Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-06-03

THE FEAST OF
CORPUS CHRISTI
Celebrated in Santa Fe Sunday with
Solemn and Impressive ceremon-
les Beginning with High Mass.

The annual celebration commemor-
ating the Feast of Corpus Christi, one
of the most interesting and important
ecclesiastical events in Santa Fe,
took place Sunday morning.
The day could not have been more
perfect from a weather standpoint, al
though just at the close of the process
sion, 1t sprinkled for a few moments
but in no wise did this mar the relig-
ious exercises,
The event was observed by both
the Cathedral and Guadalupe church,
the ceremonies being Identical but on
"a much more elaborate scale at the
Cathedral
Parade Follows Solemn High Mass.
The Feast of Corpus Christi (the
body of the Lord) is one of the Oldest
and most beloved of the Catholic
church. AT $3.50 a. M, solemn high
mass was celebrated in the Cathedral
which was crowded with an attentive
and devout congregation The Very
Rev. Vicar General Anthony Fourche-
gu was officiating priest, with Reyer-
ends e. Bertron and A. Besset as dea-
con and sub-deacon, and Father De-
rasches as master of ceremonies
Leonard mass in D fiat was rendered
in fine style by the Cathedral choir.
Immediately after mass one of the
largest professions ever seen in this
city was formed in the following or
der:
Order of Procession.
Cross bearer with two assistants;
the children of the Sodality of Mary;
the orphan children of the Sisters of
Charity; the girls of the parochial
school, ladies of the confraternity of
the Cathedral; Professor Perez brass
band; Sisters and children of Saint
GATHERINGS School; confraternity of
Sodality of Saint Joseph Christian
Brothers and their boarding students;
gentlemen OF the Cathedral; num-
Der of little girls clad in white strew-
ing flowers before the Blessed Sacra-
ment; censers incensing the Blessed
Sacrament; the Pallium, borne by a
guard Of honor, beneath which the
Very Reverend Vicar General carried
the body of the Lord,assisted by sew
eral priests; selected male choir
which sang hymns appropriate to the
festival.
The procession marched from the
Cathedral up Canon Road to Delgado
Street, thence north on Delgado to
Palace Avenue and west on Palace
Avenue to the Sena residence. AT
several points along the line of marca
elegant arches were decorated with
religious inscriptions and emblems
spanned the street.
Benediction at lmprovised Affairs
Along Route.
The first halt was at beautiful al
tar near the house of Francisco Del
gado. where the benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament was given. The
next halt was at another beautiful al
tar in front OF the Sena building on
Palace Avenue where benediction was
also given after which the paraders
marched into the Cathedral, where
the benedction was again given, after
which the great assemblage dispersed
greatly inspired and edited with the
days proceedings.
AS the procession marched west
ward OH Palace Avenue it presented
a splendid appearance with the nigh.
tains as Longfellow says, Blended like
hooded monks to receive the great
suns benediction."
Not an incident of an unpleasant
description occurred during the entire
march to mar the solemnity of the
day.