Word: sacrament
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...finally he went to the hospital, for a "rest." But autumn came and he did not go home. Suddenly he was gravely ill. He prayed in his conscious moments, and one night the Most Rev. J. Francis A. Mclntyre, auxiliary bishop of New York, administered the last sacrament. He rallied; but four days later, Death, as it must to all men, came to Alfred Emanuel Smith...
...more essential elements. The service was crude . . . but our men appreciated it more than they would have in one of our larger cathedrals, because they had an active part in bringing it about. I probably stepped way out of line by taking it upon myself to conduct the holy sacrament, but I am sure that some of the men who participated, especially those who are no longer with us, and will never be able to take the sacrament again, will forgive me." Commented Rector Jones: "Fully admitting the irregularity, which to many will seem a weak word, of a layman...
...other wartime emergencies it is the duty of Roman Catholic laymen to rescue the Host from the altar or to gather up any Hosts or pieces of Hosts which may have been blasted to the sanctuary floor. Normally only priests and deacons are supposed to handle the Blessed Sacrament...
Like most of his sermons, Father Heitker's sermon last week was short (it tires the deaf to concentrate for long on hands or lips). Then came Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. With signs priests and people sang O Salutaris Hostia, Tantum ergo. With signs they prayed for victory ("Oh Lord who art stronger than all the armies. . . .") and for the armed forces...
...declared the prelates, the Germans have laid the heaviest cross. Almost all churches have been closed, some are "used for profane purposes . . . warehouses . . . a riding school." Even priests "who stood up for the German population under the Poles" have been persecuted. "Tabernacles have been broken open . . . the Most Holy Sacrament desecrated in the vilest...