Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-04-08
RnLY WEEK.

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resurrection, will be observed in mary
Of the churches of the city. The Sun
day following will be Easter Sunday
which commentaries the glorious ris-
ing Of Christ from the grave, which
event forms the most important belief
Of the Christian religion.
In the Catholic churches On Sunday
tho chief ceremony will be the blessing
Of The palms, which are then dIstrib-
uted among the members OF tha-con'-
grepations and the priests and people
Join in procession about the churches'
The passion OF Christ as narrated IN
the Gospels ,is also chanted by the
priests and the choirs. The blessing OF
the palms willtake place in st. Mary S
Church at 1890 O'Clock.
Palm Sunday, as stated above, usl,ers
in HOLY Week, which is celebrated IN
churches of all denominations, the
week closing with the celebration OF
Easter on Sunday.
In the Roman Catholic and Epsco-
pal churches OF the ;ity the observance
OF Holy Week is prehaps most marked
The singing or chanting OF the teneGrae
is customary in the Catholic churches
on Wednesday, Holy Thursday and
GOOD Friday.
Holy Thursday is more OF day OF
sacred rejoicing than OF sorrow in the
ritual Of the churches Of the Catholic
and Episcopal denominations, AZ on
this day is commeInorated the lnstlf,'-
ton OF the Lords Suppcr.o or the Holy
Eucharist :,
Z In the Catholic churches there will
be on HOLY Thursday solemn mass ~
The morning, at the close OF which the
Blessed Sacrament is carried IN process
sion from the main altar 10 side altar
where the sacred species are kept nh''l
the following morning, when lhey are
used u, the service peculiar 10 GOOD
Friday. Holy communion ~ re-
ceiYed.
In the Episcopal churches MANDY
Thursday, as it is carried, will be cele-
hrated ty Holy communion and morn
ing PRAYER services in the morning,
evening addresses and aolemn rrepara'
ton for The Easter communion.
With the dawn of Good Friday, the
dav which commentaries tue cruci-
ixior and death OF the Christ on the
cross, feeling OF gloom and sorrow
oeryadcs the church. The Catholic
churches are draped i'll black crepe,
the statues are shrouded from view and
the crucihx, which has hung draped IN
black is taken down from the altar
and uncovered and given 10 the people
for alteration.
In the Episcopal Churches there viii
be special services on Good Friday
morning. There will also be morning
PRAYER service, the litany and The pro-
anaphora. From noon until 5 O'Clock
10 tie afternoon, the hour Of Chrlst's
death there will lie in some churches
the preaching of the cross, which com.
mcmorates the three hours OF agony OF
our Saviour. In the evening there VIII
be evening prayer and an address.
Holy Saturday is observed in the
Catholic churches, and at the high
mass celebrated in the morning, the
drapinss are removed from the church
and The bells which have been silent
since Holy Thursday, arc rung agar
glad halelujuhs are sung by the choir
aud the resurrection is proclaimed III
the Gospels. Easter proper, however,
is observed on Sunday by solemn high
mass ia the morning and solemn YES
pers in the evening.
In The Episcopal churches Easter
Day il observed by Holy Communion
service in the morning and choral even
song in the evening.
Holy Week and Easter Sunday are
great times in the christian churches,
and while in some churches with no
special ritual, the services may be less
modest than in the churches mentioned,
vet in the churches of this character
the observance is also marked. The
services, sermons and prayers that are
offered are all appropriate TO the
spirit OF the solemn occasion. The
singing of cantatas on Easter Sunday,
or on the Sunday following, will also
be characteristic Of the Eastertide in
the >hurches.
The services in detail during Holy
Week will be as follows
Christ Church-every morning, i:oo
O'Clock Holy Thursday (holy com
munion,) 500 p. M, Good Friday,
service and sermon, II 100 a. m.
St. Paul's--Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday at 500 p. M, Thursday,
holy communion, 500 p. m, Good
Friday, HOO a. M, Easter even
(baptism), 500 p. N.
Grace-Monday, 500 p. M, Tues
day, evening prayer and address. 800
D. NJ, Thursday, holy communion,
$50 a. N. Good Friday, morning
prayer and address, 1880 a. m.
passion service, 1900 to 300 p. M,
evening prayer and address, $50 p
M, Saturday ieaster even) evening
prayer and holy baptism. 500 p. m.
St. Mary's Church-usual morning
services, Wednesday $50 p. m, sta
tons of the cross, Thursday, 5 a. M,
solemn mass aud procession, Friday,
$50 a. m, reneratinn Of the cross, 3
O'Clock, mass of the presanctified, Sat
urdsy q. m, blessing of the fire and
water.
Emmanuel Lutheran--Good Friday,
at II a. N.
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