The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-04-29
Solemn PontificaI Mass.

gramme at the cathedral on Sunday
Solemn Pontifical Mass.
Solemn Pontifical mass was cedebrat.
cd by l2t. Rev. Bishop Seaman. assist
ed by Rev. Father A. J. Guinandeacon
Rev. Father r. V. Eugester ard Rev
Father NJ. j. Deneaf. master Of cere-
monies Fifteen altar boys followed
the master of ceremonies.
More than 500 people received OILY
Communion at O'Clock and large
number were present at the 9 o'clock
Mass.
The solemn High Mass closed with
the Papal benediction. direct from Pope
Plus Y, administered by Rt. Rev. Btsh-
op Seaman. Rev. Father y. Kelley
preached the morning sermon. This
follows.
FATHER kEILY'S SERMON.
He is risen from the dead" Last
week the church commnmorated the
passion and death of oar Lord. To
elect our sympathy and animate our
love the different scenes that occurred
between the Garden of Olives. where
Jesus was betrayed by a traJtorous kiss
and Calvary. where He died nailed to
the cross were presented Today all
emblems Of mourning arr removed
and JOY takes the place of sorrow. be-
cause we are celebrating the glorious
feast of the resurrection. Every ma
ton has its heroes, and on certain days
the victories which they won are COM
memorated. That celebration means
JOY and gladneSs 10 all who share i'm the
fruits of their victories. The Fourth
OF July Is such day to the American
people. 1t was the elimination Of a Sc
T1es Of victories which meant liberty
equality and pursuI of happiness for
all its citizens. II meant a new depar-
ture from the ways Of the old world
Every year seems to lend new charms |
TO the joyous feelings exhibited on that /
DAY. Merriment and gratitude unite i'm /
proclaiming that that is the day |
which the Lord hath made"
The victory celebrated today was not |
won by the sword. 1t was not an
earthly conquest. 1t did not involve
any material loss or gain on the belli-
gerentS. 1t meant no shedding OF blood.
except that of the victor 1t was
moral, or, perhaps. a better and truer |
expression, supernatural victory. 1t Il
was victory of truth over errer. H
which Is the real foundation of liberty:
THE truth shall make you free" 1t
was a victory of good oAcer evil. which
makes all men equal. for the victor
made no distinction of race or complex
ion. To his law and discipiina the
prince and peasant were equally bound |
"One is your Master in heaven" said
he, and you are His brethren" 1t
meant. too, the pursuit of legitimate !
happiness for all in this life. and the / :
possession Of infinite happiness after | {
death. On this victory then celebrated !
today rests the fundamental principles !
Of our government which guarantees I
to all its citizens liberty. equality and c
pursuit OF happiness. all so dead to the a
heart Of humanity. g
BATTLE DOES NOT MEAN WAR. ;
Every victory presupposes a battle i
but every battle does not mean war or "
the shedding of blood. There are intel n
iectual BATTLES. commerc.aI battles and
fumberless sham battles. In the bat r.
Tie IN which our Lord was victorious Il
II was a contest between good and evil. Il
truth and error, the Kingdom of God n
and the kingdom Of the world. That p
batlile began in Bethlehem, but where 81
DID ii end? That question. apparentlv !,
at least was answered last week. DIR nj
ing the last days of Holy Week the q,
church in dOleful tones chanted the 81
Ienebrae The Requiem service on | b,
Good Friday. when the cross with its
victim was exposed, proclaimed his OF
death, and naturally we say evil is vic /,
-orlous, error is victorious, the kingdom i'm
Of this world has prevailed over the 81
Kingdom of God. But that death did N
not end the contest for the real vic be
tory came three days later. when Je
sus, on the morning Of the resurrection
gave lie to his own body. Here was a
supernatural victory, which is the
greatest, grandest and most glorious fiji
't all triumphs! If death means a vic br
DRY, surely to conquer death itself is N
ne greatest of all victories. Hence Ct Or
'aul, addressing death as the CONQUER da
nS nero or the human race said: ooh
'eath, where Is thy victory; oh. death &C
where is thy sting?' ar
This greatest of all victories pat,,aI,, re
triumph over death, we celebrate TO- w
lay 1t means the conquest of error Nj
" truth, of evil by good. of the lxi,,e, NJ
om Of this world by the Kingdom, e
Tod. 1t means for mar. rrue liberty ca
e, the freedom to become the chill Ga
rem OF God. freedom from error and wa
) Inls freedom was purchased by the vi
1000 Of Jesus for all. so many all share
NJ pa Iiclpate IN its merits. It mean;- -
90 that the pursuit of happiness u
mich cannot be confined. or limited
, a few drops of pleasure here helo,,- lei
an be fully realized only where tbe ed-
oul warnings and aspirations for in a api
mite happiness materializes 5 elI
MS being the nature Of the ,,ss+ M
men mas for twenty centuries been bir
epI9Osu IN every corner of this \
iobe, may we not truly saw "Tbis is
y uay winch the Lord hath made To
lare In those JOYS we must free from
he works Of darkness and error Wa
ust oher our souls pure and spot1ees fin;
the risen Savior, who died to redeem vol
"a save mankind. and rose from, +ba 4
'ad. on Easter Sunday. TO confirm HE q
VINE mission. Those VINO nave riea13 usj
ON the death OF sin 10 the life Of spe
ace can truly rejoice today. and thai los.
y WIZ bring foretaste OF the in9- G
le happiness Of heaven. IN which ricl
,pe and pray all may share. "a
ne music was truly beautiful Con- beg
"a 81. Cecilia Mass being the NTses "
hdered, with a brilliant .Haec Dies', ON
Hammered LIES -
The music at the o'clock Mass v.as ?
,fy beautiful by the ST. Ceca1is cl,o- ind
IS and the Junior choir With CIaro <,
iiek and Isabel Higgins as soinl mis-
me three affairs were banked bea,- mo,
win Easter and Gala lilies. Tba ie =
eat white blossoms hid the woodnn RI
.Gcture completely The air was a. 81
n with their fragrance. The 0ov.-
We're sent from California Inv Mrs. -,
ivid Keith -ii O. you
ne ladies Of the Altar society arc ~,
isite DIRK ''iSi eA- NOR
solemn vespers and bepedictior "a way
2 evening closed the Easter Sunday az,
ICES win a powerful sermon by ~
70 Rev. Bishop Seaman. ~ %
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