The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-04
RITE
AT SACRED HEART
BEAUTIFUL RITES SoLEMNIZED
AT SACRED HEART ACADEMY
YESTERDAY FINE SERMONS
PREACHED BY PRIESTS FROM
cANDo AND JAMESTOWN.

The chapel of Sacred Heart academy
was the scene Of two very beautiful
rites on Wednesday,, Dec. 3. At $3.50 &.
m. ACQUIRED the ceremony of profess
sion, at which thirteen young novioes,
who have been making their prepara-
ton for the past three years, pro-
nounced the vows which consecrated
them forever to the life and duties of
presentation sisters.
The ceremonies, which consisted Of
the exchange of the white wells for
black ones, and the receiving of the
silver ring, were performed at the close
OF the solemn high mass, which was
sung by Very Rev. Thomas Egan.
Rev. NJ. NJ. Cory of Cando acted as
deacon, Rev. Jas, Treacy of jamestown
as sub-deacon, and Rev. P. McGeough
of Wimbledon, as master of ceremonies.
A very appropriate rmo on the hap
piness and consolation to be found in
the religious life was preached by Rev.
Gerhard Spielman, O, S. B., of Moor
head, Mimi. Rev. Chas. Fay and Rev.
j. Ramsbottom of ST. Mary's cathedral,
Rev. S. J. Arsenault of Sheldon, Rev.
sP. B. Fogarty OF Lisbon and Rev. A.
Mcdonald Of Enderlin assisted in the
choir.
The novices who made their pro-
fession are: Sister M. Brendan Cahill,
Sister M. Bernadette Liston, Sister NJ.
Monica Mcnamara, Sister M. Bona
venture Fenton, Sister M. Gabriel
Tangney, Sister M. Gerard O,sullivan,
Sister M. Raphael Crowley, Sister NJ.
Stanislas O'Mahony, Sister M. De
Sales Hennessy, Sister M. Leila Shan
ahan, Sister M. Michael Hennessy, Sis
ter NJ. Benedict Mcnamara and Sister
M. Camillus Calvin.
At 8 p. m. the ceremony of reception
took place, during which seven young
ladies were clothed in the religious
habit, which marks the beginning Of
less solemn than that Of the forenoon,
this rite was most beautiful and will
be long remembered by those who had
the privilege of witnessing it
The procession which opened the
ceremony consisted Of a group Of
seven little f1ower-maidens led by a
cr~oss-bearer. and followed by the
Sisters of the community, and lastly
by the candidates in bridal array.
Having declared to he officiant
their desire to embrace the religious
life, and their determination to make
every necessary sacrifice in their new
vocation, the young ladies left the
chapel and returned in the .garb Of
the Presentation order, to receive the
white wells.
Very Rev. M. M. Cory preached a
beautiful sermon, contrasting the true
happiness to be found In an unselish
life spent for God and our neighbor,
with the selfish pleasure which is gain
ed by a life Of suffering, but which
never satisfies the human heart.
The young ladies who We're received
into the order, with the James by
which they will be known in future,
are: -.
Miss Nora C'sullivan-sister NJ.
Philomena. T.
Miss Margaret Kelly-Sister NJ.
Aloysius.
Miss Nora Murphy-Sister M. Gene
We've.
Miss Hannah Quain-Sister M, Evan
gelista. a.
Miss Kathleen Fitzgerald-sister NJ.
Miss Kathleen Ahern-Sister M. Rita.
Miss Katherine Hennessy-Sister M.
Patricia.
The many friends Of the new sisters
and of the community tender their CON
gra~tulations and trust that the num-
Der of workers in this noble cause may
to increase, so that the work
begun in Fargo over thirty years ago
by the first little band Of sisters in
the Red river valley, may continue to
thrive and bring blessings to the youth
of North Dakota. :