The Washington herald., 1912-05-04
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Tomorrow the regular services in st.
Paurs Church will begin with the devo-
tion OF the forty hours. which will COM
mence with high mass at II O'Clock.
followed by a procession OF the children
OF the parish. Rev. Father Ketchem will
be celebrant Of the mass and Rev. Father
Krug viii preach the sermon. A special
programme OF music viii be furnished
by the sanctuary choir, under the direc-
tion OF z. T. Winchester, organist- Con-
fessions will be heard on Sunday and
Monday afternoons The forty hours will
close with high mass at 10 o'clock on
Tuesday morning.
Tomorrow the B. v. NJ sodaIity will
receive Holy Communion In a body at the
o'clock mass. This will be the general
communion of the year. and is known as
Ladies' Day. All the members Of the
sodality receiving Holy Communion in
receive the papaI benediction, which viii
be bestowed after the mass.
May devotions will be held every even
ing beginning at 7:3o o'clock. This ex-
ercise consists OF the recitation Of the
Rosary. a short instruction and benedic-
ton OF the Most Blessed Sacrament.
On Sunday the League Of the Good
Shepherd will receive Holy Communion in
rick's Church. They will meet again
Sunday night for the recitation Of the
office. at which time Right Rev. Mgr.
W. T. Russell will preach.
Rev. James A. Smyth will celebrate
high mass at II o'clock. The sermon
will be delivered by Mgr. Russell.
On last wednesday May deVotions were
commenced in this church and will con-
tinue during the month. This Is short
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half an hour.
The mission which began at ST. Domi-
mics Catholic Church, Sixth and E
Streets Southwest last Sunday, has been
well attended not only by members Of
that parish, but by Catholics from other
sections OF the city. The services this
week have been for women, while the
mems mission will begin tomorrow
evening The clergy Of St Dominic's In
vite non-Catholics to attend these serv-
ices, as the discourses are explanatory
of Catholic doctrines and not OF con-
troversIaI nature. Rev. Fathers Ripple
and Healey, OF the Dominican Mission
8ry Band. are in charge OF the exercises.
May devotions will take place every
evening this month In the Church Of the
Immaculate Conception. This devotion
consists Of the singing of the Litany. fol-
lowed by a short instruction, after which
benediction of the Most Blessed Sacra-
mGnt will be given.
After the vesper service. which begins
at o'clock Sunday afternoon, the La
dies Benevolent Society will hold its
regular monthly meeting in the rectory.
IN Eighth Street.
Eloquent sermons and beautiful cere-
monies characterized the devotions in
honor OF the Sacred Heart and OF the
Blessed Virgin Mary in ST. Patricks
Catholic Church yesterday. Between 4:3O
and $50 o'clock, the devotion Of the Holy
Hour was conducted by the Rev. James
A. Smyth. assistant pastor OF St Pat
rick's- Father Smyth delivered a medita-
tion on Christ in the Eucharist-the
Sunshine Of the Soul"
At 7;90 o'clock last night Rev. William
J. Carroll conducted Sacred Heart de-
votions. and delivered a sermon on The
Craving OF the Heart OF Christ for Hu-
man sympathy" Father Carroll dweIt
upon the intensity of Christ's character,
and OF the bond OF sympathy existing
between Christ and His mother, espe-
cially during the course Of our Saviour's
mental sufferings. The church was filled
at both services.