Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-06-23

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lend a certain tone of righteousness to
the whole procession in its progress
toward the church. As the children un.
der the sweet tones of the organ and the
singing of canticles by the choir, march.
ed up the middle aisle two by two, with
Ornamented candles in the right hand
eyes cast down, land deep expression
of devotion and pious exultation on their
beaming cOuntenances, they truly pre-
sented an interesting and edifying spec
tacle to the whole congregation assem-.
bled.
The children being seated, high mass
was celebrated as usual by the pastor
No special music had been prepared for
the occasion, as Mrs. DR.. Du Paul, who
presided at the organ, had not been able
since her recent arrival in ChebOygan,
to find time to teach the choir a new
mass, but one of the masses previously
learned was sung, interspersed with a
few appropriate hymns, the effect of
which added not little to the solemnity
of the occasion.
The pastor having many announce
ments to make that day, felt compelled
to dispense with the sermon he had pre-
pared; he cOntented himself with simply
making few extempOraneOus remarks
upon "the day of First Communion be-
ing day of JOY and happiness for all;
first for the children, because they are
permitted to receive, in all tie innocence
of their soul, for the first time in their
life, the Bread of Angels; secondly for
the older persons, because it recalls to
them the days of their youth, with the
sweet memories of simplicity, sincerity
and innocence which distinguish child
hood from mature age.
At Communion the children approach
cd the Holy Table, eight by by eight, in
the most perfect order, the boys first
and the girls next, and none could
watch their devOut mien without being
convinced that all were deeply impress
ed with the importance of the favor
which was vouchsafed them for the first
time in their life.
After mass the children were conduct
ed to the school in the same order in
which they had been brought in before
mass; there they were met by their de-
lighted parents and friends, whose joy
and warm tears bore evidence to the
truth of the remarks the pastor had
made, that the day of First Communion
is!the happiest day in our life.
In the afternoon all the communal
cants assisted at Vespers and Benedic-
ton. Before Benediction, the renewal
of the baptismal vows as made by all,
the act being read in clear and distinc-
tive voice, by Miss Matilda LeGault. A
large number of girls were also received
in the SOdality of the children of Mary,
Miss Mary MOlOney reading the act of
Conservation. Next followed an express
sion of the devotion of all the children
towards the Immaculate Heart Of Mary
in honor of the love the Blessed Virgin
has borne towards her Divine Son and
still bears towards his disciples; this
was read by Miss Ellen Mcdonald. The
sOlmenity of the day closed with the Ben
edictiOn OF the Blessed Sacrament, dur
ing the exposition of which Master
James Mcdonald read an act of cOnse-
Grafton to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
After the closing of the ceremonies,
Rev, Peter j, De Smedt. the pastor. shook
hands with all the children at the
church door and babe them to remem-
Der the day and remain good children.