| Show Holy Week Services at St. St James Holy Week began at Saint James Catholic Church with the blessing of the palms last Sunday The Palm Sunday service service ser sr vice began in the Parish Hall where the palms were blessed blessed bless bless- ed and distributed to the congregation con con- A procession was formed led by the servers servers and the Rev Victor G. G Bonnell Pastor who were followed by the congregation congregation congregation Into the church This commemorated the entry of Christ into Jerusalem THE NEXT major service will be the Mass of the Lords Lord's Supper at 8 pm tonight Thursday This Holy Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day Mass recalls the Last Supper Supper Supper Sup Sup- per of the Lord an and His institution institution institution in in- of the Holy Eucharist 1st The Mass will be followed by a procession honoring the Holy Eucharist The church churchwill churchwill churchwill will remain open until midnight midnight mid mid- night to allow time for private private vate prayer and meditation on the eve of Good Friday THE GOOD Friday observances observances vances will begin at 12 noon with Stations of the Cross and anda a sermon The Stations of the Cross will be repeated and a sermon given at 5 30 p pm m This will be followed at C G Cp p pm m by the Liturgy of Good Friday the major service of the day which commemorates the thc death of Jesus Christ TH THE E HOLY Saturday Vigil service begins at 8 p pm p.m. m. m with the carrying of the lighted Easter candle through a darkened darkened dark darl ened church This symbolizes the risen Christ and the pillar of fire that led the Hebrews out of of Egypt This will be followed by the blessing of of the Baptismal waters and the reading of passages passages passages pass pass- ages from the Old Testament The Mass of the Vigil follows EASTER SUNDAY the usual schedule will wiil be observed ed Mass at 8 a sm am m and a High Mass of the Resurrection at 10 a am a.m. m. m |
