Show BEGINNING OF Of lENT lENTIS IS OBSERVED TODAY The Lenten season of ot fasting and Id prayer began today Special services were ere held at St St. St. St Marys Mary's Mars Mar's Catholic cathedral cathedral cathedral cathe cathe- dral and at St. St Marks Mark's Episcopal cathedral cathe- cathe cathedral cathedral cathe cathe- dral and St St. Pauls Paul's church The services at St. St Marks Mark's today tody were a. a m. m holy communion 10 iO a. a m. m morning morIng prayer litany penitential office ofee and ad addres address address ad ad- dress dres 11 n a. a m- m holy communion and ad address address address ad ad- dress 3 1 p. p m. m evening prayer and an sermon SEron Lenten services at St. St Pauls Paul's Pauls Episcopal church b began gan this morning at 8 S o'clock with lh holy communion morning prayer litany and penitential office with address at 10 The services during Lent will wi be conducted by Rev Hev Charles E. E Perkins Perkin rector o of the church At St. St Marys Mary's cathedral 1 mass was 50 solemnized I elI at 6 o'clock et this m morning f g. g end and t vespers will i be sun sung at o'clock this evening with the distribution of ashes and the placing of ot the same upon the foreheads of those tose in attendance This Is Ash Wednesday the first firt day dayot of ot Lent and a holy day observed not alone by Episcopal and Catholic worshipers worship worship- ers era but by practically all al of the evangelical evangelical evan evan- denominations of this and other countries In In the Catholic churches especial significance attaches to Ash Wednesday a custom being the placing o of fine fino ashes upon the foreheads of ot the members of the congregation to t signify th the commencement o of Christs Christ's voluntary fasting period before his death 0 on 1 the cross Two weeks weel preceding Easter comes omes Pass Passion ton Sunda Sunday and the week following o occurs urs Palm Sunday Sunda commemorating the occasion of at Chris's Chriss entry Into Jerusalem Je Jo when the people spread palms upon the highways In his honor Palm Sunday marks the beginning of holy week eek the tho last three days das of ot whir which are very tel ter solemnly observed in anticipation of the gladsome event Easter and the te following Sunday These days dans of ot special cial cal significance are Maundy or Holy Thursday upon which occasion occurred the last supper Good Friday the day of 01 the crucifixion and I Holy Saturday the day preceding the glorious resurrection resurrection tion on Easter morn With the coming of ot Lent Lont many there are who ha voluntarily abstain from meat and a number of luxuries to which th they Y Yare are naturally accustomed and especially fond of In I n the Catholic world abstinence abstinence abst- abst nence from meat met Is required on Wednesdays Wednes Wednes- days as well wel as on Fridays while fasting tastIng fast tast- ing tog Is urged wherever possible without danger to the persons person's health In general gen gen- eral oral the parishioners are called upon on to todo todo todo do penance during this forty day period so that they like Christ ma may endure some of ot the tho discomforts of the world to arise arle again on Easter strengthened in faith and aud better enabled to meet the vicissitudes of life The services to be he observed during dung Lent at St. St Pauls Paul's Episcopal church begInning beginning beginning be be- ginning today will wl bo be as follows Sundays Holy Sundays Holy communion S 8 a. a m. m Sunday school a. a o m m. confirmation lecture 10 JO a. a m. m morning moring service and sermon 11 a. a in m. confirmation confirmation- lecture 7 p. p m m. Bible class cass 7 p p. m. m ml evening prayer and sermon 8 S o'clock Tuesday Tuesday Evening Evening prayer with wih address ad ad- a- a dress 4 Thursday Thursday Thursday-lol Thursday holy Holy communion 10 a. a m. m altar service with address 4 p. p jn n. n Friday Service Friday Service with lect lecture re by Bishop Bishop Bishop Bish Bish- op Spalding p. p m. m The services for holy week welk and Easter Easterday Easterday Easterday day will wI be announced later latr On Friday evenings during Lent be beginning beginning beginning be- be ginning on February IS 18 at 7 Bishop Spalding will wi give ghe a course of ot lectures lEctures on the following The Church Idea The Church a as a MIssionary Missionary Mis MIs- ls- ls Force The Church Formulating ing Doctrine The Continuity of ot the Church The Church of the Future |