Norwich bulletin., 1920-12-27
FESTIVAL OF THE NATIVITY
 JOYOUS AT ST. PATRICK,s cHUl

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 An innovation in the music at the ceie- bration of the Feast of the Nativity Sat- urday morning proved interesting to those | in attendance at the second high mass in l St Patricks church. At the first high
 mass at 5.3a Geuneds mass was given
 as announced. This mass was sung by Rev. Thomas Dinan, M s.. of Lasalette seminary, Hartford, and was so largely
 attended that Fathers Dinah and Daniel
 F. Sullivan were kept busy giving com munion. At the g o'clock tchiidren'sl
 low mass the junior choir, Mss Helen
 Doherty orgsnist, gave a pleasing pro-
 gram of Yuletide hymrs the solo in
 Adeste 'Fideles being sung by Miss ThelHaa Clish. Three priests gave communion, Fa- ther Calvin, who read the mass, and Fa- thers Dinan and Sullivan, as was the rule
 at the 7.30 mass, when the Holy Name
 society and other men filled the pews on
 either side of the nave, the low mass be- ing read by Father Sullivan.
 In the solemn high mass at 10.30 Rev. Myles P. Calvin was eelebrant, Rev. Fa-
 ther Dinan, who assisted over the week end, was deacon, and Rev. Daniel F. Sulli-
 van was sub-deacon. Durands Mass had
 been thoroughly rehearsed by the choir,
 and Organst Frank L. Farrell had his
 voices under admirable control. The solo
 ists were Mrs. Farrell, in the beautiful .
 John F. Doyle, Daniel Gleason and Frank : G. Aubrey. Lang's string orchestra sup plemented the organ. playing with the finish and fine understanding which this body of musicians always shows. The : choruses were nicely adjusted to produce 5 the best volume and the blending of voices and went with yerve and swing l and precision during the climax numbers.
 Benediction of the blessed sacrament was ' given by Father Calvin following the g mass and at this time the music was ex- l ceedingly smooth and true. All these volunteer singers certainly deserve well of T the parish for their faithful work week e after week in providing so important a e feature of the offering of the divine sacri. { flee as is the choir music.
 t The innovation referred to came at thG e offertory, in Adeste Fideles, the centur es }, old Nativity hymn of the church farn.i i t to the youngest Catholic child, yet n il. e simple grandeur satisfying the soul oi Il the most exaeting musician. Mir. Farrol d had stationed in the gallery at the gos $ pei side of the auditory the girls of th. e junior choir directed by Miss Doherty e and after the senior sinrers had an t neunced the theme in the opening rains is Miss Thelma Clish took up the melody il l. solo, joined, as the stanza advanced, b, tt the other girls, whose fresh. clear youn, o voices were reinforced by the combined r. senior choruses in the inspiring climax is in which grand organ and strings il l. crescendo blended.
 'f Then came the great pleasure of hear 0 ing Adams 'Noely' given a wenderfull 1t fine interpretation by Charles J. Dyer If MT. FarrelPs artistic organ aeeompani In ment having the obbligato of cello durin V the first stanza and cello and violin dur D. ing the secord. Hearing MT Dyer, one i h. sure of listening to the latest in Eurepea IT method as regards phfasing style an e. finish, to clear enuneation and to ths r. peculiar vibrant quality of baritone ir y- dicative of great reserve power, ease, an of a confidence that none of the beauty ( re his rendering or the theme is lost on thes tn who follow so closely the tonal picture r which he evokes.
 he The rector of the parish, Father Brot " erick, spoke from the pulpit in brief felie ly tations to his people on the coming of tt he festal day of the Nativity after which I an gave place to Father Dinan, who drew h l." inspiration from the reproduction of tf ne crib of Bethlehem in place before the alts nd of the Blessed Virgin. speaking of u h. humble advent of the Redeemer and ii of lessons which it holds for Christia4s IT st, same preacher was heard at the hig he mass Sunday, having read the days epi -rt tie narrating the martyrdom of S
 Stephen and the gospel, Luke ii. 33-I
 choosing his text from the latter, u
 prophecy of aged Simon to Mary, 'Behol III this Child is set for the fall and rising =. many in Israel" Both sermons were ad thoughtful and convincing as they we . eloquent.
 G Vivid poinsettias and red earnatior '' against foil of southern spilax, and t oa glossy green of laurel and holly, adorn G altars and sanctuary. arranged with GU he fror,, tbe ,oar;sh ao.,,a., mLs v, .,ns Mer
 was the annual personal offering of q
 people to their prests-whose salari
 are merely nominal-and was of the sar 1H generous character as in previous yea ay at St. Patrick's.
 of Due to the length of the morning $. the vices, benediction took the place of { er- regular afternoon vespers.
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