Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-24

sented by the priests saying these
masses.
Mass at University.
Right Rev. Thomas J. Shahan,
rector of the university, will be cele-
brant at the midnight mass and will
preach the sermon. A special Christ
mass musical program has been ar
ranged. At o'clock the first masses
will be said at the various affairs in
the crypt. and among the celebrants
will be Mgr. Edward A. Pace. Mgr.
George A. Dougherty. Mgr. Phillip
Bernadini, and Mgr. Hugh T. Henry.
The professor-clergymen who are
teachers in the university, will in
clude DR.. c. ]. Connolly, DR.. Fran
cesco Lucid, DR.. Timothy Mccarthy,
and DR.. Bernard A. McKenna.
High mass will be celebrated at the
main altar in the crypt at 10 o'clock,
with DR.. McKenna as celebrant, and
the Marist choir furnishing the mus.
ical program.
AT o'clock in the afternoon there
will be benediction, and this will be
accompanied by the children from st.
Eincent's Orphan Asylum. At 1880
o'clock there will be the rosary and
Christmas carols.
Those who say mass during the day
will include the Claretian Fathers,
the Carmelites. the Sulpcians. the
Brazilian, the Dominicans. the Mary
knobs. the last being the Priesthood
that has to. do with the foreign mis-
sion field. The nationalities repre-
sented will include Spanish, French,
English, Irish, Canadian, Italian, Pol
ish, Portuguese and German.
Tickets of admission will be re-
quired only for the midnight mass and
may be obtained free of charge at
the National Shrine.
Federation Program.
A special service will be held at II
o'clock tomorrow morning at Mount
Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal
Church, with Rev. DR.. w. A. Lam
beth, the pastor, in charge. This
service will be broadcast by WRC.
At Hamline Methodist Episcopal
Church there will be a community
Christmas tree at 1880 o'clock this eve.
ming, with Christmas carols. and songs.
Rev. DR.. Joseph r. Herson will con-
duct a service tomorrow morning at
o'clock.
The Washington Federation of
Churches will conduct special services
tomorrow morning at II o'clock at the
Foundry Methodist Episcopal Church
Services, beginning at am. will be
held tomorrow at the Petworth Meth
odist Episcopal Church with Rev. DIR.
Edward Hayes officiating.
Rev. Paul Sperry. pastor of the
Church of the Holy City. will conduct
services tomorrow at IL o'clock.
At st. Paul's English Lutheran
Church, Rev. DIR. J. T. Huddle will
conduct services tomorrow morning
at o'clock.
There will be service at Z o'clock
tomorrow morning at Epiphany Luz
theran Church.
Rev. j. j. Queally, rector of the
Church of the TRANSPORTATION, will
conduct services tonight at midnight
and tomorrow at 1880 and IL am.
Christmas services at the Holy
Rosary Church, Third and r streets,
will begin at midnight with a solemn
high mass, to be celebrated by Right
Rev. Mgr. F'ilippo Bernardini. The
sermon will be delivered by Very Rev.
f. Lucidi, professor of the Catholic
University. Masses. tomorrow morn.
ing will be at s. 9 and 1890 o'clock,
The. last will be a high mass. Solemn
benediction of the blessed sacrarne Mt
at 1880 in the evening.
The midnight mass at the Shrine
OF the Sacred Heart tonight will be
broadcast.
A special service Will be conducted
at o'clock tomorrow morning at the
Luther Place Memorial Church. Rev.
DR.. George M. Diffenderfer, the pastor
Will have for his sermon topic, "The
First Christmas Sermon" There will
be special music by the quartette.