New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-08-09
RELIGIOUS RECEPTION AT
MOUNT CARMEL, NEW
ORLEANS, LA.

Tuesday morning, III the
beautiful chapel of the Congre
cation Of the Sisters of Our Lady
of Mt. Carmel, took place one OF
the grandest and sublimest cere
monies ever witnessed within
these sacred walls. Every yeal
at this time, whilst the world is
seeking "repose, and the heat
drives the crowds out Of the city
to enjoy the comfort that the
world can give, souls who seek
first the Kingdom Of God, y are
received by converts as their
own
The gifts of God to man are
both numerous and varied. Yet
neither their number nor va
riety strike one 50 forcibly as
their individual beauty and IN
trinsic worth. Who, for example,
will explain the mysteries con
nected with the grandest gift
religious vocation?
In world fraught with dis
trac tions and pleasures, pure,
loving souls, eager to consecrate
themselves to the service of the
Master, strike a discordant note
and seek not pleasures" but
peace. "
As st. Augustin says: What
shall be thy delight? Thou shalt
delight in the abundance of peace.
Peace shall be thy gold, peace
shall be thy lands, peace shall be
thy life, thy God shall be thy all.
Thus, after an eight days re
treat, so ably preached by Rev.
Father Chambard, 5. D., and
which eighty five Sisters enjoyed,
the relatives and friends of the
five young ladies about to re
nounce the world, the ten Sisters
to pronounce their annual vows,
waited with eagerness TO witness
the inspiring religious ceremony
which began at ten O'Clock. Very
Rev. Leo Gassler, V. e., presided
and received the vows Of the Sis
ters and bestowed upon them the
silver cross worn by the Sisters
of Orr Lady of Mt. Carmel. He
was assisted by Very Rev Ra-,
cine. v. G.. lie also invested the
young aspirants with the sapular,
presented them the white wells,
which are worn during the no.
vitate. To those pronouncing
their perpetual vows were pre-
sented the gold ring, which is em-
blematic of their close union with
their Divine Spouse.
May all the love those angel
smiles suggest,
And all the sweetness of their
voices gay,
Unite to make the happiest
and best,
Thy pure Consecratlng Day,
May our dear Lord come down
from heaven above
To rule within thy heart in hol,
sway,
And find dwelling place of pur-
est love,
Thy dear, Profession Day.
The many lighted tapers, the
snow white lilies and graceful
ferns, the eighteen youthful fig
ures kneeling at the foot of the
altar, presented 9 picture not
soon to be- forgotten.
The young ladies' receiving the
white wells and scapular were;
Miss Amelie MelMcon, of st.
Martinville, to be known in re-
ligion as Sister Mary of the
Sacred Heart of Jesus; Miss
Myrtis Cade, of Bancker, to be
known as Sister Mary Perpetua /;
Miss Mary Monk, of New Or
leans, to be known as Sister Mary
Rita; Miss Azema Msrvant, of
Thibodaux, to be known as Sister
Mary claudia; Miss Arnance La
Rose, Of L9ekport, to be known
as Sister Mary Dorothy
Four of tho young candidates
receiving white wells are former
pupils of Mount Carmel Convent !:
Miss Amelie Melancon, of the
New iberia convent; Miss Myrtis
Cade, of the Abbeville convent,
and Miss Azema Morvant, Of the
Thibodaux convent.
Those pronouncing their first
vows, receiving the silver cross
and black wells were: Sisters
Mary Bernadstti, 9f Yazoo City
Miss Mary Winifrea; Lafayette,
La; Mary Hrmeranfia, Lafay
ette, La; Mary Dolores, Phila-
delphia, Pa; Mary Isabella, Thi-
bodaux, La; Mary Clementine,
Lafayette, La; Mary Borgia, La
fayette, La; Mary Loyola, Park
dale, Ark; Mary Gabriel, Rayne.
La; Mary of st. Alix, Thibo-
dapx, La. q y -
The Sisters making perpetual
VOWS and receiving the gold fin.
ger band were: Sisters Colum-
bia, st. Lpka, aud May Dominic
Rev. Father Chambard, st. j..
addressed the happy Sisters and
exhorted them to work-ever up
ward and onward Under the ban
ner Of Christ.
His addrpoc waa mOet plnuuauf