Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-20
GOOD FRIDAY
OBSERVANCE
Solemn Note to Services in
the Local Churches
Tomorrow
TENEBRAE IS SUNG
In CATHOLIC CHURCHES

The singing OF the Tenebrae.
Psalms and lamentations in the Cath
Ollie churches last night marked the
beginning Of the Oppressive services
Of Holy WeelS-the most solemn of
the Christian year
Today the services we're Of a joy
GUS strain ia the Catholic Church to
mark the institution by Christ of the
Holy Eucharist Tomorrow will fol-
low the period of most solemn mourn-
inE, The services, COMMUNICATING
the passion and death of the Saviour
on the cross az Calvary. viii begin
and continue until Saturday. Then
again the tone Of the services will be
changed and finally the penitential
season will be brought to close by
the singing Of the Gloria IN Excelss.
and the Resurrection will be fttingly
observed on Easter Sunday
The Tenebrae services, which began
last night. will he continued over to-
night and tomorrow night AT all of
the churches in which they are being
held special tonight ON The
Holy Eucharist and tomorrow on The
Passion and Death OF Christ-will be
delivered
Besides the Holy Thursday services
IN the Catholic churches today special
services IN Commemoratlon of the
Last Supper will also be held I'm the
Protestant edihces. In the Catholic
churches the services we're opened
This morning with the blessing of the
sacraneutal oil Bishop Monaghan
-Rotnt,1 - A. C,tb,Jr,I Aftar tho
blessing OF the oils a solemn high
mass was sung In practically all OF
the churches. This was followed by a
procession. in which the white-gar-
mented girls and boys marched
around the churches and up and down
the aisles. The sacred host was takon
from out OF the tabernacle of the mid
die altar and placed In the reposi-
tory on fthe side altar. The tabernacle
door of the middle altar we're thrown
open and the sanctuary lamp, kept
burning continually all the rest of the
year. was extinguished
The period OF solemn mourning
then begun In the Catholic Church
In each of the Catholic churches
tomorrow morning there will be cele-
brated the mass Of the presactifod-
the only mass in the year at which
the host is not consecrated.
Tire Hours Meditation.
In the afternoon In many Of the
Catholic churches, as we'll as In some
Episcopal edihces. there will be three
hours meditation The faithful viii
gather i'm these church at noon and
will listen to the priests and ministers
tell OF the passion and death OF
Christ
Holy Saturday will be observed II
The Catholic churches by one of the
longest services of the year. 10 vii
begin early I'M the morning usual,
about Z o'ciock-when the paschal fire
and the holy water will be blessed
The water will then be distributed
Following these services, which vii
be quite lengthy, will be sung a sol.
omn high mass. At the singing OF
the Gloria in Excelsis at this mass
the bells viii peal forth In Joyous
notes. the covering of black and pur.
pie with which the statues have been
draped during the lenten season will
drop. the light will be flashed on and
the choirs break forth in juhllani
strain. The season of Lent will then
come 10 an end.
The Resurrection OF the saviour
will not be celebrated, however until
Easter Sunday. when solemn higl
masses will be sung in all Of the
Catholic churches and special ser
vices held in practically all Of The
Protestant edifces Bishop Monaghan
will pontificate al the solemn higi
mass al the Cathedral Sunday.
At all services In Central Preshy
terrain Church. King street beioy
Eighth Easter Sunday will be m
propriately observed.
Al the morning service. the specia
music by the reorganized choir vii
include the Resurrection Song
solo from Handels Oratorio of IN
Messiah viii be given by f. II MasoI
Al the evening service a special trea
will be given by the new quartet
Their numbers viii include Shelley
Cantata. THE CrucihXion and Resul
rection" Beginning at $50 o'cloc
an organ recital will be given by M
Morgan.
The special exercises Of the Sunda
school will be held in the auditorium
at noon.
A program appropriate TO n
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