Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-10-02
Ponti6cial High Mass Celebrated in
st. Patrick's Church.
ELOQUENT SERMON BY BISHOP KEANE
An Elaborate Program of Music
Rendered by the Choir.
P A P E Rs TO BE AID


University. These two great events in the
history of the Catholic Church have
brought to Washington many of the lead
ing prelates of the church, dignitaries and
| priests, to the number of several hundred.
| The regular meetings of the league for
| the reading of papers began this after
neon in the assembly hall of the Catholic
University. The papers are for the most
part theological, almost technical in char
| acter and hardly of a sort that would be
| of general interest.
| This morning an immerse congregation
| filled st. PatricAs Church on the occasion
of the celebration of solemn pontifical high
mass. which inaugurated the congress.
| The scene within the great edifce was
| one of surprising beauty and of the great
| est solemnity. Pontifcal mass is itself
| most impressive ceremony, and was made
| more than usually so by the charm of the
| church, which, with its new decorations
| made handsome setting for the gorgeous
| raiment of the officiating priests. There
| was canOpied chair on each side of the
great chancel; on the left sat Cardinal Glib
Eons, and on tie right Archbishop Satolli.
| Within the chancel were all the bishops
| and archbishops who are in attendance
| upon the congress and for the meeting of
the day.
The celebrant of the mass this morning
! was Mgr. Satolli. The others who partici-
| pated We're as follows: Assistant priest.
Rev F. Murray. president Mt. St. Mary's
Seminary, Cincinnati, Ohio: deacons ad
throEum, Rev. William McKenny, V. G.,
| Jacksonviile. Fla; Very Rev. S. Fox, VIC,
Greeh6ay; MMioM Wis; ..e deaeSn on Of mass, Rev 2.
New York; subdeacon, Rev. Cestelli pro-
| lessor st. PauPs Seminary, st. Paul, Mimi;
masters of ceren onies. Rev. J. F. MCGEE.
| St Patrlcks Church. Washington, D. c.;
Rev. G. Dougherty, st. Augustine's Church,
| Washington, DC. ff~ fs'@
The music was of very elaborate char
| acter and rendered with a high degree of
perfection. The pre- gram was as follows:
Laudate Domnum, Gregorian; Kyrie and
| Gloria. Gounod; Veni Creator solo and
quartet. Shelly; Credo. Gounod: offertory,
! Ave Maria, with violin obligato E. Pizzi:
Sanctus Benedictrs, Gounod; Agnus Del
Haydn, No. 2; Benediction. Salutaris, Tan
trm Ergo.
Mrs. Paulina Mama sang the Ave Maria
| at the offertcry, snd Mr. Sol. Minister play-
| ed the yiolin obligato. Miss Louie Boone
oflcia:ed at the organ, and the whole musi-
| cal service was under the direction of Sig.
Mariano Maina- the leader of the choir.
Bishop keanc's Sermon.
The sermon was delivered by Bishop
| Keane, rector of the Catholic University.
| 1t was an eloquent address on the purposes
| and aims of the Eucharistic League and
| an exposition of the great religious prin-
| ciple of the Incarnation, the word made
| flesh.
The text was taken from the gospel of
St. John, 1915: "Henceforth 1 call you
| not servants; for the servant knoweth not
what his Lord doeth; but have called YOU
| friends; for all things that l have heard
| of MY Father 1 have made known unto
you"
| These words. the bishop said were spoken
| at the time when our Lord was about to
institute the divine sacrament of the Eu-
charlSt. He knew the value and importance
| of friendship. and He knew that friends as
| friends stand upon the same level. No
| matter what his chosen followers may
have had to do suffer afterward they
could rever forget that Jesus had called
| them His friends.
Brethren of the Eucharist" Bishop
Keane said. you are the inheritors Of the
proud title of friends of the Lord. The
fact that you are members OF the league
is a sign that you appreciate the principle
Of responsibility and reciprocity; you re-
turn love for love- Welcome, thrice well
Catholics of Washington"
Bishop kcahe spoke of the great privi-
!ege that comes from the right to share
| in the Eucharist, to enter into friendship
| with Jesus Christ, but it has, he said its
responsibilities as WELL 1t carries with 1t
the responsibility of unity and sympathy
of mind, character. body and soul with
| our Lord, the sympathy and oneness of
! mind, heart, affections and feelings. Yet,
! 1t might be asked, what need has the great
Lord of sympathy and fellowship with
answer is a simple one. There never was
the human father to compare in the beauty
and perfection of fatherhood with our
great Father in heaven and vet what
earthly father does not seek the love and
sympathy of his little children? So
much more, then, our Heavenly Father.
Jesus must be often lonely-nay, more
almost always. He Graves the love and
confidence of His earthly children more
than the homage of angels and archangels
The Eucharistic League will do its share
to increase the willingness on our part to
answer to the craving in the heart of our
Savior.
But the Lord is rot in the blessed sacra-
ment simply TO receive our homage, but
to fcrwar His work on earth. Nor are
We there simply to express our alteration,
but to see what We can do to advance His
Kingdom among men. Nor they that say,
Lord, Lord" shall enter the kingdom OF
heaven, but they that do the will of our
Father. they shall enter. There is plenty
of work for Christians to do. The way is
rot easy, nor is the battle to be won with
out a hard struggle. Satan is hard at
work. He paints in gorgeous colors and
makes very attractive the ways that lead
to destruction. What are you doing?'
the Lord asks of US. What are We doing
to preserve the sancity of the Lords day.
TO meet the attacks Of those who cry for
liberty. but are not seeking liberty, but
for license. This is but one phase of the
work which Christians must do for their
Lord, and the bishop then went on to speak
of others. So we must fight against all
| the powers that are at work 10 undermine
the kingdom Of God on earth. The earth
is Christs, not Satan's. The effect of the
present congress of the Eucharistic League
will be to send the members back to their
various homes filled with more zeal and
enthusiasm to go on with the good fight
for all that will accrue to the glory of the
Eucharistic Lord.
A list of papers has been prepared to be
read at the meetings of the congress, be-
ginning this afternoon. After il is read
each paper will be referred to a COMMITTEES
composed of churc hmen selected with .
view to their fitness for reaching a prac-
tical conclusion upon the ideas set forth in
it, and each committee will continue the
work upon the lines they may decide upon
laying down.
Meeting Last Night.
A meeting of the directors of the Eu-
charistic League was held at the Arno last
evening, which was attended by nearly ali
the members of that body. The business Of
the meeting was of a secret character, but
was confined principally to discussion Of
the general features of the congress and