Evening star., 1914-12-25
CATHOLIC.
St. Patrick's.

were marked by the usual attention to
every detail of the Iiturgical service,
which commentaries the birth Of our
Lord.
Before the midnight mass the choirs
rendered Christmas music The mid
night mass was celebrated by Mgr.
William T. Russell assisted by Fatner
smith as deacon and Father Egan as
subdeacon. The sermon at this mass
was delivered by Mgr. Russell Holy
communion was administered at the
mass and at all the other masses of the
day, celebrated at 6, Z, S, 8, 10 and IL
o'clock. The II o'clock mass. like that
at midnight, was a solemn high mass,
celebrated by Father Smyth, assisted
by two fathers from Holy Cross Col
rendered by the two choirs, with full
orchestra
After the IL o'clock mass Mgr. Rus
sell gave the papal blessing. followed
by benediction of the blessed sacra-
ment.
The musical program for both masses
was as follows:
Prelude. Christmas Song" orchestra
and organ: processioal hymn, Come,
All Ye Faithful" sanctuary choir; In
1e Hasda 1v mixed sh0 shoir
Gloria" HAYDN III. mixed choir;
Graduate" Falsibordone, sanctuary
choir: Graduate Motet." Ad Regem
Pastorum. mixed choir: "Alleleuia,"
Gregorian, sanctuary choir: ''veni Gre
''Credo," Mitterer, sanctuary. choir:
offertoriurn, Falsibordone. sanctuary
choir; offertory ,notet, "Adeste Fideles."
both choirs and orchestra: "Sanctus."
"Benedictus" and "Agnus Del, Haydn
II, mixed choir.
During the communion of the congre-
cation Christmas carols were sung as
follows: silent Night" Damrosch, mix
ed choir: Glory to God.' Dielman. mixed
choir: a Virgin Unspotted' tradi-
tionaD, sanctuary choir; "a Child This
Day Is Born ttraditionaD, sanctuary
choir. and What Child Is This?' old
English. Gregorian. sanctuary choir;
and recessonal, Holy Night Adam,
mixed choir.
Church of the Holy Rosary.
Christmas services at the Church of
the Holy Rosary, Sd and l streets
northwest, began with solemn high
mass at midnight. celebrated by a
nephew of the papal secretary of state
TO the Pope, Rev. Father Bernadino.
professor of canon law at the Catholic
University.
La Hache's mass in + was sung by
the choir, which is composed of Miss
Elizabeth Penny, soprano; Miss Mary
Garcia, alto; Thomas Hastings, tenor,
and Ferdinand Marasce, basso. At the
offertory Mr.. Hastings and Miss Penny
sang Lerier's "Adeste Fideles," accom-
panied by the organist of the choir,
Miss Marie Judge. An Italian pastorale,
Il popular Christmas hymn throughout
Italy, was sung by the congregation,
led by Miss Mary Garcia.
At 10 o'clock solemn high mass was
celebrated by the pastor. Rev. Nicho-
las De Carlo. who delivered the SER
mon. followed by benediction of the
held at s, and II o'clock.
Next Sunday presents will be dis
tributed to the children at festival
conducted by Sister Winifred and Sister
Reed of Trinity College.
Immaculate Conception.
At the Immaculate Conception Church.
sth street, corner of N northwest. the
music was by the regular boy choir.
under the direction of Harry Wheaton
Howard. organist and choir director.
At midnight: Before mass, Silent
Night; mass. st. Cecilia" Gounod
Gloria" Mario; offertory. ..Adeste
Fideles"; communion. 20 Holy Night"
Adam. After mass. Song of the
Ages" Meredith.
This program was repeated at the 10
o'clock mass. followed by benediction
20 Salutaris." Roache, and 'Tantum
Ergo" Rosewig.
The choir was composed of Louis
Cavaliero. George Glorius, Joseph Steu-
art, Bernard GIorius, Walter Stewart,
Lawrence Campbell. Mich Dominick,
Fred Maloney. Lawrence Bowles. An
thony Cavaliero. William Mccarthy,
Thomas Cannon. James Mcdonnell,
John Bowles. Bennett Cuttings, Joseph
Enright Edward smithers. James
Ryan. James Mccarthy. William Horst
camp, Richard Mcmahon. William Nc
Kinzie, Joseph Cannon. William Ryan
Lawrence Fitzgerald. James McAnally
Charles Susan, Conrad Jordan and Ed
ward O'Brien.
st. Aloysius.
Sbe Most Rev. John Bonzano. apos-
tolic delegate. presided at the IL
O'Clock mass at ST. Aloysius Church,
North Capitol and 1 streets northwest,
and gave the papal benediction. The
program of Christmas services follows:
Midnight, solemn high mass; cele-
brant, Rev. Eugene De L. Mcdonnell,
s. J., rector, deacon. Rev. William J.
Wessling. s. j.: sermon, Rev. Eugene De
L Mcdonnell. s. j. Holy communion
was given Immediately after the mid
Musical program by the sanc-
tuary choir, Glenn w. Ashley, di-
rector: Professional hymn. Sing.
Sing, This Blessed Morn, old carol; q
Holy Night. Adam. Master James Pat
terson. soloist; Introit. Tozer: Kyrie
mass in c, Rheinberger; Gloria, mass
in C. Rheinberger: Graduate. Tozer
Credo Rheinberger: Offertorium, To.