Masses of Requiem for the repose of the soul of the late Pope Pius XI will be said in all the Catholic churches of Shanghai on Tuesday morning. The Masses will be celebrated at the regular hours for weekday services. Where there are two Mass hours, the Requiem Mass will be said during the later period. His Holiness died in Rome on Friday morning at the age of 81, ofa sudden heart attack.
The official service in Shanghai will be held in St. Joseph's Church, Rue Montauban. at 10 a.m. on Thursday. This will be a Solemn Mass of Re-quiet, with his Excellency Bishop Haouisée, SI. Vicar Apostolic of Shanghai, presiding. Diplomatic, Consular, Military, Naval and Municipal officials will be invited to attend the service.
Men of war in the harbour half-masted their national flags yesterday as a token of respect of the late Pontiff.
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