Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-18
DEDICATION
IMPRESSIVE
BISHOP coNATY SPEAKS AT NEW
CHURCH
"LApY OF LoRETTo" A BEAUTl-
Full BUILDING
With All the Ceremonies Of the Cath
Ollie Church, New House of Wor-
ship Is Bessed-6ishop's
Reverent Speech

with impressive ceremonies, Bishop
Conaty yesterday dedicated the new
Church of Our Lady of Loretto, situated
at the corner of Union avenue and
Court street Rt. Rev. Mgr. Harnett, V.
c., celebrated the solemn mass, assisted
by Rev. p F. Mclaughlin as deacon,
Rev. Leon Foir, sub-deacon, and Revs.
+. ]. Conaty and p. McNells as masters
OF ceremony. Bishop Conaty was assist
ed by Rev. William Quinlan as assistant
priest and Rev. Raphael Fuhr, o. f. NJ,
and Rev. Leo Corridor, o. S. B., as dea-
cons of honor.
The church was elaborately decorated
with chrysanthemums and ferns. Green
and white were used on the main altar,
while the Sacred Heart altar was
adorned with red blossoms and that of
st. Joseph's in yellow.
The service was largely attended by
priests of the diocese, the folloWing'
aside from the officers, being present:
Revs p. ]. O'Reilly, st. Patricks; {.
Molony, st. Agnes; James Reardon.
Long Beach; P. H. Mcdonald, c. M. and
7. j. Devine, c. NJ, st. Vincents; r. r:
Farrelly. Pasadena; James O'Neil and
=. NJ w. Beaudry, cathedral; M. scan
lon. Shorb; T. Fitzgerald, Redlands; F.
j. Fubbel. Anaheim.
The choir rendered Weber's mass In U
under the direction OF Edward Reyes
The following composed the choir: Misses
Charlotte Casey May Case, Frances Dbl
ger, Gertrude Dederichs. Louise Hoe1er'
Couturier, Katherine and Marie hain'
Mrs. Clapp and Messrs. Couturier, James
Fox, William Pond, H. A. Russell, T. D.
Barrett. r. V. and John Musco.
Bishop Conaty preached an eloquent
sermon, congratulating the pastor Kew.
q. Donahoe. and the parishioners for the
work done in the parish and the peauti-
full building which he had just dedicateu
He said in part:
..While the genius of men produces the
beautiful lines of a perfect architecture
vet there is more than that In the temple
of the living God, or here there Will pe
ttat abidir presence of him who mas
d,ed for men and whose love is to dwell
with the children of men. This Is no
mere temple. beautiful though 1t is to the
eve of art-it is the house of Coo ana
the gate of heaven. 1t is monument OF
your faith, expressing forever your grati-
tude 10 God for all that he has done Tor
you Never can you sufficiently thank
God for his goodness to you IN MS siA's
of creation, OF redemption ana OF CON
stant mercy. On this day when your
bones are realized and your churcn Is
dedicated to Our Lady of Ioretto, you
NAV we'll saw with that blessed motner'
NV soul doth magnify the Lord and my
spirit doth rejoice with God, my savior,
for he hath done great Things 10 ihe aii'
mighty is his name. -, =.
.'The church idea is growing aim III
th. minds of many men; the church op-
legation weighs little upon the consciehces
of many; men are growing away from
the idea of worship because tney are
growing ignorant of the revealed woro
bond between God and man expresses IT.
se,f in a divine revelation which promises
redemption through the incarnation OF
Jesus Christ. the Son of God made man.
Faith in him brings us tc him as to the
teacher whose doctrine is to enlighten
our understanding and lead our Wills
irto the practices which tend toward the
perfect life.
.NThis church stands commissioned as
the teacher in the name of Christ, telilng
us the ways in which to walk and help
ing us in our journey through life to
eternity Her credentials are open to
investigation, her authority stands quail
fled of proof: she stands by the old ways
because they are the ways of truth; her
doctrine changes not because 1t Is the
doctrine of the eternal God.
1.-The title of this church, Our Lady
of Loretto,' is full of tender memories or
the blessed woman Wnom Gou cnose "
be the mother of the Redeemer. The
people should continue in love and loyal
ty to Jesus Christ and to all the obliga-
tions of their religious faith. We take
pride in the establishment of another
church in this progressive and prosper
GUS community, standing on the hilltop,
pointing it's finger to heaven and remind
ing men as they work out the earthly
problems never to forget the great eter-
nal truth of mans redemption over sin
by the blood of Christ and that his per-
fection in life is to be found in union
with the divine Savior through the sane
tifying grace of the sacraments estab-
lished by him in the church which he
founded upon the blessed apostle.
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