The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-02-25
SEASON OF LENT
BEGUN In CHURCHES
OpeningOfPenitential Period
Marked by Services.
BLESSED ASHES DISTRIBUTED
wednesday Evening Course of Lee
lures Inaugurated at 50. Patrick's.
DevotiOnS of Iridium VIII Close
Sunday Neutrality-suspicious. OF IT.
Thomas Aquinas College.

/ The opening Of the penetenuaI season
/ Of Lent-Ash Wednesday-wa observed
t by the Catholic Church yesterday. Young
and old Catholics gathered in their re-
/ spective churches at an early hour TO
attend low mass and receive blessed
ashes which the officiating priests placed
/ on the foreheads OF the faithful.
/ In all churches blessed ashes were also
I distributed tn the afternoon. and again
! after the evening devO1ions- These ashes
/ are made from the palm branches blessed
on the preceding Palm Sunday.
Rev James A Smyth 1naugUTated the
I Wednesday evening Lenten course IN ST
7 Patrick's with a sermon last evening On
/ The call OF Jesus, His subject for next
/ Wednesday evening viii De, Jesus cur
| Saviour" March q. Jesus our Light:
March Il, Jesus cur model; March "A,
Jesus our friend" and March 81. Jesus.
our reward"
Rev. William F. Canon, 6. J, started
the Wednesday evening LenJen series in
St Aloysius' Church last evening
DevOtiOns of Iridium.
" ~
St Aloysius' Church. preached at O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. in ST. PauFs Church.
the opening sermon Of a Iridium. given
under the auspices Of the Christ Child
Society.
Father Lyons viii preach this afternoon
and tomorrow at that hour. and every
morning until Sunday. at O'Clock The
devotions Of the Iridium VIII close sun
day morning az S O'Clock
The regular Tuesday evening Lentea
course wiz begin in St. PauTs Church on
March .
Rev. James Il. ellis, c. :. p, rector Of
St Thomas AQuinas College. opened the
Wednesday evening Lenten series in the
Shrine Of the Sacred Heart last night. He
will preach every week. and visiting
priests VIII give the sermons IN that
church Sunday evenings
Rev A p Doyle. c. 5. P, rector OF
the Apostolic Mission House, preached
last evening 81 St Theresa-s Church, An
ac0stia- Father Doyle viii preach next
Sunday evening IN that church on
Friendship with God" Priests from
the Apostolic Mission House will give
course Of Le1ten sermons in St Mar
tins Church. Sunday and Tuesday even
ings. The dean Of the Mission House,
Rev. Walter Elliott. c. s. P, viii preach
every Sunday morning in ST. Joseph's
Church at 1870 O'Clock.
1t st. Patrick'S.
Devotions in honor Of the Good Shep-
herd VIII be held every Sunday evening
in St Patrick's az O'Clock. Rev. DR..
Russell Will preach
Jesus Christ foreshadowed IN the Old
Testament, viii be his theme for next
Sunday evening; March :. Jesus Christ,
the Man." March Il. Jesus Christ the
sinless" March p viii be devoted 10
answering the questions that have been
placed IN the question box. March .
Dr. Russell viii preach OF Jesus Christ
our Cod April palm Sunday. The
seven last words" April II Easter sun
dayl. Christ and our passover.
Fridays in Lent holy hour OF adora-
ton Of the blessed sacrament will be
observed from 40 70 SD O'Clock in St
Patrick's Church.
In nearly all the churches the last
daily low mass, every week DAY, is said
az o'clock
In St PatriCk's Church the g O'Clock
mass viii be followed by brief medita-
ton on the passion OF Christ The other
low masses on week days viii be az s. :
and SIS O'Clock.