The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-13
THE FEAST OF ST. ANTHONY.
An Appropriate Celebration by the
Monks of st. ScpuIchre

Before the statue Of St Anthony in the
Monastery Of St SepuIchre this morning
many devout worshipers gathered The
monks of the Franciscan order. assisted
by Cardinal Martinelli, celebrated the
Feast OF st Anthony. the patron Of DuTi-
ty- chastity, and the undefIed life As the
lily is always the symbol Of the clean
heart and life. 50 always ut the Feast Of
St Anthony lilies are blessed, for they
are his flower.
The calm eyes OF the statue looked upon
a large congregation making their pray
ers in honor Of the saint it represented
Around it as it stood upon the lace drapcd
ALTAR rose Gala lilies, the white cups and
long leaves trembling upon slehFeT stems
In the hand was placed the favorite flow
CT Of the saint. Banked at the bottom Of
the altar and covering the steps were hun
drcGs of ether lilies. while evergreens and
cedar boughs concealed the walls.
At one side Of the shrine stood a throne
for the Cardinal. and at the other pull
pit. In the services many Dominican
monks and many Jesuit priests took part
The celebration began at 10 o'clock in the
morning.
High mass was celebrated by Father
Coy OF ST stephens Church. He was as
sisted by the Marist fathers At the con-
clusiou Of the mass. immense lunches Of
lilies were brought forward and with i'm
pressive ceremonies were blessed by Car
dinal MartineiIi The Cardinal was as
sisted by AJonsigncr z. S. Rocker. secre-
tary Of the legation
After the blessing of the lilies the
priests, ceIebrant of the mass. choir. and
Cardinal Martinelli. formed in procession.
and marched under the broad arches of
the church through the aisIes and between
kneelinS worshipers. each one in line
bearing a lily. During the procession the
choir sang the Miraculous Responsary.''
in honor of St. Anthony Of Padua. and
SiaUaeris AIiracula,' written by St Bon
adventure. The monastery is the pOssessor
of a relic of the body OF the saint and
this was borne in the procession in q mon
STRANGE, held by Father Godfry- The
march concluded at the foot Of the shrine
and Father William assembled the pulpit
and delivered the sermon.
Wherever you look, whatever saints
picture yUu may see he said You VIII
always notice in il lily. And that IS
because a Iiiy represents virtues tbat are
ssintiy-puriJy, cIeau-heartedness, and in
nuCtuce- We know the symbolism Of il,
and we are blessed to have that knowi-
edge We know why the lily IS especially
associated with St. Anthony of basiua-
We are particularly fortunate ia having
here today great man who IS q member
or tnr CrGCSr to which St Anthony first
belonged. The Cardinal IS an Augustiu-
IAN and s. Anthony when a boy was 4
member OF thc AUgustirIau order It Was
only in his manhood that he became q
Franciscan
Father William spoke in high terms of
praise of the Cardinal and thanked him
on behalf OF the Monks OF St SePu!chTe
Tor assisting in the days celebration
With = reference 20 the work that can
sJill De done by monks and by members
OF the orders. and an argument against
the TreWdiced opinion generally held that
monks are today a harmful medieval in
tuence, Father William closed his ad-
dress
There were present many. priests from
the city a large number of Narist Faith
erS. several DoTiniCans. and members Of
the Iapal Legation, including NorsiEnor
NarChetti. the auditor. MOnsiEnor Rock
CT the secretary: Father Boniface. of the
AiEEgstsDIau Order, a guest Of the CGTdi-
nal Count CClaCcichim. the PapaI Guard
rather Fink, S J., Fathe~ Conway. : J..
Father O.CCunor, of St Stephens. and
many others took part in the services