Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-08-02
ITALIAN SERVICES.
The Rev. Louis RieVecctO CELEBRATE
the First Italian Services in Connes

The Rev. Louis RievecctO Celebrates
the First Italian Services in COnnee.
ticut in st. Patrfck,s Hall Yesterday
The Italians Much Pleased-Bfsh op
McMahon Makes Remarks-Services
at st. Mary's the Coming Week
other Items of Catholic Interest.
About a yeal ago petition was circulat-
ed among the Catholic Italians of the city
and extensively signed by them for the pur
pose of obtaining priest of their own ma
tionality who would devote his time to his
Italian brethren. The petition was sent to
Rt. Rev. Bishop Mcmahon, who, upon inves-
tigation, has decided that the request of the
petitioners should be granted. He has Sc
lected for the new field the Rev. Louis Rev
eceio an able and jealous priest. Father
Rieveccio arrived here last week and at once
set about making arrangements for his first
Italian services, which were held yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock in St. Patrick's church
on Wallace street. Father Rieveccio had
given out to his parishioners last week that
the first mass presided over and said ex-
clusively for Italians would be celebrated at
10 O'Clock Sunday morning, August 1. The
result was that the children of sunny Italy,
together with tn cir wives and
children flocked to the church in large
numbers. Some came from Fair Haven
some from St. Johns, St. Mary's and
Sacred Heart parish and still others from the
outlying districts of the city where the genial
Italian is known to reside.
At the hour appointed for the service to
begin over 500 people were in attendance.
Father Rieveccio celebrated the mass and
preached very instructive and inter esting
sermon to his brethren in their native
tongue. The Ri Rev. Bishop Mcmahon, who
was present, gave his italian parishioners
some good sound advice and told them to
love and revere their new pastor. The Rev.
Father Rivieccio preached on the dignity of
man. The Rev. Fathers Harding and Null
holland were present at the mass.
The Italians expressed themselves as mu Oh
| pleased with the change in their religious
services. Heretofore many of them who
have an imperfect knowledge of the English
| language have not profted much from the
| religious services conducted in the Catho-
| lie churches of the city.
| The altar in the hall where mass was said
yesterday was decorated with flowers ar
| ranged by the sisters connected with the
church. There will be service conducted
| by Rev. Father Rivieccio every Sunday at 10
o'clock hereafter and will be exclusively for
Italians. Father Riviecco will also start an
Italian Sunday school soon.
| A meeting of the Catholic Italians of the
city was held yesterday 1t was decided at
| the meeting that there were enough of them to
| support an Italian priest. Mr.. Paul Russo
| presided at the meeting. 1t was concluded
| that they should extend their hearty support
| to their new pastor.
Wednesday will be the feast of st. Domi
| nick in the Catholic church and the Domini-
| can fathers of St. Mary's church will cele-
! brate their patron saints feast in their usual
manner. There will be masses and vespers
| and benediction during the day.
The exposition of the sacramento will take
place at St. Mary's church next Friday. The
usual services will be held.
The Ri. Rev. Bishop Mcmahon is visiting
at St. Patrick's parochial residence.
The Rev. Father Lynch preached a very
| eloquent discourse at st. Francis church at
| the 10 o'clock service yesterday morning.
| The Rev. Father Mulholland is building an
| addition to the St. Francis parochial school
to accommodate the increased number of pu-
| pills the coming school term.
| The Rev. Father Harding of the St. Fran
els orphan asylum, who has been ill, has re-
covered and is again attending his duties
| The Rev. Father Higgins, a Dominican
father, preached at St. Mary's church yester-
day morning to a large congregation. His
| subject was on ''Man's Self" He treated
the subject in very earnest and taking man
ner and greatly interested his listeners.