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CATHOLIC NEWS.
THE WEEKS CALENDAR.


martyr
Tuesday-St. Frumentius. bishop.
Wednesday-Sts. Simon and Jude.
apostles.
Thursday-St. Narcissus, bishop.
Friday-St. Marcellus, centurion,
martyr.
saturday-st. Quintin, martyr.
st. Annes society meets today in St
| JOseph's church.
St Patricks' mission closes at 10
! o'clock this morning.
Rev. Father Baker, Of Mason, was in
the city the past week.
st. Marys branch c. X of A. has a
regular meeting Tuesday night.
Father Milmo, of Refugio, was in
the city last Tuesday on business.
The holy season of Advent begins on
the last Sunday of next month, Nov.
l9,
The first anniversary of the conse-
Grafton of Bishop Forest falls next
Wednesday, Oct. rs.
Bishop Forest is expected to return
next Wednesday to celebrate the first
anniversary of his conservation.
Miss Marie Sheldon, the popular Ii
brarian, who has been spending the
summer in Cuero, has returned home
Father Frische, chaplain of st. Ma
rvs college, leaves for Chicago to-
night to attend the ordination of his
brother.
Father O'Callaghan will sing high
mass and Father Smith will preach the
sermon at st. Mary's church this
morning.
Father Brannan will deliver lee
ture at st. Mary's church this evening
| at 7:45 o'clock for the st. Vincent de
Paul society.
Next Sunday will be the Feast of
All Saints and will be observed by a
solemn high mass in st. Mary's church
which will be conducted by three
priests.
A memorial window, in honor of the
late revered Bishop Dubuis was placed
in the chapel of the Ursuline convent
on Wednesday last, the feast of ST.
Ursula.
Rev. Father Heffernan Of Inez, Ed
ma, and surrounding missions,is in this
city, having brought his aged mother
to Santa Rosa infirmary for treatment
of a cancer.
The vigil of All Saints falls next
Saturday. This is a day of obligation.
fasting and prayer. Next Sunday is
All Saints Day and Monday is All
Souls Day.
Rev. j. Robert has returned from
France very much improved in health.
He will assist temporarily at San Fer
| nando cathedral until Bishop Forest
returns. He will not go back to his
mission in Bandera.
A meeting of all ladies interested
in the approaching fair for St. Pat
rick's church, those who have booths.
| especially, will be held Tuesday after
noon in st. Joseph's hall.
Rev. Father Vento will say mass on
Sunday. All Saints Day, Monday, All
| Souls Day, and Tuesday, November
| 3, at Floresville.
On Wednesday, November 4, at Gal
linas, for the poor souls in purgatory.
On Thursday, November g. and FRI
| day, November 6, at Lucas.
On Saturday, November T. and Sun
| day. November s. at Stockdale.
Father Schmitt, of Vincennes, Ind.
who spent last winter in San Anotnio
| for the benefit of his health, will be
here again this winter and will stop
at the Santa Rosa hospital. Father
Schmitt is engaged in writing history
| of the Catholic church in America and
| has many documents of the old mis-
| SlOllS llOIl WIIlCu W Opldlh helld-
Father Francisco Plancarte, the bish
| op of Campeche is out with letter
in Ell TEMPO newspaper wherein he
repeats what he asserted some years
ago relative to the apparition of Our
Lady of Guadalupe. His utterances
| at that time were to the effect that in
asmuch as the belief in the appari-
ton lacked being an essential dogma,
he did not see the reason why non
| hnl tn, .1,A hn fayTN na6
good Catholics.-Two Republics, Mex
| leo.
The late Henry E. Abbey, the cele-
brated theatrical manager, who died
| last week in New York, embraced the
| Catholic faith prior to his death. The
influence which led him to turn to the
older faith when the end was near was
the memory of his son, Henry, who be-
came Catholic when he was still lit
tie more than child. The boy was
an invalid from birth, but his intelli-
gence and thoughtfulness were great.
Mr.. Abbey's life was wrapped up in
| his son, and when the little fellow
| died three years ago-he was only
| fourteen-the father was inconSolable.
The child expressed a desire to be-
| come Catholic when he was twelve
| years old and approached Father Nc
| MILAN on the subject. The priest, al
|
| cious boys capacity to decide for him
self, felt delicate about acting without
the consent of Mr.. and Mrs. Abbey:
| When they were consulted they said
they had spent much time with their
son in a serious discussion of the sub
ject and felt that 1t would be wise to
allow him to follow the dictates OF his
| conscience. So young Henry ABBEY
became a Catholic, and was an ex-
tremely devout one up to the hour OF
his death. At the time of the boys
baptism Mr.. Abbey was deep in his
worldly affairs. and he like those who
knew him, believed he had many years
to live. On his last day of suffering
Mr.. Abbey was conscious and spoke
several times of his dead son. His
daughter and mother-in-law, Mrs.
| Kingsley, saw what was working in
his mind when late in the night he
| asked that the priest who had instruc-
ted and baptised his boy be sent for at
| once. When a messenger had been
| dispatched to the Paulist Fathers
| church he told them that he would die
| a Catholic as his child died. The
| priest answered the summons at once.
| and remained at the diving mans bed
| side until the end. Mr.. Abbey who
| nod aaoerIv awaited his arrival was