The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-24
HOLY MASS OFFERED
Father GigiInger Who Personally
Knew the Pontiff, Gave Eu1ogy
on the Great Church
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church, in behalf of the departed soul
Of Pope Plus X. In celebrating the
sacred obsequies Of the supreme pom
tiff, during the novena after his sad
demise, st. Peters, Keokuk, syn
chronized with the rest of the Cath
Ollie world; for it is safe to assert that
during these days subsequent to the
pope's death, from the rising of the
sun to the going down thereof" the
holy sacrifice Of the mass is being Of
fered for the repose of the soul of
the deceased pope. Every vestige of
! Joy around the church and major al
| tar ceded this morning to a mourning
effect. The six large candle sticks
for the mass and those surrounding
the catafalque, were draped In som,
bre black, that was the more accen-
tuated by white ribbons tied around
in bow-shape. An antependium OF
cross in its center was suspended In
front of the marble high altar. A
catafalque placed outside the sanctu-
airy rails was improvised for the occa-
sion. It served to produce very
sympathetic effect and to give the
holy remains Of the pope a moral
presence in the church.
The Rev. James Dunnion OF st.
Francis De Sales, was celebrant of
the solemn requiem. The Rev. George
Giglinger, D. D., st. Mary's, and the
Rev. Henry Takkenberg, D d. (po-
lessor at st. Ambrose callege, Daven-
port) acted as deacon and sub-deacon
Respectively, Of the mass. The fol-
lowing served as the minor ministers
OF their respective offices: Masters
Dwyer Moore and Francis Griffith, as
Iacolythes; Joseph Code, thurifer; Leo
Williams, John Cavanaugh, Cyril lie
Febre and John Furlong we're torch
F, bearers.
The rendition Of the various parts
of the mass by the choir calls for es-
pecial praise and words of thanks.
Miss Nora Farraher Of st. Peters
high school, acquitted herself very
creditably at the organ.
Immediately after the mass there
followed the absolution at the catafal-
que. The Rev. DR.. Giglinger then de-
livered a panegyric on the deceased
pontiff. Having been personally &C
quainted with his late holiness. Faith
er Giglinger was fully qualified to
give a touching sketch Of the pope's
great reform work. His motto was
ITO restore all things in Christ" and
from his accession to the throne of
Peter, to the day of his death, Pope
Plus lived and acted the life work
epithomised In that motto. The Rev.
Giglinger touched briefly on the rela-
lions between France and the vati-
can, and proved conclusively that the
necessary consequence, to seeing the
church in a second place, ancilliary to
hostile politicians. This and many
other acts Of Plus showed his strength
Of character to the world, and that
he would not discount one iota of
Christ's law in the most perilous
crisis for the church.
A very large congregation attended
to form one unit in the universal
brotherhood OF prayer and sacrifice,
for the eternal repose Of the soul of
Pope Plus x, who died of a broken
heart, so great was his solicitude for
the church of Christ whose vicar he
was.
The Rev. Jas. Toner Of Pennington
attended, also Rev. Brother Colenn-
ba, of Notre Dame university. The
Rev. Stephen Davis, ST. Peters acted
in the capacity Of master of cere-
monies during the solemnities.