The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-09
ARCHBISHOP GIVES
FIRST SERMON TO
PUBLIC In CAPITAL
Rt. Rev. Michael Curley
Addresses High Mass
In St. Patrick's.

Amid the hierarchicsl ceremony
of the Roman Catholic Church. Arch
bishop Michael Curley, successor to
Cardinal Gibbons In this diocese.
was introduced to the Washington
members of his nock at an II
o'clock high mass in st. Fatrick's
Church yesterday. when he de-
livered his first sermon here. The
mass was followed by q public
reception in the parish house.
Foreign diplomats. a number of
United States Senators and Rep
resentatives and other disting-
lowed by luncheon given by
Monsigor Thomas, rector of St
Patrick's Church. Hundreds Of
psrishieaers crowded the church
and afterward passed into the
rectory to personally greet the
archbishop.
Gives History Of Church.
The sermon delivered by the
arch hbishop was on the history OF
the Catholic Church for the past
twenty centuries. giving the forms
of worship and the sacraments OF
| the church as they have existed
unchanged and continuously from
the catacombs of Rome down to
modern times.
Il place upon you as an obli-
cation to sanctify yourselves so
that the state may become saaCt'-
fed through each one OF you"
the archbishop admonished the
congregation, and declared that II
the United States were ever dis
rupted It would be caused not by
outside influences but by a lack
Of Christian practice on the part
Of citizens of this country. who,
he stated. were forgetting to rem
der to God as they were rendering
to Casar''
"You accomplish little by talking
loudly in the street cars or writing
books: YOU could do much exempli-
flying the teachings of Christianity
in a patriotic and unselfish way" the
archbishop said.
The second Sunday in January
has been the date for a number Of
years on which Cardinal Gibbons was
received by the public in Washing
ton. and this practice will continue
with Archbishop Curley's presence
as head of this diocese.
BRILLIANT Decoration.
Inc CnurCn yesterday was OeCoTdt-
ed with everSreens and a myriad
Of candles and small lights. The
archbishop's throne, draped with red.
stood against a bank OF tall palms
and evergreens. Mgr. Thomas cele-
brated the mass. assisted by the Rev.
John B. Delaney as deacon and the
Rev. Francis Mcbride subdeacon. both
members OF the faculty Of the Cath
olic University. The deacons Of
honor to the archbishop were the
Rev. DR.. John K. Cartwright. and
the Rev. John I. Barrett. The mas
ter of ceremonies was the Rev. Mar
tin p. Egan. The Rev. Francis J.
Hurney acted as assistant to the
archbishop.
The music was under the direc-
ton of Miss Jennie Glennon, with
the Gregorian choir of fifty male
voices giying the responses.
Among the prominent guests who
attended the. luncheon were Ambas-
sador Geddes. Of Great Britain; Am
bassador Riano.. Of Spain: the French
Ambassador. Jules Jusserand: Sen
| ator Thomas ]. Walsh. OF Montana;
Senator David I. Walsh, Of Massa-
chusetts; Senator Joseph f. Ransdell.
Of Louisiana: Bishop Thomas ]. Sha-
han. rector of the Catholic Univer-
sity;' the Rt. Rev. Mgr. George A.
Dougherty. vice rector Of the Cath
Ollie University; Mgr. Edward A
| Pace. representatives OF the Fran
ciscan and Dominican orders. and q
number of the Wa shin eton clergy