The Washington herald., 1911-10-28
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A three weeks mission will begin at
st. Patricks Church on Sunday night.
The first week will be for the women,
the second week for the men, and the
third week for non-Catholics. The New
York Mission Band. which gave the mis-
sion at St Patrick's four years ago, will
conduct the exercises of the mission
Rev. Father Courteney is the head of
the mission band. The favorable i'm
preston produced by these devoted mis-
siOnaries four years ago beSpeaks a very
large attendance at the coming mission
! The mission for non-Catholics is intend
ed to give an opportunity to those who
! wish to know from first sources the
teachings of the Catholic Church It
will not be controversial or antagonistic
in any way. a question box will be
placed in the church for those who wish
to ask questions OF the missionaries, and
these questions will be answered at the
public services.
The mission for women will begin Sun
day. the 18th, at 7:3O p. m. Services will
be held every evening at 7:3O o'clock and
the mission will close on Sunday after
noon. November ). The mission for men
Will begin at 7:3O p. m, November 5, and
will continue during the following week
until November 70, when the mission will
conclude and the mission for the non
Catholics begin. During the mission all
seats will be free and open to all.
Rev. Father Courteney, the director Of
the mission band, will preach at the high
mass on next Sunday.
Tuesday will be the commemoration of
all the souls of The faithful departed.
! High mass will be sung at ST Patrick :
at o'clock. Mgr William T. Russell will
preach the sermon on this occasion.
, Wednesday will be the feast of All
, Saints. holy day observed in all Cath
olic churches. The masses at st. Pat
| rick's will be at 6, I. s, 9, and a solemn
high mass at 10 o'clock.
Catholic layman gives his impress
sion of one of the local churches in the
following contribution to The Herald:
1t is difficult TO record the impress
sions received from St Mary's Church,
| the beautiful Gothic temple which has
been in the hands of artists and reno
vators for several months. Almost the
first feeling upon entering the church
is one of tranquility and peace Sur
sum corda" Gift up your hearts,), the
prayer said in the mass every day, rises
to the lips spontaneously, for in the new
st. Marys everything is lofty and in
spring. Once the portals are passed,
the noise and tumult of the busy city.
the hustle and excitement. the business
and the pleasure of the stern world are
hushed and forgotten under the potent
influence Of the surrounding decorations.
1T is fortunate that st. Mary's Church
is in the heart Of the city, and that its
membership is one of the largest in the
city, for the influence that will be exer-
cised by this beautiful piece of deco
rative composition, carried out con-
scientiously on sound Catholic principles,
is incalculable. 1t has repose, dignity,
and a depth of religious feeling that is
rare even in our great churches.
"As the silent worshipers of future
ages kneel in the thickening shadows
and dim flush of the stately windows OF
St. Mary's German Catholic Church, they
should not fail to invoke a heavenly
blessing on the present Jealous pastor
who has brought about the transforma-
ton of st. Mary's into a beautiful and
acceptable dwelling place for the glory
of the living God"
The words of Right Rev. Mgr. Thomas
]. Shahan, d. D.. rector of Catholic
University, are eminently appropriate:
And so we commit to its appointed
task this glorious church, with all the