Evening star., 1921-03-24

sung last night and to be repeated
tonight and tomorrow night. preced-
ing Easter This consists Of the
from the Old Testament concerning
the Savior. but the most conspicuous
feature. aside from the beautiful
chant to which are sung the Lam
entattons of jeremiah" is the grad
ual extinction. as the service pro-
ceeds. of the candles in the tenebrae
hearse, or triangular candlestick.
placed at the epistle side OF the altar
sanctuary. This candlestick was CON
sidered by early writer's as repre-
sentative of the cardinal mystery of
the Holy Trinity. and it is the grad
ual extinction of the lights which
gives the service its name, TIE e.
orae. meaning darkness. At the
opening of the service there are six
candles lighted on the altar and fif-
,r, .een on the triangular candlestick
The candles are one by one extin-
guished at the conclusion of the sing
ing or each psalm until only one re-
mains - the topmost sandle, which
oeing considered emblematic OF
christ. the light OF the world. is no,
e1HnSuished. but is taken down and
hidden. behind the altar while the
finai 'Miserere" is recited.
rms candle is afterward brough,
!ortn and replaced. still burning. in
tme triangle. to signify that though
SnIist. according to his humanity
aied and was laid in the eepulcher, ye,
ne. ne was always alive. according to His
again to life. The darkness which
pervades the sanctuary during the
recitation of the "Miserere" is to re-
mind the faithful of the darkness tina
covered the earth at the death Of
onrisf, and the noise made at the end
r0
SION OF nature at the loss of it's Gre
ator, when the earth trembled rocks
We're rent. graves opened and the vel
or the temple was rent in twain.
semlnarians from Holy Cross Col
lege: Catholic University, assisted the
Church last evening. and will this
evening and tomorrow evening, when
under direction of c. A. Benson, the
Tenebrae" will be sung, commenc.
Ing at 1880 o'clock. At st. Matthew.
Church the same service is being hello
choir directed by Nation Boyce
chanting the Psalms and Lamenta
tions.
Programs Elsewhere.
At. st. Paul's Church the "Tenebrae'
VIII be sung by the choir. and the
clergy Of the parish. alternating, be.
ginning each evening at 1880 o'clock
with Edward Donovan directing Al
st. Aioysius Church the male choir
directed by Glenn Ashley will alter.
nate witt the clergy in the chantine
Of the Psalms and Lamentations. the
service beginning at 1910 o'clock each
evening.
In the other churches of the city
special services are in view. with
ela porate musical services to be held
Sunday.
4 special program of exercises is
being held at the Franciscan Mon.
astery Brookland. D. c. Solemn
high mass. with holy communion and
procession to the holy sepulcher
followed by the mandatun. At 1
o'clock this afternoon tenebrae is to
be celebrated, and at o'clock to-
night holy hour will be celebrated.
The program for the rest of the
week is:
the passion. veneration of the cross
procession and mass of the presanc-
tilted; 3 pm. way of the cross, 4
pm. tenebrae, and pm. funeral
Of Christ.
Holy Saturdays am. blessing OF
the new FIRE and the paschal candle
singing of the prophecies and solemn
high mass, and 8 pm, the resurrec-
tion service.
Easter Sunday-6 : and am.
holy mass and communion at the
holy sepulcher: 9 am, solemn high
mass, and $3.50 pm. compIine and
benediction.
After mass today until the service.
on Good Friday there will be con.
tinuous alteration of the blessed sac.
rament.
Music at St. Johns.
At St Johns Episcopal Church the
choir tomorrow, with instrumental
accompaniment. will render the can.
tata, "Oliyet to Calvary At st
under the direction of Marguerite
Allen Ross. organist and choir di.
rector. 1t will render Sir John Stain.
ers cantata. The Crucifixion" The
offertory solo. Greater Love Hath
No Man" will be sung by Margare,
A Dudley: soprano,
elaborate musical program will be
THE Crucifxion." william Atkinson.
organist at ST. Thomas Church. will
play the Dead March from saul" in
active worker in the church. who died
this week. Mr.. Atkinson will be at
the organ for the cantata. which will
be sung by a quartet composed OF
Mrs. William c. Corbett. soprano:
Miss L. c. Wood. .contralto: George
Day III. tenor, ~. Murray, DaSSO,
assisted by greatly augmented
choir.
At Pinkney Memorial Church,
Hyattsville. the choir. in rendering
The Crucifixion." will be under the
direction of William Harrison Moore.
who has recently taken charge. AS
sisting Mr.. Moore in the solo parts
will be William Luxen and Harold
Townsend of Hyattsville. and Lewis
Goodyear. head of the department of
music of the University Of Maryland.
Miss Grace Ainsworth. a graduate of
the Troy Conservatory of Music, will
be at the organ
At the Chapel of the Transffgura-
tfon the junior choir will render
Stainer's STORY of the Cross" fol-
lowed by a sermon on The Passion
Of Our Lord" by the rector Rev. J.
j. Queally. The senior choir last
night. under the direction of Miss
Margaret Paine. rendered The
Crucifixion.'' Mr.. Hicks and Mr..
Johnscher took the bass and tenor parts.
At st. Patrick's Catholic Church to-
morrow the three-hour devotional
services will be held from - to 8
o'clock. Mgr. c. F. Thomas. rector of
the church. will officiate There will
be special music by the choir. as
sisted by small orchestra The spe-
cial music will be Dubois Seven
Last Words"