The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-13
AT THE NovITIArE
Honors to the Memory of a Novice
Prince--Bishop Farley to Honor
the Occasion.

The young men who during the past
two years have enrolled their names
as novices in the Novitiate. in this
city will hold their annual celebration
on November 18th, in honor of their
predecessor and patron, st. Stanllaus
KOtska
A brief notice of this extraordinary
young nlau may prove of interest to
those who cannot witness the cere-
monlos to he held in his honor at St.
Johns Catholic Church. He was born
in 1850, and was the son of one of the
great mobiles of Poland. Educated ar
Vienna suitably to his rank, he deter
mined at the age of II years to offer
his services 10 the Society of Jesus
then recently established. To accom-
plish this he journeyed on foot to
Rome, distance of twelve hundred
miles, begging his way alone In Rome
he offered himself to the ex-Duke of
Gambia, who was then General of the
Society of Jesus. The young Prince
soon made himself at home among the
mental duties of the Roman Novitiate,
when after residence of about tel
months he died of u fever. His great
personal beauty, rank and attractive
ness rendered him favorite with all
who knew him His stainless iuno
cence, amid a court, and heroic tenac
ity to his resolves, won him the hon
ors of canonization. The Roman
POntiffs have proposed him as a model
and protector OF youthful innocence,
and the unfortunate Poles honor hiu
as National hero ana patron.
The celebration here of his feast this
year will be honored by the presence
of Rt. Reverend John w. Farley, aux
iliary to the Archbishop of New York,
who will be attended by several lead
ing clergymen of the Archdiocese and
escorted by the Rev. President of
Georgetown University and the Cole
ges of Loyola, Gonzagas and Wood
stock Seminary.
A private mass will be offered in the
chapel of the Novitiate at 81 a. M,
by Rev. John H. O'Rourke, S. j., Rec
tor of the Novitiate. At later hour in
the morning, when High Mass in honor
of the patron saint will be sung,
the entire community will form
in procession to escort the Prelate
and his assistants to the church. The
Rt. Reverend Bishop will celebrate the
solemn P0ntifical Mass. Rev. John
HI. O'Rourke, S. j., Rector of The Novi-
tiate, will act as deacon of the Mass.
Reverend j. Ravens Richards, S. j.,
of Georgetown University, and Rev
James A. Gillispie. S. j., of GonZaga,
will be deacons of honor. The Bish-
ops nephew, who is student in the
Rhetorical course at the Novitiate, will
be sub deacon of the Mass The cere-
monial will be under the direction OF
Reverend Hector Pepi, formerly Sec
rotary of Cardinal Satolli, the late
Papal Ablegate. The sacred min
listers will be splendidly vested
in white and gold for the cere-
will wear white surplices, over
their black gowns, and the choir,
under the direction of the Rev. VIM
Walsh, S. j., late of st. Francis Xav-
ier's Church, New York City, will
alternate with the chorus of $50 voices,
as the procession moves across the
street to the Church. The hymn sung
on this occasion will be the 80 Quanta
Qualia," fine specimen of Gregorian
melody, handed down from the twelfth
: century. The music of the Mass will
be rendered by two choirs, one at either
end of the sanctuary, responding alter
nateIy, according to the manner pre-
scribed in the Roman Ritual. The
melodies of the "Kyrie," ''Glora" and
"Sanctus' will be from Henry Du-
mont's "Royal Gregorian Mass" The
"Credo" will be sung according to the
''Third Mode of Chant" The "Bene-
dictus" and "Agnus Dei' will be from
Gounod's "Misse Solennelle." AT the
conclusion of the Mass the Right
Rev. Bishop will bestow his episcopal
benediction While the procession re-
turns to the house the hymn "Con-
cordi Laetitia" will be sung.
In the afternoon "Syrnposium" will
be held in one of the halls of the NOvi-
tiate. Eulogies on the hero of the day
will be read by several Of the noYices,
and classical music in his honor rem
dered by select choir and some skill
full performers. The Right Reverend
Bishop will kindly attend this enter
tainment and at its close will favor
those present by an address.
The following program Will be car
ried out:
Roman March.............. ............... Duet
Stapislaus in Exile......A. j. McQuade
Salverto Centres, Medieval....... Chorus
! Stanislaus in Battle........H ii. McNulCy
"But the Lord is Mindful of His own"
....... Mendelssohn
Stanislaus at Rest, Solo......J. Harding
Fisher.
| There is a Green GounOu
Stanislaus in Glory, Solo. .....John ).
O'Rourke.
o Juvenis Angelice, Medieval. Chorus
Stanislaus and the Blessed Virgin
Coleman Nevis
Song of the Society of Jesus .....Chorus