Evening journal., 1895-08-27
RETREAT AT ST. MARY'S
Bishop Curtis and the Catholic
Clergy in Baltimore.
oBJsoT SPIRITUAL ADVANCEMENT
For Six Days the Priests VIM Live In RIG
orous and Exactine Compliance withIa
Fixed Set Of Ruios aud Exercises which
Make it Penitentlai Season.

Fixed Set Of RuIos aud Exercises which
Make it Penitential Season.
The Catholic clergy have gone into
retreat At St. Marys Seminary Ia Balti
more It Is an annual occurrence aud
lasts for xix days the Monumental City
being selected because Il Is the arche-
plscopal fes OF the United States.
Bishop Cnrtis Is at the head of the
pilgrims. among whom are Fathers
Keeley. Lyons, Mesley. Flynn, Berming
ham. Ca'ey ana Crowley Most Of the m
left for b ,ltimore yesterday
To td diition 70 the Baltimore clergy at d
those from the Wilmington di case
Bishop Donahoc. Of Wheeling, W Va
with all the clergy OF that diocese, will
be present, making an attendance this
yesr OF over 400 priests
His eminence. Cardinal Gibbons and
also Bishop Foley, OF Detroit, will make
the retreat.
The object OF this yearly MEETING By
the priests OF tho different diooeses is for
their spiritual advancement, aud for six
days outlines q rigorous and exactipg <
compliance with fKed set Of rules and
exercises which make II In fact peni-
tentlal season.
At 8 a m, all srise and repair to the
chspel for morning meditstion lasting
three quarters Of an hour Then follows
the ceiebration Of the holy mass, after
which breakfast Is served After brenk
fast there are two Instructions OF over
an hour each. then the recitation OF the
divine Office, followed by spiritual
msdltation Of quarter Of sn hour Dinner
takes place At o'clock IN and this.
a. are All the meals. is partaken Of I'm
silence, while one OF the priests reads
slowly from the sacred text the Office Of
The day
Ia the afternoon two instructions are
given, followed by the benedlctlon with
the blessed sacrament, aud at 0.15 m
All retire aud the Seminary Is shrou lod
ia darkness
This routine OF exercises Is folio wed
without variation throughout tbs six
days ending next Saturday.
81 Mary's Seminary, at which this
brilliant gathering OF the Catholic Clergy
Ia held is one OF the beat Catholic
educational Institutions for the prepsra.
tion of stuients FOR the priesthood ID
the Unlted States The faculty 10 comprls
ed Of tbs most learned fathers OF th,
oder ofSt Sulprice and many Of the most
prominent clergy Of the county pas
allegiance TO ST. Msry's Seminary Al
their flma mater The buildings are
large and Handsomely situated In North
east Baltimore and are perhaps the only
ones capable Of nocommoca Ing 30 large
number OF the clergy under one roof.
During the absence Of Blnhop Curtis
and the clergy Ia Baltimore. thl,
week the affairs OF the diocsse are con
Quoted by three young priests, latell
ordained. At the Caihsdral, Rev Fatherl
B ugh'asDd MeSWeeney nre Ia oharg,
aud Rev. Father Connolly at st AIMS.
The session Of the annual retreet oi
tao Catholic clergy will thus GO seen {,
be away from tho line Of q vacation. al
the riRo rous self examinatlon, COUPLED
with the general coufesslon which al
trs obliged 10 make, and with the
austere discipline exacted Ia the routine
OF 10 msditatlon and instruction, place II
In the sane position regarding the gaitiei
OF the season, ss llnt.