Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-08-02
FEAST OF ST. ALPHOkSUS.
Observance of The Day of The
Founder of The Redemp-
torist Order.
MANY TAKE vows AND RE-
CEIVE HABIT.
Solemn And Impressive Ceremonies
Today AT St. Mary's
Church.

Today the Redemptorist Fathers Of
ST. Mary's Church celebrated in SOL
emn manner the feast of st. Alphon-
sus, the Founder Of their Order At
5 O'Clock a solemn high mass was cell
ebrated by Very Rev. VIM. Luecking,
the Provincial Superior of the Order
He was assisted by the Rev. Father
Supik. as deacon. and Rev. Father
Kenna as subdeacon. The students
under the direction of Professor Zim-
norman sang the Mass according to
the Gregorian chant.
The church was filled with large
congregation. A hundred or more of
those present being parents. brothers
and sisters, cousins and friends of
those who made their professional
vows and received the habit. The
altar was ablaze with the light of
many candles and profusely decorated
with beautiful flowers, the perfume of
which filed the large and handsome
church edifice. The vestments of the
officiating priests and the imposing
ceremonials atten liant upon the servi-
ces of the occasion made the celebra-
tion of the Feast of st. Alphonsus one
long to be remembered, and left its
impress on the large congregation who
worshipped.
At 9. 80 O'Clock that ceremony took
place which occurs here only once
year. St. Mary's is the novitiate of
the Redemptorist Order and all who
desire to become members of the
Order, whether as priests or as Lay
Brothers, must spend year of proba-
tion hsre. If, after the probation
year they are found fit to become
Redemptorists, they make a solemn
profession of their vows, and this act
cements their lifelong union with
the Order The students who take
the VOWS with the intention of becom-
ing priests, graduate from college after
six-year course before they come to
Annapolis After their profession
they undertake a six years course of
higher studies in the Seminary and
following this course is their ordina-
tion to the priesthood.
The following young men today be-
came Redemptorists and next month
will begin their studies in the Semi
nary: Francis Wagner, Philadelphia,
Pa; francis Clair, College Point
l.. L.; Joseph McQuaid, Philadel-
nhia, Pa. Edward McCa5e, Boston.
Mass. Charles Barrett, Rutland,
VT. Henry Murphy, Boston, Mass.
Joseph DeCoste. Boston, Mas John
Close, Buffalo. N. Y. Alphonsus
Wolf, Buffalo, NY. Joseph Murphy,
Boston, Mass.
Four Noyices took their VOWS as
Lay Brothers of the Order, as follows
Joseph KFumencher. Alsace- Lorraine
Valentine Fitz, Baden, Germany
Andrew Burgmaier, Weurtenberg, Ger
many; George Gartsazt, 'Lithuania..
Besides the ceremony of profession,
twenty-one men were invested in the
habit of the Redemptorist Order and
thus began their year Of probation.
Seventeen of them are students who
completed their classical course at col
lege last June. They are: Miles
Rowland, Calais, Me. ; Albert Sch
mering, Buffalo. N, vi Francis
Murray, Boston. Mass. Charles
Grove, Boston, Mass. Michael Con-
ley, Boston, Mass. Henry O'Kane,
Boston. Mass. William Thumel, Bal
timore, Md. John Healy, New York
City; Timothy Mcdonnell, Cambridge,
Mass. Edward Sephton, Boston,
Mass. Arthur Miller, Toronto, Ont.
James Gum, New York City; Mich
ael Braun. Buffalo, N. Y; Thomas
Roche, Rochester, n. Y. Henry Sip
pei, Philadelphia, Pa. ; Aloysius Will
niger, Baltimore, Md. John Thaler,
Baltimore, Nd.
The Lay Brothers who will take the
vows after six years probation are
Alfred Buettler, Philadelphia, Pa. !;
Philip Reilly, New York City; Joseph
Koch, Philadelphia, Pa. F; Victor Say
Ter, New Berlin, o.. Patrick Malo
ney, Boston. Mass
Besides the Fathers attached to st.
Mary's Church, many priests from
Baltimore and more distant places
were present. Very Rev. William
Luecking officiated at the ceremony
of profession and investitute. He was
assisted by the Rector Rev. Father
Hanley.
The following were present in the
sanctuary: Rev. J. G. Schneider, rec
tor of st. James Church, Baltimore.
Md. Rev. Francis Parr, rector of st.
Mary's Church, Buffalo, n, Y; Rev,
Francis Auth, rector of st. Mary's
College. Northeast, Pa. Rev. Edward
Weigel. rector of the Leicester Semi
naly; Rev, Pancratius Schmidt and
Rev. Theodore George, both of ST.
James Church. Baltimore, Md. Rev.
Paul Holz, from the Leicester Semi
nary: Rev, Father Frederick, of st.
Peters Church, Philadelphia, Pa.
Rev. Father Kenna. of st. Alphonsus'
Church, New York City Rev. Father
Schuacker, from College Point, L. l.
A large number of relatives and
friends of the young novices were en-
tertained at q luncheon given in ST.
A..