The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-17

grandeur. Solemn celepratlon oI Qualification of Blessed Loulse s de Marillac. Foundress of the Sisters of Charity.
 5 March 18th, 1922, will go down in the annals of St. Vincents Hosp1a!!! "a gala day-a day of festal cele- bration-a day that shall be laid away a amid the (myth and cassia of tears of gratitude. A day of tribute and praise that can find suitable utter ance only in the language of God,- a daly of triumph for that noble heroine of Christ. Louise de Marillac, who gave of her all. to alleviate the | bangs of poverty. to soften the sor~ 5 row of suffering; to smooth the p1l- low of pa-n,--to feed the hunger. l stricken and to shelter the homeless 5 and the outcaSt. Just as the seed 3 must be thrown into the furrow to die that the golden grain may spring all into the furrow of Christs love; that the golden grain Of Charity ana love might spring up in the hearts of world that had grown vile with the srnirch Of lust and sin.-As world ; that had grayeled under the wright of poverty and crime a world that had forgotten the kssdliness of Christ, who yearned to press IL to HIS bosom like a mother.
 At six o'clock, the Community Mass was celebrated by the Reverend Icge, Brooklyn, New York. The sweet l meIodious strains of the hymn "Beata ] Ludovica, dulcis mater nestra, brought tears to the eyes of many , at the opening celebration.
 At 9:OO A. NJ. High Mass was cele- . brated by the Reverend Charles M l IIosey, assistant rector of St Patricks ] church. The chaste, white marble al- tar, ablaze with myriad lights, was tastefully strewn with red martyr Gloria still fingered. the Reverend Dr. Russell of Brooklyn, N. Y, like another CBourdalant), entering the pulpit of Notre Dame, ascended the | PhiIosoph er,-the mind of the schol- ar-and the vividness of one who
 has seen.-he told in most feeling
 terms the life of that heroine of II Christ who died that Charity might
 live It was the privilege of Dr. Rus
 sell to be present in the great Basi-
 ceremony of the Qualification took \ place And he pictured most vivid Il ivy to the minds of his hearers that vast throng of seventy thousand peo- Il pIe whose heart beats were hushed | when the "Great White Shepherd, ."The prisoner of the Vatican Benedict XV, proclaimed to the whole world. that Louise had been publicly Il rf1aced amongst those virgins. who | follow the Lamb, whether-so-ever lie | goeth.'
 forceful speaker. His closing episode
 of the doctor who was called to the i bedside of one who twas stricken
 with a horrible malady,-there to
 meet a sister of Charity who was 1 seeking Christ in the person Of the | sick one, will long remain in the | minds of his hearers.
 1 The music of the mass was ex- | o1isite Heart felt thanks ars given i by Sister Reni and the nursing corp | to all those who helped to make the 1 occasion such grand success. At l sane Ro-ewig's "Ave Maria with I such tender feeling that those present | were moved to sentiments of gracious reverence, while her sweet contralto voice filled every nook and corner of
 The Ave verum," master piece, was beautifully rendered by Miss Jule Delaney and Miss Helen Lesko- ana
 After mass, the relic of Blessed Louise, brought especially from France for this occasion, was offered to inc faithful for veneration. A deep spirit of peace and glad ness seemed to perVade the ehtlIe
 hospital, and so touchlng was Ine singing that many of those who were held bed fast burst into tears as the
 sweet strains of music came to thelf
 bedside. ,, ;+1
 inc rnos+ solemn ceremony. carried |
 the relic of his sainted noble nurse
 throughout the hospital ana many many
 were the tear d1mned eyes s as tbair
 fins 10 the relic that this dear saint
 might restore them to health aga,n'
 But the climax Of the gay fa,ys1,,l'ar+ oul
 in the evening. Amid a blaze Of nghts
 and a bower of flowers Father Chas:
 M Hosey, kneeling at the foot or
 inc altar 1-eceited the Rosary. Ine
 little chapel which was crowded from
 choir loft O the sanctuary resounded
 with the prayer so dear to the heart
 of every Cstholic-sHoIy Mary. Moth
 T Orox NJ and at the Hour of Our Death
 Father Russell. a fine specimen Of young manhood, clothed in the ropes
 of his doctorate, ascended the altar
 to speak again Words fail us in
 attenDting to picture the deep inn
 pression that he left upon his hear
 appended. Amid solemn silent
 hush, he finished. But the lesson went home to every one present
 Every beginning has it's end. But
 the end of this celebration was one
 that will ever remain in the hearts and minds of those present. As the ehoir sangLthe Very Rev A1aafina;s 1amf5 S
 church, came into the safctuary-
 hushed sigh of admiration went up as this most deeply reverend priest came upon the scene And as the sweet melody of his deep. rich bari tone voice fell upon the mult1tude,- they were moved to tears There was | something so enobling; a something % touching; a something so prophetic that it brought one back to the days when Moses stood in the desert and blessed Gods chosen people. But~it would not have been real celebra- ton without the preseu of Father NihiN who has ever done so much for the sisters and the hospital and the Sick and suffering that it housed May God crown his remaining days ( with abundant happiness; and may he live to see the completion of the great work that he started in Bridge- sort For the heart of every one , present felt itself doubly blessed for assisting at Benediction given by Father Nihill.
 The music of the evening was a treat real musical, treat For , which the sisters and nurses and friends of the hospital, have to thank Miss Lillian Sullivan. the clever or ganist of St. Patrick,s church and