The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-01-07
DIOCESE OF ST. CLOUD.

st. Cloud, MINI, Dec. 20, 1910.
Rev. =. M. Reardon,
Editor, The Catholic Bulletin,
st. Paul, MINI.
Rev. Dear Father:
/ most heartily recommend The
Catholic Bulletin, which will fill a
long felt want. 1t should be in the
house OF every English-speaking Cath
Ole family in the Diocese.
Yours,
JAMES TROBEC,
Bishop of st. Cloud.
Christmas at the Cathedral was OH
served with the usual solemnity. At 5
O'Clock in the early morning Pontifcal
High Mass was celebrated by the Rt.
Rev. Bishop, at which Mass Father
Schollenberger delivered the sermon.
At 80 a solemn High Mass was cele-
brated "coram episcope" by the pastor,
Rev. DR.. Cans, at which Mass an elo-
quent sermon was delivered by the
Rev. w. r. Lawler, o. B., of Holy
Rosary Church, Minneapolis. Especial
ly noteworthy, as helping to enhance
the feast, were the special music pre-
choir, the use, for the first time, of the
splendid electric lights in the newly
decorated Cathedral, and the beautiful
new Christmas crib, donated by the
children OF the Cathedral school.
Special services were held at the
Polish st. John Cantius Church in St.
Cloud just before Christmas to enable
all the parishioners to approach the
Sacraments on the feast days. The
Rev. J. Kromolicki, pastor, was as
sisted on these days of devotion by
Revs. Dudek of Gilman, Guzdek of
Browerville, and Peter, o. S. B., of
Duelm. The sermons were given by
Fathers Dudek and Guzdek. Over $50
persons approached the Sacraments
during these days of grace.
Rev. Father Alexius Hoffman, o. s.
B., professor of Dogmatic Theology at
the ST. Johns University, celebrated
his Silver Jubilee as a priest of God
last week. On Christmas day Father
Alexius celebrated solemn High Mass
at the Assumption Church in st. Paul,
at which Church he also celebrated
his first Holy Mass twenty-five years
ago. The sermon for the occasion was
preached by Father George, o. S. B.
The beautiful celebration was attended
by the aged mother of the Jubilarian,
his sister, the Ven. Sr. Ursula, o. S. B.,
superioress of the Benedictine Sisters
at Melrose, and his four brothers, who
all received Communion at the Jubilee
Mass. To Father Alexius, the learned
and scholarly professor of so many of
the clergy of the Northwest, the Bulle-
tin also extends the sincere wish: cad
multos annos!"
Rev. Father Lawrence, o. S. B., at
present assistant at Richmond, Mimi,
will celebrate his Silver Jubilee in st.
Peters and Pauls Church of that
place, in a solemn manner, on New
Years Day.
Father Ambrose, pastor of Red Lake
Falls, has returned from his recent
trip to Europe and has again taken
charge of his work with renewed
vigor and energy.
| The Cathedral Schools opened for
the new session on January 4th with
an attendance of $40. The High School
attendance is now IS, certainly a
credit to the parish as we'll as to the
CITY,. ;,:.<. g.. !
The new Church at Clear Lake, re-
Gently erected under the direction of
the jealous pastor, Father Zitur, is
now completed. The beautiful and
complete structure reflects great credit
on the zeal of both pastor and people,
On Christmas day the annual collec-
ton for the Seminary Fund was taken
up in all Churches of the diocese.