Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-05-02
IMPOSING RITES AT
CONSIDERATION
0F ED|F|CE
ARCHBISHOP PITAVAL TO
PRESIDE AT EXERCISES
Governor Curry viii Partici-
pate Street Pageant viii Be
Noteworthy Feature of EIab-
crate Program This Week,

TN blessing Of the recently com
pIeted addition to the Immaculate
Conception church. the silver jubilee
of the founding of the parish. or COM
meneement of the construction work
on the original building, and the gol-
den jubilee Of the Immaculate Con-
ception or Our Lady of Lourdes, viii
he the triple celebration, which viii
cover three days of the coming week
for the members of the Immaculate
Conception congregation. 1t viii be
one of the most important religions
events IN the history Of the parish
The addition. which was begun May
II. 1908, has been completed to prac-
tcallv the last detail and everything
will be in readiness for the occupation
of the church after next wednesday,
The new church has a seating capacity
Of more than one thousand people.
The addition has been constructed at
a cost of nearly SIS, 600, making the
immaculate Conception church one Of
the bcot uulluillbS VI liS hlilh III ilN
Southwest.
The original building was built of
stone. and the addition has been built
Of cement blocks, closely resembling
the old building. The interior Of tho
church is strikinglS beautiful, the
work Of the artists and decorators be-
ing most perfect throughout.
fr1ta rffng mud ,.,s,t,aptYfAg fn.fla.4 ,
TO the blessing Of the church, with
the subsequent exercises. which are
scheduled to cover a period of three
days, Friday, saturday and SUNDAY,
May :, s ana 3 will be the most dig
nified and elaborate ever witnessed in
Albuquerque during the Twenty-Five
years Of existence Of the parish. and it
will probably be many more years be
fore ceremonies of equal elaborate
ness and significance viii take place
in this city again.
With the final testing Of the e%lectri-
cal apparatus last night. the working
Of which was an entire success, the
mechanical work In the church, which
has been in progress for a period of
more than a year, was practically
completed. and there remain but a few
minor details to be arranged before
the building is ready.
The three days celebration win bear
a triple significance and the cere-
monies Will have special interpreted
Ton with reference TO each of them
John 3. P%itaval, the newly APP
pointed archbishop of Santa Fe, will
Dc the guest Of the Immaculate Con-
ception parish during the celebration
ana will ofliiatc in the fun power of
nus high office during all the core
monies.
Details of the Program.
The celebration viii begin Friday
morning, May +, at Z o'clock, with the
blessing of the church. ROBBED in the
magnificent yestments used in such
services, Archbishop Pitaval will enter
.ne ne" church from the sanctuary.
'ploNed by his assistant priests and
a~'olFtes, and win bless the new edi-
nee inside and out, the ceremony Of
'me blessing consisting of the recital
VI prayers and sprinkling of holy wa
7
AT the conclusion of this ceremony. !
men viii be comparatively brief, J
'e members of the laity. who will
wait on the outside Of the church,
lntll the blessing has been completed,
follow the archbishop into TIN
where his grace viii immc !
'a'el} begin the celebration of low :
uass' As Friday is the first Friday d
~ the month, the day will be cspcci-
my dedicated to the Sacred Heart OF /
.esus' q devotion especially dear tn !
-alhole hearts, and the archbishop :
'ni give holy communion to those i,
40 ueslrc to receive. I
Al 10 o'clock Friday morning. a ,
ish mass will be celebrated. vita {
USE by the Immaculate Conception 4
"ull' aud o sermon by Father Ed >
ara Barry. Of the Sacred Heart l.
"ureh. OF Denver, Colo. one of the n
IVSl eloquent preachers in the Jesuit S
aci' Father Barry has preached two h
lo"s IN Albuquerque within thc q
is' re-" Years and is well known here !
" MS splendid o%ratorical powers. N
me music will also be an especial
-''ule OF the mass. the choir having