The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-20
ELABORATE EASTER,
 SERVICES ST. PAULS

Easter Sunday, this day week, comes early this year. The earliest possible date is March % and the latest possible is April 93.
 Easter Sunday is always the first Sun day after the full moon which happens on or next after March 2l, and if the full moon happens on Sunday. Easter is the Sunday sfterS Expressed briefly Easter Is the sunday following the full moon following the Vernal equinox. During the coming week the extraor- dinary solemnity with which the Cath ollie church ovserves Holy week will be witnessed in the many beautiful services 1 to be held in St. Pauls cnurch. The cere. monies are very ancient.
 Palm sunday today; the palms will be blessed and distributed to the people. This ceremony commentorates the. tr. umpha entry of Christ into Jerusalem when the multitudes met him, bearing palm branches and crying out, ''Ho- sanna to the Son of David.' During the n ass the account of the passion as found in the Gospel of st. Matthew will be read in the vernacular.
 Monday three masses will be cele- brated one at noon.
 Tuesday three massess will be cele- hrated. At the noon mass the account of our Lords passion, according to St. Mark, will be read.
 Wednesday three masses will be cele- brated. At the noon mass the account of our, Lords passion, according to St. Luke, will be read. Three o'clock con- | fessions. 7:30 the solemn chanting of the Tenebrae, the singing of the lamen I. tstions and the extinguishing of the gandelson the triangular candlestick, will take place. A special Lenten ser mon will be preached.
 Thursday is known as holy Thursday 1t commentaries the last supper when Christ, the Great High Priest, celebrated the first holy mass. instituted the sac rainent of the altar, and ordained the apostles priests of the new law. A sol enn high mass will occur at 9 o'clock, with a procession through the aisles of the church.
 The blessed sacrament will be carried under a canopy to the altar of repose which is beautifully decorated with flowers, cut plants, palms and wax ta- pers. The faithful visit and adore dur ing the day. At T:s0 D. m. Tenebrae and sermon as on the preceding evening. Be fore the morning mass communion is given each half hour from to g, and confessions are also heard
 During Good Friday the church will be darsened. At 8 o'clock the mass of the pre-sanctified At F m, the solemn. service of the three hours agony will commence. This consists of read- irg, meditatons. hymns and vocal pray CTS. At 2;30 the way of the cross com mences. At 3 o'clock, the hour when the Saviour died, all are meditating on the twelfth station. which records the death. At 7:30 D. m., Tenebrae, lamen- tations and sermon.
 Saturday services commence at 2 o'clock. Blessing of the new fire, bless ing of the Paschal candle, of the Easter water, Of the baptismal font, the reading of the 12 prophecies, the ltany of the saints the holy sacrifice of the mass. At D. m. confessions; three priests will assist; confessions will be heard in Eng fish, French, Spanish, Italian and Ger man
 Sunday Easter Sunday, mass at 6:3o and then every hour on the half-hour till the last mass at 10:3o, which is sol ] emn high mass with special music and special sermon. Solemn benediction of the blessed sacrament after the mass will bring the ceremonies to a close.