Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-02-26
CHURCHES WILL
-. OBSERVE LENT
KEEPING OF THE PENiTEN.
TIAL SEASON BEGINS WITH
ASH WEDNESDAY,.
SPECIAL SERVICES
Catholic, Episcopal and Lutheran De-
nominations to Have Devotions
Peculiar to the Holy
Season.

The holy season of lent or the peni-
tential period will begin in the Cath
olic, Episcopal and Lutheran church
Ash Wednesday and until Easter Sun
day the services of these various de-
votions peculiar to the season of pen
ance.
| Special devotions will be held at
divers times throughout lent and most
of the churches will begin these exer-
cises Ash Wednesday. In some of the
| churches the usual social pastirhes and
amusements will be put aside until af-
ter Easter in keeping with the spirit of
lent Week day as well as Sunday
tservices Of special nature will be held.
A neat booklet announcing the pro-
gram for the lenten period has been
| issued by Trinity church which in
| forms its members of what is required !
during the holy season and announces |
the special services to be held in the |
! forty days of penance or preparation |
for the glorious Easter when the res
direction of Christ is observed with
services Of joy and happiness.
Will Distribute Ashes.
Mass will be celebrated in the three
Catholic churches and the customary
blessing and distribution of ashes will
be feature of the lenten service. The
faithful may be seen with a spot of
ashes on their foreheads. This is plac-
ed there by their pastor as a reminder
of the death that all must meet. Re
member man that dust thou art and I'M
to dust thou shalt return is the re-
hinder given the communicate of the
Catholic church at the mass Ash We'd
nesday morning by the priest.
The hours of mass in the various
parishes is as follows: st. Mary's,
$50; Sacred Heart, 1920, and ST. Pat
rick's, o'clock. The blessing and dis
tribution of ashes will take place be-
fore mass begins. The different parish
churches will hold lenten services dur
ing the week, but these will be an
nounced later. 1t is customary to
have services Wednesday and Friday
evenings. The recitation of the rosary
with sermon or instruction is generally
the order for Wednesday evenings
while the stations or way of the cross
with instructions is the Friday observ-
ance. The pastors have not yet decid-
ed upon the week day observances and
will make them known later.
There will be services Wednesday
evenings in the German Lutheran
chu Cch in keeping with the lenten
period.
Order Of Service.
The order of lenten services at Trim.
ity church as announced by the rector,
Rev. w. c. Hengen is as follows
February 25-Ash Wednesday, Holy
10 a. m.
Evening prayer litany and peniten-
tial office 7:45 O'clock.
SundaysLaHoly communion 1880 a.
m. /.
Morning prayer, litany and sermon
II a. m.
March leo to church Sunday"
Holy communion, 1880 a. M. Morning
prayer and sermon II a. m. Evening
service and sermon 1880. All other
Sundays evening service and confirma-
ton instruction p. m.
Week days-Tuesday, Wednesday
and misunderstanding service and
4:15 p. m.
Thursdays-HQly communion a. m.
Fridays-Litany and special interces-
sions 1000 a. IN. Evening service and s
sermon 7:45 o'clock. {
Days with Special Services lin ad-
dition to regular) "Wednesday, March
4; Friday, March g.; Saturday March 7.
-Ember days, litany and penitential
Office, 1000 a. m. /;
Wednesday, March 25-Annunciation
of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Holy
communion 1000 a. m.
Confirmation class instructions for
adults, Monday evenings at the rec {
tory at 1870 o'clock, beginning March =
O. and continuing through the lenten
season. Glass for children in connec- $
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