The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-19
WORCESTER BOY.
Rev. FIR. canavao, the New Priest at St
Mary's, Milford.


Milford, Dec. 1S-At late mass at
st. Mary's Church today, Rev. FIR. Can
avian, after making the announcements
of the day, informed the parishioners of
st, Mary's that he had received the APP
pointment of pastor of the parish. He
said he was appointed last Monday, but
preferred to first give the information
himself to his people
He asked the hearty cooperation of
the parishioners to assist him in max
ing the arduous duties of pastor as easy
as possible. | ask you men and women
to be good in the sight of God, / ask
you that you ask His grace necessary
for the promotion of the religion in the
parish and the salvation of. our immor-
tai souls. l simply ask you to make this
second to no parish in the state. have
received my appointment unhampered
and will make no promises. 1 am free
10 do what l think is for the best in
terests of the parish in every respect.
Father Caravan closed his remarks
by asking the congregation to ever and
always remember their late pastor, FIR.
Cuddihy, and not to forget to remember
him in their prayers.
There is great satisfaction over FIR.
CanaVan's appointment not alone by
the Professionals, who always held him
in the greatest respect. FIR. Canavan
was born in the city of Worcester about
AZ years ago, but his parents, who are
both dead, were pioneers of the Irish
Catholics of that city. He graduated
from the Worcester high school, after
wards entering st. Charles College,
Baltimore, where he graduated, finish
ing his theological studies at the Cath
n NJ nd
dained priest in the summer of 70. In
that year he came to Milford as curate
under Father Cuddihy of whom for
the past 20 years he has been the zeal
Gus and most efficient assistant, and
never did the pastor of St Mary's
church have curate whom he priced
so highly as the Rev. FIR. Caravan.
Father Caravan has had many oppor-
tunities to be parish priest but he is
50 devoted to the Catholics of Milford,
for whose spiritual and temporal well
fare he has labored so long and faith
fully, that he could not make up his
mind to leave them. Many years ago
he was appointed to the passionate Of
West Fitchburg, but he retained that
parish for little more than a year, when
he resigned and came back to his cur
acy in Milford and has remained here
ever since in the performance of his
arduous labors.
Father Caravan served for some time
on the school board and delivered an
address at Milford's centennial cele-
bration in 1880 All classes in the COM
munity, Professionals as well as Cath
olics, deeply appreciate the piety and
benevolence which have endeared Fir.
Caravan to the people Of Milford. He
is an able eXpounder of doctrines of his
church, and is besides warmly interest
ed in every social and political move
ment which he deems beneficial to the
Catholics of Milford. lie enters upon his
duties well equipped for the work be-
fore him. For the past twelve years he
has been the acting pastor of St. Mary's
and his work will come much easier to
him than to a stranger. His inaugural
address today won for him, if it were
possible more love and esteem from
the people of st. Marys