The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-21
The Ceremony
And What It Implies.

Confirmation is given with the Holy
olives and balm Of Gilead. n is blessed an
nlally in Easter week by the Bishop OF the
diocese. and signifies the imparting Of :he
gifts Of the Holy Ghost. which are: Wis
dom. understanding. counsel. fortituds.
knowledge. piety and the fear Of God.
The Bishop dips his thumb into a silver
cruet containing the chrysm and presses it
to the forehead of the confirmant. saying:
IT sign thee with the Sign of the Cross
and confirm thee with the Chrysm of SAL
walton. in the name of the Father and this
son and the Holy Ghost, amen!'
As he walks away the Bishop smites the
cheek of the confirmant with his hand to
signify that he is to bear in patience and
lions OF life.
Peace be with thee he saws. and
passes on to the next confirmant.
One of the assistant priests wipes with q
tuft of cotton the oil from the confirmant's
forehead. and the Individual ceremony is
over.
Mr.. James McElevey acted as sponsor for
the boys. and Mrs. Catherine Cain ofici-
ated as the girls sponsor. During the cere-
mony they walked from one confrmant to
the other, placing their hands OF each
shoulder. as a token that. In lieu OF their
natural guardians. they would exercise care
over the spiritual welfare OF the charges
should the necessity demand.
At st. Patrick's confirmation service Fa-
Their Dempsey delivered a touching address
to his class. and Archbishop Kahn dismissed
the congregation with the papal benedic-
ton. This benedictior il not usually given.
but the right TO administer it was acquired
by the Archbishop during his pilgrimage to
Rome. under special provisions granted TO
pilgrims OF his class this the closing year
OF the century.
The confirmants OF St. Patrick's were:
Boy Confrmants-M. Patrick Dyer. W. Joseph
Cook. J. Timothy Tracy. W. Patrick Carey. J.
Michael Gregory. f. Patrick Hayes. W. J. Pat
rick Power. T. Patrick Graham. s. Gilbert
Crazy. Leo Patrick Kane. ]. Patrick Har,ney.
w. Patrick Cody. A. Patrick Magee. L. Patrick
Pulaski. ". Patrick Moore. W. Patrick Shields
7. Patrick Collins. p. John Andre. N. Joseph
Lee. L. Anthony Walsh. J. Augustine Walsh,
=. Joseph Dcwney. J. Patrick Hearney. 7. Jo-
seph Uealy. J. Patrick Curran. S. Aloysius Moss,
8. Patrick klostermeyer. Austin Carter. J. Cole
man MeCane. r. Augustine Vancourt. f. Paul
Parks. w. Joseph Murphy. w. Joseph Bresnahan.
+. Cosmos SeIardi. J. Lawrence Bresnahan. J..
Patrick Madden. q Michael Harvey, Patrick
Timothy Carroll. G. James Rei1iger. b. Patrick
Murphy. Z. Patrick Jordan. F. Michael Piggott,
J. William Ford. ]. Michael McNiell. w. John
SIssee. c. Patrick Polite. II. Patrick Walters.
NJ David Barry and w. AioysIus Gore.
Girl Confr,nants-J. Agnes Kane. NJ. Bridge,
Mccarthy. ". Bridget soyar. f. Bridget Reed.
Z. Bridget Mercurio. X. Bridget Naylor. G..
Bridget kter. n. Bridge; Donnelly. Il. Virginia
Aiahon. K. Bridget Hayes. L. Regina Banks. Z.
Elizabeth Clancy. ]. Bridget Donasky. NJ. Favian
McAuiire. VI. Bridget Feeney. l. MarcellA Man
Ton. Z. Elizabeth Downey. ]. Theresa WIssInser.
NJ. Bridget Bova. II. Bridget Crespy. N. Eliza
bet Fitzgerald. NJ. Mary Magdalen Dolson. L.
Elizabeth steba. NJ. Regina Zidulskl. NJ. Cecilia
Clancy. NJ Ellen Ryan. NJ. Florence McCuns,
N. Bridget Kelly. NJ. Mary Bridget Lotus. o.
Mary Seitz, p. Daniela Ahields. A. Agnes Zoliz-