Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 305, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1916 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

St. Augustine’s Church Notes. Monday, Dec. 25, the church celebrates the feast of the Nativity if Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. The exact day of Our Lord’s birth on earth has never been revealed to us, but the Catholic church has from early ages set apart for its solemn celebration the 25th day of December. In the 4 east, however, the birthday of our Lord is kept on the 6th of January, and for that reason the one and the other festival has been continued, that of Dec. 25 as the Nativity of our Lord; that of January 6th as His manifestation to the Gentiles. “Let us therefore make him a little chamber and put a little 'bed in it for him and a table, and a stool, and a candlestock, that when he cometh to us he may abide there” (IV Kings IV-13). Such was the Sunamite woman’s regard for the Prophet Eliseus, that she would make such preparations for his entertainment. Will we do as much for Christ who is ready to come to us? Take pains, Christians, to occupy this night in pious thoughts and aspirations for the love of God 1 and for the good of your soul making yurself worthy to receive the graces j which He is ready when He comes to i give you. f On Christmas day the order of services will be: The first.highmass with sermon at 5 o’clock. This solemn service will be followed by two other masses. The second mass with a short meditation on the mysteries of the feast of the day at 8. The third mass at 9. Rosary, solemn highmass and sermon at 10. The Rev. L. Spornhauer, of St. Joseph’s college, will preach the sermon at this mass. Benediction with the Blessed Sacrament will follow the solemn highmass. Sunday, the fourth Sunday in Advent, the order of services will be: First mass at 7:30. Rosary, highmass and sermon at 10. Instruction for the children that do not attend the parochial school after highmass. The parochial school will dismiss today for the Christmas holidays and will reopen on the second of January.

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