The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1876-06-11
Flint Oommunionss aad connrnations.

Since his aYrival in the eity last Tnesday
niaht. the Right Rev. Bishop Of Natchez has
basn very hard at work administering the Sac
'Fauoent of Confirmation in . number Of our /
ehurches As we have not yet received re- |
port of the number confirmed ut the church OF
the Sacred Heart, which ceremony took place
Saturday morning, we cannot give the e1act
number of the persons confirmed during the
week, but estimate that it cannot be muen
less than 1850.
CHURCH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIsT.-At this
church. last Wednesday merning, large num-
Der of children made their First Communion.
10 the evening of the same day, at O'Clock,
345 persons, among whom were quite number
Of adults snd four converts, were confirmed by
the Bishop Of Natchez. We stated Last week
that the number Of candidates for con firmation
ould approximate 500. This was an estimate
made by Father Kenny before the classes had
been examined. The results of this examination
In some cases, and the poverty of the families
in others, made 1t advisable to withdraw o
number of the children, hence the difference
between the estimate and the actual figures.
CHURCH OF sS. PETER AND DPAUL-Thursday
morning at z O'Clock, the children ofst. Peters
parish, Very Rev. G. Moynihan, Pastor, to the
number of about 200, made their First Commu-
nion. Immediately after Mass the Right Rev,
Biehop of Matches confirmed 100 persons, Of
whom two were converts.
ST. MIcHAE1s CHURCH o'clock A. NJ /,
Thursday, 80 children made their First Com
munion in this church, of which Rev. T. Heslin
| is Pastor. The same day at P. NJ, Bishop
Elder confirmed "a persons.
CHURCH OF THE IMMAcULATE CONCEPTION.
Last Sunday the College boys, to the num-
xho;- OF ne
Jesuits Church. Friday evening, at 6 o'clock,
these boys and 90 other children, making q
total of 142. were confirmed by Bishop Elder.
The number Of persons confirmed at this
church since Easter is thus raised to AGO, as on
the Feast of the Ascension the Bishop OF Tam
aulipas confined 31s persons.
CONVENT OF THE GooD SHEPHERD
10 and IL O'clock Friday, Bishop Elder visited
this Convent and confirmed thirty five persons
ST. PATRIcK's CaURcH.-The First Commu-
MON of the children of St. Patriok's parish took
place last Sunday, and Friday evening,
at O'Clock, Bishop Elder confirmed them and
a number of adults. 12O persons altogether re-
| ceived the Sacrament of Confirmation.
Our LADY OF THE SACRED HEART.-on the
Feast of the Ascension, the children OF this
parish made their First Communion, and were
counrIhea ny otsuop Eiuer 0oSu1o9y A"AnhnS 81
| 10th inst They numbered about 140
| ST. THRREsA's.-First Communion at CSC
O'Clock this Sunday morning. Confirm alton
| at S. P. NJ
ST. JosEPH's.-First Communion at ths
8 o'clock mass to-day Sunday. Confirmation
! after High Mass, "a
Holy TRINITY, THtRD D1sTRICT.-First Com
munion at 7:30 o'clock this Sunday morning
REDEMpToRtsT CHURCHEs.-The Right Rev
Bishop of Natchez will administer the sacra
ment of Confirmation at the three churches o
the Redemptorst Fathers next Tuesdsy, 1871
inst, at the following hours ct. Mary's (Ger
many. A. NJ; ST. Alphonsus, 10 A M AM
Notre Dame de Bon Seconrs, at P. NJ.