The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-07-11
Diocese Of Denver.
OUR DENVER LETTER.

:. +be presence Of a congregation
III, ~ taxed the capacity of st. Eliza
WIZ t,s church to the utmost, two
pe men we're ordained to the Cath
!ouH9 priesthood on Sunday morning
ON ON eyre Michael William Donovan
Ins' BERNARD J. Froegel, both well
apo AVN in this city. Mr.. Donovan and
~ Froagel returned from st. Mary's
n -,;narv in Baltimore week aga
s5 SI made three days retreat at the
Snr of the Sacred Heart. At 8
O ,,i,ct Mass on Sunday morning
O O,-bon n. c. Matz administered the
p.orameat of holy orders to them
lrb tbe most solemn ceremonies of
W. church. Solemn pontifcal High
To-, 1 was celebrated with Rev. J. ].
NV s. T.. president of the College
y the Sacred Heart, and Rev. Father
DDornardtn as deacon Of honor; Rev.
Do+bar Eesebius and Rev. Father
I'orcallus deacons of the Mass; Rev.
ratber Brucker, S. J., archdeacon;
nov Percy A. Phillips and Mr.. Louis
Hagus masters of ceremony. Mr..
Boons is also a student at Mary's
= baltimore and will be ordained
nov+ wear. He is the son of Mr.. John
Hagus IF Denver. Many of the
a-iosts of the city were present in the
ronctrarv rs all have manifested a
5eep interest in the respective careers
If fbe young men. The ceremony was
toncbing and more than one of the
trndrads who witnessed it let fall a
tow ouet tears. The relatives of Mr..
Troegal who is a Denver boy and for
marlv a student of st. Elizabeth's par
isb school occupied one side of the
church and on the other side were the
friends of MI Donovan who has made
bis home in Denver for many years.
AZ took special course at the I'M
maculate Conception High school,
where be was highly esteemed by his
fellow students. In 1900 he entered
the Sacred Heart College where with
Mr.. Froegel he took his philosophical
eourse. Later the two entered st.
Nary's at Baltimore and side by side
have passed through the successive
stages of theological training gradu-
ating with equal honOrs a few weeks
ago. At his ordination on Sunday Mr.
Donovan had as guests all his old
school friends. The music was a fea-
ure of the ceremony and was Of the
usual high order. Gounod's Messe
Solonelle was sung in its entirety.
At the 0ffertOry Miss Francis Mast,
who recently graduated from the
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music,
payed a violin solo and at the con-
clusion of the services the augment
ed choir sang The Heavens Are Toll
inc" No sermon was delivered as
the services took up two hours in
themselves. At the close of Mass
the procession headed by the acolytes
moved slowly out of the sanctuary
and the two young priests faced the
vast congregation for the first time.
Il was an impressive sight, the two
happy faces beaming with a heavenly
light They had received the clerical
TeStments and were then raised to the
dignity of the holy priesthood, "a
priest once a priest forever, according
to the Order of Melchisedech."
The congregation filed slowly out of
the sacred edifice thoughts of a deep
" religious nature evidently occupy
Ing their minds. There was no push |
ing or hurrying, but each one engaged |
with his own thoughts moved quietly |
down the aisle and out into the open. |
In the evening a congregation scarce
" smaller again assembled at st. |
Elizabeth's to receive the first bless
ing Of the newly ordained priests.
Solemn benediction of the Blessed |
Sacrament was pronounced and the
Tesper service was sung by a select |
choir. A brief sermon was preached
and then the day of ordination was
over
A day frought with even greater
happiness for young Father Donovan
vas Monday when he celebrated his
first holy Mass. 1t was quietly said
with only the old friends and neigh
0OrS Of the newly ordained priest in
attendance The Sisters of Charity
we're there, too, and all bowed their
heads in true devotion and besought
heavens choicest blessing on the
apostolic labors of the new minister.
The children's choir sang a few sim
PIE little hymns in a devout manner
which touched the kneeling people.
rather Donovan was assisted in say
Ing Mass by Father John Duffy, pas
Tor Of the church at Durango, who
came to Denver for the purpose. Be
lore the young man entered the sem
mary be was an especial favorite of
rather Duffy and it was with him that
De spent the months of July and
august last year. Also present in the
Sanctuary were Rev. Father P. A. Phil
ups chancellor of the diocese; Rev.
N. r Callahan, pastor of the cathe-
oral; Rev William J. O'Malley, Rev.
Rev John B. White and Rev. Cor
Aelus O'Farrell, all assistants at the
cathedral Louis F. Hagus and
Onarles i. Hagus served the Mass.
On next Sunday at st. Elizabeth's
church Rev Father Froegel will say
MS first Mass, assisted by several
Priests Of the city. The uniform rank
VI the Knights of st. John, of which
UganizaHon Father Froegel was for
lerly a MEMBER, will act as guard
VI honoT, and all the other Catholic
So,cleties viii attend en- masse. Spe-
", TaI music is being arranged for the