The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1909-04-17

Easter in Denver.
While fashionable Denver may have
sulked all day over the capers of the
elements, spiritual Denver had a de-
liehtful Easter. The religious side of
the greatest festival on the ecclesiasti-
cal calendar was given more thought
this year than ever before. II is rough
ly estimated that 5000 people ap-
preached holy communion at the early
morning masses. This fact was i'm
mensely gratifying to the pastors, who
delight more in the spiritual growth of
their parishes thon on the splendid
financial showing that all the churches
are making just now
At the last moment the plans for
Easter services in the pro-cathedral
were changed, Bishop Matz deciding TO
celebrate high mass at daybreak. The
mass Of the Resurrection, as it was i'm
pressiVely called, was begun al 5:45
O'Clock on Easter morning. The boys
choir sang the mass. led by Father +.
y. Henegan, who had trained them.
The chapel could not accommodate the
throng which tried to gain admittance.
When the hour for communion ar
rived men and women walked in from
the threshold Of the church to approach
the altar. AT the I o'clock mass the
crowd was almost equally great. and
practically every person present re-
ceiNed holy communion. 1t was the
same state Of affairs everywhere And
II was not elaborate Easter sermons nor
special music alone that was RESPONSE
Die, for at the services which were un-
attended by music the churches we're
filled
Bishop Matz preached at the last
mass in Logan avenue chapel on sun
day on "The Triumph of Christ"
Easter 1909, was a bad day for hats
and spring finery, but perhaps for this
very reason its religious significance
was not lost sight OF. The choirs were
all at their best. Over at St. Eliza
beths church Miss Josephine woeber's
choir did the best work they have ever
done The program was mixed. the best
of Gounod and Haydn being selected
TO make up the mass. Lohmann's or
chestra assisted Miss Clara woeber in
furnishing the accompaniment The
program for high mass began with /
Eounod's Unfold Ye Portals" and
concluded with Meyerheer's Corona
! ION March, The soloists were Miss
Isabel Jacobs, Miss Josephine Woeber.
Mrs. Howard Sleeper. Mrs. Marry Nc .
GfaW, Messrs. Bucher, Grff and Ev- ,
ans
At st. Leo's church Professor Peter
-Nenzles had the musical program as
usual. Signor Rafraelo CavaIlos or.
chestra assisted the choir. With Miss
Mary Elizabeth McGovern at the organ.
Schubert's mass in was given. Fa-
Their Organ preached on "He is Risen
Indeed" The soloists of the occasion
were Miss Alice Chase. Mrs. Bertha
Becker Cotter, Mrs. Decker. Mrs. Hor-
ace 5. Cooper. James A. Grant. George
w herwin, Peter Menzies and DR.. r.
w. Arndt
Professor Joseph A. Michel Of the I'm
Conception cathedral choir
had his singers give a mass of his own
composition for Easter. II was a bapnv
medium between the severely classical
music OF the masters and the very
strict Grcgorian chant The singers
-here were Miss Bessie Wilder. Mrs.
AiVah Cook Miss Wanda Gotteslehen
MIS- Emile Brandt Miss Marie Tohin
MISS Helen MeGoven. Miss Mabel
ouachner, Miss Clara Jenkins. William
oayer' j. A. Bother. Forrest Ruthnr-
ord, Roy Smith, AL Cassidy. William
hamberlain and n. II. Vote.
MRS. Fred P. Johnson directed the
Saster music at Sacred Heart church.
""uiiou MeSSe Soionelle' was sung
~ quartette choir and chorus. A. A.
1auk presided at the organ, and the So
olstS were Mrs. John r. Schilline. Mrs
I. p Dickinson. Mrs. johnson. w. q.
foreman and Louis A. Reilly.
Paolo GiorZa's mass was sung at q
osephs church, with Miss Nav Sulli- e.,
an at the organ. The singers there
we're Mrs. w r. Leonard. Miss Fran
es Hamilton, Miss Agnes Sullivan ,
Hiss Mae CreedOn, Miss Emma Mes.
..ew' Mrs. Walter Daily, Robert Nc
fowan' Edward Walters, John Mullen
oseph Murray and Leo Desiardins
Hiss Stella Creedon assisted on the I
'iolin. 'iie
Easter collections, too. were a success
At Logan avenue chapel about 50 O00
epresents the amount Of the offerings
II st. Patrick's church $500 was given /
II st Patrick's the services were es- 7
eclally impressive. because this is
robably the last Easter to be Snent in !,
he church which for twentv-six wears
as been the house OF worship for tbe
lg north side congregation. Next vear "
ne new mission church. a block away
H be the scene of the Easter pro. \
ram. iiO- /, /,
AT Logan avenue chapel. 500 neonIe
eceived holy communion on Easter
loming. n