Norwich bulletin., 1921-11-14
OVER $500 WOMEN ATTEND
 CLOSE OF ST. PATRICK'S MISSION

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 With the galleries open to accommo- date the overflow. the weeks mission for . the women of St. Patrick's church end ed Sunday At the 7.30 mass, the first . Of the morning. the three priests Of the , Order of LaSalette, Ha-tford, Fathers l Conlon Cotter and Ledwith who are [ giving the mission. were kept busy for | over half an hour administering Holy 1 Communion the women moving to the | altar un the center aisle and down the side ais}es Father Cotter. NJ. S.. who read tha low mass spoke briefly. prin cirai,y along the lines chosen by the mission fathers during the week-i e., | that tlA wor q has no use for negative i Catholics. those content to be good ra- i ther than to do good; that there is no tsuch thing as easy-gonG religion-the i Scr3rtures declare m@o must work out i his salvation That only by keening the good resolutions made during the mis- i sion can it's works bear fruit-there must be perseverance in prayer and { saakfnrN the aid Of the sacraments, to result in sometl1ine' more than spasmod- i ic. intermittent religion. There is al- ways heaven to gain, hell to avoid. Keeping from sin and temptation is no easy matter-must. be the result of fol- lowing exactly the opposite of world y philosophy. as the Saviour has said. taking un tho cross, denying ones self to follow Christ.
 Tho preachers have won constant and earnest attention because what they said fund an echo in every human soul. so that each listener had to admit "These
 are the words of eternal life.' While i the fathers have worked early and late they agree that they find in Norwich
 a most satisfactory field Catholics hod their priesthood in such veneration and
 respect that it is only the extremely w2vv-ard and careless who neglect the soul-erpDing summons and warning of
 a mission.
 Personally. these priests receive noth- ine from the final offering made Sunday iartnrnoou-au offcrin@ biz. and generous
 as ST Patrick's people always do things.
 Trl f'7nlr community house they are edu- lcat,nr over 100 boys for the priesthood ];
 while many are from wealthy families,
 others again must he aided. Whatever the missionaries -rcceive las gift from
 the pastor of 2 parish whore they give a mission is turned into the community
 purse for the students. who. after study
 Ing here are sent to the finest col eges abroad to complete their course.
 The fathers sing as well as they preach and pray; and a strong winning feature Of their work is the congrega-
 
 Ing led Saturday evening by Fathers Cotter and ConIon. white Father Led with preached on the danger and sell fslness Of parents in standing in the way of q religious vocation if manifested tby daughters or sons.
 SunGay afternoon, 2,30O women as ks.m3led for the closing exercises. and a sermon by Father CcnIon on the hollow
 ness of earthly joys and honors. While each woman held a lighted candle, typi- . flying the Light which shone aaong the Gentiles. all renewed their baptisrtal VOWS and the papal benedictiC1. vas ts- slowed by Father Cottcr, wSc sssala ] urged the women to live up to the res , olutions made during their mission. Fla I Iher Ledwith led in the recitation of the l rosary, also led the congregational sing l Ing the volume of. the great number ot 9 voices being exceedingly inspiring, as
 il has been throughout the week. Con
 uding the exercises. benediction of the , Blessed Sacrament was given by Rev
 Myles P. Calvin. The candles held dur :, ing the wonderfully affecting ceremonial
 when each woman promised with a wig orous will what had been promised foi
 her in baptism by her sponsors, were lef
 In the church for use on the altars dur Q Ing the coming year.
 p Throughout the week. the mission ia f liners have frequently expressed theil = appreciation of the splendid service ren : iared by Organst Frank L. Farrell Mrs
 Farrel and other members of the volun s teer choir The ushers each evening
 have been John P. Corcoran, William J s Mcknight and ThaddeUs Leahy Tn
 altar decorations for Sunday were grea white lavender and yellow chrysanthe - nuns, arranged as usual by the Sister
 Of Mercy from the parish convent. Tn
 general exercises of the day were unde
 the supervision of the rector, Rev. NJ
 II. May.
 This (Monday) morning at o'clock s' there is to be 9 solemn high mass of re - qaiem given 1y the missionaries for al T the dead friends of the members of tn
 parish.
 The weeks mission for the men open $ el Sunday evening, with instruction b ' Father Conlon on Fundamentals o e Faith and sermon by Father Cotter O.
 Salvation. The great assemb age of me e sang we'll under direction of Father Led
 with. Up to Sunday, the missionarie
 estimated that they had given 800 IS colamunions.