Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-19
HOLY WEEK TO
BE CELEBRATED
ALL CHURCHES PREPARE SPE-
ClAL SERVICES
Lenten Music VIII Mark Religious OBJ
servances--Spanlsh Customs
to Prevail at Old
Plaza Church

Palm Sunday, the beginning of holy
week, the most solemn portion of the
Ienten season leading up to the joy
Gus celebration of Easter, will be
ushered in at the various churches
with appropriate services Sunday
morning.
The Catholic church will observe the
day with the blessing and distribu-
tion of palms, while the Passion will
be sung in many of the churches. In
the Episcopal churches professions
will be held in honor of the day, and
in many of the Protestant Evangelical
churches special Palm Sunday music
will be given.
Several of the large Protestant
churches will hold special services in
observance of holy week.
To Observe Holy Week
At the Cathedral of ST Vibiana an
elaborate program has been arranged
for the week, as follows:
Palm Sunday, March 20-10 O'Clock
blessing and distribution of palms
procession, singing of the Passion; 1:SC
D. M, vespers; sermon, The triumph
of Christ" Rt. Rev. Thomas j. Conaty
d. d.
Wednesday-7:3 p. m, office of ten
ebrae and confessions.
Holy ursday-Communion at 6, 4
and s o'clock; 8 o'clock, solemn pom
tifcal mass blessing of the oils, pro-
cession to repository; o'clock p. M
mandatum of washing the feet, Rt
Rev. Bishop officiating: $50 o'clock p
M, Office of tenebrae: sermon, "The
Blessed Sacrament" Rev. Joseph Nc
Manus.
Good Friday-9 a. M, singing of the
passion; unveiling of the crucitXi
alteration of the cross; procession
mass of the pre-sanctified O'Clock
%. m, stations of the cross; 1880 O'CLOCK
D. M, office of the tenebrae; sermon
1.-THE Cross the Source of Redemption,
Rt. Rev. Bishop Conaty; yeneratior
of the cross after the sermon.
Holy Saturday. o'clock blessing OF
the first triple candle and pascal can
die; reading of the prophecies; bless
ing of the Easter water and baptisma
font; litany of the saints; solemn higf
mass and alleluias; confessions from
3 to and after 1880 o'clock.
Easter Sunday, March 27-Masses al
6, Z, s, and solemn pontifical mass
at 10:S0 O'Clock; papal benediction!
7.3O o'clock %. M. solemn vespers and
sermon, 1.-The Resurrection-the Pledge
of Our Eternal Salvation" by Rt. Rev
Bishop Conaty, d. d.
Will Observe Spanish Customs
At the Plaza church the old-time
Spanish customs will be observed in
the services. Palms will be distrib-
uted at all the masses. and on Holy
Thursday the mass of reposition will
be at o o'clock. In the evening there
will be the Office of tenebrae, with ser
mon in English by Rev. ]. Caballeria
Good Friday morning the mass of the
pre-sanctified will be at 8 o'clock ano
in the afternoon the stations of the
cross will be observed at 8 o'clock
with a sermon in English. At the ev-
ening service sermons will be deliv-
cred in English and Slavonian. HOLY
Saturday the blessing of the baptisma
font will be at the s o'clock mass.
At st. Josephs church the palms vii
be blessed at the $3.50 o'clock mass, fol
lowed by a procession. The masses
Thursday will be at o'clock, Friday
at s and Saturday at o'clock.
At the Holy Cross church the season
will be observed with the usual elabor
ate services. The palms will be blessed
Sunday at the 10:30 o'clock mass, a
which the Passion will be sung. or
Wednesday, Thursday. Friday and sat
urday the masses will be at o'clock
on Wednesday evening Rev. p. Nc
Laughlin will preach the sermon
Thursday evening Rev. 7. f. Fahey
the pastor, will preach, and on Friday
evening Rev. John Cawley will preach
To Give Parish Retreat
A parish retreat will be given at th'
Church of Our Lady of Loretto by Rev
]. ]. Fitzgerald, special services to bt