The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-04-02
Diocese Of Denver
CITY dF DENVER.
Sister Agatha Celebrates Golden
IN bilee.
lspeciaI Co respondence.l

OF her golden jubilee special religion
services We're held on Saturday at tn
Loretto Heights academy at Lorett
Heights, just outside of Denver. Sis
Ter Agatha is one of The oldest nun
FIJI the diocese, having come TO Colo
rado when religious orders were few
and when their wor kwas heavy. Sh
has been prominently connected witt
the two academies OF the Sisters of Lo
retto in Denver and many Of the rep
resentative Catholic women Of the state
\ 1ver formerly enrolled among her pu-
pills. In consequence Satuniay saw
innumerable kilograms coming from all
yarts Of the state and many distant
cities conveying messages of consrat-
ulatiOn
Sister Agatha is one Of two nuns in
Denver who have kved their fiftieth
anniversary of service in the sister
hood The event was one of the great
est Importance. not only to the sisters
at ST. Mary's and Loletto Heights. but
TO the Denver religious orders as well
In many of the charitable nS1itu-
tons, oIphanages and hospitals prayers
wcr offered up in THANH. sgiving for heI-
life Of useful work and blessings asl7ed
for the balance of her days. Sister
Agatha as q member Of The faculty on
the old 81 Aary's academy, situated
on California street was u foremost
worker in the early days OF the cathe-
oral parish. The efforts ~ the sisters
were required H. those days TO assist
in caring for The widely scattered par
ish and the pioneer nuns found their
liVse full of opportunity. Sister Agatha
embraced hat chance TO do active work
and is remembered 10y the veteran
members OF the cathedral parish.
al % .11
put of and everyone joined in the OBJ !
servance of the golden jubilee of Sister /
Agatha. In the morning at $50 there |
was solemn high mass celebrated by /
ri. Rev. Bishop Matz. In The sanctu- 1
AIRY were also present Rev. i. \. Phil /
lips. cvhancellor Of the diocese, Rev.
William Organ. pastor of ST. Leo's
church. as deacon: Rev. Cornelius
O'Farrell Of the cathedral parish; Rev. /
Joseph y. Carriean. pastor of st. Pat
Tick'S church. as Sub-deacOn. and Rev. /
Richard Brady. chaplain of Loretto
Heights, as master Of ceremonies \
number OF sisters from ST Mary's
academy i'm this city went out TO at
tend the mass and the chapel was COM D
fortahly filled with those invited to
attend the celebration. Nuns from | !
the Lorctto academy at Colorado {
Springs and Pueblo came many Of 4
" nom had formerly been connected /
with The Denver institutions.
The floral decorations of the chapel ]
in which the service was held were !
most elaborate. The color scheme was :
white and gold. symbolic of the golden
The flowers used were I
ialfodilS and Gala lilies, which We're 2
banked high on the main altar and the |,
mali side affairs. Flowers came from )
number of friends of the nun and s
he also received appropriate gifts from f
riendS of long standing. Early in the a
morning, at o'clock, the community II
mass took place AS usual with a short a
crmon by Bishop MatZ. At the later ! II
erNice Father Organ preached the Il
jubilee sermon, having known Sister hi
gatha for many years and being a sy
istant relative of hers. The convent II
hoir sang Gerals,s Jubilee Mass" and eT
ONE appropriate hymns. In the after c,
con solemn -benediction- of the Blessed c,
acrament was given, with all the liz
RESTS participating.
It is now some years since Sister
gatha retired from active service CT
he is "A years o fage and entered the 70
0retto nOVitiate in Kentucky when nj
rl Of "a. She had come with an older
ster from Ireland for the purpose of
evOting their lives TO the church at
rough the sisterhood of Loretto and US
e two We're received on the same day.
setr Agatha's first mission was at {
lnta Fe. y. NJ. and there she re- in
aimed for several years. She was ms
He'd away upon the opening of St fes
aIy's in Denver. when Bishop Mache-
uf was at the head of the Denver Z
ocese. and devoted her time to the re,
ork Of founding a convent in the new Tu
unuN. Sister Agatha was one of the
1st energetic promoters and has lived
see the convent one of the crowning U
1ries of the church in Colorado. ~
hen Loretto Heights was opened nm -
elve years ago, Sister Agatha was +a,,
,nsfeiTed IN that station and until 49,
years ago was teacher there TOO. ne,
the golden jubilee on Sat 81
laN was daE-of rejoicing FOR all ~,
Sister Agatha's friends. ii was a 80
fe pathetic for her despite the eff
Is of her friends TO have everything
'or 81 the joyful. Long years had
Planned 20 celebrate the fiftieth an -
ersaTy With the sister who came
n er TO America. but Sister Glenn
me. for such was her name in reli-
n, died only short time ago a+ tba
went near St Louis The homes IF
n kept haunting Sister Agatha and
81 OF her prayers doubtless that dav A
re Tor the other sister who had gone in
fire. -'''1 7''ie clos
I'VE For the Holy Family Parish. t tne :
ny of the Catholic churches or instj- tani
uns Of The city have called upon and
chaflly OF the public within the der
year, and SO. when the benefit for day
BOY Family parish is inauglIrgted lace
louo' instantaneous response win fage
made. The fair win open on Anil ter
IA VIII run uhtI April i. ii will be Isra
~ me Armoly hall. opposite amo
che's gardens. ia North Denver. refr,
decorators VIII be OF work the took
OF next week in transforming the fere
g INTO bower Of lovelfness in Mon
IN tncandescent lights viii be n(ajI
hS from corner Il corner and wards mon
uhilh& IN gay colurs will be used chm
-. , l,eW 'huIch was first spoken impC
mere haFe been few entertain Miss
Us ln aid OF the project. but they To +
- - niue Importance and and
ne1e---~but slight consideration
ialf, however. viii be on larger Mr.
~. GU M''ehs nave been consumed CUES
DC ~ charge Of Thomas j. EARLY
such genial host there is hardly a visit.
4 that socially the fair will be a
ess.
cry evening during the progress city
he fair there viii be dancing and
ny and musical entertainments
h will enliven the programme.
from The fact that the booths Mis-
present an especially attractive ME
arance. There will be contests to passe
mine the popularity of various and
bers Of the parish. and the other tel
raj ideas carried out at fair. trict
proceeds VIII be devoted to the schoc
ing fund. and it is believed thar
,st 1,,o,i, -, ~, VIZ pe oplalned Mr.:
, as Coo, - az. euiliCe may De tersol
'AS nSdlheI Is SET in b