The Washington times., 1910-03-23
Most Notable Celebration in
Roman Catholic Calen-
dar to Be Held.
SERVICES THE SAME
ALL OVER THE CITY
Seminarians From Holy Cross
College TO Sing at St.
Patrick's.

Celebration of the most notable sea-
son in the church calendar will be be-
gun this evening in nearly all the Ro-
man Catholic churches Of Washington
with the performance of the solemn Of
fee known as the Te1ebrae.
Neither tonight, tomorrow evening or
on Friday will any hymns be sung or
any anthems of praise be given The
services will be devoted exclusively to
the chants based on the psalms n
David, the lamentations OF jeremiah,
and the Old Tes,Gn-ent prophecies re
Carding the con ing Christ. BY many
the liturgy for the last days of the Len
ten season is thought to be the most
beautiful and impressive in the Ca;hO-
lie Church ritual
AT st. Patricks. St. Aloysius' St. Jo-
Eeph's, and at all Of the larger churches
T. the city extensive preparations are
beinb made. At all Of them the services
viii be similar.
SIX lighted candles are placed on the
altar. and fifteen are set in a candle
stick OF, TIE epistle side Of the sane
tuarN. The candles signify the light Of
ialth preached by Christ and by the
Candles Extinguished.
At the end of each psalm a candle is
This Is carried behind the altar for .
brief period. then replaced. still burning,
on the triangle. This ceremony signi-
hes that Christ, though dead. still lives.
Semnarians from Holy Cross College
viii sing the TeuebTae at -. Patrick
Church on all three evenings. beginning
at 80 o'clock. 4 sermon will be
preached tonight by the Rev. T. +. Nc
GJigIn on The CruclfXion." TOmOr-
row communion will be administered
eNeIv half hour in the morning from 8
clock until o'clock. Solemn high
mass Will he celebrated at O'Clock by
the Rev. William r. Russell The ser
mon tomorrow evening Will he preached
hv the Rev. William J. Carroll, and on
Good Friday morning mass Of the pre-
Eanctified will be celebrated.
At . o'clock on Friday the Way Of
the Cross VIII be made, and IN the even
ing the tenchrae will be followed by a
sermon by the Rev. James A. Smyth.
Services viii be begun on Holy Satur-
day morning by the blessing Of the new
fire and baptismal font. and viii be fol-
lowed by high mass at SIS o'clock.
\ similar program viii be carried out
at S.. AlOysius' Church, where the
Teuehrae will be sung each evening al
30 o'clock. on Thursday evening there
viii be- sermon by the Rev. Walter NJ
Drum. s. j.
Choir to Sing.
on Friday Three Hours" will begin
at noon. and sermons after each of the
Seven Last Words" viii be given by
the Rev. Joseph r. Wood, Of Wood
stock College. Dubois arrangement o:
the Seven Last Words Will be sung
by the chanceI choir.
The passion sermon at the Tenebrae
service in the evening Will he delivered
nv the Rev. Joseph : MCEueany. s J.
Of Woodstock College.
At ST. Joseph's Church the evening
services Uiil begin az $50 o'clock Ccle-
hrant Of the mass will be the Rev. John
C. NelieS. Of Catholic University. other
clerEymen who viii assist at the various
services are the Rev IEnatius FeaIy,
the Rev Valentine SChmiJt, the pastor
and the Rev. David J. Roche. s. j., OF
St AlOySiUS Church
ROsSinis "Stabat Mater will be sun
this evening at the shrine Of the Sacred
Heart. /. z. Cannon will direct the
choir with Miss Marguerite O'TO0le al
the organ. \ hrIet sermon viii ne
preached by the Rev. Joseph MoGee
the pastor.
Tenebrae services will begin Al
O'Clock. Tomorrow evening the sermon
Will he delivered by the Rev John Hand
ley and on Good Friday evening the
Rev. Charles Warren Currier viii
preach.
St Dominic's Services.
The Tenebrae Will he sung at 81. Domi-
80 o'clock. by uoviceS from the College
Of the Immaculate Conception. The ser
mon on Good Friday evening will bs
delivered by the Rev. Lawrence Francis
kearney.
The male choir VIII sing the Tenebrat
at St Stephens Catholic Church. Their,
will he 4 sermon by the Rev. c. Smyth.
on Good Friday morning mass Of IN,
SroSanctifed will he celebrated by Faith
e FrOeHch Tie passion Will he chante5
b. three Holy Cross Fathers from
catholic University.
Tcnebrae VIII he celebrated each even.
iuE and special services viii he con
Quoted tomorrow and on Gold Friday a
ST. Peters. Immaculate Conception. St
augustine. St Mary's (Germanl. and St
Martins churches.
Christian brothers and clergy Of an,
Parish will perform the offices Of the
TeEebrae at St Augustine.
A. the Church Of the Nativity a
PrfghtWOOd services on Holy Thursdal
and on Good Friday will be begun a
q o'clock in the morning The Rev
Father Frank Y BiSchoff will celebrat.
mass on Saturday morning.