ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2963, 30 July 1888, Page 2

ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH.

The seating accommodation at St. Patrick's Church, Masterton, was taxed to its utmost capacity at both morning and evening services yesterday, Sol em n high mass was celebrated in the morning by the Rev. father Le Patre,'' assisted by the Very Eev,Father Devoy, S.M„of St. Patrick's College, Welliug-/ ton, and the local pastor, Rev. Father McKcnna. 'Johnson's Massof the Immaculate Conception was rendered except the Agnus Dei, from Wober's Mass in 6. which was sung by Mr H. J. Howe, and "Doua Nobis Pacom" by MrR.K.C. Coleman. The "Etlncarnatus" from Parmer's Mass was snug at the Offertory by Messrs Kowe, Coleman, and Gaskill," and tlm "0 Salularis," was rendered by Mr .Coloman, The Eov. father MeKenna delivered an eloquent sermon, taking for Ins text the 2Gth Chapter of St, Matthew, 26th to 28th verses, on the last supper, The sermon throughout dealt with the doctrine of transubstantiation, and the Keal Presence, and was listened to with onrapt attention, After the sermon, there was a procession, and adoration of tho Blessed Sacrament, Some dozen of young girls, dressed in white, with long bridal veils over their beads, surmounted with wreaths of flowers, headed the procession, vln their hands they. qarricd lighted citndlos. They were followed by a number of boyß in white surplices,, who preceded the Host, borne by the Eev. father Lo Pratre, supported by his colleagiijs, in tlieir rioh:vestments"of embroidery andt cloth of "g01d,;.: The ultar was wudlesYarfanged. oii:

4th suit in the sliapa of a heart, tlio ** \ cpntie being failed with a piofusion of f flows. Tlio music, smeiug, procosbion, md general nriangements weio \otv imposing, and the hurnmg incense combined to make the whole seductive to the -ensos Air k R Bunny condnctidthoohoialseivic63,MissCainok ' * s pii siding at the oigan, and Mi riernoy ncoinp mied on tin. cm net In (.tie evening solemn vespers were sung A sermon wll pieachcd by the Km Futhei Dovoy, SM, fiom thfi , lbi> Epistle Timothy, IV chap, Bth \eiso Tlio loveu'iul gentleman ox- ( c hoitid hm hcaieisnot to beluke wainl in ichgiotis matteis, and to let religion influence tho nftuiis of tueir everyday hie, not to conGne themselves to 6iaiply k * avoid aricvons Bins, foi they weie rfjj comiiiauded not only to " avoid evil - V 'JP but to "do good." Ho particularly urged them not he asluimcd or indiffeicut to 'heii lehgion, its forms and cm anionics, and to liie that the world y reeogniso they wpio faithful Chi istians, The Benediction > it wlmh the" Tantum Eigo" was song by Mi Howe. Sen ices are heing continued lliioughout to dn), and tho forty horns' Adoration will be hi ought to a close by ii solemn High Mass and Pro- ' cession to-mouow (Tuesday) morn- '