Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-04-06
HOLY WEEK-THE CLOSE
OF THE LENTEN SE


The last week in Lent, in the Church
language, is called Holy Week, as it is
the commemoration of Christ's death and
burial. Ancient writers called it-as the
Great-"The Week of the Holy Pas
sion." Its observance dates from the
Second Century, according to lrenus.
While Eusebius, the first ecclesiastical
historian, claims that it dated from
Apostolic times.
Palm Sunday inaugurates Holy Week.
On this day Palms are blessed in COM
memoration of the triumphant entry of
Christ into Jerusalem.
Holy Thursday-is so-called because
upon this day the Church joyfully com.
memorates the Institution of the Lords
Supper, but at the same time there are
certain signs of the mourning proper to
Holy Week. The bells which ring at
the "Gloria" Do not sound again till
the Gloria in the Mass Of Holy Saturday
and the Church returns to her ancient
use of summoning the faithful or arous-
ing their attention by wooden clapper.
Only one Mass is allowed on this day,
which is celebrated by the pastor proper.
Hence, In Lead, the Bishop will ponti-
ficate, assisted by the visiting clergy,
who will .eceiys Holy Communion from
the Bishop-in commemoration of the
Apostles receiving their First Commun-
ion from the High Priest-Christ.
Another ceremony today, is the bless.
ing of the Holy Oils, by the Bishop.
The Bishop and Priests breathe three
times upon the oil of the catechumeni
and the chrism, meaning by this action
that the power Of the Holy Spirit il
about to descend on the oils, and after
the conservation is complete, they salute
the oils with the words: "Hail, holy
DILL Hail, holy ohrismw After Mass ID
over, the Affairs are stripped Of theil
ornaments, to remind the Christians o
the way in which their Master wal
stripped of His Garments.
Good.Friday.-On this day the Church
commentaries the Passion of Christ, 80
that it is the most sad and solemn of al
the days in the Holy Week. The clergy
appear in black vestments and prostrats
themselves before the Altar, which re-
mains stripped. After q short pause
the Altar is covered with white cloths
and passages of the Old Testament, fol
lowed by the History of the Passion
from st. John, are read. Next th'
Church prays for all conditions of men
When the prayers are ended, the Cross
which has been up to. this time covere,
with black, is exposed to view-"adored
and kissed by clergy and people. Afte
this ceremony is over, the Mass Of tn
Pre-sanctified is said. According to til
present discipline of the Church, Com
munion is orbidden-except in the cas-
of sickness.
Holy Saturday.-This is the last day Q
Lent. On this day, the faschal Candle
blessed, the Baptismal Font, also; afts
the reading of the Twelve Prophecis
As the earlier Christians anticipated o
this day the Easter Joys, the Mass is
: q jubilant character. At the Gloria tt
organ sounds and bells are rung and Il
, Joyful strains of the Allelulia peal fort
after the Epistle. After Mass is owe
Q preparations are made to adorn all Il
Affairs for Easter Sunday.
: Easter is the Feast of Feasts.-Tl
n greatest of Christian solemnities sin
|. the foundation of Christianity is esta
@ lished on the fact of the Resurreetio
. To deny the fact, is to deny Christia
ity. And from the fact that Christ arc
n from the dead by His own power,
Is was a true credential Of His Divini
,r and Mission-in whom We all must
lieve.
Rev. JAS. A. MOONEY
At At Imboden, Ark, the issue in t
town election is "Shall hogs run at lar
within the town limits?" A minist
TO heads the "run hog, rum" ticket. i
II hoden In ope of tha prettiest villages