Show TO CELEBRATE HISTORIC FEAST Catholic Churches and Scottish Rite Masons Will Observe V V Maundy V Thursday V RITES OF ANCIENT ORIGIN V V V V 4 V VV DAY UPON WHICH HOLY COM COMMUNION MUNION WAS INSTITUTED V Aside f om Christmas the thie three great greatest greatest greatest est days dahs das in the Christian hr calendar are arc today tomorrow to orr w and a d next Sunday Sunda To ro Today Tod rod day d y Is Maundy Ma Thursday the day upon which the th Lords Supper or Holy Hob Com Corn Communion munion inu ion was W iiI s instituted Tomorrow is IB Good Friday Frida the day d V upon which V Jesus ChrIst was s crucified Next Sunday Sunda is Easter Easler V the thc day d y Christ rose from the dead According to the Bible the Last Sup Supper Supper Supper per took to place pla e the th night preceding prec pre the in Chapter of St Mat Matthew Matthew Matthew thew V the Lat Last L V Supper l Is told of In de detail detail tail In this same chapter Jesus is re recorded recorded recorded corded as V having told of the plot to be betray tray tx Y him V by byJ Judas das Iscariot V The rhe wash washing washIng ing lag of the disciples feet by Jesus and Vand i ithe the ot of Jesus J us are also related It VV was as these three events which gave rise to M iundy tU d V Thursday Th V V VV The technical t meaning mc of Maundy h is mandate or Ilaw s da dil Maun Maundy Maundy dy d Thursday takes es its name as a result of oC the sculptural s n g Jp in St John Ch Chapter pter II m in V which Jesus Jeus is reported to have said sald saidA V VV VV V V V V V JA A AV new new commandment orritT give I unto you ou that one another V V The ceremony of V washing wa VV the feet fee is still sUll V observed in the Greek Greel and Roman Catholic churches It is obsolete in the Anglican V church except in a few places In V the th V Greek V and Roman Catholic churches ch it is the custom of the higher dignitaries rieS to wash feet teet of twelve or more paupers or poor po r priests In Eng und j and ome soni of f the Ole Latin LaUn countries the custom of giving a large sum of money mon for f r charitable ch r purposes p accompanies pini s the pt of washing the feet The mo custom c originated in England in 1661 1602 The Maundy money is still given away na IU It is In England a specially made madO coin com Masons Have Feast Obligatory Maundy Mandy Thursday y is observed in mod modern modern modem ern em times in churches by b the hold holdIng holdIn Ing In V of f V a communion com service The Scot Scottish ScottIsh tish Rite Masons observe the day lay as their Feast Obligatory Following the ob oh nce of Maundy Thursday V the Holy Sacrament Sacr ment V is never again partaken of in inny any ny church until Easter day da Good Fri Friday Friday day da morning usually the Catholic churches hold what Is known as the service At this service the wine is blessed and the bread brok broken broken en 1 but it is not partaken of by b either priests or people V VV VIn In InV V Salt V Lake Late today all V Episcopal Greek V and V Catholic churches will hold holds services nices s in honor of Thursday At the V Masonic hall tonight the Scottish Rite RIter Masons will also commemorate com the day 1 V Obligatory all lights in the Scottish Rite temples all over the world are arc put out They are never until Easter Eister morning On Good Friday the temples are draped In black V in memory of the crucifixion of or Christ V Chen en the lights of the temples are the mourn mourning mourning mourning ing hangings are taken down V Nearly Neaily the same a process Is gone through i with in the he churches No lights are arc sup supposed supposed supposed posed to tobe be seen in any orthodox church from fr m Maundy Thursday until Easter even or the night preceding Easter day After the services in hi commemoration of the crucifixion of Christ which take place from 12 noon to 3 in the afternoon of Good Friday no sounds of ot music are to be heard in any of these churches until Easter even At St Marys Roman Catholic cathe cath cathedral cathedral dral last evening were held the Tene brae brao or Spy Wednesday services Rt Rev Bishop Laurence Scanlan conducted the services assisted by all V the clergy of the V cathedral The bishop preached on the subject of confession |