Evening journal., 1915-03-27
Church ON EYE
OF HOLY Week
Bishop Will Preside al In
augural Services at the
Cathedral
SING TENEBRAE
IN MANY CHURCHES

With the blessing and distribution
OF palms tomorrow i'm aH the Catholic
churches the most solemn week of
The year will be inauguarted and the
church will be in deep mourning ia
commcmoration Of the death of the
Saviour. Services tomorrow will bc
rather lengthy. for the first of the
gospels relating TO the passion VIII
be read. and the blessing of the palm
requires close TO half an hour. Foo
this reason services viii be staricd
IN many churches from 10 minutes 10
a half hour earlier than is usual.
At the Cathedral the principal mass
will start al 1890 o'clock and Bishop
Monaghan will ofiiciate. He will bless
the palms. which will then be distrl1-
uted TO the members of the congre-
gation AS the Gospel Is read the
palms are placed ON the shoulder ana
taken home TO be used in emergencies.
Pastors viii warn the members OF
the church that the palms are not
10 be displayed on coat lapels, but
are to be carried home for purposes
prescribed by the church.
Tenebrae To BE Sung.
One of the principal features of the
services next week viii be the tene-
brae, which will be held Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday nights. AS pray
ers are recited and hymns sung, can
dies on the altars are oXtinguished
one by one, until only one is left burn
ing Then all are relighted. A SER
mon will be preached and benediction
given Wednesday night.
The holy oils, TO be used In the ad-
ministration of the sacraments of bap-
tism, confirmation, extreme JUNCTION
and holy orders during the ensuing
year, will be blessed at the Cathedral
Thursday by Bishop Monaghan.
On Holy Thursday two hosts will
be blessed at the mass. After the
"Gloria" no bells will be rung until
the "GIoriav on Holy Saturday morn
ing. After the Holy Thursday mass
there will be a procession to the re-
pository. where one of the cOnsecrated
hosts will be placed.
The host will be taken back to the
main altar Friday for the mass of the
presanctifed, after which there will
be veneratiOn of the cross. This day
the altar Is stripped of all adOrnment
and the tabernacle door Is left open.
On Holy Saturday the altars are
blessed and the paschal candle set up
The usual cloths and candelabra arc
put back on the altar aud a mass OF
ioy is celebrated, eliminating In the
great mass of Easter, when the Feast
OF the Resurrection OF the Lord from
the Dead is celebrated
Unifving Nationwide Thought
Themes Tor the seven days OF Hol
Week services have been suggested b.
the Federal Council OF Churches. The
are as Follows
SUNDAY Unity in Christ" Iha
shc spirit of Christian unity may D
uuickcned and doepened in all churches
that an disciples may be- drawn close
io Christ and thus to each other find
ING in Him the one center of faith, lii
and scryice.-lohn. xvii. 20-23.
MONDAY "Christ's Evangel." Tina
the spirit of Him who said 81 am com
to seek and 10 save that which was lost
may inspire His followers with holy zos
for the salvation of men. That On
churches may engage IN special efforts (
this end. That tide of evangelism ma
sweep over the land.-Matthew, i
35-3S.
TUESDAY -"Christ and the Ma
tons" That our country may continu
in peace with all the world, and ma
maintain such a spirit of justice, syn
pathy and helplulnees as shall enable j
when the proper time comes, TO ser,
the nations in the interests of niyers'
and abiding peace. That the Divir
blessing may rest upon all undertaking
to relieve distress, suffering and hung'
resulting from war or from home coi
ditions OF unemployment and wan
That the hearts of the stricken peop
may be prepared for a new era of huma
brotherhood based ON the principle
taught and exemplifed by our Lord
Matthew, xxi, 27-i0.
WEDNEsDAY-"Christ and Worl