The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-27
HOW LENT WILL
 BE OBSERVED IN CATHOLIC CHURCHES
Beginning with Ash Wed nesday Season of Prayer
 and Fasting Commences
Special Services Two Even ings Each Week In All of
 the Local R. c. Churches

The Lenten season of fasting and prayer will be ushered in on Wednes- day of this week, Ash Wednesday. with special services in all the local Catholic churches. Throughout the season, until its close, Easter Sunday, April 16, daily services will be held in all the churches, with special ser vices two nights a week in each church.
 St. Augustine's Church.
 St. Augustine's. Masses every morning at and 8:20 a m. Ash Wednesday mass at g a. m preceded by blessing of ashes. Ash Wednesday es, sermon and benedictiOn. Services every Wednesday and Friday evening throughout Lent. Wednesday-rOsary, sermon and benediction; Friday, ros- ary, way of cross and benediction.
 St. Mary's Church.
 St. Mary's, Pembroke street, Mass every morning at 7:30 a. m. Ash Wednesday, blessing and distribution of ashes to school children and oth. :. evening at 7:S0 p. m. distribution o.f ashes only to adults, sermon and benediction. Services every Tuesday evening, including recitation of ros- ary, sermon and benediction, and ev- cry Friday evening with way of the cross, and benediction.
 St. Joseph's Church.
 St. Joseph's German Catholic, Mad ison avenue. Mass daily at S:30 am. Ash Wednesday mass, blessing and distribution of ashes. Ash Wednes- day evening. rosary, sermon and dis tribution of ashes. Services every Tuesday and Friday evening at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday evenings, recitation of rosary, sermon and benediction. Fri day evening. recitation of rosary, way of the cross and benediction.
 Sacred Heart Church.
 Sacred Heart. Masses every morn ashes blessed and distributed at s o'clock mass. Ash Wednesday even ing at 7:30 o'clock, rosary. sermon, benediction and distribution of ash es. Services every Tuesday, Wednes- day and Friday evenings. Tuesday ing, recitation of rosary, sermon by visiting priest and benediction; Fri day, way of the cross and benedic- ton.
 St. Charles Church.
 St. Charles. Masses every day at z and 7:30 o'clock. Ash Wednesday ashes blessed at 7:30 o'clock mass.
 
 7.30 including recitation of rosary, sermon and benediction. Services ev- cry Tuesday and Friday evenings; Tuesday, rosary, litany. sermon and benediction; Friday, way of the cross and benediction. Stations of the cross, short sermon and benediction every Wednesday afternoon at 3:45 p. m. for school children.
 St. Patricl's Church.
 St. Patrick's. Mass every morning at 7:30 o'clock. Ash Wednesday blessing of ashes at 7:30 mass. Ser vices in evening at 7:30 including re- citation of the rosary, sermon on the significance of blessed ashes and bene- diction. Services every Wednesday and Friday evenings at 7:3o p. m. Wednesday, rosary, sermon and bene- diction; Friday, way of the cross, and benediction.
 St. Peters Church.
 At St. Peters church in Howard avenue mass throughout Lent will be said at 8 a. m. At the mass Wednes- day morning. ashes will be blessed 7:30 o'clock, there will be a sermon, benediction of the blessed sacrament and distribution of the ashes. On Fri day evening at 7:30 there will be the recitation of the way of the cross and benediction. Commencing next week
 
 Tuesday and Friday nights.
 Holy Rosary Church.
 Holy Rosary Italian Catholic church, East Washington avenue. Mass daily at 8 a. m. Ash Wednes- day morning, distribution of ashes. Ash Wednesday evening, 7:30 p. m., recitation of rosary, sermon and dis tribution of ashes. Services every Wednesday and Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock. Wednesday, rosary sermon and benediction; Friday, way of the cross. benediction.
 Other Churches.
 At St. Anthony's, Colorado avenue, St. Michael's, Sterling street, St. Cyril and Methodius Slovak, Crescent ave- nue and Church street, and St. Stephens, Spruce street and Bostwick avenue mass will be sung every morn ing. Special services on Ash Wednes- day evening and every week, on Tues day and Friday evenings.