Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-10
BLESSED
At THE OPENING
OF HOLY WEEK
Knights of Columbus Attend
Special Services at the
Cathedral.

Palm Sunday, the beginning of hois
week, was observed yesterday WIFI
special services in all Catholic ano
Episcopal churches, and In many others
of other denominations. Palms were
blessed after the last mass and distrip-
uted in the Roman Catholic churcneS
New Jersey Chapter No. 1, knights OF
Columbus, representing many councils
attended holy hour services at the
cathedral last night.
At st. Patrick's Cathedral, where
Bishop John ]. O'Connor OBLIGATED, tins
service consisted of the reading of the
passion OF our Lord by the ysenina-
rians at Seton Hall College. The Rev
John A. Dillon celebrated mass. The
Rt. Rev. Monsignor Whelan was arch
priest, while the seminarians acted as
deacons of honor. deacon and sub
deacons.
Bishop o'Connor TO Ofdciafe.
The Holy Week services which will
conclude the observances Of Lent In the
Catholic churches will m e with
the reading of the "Tenebrae' on Wed
nesday, Thursday and Friday after
moons at 4 O'Clock. Bishop O'Connor
will occupy the episcopal throne at each
service. At st. Mary's Abbey the
''Tenebrae'' will be chanted by the
Benedictine Monks.
On Thursday morning at 10 O'clock
Bishop O'Connor will pontifcate at
mass and will be assisted by Monsig-
nor Isaac P. whelan. In the after
noon the holy oils will be distributed
to the priests of the parish. On Good
Friday morning the mass of the pre-
sanctifed will be celebrated by Mon
signor Whelan, who will also off1ciate
at the unwilling of the cross. In the
evening Monsignor Whelan will de-
liver a sermon on 1.-THE Passion" On
Saturday the services will begin at
$3.50 o'clock in the morning with the
blessing of the baptismal font, Easter
water, fire and the paschal candle.
This will be followed by the celebra-
ton of high mass. y
Easter Sunday Program.
On Easter Sunday the pontifcial
high mass will be celebrated by Bishop
O'Connor. Monsignor Whelan will as
sist and the Rev. Charles Smith, chan
cellor of the Newark Diocese, will be
of ceremonies. Bishop OConnor
will preach at the mass and give the
papal benediction. In the evening the
bishop will celebrate solemn high
vespers and Monsignor Whelan will
preach.
Four hundred members of New Jer-
sey Chapter. Knights of Columbus, at
tended holy hour services. Long before
the hour of 8 o'clock the church was
crowded, the main aisle being reserved
for the knights, who marched in a body
from the Cathedral School Hall on
Central avenue. lead by the fourth de-
gree members.
The sermon was delivered by the Rt.
Rev. Monsignor Isaac p. Whelan, who
praised the men for the fine showing
they made and for fitting1y celebrating
the day by attending their Easter duty
by receiving communion in the morn
ing and attending the services in the
evening. Monsignor Whelan's theme
was 1.-THE World Was Made From
FLESH
At st. A~ntoninus Church.
A special holy hour from eleven OF
Thursday night until the first hour of
Good Friday will be observed by the
male members of ST. Antoninus's
Church, on South Orange avenue This
will be in addition to the other cere-
monies, including the watch meetings
be held all through the night.
The ceremonies will be in charge of
the prior. Rev. j. F. Heffernan, of the
Dominican Brothers, and the entire
congregation. of st. A~ntoninus's will
take part.
At st. James Church
At st. Jan1es's, Roman Catholic
Church, under the direction of A. J.
Hollywood. the organist, the choir. as
sisted by G. Arthur Mailloux, a young
viclinist, and a chorus of forty trained
voices, last evening. rendered the cam
tata, 1.-THE Crucifxion and Resurrec-
ton" by Berwald. The several num-
bers were feelingly interpreted. The
other selections rendered included the
first part of Dubois, THE Seven Last
Words" and several numbers from
THE Creation" by Haydn.
In Protestant Churches.
At Grace Episcopal Church last eve
ming Stainer's cantata, THE Cruel
f1xion." was sung. Chorister Charles
f. Corwin directed a choir of forty men
and boys. The assisting soloists were:
Miss Coral Adele Sweeny. soprano;
Mrs. Charles s. webbe, contralto
Charles H. Hampton, tenor, and
Messrs. Roy and Allison, bassos.
At the Roseville Methodist Church In
the evening an inspiring program was
rendered, the contralto soloist being
Miss Grace Munson, of the Brick
Presbyterian Church, Manhattan. The
associate soloists comprised Loretta
De Lone, harpist; Henry Jordan, jr.,
'~cellist. and Cornelius jackson. violin
list. The selections included the Spring
Song n other numbers. .
THE C~rucifxion," by Stainer, was
also u In the Roseville Presbyterian
Church last evening. The soloists were
Mrs. Agnes Kimball. soprano: Frank
Croxton, of New York, bass; Lambert
Murphy, tenor, and Miss Mary M,
Mitchell, contralto. The pastor, the
Rev. DR.. Chapman, OBLIGATED al the
service.