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Description: Church News: Catholic Page 4
Date: March 27 1915Newspaper published in: Washington, D. C.
Washington Herald Mar. 27, 1915 Church News: Catholic Page 4
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
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Holy Week in Holy Trinity Church is Georgetown will be in keeping with the custom that has followed for nearly one hundred years, the service, especially that of the “Tenabrae,” Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday evenings, being under the control of the faculty of Georgetown College. The solemn chanting of the Mitins and Lauds on these evenings by the many Jesuit priests of the college has always been a marked feature of the Lenten season at Holy Trinity and this year will be led by President A. J. DONLAN.
Palm Sunday at 11 o'clock the blessing of the palms and the procession around the church by the clergy and acolytes, with music by the vested choir under Prof. Ernest BODIN, will usher in the most impressive service of the church. The distribution of the palms follows the blessing, the faithful holding them aloft during the reading of the Gospel. The choir will sing Charles GOUNOD's “Jerusalem,” Master Joseph SCHECLE being soloist. William CURTIN will sing the “PALMS” with a choir of sixty male voices.
At the vesper service at 7:30 o'clock, in addition to the rendering of the figured vesper service, the choir will also sing a cantata: “By Babylon Wan,” by GOUNOD, with solos by William CURTIN, Philip KING, James E. COOK, and Joseph SCHECLE.
On Tuesday the Sociality of the Blessed Virgin Mary will hold its meeting for the chanting of the Psalms, congregational singing and remarks by Father P. H. BRENNAN.
On Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock the lamentations of the “Tenebrae” will be recited by the clergy, and as the Matins are rather long there will be no sermon, but the congregation will all join in the solemn adoration of the true presence.
On Maundy Thursday the mass will be at 9(?) o'clock, when the Sacred Host is carried in solemn procession to the repository. In the evening the “Tenebrae” will ???? be chanted by the clergy. The sermon, the subject of which is the “Institution of Holy Eucharist,” will be preached by one of the fathers from the college.
On Good Friday the mass of the “Presanctified” will be at 8 a. m. Station of the cross at 3 o'clock with the final “Tenebrae” at 7 o'clock. The sermon in the evening will be preached by Rev. Thomas BOYLE, of St. Francis Xavier Church, New York. The adoration of the cross will close the service.
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At Holy Rosary Church, Third and F streets northwest, Rev. C. De CARLO, pastor. Low mass will be held on Psalm Sunday at 8 and 9 a. m., and high mass at 10 a. m. The palms will be blessed and distributed before the 10 o'clock mass. “The Palms” will be sung by Joseph DURKIN.
Holy Thursday high mass will start at 8 o'clock and the solos will be rendered by Miss M. Elizabeth PENNY. On Good Friday the mass of the Presanctified will be celebrated at 8 a. m., followed by adoration of the cross. In the evening at 7 o'clock will take place the way of the cross and the passion sermon will be delivered at 7:30 by Very Rev. Mons. Aloysius COSSIO, D. D. U. J. D., auditor to the apostolic delegation.
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Tomorrow, Palm Sunday, will be observed at St. Patrick's with masses at 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 o'clock. Immediately before the last mass there will be the solemn blessing of the palms during which ceremony the music will be rendered by the sanctuary choir, directed by W. R. Mills SIBLY. High mass will be celebrated at 11 o'clock by Rt. Rev. W. T. RUSSELL and a short discourse explanatory of the meaning of the palms will be given by Rev. John M. McNAMARA. Special music will be rendered by both the Sanctuary and mixed choirs and will be as follows:
“Introit” (Georgian), sanctuary choir; “Kyrie” (Carey), mixed choir; “Graduale and Tract” (Falsibordone), sanctuary choir; “Passion” (Anson), sanctuary choir; “Veni Creator” (Palestrina), sanctuary choir; “Credo and Offertory” (Gregorian), sanctuary choir; Offertory motet, “Jerusalem” (Gounod), mixed choir; “Sanctus, Benedictus and Agnus Dei” (Dossert), mixed choir; “Communion” (Gregorian), sanctuary choir; hymn to St. Joseph and organ postlude, by Cuilmant.
A grand rendition of Dubois' “Seven Last Words” will be sung by the two choirs Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock. The meditations will be made by the Rev. James A. SMYTH and will be followed by the benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament.