The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-04-14


 st Peters,
 Ths Eternal City 6f Home. vas dfaDsG In purple mourning, SOL smn pfoesssjobs of pilgrims. clergy and ths fsithfpt povsd through fbs churches in holy eofhmsfnor- ation of ths efbtlfizion Df Christ
 T'bs sistins chapel Holy Friday function had not been attended b2 n Pope before today sines ls7b' Jbs Ghsirs to ei9s further sDisrnni' ty io ths hot1 ahar Is1 Pope Plus 10 attend ths ehfstaoH7.
 In Oil ths principal churches oi Home ths nsss of hs Prs srcti. i. fled uss celebrated. Many DN churches, no longer used. were opened for ths first time since las, g6b1 Friday and Wsfs visited b1 the faitbfui 1nd thousands of tour ists.
 AL St Peters a solemn procession moved down ths Wifs hjFlss 10 tho chapel where thh precious relics ti tbs true cross we're exposed TOT VensrHiiOu, Euksnio, Cardinal Fb- eeli, hfnbDflsst Of st Peters. ofti- eiats1.
 All day the esra, cathedral waF crowded with q Vhtiskatf1 tbtDhk sa4 tourists. nuns, priests. seminar ists. Purple GthprtihE hung from Htl ihs Aitsts Hug ctncjflEhs, Iht holy water stDnpE were dry md will rsHBi1 sb nhtil tomorrow Holy Saturday.
 Another procession Whs held t ths Easlita Of f;t John Lhtsf6u where boards from ihs Rlblf around which Christ sud his dis eibjes gathered fgt ihs Last Sup per, Hars exposed for Tsnhrbilon 'the Gby Wss fl hsjf holiday it Rome. Eanks. offices, and stores GiosAg st noon.
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 Antioch Chtt6do. tt1lJ. April n Aas DPJ -= 4 coffin Wbs carried through tho marrow streets pf this viitska today, followed b1 villagers ehs9tlne ths personalities of fh' Virgin Mary. tbs Apostle. and ths 0gteast, Judas isantiDt,
 tt vas ths small. ubptsisbtiouf Passion Play ths villagers snsD every GeO1 Friday,
 The villagers playing ths par Of ths Apostles approached tb. coffin placed in ths village church atid supposed ts contain ths bo11 Of Christ, hn1 iifta1 II h hsli husky. peasant shoulders. Ftscs1 d bY fbs hfthDfihst hH1 foIloUs6 by a procession gf biblical "hhtsg- ters, they bore it through tht streets.
 Tfbs virgin Mary w6s played b, a deyDDt AntieoH mother Ubp Hepl heart bf6k sul1 and Wss ttidfotfhG kt other village women The tslt of Judas was sHaetsG b9 ths village half vii, ffs UaE ths butt sf oil Blows fFOtp sticks tainh1 upon bln asntG gligsttses of sbtish ss ths pfD eesiseu moved along. Esfors il Hsl finished hs lost his courage sp' fled.
 Peasants not taking part knsl tu reverence ss the collin bsEshi ss,d tbe msisbsholg W ht6fE snt fngnrHiHk ptatnts filled ths sprint daV, sGfas belonged to tbs ebbfei btfuuolDk1, but others were th characteristic ismaBts If tbs ftsi ish peasant,
 Antieoii Cerfsas, despite its clos bfgxiDif1 fg Home Is Dfsetlssli undiscovered by tourists and C. days pisv, ike its many ptsdsoes sDfe, wss carried gUt with only few fsfsigg witnesses, Etsftthlhl Nss simple sBg homsl1 aa ufi eDeilsd folk sIors, ssSms of ths ~ fDfs haa played their roles stsf fsOG1 Friday for years when the GFs tso stG their children will fs place ihsfs.
 Most M ths biblical models uss' bt ftgmsn artists oon6s from tbl village, MaDfie ffhfDe, AmsfiHHl s6gtDfef. ssed AgileOii Cgffsdo VI laeefs aH models fgf biss kikshfl faGHsmsgt at Worcester, Mass,