The Washington herald., 1915-10-02
With the Washington Churchse
ROMAN CATHOLIC.

| The Feast of St. Francis Of Assist
] will be observed at the franciscan
! Monastery on Monday. October 4, with
impressive ceremonies. At 10 O'Clock
solemn high mass will be sung in the
| Monastery church in the presence OF
his eminence, Cardinal Gibbons, and his
jexcellency. Mgr John Bonzano. apostolic
delegate. According to an ancient Gus
| tom of the order, the celebrant and other
ministers of the mass will be members
! of the Dominican Order. The sermon
will be delivered by Rev. Francis P.
Lyons, C. S. F., and many clergy will
! be present. The community choir of
| Franciscan monks. under the direction
of Rev. Godfrey Hunt, o. F. M, will
| render the music of the day. George
Herbert Wells presiding at the organ.
At $3.50 p. m. ''Compline" will be sung.
followed by Benediction of the Blessed
Sacrament. The cloistered grounds of
the monastery, seldom entered by the
public will then be opened to the con-
gregation. which will join the friars in
a procession to the chapel of st. Francis
in the Woods. The services of the day
will then close with the .'Fransitus.'
which commentaries the death of St.
Francis.
Mgr. William T. Russell will inaugu-
rate the winter program Of services In
st. Patrick's Church tomorrow. when at
II O'Clock a. m. he will sing the solemn
high mass, which will also mark the
commencement of the forty hours devo-
ton. Two priests from Holy Cross Col
lege, Brookland, d. c.. will assist. and
Rev. NJ. P. j. Egan will act as master
of ceremonies. Rev. James A. Smyth will
preach. Two choirs will render an elab-
crate musical program and will be as
sisted by a full orchestra.
Immediately after the II o'clock mass
there will be a procession of the men
and children Of the parish, followed by
solemn exposition of the Blessed Sacra-
ment. which will continue to the close of
the devotions for the day at 7:30 p. m.
Masses will be said on Monday at $50.
I. 7:3n S:l5 and a. m. The last mass
will be the mass of peace, and will be
sung by Rev. Thomas Z. McGuigan. The
masses will take place at the same hour
on Tuesday morning. Rev. John NJ. Nc
Namara will be celebrant Of the high
mass at a. m.
On Monday evening at 1:30 p. m.
silent hour of alteration will be held and
will be followed by night prayers. The
devotion of the forty hours will be
brought to solemn close on Tuesday
evening a. 80 O'Clock. when there will
be a procession of the men and children
as on Sunday, which will be followed by
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
The League of the Good Shepherd will
receive holy communion in a body at the
o'clock mass tomorrow and will assem-
BILE in the church again at 7:3O p. m. for
the recitation of their office. These devo-
tions will be held in conjunction with the
forty hours alteration and will be con-
Quoted BY Mgr. Russell. who will preach
the sermon of the occasion
Beginning with Monday afternoon even
ing prayers will be sung every day in St.
Patricks. excepting Saturday, at 4:45
p. m. On Friday the services will COM
menCe at 4:30 O'Clock and take the form
of the holy hour of alteration of the
Blessed Sacrament. The sanctuary choir
under the direction of R. Mills Silby, will
sing the hymns for all of these services
Preparations are being made at the
Holy Rosary Chapel, Third and II
streets northwest, for the celebration to-
morrow Of the feast of "Our Lady Of the
Holy Rosary"
The Italians are particularly interested
in this feast because she Is the patroness
of their new parish and also because it
recalls to them the victory over the Moors
on October Z, 1871, victory believed to
have been achieved through the interces-
sion of Our Lady of the Rosary.
Solemn high mass will be celebrated
at 10 a. m. by the pastor who will preach |
the sermon urging all his people to unite |
their prayers with the whole church for |
peace. The choir will be under |
the direction of the organist, Miss Agnes |
Sullivan