Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-03-15
Holy Week Commences To-
morrow With Celebra- J.
ton of Palm Sunday.
CHI u RC H PROGRAMS.
Three Episcopal Churches and St.
Mary's Catholic Church Have Ar
ranged Elaborate Services.

Services tomorrow at the three
Episcopal churches and St. Mary:
Catholic church will mark the begin.
ming of the last week of Lent and the
opening of a week of ceremonies un.
surpassed in impressiveness by any
others of the ecclesiastical year.
Tomorrow is known as Palm Sun.
day in commemoration of the trium.
phal entry of Christ into Jerusalem.
st. Mary's Church.
For the first time in year, the
Passion IS read, the account being that
by St. Matthew. Before the begin
ming Of the high mass in this church
the branches will be blessed and dis
tributed.
The palm will be carried home by
the congregation. Parts of it are
formed into small punches to serve as
sprinklers for the holy water in case
of sickness in the house hold and
when the Holy Eucharist is admins
tered to one confined by illness.
AS rule Catholics abandon all
worldly pleasure during the coming
six days, Holy Week, and either
take part in the many church cere-
monies or remain in prayer and medi-
tation. Morning masses will be es-
pecially well attended and the night
services will attract large crowds.
Holy Thursday morning there will be
solemn high mass, at which an extra
host will be consecrated Following
the mass the host will be carried from
the main altar and placed in a re-
pository, handsomely decorated to re-
main for "a hours. The main altar
is stripped and the tabernacle door
left open. The church bells will be
silenced.
On Holy Thursday at s o'clock there
will be a sermon by Father Elliott,
c. S. P. on the Eucharist.
Good Friday morning the Host will
be brought back from the reposi-
tory in procession Of priests, altar
boys and other children. Mass of the
presanctifed will be said. Then the
crucifxes which have been hidden
from view with purple cloth for two
weeks will be unveiled and the cere-
mony Of veneration will take place.
Services this day Will start at s
o'clock.
At $3.50 there will be sermon on
the Way of the Holy Cros sat 8
o'clock in the evening a sermon on
the Passion by Father Elliott.
Holy Saturday the services will be-
gin early in the morning, for they are
unusually long. First fire is struck
and the paschal candle lighted. The
baptismal font is blessed and the altar
decorations are restored. During the
jrogress of the mass that follows the
bells are rung again. Easter water is
blessed and distributed.
The, first service will be at 7
o'clock with high mass at 8 o'clock.
On Easter Sunday masses will be
held at T o'clock and at 1890 with SOL
emn high mass and sermon at the ev-
ening services.
At o'clock on Easter Sunday the
collection will be for the seminarians
of the Diocese of Richmond, Va.
The choir has been training fol-
some time and on Easter Sunday the
music will be excellent.
Christ Church.
Palm Sunday services and sermon
tomorrow at II o'clock. Holy Com
munion at 7:30 a. M, Sunday schoo
$3.50 a. M; evening prayer and SER
mon 7:3O p. m. During Holy Week
services every morning at. 1880
o'clock; Monday night at 8 o'clock
confirmation service by Bishop Rob
ert A. Gibson; Holy Thursday, com
munion at 8 p. M; Good Friday ser
vice and sermon on Friday at l.
o'clock. On Saturday Easter-even
baptismal service at 5 p. m. Easter
Sunday services as follows: 700 a
M, holy communion; 9:30 a. M, Sun
day School; II a. m, morning prayer
sermon and holy communion; 80 p
M, children's Easter service. ..--
The early services during Hol,