Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-09
SPECIAL CHURCH
SERVICES MARK
BEGINNING OF LENT
Ash Wednesday Observed il
Catholic and Episcopal
Houses of Worship.


Today is being observed in the
Roman Catholic and Episcopal
churches as Ash Wednesday. which
marks the beginning of the Lenten sea-
son. which win end on Easter Sunday,
on March q.
In the Catholic churches the mem
bers of the congregations receive ashes
on their foreheads from the clergy, who
say. "Remember, man, that thou art
dust. and unto dust thou Shalt re-
turn during the distribution.
In the beginning of the Catholic
church the ceremony of putting ashes
on the heads of the people was only
for those who were guilty of sin, n
who were to spend the season of Lent
in public penance. Before mass they
came to the church, confessed their
SINS, and received from he hands of
the clergy the ashes on their. heads.
Then the clergy and the people pros
trated themselves upon the earth, and
there recited the seven ,penitential
psalms. Rising. they formed into a pro-
cession with the penitents walking
barefooted. When they came back, the
penitents were sent out of the church
" liit DlSliOp Sdy Ills VIC uilN0 yoh
from the bosom of the church on ac-
count of your sins and for your crimes,
as Adam, the first man, was driven
from Paradise because of his sin"
After the eleventh century public
penance began to be laid aside. but
the custom of putting ashes on the
heads of the clergy became more and
more common. till at length it became
part of the Latin Rite. Formerly they
used to go up to the altar railing in
their bare feet to receive the ashes.
In the twelfth century the Pope and
all of his court came to the Church of
st. Sabina, in Rome, walking all the
way in their bare feet, from whence
the title of the mass said on Ash
Wednesday is the station at st. Sa-
bina.' $3.50.
Origin of Word.
The word Lent" in the ancient
languages of northern Europe, means
the spring fast to distinguish it from
Advent, the fall or winter fast. The
Latin and Greek names of Lent mean
forty days, and from these come the
names of Lent in the French, Italian,
Spanish and the tongues of southern
Europe.
This season is commanded by the
Catholic church to be observed by the
members ofethat faith who are able to
do so. Three things were forbidden
to the Christians in the different ages
of the church during Lent-wine, meat
and food. In the first ages wine was
not allowed. Abstaining from meat in
Lent is not different from the absti-
hence commanded on other days of the
year like Friday or the ewes of great
feast days. Meat is forbidden because
it is the food nearest like our flesh and
we can easier do without it. Fasting
from food means that we are to prac-
tise self-denial by notifying ourselves.
Catholics must abstain from meat on
Wednesdays and Fridays during Lent,
and also on the second and last Satur-
day. Exceptions to the rules are made
for children who nave not attained the
age of q years. and also the aged and
those who need more strengthening
food.
Special services were held in Catholic
churches his morning, when ashes
We're distributed, and tonight at 1880
O'clock there will be other services.
Special services will also be held dur
ing each week on Tuesday or Wednes-
day nights and also on Friday nights.
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Tuesday or Wednesday night and the
way of the cross on Friday evenings.
Special services were also held in all
the Episcopal churches this morning.
At Z O'Clock holy communion was
celebrated at st. Paul's Episcopal
Church. Litany and devotional read
ings are scheduled for 4:30 o'clock, and
at night Henry H. Hadley will be In
charge of the services. The curate, the
Rev, Landon Rice. will deliver a series
of lectures on Judas Iscariot'' each
Tuesday night during Lent.
Grace Episcopal Church.
Holy communion was celebrated in
Grace Episcopal Church by the pastor.
the Rev. Elliott White. at Gas a. M,
and at 7:3o o'clock by the Rev. Mr..
Dawson. The Rev. NJ. A. Barnes con-
Quoted the holy eucharist service at II
o'clock, and DR.. White will preach the
night sermon.
The Brotherhood of st. Andrew held
it's first Lenten MONDAY service to-
day from 1926 to 1850 p. m. Bishop
Lines spoke, and a new speaker
will address the meeting every day dur
ing Lent. The sermon today was
preached by the Rev. Louis Shreve Os-
borne at II o'clock.
Services will be held at st. Barna-
basis Church every afternoon at 5
o'clock during Lent, with the excep-
ton of Fridays, when special services
will be held. Ministers OF the denom-
nation from various churches will
preach the sermons. A holy COM
munion service was held at 1880
this morning. At 4 o'clock a children's
service will be held, and at 7:45 the
Rev. stephen II. Cranberry will preach.
The Rev. Thompson Cole. of Pennsyl-
vania. will preach at the Friday night
service.
Holy communion was celebrated at
the Church of st. James at 1880 o'clock
this morning by the Rev. T. Percival
Bate. A night service will be held.
Every night during Lent prayer serv-
ices will be held in the church. with
Mr.. Bate Officiating.
,Children's services every Friday will
be a feature of the Lenten celebration
at the House of Prayer. Special SER
mons will be preached every Monday
n Friday night at 7:45. At 5 o'clock
every afternoon during Lent prayer
services will be- held. Three holy COM
nunions We're celebrated today at
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dren's service will take place at 4
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