Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-19
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER CHURCH

at midnight Christmas eve The
Rev. Joseph V. Buckley, pastor, will
be celebrant and will deliver the
Christmas message. The following
musical program will be furnished
by the Senior Choir. assisted by
string quartet and harp under
the direction of Charles J. Famosa,
U. S. N. r., organist and choir
master
Pr9 .sssanp Break Forth Beautsous
Prayer" from "Hansel and Gretel1
Nazareth" -- Gounod
% Holy Nieht S"iau ' ADAM
silent Night" $3.50 - Gruber
Introitus '.Dominus Dixit'' Tozer
kyrie and Gloria. 'Missa Choralis''
Graduate. "Tecum Prncipium" Gruber
Cfedo' MlSsa IN hon. St. Lawrence
Ofertory, 'Laetentur Coeu" Becker
Sancius Benedictus and Agnus Del"
Rehce
81 In splendorbus" ---- Tozcr
tc' pastoral Symphony" Handel
ReceSsional, "Halleluia Chorus" Handel
ST, JAMES CHURCH, Mount
Rainier, Md.-The Rev. George A.
Gingras will be the celebrant at
the midnight mass Christmas eve.
The mass will be preceded by Christ
mas carols sung by the choir of
mixed voices. The program:
PROFESSIONAL, 20 Holy Night"
Proper of mass by A. Edmonds Tozer
Responses by Dress; 'Kyrie" and GLORIA"
Je Batnolomens; Credo" L. Perosi;
n sa!1nctus'' 'Benedictus' W. and ,"AgnuSs
ofertory. Ave Maria" ''N- =
Communion PANS Angelicus" and
solo!sts Ellen Robcheau. Mary V VsnreE
man kathlyn' sopranos, Mary D. Haean.
Mary Theresa Gerhardt: contraltos Joseph
oasso. The choir Is under the direction
OF Mary p Hagan the organist, who wln
be assisted by Margaret Smith, viollnist.
ST. MARTINS CHURCH, North
Capitol and T streets.-Right Rev.
MSgr. Michael j. Riordan, pastor.
There will be special music for the
midnight mass on Christmas eve.
sung by the mixed choir under the
direction of Margaret M. Gauges,
the organist. The soloists will in
clude Catherine Kelly and Angela
Picciano. sopranos: Mary Alice
Klingenhagen. contralto: Thomas
Carroll and Leslie Taylor, tenors:
Richard Baardse and Edward Kane.
bassos.
The following is the program for
the midnight mass:
Proper Pro of mass Tozer
ofertory motet. "Adeste FtdeIss,yINMoT y H3f1
. For a half hour before midnight mass
the choir will sing Christmas carols in
Silent Night Gruber-wiIson
Christmas Hymn" - Diehlman
1T Came Upon the Midnight Clear wills wills
"Gesu Bambino" ~ Yon
% Holy Night Adam
The program Of Christmas carols will be
repeated at the IL o'clock mass on Christ
mas day, which will be a low mass fol-
lowed by benediction.
ST. MARY'S CHURCH, Fifth and
H streets NW-Rev. C. L. Boehmer,
pastor. The following is the pro-
gram of music for the midnight
mass on Christmas eve:
Before mass. Silent Night" See Amid
Dear Little Children"
Mass in Minor --------H. J. Stewart
otertory, "Ade este Fdeles'' II No 511fo
At the communion, ,"Jesu Bambino" P Yon
After sI,I mass 20 Holy Night" Adam Buck
Gertrude Misel; tenor Jack Buckley: bass,
A. A; Moore; organist and director. Ar
mand Gumprecht.
ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH, Tenth
and G streets N.W-Rector, Very
Rev. Lawrence J. Shehan. Solemn
mass will be celebrated at midnight
Christmas eve. The singing of
carols will. precede the service and
will start at 1870 pm.
Quartet-Marie Cook, Celia FL
oravanti, Salvatore Lupica, Lean
Pousson. Chorus of IS voices. Or
ganist and director, Jennie Glennan.
ST. PETERS CHURCH. Second
and c streets S.E.-Rev. Walter j.
Hayes, pastor will celebrate the
solemn mass at midnight Christmas
eve. Beginning at 1870 pm. the
mixed choir of 40 voices, under the
direction of Christopher S. Tenley,
will sing the following program,
with organ, violoncello and harp
accompaniment.
Nazareth" Gounod
. "AnseIs Ger the Fields" FTsnch
'The Angels song" 80 Tschesno RRtSs
The Bishop of Sevill" -Aragon carol
"Gesu Bambino" ---- Yon
sH Silent f NisRt with descano ra'he dr rnn
Kyrie and Gloria, "Missa soiemnis in A."
''Tecum princinium, Rsvanello
credo, "Mssa soemnis in A. FrancS
"Loetentur Coei' -------- Carturan
Sanctus. Benedictus and Annus Del,
Communion motel "Adeste Fidsles,% sa ~aua
Pants Anselicus, "Missa solemnis in A.
Franck
Holy SEht adam
Soloists, Cathreen Carrico, Edna
Colbert; sopranos, Hazel Arth, Caro-
Ign Manning; contraltos, William P.
Shanahan, John Balsinger, tenors;
Gerald Whalen and Howard Samsel.
bassos. No tickets will be required
and no seats reserved. The church
will be opened at II o'clock.
ST. STEPHENS CHURCH, Twen-
ty-fifth street and Pennsylvania
avenue N.W.-For the solemn high
mass on Christmas eve the follow
ing music has been arranged.
Professional, Birthday of the King
Gounod's Saint Cecilia Mass.
Offertory, "Adeste Fideles'' -- Novello
Communion. 20 Holy Night" 80 Adam
Recessional. "Nazareth'' $500 Gounod
"Gesu Bambino' Yon
Soloists-Angelina Ciffo, Nora OConnor,
Mary Wall, Margaret Baltis, Albert
Henkle, Francis Stanton, John Schwab
and James Sales.
Margaret M. Slattery, organist
and director.
CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY
Rev. John F. Fannon, pastor. The
following program Of music will be
sung on Christmas eve by the mixed
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