The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-14
THE CATHOLIC MISSION BEGUN.
First Sermons by the Visiting
Paulist Fathers.
Bishop Montgomery Celebrates
Solemn Pontifcel Mass.
Rev. y. w. n. TayIer breaches ut st.
Johns Episcopal-Y. w. O.
A. aud Other
Churches.

Scarcely had the second bell OF Sta.
Vibisna's cathedral ceased ringing when
. long procession OF acolytes and clergy,
including the celebrant. Bishop Mont
gomery and the venerable Bishop Mora,
filed into the sanctuary. Pontifical
mass or the mass of bishop. celebrated
ia the presence OF the senior or ordinary
bishop OF the diocese was then sung ac-
cordng to the rubrics of the Roman
Catholic church. The choir of the
cathedral assisted throughout, furnish
ing music OF the highest order. After the
singing of the gospel the day by the
officiating deacon, Rev. Father Doyle,
Father Brady, the superior OF the
Pauliat missionaries assembled the plat
form at the foot OF the mission cross
and began his DISCOURSE, taking for his
text, st. Paul's words. II Cor. Chap.
VII. And we helping do exhort you
that you receive not the grace OF God in
vain" His theme was the mission and
the graces which it offers. IA mission"
be said, means sending forth of those
divinely called by the spirit of God to
preach the gospel by those who are in
authority in the church." The message
OF such lie the same as that OF the proph-
cts OF the old law and of Jesus Christ
and his chosen apostles in the new law
OF grace. "There are two ways to
heaven, that of innocence and that Of
repentance. If our conscienoes do not
accuse us OF sin we may be said to be in
the way of Innocence, but, If not. we
must reach heaven by the way of re-
pentance. This was Dsvid's way of re-
Cancellation with God and the way by
which the great Christian penitent, St.
Mary Magdalene found salvation. A state
OF sin and salvation are incompatible.
For the sinner. therefore, there is
salvation only through repentance. We
are here TO offer to you, dear brethren,
the boon OF salvation. provided you will
receive the grace of God, not in vain,
but as all sincere Christians have ever
received it, ny sincere repentance,
which means true sorrow for sin and
real purpose OF amendment. That
you may have this grace, it is necessary
to stop offending God by grevous sin,
to attend faithfully the ministrations OF
Gods Word, to pray heartily for for
eiveness and to confess your sins with
hearty sorrow and to repair as far as
You are able the injury which you have
done to God, your neighbor and your
selves by ain. II you thus cooperate
with Gods holy grace. when the mis-.
sion cross is taken down, you will be
united to God by divine faith, hope and
charity"
The preacher then blessed the congre-
CATION with his crucifx.
At the conclusion of the sermon, the
remainder OF the mass was sung, and
the service was over.
In the evening Father Wyman
preached on The Value OF the Soul,
taking for his text, For what doth it
profit man il he gain the whole world
and lose his own soul?"
The mission will continue for 10 days,
the hours OF the services being and s
am. and Z 80 pm. The fathers have
invited all, non'Catholics as we'll as
Catholics, to attend the services.