The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-14
iFNTEN DEVOTION
Is NEARING CLOSE
p,osent Week Is Known
Among Catholics as
"Holy Week"
GOOD FRIDAY TODAY
Aosion Will Be Marked
with Impressive Serv-
ices at Churches

y.,rdy Thursday, which was cell
- Ip the Catholic churches Of
49,, with solemn services yester-
-. marks the beginning OF the end
~ ,,e fantcn devotions in those
Os,,gbes. the final words of which
-n he ,aid at the masses on Satur-
,.r preraratory TO the great feast
u'Is correction, Easter sunday.
ol nrss,ut week. the last of the
i,, Az DAYS Is known among
Lhaiics as Holy Week" and to-
.S'bor With that preceding, Passion
~ " marks the commcmoration
", ,bo passion Of Jesus Christ which
La pp 10 the sacrifice OF Calvary.
Uomagc IN Hymns.
In the divine Office OF the church
a. bymrs in honor OF the suffer-
inss Of the Saviour are tho out
.Sndlng parts for these two weeks.
An the crosses, statues ana sacred
nletures have been draped In purple
n sllusion TO the concluding words
~ the gospel Of Passion Sunday, as
,sken from tho eighth chapter OF
st John: But Jesus hid himself
and went out OF the temple
palm Sunday saw the blessing and
dls,ribution OF the palms in COM
msmoration OF the entrance OF the
Psdeemer to Jerusalem, with the
multitude, bearing palms and olive
branches. went out to welcome Him
vith cries OF ''Hosanna." During
,bs mass Of this day was read the
gospel narrative OF the passion as
,oN by 81. Matthew In the 25th and
san chapters. In the mass OF Tues
day the passion narrative was taken
from the gospel OF st. Mark, on
wednesday was read the story as
eren in the 22nd and 23rd chapters
~ the gospel OF st. Luke and finally
today read the passion narrative
from the 2Sth and Goth chapters Of
the gospel OF 81. John. Thus from
the gospels OF the four apostles the
church has constructed the complete
details Of the last days on earth
ofthe Saviour OF mankind.
Usual Mass Omitted.
Good Friday services will he held
this morning at both Catholic
churches during which the priests
will be vested in black, no candles
will be lighted nor no musical pro-
gram nor no bells rung. The most
striking and singular feature OF
these morning services is the omis-
sion OF the usual mass. the only day
IN the year in which mass may not
be said. In the evening the services
will consist OF the stations OF the
uoss' with an appropriate sermon.
The "blesslng Of new fire" from
which the Paschal candle is 1T. The
blessing OF the candle is followed
by the reading Of the twelve proph-
ecies Tho pictures, crosses and
statues which have been yelled since
Passion Sunday, will be uncovered
and organ and bells will be again
heard
Elaborate programs are in prep
aratlOn for the services Easter sun
day, which the Catholic church cell
ebrates as the greatest festival OF
the year, commemorating the res
direction Of the Lord. Easter Is said
TO be the oldest feast Of the Chris
tian church. the connecting link
between the old and new testa-
menL' All movable feasts are cal
cllated from Easter although Easter
llseh has no fixed date. The Ccle-
6raiion OF the feast will last for
10 days or until .Pentecost. Easter
Sunday is the Sunday after the first
illl moon following March 81; as
The result tho earliest date of
Easter is March 22 and the latest
April Is.