The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-12-10
DIOCESE OF HELENA
Diocesan Correspondent Rev Thoma
B. Killila.

Helena: The annual retreat for the
boarding and day students of Mount
ST. Charles College began on Sun
day evening and ended on Thursday,
the feast of the Immaculate Concep-
ton with solemn high Mass celebrated
by Rev. Denis P. Meade, assisted by
Reverends Thomas B. Killila and
James A. Major Bernard J. Topel
acted as master of ceremonies. The
retreat was under the direction of
Father Meade, pastor of Philipsburg,
Montana, whose splendid conferences
and meditations will bear much fruit
III the studious manner in which the
retreat was observed is a criterion
to Judge the future.
The Forty Hours Devotion was held
at ST. Joseph Orphans Home, begin
ming Tuesday morning at $50 and
closing Thursday evening, the feast
of the Immaculate Conception. Dur
ing the days spent in devotion, many
fervent prayer was offered by the
little ones for those friends who have
shown their interest in the past.
Bishop Carroll is continuing his
Sunday night lectures in the cathe-
dral, on Dante.
Butte: St. Patrick's church of this
city claims to have one of the most
unique mementoes of the visit of Mar
shall Foch of any city in the country,
in the form of prayer in his own
handwriting. The marshal wrote the
prayer on learning that a statue OF
Our Lady of Victory" had been erect.
ed in the church in gratitude to the
Blessed Virgin Mary for the safe re.
turn of SO many of the service men OF
St. Patrick's parish. The prayer will
be enclosed in special glass case
and set at the base of the statue in
the church.
| Among those who were in the vel
coming party was Monsignor Day
vicar general of the Helena diocese
who tells the story, one of the pref
test that has been related, among 9
number of delightfully."- illustrative
| stories of the character of the grea
military leader and Christian man.
/ Monsignor Day related the history
of the Butte camp and spoke of the
gratitude of the community and il
particular of the mothers for the safe
return of so many of the boys, ex
planning that it was the conviction o
Butte people that the marshars mill
tary leadership brought the war t,
an early close and returned so man.
of the American service men. wh'
would have otherwise been doomed t.
a grave in France.
Monsignor Day related how tn
! mothers of boys of st. Patrick's paris
Il had erected in the church statue O
!, Our Lady of Victory, in thanksgivin
for the safe return of their boys. o.
hearing this, the marshal instinctivel
raised his hand in salute, and breathe
the following prayer: "Notre Dam
de Victoire, nous vous aremercions,
("Our Lady of Victories, we retur
thanks to thee').
: Then taking paper and pencil, tn
] marshal wrote the prayer in his ow
hand and, signing it, he gave it
Monsignor Day, with the request tina
it be laid at the foot of the statue {
Our Lady of Victories in st. Patrick
church, as his tribute.
Rev. Father Venus has the praye
: signed by Marshal Foch and has a
!. ranged to have it embedded in th
!. base Of the statue.
st. Patrick's church now possesse
: four relics of the world war. Thes
! are the service flag. the statue of OF
Lady of Victories, the memorial table
q and the prayer of the generalissim
J. of the allied armies of the world wa
The statue was bought by subscri
= tons from the mothers of the paris
The service mems tablet was donate
J by G.. F.. Kelley in memory of his oW
e mother and in honor of the mothers
> st. Patrick's,