The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-27
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PROUD FATHER HANLEY.
Impressive Services at Yes
terday's Dedication of
St. Bridget's New
Church.
BLESSED WITH MANY PRAYERS.
BLESSED WITH MANY PRAYERS.
Father Hogan, of Trenton, Preached
the Sermon, and Many Priests
We're There---Abbot Hilary's
Splendid Robes.

Splendid Robes.
Montgomery street was crowded with a
quiet throng of expectant people that
reached from Monmouth to Brunswick
streets, yesterday morning.
Saint Bridget's splendid new church
was to be dedicated, and the whole con-
gregation was there to watch the cere-
monies.
AS half-past ten drew near the people
massed themselves at the corner of Bruins
wick street, leaving the sidewalks clear
for the solemn procession. The door of
the parochial residence opened at half
past ten, and Hugh Roundtree marched
slowly down the stoop, bearing the cross
high in the air Behind him were twenty
four altar boys, walking two by two.
Then came the holy Abbot, the Right Rev.
Hilary Pfr@ngle, D. D., o. S. B. He had
been vested in the priests house by the
Deacons of Honor the Rev. Father Nc
Atee, S. j., of St. Peters, and the Rev.
Father Patrick Corrigan, of the Church
of Our Lady of Grace, of Hoboken and
they now walked behind him supporting
his robes
The Abbot was vested for the dedica-
tion in three robes. First came the
rochet, robe like short alb, made of
white lace. This is worn by bishops, and
Abbot Hilary was performing an episco-
pal function. Over this hung the stole,
which was made of plain cloth of gold.
This represents the yoke, and is symbol
ical of the burden of mems sins. Outside
of all was the splendid cope, made of
plain cloth Of gold This covered the
Abbot from his shoulders to the ground,
which is saying good deal, for he is
nearly six feet and half high and
splendid in his proportions.
MARKS OF AUTHORITY.
On his head was the mitre, the mark of
bishop, and he carried in his hand the
crozier, which showed that he was COM
missioned to watch over Others, while ON
his finger was the ring, worn by all pre-
lates Being Benedictine he wore a
full beard He is most remarkably fine
looking man of about forty-five, clear
skinned, dark haired, and with a face as
benevolent in expression as it is strong in
feature.
Behind the Deacons of Honor were the
priests of the parish and their guests from
other parishes. Then came the Children
of Mary Sodality, about sixty in all, fol-
lowed by forty little girls from the organ
ization in the Sunday school known as the
Sodality of the Holy Angels
The march was solemn and slow, and
the resplendent vestments of the Abbot
glittered in the gray morning, the only
bright spot in sight That but heightened
the solemnity of the scene, and the peo-
pie in the street uttered not sound, but
followed the procession quietly and
reverently.
BLESSING THE BUILDINGS.
When Abbot Hilary had arrived oppo-
site the entrance to the building. the pro-
cession stopped, and he blessed the
church, repeating the prayers of dedica-
ton, which invoke the blessing of God
upon the building dedicated to his use.
Then the procession moved on around
the church, sprinkling the walls with holy
water. The Abbot carried the sprinkler
of the aspersorium, while the last of the
altar boys, in front and to one side of him,
carried the basin of holy water
AT the west side OF the church, on
Brunswick, nearly opposite the front of
the sanctuary. the procession stopped
prayers. This was done again at the rear
of the church, and at the east side. Then
the solemn march was resumed, and when
the entrance was reached the great doors
swung open, and the procession took it's
way into the church.
The altar boys stopped in the nave. and
Just within the entrance the Abbott again
repeated the prayers of pedication, having
sprinkled the walls on each side of the
doors as he passed between them. Up to
the altar, where he said the Litany of the
Saints, after three genufiexions, one to the
Nnfh fn "a +o %1,o
Holy Ghost.
THE PEOPLE FILL THE CHURCH.
The people had followed the procession
and now filled the pews. The congrega-
ton knelt during the litany, and then rose
and remained standing while, with slow
steps, the procession took it's way around
the inside of the building, the Abbot re-
peatin,g! the he de,dicatory prayers at points
said outside The Abbot continually
aprinkled the walls as he walked.
When the entrance to the sanctuary was
reached, the altar boys slowly walked in
and filed into the choir seats on either
hand, and the Abbot invoked Gods bless
ing upon the sanctuary. and upon those
who serve it. The visiting priests had
separated and taken their places in the
sanctuary.
The Abbott then took his seat on the
throne, and was vested in the robes of the
ulttSS, tllC SNPV OC1AS Ic0lONGQ perfQan~
emily. This was done by the Deacons Of
Honor and the Deacon and Sub-Deacon of
the mass, the last two being the Rev.
Father James Smith, of ST. Bridget's, and
the Rev Father Patrick Smith, formerly
of st. Bridget's parish, but now priest Of
St Joseph's. The Rev. Father Jerome
Smith, who was brought up in this parish,
and is now priest of St. Patrick's Cathe-
dral in Newark, was master of ceremonies.
and the second master of ceremonies was
the Rev. Father Ernest 0. s. B., of st.
Mary's
THE ROBES OF THE MASS.
The first of the robes with which the
Abbot was now vested was the alb of
white lace, which represents the white
garment which Herod put upon Christ.
Over it was the pair OF silk dalmatics,
then the stole, and over all the chasuble,
of cloth of gold, embroidered on the back
with q cross that reached nearly to the
Moor. This, like the dalmatics, Is made