-
ments on Maundy Thursday. arc again
clothed with them. and new fire is
blessed to illuminate them. The ONCE
begins with lighting triple candle,
which is emblematic OF the light OF
Christ, and slgnines that the faith Of
the Blessed Trinity proceeds from the
I light communicate 70 us by Christ risen
from the dead. The Paschal candle,
blessed in tho next place by the deacon,
Is figure Of the body OF Jesus Christ.
and not being lighted at first repre-
sents Him dead; and the five blessed
grains Of insense fixed in Il denote the
aromatic spices that embalmed Him inf
tine sepulchre. The lighting OF the
Paschal candle IS a representation Of
His rising again 10 a new life: and the
nbMAAIb VI AN1 lamps anu btiAtI tdH~
dies afterwards, teaches the faithful that
the resurrection of the head will be fol-
lowed by that OF the members.
After this ceremony. the church dis
poses the catechumens for worthy
receiving OF baptism; for which purpose
she reads twelve lessons out Of the
Old Testament. called prophecies. and
after each says a solemn prayer; by
both OF which she not only instructs
them IN the effects and fruit OF that
sacrament, but begs for them. OF Al
mighty God, all the advantages Of it.
Ceremony Of the Day.
Before the administration Of the sac
raments. the baptlsmal font is blessed
with ceremonies that are full Of rnys-
teries. First. The priest divides the
water In the form Of a cross. to teach
us that II confers grace and sanctity
by the merits of Christ crucifed. Second.
lie touches the water with his hand
praying that it may be free from all
Impressions OF evil spirits Third. lie
signs IT thrice with the sign OF the
cross, TO bless II in the name OF the
Holy Trinity. Fourth. lie separates II
with his hand and casts out some OF
It towards the four parts Of the forld. to
instruct us that the grace Of baptism,
like the rivers OF paradise. flows all over
/ the earth. Fifth. lie breathes thrice
upon e in the form of a cross. desir-
! ing God TO bless it with the infusion
OF His Holy Spirit, that It may per-
ceive the virtue Of sanctifying the soul.
Sixth. He punges the Paschal candle
thrice into 1t, praying that the Holy
Ghost may descend upon It. as He did
at the baptism Of Christ in the waters
Of Jordan. Seventh. He mixes holy oil
and chrism with It, 10 signify that bap-
tism consecrates us to God. and gives
spiritual strength to wrestle with and
overcome all the enemies Of our soul
After the benediction Of the font. the
sacrament OF baptism is solemnly admin
istered 70 such as are prepared for It;
and then the litany and mass are sung.
20 obtain Of God that the new baptized
may persevere IN the grace they have
received. Insense Is used at the gospel.
TO represent the perfumes carried by
the women to our Saviours monument;
but no lights are carried. as at other
times. because they and the Apostles
did not yet believe His resurrection; for
which reason the creed IS also not said.
The offertory, the kiss Of peace. and
the antiphon. called the communion, are
omitted, because the faithful did not
receive the blessed Eucharist at this
mass. but waited until Easter-day.
Tomorrow in the Cathedral Bishop
Monaghan will pontihcate. The choir
has prepared special music OF the Greg
orian style. and the altar will be fow-
cred extraordinarily.
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