Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-24
DATES SET FOR BIG MISSION
Will Be Held at st. Mary's Ca
thedral, September 3-17.
1000 Members of Holy Name societies
Burlington, Nipooski, MiddIcbury,
ycrgenncs, Bristol and Maybe
Montpelier to March.

4 two weeks mission for laymen, wind
ing M with a monster parade of all the
HOLY Name societies of Burlington and
several other towns and villages. will
opcn at St. Mary's cathedral September
to continue through September u. This
is the mission which Is held once every
five wears at the seat of the diocese OF
burlington. During the four intervening
years there is retreat each spring and
fail for laymcn at which distinguished
members Of one or other of the Catholic
orders deliver special dlscourses on the
faith.
From September 3 to September 10 the
mission will he devoted to women while
tho following week the services will he
particularly for men The parade will
| take place on Sunday, September II. and
| he society of burlington will he supple
mentcd by those of Winooski. MiddleburN.
NcrEcnncs, Bristol and possibly Montpcl-
ier At least 1000 men will he in line.
The Rev Father william II. Cassidy
chaplain and head of the organization
| here, expects to he able to announce the
complete program of the mission Just he
| fore its opening. The preachers VIII he
| Dominican fathers, and the Rev. Father
! IIeaey of the New York branch will be in
charge. He will be assisted by two other
! priests of the order in New York. The
hours of the services are vet to he deter
mined. hut the mission will not differ es-
peciallv from those of other years. Non.
catholics will be welcome, Father Cassidy
sayaN AT any of the preaching services. al
though no particular days have been set
aside for them.
Not only will the members of each So
cictv march. but the chapains. who. eX-
ccpt in the larger parishes where there
are two or more priests consist of the
pastors. The Burlington society alone has
1000 memhers, Winooski about 200. Middle
bury about 900, Nergennes about 100. and
Bristol about 30. If Montpeiers society
also marches that will mean 100 more.
The parade will begin to move at two
o'clock in the afternoon and will cover
the principal streets of the city. There
will be several bands, and banners will he
carried as usual. At it's conclusion there
will I've henediction of the Blessed Sacra-
mcnt. pronounced in the open air. The
terminus of the route of march has beer
tentatively chosen, but cannot yet he pub
lshed
parades like tho one to he held here
are becoming steadily moro frequent. Las
year in Boston about 10000 were in line.
The Holy Name societies of the coun
try have received a good deal of com
mendation from people all over the MIC,
REGARDLESS Of religious affilia ion hecaus,
Of the excellent results which have az
Crued from their work. "Thc principal Oh
iect," SAYS Father Cassidy. "of the Societie
is to exclude profane and obscene Ian
guare," that is both cursng and sWcarin {
Another object about equally importan
is to get members to attend Holy Com
munion in a body regularly once month
The officers of the Burlington societ
are: President, Edward h. Corley: vice
president, John Gilroy. secretary. j. .
Cross; treasurer. VI. n. Mcmahon. mar
shals. Patrick +. Roddv and lame
Dover The real head of the organizatio
in each instance is the chaplain. the Rev
William n, Cassidy, The local societr ha
not vet appointed a committee of arrange
. ments but will do So very shortly.