The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-08-07

| Diocesan Correspondent: Rev. A. G..
Preusser, the Cathedral, st. Cloud.
ST. Cloud: The Rt. Rev. Joseph F..
Busch will attend the annual conven-
ton of the National Federation of
German-American Catholics at ST.
Paul next week. Monday evening
he will address the Gonzaga Union,
the young mems branch of the Fedora
ton.
The Rt. Rev. Joseph F. Busch and
Mr.. Geo. Steltzle addressed the men
of the Immaculate Conception Parish
at special meeting which was called
for last Sunday evening. The Rt
Rev. Bishop pointed out the benefits
and advantages which might be
realized from federation of all the
Catholic societies in the diocese He
proposed that the societies belonging
to the federation and all Catholic
schools be superintendent by priests
Special attention was called to the
laymen's retreat which will be held
at st. Johns College, from Aug. 26th
L " nus OOILs IL Will UO DIOdCA0u III
German by the Rev. Augustine Brock
meyer, o. S. B., from Duluth. The
Rt. Rev. Bishop expressed the wish
that at least two representatives of
each parish in the diocese should at
tend this retreat.
Mr.. Geo. Sickle spoke of the work
het National Federation is doing and
asked all to join in making the Con-
vention at st. Paul a success.
Sank Centre: The Rev. F. Hinnen-
kamp had the pleasure of entertain
ing the Rt. Rev. Joseph Busch last
Wednesday, Thursday morning the
Rt,, Rev. Bishop left for Willard where
he, administered the Sacrament of
Confirmation.
EImdale: The Ri. Rev. Joseph F.
Busch confirmed class of twenty-five
children here last Sunday. Rev.
August Guspodar of Swan River sang
the High Mass and the Rt. Rev.
Bishop preached the sermon.
During the afternoon his lordship
made short visit at Swan River and
North Prairie. He was highly edited
/ by the number of the faithful who
were making visits at the churches in
order to gain the Portiuncula Indul-
gence.
Butler: A solemn celebration was
| held here commencing on the feast
of st. Odilia and closing eight days
later. Very Rev. w. Van Dinter, O.
S. c., and Rev. H. Yzermans assisted
the pastor, Rev. j. B. Keysers, o. S. G.
Solemn High Mass was celebrated on
the opening day at which the sermon
was preached by the Rev. j. B. Key
sers. Many approached the sacra-
ments,
81: Odilia, Virgin and Martyr, Pa
iron of the Crosier order, was a CON-
panion of St. Ursula with whom she
suffered martyrdom in the vicinity of
Cologne. John de Eppa, sanity lay
brother of the Crosier order, who lived
in a convent in Paris, was repeatedly
favored with an apparition of St.
Odilia. She told him to go to Cologne
in order to transfer her venerable
relics to the convent of the Crosier
Fathers. Since that time Saint
Odilia has been venerated as the
special patron of the order. In Eu-
rope many pilgrims frequent her
shrines. She is invoked in different
spiritual and temporal necessities,
especially against eye trouble, and her
intercession has often been rewarded
by miraculous cures. Water is bless
ed in honor of this saint and dis
tributed among the faithful. The
| Crosier Fathers in the United States
celebrate the feast solemnly as it is
celebrated in Europe and the faithful
of their parishes join with them in
honoring this saint
Bluegrass: A parish house which
lis credit to the small congregation
lust finished No doubt the parish will
finished. No doubt the parish will
make rapid progress as it now has
a resident pastor in the person of Very
Rev. w. Van Dinter, O. S. G.. Catholic
Farmers are taking advantage of the
desirable farm land which still is
easily procured in this part of the
diocese.
/ verndaIe: A class of twenty-one
children made their first private and
solemn Holy Communion here re.
Gently. This is a good number for a
parrish of twenty-five families. Some
time ago the congregation bought a
house and seven lots. The house is
to be remodeled and used as resi-.
dence for the pastor. The church
building is much too small for the
needs of the parish but at present we
lack the funds to replace it.
i Aldrich: Much interest is being
shown by the eighteen families of this
mission in improving the church
building BY means Of an annual