The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-08-02
ST. IGNATIUS' DAY.
The Fathers at st. Peter S.
Will Observe 1t With
Great Solenlnity.
SOMETHING OF THEIR LIFE WORK.
s.. JOseph's New School Religious
Notes Of Interest TO All
Denominations

This is a great day among the Jesuit
Priests in st. Peters, Roman Catholic
Church. 1t is the celebration Of the
Feast of ST. Ignatius, the foander Of their
Order.
IN honor Of It, solemn high mass will
be celebrated at half-past ten. and an
elaborate programme Of music will be
rendered by the choir under the direction
OF Prof. Ferry.
One of the Fathers in an interview
said;-'The Feast OF St. Ignatius is an
important event with US There has been
no depression In our rules and reguia-
lions since our society was organized in
io42, and st. IgnatIus' tide has always
neeii set apart as time to make our ar
rangements for the ensuing year. Just
VINO the Fathers are to be appointed here
10 teach in the college and do general
parish work remains yet secret to us,
and will not be disclosed before the latter
part of next week. A mother pleasant
feature about st. lgnatius' Day that 1t is
the only day during the year in which
gage IN any sociability at their dinner or
supper table
THEIR LIFE AND WORK
everybody knows something abou5 a
Jesuit order, but Of the routine life leo
BY the priests Of St. Peters Church little
is known.
The priests rise every morning at five
o'clock and spend an hour In meditation.
Masses are then said by them at half past
six. The regular breakfast hour Is q
quarter past seven, but as masses must
be celebrated before fast is broken this
meal is sometimes varied. Parish work,
teaching IN the. college, and rsceiv-
n tore In m
until twelve O'Clock. when fifteen
minutes is spent in communing with
ones conscience. At dinner. though not
allowed to speak. the priests take turns
in reading some serial, either of a spirit
ual. historical or secular nature. An
hour for recreations follows, and work is
then resumed.
The fathers are also compelled to recite
the Breviary, (which occupies an hour,
but 1t must be done during intermissions
OF their work This routine confines I'M
til nine O'Clock, when each priest again
says his devotions aud examines his con-
science before he retires for the night.
This month the priests hold their an
nual retreat. which will be at Fordham.
when each Father goes into retirement
for ten days.
ST. JosEPH's CHURCH NEW SCHOOL
Ground has been broken for the new
parochial school in st. Joseph's Roman
next to the rectory and will be
primary annex school to the
old one on Baldwin avenue. adjoining the
church. 1t will be one hundred and fifty
feet deep and seventy feet front. The
edifice will be built Of Philadelphia BRICK,
aud match the rectory. 1t will contain
four floors, the top to be a parish hall, TO
be used for entertainments. Five sisters
will have the departments in charge. as
well rs several lay teachers.
Whether there will be any special
service at the laying Of the corner stone
will not be positively decided until next
week. 1t viii be handsome building.
just what kind of woodwork will be
used for the interior is yet un-
decided. The young men Of
st. Joseph S Lyceum are making prepar-
atoms to give another production of THE
Shaugrann in aid of the new school, and
expect TO realize even a larger sum than
wnen they produced it.in the spring. The
amount then reached eleven Thousand
do1iare