The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1901-10-26
week for her home in New York, after
a delightful visit in Denver.
PUEBLO.
Dedication of the New Church of
Mount Carmel.


( With ceremonies more elaborate and
more largely attended than has ever
been seen in Pueblo, the new Church
of Mount Carmel in the Grove was ded-
icated Sunday. Hundreds of people
witnessed the solemn ceremony and in
the number were many residents of
other portions of the city than the
Grove. The CLINT of bright uniforms,
worn by members of the Italian So
cieties, was a striking feature and made
the assemblage a most brilliant one.
Everything was carried out without
hitch Of any kind, and those in
charge of the arrangement are to be
highly commended.
The solemn blessing of the church
was made by Right Rev. Leander
Schnerr, o. S. B., the venerable arch
abbot of st. Vincents ARCHAEOLOGY of
Beatty Pa, who kindly accepted the
invitation rendered to him by the Jesuit
Fathers. Following the procession
came the blessing Of the outside and
inside of the church and solemn High
Mass with Rev. S. Persone, S. j., as
celebrant, Father Cyril, o. 5. B., as
deacon and Father A. Drummer, S. j.
as sub deacon, the right reverend alb
bot presiding in his pontifcal attire,
assisted by Father Michael, o. S. b.,
and Father Massa, S. J. Father Adal-
bert, Q. S. B.. acted as master of cere-
monies. The choir of st. Mary's church
kindly offered their services for the oc-
casion.
The Benedictine fathers. in charge of
st. Marys church, spared no efforts to-
ward helping to make this solemn open
ing of the Italian church a perfect sue
cess. They put at the disposal of Faith
er Massa, not only their choir, but also
their altar boys and invited their own
societies to take part in the ceremony.
The sermon for the occasion was
preached in the Italian language by
Rev. S. Persone,- the venerable pioneer
missionary of Colorado and New Mex
leo.
The church faces Park street, be-
tween A and B. The plans, drawings
and specifications were prepared by G.
w. Roe, architect. who superintendent
the erection and the building of the
church. The contractor was P. J. Sulli-
van, who did his work in a substan-
tial and thoroughly workmanike man
ner. The church is handsome struc-
ture of Pueblo pressed brick, with a
basement of fiat bedded sand rock. In
the background of the sanctuary stands
magnificent altar over which thrones
a beautiful statue of Our Lady of
Mount Carmel, the gift of Captain j.
j. Lambert, in memory of his depart
ed wife. Mrs. Sue Z. Lambert.
The church has been erected at a
cost of $4,000. 1t has been built for the
use of the Italian population of Pueblo
and vicinity. The constantly growing
number Of the sons of sunny Italy who
are members of the Catholic church,
called for separate place of worship,
where the word of God can be preached
to them in their own native tongue and
where they can feel at home among
themselves.
The Mount Carmel church will be in
charge of Rev. g. Massa. a Jesuit faith
er, who resides at St Patrick's rectory-
Father Massa is a kind, congenial and
hard worker in the vineyard of the
Lord. His pleasant manners have won
for him host of friends and no doubt
he will have the hearty cooperation of
his entire flock