The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-11-08
Diceese Of Denver.
OUR DENVER LETTER.
,.,ebrating Feast of All saints-Re-
1irious and Social Items.
-snecial Correspondencel

,.ot cemetery last sunday TO COM
OuL..1orate to feasts of All Souls. A
lL,.r.cial train went out from the union
spe.t AT 2.3O carrying the clergy, choir
ueg large number of those who had
gnu mes beneath the soil of Denver's.
g.. beautiful cemetery. Immediately
NJ the arrival of the train a process
", was formed headed by the acolytes
ga clergy. Following them came the
el-I an lines of devout Catholics. Around
Igil7 raves they walked chanting pray
~. Fo. the dead which were indeed in
.ing The cathedral choir sang the
ssllen9nse and the sermon was delivered
-. the Rev Cornelius O'Farrell who
bae recently come into the diocense.
He said:
- least YOU my friends for the hand of
Ne Lord hath touched me. Job, xix.
SDrh my dear friends is the mourn
al heart thrilling entreaty which even
Low is piteously ringing through the
5fsmal dungeons of purgatory and
Gems to find an echo in these silent
his where the bones of our departed
s~iands lie moldering into dust.
This month of November is especially
5o5icated to the remembrance of the
gasd And aptly has the church ap-
,,ofnred il to be so for every thing in
Ppa+ure at this particular season tells
,,e more forcibly than deep meditation
~ enforced thought that we are living
IN a Dassing world, where change and
5ecav are every moment taking place,
Ind where life is being constantly
SuaIlowed up in death. The flower
,,bicb at morning unfolded itself has at
evening passed and gone. The woods
and forests which a few weeks ago
,raved with the verdant glow of sum-
,,,ar freshness are paling fast beneath
+bs rnerring death blast of time. The
leaves which so recently clapped their
inv little hands in joyful attestation
of the power of the mighty one, and
,bicb bid defiance to the burning rays
If the summers sun, are now quickly
sailing. or have already fallen beneath
the careless tread of the needless pass !
orbv. The gardener, thinking little Of
fbeir former beauty, is only anxious to
have them burned out of sight.
So II is with the crumbling remains
which lie in stiffness and in death in
these cold and silent graves. They
once bloomed with the freshness of
Joutb and innocence. They were
clothed with the beauty and comliness
of manhood and now they are gathered.
rich and poor alike, into the bosom of
This lonely cemetery. The little babe
has hsen ruthlessly snatched from the
fond embrace of a loving mother. The
Youthful maiden who once graced the
han room with her beautiful presence,
now lies shrouded beneath the heavy
slab of the silent tomb. The stalwart
man who deemed the world too little
for his proud presence now lies still
in seven feet of earth.
MANY of you who are listening to
in Ttc no
loss Of tender mother, a kind father,
a faithful spouse, a loving brother a
gentle sister, or a noble friend. Here
they rest, clasped by the unrelenting
hand of earth. Theses eyes must never
again cast their glance of tenderness
on YOU Those lips must never again
speak the consoling words to soothe
YOU in your dreary moments. Never |
more can you gaze on those lovely !
features which were once the pride of
YOUR life. for death has robbed you of |
your treasure. Oh. sad and bitter
thoughts, That beauty which once we |
priced and that loveliness which was
The charm of our lives lives putrid and |
loathsome beneath a few shovelfuls of /
earth.
yet my friends tarry a little. In |
this dismal thought there is a sunburst |
of consolation and Of hope. That body |
1hoses ashes we come to reverence |
today had a life giving principle which |
could not be imprisoned within the |
narrow limits of a coffin. 1t is in |
capable of dying. At the moment of |
death it babe adieu to the body; aban-
doned the wasting vicissitudes of time !
and winged its fight into eternity. /
Where il is now, we know not 1t may |
be gazing forever on the immutable
eternal God; it may be doomed to stand |
beneath hell's cataracts of fire through |
all the ages of hopeless end; it may be |
at this present moment enduring in |
tensest agony in purgatory till the last |
farthing of its debt to divine justice is |
paid. Have pity on me, have pity on |
me. at least you my friends for the |
hand of the Lord hath tougched me- !
Can you listen to that appeal and not |
stretch a hand to shorten those suf- |
ferings? Your sorrow stricken heart |
will forget half its sorrows in the de-
lightful labor Of still serving those who |
have passed away Holy and whole |
some is the thought of praying for the |
dead. Every prayer poured forth by |
loving lips. every penny placed in the
hands of the needy, every pain re-
lieved in the name of Jesus falls like
the dew at night on the mourning pris-
hope, diminishes his pain, and thrills
him with delight because of the faith
full love which has not forgotten him
on earth.
In all the churches the observance of
az Souls Day was postponed from
sunday 10 Monday. when appropriate
services were held throughout the city.
The principel exercises took place at
NE Sacred Heart church, where the
pastor Rev. Edward Barry, celebrated
solemn high mass of requiem at $3.50
clock. He was assisted by Rev. Fa-
,Aer Schimpf S. j., as deacon, and Rev.
aJher GuDItOsi, S. j., as sub-deacon.
J. ne memorial sermon was preached by
1 dlher Barry. The church was crowd
ad 70 lis very doors with the devout
.AioAs. AT the Logan avenue chapel
llsh mass Of requiem was said at $3.50
ny Key Father Callahan, assisted by
neN. Fathers White ana O'Malley. F'a-
hef Organ held appropriate services
Sl 81. Leo's, assisted by Father Vine
an. The choir, which is the finest in
ne city, rendered a beautiful pro-
;ramme
AT the $3.50 and IL o'clock masses in
-ggan avenue chapel last Sunday Fa-
Aer Malley preached most touch
Ag sermon on our duty to departed
--atINes and friends. He implored that
Ae congregation be inspired to greater
~ 9lIon during the month of the holy
olls, and that the exercises in the
4dpel be well attended.
-
The Feast of All Saints was celebrat-
q -n most devout manner in all the
ajholic churches of the city. An I'M