Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-07
MAY BE THE LAST CALL
 FOR MANY, SAYS PREACHER

Three LaSalette fathers from the sem mary at Hartford opened two weeks mission in St. Patrick's church at tine 10.30 mass Sunday. This weeks exer- cises are for the parish women, next week being devoted to the men. Tie preachers assigned here for the work are Father Thomas Conlon, Father John Cotter and Father Francis J. Ledwith. Father Ledwith assisted at St. Patrick's for number of weeks in the early part of this year, during the illness of the late Rev. John H. Frederick
 Sunday evening another member of the mission community went to Montville. Father Charles Kirby preaching at St.
 Johns church on the Holy Name. for | the pastor, Rev. John F. X. Quinn l The mission began with sermon by
 Father Ledwith, whose text was Matt | 17:1-2, And Jesus taketh Peter, James
 and John and bringeth them up into a | high mountain apart. And He was trans | figured before them; and His face did
 shine as the sun; and His raiment was
 white as the light.'' It has been the way of God in all ages, to take man apart from the turmoil Of the world, when He would speak with him upon truths vital to
 mans salvation, from the time that Moses
 received the Ten Commandments amid | the thunderings upon Mount Sinai On the Mount of Calvary Christ achieved re- demption for man; on Mount Olivet He gave the beautiful prayer, the Our Father. Christ again calls every man to come | with Him apart at the time of mission
 to forget his ordinary avocation, the dis
 fractions of the world, to listen to His
 teachings until the light from His glory
 shines upon the defects of the soul, dis l11O Ouin 4n ooI,
 should do to put his house in order for
 that summons which may be nearer than
 any of us suspect.
 How many who attended the last par.
 ish mission have since gone to their re-
 ward To how many may this oppor-
 unity to commune apart with the Saw
 four be His last call. said the preacher
 He exhorted his hearers to make the mis- sion, each for himself, for his friends and neigfibors, and for those dead who are dear to each and who have gone to theil eternal reward since the last mission was
 held. Those who are free from sir
 should make the mission, lest in theiI
 great self-confidence they fall as so man.
 others have done. The ought-to-bt Catholics are now afforded an opportun ity to return to Gods friendship, ending the scandal of their unworthy lives Each morning there will be mass ant instruction at and o'clock and ever, evening at 7.3O Rosary. instruction. con gregational singing, sermon and Benedic tion of the Blessed Sacrament Sunda.
 evening Father Conlon spoke on Essen } tials of Faith, Father Cotter preachin, on Salvation.
 The children's mission begins thi (Monday) afternoon at 4.15, continuin; at the same hour Tuesday and Wednes day, ending with a special mass at
 o'clock Thursday. Father Ledwith re f minded parents that the shadow of deat = to body and soul is ever lowering abou r their children, in these days of accidents , of the appalling number of child-suicidel of manifold and imminent dangers q The missionaries have asked for tn e names of the aged, sick or infirm, tha n they may visit and comfort them durin 8 their stay. They also announced that a e exercises are open to the public and t r any interested in the plain statements C l. Catholic faith.