Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-05
HoBoKEN MISSIONARY HEARD
 AT ST. PATRick's EASTER DAY

. The majesty of antiquity. the ma I iesty of numbers--since the same 1 Holy Sacrifice was being offered n the same way in every part oI the world-the majesty of stability in 1 church with unchangeable ana uh
 changing ritual, lent the customary iroportance and rejoicing to the ser l s1ices ii, st. Patrick's church on the | fe stival of the resurrection. Unveiled Il statues and crucifxes signif.ed the T Termination of Lenten sorrowing,
 while the beauty and fragrance pI Il spring flowers, the newly lighted flame of the paschal candie-sympoi
 of the Light which shone among the , Gentle s-wlth the jubilant note of , 1 organ, orchestra and voices com bined iii expression of the ancient chrreh's joy in the glory of her risen Lcrd.
 To add to the interest of the day, the forty hours devotion began, fol- 3 1 lowing. the high mass. Up to that hour q sermons hymns and anthems had re-
 told in varying phrase the wondrous 1 truth of life from death which gives 2 Easter Bay it's significance. making | it the Div otal feast of the Christian d year At the children's mass at o. T c.cck youthful voices had blended ' halmonIousiy in announcing the mar : vel of the resurrection. the junior ' choir singing well under direction Of s.1 Organist Frank L. Farrell. In the H. solemn high mass at 10.S0 additional II voices increased the volume and eff q feet of the regular choir, Durand's IT mass providing many solo opportuni- d ties for the quartet, Mrs. Frank L.. le Farrell, Miss Loretta Belleheur. Mrs of John F. Doyle, Frank G. Aubrey, Dan
 l iel L. Gleason and John F. Doyle.
 Lang's string orchestra assisted the
 organ, the eight members playing
 with the delicacy, understanding and R surety which they always manifest in
 these festival services. MT. Farrel sn has the skill of holding his voices and 'n musicians under good control and oi le evolving most satisfactory results ir u the interpretation of such big mum sii bers as the Hallelujah Chorus an( I others given so well. A pleasing inno a vation was the singing of chorus O is thirty children during the procession .,a of the forty hours; the little girls hat iu i been trained by Mrs. Farrell and thei cn precision and intelligence promise r well for future choruses. Before tn aS devotion Mrs. Farrell sang Mir Far - rels beautiful composition, Easte mns m Hymn.
 n n In the solemn high mass Rev. Pc .ad ter J. Cuny was celebrant. Rev. Fla
 ther Theodore, from the famous Pas he sionist Monastery in Hobolen, wa i,, uSdCOllt dtlQ IleV. myleB F. N1dlVln wa ;+-a sub deacon. Father Theodore deliy poo cred the sermon, having read the gos KY pei for Easter Day, as narrated b oI St. Mary Is. 1-7, the angels wond to rous announcement of the resurret ort tion to the holy women who sougi da- the tomb that they might anoint Il fu- Saviour with sweet spices. Conside md ing the resurrection in conjunctit with the fact that the forty hour
 6pW0TiOf1 of ent mass. Father Theodore took as u at keynote of his convincing discour ces Faith is the evidence of things ul fed seen." His theme was the belief
 is the Divine Presence, the Roman Cat ,ent olic church's literal following of t li ScriL lures, the firm faith in the proI
 ise of the Saviour that He was to d
 yet was to leave to His followers. n such nourishment as He had mira AGO ulously provided in the prefiguri
 multiplication of the barley loay
 and which was temporal but nouris the lnoI4t for mems souls, His own Divi ears Body. eating which thev were to bo toy life everlasting. The Divine purpc
 Tn in the trial of faith, in so far as sol au- men, like the doubling Thomas, m 'on- insist upon seeing before they can [ vlcn ilete, was beautifully outlined a lld- l9gjcally upheld, in an appeal to f our- preachers hearers to kindle this fa ap- to warmth which will lead them the seek this divinely provided food i of their souls frequently lovingly. grat leg fully, and with ever increasing bel .un- in the promise of their Risen Sayio ding The forty hours devotion, an a pure cient form of commemorating the I
 of riod during which the body of was Lord remained in the tomb will co ssue tinue until Tuesday morning. Tn, ebts will be masses at 5.30. and S per clock today (Monday) and Tuesd not the s o'clock mass each day being sand high mass. Tuesday there will be two peated the procession of Sunday liars which the children showed. as II
 annually do, the wonderful train oved and discipline which they receive fir t of the holy nuns, their instructors. ldon Sisters of Mercy of the parish.
 The Easter offering. always ube
 in this church, was for dioce,
 charities. YER The canopy during the process odon was borne by Alexander Kiiroy T,
 B. K. Tarrant, John r. Corcoran Z ,laas Austin Furlong. , an ---------- ---