Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-12-24
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
At THE CHURCHES
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Glory To Our New Born
King
GLORIA In ExCELSIS DEO.
Special Services ai 81. Mary's and S.
Anne's Tomorrow Solemn High
Mac.

The feast Of Christmas viii be
celebrated with the usual solemnity
at st. Mary's Church. Duke of Glou-
cester street. During the past few
weeks many Of the parishioners have
bten helping the Fathers in their
ore parations to celebrate this great
lay in a becoming manner
Some have given their time to
the decorations in the church. while
the members of the choir under che
direction OF Prof. Charles a. thinner
mann. have given much time to the
| rhearsal of special Mass. The
principal service Of the day will take
ol ace early tomorrow morning. The
doors of St. Marg's Church will be
opened al 4:30 a. m. The Solemn
High Mass will be at a. m. This
Mass will be celebrated by the rector,
Rev. James Barron
Promptly at 5 o'clock the sanctu-
ary boys, the Fathers of the Second
Novitiaee, the assistant priests and
the celebrant of the Mass, will pro-
&c ed from the rectory in solemn pro-
| cession. All those who take part in
tie proct ssion will remain in the
sanctuary and assist at the Solemn
Mass. During the Mass there will be
an appropriate sermon and great
number cf the faithful will receive
Holy Communion. After this Mass
those who assist in the sanctuary will
return in procession to the rectJrys
Immediately after the O'Clock
Mass there will be two other Masses
at the main altar of the church. The
other parish Masses will be as on Sun
day at 8 and 10 80 o'clock. At 8
o'clock the Mass of the Shepherds
will be cele brated. This is the chill
dren's Mass and during it they will
slug their Christmas hymns. The
| $50 Mass will be for the convent
ence Of those who cannot come ear
lier, since this is Holy Day of OBJ
liation anu all Catholics are bound to
hear Mass. 1t will be 8 Low Mass
and will begin promptly at 10 80
O'Clock.
There will be no evening services,
but Benediction of tue Most Blessed
Sacrament will be given after the
To- Mass. The following musical
program will be rendered at ST.
Mary's Church tomorrow
Professional, soprano solo, "Ad
Regem Pastorem," Gounod
Kyrie, from Mass in F, Protheroe.
Gloria, from Mass in z, Protheroe.
Venie Creator, Werner.
Credo, from Mass in F, Protheroe
Offertory, Pastores, (Chorus), +,
Beuhler.
Sanctus, from Mess in F, Profile
roe.
Benedictus, from Mass in f, Pro-
theroe.
Communion, Adeste Fidelis tsp
prano solo and chorus), Novello.
Agnus Del, from Mass in F, Pro-
theroe.
Recessional Hymn, GLORY to
| God, " Dielman.
Christmas at St. Anne's.
Services at St. Anue's Church, St.
Anne's Chapel and St. Luke's Chapel,
Eastport, tomorrow will be as fol,
lows.
| Children's festival upon the morrow
Of Holy Jnnocents Day. Christmas
Eve service this evening at 2 7:3C
O'Clock.
On Christmas Day there will be
three celebrations of the Holy Com
munion in st. Annes Church Il, /
and II q. N. Morning Prayer a.
| 10 $50 O'Clock. There will be n,
music at a. m. or at 10 80 a
m. ST. Ceeilia's Guild will sing a.
a. m. and the Irregular choir at Il
a. m.
There will be q celebration O
the Holy Communion in st. Anne
Chapel on Christmas Day at a
m. and in St. Luke's Chapel. East
port, at 1880 a. m. The High e /
ebration of the Holy Communion a
II q. m. will be preceded by Sol
emn Procession. The offertoriun 3
this service will be by j. Z
West. 20 Come. Redeemer Of Man
Kind" Cfrom Hymns Ancient an,
Modern. y The music of the Commu
nion service will be in f, by Smart
The hymn for the Solemn Procession
will be 20 Come All Ye Faithful. :
followed by the Introit, s.viii. III
other hymns will be tHark. th
Herald Angels Sing. Calm on tn
Liste ming Ear Of Night and "Hark
What Mean Those Holy Voices.
On Friday, ST. Stephens Day, an
on Saturday, st. John the Evangel
lists Day, there will be celebration
OF the Holy Communion in ST. Anne
Church at z and 10 q. m. and Even
ing Prayer at 5 o'clock
The ehildren's Christmas festive
and service will be held on Monday
December 20, the morrow Of Hol
Inuocents Day, at 80 p. n. 1t ]
not convenient to hold 1t upon the reg
ular day-Holy Innocents -whic
falls this year upon Sunday. Ii VII
therefore, be held upon the morro,
Of Holy Innocents- Monday.
conclusion Of these ceremonies IN
middies will have the full day +
4 rrrft tr.sh So a. Al.