The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-03-08
RedemptcriStS IN
. q Butte City.
Five Fathers of the Order of Re-
demDtorists Conduct Mission at
st. Patrick Church.

srre that COlnpltleiN phthVu tHt SPdV
ions edifce greeted the opening of
series of mission services last Sun
5av at the il o'clock mass. The occa-
..op was a most impressive and i'm
,,orrant one for the parish, and with
The splendid auspices of the opening
ma doubt this mission season both for
S. Patricks and Sacred Heart par
.Iebss will be notable one in the his
tory of religious work in Butte.
through the efforts of Father De
-iere and his assisting priests the ser
5.es at st. Patrick's were in every
banner BETTING the momentous oc-
ASTON. The professionals. in which the
priests were accompanied by fifty boys
IN white vestments, were beautifully
secuted and with the illumination of
the altar and the exquisite music the
effect was superb and edifying to ali
Concerned.
At II o'clock the priests of the
narfsh headed by Father De Siere and
his assistants marched down the center
aisle accompanied by the long line of
b0ys i'm white, and escorted the visit
ing mission priests to the altar. Inside
the altar rail was a striking and most
imposing spectacle. A black cross
twenty feet high draped with white
shroud was in the center Of a stand
covered with red cloth From this
stand the visiting fathers viii preach
numerous sermons during the three
weeks Of the continuance of the mis-
sion services.
The rendering of Webber's mass in
q by the choir was very fine and add
ed greatly to the beauty and Impress
iveness Of the services.
After the altar was reached the mis-
sion was formally inaugurated by
Father De Siere, who in a fervent man
ner welcomed the visiting priests to
Butte. The speaker expressed the well
come Of the parish and congregation
and the members of the local priest
hood. There was an expression of the
utmost confidence that under the earn
est and pious administrations of the
devout visitors many of the people Of
this city win soon be safe on the road
10 salvation. The visitors were wei
coined to Butte for the noble work to
which they had devoted their lives.
The Redemptorist fathers who are
conducting the mission at St Patrick's
are: Father OLaverty and Mahoney.
of ST. Louis. Mo, and O'Regan of
Seattle, Wash Father O'Regan sang
the high mass eXQuisitely, and at the
close Of the mass the mission was
opened with an earnest and eloquent
appeal TO the great audience by Fa-
Their Mahoney.
Tn part the speaker said: Beloved
brethren and sisters in the faith, you
see before you a great black cross
draped with a white shroud, and you
have seen Ushered into this sanctuary
strange priests. You naturally ask.
az hat Ia fbaSa fbfY,ere ,,,aapD
is the emblem that is sacred 10 our
blessed Lord, who came to earth to
save fallen man from eternal damna-
ion. and the white shroud is to remind
-ou Of the purity Of heart that will be
our rich inheritance if you are truly
devoted and penitent during this holy
mission season. 1t is a time of extra
rdnary grace to the people God is
ways near us. but at times he shows
pecial love for his people. Such a
dime is the holy mission season for a
parish 1t is "A time of retreat and re-
Election upon the teachings of our holy
religion.
In this world that is so full OF
things that take men away from spirit
ual walks and thoughts it is most es-
senUial for our souls that we should
al times devote ourselves to spiritual
retreats. | hope and pray that this
retreat viii bring extra ordinary grace
10 the souls and hearts of all of you.
The mission fathers come to you at the
solicitation of your Jealous pastor and
by the direction of our superiors as
by an order from God. The object is
coming to you is to offer salvation and
10 do the will of the blessed master
as he directed when he was on EARTH
In a moving manner the speaker por-
a.,
from the mission services if the peo-
pIe would do their part by attending
al of them, and giving prayerful heed
10 the admonitions and instructions
and casting aside all besetting sins
during the holy mission season.
We come not to condemn said the
speaker. but to assure all that no mat
Ter how deep their souls are STEPPED /
in sin they can be saved now and for
ever If they do penance and repent. |
some may say that they have no time !
for such retreat and pious devotion, (
but some day you viii all be forced to |
take time and die. and while living you
should take the time to prepare for 1
death and eternity"
closing the speaker repeated his |
earnest appeal to his hearers to attend ]
M. off the services Of the mission.
II MAS announced that the services |
during the coming week are to be for /
Women only. Mission masses are to be |
celebrated AT >. and o'clock each !
morning. each mass to be followed by /
q sermon of instruction. Every even |
ING al 30 o'clock during the week |
,h.Ia are 10 he services of the mission. 4
Next sunday the announcement will be /
l.aaa 81 he time when the mission SER I
Vices for men only will open Also /
1... e..
.HI services for children of both sexes
'm q ro Is years Of age.
~ Try sday Of this week Father Jo-
sem Neilman and Father Francis .
Si0a#Hangen. two missionaries who /
nave just completed most successful !
ssIon in Minneapolis. will arrive at !
i|'i. TO assist in the work at St Pat
The end Of the mission at the Butte
rohes special mission services viii I
.' 'd at st. Lawrence church. i'm Cen /
The choir al St Patrick's church that /
BEAUTIFULLY rendered the mass was I.
Imposed as follows: Sopranos. Ms.
unneny. Mrs. Pope and Miss Kepler: /
.-o Miss Neroneau: tenors. G.. Mac |
tarson and Mr.. O'Brien: bass. Mr.. |
~n.ly, organist, Mrs. Rooney; vioIinist. I
Miss Hannah.
Father De SieTe. the venerable ia
1har Of the city, who, in his position as
first Of the Catholic clergy now in the |
city to arrive here, has upon many oc- |
cssiOns stated that the city contained +,
ro1e Catholic commandments than {
there was church room to accommo- |
date. He said once that he thought !
there should be three or four parish /
churches in the CITY instead of one i'm /
mense central house. The division of !
The city into parishes he argues. would /
better satisfy the demands upon the |
growing constituency II was there /