The Washington herald., 1911-05-06

vantages Of membership. &c, may be OBJ
tanned by addressing the secretary. Alo-
ysius Club, North Capitol and X streets,
or by calling at St. Aloysius' rectory.
Right Rev. William T. Russell, D. D..
rector of ST. Patrick's Church. will deliver
the sermon at the solemn high mass in
that church tomorrow morning. Rev.
James A. Smyth will be the celebrant Of
the mass.
Vespers will be sung by the mixed
choir at 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon and
in the evening at s o'clock Mgr. Russell
will again preach at the services Of the
Good Shepherd. The sanctuary choir
will assist at the latter service. The de-
votions of the Good Shepherd are intend
ed for both Catholics and non-Catholics.
Rev. Thomas E. McGuisan. assistant
pastor of st. Patricks Church, whose
illness has been a source of anxiety to a
host of friends and admirers in Washing
ton,S has improved to such an extent that
he has been permitted to leave the hos
pital. Father McGuigan measures up to
the standard of the ideal priest, and it is
hoped that he may soon be enabled to
take up those duties among the children
and among the poor which in the past he
has carried on SO successfully.
The children of St Martins parish will
receive their monthly communion to-
morrow morning at the $50 o'clock mass.
The Sunday school exercises will be
held at 2 o'clock m St Martins Hall.
Since the organization of st. Martins
Church the Sunday school has been the
object Of the pastors deepest solicitude
and he has constantly labored to build
up a thorough and systematic course of
training in Christian doctrine for the
young. St. Martins Sunday school is
under the direction Of the sisters of Trim
ity College, and it now ranks with the
leading Sunday schools of the archdio-
cese.
The Sodality of the Blessed Virgin
Mary will hold its regular monthly meet
ing at $3.50 o'clock in the afternoon.
The sermon at the high mass in st.
Aloysius' Church tomorrow morning will
be delivered by the rector. Rev. Eugene
De L. Mcdonnell. S. ]. At compline Rev
William F. Brooks, S. j., will preach.
Over 600 children will receive their first
holy communion in ST Aloysius' Church
this year About half of this number
will receive tomorrow morning.
May devotions are conducted every
evening at 7:30 o'clock and il is the wish
Of the reverand fathers of the church
that at least one member of every fam
lily in the parish assist at these beautiful
services
A summer school for catechists will be
this summer from July to August Z. CO.
incidentally with the summer school of
the Catholic University Of America for
teaching sisters and women teachers. In
formation regarding the coures. &c. may
be obtained by communicating with Very
Rev. a. P. Doyle. c. S. p, Apostolic
Mission House. Brookland.
The patronal feast of. St. Joseph's
Church. will be observed with special
solemnity tomorrow. At the solemn
mass. which will be intoned at 1o:3O
o'clock, the Rev. S. F. Schmitt is to
oficiate as celebrant, Rev. yBictor B.
Bast, of ST Austin's College, deacon,
and Rev. Ignatius Fealy. will act as
subdeacon.
Very Rev. Mgr. Adolph, OF Buffalo, N
Y, will deliver the sermon. and Mr.
Henry A. Hornig will be master of GER
emonies. A special musical programme
with orchestral accomplishments will be
rendered. One hundred and twenty-five
children are to receive this first holy
communion at the o'clock mass.
The Catholic Knights of America are
to have a special service at St. Marys
Church Sunday morning at 7:3O and 10:30.
At the 7:3o service they will take COM
munion in a body and at the 1890 service
there will be solemn high mass. The
celebrant will be Rev. Andrew H. Mihm.
the deacon will be the paster. Rev. J.
n 1l- ~
the subdeacon will be the Rev. Father
Stromberg. Of the Catholic University.