Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-17
CHURCHES OBSERVE
PALM SUNDAY
Large ThrOng Present, at All
Services Throughout City.
Special Music.
BISHOP O'CONNOR AT
ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL
Will Pontificate at Masses Dur
ing Holy Week-AII De-
nominations Celebrate.

Elaborate musical programs were a
feature of the special Palm Sunday
celebration services held in the
various churches in the city yester-
DAY. The ideal weather conditions in
2 the morning and the special feast day
programs attracted large crowds TO
all the houses of worship many of
which were taxed to their capacity.
Several of the churches held Palm
Sunday exercises in the morning and
special services for the celebration
of st. Patrick's day in the evening.
The Right Rev. Abbot Helmstetter
OBLIGATED at the services of st. Mary's
Abbey Church. ON High street yes
terday. The Rev. Father Polycarp
celebrated the high mass.
THE Cruciaxiono Sung.
John Stainer's sacred cantata THE
Crucifixion." was sung at the Rose
vile Presbyterian Church last night.
The soloists were Miss Agnes Kim
bal soprano, of the Brick Presby-
terrain Church, New York Miss Cleva
Mositer, contralto; Reed Miller, tenor,
and Frank Croxton, bass.
Gounods famous works, "Gallia"
and by Babylon's Wave" were rem
dered by the choir of the Clinton
Avenue Reformed Church, at the spe
cial feast day exercises yesterday
afternoon. The choir was assisted by
Miss Irma Seibert, harpist, and
Joseph jackson, Yiolnist, and Henry
Jordon, cellist.
Bishop o'Connor at st. Patrick's.
The Right Rev. Bishop John J.
O'Connor blessed the palms at the II
o'clock mass in st. Patrick's Cathe-
dral. A procession of the choir boys,
forty-five seminarians from Seton
Hall College. the officiating clergy
ard the bishop opened the services.
A choir of sixty-five boys rendered
the Gregorian chant under the direc-
ton of the Rev. John e. Herman.
Father Dillon preached on 'St.
Patrick. the Apostle of Ireland" and
drew an instructive lesson from the
saints life. His sermon in part was:
I'VE, the children of that race to
whom ST. Patrick was given as a
national model, should learn from his
deep faith and long-enduring patience
that faith and obedience long-suffer-
ing and answering fidelity should
mark the Catholicity of the people of
Ireland. No foe is more deceptive
than when clothed in the garb of
freedom. Long has the Irish Catholic
felt the weight of bondage and hoped
for the day of freedom; yet, in the
hour of success, whether far removed
from the land of his fathers, or in the
gleam of hope appearing over the
hills or along the glens of his native
land, he must never forget the sim
pie faith of that saint of Erin. nor
despise authority because of the man
in whom it resides
From the doubt which is attempt
ed to be cast on all that refers to the
saint and the slur which is hurled at
times on his labors and success,
Father Dillon said, HAPPY are we if
we have never by word or deed tar
nished the work of our glorious pa
iron; thrice happy if we still fondly
cling to that Catholicity which st.
Patrick preached on the hillsides and
on plains of the country he loved so
tenderly; that Cathoicity is at homie
everywhere, because it is meant for
all and for all times.
ut took firm hold on the warlike
chivalrous inhabitants of the Western
Isle Our ancestors were all Chris
tians fifty years after the arrival of
st. Patrick, and in less than forty
wears after his death these former
dreaded foes of neighboring nations
rushed forth as the apostles of peace,
and the preachers of the holy gospel
of Christ From Iona to Rome the
followers of Columbe and Colum
banus, disciples of st. Patrick could
be found giving practical proofs of
the strength of their faith. We, too,
should fulfill our duty, by showing
forth the truth of our holy religion
and the beauty of virtue"
The "Tenebrae" will be held in all
the churches on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday afternoons at 4
O'clock On Thursday Bishop OCon-
nor will pontificate at high mass in
st. Patrick's Cathedral, assisted by
Monsignor Whelan. and will bless the
body oils which will be distributed in
the afternoon to the various priests.
At the close of the mass the Blessed
Sacrament will be carried In solemn
procession to the repository, where 1t
will remain for the balance of the
day to allow the alteration of the par
ishioners.
The mass of the pre-sanctified will
be celebrated in the various churches
on Friday morning and on Saturday
morn mo- tho hantismal fonts Easter |
water, fire and the pasehal candles |
will be blessed. In the majority of
the churches the services on Satur-
day will not come to an end until
noon, although they will start at $3.50
in the morning,