Evening star., 1918-03-30
EASTER OBSERVANCE
IN CATHOLIC CHURCHES
Feast Of the Resurrection Of Christ
Is to Be Cele-
brated.

In the Roman Catholic churches
throughout the city tomorrow. Easter
Sunday. the feast Of the resurrection
of Christ from the tomb will be cele-
brated
In st. Patrfck's Church high mass
will be sung at II o'clock by Rev.
James smyth. with two priests from
Holy Cross College. Catholic University,
as deacon and sub-deacon. The sermon
will be delivered by Rev. John Smyth
Of the College of st. Paul the Apostle.
Rev. Martin Egan will be master Of
ceremonies, and in the sanctuary will
be Mgr. C. F. Thomas, rector Of st.
Patrick's. Rev. John NJ. Mcnamara, and
Rev. ]. I. Barrett. A procession from
the rectory to the church will precede
the mass, and during the service a
special musical program will be rem
dered by the combined choirs, the one
of mixed voices under the direction of
Miss Jennie Glennan and the other. of
boys and men. under the leadership Of
Prof r. Mills Silby. with organ and
full orchestral accompaniment Serv-
ices for the League of the Good Shep-
herd will be conducted in the evening
by Rev. John M. Mcnamara at 7:30
o'clock.
In st. Paurs Church. Of which Mgr.
James F. Mackfn is pastor. high mass
will be sung at II o'clock, and vespers
will be solemnized in the evening at
7:30 o'clock.
In the church Of the Nativity. Of
which Rev. F. K Bischon is rector.
the sermon at the high mass at 1890
O'Clock. viii be preached by Rey. A.
his subject being "The Resurrection"
The masses In st. Martins Church
Will be celebrated tomorrow at 4, =,
10 and IL o'clock. the last mass being
will also preach the sermon.
Rev. William ]. McVeigh will sing
high mass tomorrow in St. Augustine's
Church, assisted by Rev. A. ]. Olds, as
deacon. Rev. Lewis J. O'Hern of the
College of ST. Paul the Apostle will
deliver the sermon.
In st. Dominic's Church Very Rev.
George /. Conlon will be celebrant of
high mass at II o'clock, with Very
Rev. J. A. Cowan as deacon and Rev.
mon will be preached by Very Rev.
NJ. j. Foley of the Eastern Mission
Band Of the Dominican Order.
In the Shrine of the Sacred Heart
high mass will be celebrated at II
o'clock by Rev. John Eckenrode. as
and Rev. F. Hurney as subdeacon.
Father Gavan will deliver the sermon.
special communion service will be
held in st. AIMS Church at 7:30 o'clock
for the soldiers at American University
Park camp and the men of the parish
who will receive holy communion in a
body. Rev. T. G. Smyth. pastor of the
church. will celebrate the mass, after
which he will bless the service flag to
be placed in the niche opposite the
American flag back of the altar The
ladies of the parish will serve a break
fast in the school hall for the soldiers
at the close of the service. Rev. Father
Edwin of the Franciscan Monastery
will celebrate and preach at the high
mass at 1920 am.
In the Chapel of the Blessed Sacra-
ment, Chevy Chase, Rev. T. g. Smyth
will sing the high mass and preach at
1890 o'clock.
The high mass will be celebrated at
st. Aloysfus Church at II o'clock by
Rev. Paul R. Commit. rector of the
church, with Rev. D. J. Stack as deacon
and Rev. William A Whalen as sub
deacon. Rev. John Burns will be mas
ter of ceremonies. The semon will be
preached by Rev. A. J. Quincy of Ford
ham University.
Elaborate ceremonies will mark the
celebration of Easter at the Francis
can Monastery, at Rrookland. AS usual,
mass will be celebrated in the early
morning in the holy sepu1cher. High
mass VIII be sung at . o'clock when
the officers of the mass will be members
of the franciscan Order Compline and
benediction will take place at o'clock.
after which there will be a procession
through the church