Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-07

Impressive Services in Churc'
es Day After Tomorrow.
Prior to Services Common.
Grating Passion of Christ.


III" triumphant entry of Christ into
Jerusalem PRIOR To- his passiun ANA
his resurrection. viii he soI.nni, OBJ
served IN the churches cot tb, civ
next SUNDAY The Sundal following
viii DE Easter SUNDAY. which com.
mrmora'oS the glorious fisiug ol
Christ from the grave. which event
forms tn. most important belief 81
the Christian religion
In the Catholic churches ON SUM
day next the chief ccrcmon, viii be-
th" blessing of the palms. which are
then distributed among the members
of the congregations aud Tia" priests
aud people Join IN procession about
the churches The passion at christ
as narrated ia the Gospels Is also
chantcd by the priests and the choirs.
The singing being weird and ,laintiYc,
The blessing of the palms viii pkc
place IN the immaculate conception
church next sunday morning at 10
- clock.
Palm sunday ush-rs In Holy week.
which H. celebrated Ia churches of all
denominations. the week closing with
the celebration oi Enst.r on sunday
In the Roman Catholic aud Protest
| ant Episcopal churches thu obscrV-
ancc of Holy week X perhaps most
! marked Tn, singing or chanting oi
| the tcncbrar is customary In the cath.
Ollie churches on Wednesday, HOLY
Thursday ana Good Friday Services
| viii also be featured In ~ pahls
, Lutheran church and the Lead AVE.
nue. Methodist church, as well NJ sew
/ cral other churches of various demon
| nations. whose pastors have not as
, yet announced their programs Tor thu
week
| Holy Thursday is more oi - dan OF
| sacred rejoicing than of sorrow in tn,
ritual of IN, churches OF the catholic
aud Episcopal denominations ~ uu
this day is COMMUNICATED the lnsiitu-
| tion OF the Lords supper or the HOLY
| Eucharist
In the Catholic churches there vii
be- on Holy Thursday solemn mass III
| the morning. at tn. close OF which
IN" blessed sacrament is carried ~ pro-
ccssiun from the main altar to II sid,
| altar. where the sacred species ar,
/ Kept until the following morning
| when they are used at tho sorvic,
peculiar Ia Good Friday HolS COM
munion Is received. aud AT night thu
t,nehra, Is sung
In the Protestant Episcopal church
80 Maundy Thurtday az It Is called
Win bc celebrated bN holy communion
| and PRAYER services IN the morning
evening addresses and solemn pr.pHl
alton for the Easter communion.
| with the dawn oi Good Friday th'
DAY winch commemorate the cruct
| fiXlou and death OF christ ou IN,
cross feeling ut gloom aud surroN
| pcrNadcs the church. The Catholi,
churches are drap.d IN black crepe
| tn. statues are shroudcd from VlcN
and thu cruoinx which has huns
drapol In black is taken down from
the altar and uncovered and given t.
IN. people for adorati~n. At nigh
| the tcnthruc Is sung, during whici
the drapod candles are gradually cN
ltiugulshcd IL signify the departure
one b, ore. of the apostles from tn
dying savior. until finally after ~
Impressive silence n loud noise T.
Imadc 10 signify the earthquake an,
general earthly disturbance that ac
Icnmpauicd THE death of Christ on th'
cross.
Services ar. alto conducted IN tn
ICatholic church ON Good Friday after
Inoon and consist at stations of tli'
IcroSs aud cf the devotion known az
the three hours agony, cOmm"murat
ing TIA, three hours al agony endure,
b! CHRIST as he hung, dying for th'
sins uf mankind. upon the hoiS rood
Tie Faster service.
Ia the Protestant Episcopal church
ca there viii be- special services 81
Good Friday morning.
| HOLY Saturday Is observed IN ih'
catholic churches. and at the higl
mass celebrated In the morning tn
Idrapings are removed from tn
lchurch and the bells, which hSv'
been silent since Holy THURSDAY ar
Irung again. glad halloluJahs are SUM
Iby tn. choir and the resurrection II
proclaimed In the Gospel East"
proper however. is observed on sun
day by solemn high mass IN thu morn
ina and solemn Nespcrs in the even
ing
! In the Protestant Episcopal church
&C Easter day Is observed BY hnl!
communion service IN the mornini
and choral eycnsong In the evening.
HOLY week and Easter sunday ar
great times In the Christian churches
and white In some churches with a.
special ritual services may be mon
modest than In the churches men
toned. yet in the churches o. mi
character the observance IL ais
| marked TIL, services sermons an
prayers that are offered are all AZ
propriate to the spirit OF the solem
occasion The singing of cantatas %
Easter sunday or on the sunday 10
lowing will also he characteristic a
the Eastertido In the churches.
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