Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-23

st. Antoninus's Church, Newark, n. j.:
Dear Sirg4This personal initiation is
extended to- you to take part in the
,TCerpus xOhristis procession which will
! pke1 naee satA theA eopciusioh jpf theII
o'clock mass next Sunday, May 29, 1910.
Kindly accept this invitation then, n
take your place in this procession, and
nus give ah outward manifestation OF
your faith and belief in the sacramental
presence of your God. l have the
honor to remain, .affectionately your
pastor, FIR. HEFFERNAN, o. P.
N. B.-The centre aisle reserved ex-
clusively for men.
The feast of Corpus Christi or of The
body n blood of Jesus Christ is one
of the most important and widely-ob-
served of the Catholic Church. Until
recently ii was observed here, as it
still is in Catholic countries, as a holy
day of obligation. Because of the null
tiplicity of holy days about this time
of year the Council of Baltimore de-
creed that the feast, which actually
falls on the Thursday following Trim
ity Sunday next Thursday shall be
celebrated the following Sunday. In
Catholic countries the feast is still OBJ
served on the day on which 1t occurs
and the feature of the celebration is
a parade through the principal streets
of the capital city, which is invariably
led by the king.
In this country the parade in church,
instead of through the streets Of the
city, is still observed in many places
like Memphis, Tenn, where Father
Heffernan was in charge until he came
to this city three months ago. Since
his arrival here Father Heffernan has
been conducting a sort of general re-
yiyal or almost continual mission serv-
ice in the church.
On Sunday, May /, invitations were
issued to all the members of the parish
to become Members of the Eucharistic
League, a ranch of which Father Hef-
fernan announced would be established
the following Thursday night. Eleven
hundred were enrolled on that occasion
and the membership la grown to 1000.
The Eucharlstic League was erected
into an arch confraternity by a brief
of the Holy See dated May s, 1917, and
ST. A~ntoninus's branch is the first one
established in this diocese. The pur-
pose of the league iss to increase
among Christians faith in the real pres
ence of Jesus Christ in the sacrament
of the eucharist. All Catholics, young
and old, are eligible, TO, membership
upon complying with two requirements.
One is to be registered with ap affiliated
branch of the arch ,confraternity; the
other a pledge to make,s once a month.
one continues hour of adoration be-
fore the blessed sacrament, either exs
posed or in the tabernacle.
Because of the large membership of
the league, which IS constantly grow
ing, and the limited capacity of the
church, the holy hour" or alteration
period, is conducted by Father Heffer-
nan every Thursday night, with special
service and a children's procession
every third Sunday of the month.
The service consists of benediction
of the most blessed sacrament, medita-
ton, congregational singing of euchar-
istic hymns and instructions by the
director. In connection with the
~eucharistic services a. novena to the
blessed sacrament was commenced last
Thursday and will terminate on Friday
i, of this, week.f5HI t.,s-
While deyoting most of his time to
the spiritual welfare of his ~parishioners
Father Heffernan has uppernsost in his
2 mind the special mission on which he
J was sent to this city, the erection OF a
f91reM schureh on the site Of the frame
n building which was constructed, at the
corner. of South Orange avenue and
South Ninth streets thirty years ago.
Plans for the new edifice, which will
acostAabout s150,000, were fully described
J in the STAR several months ago. As
is6ne means Of a~ugmenting the building
r FIND the women of the parish will give