The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-09-04
REvERED SUPERIOR OF ST.
WILLIE, MINI, CELEBRATED SILL
YER ABBATIAL ANNIVERSARY
MANY PRELATES, PRIESTS AND
OTHER FRIENDS PRESENT.
MOST REVEREND ARCHBISHOP
WILING RESPONDED TO
TOAST ON HOLY FATHER.


TOAST ON HOLY FATHER.
From every quarter of the Union,
from Canada and the far-off Bahama
Islands, distinguished prelates, priests
and laymen assembled at st. Johns
Abbey, Collegeville, Mimi, on Thurs
day. August &c. The occasion was the
Silver Abbatial Jubilee of Right Rev
| erend Peter Engel, o. S. B., fourth
Abbot of st. Johns Abbey, and Presi-
| dent of St. Johns University.
All the splendor of Catholic ritual
appropriate for such an occasion was
witnessed at the ceremonies of the
| morning, while the elaborate banquet
at noon and the functions of the day
| were marked by spirit of good fell
| lowship
Messages of congratulation and
memorial gifts poured in upon the
| jnbilarian from every section of the
| country. Our Holy Father Benedict
XIV sent personal letter Of felicita-
| ton through the Abbot-President of
| the American Cassinese Congregation
of Benedictines. In this letter the
Holy Father spoke of the distinguished
services rendered by Abbot Engel in
this country in the cause of educa-
| ton, in providing for the spiritual
needs of the<Indians, and in maintain.
| ing a high standard of religious life
among those committed to his care.
The Holy Father besides bestowing
his Apostolic Benediction on the
jubilarian, authorized him to bless the
people in the Pope's name on that
solemn occasion and to grant a plen.
airy indulgence.
PontifcaI Mass.
| At $50 o'clock a stately assemblage
of prelates and priests proceeded to
the Abbey church where the Right
Reverend Jubilarian celebrated Pom
tifical High Mass in the presence of a
| large gathering Of his old time
friends of the clergy and laity. He
had been vested in the Cappa Magma
which the Holy See conferred on him
through the request of Right Reverend
|
tendance in the sanctuary were the
Most Reverend Archbishop Dowline
of St. Paul, together with Bishop
Busch of st. Cloud, Bishop Leo Haid
North Carolina, Bishop Trobec, Bishop
Wehrle Of Bismarck, and Bishop Nc
Nicholas Of Duluth. Also present il
: the sanctuary were the following
} Right Reverend Abbots: Ernes
Helmstetter, St. Mary's Abbey
Newark, N. j.; Ignatius, New Subiac(
| Abbey, Arkansas; Bernard Menges o.
st. Demands Abbey, Alabama; Placi
dus Hoenerbach of ST. Mary's Abbey
Richardton, N. D.; Michael OFT of St
cent Wolf of St. Benedict's Abbey
Kansas; Charles Mohr of st. Leo Alb
hey, Florida; Vincent Huber of st
Bede Abbey, Illinois; Oswald Barar
of st. Martins Abbey, Washington
Aurelius Stehle of ST 'Vincent's Alb
hey, Pennsylvania; Valentine Kohl
beck of ST. Procopius Abbey, Chicago
There were also present the Right
Reverends: Mgr. Buh, Mgr Nagl, V
G.; Mgr. Richter, and Mgr. Hiltner
Nv. G. Besides these dignitaries there
were 125 members of st. Johns Abbey
many priests of the st. Cloud Diocese
and visiting clergymen from many
parts of the country.
Assisting the Right Reverend Jubi.
; larian at the Mass were Very Rev.
erend Alcuin Deutsch, @. S. B., assist.
ing priest; deacons of honor: Rev
Anthony Ellering and Rev. Ludger
Ehrensk; deacon of the Mass, Rev
!: Edmund Basel, o. S. B.; subdeacon
Very Rev. John Kaiser; masters OF
ceremonies, Rev. Fathers Cuthbert
Goeb and Mark Braun, o. S. B.
An eloquent and touching sermon
was preached by the Vicar Apostolic
: of North Carolina, Right Reverend
i Leo Haid, o. S. B., who also preached
at the installation ceremonies of the
: Jubilarian twenty-five years ago
; Bishop Haid dwelt upon the learning
and piety of Abbot Engel, of his labors
in building up the University, his in
terest in the Indian missions and the
love and cheerful cooperation of his
spiritual children.
> After the Pontifical High Mass
Abbot Engel impaired the Papal In
diligence.
The Banquet.
An elaborate banquet was served
the Abbey's guests at noon. The
decorations included the College, the
Papal and the American colors. The
escutcheon of the Abbey, shrined in 9
t bank of flowers and ferns, backed the
Jubilarian's and prelates' table.
Towards the end of the banquet
Abbot Charles Mohr, O. S. B., toast
| master for the occasion, introduced
!, the Most Reverend Archbishop bowl
, ing Of ST. Paul, who responded feel
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