The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-04-18
EASTER IN OGDEN.
Impressive Services at st. Joseph's
fps Church.

It was the first Easter in which serv-
ices were held in st. Joseph's church in
the city of Ogden. The day was clear,
though cold. and the church, which was
! completed but a few months ago, stlll
presents an expression of newness
which seemed to add TO the beauty and
dressiness of the decorative work pre-
| pared for the Easter celebration.
The ladies of St Joseph's Altar So
of identifying and preparing the al
tars, which showed. as seen last sun
day. very good taste in all things.
Flowers from California, along with
the supplies obtained from local deal
ers, furnished all that was necessary
to prepare the affairs and church fit
tingly for the occasion.
The music rendered was excellent
being:
Kyrie Mercandante's B fiat Mass
Gloria. .Leonard's B fiat Mass
Hosanna Grunner
Mrs. Mary Harrington Stevens:
Credo. ........... Leonard's B fiat Mass
Sanctus. :. .Mercandantes B fiat Mass
Agnes Del .Mercandante's fiat Mass
To Deum. . Mercandante's B fiat Mass
Mr.. Shereton Ferrin, soloist.
usually we'll filled and the number OF
communicates kneeling at the altar
rail was such as to impress one with
the fact that the parish discipline OF
st. Joseph's is such as to prove that
few parishes with equal numbers could
be found with a greater percentage OF
membership performing their Easter
duties. 4I
In all the life of our holy faith. as
,.,,,1-yN Il ~, h. Io1 % 40 there
is none that seems to carry With 1t the
happy spirit that pervades the morn
ing of Easter This is felt in every
Catholic parish throughout the world
The happy spirit of the resurrection
comes down to us from that morning
when the holy women, visiting the
tomb of our Savior, found that He mac
risen and that the victory over sin ana
death was complete. The fact that
more than 1900 years have come ana
gone has made no change in the feel
ing that lives in the breasts of the fol-
lowers of Christ when Easter is upon
us. That spirit fills every Catholic
heart from the banks of the Neva to
where the restless wave breaks on the
shores of the Pacific. 'Tis felt in the
little mission church and it fills the
aisles of the great cathedral. and We
felt it in the houses of God that STAND
under the mighty shadows of the wa
satch mountains in Utah. AS we felt
the gladness of Easter in this year of
our Lord 1908. the early Christians
experienced the same almost twenty
centuries ago: and as we felt last sun
day in the churches of Utah and else
where the generations of Christians
will enjoy the same happiness 1000
years from now. OF all the days of
the year. certainly Easter carries with
it a fulfillment of the words uttered 10
the disciples of Christ when it was
said. Peace be with you" and it IS
pleasant to contemplate that here in
our unpretentious city of Ogden last
Sunday we felt the presence of that
blessing of peace and good will as 1t
should exist among Christian people
wherever found.
This spirit of love and Christian
unity was the life of last SUNDAYS
sermon as delivered by Father Cush-
nahan He called to mind the fact tina
no matter what the SURROUNDINGS might
be. whether in the humblest church IN
America or in the greatest fame ever
reared by the hands of mortal man in
which to worship God. unless we have
in our hearts that spirit which Christ
during His mission in this world LETT
amongst men, all that we may attempt
as Christians will be in vain.
PAS at both Masses in the morning, so
also at vespers and benediction in the
evening. st. .Joseph's. church had a very
large congregation. a striking feature
being the increasing numbers OF new
Catholics that are in ou, midst: prr4r-
ing that in Utah, as in every other
state under the flag. the word of Col
is being preached to increasing num-
bers. and that the faith of our fathers
continues to strengthen in every part
OF our broad land.