Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-04
SERMON 1OGRADUAT[s
Services Held Yesterday at
Catholic University.
PRECEDED BY HIGH MASS
Mgr. 0'Connell 0fRciates, Assisted by
Rev. F. A. Ryan.
SERMON BY REV. ]. D. MAGUIRE
The University In It's Life to Reflect
the Life Of the
Church.
SERMON BY REV. J. D. MAGUIR

Solemn high mass was celebrated at the
Catholic University of America yesterday
morning at 930 o'clock by Mgr. OConnell,
assisted by Rev. F. A. Ryan, professor Of
moral theology at the st. Paul Seminary.
and Mr.. Hennessy, c. 8. S.. of Holy Cross
College. Rev...John Danan Mcguire. Phi.
D., associate professor of Latin language
and literature. preached the baccalaureate
sermon. The commencement exercises at
the Catholic University will be held We'd
nesday morning at 1890 o'clock. Right
Rev. Bishop Hoban of Scranton, Pa, will
give the commencement Grafton. Degrees
will be conferred as follows: Bachelor Of
theology, 10; licentiate of theology, 0; doc
tor Of theology. 1; doctor of philosophy, B.;
bachelor of law. g.; civil engineer, 2, and
mechanical engineer, 1.
The exercises Of commencement will be
held in Mcmahon Hall and will be con-
Quoted by the apostolic delegate, Mgr
Falconio.
Father Maguire's Discourse.
In the course Of his baccalaureate SER
mon Father Mcclure said: =
"Pentecost Is e-eminently the feast day
of the church. It is the anniversary of the
churchs natal day, the day on which the
church felt herself instinct with divine en-
ergy. Hence 1t Is day of felicitation to all
the faithful children of the church.
II a greatful posterity loves to remember
the benefits which some great public worthy
has conferred upon it, surely we, the sons
of the church, shall find no less delight
in recalling the years of her life. And as We
trace those years back we shall learn to
love her more and more as we behold her
coming through the ages, scattering her
benefits on every side with a mothers lavish
T.
ing better civilization, holding up the
TORCH which she kindled at the flaming
tongues of the upper chamber, to science
to letters, to art, enlightening all and d.
recting to the destiny of all.
If we contemplate the churchs achieve
ment in the past we find that she has pro-
duced effects, which are referable, first, to
a principle of truth: secondly, those which
owe their causation to a principle of sane
tity and, thirdly, those which are traceabie
to a principle of strength. So we conclude
that the Holy Spirit descended in this triple
eharacter-of truth, or sanctIty and of
strength-to enlfghten, to sanctify and to
fortify the apostles and the church and
through them the world.
That the apostles possessed this three
foid spirit. after the descent of the Holy
Spirit in the cenacle is clearly proved by
comparing their history before and after
the coming of the Holy Spirit.
Life Of Church and University.
b 4rAuC SolAoiiS III nGF lie must
reflect the life of the church, that life
which the church derives from the abiding
presence of the Holy Spirit and which is
characterized by truth and sanctity and
strength. Here, within the walls of this
institution, truth must find its champions
sanctity its exemplars and heroism its in
spiration. Upon you graduates of this uni
vers1ty devolves the solemn duty of dem
onstratfng to the world that you possess in
full measure those notes which the uni
versity has endeavored to imprint upon
your character. That, in word, you have
conned the triple lesson which 1t was your
alma matters pleasure to teach and your
duty to learn