The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-04-25
y WEEK ST. JOHNS
.,c,, coLLIeAN AND MoAaAAa a1a
|a.aI aaaI aIeBfo At The TEHEBaAE SER,
|'ees" |hss'"-s s.. JosEPH's ALTAR WAS
BEAUTIFULLY 'IaLI DECORATED. 4

Eps sO+row1Tee +nrs0"rrection OF our Saviour Y Y
6 inpressai1i1'tth AM the services pEescrio !.
johns. pitnal atr were conducted 10y
BY tue tMcGuigan, the pastor, s-aea,ian anu I'm
eher No. numerous conGresaAtto
istants,, = at each service.
preseno, n,orrning ~ beside the dying:
one .sa I Church feels and aroqses ss
tst IA aSiIdren sincere sorrow I'D -,
Der cnii In.hich have laid Him on
sins Wlion Thus 1t is that the
kef 2 I. pTa Tenebrae, with Ito sotemn
he q = fV the psalms and Lameata
ndng 3l nir wv leads the soul before
y, !. ,.aiua1,5er fitlnges to beg forgiveness.
Reaesnst s1as expressed each evening
h cry ~ - moment of the service,
the i4s. tha darkness OF the husned
Ies .sss ~ the pastors voice speaalhs e,aede
fch chhimself and his MOCK. pieaas' ..d
almsT lasrcv on me, Q God, accord
4 're " Thy Thy great Mercy" and
.Ihora JOIn j. COliA5oA1
atnefS Yonahan, 8. J. of Woodstock
M y MA were the preachers At
iTS TSsnebrae services.
v, lG4o INV Thursday a great number
n hUty iOhoners received Holy Com
pa ,an at the solemn High MASS
~ Psi'5 BY Father Reilly. After TEN Mass 81,
Y W gp1sssed Sacrament was CARED ln
Dl'0Or Drocession to the Repository.
e,pb's emn altar had been beaut1-
1O'5pr Sppcorated with lights and
~ M. and Easter lilies and during
as as.ocaozion ~I the small children
s.dSad the Blessed Sacrament,
saV1 'rsHs flowers in the way and sing
\, sT,vS hvmns Of praise. Four gentle
!; tho parish were privileged to
|rrv the canopy.
|MIring the day the Nuns and altar
1 ]. inn women watched before the
Enository m and in the long hours Of
! nigbt the men showed their de-
't;on and seIf-sacritice by taking
Hull oAN
eir turn. z..aon
onahan preached on the Last
'nDer and when the sermon was
HIM 'isSed the kissing of swords quick
''j drsvn from their scabbards. was
ard and the guard or homer eozi-
sting Of Fourth Degree Knights OF
,Iumbus stood and saluted their
wine Commander.
On Good Friday afternoon was
mmemorated the sorrowful way OIL
] Cross which eliminated ON Cali
KY. .-
TSs gloom that surrounded. frtlat
w hill was reflected in a small
easure in St. John'e. The altar
d been stripped and rthei; bare
arble shown pale and cold v no
hts burned; no flowers were lend
! their beauty to Gods house, no
te Of music sounded except" the
mrhful hymn of Mary At, the foot
The Cross. =: -: a..i wv. ,r.,:f.
The first note of rejoicing: was
ard on Holy Saturday when, our
|, the solemn Mass, the first Eas=
: "Alleluia" rang out through the
lrch. The gloom of Calvary had
led and dispersed like "a fog re
aling the sun streaming in: on: the
oxen sepulchre.t And thfs note rot
was continued all Easter day,
,ecially at the beautiful ceremonies
the Solemn High. Mass; once again
altar was resplendent i'm lights
flowers, and the children ~
ces sang sweetly and joyously: the
riOus resurrection. The. Solemn
lpers we're sung by the Senior
liI and Father Colligan preached.
b the High Masses and the
sning service were crowded. VI.
he Junior choir was under the
ectiOn of the Rev. E. F. Reilly and
sisted of the following members:
NE Noel, Verona Walsh, Jane
,nan, Mamie Massicott, Lillian
lest, Ruth Harman, Helen Bowers,
rgaret Rupert, Alberta Sinnott,
fy Lynch, Mary Bitzell, Helen
ifey, Norah Chrest, Frances Tub
., Winifred Lynn, Theresa Rup-
T. Madeline Weller, Emma Ying-'
J. Angela Boylan, Josephine Card.
! Catherine Gardner, Lane Wing
8 Alan Eckenrode, George Baum
'tner, Robert Tubman, VIM. Eeken-
e' Albert Massicott, Gordon Cootes.
'eph Matthias, Gloyd Leahy,
omas Stnnott, Gunther Chrest,
renee Walsh, Frank Velnoskey;
nls Boylan, John Rupert, Robert
ngabarpar -...;.'