South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-24
NEWS IN AND ABOUT TOWN
FR. HEI5ER, c. s {.
SINGS HIGH MASS
Son Of Local Couple Ordained
at NOtre Dame 0ffiCiateS
at ST. PatriCk'S.

Rev Joseph Allen Heiser g. s.
c, son OF Mr.. and Mrs Joseph
lleiser OF 52s Lincoln way r.. ccle-
DRAFTED his first solemn high mass
SUNDAY az ST.. Putricks church FIR.
Ileiser acted as celebrant his broth
CT, Rev Leo Hel=er. acted as dea-
con. and Pew. Mathew schumacher
q. &. O.. project Of studies az Notre
Dame. acted as sub-dcacou. Rev.
William Minnick. g.. S. c. acting
pastor OF ~. Patrick's church. was
master Of ceremonies.
After Pr. Minnick had made the
announcements for the week, en-
couraging his parishioners 10 buy
War savings STAMPS. Rev. Thomas
Irving e. :. c. superior Of the Holy
Cross seminary, preached the SER
mon.
Happiness. declared FIR. Irving,
consists i'm avoiding transgres=lous
Of Gods law. just as uuhappiness is
che result of sim
He spoke OF the many years OF
earnest study required OF a young
man before ne is ordained 90 the
holy priesthood and OF the intense
yearning upon the part OF the young
man for the day when the prelate
shall pronounce the words of ordi-
nation over him. AT first ne counts
the years. then the months and
finally the days. until ar last it ar
rives. After ne has received his
first holy communion. his next
greatest day is that upon which ne
celebrates his drsJ solemn high
mass.
THE newly ordained priest may
live 10 celebrate his golden jubilee"
continued I'r. Irving. "but never
zviu he forget this great day.
Before q young man is ordained
ne undergoes "a course OF training
which viii enable him TO perform
bis priest,y duties perfectly All his
outstanding virtues are carefully de
Vcloped and the dr0s- OF sin is ban
ished by peuauce and seif-mortihca-
ton. III q man VIII observe the rules
laid down 10 him while In the semi
nary. me cannot fail to Dee all that
a priest should be.
There is an awful responsibility
resting upon a priest 10 "a lawyer
makes a mistake it is "a question of
property. If a doctor. &c is question
OF health: fl merchant, 10 lis q
question of dollars, bat with priest
it IS a question OF souls. ! ann sure
that { voice the wishes OF Fr. Heiser
when ] request PRAYERS FOR him. as
nothing viii aid him more in his
light for souls. Each day that he
celebrates mass he viii remember
his friends. both Twins and dead. 10
Is the priest who is ever with us
rrom the time me administers bap-
t~m ga the time when he assists us
al the hour of death. and what a.
consolation IL S. TO know that one
OF Gods ministers Is near at that
hour. When a man is ON his death
bed he calls not for his parents,
brothers or sisters. but for the
priest. The priest needs prayers aa
all men DO. and Z therefore earnest
ly solicit prayers for him. that ha
may always live up 90 the vows 90
which ne has pledsed himself.
~ sometimes thiuk that DO is H-
hard ou the parents ass ou the SON
when young man forsakea the
world of enjoyment for "a life %
poverty chastity aud obedience
The son leaves his parents. and 10 Is
only human 90 lrieve go parting
but the grace OF God strengthens
them 10 bear up and bow 90 Ills
viii. knowiug that Do IS for the
best"
Fr. Heiser was ordained at Sa-
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