The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-01
RECONSTRUCTED THE
 CHURCH IS NOW AN
 ARCHITECTURAL GEM


 parishioners of the Sacred Heart church on Mrytle avenue. With all the impressive ceremonies with which the Catholic church surrounds the conse- , cration of a church edifice, the newly renovated building was re-dedicated with the solemn rites symbolical of the uses to which the structure is to be nut. Congratulations from visiting prelates and priests and laity poured in all day on the pastor and his people. The re-dedication took place at 10 o'clock in the morning and long before that nearly every seat was occupied by ticketholder, admission being linn ited to the seating capacity of nine hundred. The solemn procession of the assisting clergy deputed as chanters, who intoned the psalms, re- sponses and antiphons of the service, was particularly impressive.
 Those who viewed the church for the first time agreed that the com plete description of the edifice in Saturdays Times" gave only ta1nt idea of the simplicity. unity and beauty of design and the faithfulness with which every detail had been exc icuted. For centuries a story has been ltCld 10 typify the spirit the artisans of the cathedrals of the middle ages. ,Accoi Ging to this story, one or the artisans of cathedral famed the world over for it's beauty and grand ieur, was working in an out-of-the-way spot of the exterior of the cathedral too far for the details of his work to be. seen by the naked eye. He had been working on the small piece or work assigned to him for years Wlth I1oVins. care and visitor remonstra- ted with him for spending so much time on this little detail, saying: NO Eoue will ever know if you slight IL.
  same spirit must have actuated Rev. Dr. Moore in carrying out his project for the reconstruction of the church Not only is the design itself one Of woudrous beauty, but the fidelity to detail is marvellous. Everywhere are evidences of the loving care he mas layished on little things which others less devoted to an ideal might have neglected as important, and 1t IS thls perhaps as much as any other element that makes the beauty, simplicity ana unity of the entire plan so evident to even lhe untrained eye.
 Rt. Rev. John J. Milan of1iclated at the re-dedication ceremonies and at the conclusion solemn high mass was i celebrated by Rev. Thomas Mooney, assisted by Mexican, s. T. L., as dea- con, and Rev, Maurice F. McAuliffe, A. M, vice-president of St. Thomas Seminary, Hartford, as sub-deacon
 The sermon was preached by Rt- Rev. Thomas J. Shahan, rector Of the Catholic University of America, Wasn- ington, D. C., classmate of the rev cred pastor of the church. Bishop Shahan said:
 At the conclusion of the mass Bishop Milan advanced to the altar rail and delivered a brief tha discoorse ocrs- on the true significance or tile oeca sion. He said:
 "four Bishop shares wrth your pastor and the priests of this churcn the joy that all must feel that altei many delays and great patience yot now worship in this beautiful temple Its foundations remain the same, its [ outside is more rich and attractive and it has been embellished beautl fully within. All this, I think, should bring to us the lesson of the grea magnificent church of which we art members and requirements she eN poets of us for all these benefits. Fo all this external manifestation, all thi ceremony, is not q passing show 1t Il to remind us that we are made To something higher than the world cal give. Therefore, may sugges brethren that for you and for all O us the ceremony of the re-dedlcatlol of this church, which has been s ; beautified, may remind us that we ar i the living temples of God, as St. Pau calls us, that we should look into our selves and make this the beginning o the resurrection which God has prom ised us.
 We are reminded in the Gospel O the day of the occasion when Gu Saviour was called to the house of on of the chief officers of the temple His daughter, he said, was at tn point of death. and when Our Saviou came they said: "The girl is dead. Those who were interested in tn ceremonies had already begun tn funeral chant and they mocked hiI and laughed him to scorn, but Gu Saviour took the maiden by the han
 1 rTIr VI ri she stood alive again, and he gave he to her parents.
 Brethren, you will receive and rt ceive every day graces for your pre-: ! ence in temple of God. It is not these great ceremonies great as the are, it is not in your attendance public functions, it is in the s fence of your homes or in tf humility of the confessional that tt i great God will come to you and giN you his graces. He wants you, brett ren, to live according to His law. H temple is your gift to Almighty Ge and let it be gift of love. He tel you: "You cannot love me but in o1 way. If you love me. keep my con mandments." Keep from our ranl those who feel that an external pre- ence is enough for the Catholic me or women. The words 'If you lo' me, keep my commandments" do n generations. Just as this church T mains the same, they remain. were baptized here, we. were co firmed here, we are members of t church and the church remains t same. But it may be necessary | take away what is unsightly, to bui ourselves up and make ourselves mo worthy of the temple of God. Let be so, brethren.
 Let those who feel that outwa show is enough depart, because tn only keep Gods graces from the m titude. The church will not perfoI its mission through such as they. [ is through you in the silence of pra CT, kneeling here at His altar. recei ing the Body and Blood of Christ, I ing members of the societies of
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 of Jesus to remind men that they 8
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 must keep it holy-that Gods missi
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