Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-13
FEAST Of LADY
Of GUADALUPE
Parishioners of South Side
Church Celebrate I'M
pressively
ARCHBISHOP DELIVERS SERMON
Origin of the Day is Explained
BY His Grace in Most Inte-
resting Manner.

Yesterday was the feast of Our
Lady OF Guadalupe, the event being
especially celebrated with great fes-
tiyities by the local Guadalupe
church. The celebration began on
Saturday evening when Vespers were
sung with Rev. Father Pugens as
celebrant. Rev f. Benaud as deacon
and Rev. Father Bost as sub-deacon.
On Sunday morning at nine-thirry sol
emn high mass was celebrated. His
Grace, the Most Rev Archbishop.
Pitayal, being present. The celebrant
OF the mass was Rev. p Gilberton of
Las Vegas. He was assisted by Rev.
Alberto Castanie who served as deac.
on and by Rev. Father Bost who serv-
ed as sub-deacon. The mass sung
was one especially composed in honor
Of Our Lady of Guadalupe for this
particular occasion. Miss Cora Gar
Tish was in charge of the choir, the
singing being more impressive than
ordinary. After the Gospel Rev. Pu-
gems delivered a Spanish sermon in
which he dwelt upon the many virtues
of the Virgin Mary and exhorted all
present to emulate her example The
sermon was a most instructive one
and of very great interest. Father
Pugens was followed by His Grace,
the Rev. Archbishop j. B. Pitaval,
who gave an English synopsis of the
Spanish address of Father Pugens and
tnen gave an excellent sermon in
English explaining the origin of the
feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
His Grace stated that the feast day
had its origin in Old Mexico. In 1881
at Tepeyaca now the town of Guada-
lupe, an Indian runner. named Juan
Diego reported to the archbishop of
the province that an apparation had
appeared TO him in the form of a most
beautiful lady and that she had bade
him see the archbishop and tell him
to cause TO be built chapel on the
spot where She appeared The arch
bishop little inclined to give credence
to the native told him TO tell the
''No'iA III iftuN " give SOlllt token
whereby he might prove that he had
really seen the apparition he claimed
to have seen. The Indian went back
and again the beautiful lady Appeared
This time she placed in a pouch car
ried by the Indian some roses. The
Indian hurried back to the archbishop
and when he arrived he uncovered
what he thought were roses. but in
their stead on a piece of cloth that
had covered them was the image of
the Virgin Mary. The archbishop
Impressed by the incident caused the
chapel to be built and from that time
forth the feast day of Our Lady of
Guadalupe has been celebrated. The
shrine erected still stands and the
halt. the lame and the blind and also
the sick flock there in great numbers
seeking to be freed of their ailments.
Though the feast day was originally
Mexican one it is now generally
celebrated in the United States.
The Archbishop in rather caustic
language paid his respects to those
who pause to scoff at Catholic tenets
of belief yet are incredulous enough
to take stock in modern takers who
pose as divine healers and descend
ants of the Almighty.
After the celebration of high mass
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
was given whereupon the celebration
ended.