The San Francisco call., 1907-03-10
Catholic

The following is the Roman Catholic
calendar for the week commencing
March II. Passion Sunday: March IT,
st. Patrick. apostle of Ireland: gospel:
The Jews tried TO stone Jesus; IS
ST. Gabriel. archangle: 1s-St Joseph.
spouse OF the Virgin Mary and patron
of the Catholic church: 20-St. Cyril
of Jerusalem, Bishop and doctor: IL
st. Benedict, abbot, founder of the
Beneictines; 22-Seven doIors of the
Blessed Virgin Mary; 2s-St Victorian.
martyr.
The following is the Franciscan CAL
endar for the same period: March II,
Passion Sunday-St. Patrick, apostle
of Ireland: gospel: The Jews tried
to stone Jesus; 1s-Bl. Salvador, con-
fessor. z. NJ: 19-St. Joseph. spouse of
the Blessed Virgin Mary and patron of
the Catholic church; 2o--BL John Of
Parma, confessor, r. M; 21-St. Bene-
dict, sbbot founder of the Benedic-
tines: 22-St. Benevenutus, Bishop. f.
NJ: 23-St. Peter Damian, Bishop and
doctor.
The Paulist Fathers are installed In
the new residence in the rear of the
temporary st. Mary's Church in Cali
fornia street near Dupont.
During the second week after Lent
mission in Star of the Sea Church in
the Richmond district. Rev. John NJ.
Handy, c. s. p, will be In charge
At the close of that mission another
will be opened at Angels Camp,~Cala-
veras County.
The Paulists have sent East for
supply of Palms to be blessed and dis
tributed on Palm Sunday in st. Mary's
Church. The choir of this church is
preparing for the Easter service, which
will be as impressive and as beautiful
as the circumstances will permit
The temporary Church OF st. Francis
in Vallejo street. near Montgomery
avenue, is commodious structure
seating about 400 persons AS the peo-
pie are returning to the parish the
congregation is increasing each month,
and there is a good attendance at each
mass. The present church is on the
plan of the original st. Francis edihce
which was in existence in the early
fifties. The Right Reverend Archbishop
Joseph Alemany and Father Liberia,
vicar general. held services there, and
the church was maintained until il
was decided in 1889 to build the brick
church. This was constructed around
and over the old wooden structure, in
which services were continued during
the building of the new church. When
the latter was ready for conservation
the old church was torn down, and in
two days carried out of the front door
and deposited in the street. The walls
of the brick church are still Intact.
The large brick building that since
the early fifties stood in Powell street,
between Greenwich and Lombard. and
which was known as the Presentation
Convent, has been razed and the prop
erty is now offered for lease, as it has
been decided not to rebuild.
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Cathedral of the Holy Orthodox Church
on Powell street. near Fi1bert, has been
cleared and in place of the edifice there
is being erected the Washington Square
Theater.
The knights OF Columbus have Sc
cured a building of the ST. Dominican
Church in Pine street between Steiner
and Pierce, and II is being converted
into headquarters for that order.
An order has been sent to France for
an elaborate banner for the Ladies'
Sodaiity of st. Bridgids Church. It is
to be OF class of workmanship that is
not produced in this country.
A chiIdren's choir is being trained for
the Easter service in ST. Bridgid's
Church.
Now that the doors of the Old Mission
Church on Dolores street. near Six
teenth. are open to all who desire 10
enter. the oid-time sanctuary Of the
padres of rs is vifited by many per-
sons.
The congregation of st. Paufs Church
at Twenty-ninth and Church street will
celebrate the anniversary of the birth
OF St Patrick in fitting manner
There will be high class programme
OF musical and literary numbers and an
oration by William A. Kelly.
During the latter part of February
the students of st. Joseph's Presenta-
ton Convent observed the anniversary
of Henry w Longfellows birth by a
programme made UP mainly of selec-
tfons from the poets works.
Arrangements are being made for the
laying OF the cornerstone of a new
church in st. Josephs Parish, Berkeley
4 in the near future.