The morning call., 1892-10-03

which is celebrated on the first Sunday OF
October throughout the Catholic church. ID
enriched il with great many indugenees,
and ordered it to be celebrated with especial
pomp.
This order was strictly observed at st.
Dominic's Church, northwest c0rner0f Bush
and Steiner streets.
Yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock the
church was crowded with worslfipers.
The sanctuary was almost filled with
roses-piGk. white and yellow. There we're
between 1000 and 5000, and their sweet per-
iume filed the sacred edifce. Such an ex-
quisitely beautiful sight was simply en-
irancing.
The ceremony Of blessing the roses Is
most interesting.
The Rev. Father Prior blessed the roses in
the solemn form ordained by the church,
and then offered prayer as follows:
God, the creator and preserver of the
human race. the glver OF spiritual grace and
the. grantor OF eternal salvation, bless these
roses with the holy benedicton for the de-
votion and veneration Of the blessed Mary
of the Rosary.
To-day we offer them to Thee and we
ask Thee TO bless and pour over them the
virtue Of the Holy Ghost. the celestial bene-
dietiOD, that those who receive them for
their sweetness OF odor in repeling the in
firmitieS Of the human race and who carry
them TO their homes may be healed from
whatever infrmty for which they are used,
and that the devils and their ministers may
be routed from those habtations and not
presume any more to disturb those serving
Thee"
A committee of young men, known as ST.
DOminic's Auxiliary, then distributed the
roses among the congregation.
The celebration of solemn high mass CON-
menced al 1880 o'clock. Very Rev Father
AlphJnse Riley was celebrani, Rev. T.
Fitzsimons, deacon, and Rev. A. Dyson,
sub-deacOn.
After the gospel. Rev. Father Newell
preached powerful sermon.
"When the people" he said, have fallen
under the dominion of an alien power, which
despoils 1t at once of its institutions, its
treasures and even its very name, 1t Is
blessed fortune for ii if, from the depths OF
its slavery, a man arises brave enough TO
dare the times. strong enough to revolution
ize his country and happy in leading 1t once
more back to its Independence.
"The greatest recompense for such man
is to live forever in the affectonate memory
of his race and bear the glorious title OF
liberator.
1.-THE human liberator. however. falls into
insignfcance before the glorious, divine
liberator Jesus Christ, who by his heroic
sacrifice freed the whole human race.
THE work Of the human savior passes
away with his race. but the work of the
R,deemer extends its saving power upon
humanity for all time.
| III ubIO IOjIOWSrS
| rejecting his wisdom and goodness and
| power, who have gained immortal honors
1--WE are met to-day to pay this debt of
| honor to the queen of sanity heroes; to
| proclaim again before the world the title
| upon which the Virgin Mary claims the
| confidence. the love and gratitude of the
| human race.
He spoke of the claims of the Catholic
| church, but argued that the church was
only responsible for its principles. One
| great principle was that the blessed virgin
| Mary was the mother OF Christ and he
| dwelt at length upon this theme.
He then graphically referred TO the naval
| battle in the Gulf of Lepanto between the
| Christian feet of 200 vessels under the su-
| preme command of Prince John of Austria,
| against the Turkish fleet of $50 galleys on
October Z. 1871, and another scene going on
at the same time within the walls OF Rome,
the rosary procession.
| For four hours, during which the battle
| ragged, suppliant prayers were offered and
! when victory perched upon the banners Of
the cross the suppliant notes were changed
| into the notes Of triumph.
| This is the event." he concluded (which
the Catholic world commentaries to-day
| and will ever commemorate"
| The music Tor the occasion. arranged by
| Miss L. Desmond, the talented organist,
was specially. appropriate. 1t commenced
| with Generals mass In G.. the singers he
u
pranos; Miss K. Coyle, contralto; G. O.
| Jones. T. Riken, tepoTs; w. c. Roberts, T..
| |. Sheerin, bassos. Then followed "Veni
| Creator" by Mozart; ave Maria" by
Gorca, sung by Miss Drobaz and Miss
| Coyle; 30 Salutaris." by Joseph Parry
| trio. by Hiss Coyle. Mr. Jones and Mr.
| Roberts.
High mass was concluded about II 80 an d
shortly afterward the procession began to
form, each division passing In front of the
altar rail, marching slowly down tie center
| aisle and falling into line on reaching the
| sidewalk fronting the church. The chief
| ushers were Thomas j. SheerIn and James
| p. Sweeney.
Tho procession was in the following
order:
First division Cross bearer, Hugh
Meehan. with two acolytes, one on each
side; rosary banner, p. j. White; rosarians,
girls procession march. Miss Duraind; ban
ner. first joyful mystery. Edward Myrick
Sunday-school girls, Miss Duraind; ban
ner. second joyful mystery, James
White y Christian Doctrine Society, Miss
Duraind.
Second division. r. D. Quinlan marshall
Banner, third oyfnl mystery. Bert Kenny;
Holy Name Society, junior branch. X. ID.
Quinan; banner. fourth joyful mystery,
James McLane; Sunday. school boys,
james C0ffey; banner. fifth joyful mystery,
j. Bird; Holy Name Society, senior branch,
r. ID. Quinlan.
Third division-Banner. first sorrowful
mystery, Mr. Lewis; banner, second sor-
rowlul mystery, Mr.. Moore; banner, third
sorrowful mystery. Mr. McKeown: Third
Order Of st. Dominic Qady members.
William Rooney: banner, fourth and fifth
sorrowful mysteries, ladies Of the congre-
CATION.
Fourth DIVISION Banner. first fNcrious