The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-06
Large Crowds Attend
 St. PauPs Mission
Series of Mission Services to Close
 Tomorrow After Success |. ful Week
of Birmingham, Ala. Statement February 2Sth, 1920. RESOURCES

,Perhaps the most gratifying feature of the entire. mission being conduste st St. Paups Church by the Dominican missionaries. Fathers Clark and Maher, is the response given to their appeals that the faithful show their earnest ness and devotion by the daily recep- aion of holy communion. Morning after morning railful after railfu' come forward during the o'clock and ahe o'clock masses. While one priest is celebrating mass. the other priest is busy distributing holy communion, and although distribution is begun even before mass commences, mass is well advanced before all have re- ceived.
 Yesterday morning after tEe $ o'clock mass Father Clark spoke on .srhe Real Presence" and exhorted hi.s Hearers to have real true devotion to that central mystery of the faith. The speaker urged them to manlIest that devotion by the frequent recep- tion of holy communion.
 .sWhat is frequent communion then?" inquired the preacher, and an swered his own query by the state- uent that frequent communion is com munion each day if possible. then once d week might be considered frequent communion, and if that be impossib ts then the longest interval that m'gn' still be called freouent is one month He quoted in conclusion the promise made by our Lord to those that do re- eeive freouently. "He that eatetn My flesh and drinketh My blood abi1etn in Me and in shiin. and 1 will raise him up at the last day.
 The deyotfpn;of the forty hours com menced at the s o'clock mass yester- day. Father Maher was ceie pIan. , Father Shea deacon and Father Coyle sub deacon After mass the "Pangf Ljngna.p the hymn composed by St Thomas of Aquin. whose feast falls or s sunday. next, was sung The l'tans of the saints was chanted by the mn isters at the altar and by the choir Special prayers were said and th' Blessed Sacrament was enthronea ',l 0l the high altar. which is beautifully decorated with flowers and lights. Ih' Sacred Heart will be enthroned al day today. tomorrow and till after th' 10.So mass on sunday
 After the mass. at which again large crowds received holy communion Father Maher spoke about the Blessed Sacrament and impressed on ms near, CTS the fact that under the appearance of bread and wine the Real Presence dwells. a prisoner of love. for the sal vation of man.
 During the day large numbers of th' Catholics of St. Pauls and of othel parishes visited the church and spen some time in adoration and in ferVen rrayer.
 The last instruction was given yes terday afternoon to the children Father. Clark, who had charge of tn children. believes in giving them few principles and mpressinS tnes deeply. He has told them that the' must be good boys and girls now ant good men and women hereafter. Tn first evening he gave two principles fidelity to prayer and obedience t parents. The following evening tn principles were frankness with parent and good ompanions. Yesterday eve ring he impressed three means Of say ing their souls, prayer sacraments mass. At the end of the instruction he imparted to the children the papa blessing. The children then went t confession and received holy com niunion this morning.
 The attendance at the night servic was. as usual. a capacity attendanct After the devotional exercises tn usual recitation of the rosary. Fathe Naher preached on The Holy Name After explaining the meaning of tn
 
 should never be uttered except wit due reverence for at that name lever knee should bow of those in heavei On earth and under the earth" Fathe Maher then spoke on the vice tha profanes that names the awful vice c blasphemy, and deplored its prevalenc today. He pointed out the very sim pie obligations of the society. namel, to observe the second commandmer of God.
 There will be no sermon tonight; in stead there will be the, holy hour C adoration from 1 80 to s;ao. Durin the hour. which will be silent hou part of the forty hours devotion the missionaries will hear confession
 The masses Sunday will be at tn usual hours. 6:3O. 7:so. s:So and 10:3 The Dominican fathers will preach g all the masses. The last mass vi be mass of reposition. the close ( the forty hours devotion.
 At 7i30 the final service will be hell during which the papal blessing wi be imparted and benediction of tn = -xsr L Cn< <l