Evening journal., 1919-04-12
CHURCH TO sing OF
CHRIST'S TRIUMPH
His Entry Into Jerusalem to
be Commemorated in
Christian World
SOLEMN SERVICES
OF HOLY WEEK

! Inc churcnes VIII celebrate PAIN
Sunday tomorrow, the first day OF
Holy Week. Palm sunday takes lis
name from the characteristic ceremony
OF that day, which commentaries the
entering for the last time into Jerusa-
lem OF Jesus Christ, when the multi
fudc, bearing palm and olive branches
In their hands, went out 10 welcome
Christ with cries Of hosannas. Palms
viii be distributed in the Catholic
churches tomorrow morning.
During Holy Week an the masses in
the Roman Catholic Church are OF the
Passion OF Christ and the accounts
gwen, respectively, by The four Evan
/ gelisis Of Chrisrs sunerings are as
signed as Gospels for four days, name
/ ly. that by st. Matthew 10 Palm sun
| day, that by st. Mark 90 next Tuesday,
/ that by ST. Luke 90 next Wednesday
md that by 81 John 10 Good Friday.
Next Thursday morning. Holy Thurs
I day, the feast Of the cOmmemoratiOn
Of the Institution OF the Holy Euchar-
ist by Christ. the Catholic Church VIII
allow the celebration In each church
OF one mass only. Each mass VIII be
celebrated with The same splendor as
on the greater festivals. White vest
ments will be worn by the priests cell
ebrating the masses and the all1rs viii
be adorned with flowers Mter the
mass on next Thursday morning, the
mournful ritual Of passiontldc viii be
resumed. Tho altlrs VIII b. cerem0-
nially stripped Of their coverings OF
linen and OF their ornaments. AZ The
mass on Holy Thursday each celebrat-
ing priest Will cOnsecrate an addition
al Sacred Host. which viii serve Tor
that OF the priest officiating on the
following day, Good Friday, when no
conservation takes place After th3.
mass on next Thursday, in each OF the
churches the Sacred Host Is carried in
procession 20 a side altar which Is spe-
cially prepared for the reception OF the
Host.
Next Friday morning. Good Friday
the anniversary Of the Passion and the
Crucinxion Of Jesus Christ, will be cele-
brated. The distinctive feature Of the
Good Friday liturgy will be the omit
ting Of holy mass. In place Of the rcgu-
lar mass. what Is called the Mass OF
the Presanctined, that is, the solemn
receiving In holy communion by The
officiating priest Of the Host conse-
Grated on Holy Thursday, is performed.
The Good Friday services will consist
Of lessons from the Holy Scripture aud
prayers which terminate with the
chanting Of the Passion Of Christ ac-
cording 10 81. John, and solemn sup
plica'ion by the clergy and congre-
CATION for all classes Of people through
out the world These prayers will be
followed by the alteration Of the cross.
which ceremony preccdcs the mass OF
the presanct,ned.
Next Friday afternoon the devotion
Of the stations of the Gross will be held
IN many Catholic churches 10 COM
memorate the suffcrings which Christ
endured from The time that lie was
sentenced TO death until He died on
the cross. In many Catholic churches
in this city suitables sermons on the
Passion Of Christ will be delivered dur
ing the hours from II o'clock noon
until o'clock. These sermons arc
given at the traditional time whcH
Christ is regarded to have suffered for
three hours on the cross.
On Holy Saturday morning the Catho-
lie churches will anticipate the celebra-
tion Of the rising Of our Lord from the
dead. by the celebration OF the mass Of
the resurrection, which is in the full
est sehse. a festal rite. The priests will
be vested in white; flowers and can
dies will be replaced upon the altars |
and the holy pictures and statues in the
churches, veiled since Passion Sunday, /
will be uncovered. organs and bells. /
silent since Holy Thursday. will again
be heard and the chant Of joyful Hebrew
Allelulia will be resumed. Previous TO |
the celebration OF the masses the new
FIRE and paschall candle Will be blessed. |
Passover at the Temple Of Truth.
Passover, the Jewish Festival OF Free
dom. will be celebrated, beginning next
tuesday. Appropriate services TO usher
in the festival will be held at the 'fem-
ole OF Truth, at 6 o'clock, on Monday
evening. This early hour will gi'e the /
worshippers ample time after the ser
vice. 10 make final preparations for the !
Seder. or the beautiful home service
which is a reminder Of the last meal
the paschal meal-in Egypt
Services will also be held nthe rem /
ple ON Tuesday morning. at 10 o'clock. /
Al this service On. Of the old Hebrew
melodies for Passover, Praise the
Lord" will be sung.
Rabbi S. A. Rabin0wiz VIII preach
on the topic, "The Passover Idea OF
Freedom"