The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-02-26
Parish Notes.

California street. Denver. Colo.
Parish Notes.
Daily communion. not the spiritual
communion which daily attendants at
mass usually make but the reception
Of the Holy Eucharist, is advocated by
Bishop n. c. Matz in his Lenten pas
toral. The letter was read In all .he
churches of the diocese last Sunday,
given in part where there was no time
tor a lengthy reading. The bishop
dwelt upon the grace that frequent re-
ception of the sacrament brings to the
soul, and sounded a note of encourage
nlent to those faltering publicans who
hesitate to approach the altar daily,
fearing that their unworthiness makes
y
The arrangement of the Lenten SER
mons at the pro-cathedral in the form
Of series, so that those who desire to
follow may know just what service to
attend, is proving an excellent plan.
Father j. F. McDonough gives his Sc
ries on the Holy Eucharist on Sun
day evenings, the second having been
delivered before crowded chapel last
Sunday. Father F. X. Henegan has
Wednesday night for his sermons on
"The Sacrament of Penance," and on
Sunday morning at the last masses
Father H. L. McMenamiu breaches on
Faith and Why 1t is Lost" Because
of the reading of the Lenten pastoral
Father McMenamin did not preach his
second sermon last Sunday Father
Henegan gave his third on Wednesday
evening.
Nine prospective converts to the
Catholic religion are studying at the
cathedral rectory. Excellent results
have been achieved by the priests at
tached to the cathedral in promulgat-
ing the Catholic doctrines.
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Arrangements are being made for a
parish social for the cathedral congre-
CATION for the evening of April 4. The
new Knights of Columbus hall has been
engaged for the occasion. If the social
is as complete a success as have been
its predecessors. a neat sum for the
new cathedral will be received.
The directory edition of Parish Topics
will be distributed at Logan Avenue
chapel next Sunday. The directory has
$500 names of parishioners, and oppo-
site each what share of the financial
burden of the parish has been borne
by the person named.
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Wednesday, February %, the second
anniversary Of the death of Father Leo,
the martyred pastor of St. Elizabeth's
church, was a solemn occasion in Dem
yer. Aside from the memorial services
at St Elizabeth's church, penitents of
the dead priest remembered him by
having masses said. At Logan Avenue
chapel Father H. L. McMenamin Of
fered the sacrifice of the mass at the
request of a penitent.
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There are six Catholic young men
who are patients at the Brotherly Re-
lief colony at Edgewater. The institu-
ton is maintained along strictly
charitable lines, but is non-sectarfan,
and Father CahiII, c. IS. R., of St. Jo-
seph's parish, is welcomed in the little
colony. He looks after the spiritual
welfare of the Catholics there, and in
addition has time to cheer up the other
invalids on his frequent visits.
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Early as it is, elaborate plans are al
ready on foot for the graduating exer
Cises in the various schools and col
leges. Essays are being planned and
other features of the commencement
program being looked after
The Catholic knights of America
held their regular meeting Monday
evening, February q, at. their rooms, |
JAP Arapahoe street.
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The knights of Columbus held an
interesting meeting Tuesday evening,
February %. After the regular busi-
ness had been transacted an attractive
program commemorative of Washing
tons birthday was carried out. Ste
phen w. Ryan spoke eloquently on the
Life of Washington" and there were
several patriotic songs by some Of the
gifted vocalists Of the council.
On the last meeting of the Sacred
Heart Aid society the following new
members were received: Mrs. Leonard |
Freeman, Mrs. Patrick Y. Downey, |
Mrs Mary 2. Gentry and Mrs. Thomas
aO'Connor. There are now nearly two |
hundred and fifty names on the roll. |
.The next meeting of the society will be |
.held at the home of Mrs. Edward G. |
sStraub, 1872 High street Thursday aft
aernoon, March 3.
1 The annual election of officers of st.
Vincent's Orphans Aid society will |
take place Tuesday afternoon, March 1, |
iat the residence of Mrs. c. ]. Dunn, |
1927 Grant avenue.
The members of st. AIMS Aid are
planning a means Of raising money |
for the erection of the proposed home |
for foundlings. The scheme will par-
take of the nature of tag" with tho
substitution of green ribbons for the |
accustomed badges. This is in honor |
of st. Patrick, whose day has been ap-
pointed for the tag"
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A permit was granted during the |
week for the construction of a power |
house and laundry for st. Joseph's hos
pital. The building will cost $15,OO0 |
and will occupy a lot on Franklin !
street, near Twentieth avenue, in the
rear Of st. Josephs hospital.
Social and Personal.
Albert A. Gerspach, who was injured |
several weeks ago by falling while in |
an epIleptic fit, is still in dangerous
condition. Mr.. Gerspach is a son of
Mrs E. Gerspach of 1921 Champa |