The Washington herald., 1911-04-01
CATHOLIC CHURCHES.

| Tomorrow is Passion Sunday. In all
! Catholic churches the statues. crucifixes,
and pictures will be draped in purple
| Until Holy Saturday. siSnifying the
mourning of the church for the suffer
ings OF our Redeemer which are COM
| memorated during these Gays.
Rev. John Handy, C. 6. P, will con-
t.nue his Lenten course for non-Catholics
al the national shrine OF the Sacred
Heart Tomorrow evening at 7:3o O'Clock.
when ne will lecture on Confession. -
I Probably no other point cf Catholic prac-
tice has been so persiStently attacked as
that of sacramental confession and abSo-
luton. and the lecture of tomorrow night
will therefore be OF vital interest. Father
! Handlys object will be 10 remove the
/ ndings and incorrect notions
which exist in regard to the doctrine OF
confession and to prove in a friendly
manner its divine establishment
A question box has been erected near
the door of the church, where written
requests for Information on any point of
Catholic doctrine or practice may be de-
posted. Rev. John II. Whitaker. OF the
Apostolic Mission House. will answer all
questions thus submitted on Wednesday
evening dl I.OO Y CIOCh-
The sermon at the high mass in St
Aloysius' Church tomorrow morning
will be preached by the rector, Rev. Eu-
gene De l. Mcdonnell, S. ]. At COM
pine. Rev. William J. Brooks. S. j., will
preach.
An able lecture was delivered last Sun
day night in Gonzaga Hall. under the
auspices of the Aloysius Club, by Rev.
John A. Brosnan, S. j.. of Woodstock
College. The subject of the lecture was
balloons and Aeroplanes." Father Bros
nan is one of the most eminent scientists
in the country. He is familiar with al
most every branch of scientific knowl-
edge, and is considered to be one of the
most scholarly men in the Jesuit order.
The Aloysius Club considers it an unusu-
al distinction in having had Father Bros
nan lecture under its auspices.
The children of ST. Martins parish will
receive their monthly communion at the
$50 O'Clock mass tomorrow morning. At
O'Clock in the afternoon the sodality of
the blessed Virgin Mary will hold its
regular monthly meeting.
On last Tuesday morni lg Rev. Eugene
A. Hannah. rector of st. Martins, cele-
brated the requiem mass and conducted
the services at the funeral of Mr. Charles
P. Daley, a distinguished veteran of the
civil war and the father of Captain of
Police John G. Daley, of this city. Faith
er Humans sermon on the occasion was
a remarkable tribute to the deceased,
whose life and character. the pastor said,
proclaimed him "a worthy soldier of
Christ
At the solemn high mass in st. Pat
rick's Church tomorrow Mgr. William.
T Russell. D. D.. will preach on The
infallible authority of the church of
Christ" At the sodality and Lenten
service on Wednesday evening Rev.
James A. Smyth will conclude his course
OF sermons. His subject will be THE
sorrowful mother"
A grand production Of Theodore Du-
bois' Seven Last Words will be given
in st. Patricks Church Palm Sunday
evening
Rev. Thomas f. McGuigan is steadily
improving in health and the authorities
at Providence Hospital arc pleased with
his response to medical treatment Father
McGuigan is one of the most popular
young priests in Washington and his Ill
ness has been the occasion Of great anx-
iety throughout the city.
The following Catholic books have re-
Gently been added to the Public Library:
Marie Antoinette," by Hilaire Belloc:
Fairy Legends" by Thomas c. Croker:
Modern History" by Rev. Peter Fre-
det; Christ and the Gospel" by Marius
Lepin; Voices from Erin" by Denis A.
Mccarthy; -Under the Cedars and the
A
mons and Conferences" by Johannes
Tauler: History Of Dogmas," by ]. Tx
eront and robert Kimberly" by F. II.
Spearman, a recent convert to the faith.
The scholarly work. Religion (four
volumes), by Rev. Z. A. Pace and Rev
T. E. Shields. has been presented to the
library by the Academy Of the Holy
Cross 1t Dumbarton. Notable among the
new books for children = The beautiful