The Washington herald., 1911-06-10
CATHOLIC CHURCHES.

CATHOLIC CHURCHES.
At Church OF the Nativity, Brightwood
D. c., the closing exercises of thf Sunday
school will take place Tomorrow after
noon at 4:30 o'clock, when gold medals
and premiums will be awarded the pupils
Five young men, all Of whom are seven
teen years of age. will graduate: they
are William Cox, Leo Daily, Frank How
ard, John Schrider. and George Voigt
They will receive gold medals Of gradua-
ton for their exceptionally splendid rec
ord In the Sunday school. John Schrider
will deliver the valedictory. Rev. DR.
Aiken, of the Catholic University, will
address the Sunday school and the grad
yates.
A simple but beautiful ceremony took
place in St Aloysius' Church last Mon
day evening, when nine young men were
received into the Unmarried Mems So
daIity Of the Blessed Virgin. Holding
lighted candles the candidates knelt at
the altar rail, and. following the sing
ing of the hymn Come. Holy Ghost," "
recited the solemn act of conservation
to the Mother of God, after which they
were formally made members of the
sodality by the spiritual director, Rev.
Augustus ]. Duarte, S. ]. Father Duarte
gave the young men a short sermon filled
with words OF counsel and encourage
ment, and urged them always to be
faithful to the ideals of true socialist.
The ceremonies closed with benediction
OF the blessed sacrament.
Following are the newly received So
dality members: Francis A. Auldridge,
George T Camalier. Francis P. O'Reilly.
George NJ Kaspar, William ]. Boyd,
AIoysius A. Bauer, John Hartigan, Ed
ward C. Samperton, and Glenn l. Wat
kins.
The sermon at the high mass in st.
Aloysius' Church tomorrow will be de-
livered by Rev. Augustus J. Duarte. S. J.,
Rev. John B. Pittar, S. j., will preach
at compline.
The forty hours devotion will COM
mence in st. Anthony's Church to-mor-
row morning at the high mass and will
close with solemn services on Tuesday
morning. The sermon at the opening
Of the devotion will be preached by the
pastor, Rev. Thomas D. Williams. Ser
mons will be preached on Sunday even
ing, Monday evening, and Tuesday morn
ing by the Paulist fathers.
Devotions an honor of st. Anthony,
whose feast occurs on Tuesday, will be
observed in conjunction with the services
of the forty hours" The members
of st. Anthony's parish are reminded
that during the forty hours" Is a
time for gaining precious indulgences.
The members Of the St Boniface Bene-
fetal Society OF st. Mary's parish will
receive their Easter communion in
body tomorrow morning at the 7:3o
o'clock mass. The members of the Mar
ried Ladies' Sodality will receive their
communion at the same service.
The feast of St. Boniface, the patron
saint of German Catholics. will be OBJ
served in st. Mary's Church tomorrow.
The relic Of the saint which is preserved
In this church will be exposed on an
ultar for veneration during all of the
services, and at the conclusion of each
mass the faithful will be permitted to
kiss the sacred article.
Devotions in honor of the Sacred Heart
Of Jesus are held every morning after
the s o'clock mass.
Tomorrow will be Holy Name Day in
st. Martins Church. The members of
the society will receive communion at
the z O'clock mass, and in the evening
at o'clock will hold their regular month
ly meeting.
st. Martins Holy Name Society,
while the youngest branch in Washing
ton, Is proving itself a living dynamo
in the local Catholic world. Under the
direction of its energetic spiritual direc-
lor IT has successfully promoted many
worthy causes, especially the cause of
Catholic truth. 1t was the first body to
pledge support, moral and financial, to
the Aloysius Truth Society in its efforts
10 disseminate Catholic truth by means
of the press.
The sermon at the high mass in st.
reresa's Church tomorrow morning will
De delivered by the pastor, Rev. Charles
". Bart.
Rev. Martin p. Egan. assistant pastor
If ST. Theresa's, win celebrate mass at
oxon Hill at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morn
ng.
At the $50 O'Clock mass the members
If the League Of the Good Shepherd, OF
which Father Egan is spiritual director,
viii 60 20 holy communion In body.
The sodality OF the Blessed Virgin win |
receive holy communion in ST. Patricks
church tomorrow at the o'clock mass. |
Under the direction of Rev. James A. |
;myth. assistant pastor Of st. Patrick's. |
his sodality has Increased in numbers |
NTH It Is now one Of the largest societies |
n the city.
A meeting Of the charter members Of |
he Aloysius Truth Society was held in
IT, Aloysius' rectory last evening. the
resident. Rev. Augustus J. Duarte. s.
I, presiding.
The society win hold special meet
nc Of great Importance in st. AIoysius
ectory on Monday evening at o'clock.