Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-09-14
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the distinguished prelates at the various
railway stations on their passage through
the territory.
His eminence, the cardinal, will reach
Ration on Tuesday, the 18th prox., and
arrive at Sanity Fe in the evening, whilst
several prelates will leave Ell Paso on the
on the same day for our capital city, on
their return from the ceremonies of the
lupe in the City of Mexico.
We, ourself, hope to spend the first
days of next month in the City of Mex
leo, in order to give token of our love
to the Episcopate, to the clergy and peo-
pie of country to which we owe so
much. We will 60 among them to repre-
sent you and to testify concerning your
and our devotion toward our Lady of
Guadalupe.
We also take great pleasure in inform
ing you that, after mature deliberation,
We have decided to avail ourself of the
presence of several distinguished prelates
of the clergy and of large concourse OF
faithful people to have our splendid
cathedral solemnly consecrated on the
feast of st. Luke, the day following our
investiture. 1t has not as yet been com
pleted according to the original plan, but
the grand work of Archbishop Lamy has
been so far and so we'll continued, with
out mourning any diocesan debt, by the
present Jealous and generous rector, that
We feel justified in solemnly dedicating
to Almighty God, under the patronage of
st. Francis of Assist, this beautiful pie
which is an honor to religion and to the
country.
1t may not be out of place to explain
here that whe ever an edice destined for
divine service is completed it is blessed
and dedicated before the holy sacrifice is
offered in it, but there is provided in the
sacred liturgy a more solemn form of
dedication which may not be performed
by anyone but bishop, and which, GER
tain specified conditions being complied
with, imparts thorough and perpetual
dedication of the edifce to the service of
God and to the spiritual welfare of the
faithful. This solemn conservation will
no doubt be an Offering most acceptable
to our Lord and an etficacious means to
draw down upon all of us His graces in
abundance.
We shall not fail to pray, especially on
that day, that He who is the way, the
truth and the life may vouchsafe to keep
you in tho faith, that you may ever walk
with hearts full of hope aud charity in
the way that leads to God and that you
may enjoy the bliss of e6ernal life.
After having invoked the holy spirit
we direct as follows:
l. The collects pro anniversario con-
secrations Episcopi will be said by
the priests celebrating mass every day
until the 18th day of October inclusively.
2. The benediction of the Blessed
Sacrament will be given in all the churches
as well as in the chapels of religious COM
murities On Sunday, October IL, to draw
down Christ's blessing on the archdiocese
and on ourself.
3. We also request the members OF
our excellent religious communities to
offer two communions and to say daily
the pater and ave five times for our In
tention.
We further order that this letter be
publicly read at all the masses in the
churches on the Sunday following it's re-
ception and in the chapels on any con-
venient day.
May the grace and peace of our Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ be always with
you.
Given at Santa Fe, September Z, 1895.
PLACIDUs LOUIS CHAPELLE,
Archbishop of Santa Fe.
II. PoUaET, Chancellor.