El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-13
FESTIVAL MASS
WELL SUNG BY
THENEW CHOIR

HlE1 up the SIDE OF 2 rocky mn
l1neit Juan Diego. arms uplifted IN
marvelinE devotion. for on the pin
nacIe above him stood forth IN glory
our Lady OF Guadalupe. her crowned
head inclined compassionately, her
azure robe gemmed with stars. The
white light seemed to stream from
the virgin and from the nimbus out
OF which peeked laughing cherubs
a thousand people saw, it on Sunday
which was the day OF Guadalupe, for
this was the festive setting beside
the high altar Of Saint Ignatius's
church on East Third street in FL
Every sitting filled and hundreds
standing and Eneehng, the furious
dust storm kept none Of the parish
away. at least half were men and
Youths and boys. who sat all to-
while The women and girls sat to-
Eether on the other side It was q
we'll dressed and contented looking
lot Of folks at the church down there
in the "bosque" where some remark
able things have been done and are
being done, little known Of those who
dweH north Of the tracks
Tor one thing, this church has q
choir Of nearly so, OF whom Two
thirds are men and little boys and
an orchestra Of % or Is instrum eIlts-
Three priests and ten altar boys In
their scarlet and lace -Of0ciared and
performed the services in the festival
me- music was well done The
mass was entirely choral Including
the RESPONSES There was a process
sionnal hymn In spanish when vas
repeated as a occasional There was
special anthem in honor Of Our
Lady OF Guadalupe But me remain
der OF the two hour service was &C
romuanfed with music from q mass
BIZ General The mass is rather
florid and with much repetition OF
words in usual anthem style puL II
has some lovely Passages giving con
siderable scope for the solo voices and
for the descriptive and Illustrative or
chestral scconpaniments.
Perhaps The most orillllant nuInoe =
is the Gloria, though the Credo Is
more elaborately Orchestrared ana
harmoEized- The AEuus Del has some
auueaIfng phrases. and It added 20 the
dramatic effect when a score or more
the sanctuary rail- Ior communion
during the singing Of the -AtsereTe
s-obis7 During the Sanctus. when the
ususe was made Tor the Still mass
Just before the Benedictusr sweet
toned chimes were struck lendlnE
much more dignity and imuressiVuess
10 the dramatic moment than IS pos
rfh1s with the usual uumu6icll tlnkle-
TIE Saint IEnaLtus choir and or
chesrra VIII give concert AZ lne g.
thedra1 Sunday afternoon. January
Is. and one OF the numbers 20 be sung
IS the Credo from this mass The
Gloria 70 be sung at the concert ia a
very rich one by RosslnL
Ia fs suggested that the programs
printed for that occasion should con
fafn the Latin Eo1ds OF the hymns
and excerpts from the mass, 20 be
sung. which win add much 70 the en-
sovT-arr OF those not familiar with
ne liturgy FL Pasoans VIII do wen
~ realize that a most meritorious
work IS going on here IN the ettori
10 develop church music along me
liaer traditional as wen as 1zcdern
fines. Later on Il Is hoped to intro
dues the Gregorian chants for regu-
lar use
Arrangements are under way FOR
she midnight mass Christmas eve and
Tor the solemn high mass on Christ
mas day, which viii be choral