The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1932-03-21
LEGION TAKES OFFENSIVE IN JOBS SECTOR
FINAL WEEK OF
LENTEN SEASON
To Be Fittingly Observed
in All the Churches
Throughout City
PALM SUNDAY OBSERVED

Palm Sunday was observed yes
terday In all the churches through
out the city, marking the beginning
of Holy Week, the last days of the
Le..ten season. The Catholic and
Protestant churches will hold spec
ial services throughout the week.
Catholic churches consisted of the
distribution of the palms during all
the masses. Special music was pre-
scented in many churches at st.
Margaret's church, Willow street,
motets for Palm Sunday sung dur
ing the mass included, Improper
ium". by +. X. Witt, 20 Bone
Jesu" by Palestrina, and Pants
Angelicus" by Baini.
During the week daily mass will
be celebrated In the churches. The
Tenebrae will be chanted Thurs
day and Friday nights at the
Church Of the Immaculate Concep-
ton, at 1880 O'Clock. aid Friday
beginning at 1890 noon the three
hour service, concentrating
Christ's three hours agony on the
Cross, will be conducted by Pas
sionist father who has been de-
livering the Lenten sermons at
that church; this will consist of
sermons on the seven last words
with music by the choir.
The customary servic Will be
in order at all Catholis churches
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the
most important days of the week.
On Thursday, concentrating the
Last Supper, at the end of mass the
Blessed Sacrament will be borne
ON the main altar to the altar
of the Blessed Virgin In solemn
procession of priests, altar boys
nd children, to remain there until
the mass of the Pre- Sanctitied on
Good Friday, when there Is q sec
ond procession when the Blessed
Sacrament will be borne back to
the high altar Also on Good Friday
the ceremony of the Alteration of
the Cross will be held during the
morning services and again In the
evening according to announce
ment.
On Good Friday evening at st
Margaret's CHURCH there will be q
sermon b. Rev Richard Bowling,
S. j., the topic, Shadows Before
the Dawn" will present the story
of the Crucihxlon. stations of the
Cross will take place either after
HOOIl VI eNSIiue III All lHe CuuICH-
es as announced yesterday.
Holy Saturday observance In
clude many important ceremon-
ials Of particular significance; first
the blessing Of the fire; this ritual
at the Cathedral in Hartford takes
place In the vestibule. other OBJ
served rituals are the blessing Of
the Paschal candle, the singing Of
the prophecies and the blessing Of
Baptismal and Easter water fol-
lowed by high mass. following
which Easter water Is distributed
to the congregation. At the conclu-
sion Of the mass and the cere-
monies OF the L4enten season are
at an end. the Lenten fast and alb
stinence ending at noon. The or
gan which has been silent, like
wise the bells since mass on Holy
Thursday. will be heard again at
the Gloria of the mass on Holy
Saturday.
On Holy Thursday at the Ponti-
flcal mass at the cathedral in Hart
ford the oils used throughout the
diocese will be blessed. and each
parish of the diocese Is represented
at this mass. Easter Sunday will be
observed with fitting ritual, high
masses with special Easter music
In churches throughout the city.
st Johns church will hold q daily
service at ten o'clock during the
week, also at 1925 Holy Thursday
and Good Friday services will be
held as previously announced, the
Seven Last Words conducted at st
Johns by Rev John N. Lewis. D.
D. other Protestant churches will
also be observe this ceremony.