The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-03
CHURCHES PREPARE
FOR LENTEN SEASON
Season of SackcIoth and Ashes
Begins Day After To-
morrow
Hours of Devotion in Catholic
and Episcopal Charches

Rezinninx earlier than for many
vearm- the annual penitentia1 period
the season Of Lent. will begin day af-
ter tomorrow, Ash Wednesday. The
observance. OF Lent Is general in Cath
ole and Episcopal churches. with
special services, and abstinence and
ON Wednesday the church goers
will be marked with an ashen cross
imposed on their foreheads by the
priests who will remind them that
heir bodies are fashioned from dust
and to dust shall return
The dawn Of Lent is Eegulated by
ter Sunday is fixed in the church
calendar, by the moon Easter is the
.nrst sunday after the full moon that
happens on or naxt to the 21st day of
March It will be 95 years before
Lent begins as early as it does this
In al the Catholic churches here
yesterday Bishop Nilan'g letter re-
1nindIng the Catholics of the Lenten
regulations YVES read ana the c1rcu,
lar this year proved to be an unusual
anzstis- It &naDodied not only the
rules governing the abstinence Of the
Catholic people, but also reminded
them o< the tfme1iness OF the Lenten
season sto fortify themselves In
Thsre will be speciaI Lenten ser
vices in all the Catholic churches At
st Augustine's church the ceremony
OF distributing the ashes will take
place ak-a special mass at 9 a M Ash
TTednezday- The masses daily during
Lent VIII be at and S:2O. and even
ing devotions will be on Wednesday
with the rosary, litany. sermon and
benedictaon, and on Friday with the
stations OF the cross & sSnd Denediotlon: ne, aSa n:
viii be distributed at the parish mass
at 1880. which viii be the prevailing
hour for the daily mass- Wednesday
evenings there will be the rosary, SER
mon aud bened1ction, and Friday
evening stations OF the cross and bene-
AT the Sacred Heart church the
daily masses will be at and S:15. ex-
cepting Ash "Wednesday when the sec
day evening at 1880 there will be the
Holy hour. Wednesday evening SER
mon rosary and benediction, and Fri
day evening the stations, rosary and
beHdiction- The blessing of throats
at the Sacred Heart church is from 3
TO AID from r to nt this exsningi yen Gou,
mass Is at 1880. the Lenten devotion'
Tuesday and Friday evenings at 7:3
bution Of ashes at the mass, 1880 and
evening devotions at 7;90.
Al. St Mary's church. owing to thu
long distance some Of the parishione eri
live from the church. the evening de
votions viii be at 7:45. These win b.
on Tuesday and Friday evenings
This evening the blessing of throat
mass Will continue at 7:30 and tn
same hour Will prevail Ash Wednes
day Visiting priests will preacl
At St Peters church the Lentel
devotions will be held Tuesday ant
Friday evenings, at 7:3o and the dali.
mass at a. m Ash Wednesday ev
ening services will be at 7:3o. Tn
mass Ash Wednesday will be at tn
usual hour, 8 O'Clock
At St Josephs German R. c
church the daily mass will be offere'
IN the chapel in the convent at 81
except ON Ash Wednesday when tn
rr77 he ar g in
church Friday evenings the Lentei
services will be held at 7:30. Mas
for the first Friday will be said a
$50 in the church
In the Episcopal churches extensiv
programs have been prepared fol
Lent In St Johns Church, devotion.
On Ash Wednesday will be at a. m.
1890 a m and p. m Thursday anC
Friday devotions will be held at 4:3
In Christ Church the services will
be held through the Lenten season OF
Tuesdays at 4:50. Wednesdays at 4 go
Thursdays at p m. with specia
preachers. and Fridays at 4:30.
Services at St Luixe's Church will
preac7srs On Ash wednesday tn
services viii be at II a. m, p. m
and 7.45 D. m. Thursdays there will
be special services for children at 4:SC
VIII be at p. m excepting on Thurs
DAYS when the children's devotion
VIII be at 4-s0.
nesday will be observed with Hol.
Communion at a. m, and Mathis
Lifany and address at 1890 a. m
PenitentfaI Office and sermon will tax
place at 7-z5 D m The Ienten pro
gram viii be Mondays at 5p. m
Tuesdays at 7:30 a. m. Wednesday
at T45 D m with visiting preachers
Thursdays at $50 a m, and Friday
at o m with special services 70
the children