Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-22
WHITE VEIL TAKEN.
MISS BLILeY RENoUNceS THE WORLD
BECOMES SISTER SCHOLASTICA.
Sisters Mary Augustine and Mary De Sales
Take Their Final yows-Imprsssive
Ceremony ut st. Mary's.

Yesterday was st. Benedict's day, tho
feast-day Of the Bcnedictine order, and 1t
was very httingly celebrated at st. Mary's
Institute, on Fourth street between Leigh
and Cay, at ESQ A. NJ, by one young lady
renouncing the world and taking the white
veil and two sisters making their final
vows.
Right Rev. Leo. Haid, o. S. B., Bishop
of North Carolina and abbott Of the Bene-
dictine monastery at CASTOR, N. g., cele,
brated Mass aud received the vows, and
was assisted by Rev. Father Wlllebald, y.
). B., and Frater Edward, o. 5. b.
Immediately after the Bishop finished
saving the Gospel of the Mass. MISS Grace
Bliley, attired in pure white and wearing
bridal veil and wreath, proceeded TO the
foot Of the altar.
The celehraut then made few remarks.
Occasions like this, my dear friends, he
said, must not only make an impression
upon tho ono receiving holy orders, but
upon all others in the world"
ENTERING HOLY ORDERS.
In sneaking of the Sisters and the young
lady the Bishop said: They want to be
perfect in religious perfection, and to do
this they are entering holy orders ana
giving mp their lives for the greater honor
and gloritication of God. When we see
young ladies' making this sacrifice we can
only thank God from the bottom or our
heart. Let us pray for them that their
lives may be happy, az they certainly Will
be, a. God will give them numberless
blessings 10 bear their burdens"
The candidate was then asked by the
celehraut: My dear child, do you yet re-
solve, having once renounced the worid,
It's tollies. and vanities, TO embrace the
b tI., g ILL., laHr
which she replied: Reverend Bishop, |
constantly and earnestly desire 1t with all
my heart.n
HABIT AND VEIL BLESSED.
The Bishop then said: Thanks be to
God. and. facing the congregation, he re-
| cited the VenI Creator Spu1tS," which
was also sung by the convent choir. After
cutting small portions OF hair from the
postulant's head. the celebrant blessed the
| habit and veil Of the order and presented
them to her. She retired to another room
To don the garb Of q religteuSe, during when
| time the choir sung hymn written and
composed by the nuns for the occasion.
The new nun will be known as Sister
Mary ScLOlastlca.
FINAL VOWS.
Sisters Mary Augustine Miss Mary Haid)
and Mary De Sales Miss Teresa Witt
kamp) next knelt at the Bishops feet and
separately read their perpetual vows IN
Latin and signed them on the Gospel.
Then tho celebrant said the pre-
| scrlDed prayers, and the Sisters knelt IN
the aisle Of the chapel and chanted,
Raise me up, o Lord, according to Thy
word that | may 1--we and be not con-
| founded" DC. Then they Frustrated
| themselves on the floor, and were covered
with a black pail and surrounded by four
| lighted wax candies, and the Bishop sung
the Preface, the Kyrie Eleison, and the
| Both psalm. Then the pail was removed,
and the Sisters again knelt at the foot OF
the altar and received the veil, ring, and
crown. which the Bishop blessed and
placed on them with appropriate prayers.
After blessing the sisters the celebrant
proceeded with the mass.
PERSONAL.
Miss Grace BlIley lived in Chesterfield
| county, and ia the sister Of Messrs. Joseph
and George Blllev, of this city.
| Sister Augustine is from pennsylvania
! and Is q sister of Bishop Haid.
| Sister De Sales Is a daughter OF Mr.. Ben
jauin Wittkamp, Sr., of this city.