The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-12
NEW PRIEST
TAKES HIS vows
Michael Haggerty Is Ordained at St
Mary's Cathedral.
CONFIRM MANY CHILDREN
TWO SOLEMN CEREMONIES ARE
CARRIED OUT.

At st. Mary's Roman Catholic
church yesterday the Rev. Father
Michael Haggerty was added to the
roll of priests of the parish, and at the
same services there were received into
the church 100 boys and girls through
the ordinance Of confirmation.
Michael Eaggerty became a priest at
the service begun at II a m, at which
Bishop Laurence Seaman officiated at
high mass. and at which Father John
J Guinan was deacon, Father Engster
Sub-deacon and Father NJ ! Engster
master of ceremonies
The actual ordination service was be
gun lust after the reading of the
epistle- Father Dennis Kelly read a
Latin document. the substance of
which was an invita- ton to the candi-
date for holy orders to come forward
and present himself before the altar
for ordination Then Bishop Scanlan
read the instruction required to be
given the candidate and TO the people.
The document read was in Latin but
Bishop Seaman translated II into Eng
IiSh in order that all present might
have full comprehension Of its import
1t required the candidate to show a
good moral character and emphasized
the fact that the church is determined
that the people shall have good priests.
The candidate was appealed To to turn
back if he knew of any reason why he
should not devote his life to the min
istTy, and those present were asked to
make known any reason. if they knew
of any, why the ordination of the candi-
date should not be proceeded with to
completion
New Priest Is Ordained.
There being no objection from any
source to finishing the ceremony the
qualifications of the candidate having
been adjudged of the best the bishop
then read the ceremony Of ordination.
finishing by placing the vestments on
the candidate and the chalice in the
candidates hand. Then the bisbOD
consecrated the hands of the candidate
with holy oil.
From the gospel to the end Of the
mass the newly-made priest repeated
an the words of the bishop At the
conclusion of the mass Rev. Father
HaggeTty went to the altar and prom
1sed obedience to the superior of the
AIarist order, of which he is now A
member.
Many Children Are Confirmed.
After the mass Bishop Seaman con-
hrmed 100 boys and girls This proved
ceremony. The bishop was assisted by
Father Louis SciOCchetti and Father
Deneaf. W. j. HallOTan and Mrs. Ed
ward McGurrin acted the parts of god
father and gOd-mother to the boys and
girls.
When all had been confirmed Bishop
Seaman explained the nature and
meaning Of the ceremony. and told the
young persons. what was expected from
them by the church and society. They
ought to lead lives that would prove
an example 10 others, he said, and
should avoid as far as possible the
wickedness OF the world.
Programme of Music.
A fine musical programme was rem
dered, under the direction Of Miss Nora
Gleason. The following were the
principal numbers.
introductory untary..............
......-..----.-.....Vi Violin and organ
Edward Fitzpatrick.
La Hache's Pro Pace Mass" rem
dered by the choir with violin and
cello accompaniment
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