Evening journal., 1907-03-18
HONOR MEMORY
OF PATRON SAINT
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truth, lie said. and the truth shall make
ye free, and who was IL that brought our
fathers knowledge of this life who was
il that broke the chains cf error, that
bound their souls and vino was the WASH
lngton Of their spiritual freedomg Need
mention his narhcg II was ST. Patrick. our
glorious martyr. II is not my purpose to
attempt panegyric Of ST, Patrick. Tho
sabjcct Is too vas. IDS labors too great to
be touched on lightly even in a brief dis
course. Nor Is it given TO man to know or
appreciate that wtndcrous life consumed
for Goa and for our race. His true merits
are known. only TO Heaven ana Heaven
alone has recorded his deeds and weighed
IN the balance d S merits fos eternity. True
we can estimate the value OF a general
by the prowcss of The enemy he defeated,
but the trials. the sunerings of our Saint.
the wonderous influence OF his life that
almost omnipotent power which. like
Moses, he welded with good ia behalf Of
his people these are heights which are not
given to be measured by the ken Of man.
This panesyric IS not a brief account Of
his birth, his captivity his escape from
bondage, his return as n Bishop to Ire
land, his wondcrous life of labor there, the
INVERSION of an entire nation and the
planting these Of our glorious church.
Though al these ate great yen this would
not be his panegyric Lift up the eyes Of
your soul and take a view of the entire
world to-day Count If YOU can, the NUM-
Der of bishops ana cardinals and priests
who owe their faith to ST. Patrick Count
the thousands and tens Of thousands OF
Irish priests, of Irish Christian brothers.
and of Irish nuns at the altar, in the pull
pit, i'm fhe converts. hospitals. asylums
and schools minlsterlng 70 the sick. the
needy the dying. All these owe their faith
to him. Yet this is not his panegyric
Count, If YOU can, the number of that
generous IRISH race, who preferred every
suffering and privation rather than aban-
don the faith Of SsPatrlck Yet these are
not his panogyrics. Ascend In spirit TO
/ Heaven Number if you can, that vast
multitude of Bishops Abbots. Monks.
consecrated virgins. and, thanks to Eng
lands persecution. those Irish martyrs
that now surround the Throne of God.
All these owe their faith TO our Saint and
go to surround his ranegyric His children
have filled the civilized word and every
where have brought with them their
strong and vigorous faith and love for
mother land
"St. Patrick. born in France about
the year 372 Ike Joseph of old he was
sold as a slave in the very land he was
destined TO save. Sal and lonely were
the first Years of his capuvAy. Ear
from home ana his fond mother ne
had no hope. no consolation but the
] .l.F Ca Il.
his mothers knee. God began to
speak to his young heart ANA tell him
some OF the secrets of heaven ard ne
began TO realize the. sad condition of
that race among whom his lot was
cast. soon he is I'm the arms of his
mother. but q Is not 20 stay at home.
Ordained priest he hastens 90 Rome
and there at the feet OF Pope Celestine
he learned more clearly the win Of
heaven. He was consecrated bishop
when the Holy Father appointed him
on a miss on. gending HIM as an apostle
of the Irish nation.
History tells OF the arrival Of st.
Patrick at Easter time in 432 and Of
his lindling the Easter fire In sight of
Tara. where the kings and MOBILES of
Ireland had assembled in Council. and
how he was questioned and with re-
gard to his faith and how with sublime
cloquenee he revealed the mysteries cf
the faith 10 the astonished multitude,
and when the Ard RI, or monarch, ask
ed him concerning the Trinity. how
thtre could be three persons equal %
each other of the same substance H.
stopped Gown and pulled ~ a sham.
rock and displayed thrse leaves equal
TO each other OF the same substance
yet an forming one blade OF grass
In conclusion Father McKonna said:
MAY Heaven grant that their offspring
continue ever devoted TO that faith. ever
loyal to tho teachings Of thclr forefathers
May they ever hand down pure and un-
sullled TO those who come after them
those sublime lessons that they have been
brought by their parents and may they
ever cherish the faith which their fathers
received from the lips of ST. Patrick"
Father McKenna has been in the priest
hood for 90 years. having been ordained in
1857 In Cincinnati by Archbishop Purcell.
For the past thirty six years he has been
engaged I'm missionary work. He is
prominent Dominican Father having on
tered the order Of St. Dominick when a
young man. Despite his three score years
and over he Is erect in figure and has a
kindly manner which attracts those who
are thrown in contact with him. He is az
present located in New York for which
city he left to-day.
The jubilee exercises viii close with
a grand entertainment in the basement
of the church this evening, beginning
at O'Clock The following is the COM
pleto program:
Part I.
Opening chorus salute to Erin"
St Patrick's thoir
Tenor solo. Colleen. 80. "A. II. Finnerty
Dance Irish Washer-woman.H
Pupils of Miss Kate McClafferty
I Contralto solo. Miss florence Dickerson
Double quartette, "Oft in the Silly
Night. st. Patricks Choir
Tenor solo. Mora Ashore"
Joseph Mcculiin
solo. III Were You"
Miss Leah Gibrlae
Dance. wearing Of the Green"
Pupils Of Miss Kate McClafierty
Quartette Annie Laurie
Miss schwab. Mrs. Mahoney. Messrs.
McCullin and Mahoncy.
Plano duet,
Messrs. Joseph Murphy and j. Carr
Part H.
The beautiful comedy operetta,
/ Kathleen" with the following cast: