Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-04-12
81 The Sa
Holy Week
in the
Eternal City


There Is always large crowd az
s.. Peters Cu Palm sunday and as
early as eight O'Clock the people begin
q assemble. The ceremonial itself
lasts about three hours and in order
O. see u many visitors stand Tor i've
~ SIX hours. Ladies alone are ia
vcret with seats. and only then II they
are IN dark dresses end with black
wells over their heads. instead ~ hats
end brunets one ~ the papal regi-
meuts g. always on duty within the
sacred precincts o. be replaced by the
noble guard = the pope when the
latter enters the church. During the
service the chief sacristnn brings forth
en- arufui q so-cnIled palms and
places them on the high altar. These
are stalks shout three feet long re-
semhlIn- a walking cane dressed mr.
with wIsrs - yellow straw. IN reality
they arr sticks O. which artificial palm
leaves had been glued
his holiness the pope who dresses
plainly Tor the ocrnsiUn on account
a. the fact that the church Is still In
mourning during the Lenten selsos,
enters the church ln his chair % state.
lie advances NJ the nave: he gives
his blrssIn. % the assembled multi
tudeS until BE- finally reaches the
thrnue az the further eud II the
church.
Blessing the Palms.
After some music the pore proceeds
O. bless the palms which are brought
20 him from the altar. The blessing
f. effected By reading certain prayers
and the Iucensing ~ the palms three
times An emhrridered apron is now
placed uuun the pUpe's knee and the
cardinals advance 60 his holiness. re-
GIVE a palm from him. kissing his
right hand his kuee and che palm.
The mltrs-d ahbUts. who are next %
receive the palms. Kiss the pOpe's foot
instead - his knee. There = some
more music and then low mass Is said.
after which the pope Is carried back
with the sane gravity % the small
CHAPEL whence he came. which con-
meets BY q passage with the Natlcon.
The great event en- Rome on We'd
nesday On holy week is tne singing Of
the MIserere IN the SIstine chapel.
The service which Is also called Tene-
hrae from the darkness In which -
l. held begins az half-pasf four. The
whole Office Is q nnsiy finished musical
composition which T. performed by the
organ and sung ~ voices ~ what
t. probably the finest choir IN the
world. During the singing - the serv-
tce all the candles on the altar are ex-
tlnEuished one BY one. with the eXcep-
ton - the topmOst candle which Is
conceales behind the high altar. a
symbol ~ deaths ~ all the prophets
before the coming 81 the Savior and
q the resurrection ~ the Christ.
IRE Sacred Oils
on Thursday. the ceremony ~ bless
ire the oils takes pace IN 81 Peters
during mnss. There are three varieties
q oils g. BE blessed and the ritual
surrounding beatincatiOn Il some
what complex. The first Is the
Gil q the catechumens used In
blessings. baptism. In cUnsecrating
churches 90 CrialninE priests and
q blessing and cr0wning SOW
eresens The secoud Is the OH used
IN extreme JUNCTION administered O.
those Who are dying while the third
CO sacred chrism composed = OF ~
TIE balm ~ Guead = used In cunfrma-
ton. in the conservation q bishops
and "a the blessing ~ bells. The hish-
CPS are attended by ~ least twelve
priests with seven deacons and seven
suh3cacCns an rohed IN white. and
the cprcmuuv u most impressive %
ERE members - IRE Catholic church.
AL TIRE bells in Rome are mute from
half past eleven On Thursday morning
Until saturday evening and such l. the
fOrce - custom that IN many % the
hotels handheiis are employed 20 ar.
nOunce tie hour for dinner and even