The Irish standard., 1901-05-11
Funeral Of Father Fitzpatrick.

Funeral Of Father Fitzpatrick.
Rev. James A. Fitzpatrick, late pas
tor of st. Stephens church, was car
ried to his last resting place at Calvary
cemetery after solemn requiem serv-
ices at the Cathedral in st. Paul on
Friday forenoon, May 3. Over sixty
priests recited the office for the dead.
Rev. D. Hoffman celebrated requiem
high mass and was assisted by Ia
theirs Colbert Cahill and Schaeffer.
Rev. ]. J. Lawler, pastor of the Cathe>
dral, delivered the funeral grafton and
paid touching tribute of affection to
the deceased priest, whom he had
known so well. He said in part:
"Words of mine are not required to
eXtol his nobility of soul. Eulogy of
mine, however able. would sound but
feeble to all you who knew his esti-
mahle qualities thoroughly. If l he
permitted to direct attention to his
career it is for our own edification. In
the bright morning of life, when the
world stood before him in all it's at
Effectiveness. his hands full of fair
promises, he heard the voice of Jesus
say to him: listen son, hearken unto
Me; forsake the home Of thy father
and mother for the King Of Kings will
have thee labor and live in His serv
ices alone Son, give Me thy heart
was the Masters great demand and
magnanimously did our departed
brother in the priesthood give the an
swer: Thou art the God of my heart
and my portion forever At once the
die was cast and all the joys and en-
dearments and ambitions and trap
pings of earth were set aside forever.
Farewell to the old home, to the IA
miliar scenes and faces, was nobly
spoken and, after years of study, when
you looked upon his face again you
saw him man of God at this very
altar pleading for you: Spare, o God,
spare Thy people, In the after years
you saw him going about this parish
doing good, binding up wounded
hearts, drying the eyes of the af1iict-
ed. You saw him at this sanctuary
railing receiving the vows Of love and
fidelity from two young hearts that
beat as one. You saw him planting
the seeds of faith and virtue in the
hearts of our little ones. 1t would
take hours to enumerate all you did
see him do.''
The Cathedral was filled with friends
of the Fitzpatrick family, and the
long cortege that followed the hearse
to Calvary cemetery testified to the
esteem in which the young priest was
held in the city of his birth. Many of
the members of st. Stephens church
were among the mourners, and the
ladies Of the parish brought floral trf-
butes as testimonial Of the esteem
and love they entertained for their
late pastor.
The honorary pallbearers were Rev.
trends j.. @. Byrne, H. McDevitt, J.
7. Harrison, J. r. Busch, ]. Dolphin,
P. +. Meade, T. Gleason and J. b.
land. The active pallbearers were
Matthew Mcdonald, Maurice McDon-
aid, Judge John F. MCGEE, Roger Vail,
John Regain, P. J. Kennedy, G. f. Sun
wall and w. Bates.
Father Lawler read the prayers for
the dead at the cemetery. Flowers
were profusely scattered by loving rel
atives and friends over the grave Of
the beloved priest, and many fer
vent prayer went up to heaven for
the eternal repose of his soul. The
Irish Standard tenders it's heartfelt
coincidence to the afflicted parents,
brothers and sisters of Father Fitz-
patrick. At meeting Of Hennepin
Council No. 435, knights Of Columbus,
Minneapolis, of which Father Fitz-
patrick was a member, committee
was appointed to draft appropriate
resolutions to his memory. May his
soul rest in peace. Amen.