The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-17
.C4THOLIC CHURCH NOTES.

The Third Sunday League, composed Of
I, 20 men. VIII attend The o'clock mass
IL ST Aloysius' Church tomorrow morn
ing and receive their monthly COM
munion There will be congregational
singing AT this mass and a short sermon
by the rector Rev. Eugene De L. Nc
Donnen, 5. j.. who organized the league.
The sermon at the high mass to-mor-
row viii be preached by Rev. David J.
Roche. S. j., and at compline by Rev.
| David Hillhouse Buel S. J.
Christmas Day will be ushered in at
81 Aloysius' Church with a solemn mid
night mass. at which the sanctuary
choir, under the direction OF Mr. Glenn
" Ashley. will render a beautiful Christ
mas programme. Rev. Father Melon
nell will give short sermon. At II
o'clock solemn high mass viii be cele-
brated in the presence of his eNceliency
Most Rev Diomede FalcOnio. apostolic
delegate 10 the United States. The Christ
mas sermon Will be delivered by Rev,
Aloysius p Brosnan, S. J., of George
town University.
The addition Of 80 electric lights in the
sanctuary VIII greatly aid in bringing out
the artistic splendOr OF the Christmas
decorations In the basement of the
church the Christmas crib, depicting in
lifelike manner the touching scene in the
stable Of Bethlehem. win be erected
The crib has been completely remodeled
on the afternoon of December 70 and
the evenings Of December 20 and Deem
Der p THE Fools Bauble" a drama in
three acts by Rev. D. J. Mccarthy, s.
j.. will be presented by the students Of
Gonzaga College. No effort or expense
has been spared TO do credit TO this mas
| terpiece.
Rev.FAugustus J. Quartz. S J., moder-
ator of the AlOysius Club. has announced
that a holiday sociable win be given on
| the evening of December %, 10 which all
OF the club members and their friends
are invited On the night following. De
cember 80. Rev. John B. Pittar. s. J., an
nounces a holiday moving picture enter
| tainment, the programme of which will
include views OF the Eucharistic Congress
at Montreal, the conservation of ST Pat
rick's Cathedral the Irish reel. the prOdi-
gal son, and other special features.
The Christmas ordinations for this arch
diocese viii take place this morning in
st. Mary's Seminary, in Baltimore. Car
dinal Gibbons will be the officiating pref
ate. and among the ordandi will be candi-
dates from the Catholic University and
Apostolic Mission House, as follows: Rev.
Michael Omullane, Of the diocese of Al
ton. H.; Rev. William McNally, and Rev.
William Ignatius Mccarthy. OF the arch
diocese of Philadelphia, from the Catholic
University Rev. Joseph Verheijen. of Og-
densburg, and Rev. John Holland Whit
aker, of Providence, students from the
Apostolic Mission House, TO be raised 70
the priesthood; Mr.. William Hemmick, Of
this city, who has been taking his theo-
logical course at the university, viii be
made subdeacon. Rev. Carl Richie and
Rev. f. r. kehlengrink, Of the university,
left last week for the West and viii be
ordained in St Louis, 10 which diocese
they belong. Father Mccarthy is a con-
vert 10 the faith, having been for many
years a clergyman Of the Episcopal
Church. Very Rev. A. ?. Doyle, c. S. P,
rector of the Apostolic Mission House.
went 10 Baltimore yesterday TO assist In
the ordination ceremonies to-day.
Two hundred and fifty children will re-
ceive their first holy communion next
Saturday morning at 81. Dominic's
Church. Rev. J. r. Meagher, o. p, prior
of St. Dominic's Church, viii officiate at
the services. which will be Iaost impress
sive. The children of the class range in
age mostly from ten to thirteen years,
as has long been the custom in English
speaking countries. Ia accordance with
the recent decree of Pope Plus y
Father Meagher would have admitted the
children of seven years and over To the
class, but It was found impracticable TO
prepare them. by Christmas. so the
younger children will form another class
that will make their first communion in
the spring when the decree becomes
binding on the pastors of churches
Cardinal Gibbons came to the city
Thursday to make the invocation at the
peace conference. and was the guest Of
Rev. William T. Russell at St Patricks
rectory. until yesterday noon, when he
returned TO Baltimore.
Very Rev. A. P. Doyle, C. S. p, rec
tor of the Apostolic Mission House, viii
spend Christmas in Baltimore. and VIII