The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-04-12

A Tribute to His Zeal and Merit.
The Church of Notre Dame de Lour-
des was en- fete last Sunday in honor
of it's beloved pastor, the Right Rev
erend Mgr. Guillot, who, in the pres
ence of a distinguished assembly of
prelates and priests, and surrounded
by his devoted people, was invested
with the purple robes of a Domestic
Prelate of the Papal Household.
The occasion was made memorable
not alone by the honor conferred on a
worthy, jealous priest, who, for more
than thirty years, has exercised a
fruitful ministery in the Diocese of st.
Paul, but by the tributes paid to the
memory of the pioneer French mis-
sionaries who laid the foundation OF
the Church in the Northwest and
made possible the marvellous develop
ment and growth which it has since
attained Mgr. Guillot came upon the
scene before the privations of mis-
sionary days had ceased to be the por-
ton of the devoted pastor of souls;
emplified in his own person and in his
pastoral activity the high ideals of
consecrated service to God which his
predecessors made the distinguishing
mark of priestIy self-sacrifice.
Religious Ceremony.
Shortly before eleven o'clock the
ceded by the seminarians and acolytes,
marched Ae Church in solemn
procession between a double file of
the members of Hennepin Court, Cath
olic Order of Foresters. The edifice
had been tastefuIly decorated for the
occasion and the sanctuary was re-
splendent with lights and flowers. AS
soon as the procession reached the
sanctuary of the prelates and priests
had taken their allotted places the
Reverend Paul Perigord, of st. Paul
Seminary, read in Latin, French and
English, the Papal Brief appointing
Mgr. Guillot Domestic Prelate.
Then Mgr Guillot approached the al
tar and, kneeling before the Most
Reverend Archbishop, received from
him the insignia of his new dignity,
the purple robes which entitle the
wearer to place in the papal retinue
at all public religious functions in
Rome and give him the right to be
addressed as Monsignor.
At the conclusion of this simple
ceremony Pontifical High Mass was
celebrated by the Right Reverend
Bishop Lawler, assisted by the Rev.
Arthur Lamothe, of Little Falls, as
arch-priest, the Rev. Paul Rulquin,
s. NJ, of st. Paul, as deacon, and the
Rev E. J. Wilbee, of Minneapolis, as
subdeacon The Rev. A. Ziskovsky,
of ST. Paul Seminary, was master of
ceremonies. At the Gospel sermon
was preached in French by the Most
Reverend Archbishop.
Banquet and Entertainment.
After the Mass a banquet was
served to the visiting clergymen and
many representatives of the parish at
the ST. Anthony Commercial Club
Father Perigord acted as POSTMASTER
and introduced the following speakers,
all of whom made complimentary ref.
erences to the worthy priest who had
received such signal recognition
from the. hands of the Supreme Pom.
tiff: the Honorable Senator L'Her-
ault, who spoke in the name of the
parish, Rev. Father Chandonnet, OF
Perham, the first pastor of the par
ish of Our Lady of Lourdes, Father
Cleary of Minneapolis, Father Savey
of Osseo, Bishop O'Reilly of Fargo
Bishop Lawler and the most Reverend
Archbishop.
In the evening a reception was ten
dered to Mgr. Guillot by the children
and young people of the parish in
Holy Cross Hall. 1t took the form Of
a musical entertainment, at which ad
dresses were delivered by Father
Perigord, Father Lamothe and Mgr
Guillot, who thanked all who had con
tributed to the success of the days
festivities.
Mgr. GuiIlot's Life and Labor.
Mgr. Guillot was born on February
2, 1855, at Belley, France, of family
that had been represented in the
priesthood since the year 1880. Al
the age of ten he entered the Little
Seminary of Meximieux and eight
years later the Grand Seminary OF
Bourg. For some time prior to his
ordination in 1873, he was professor
at Meximieux In 1882 he came tC
the Diocese of st. Paul and was SEM
to Austin to assist Father GEMS, where
he remained FIVE months. For short
time he was pastor at Watertown be
fore he was placed in charge of the
parish of Waverly in 1883. During
his pastorate he built the magnificent
Church of ST. Mary and erected the
parochial school in charge of the Sis
ters of st. Joseph. In 1898, after his
return from France, he was appointed
pastor of the parish of Marshall, where
Ne remained until he was transferred