Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 291, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1912 — 40-HOURS’ DEVOTION AT ST. AUGUSTINE’S [ARTICLE]

40-HOURS’ DEVOTION AT ST. AUGUSTINE’S

Annual Service Commemorating the Time Christ Remained in the Tomb is Being Held. )■ -• .j ..' f Annually, generally during ithe month of December, .the local priests selecting the exact date, a 40-hour devotional service is held by all Catholic churches. During that time the Blessed Sacrament is exposed in commemoration of the time Jesus was in the tomb. The service is continuous throughout the day and all Catholics are expected to attend as many of the services as possible. iThe service was begun at St. Augustine’s this Friday morning and will continue until Sunday night.