The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-12-02

Elaborate Ceremonies i'm St. Mary's
Church-ReIigious Institutions Wis
ited-K. of c. Initiation and
Banquet-Sunday Services at the
Pro-CathedraI
The Right Reverend o. E. Matthew,
D. D., C. M. G., first Bishop of the
Diocese of Regina, Saskatchewan,
arrived in his episcopal See on No
vember %. He was accompanied
from Quebec by the Most Reverend
Archbishop Begin, his secretary, Rev.
Charles Beaulieu, and Rev. L. E.
Nadeau of the University of Laval
At Winnipeg they spent some days as
the guests of the Most Reverend
Archbishop Langevin of St. Boniface
who, together with a number of
priests, accompanied them to their
destination. At Regina they were met
by Bishop Legal of st. Albert AL
berta, and practically all the priests
of the new Diocese.
The enthronization took place on
November %. The procession of
priests and prelates led by Rev. J.
Hugonard, o. M. l., Superior of the
Industrial School at Qu'Appelle, the
oldest missionary priest of the Dio-
cese, started from st. Mary's Rectory
at nine o'clock and marched to the
Pro-Cathedral of St. Mary.
After the reading of the Papal
documents by the Rev. Charles
Beaulieu, Bishop Matthew was en-
throned by his Metropolitan, Arch
bishop Langevin of St. Boniface He
then impaired his blessing to the as
sembled congregation, and received
the homage of his priests. An address
in French was read by Father
Hugonard, one in German by Father
Suffa, o. M. l., of Regina, and one in
English by Father Gillies of st. An
drews, to which Bishop Matthew re-
piled in French and in English
Solemn High Mass was then cele-
brated during which the first pastoral
letter of Bishop Matthew to his clergy
and people was read. This letter will
be read at the parochial Mass in all
the churches and chapels of the Dio-
cese, and in chapter in religious COM
munities, the first Sunday after it's
reception.
In the afternoon grand banquet
was rendered to Bishop Matthew and
the visiting priests and prelates, at
which an address was delivered by
the Rev. Charles Sauner, NJ. S. c., of
South Qu'Appelle. In the evening a
public reception was held i'm the
Auditorium of the City Hall at which
the citizens of Regina, irrespective of
class or creed, paid their respects to
the new Bishop. The meeting was
presided over by Mayor McAra, who
in his address of welcome paid high
tribute to the guest of the evening.
Addresses were delivered by Arch
bishop Langevin, Bishop Matthew and
others. The hall was tastefully decor
ated for the occasion and the Fourth
Degree members of the Knights of
Columbus formed a guard of honor for
their Bishop.
The following day was devoted to
visiting the different religious institu-
tions in the city of Regina; and on Sat
urday joint initiation was held under
the auspices of all the Councils of the
Knights of Columbus in the Province
of Saskatchewan, which is within the
jurisdiction of District Deputy, J. J.
Smith, of Regina. A delegation of
Knights from Winnipeg, accompanied
by District Deputy J. ]. Callaghan,
and State Deputy, T. D. Deegan, at
tended the ceremonies which con-
cluded with banquet at the Kings
Hotel Bishop Matthew who attended
part of the initiation ceremonies in
the afternoon, was present as guest of
honor at the banquet in which three
hundred Knights participated. On
their behalf District Deputy J. J.
Smith read an address and presented
Bishop Matthew with check for five
hundred dollars to be used in furnish
ing his private chapel in the new
twenty-five thousand dollar residence
which was lately purchased for him
by the Catholics of Regina Bishop
Matthew thanked the Knights for their
generosity, complimented them on
their fidelity to the Church and ex-
pressed his appreciation of the aims
and objects of the Order.
On Sunday Bishop Matthew presided
for the first time at the Solemn High
Mass celebrated at eleven o'clock.
The Church was crowded with the
Knights of Columbus and their friends
and many non-Catholic citizens of
Regina. The sermon was preached
by the Rev. J. NJ Reardon, of st.
Paul, a former pupil of Bishop
Matthew at the University of Laval,
| Quebec.
I'm the evening most of the priests
and visitors departed for their homes,
pleased with all they had seen and
heard in the course of the greatest
week In the history OF Catholicity i'm
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