Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-12-09
RECEIVE
FIRST COMMUNION
YESTERDAY
Large Class of Boys and Girls
of Immaculate Conception
Church Celebrates Notable
Event of Their Lives,

Tn the presence OF their parents,
and n large congregation of relatives
and friends. Sorty-two boys and girls
OF the Immaculate Conception parish
received their First Holy Communion
at the seyen O'Clock mass at the I'M
maculate Conception church yester-
day morning. The communion mass
was celebrated by Rev. Father Man
dalari, s. j.
AT the proper time during the mass
Rev. Father Mandalari made brief
address to the children, reminding
them of the great event which was
40 soon to come to pass, of the great
happiness which was soon to belong
to them. Prepared for the event Tor
many weeks and for three days De-
fore by q retreat during which almost
total silence was observed, the chill
dren well understood the significance
of the words of the pastor.
Solemnly the domino non sum dig
ms" was pronounced, announcing to
the children that the desires and
longings of many days were about to
he satisfied. With slow and measured
steps the boys and girls, each in their
proper places, advanced to the COM
munion railing and with loving hearts
received from the hands of Father
Mandalari the body and blood OF
their Lord and Saviour.
After the children had returned to
their places, their parents and friends
following a beautiful custom, recelv-
ed Holy Communion and renewed in
their hearts the promises they MADE
on their first communion day.
Appropriate music was rendered
during the mass by the junior choir.
The altar and communion railing
were tastefully decorated for the oc-
casion.
The First Communicates celebrated
very notable event Of their lives on
a very memorable day, the Feast OF
the Immaculate Conception the festl-
val on which Is commemorated the
dogma that the Mother or God was
conceived without the stain OF origin
al sin The Immaculate Conception
church is under the special patronage
Of the Blessed Virgin.
Following the seven O'Clock mass
the First COMMITMENTS repaired TO
the ImmacuIate Conception school as
aembly hall where sumptuous
breakfast Was served by their moth
ers and frfGnds High mass was cele-
brated at 10 O'clock with music by the
Junior choir and at 3 o'clock in the
afternoon the children again assem-
bled in the church, renewed their bap-
tismal VOWS, We're invested with the
brown scapular and were admitted to
the Apostleship of Prayer Benedic-
ton Of the Most Blessed Sacrament.
followed by the singing of God of
Might" by. the entire congregation,
concluded the services.
Those who received their first
Communion yesterday.
Girls-Cecilla Akers, Stella M. Ar
milo, Margaret Il. Borrego, Joana
Bruno, Dorothy j. Butler, Adela M
Carr, Amelia c. Chaplain, Lucy Gay
ewskI. Priscilla Gayewski. Catherine
lGibbons. Jennie H Klein, Rachel G
Larch, Erma j. Lix, Eleanor M
Lynch, Anna McCaffrey, Margaret M
IMcCanna, Julia Mcclure. Teresa Mon
lahan. Albino Morelli, Catherine
! o REILLY. Irene Pinter, Rita d. Ritten-
house. Wilhelmlna V. Stevens, Dor
lothy l.. Truswell, Alexandria Vaughey
| Victorine A. With.
Boys-Simon A. Balling. David X
Benson Milton A. Binkert, Edward
F. Bradley, Raymond NJ. Connolly
Frank Georges, Milton Grande. James
| r. Herndon, Charles f. Heyn, Thomas
f. Hubbell, Geza ]. Kiss, John r.
Movers. Cornelius Patterson, Charles
Schmidt. Leonard c. Williams, Leo
pold Yrlsarri