Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-22
MOTHER OF SAVIOUR HoNoRED
 IN THREE DAYS, RETREAT

A wonderful manifestation of fervor and grace was the closing day of the retreat for women in generation of the blessed virgin, concluded Sunday at St. Patrick's church by Rev. Peter H. Mo- Clean, of Milford. During Saturday, Father MeClean had preached at the masses at 5.30 and o'clock. Saturday evening he spoke to the congregation in 8 most convincing sermon on The Eu- charlst, advising his hearers to read and ponder well the sixth chapter of St. John, that they mighty realize the full promise of the Saviour, that He is in- deed the living tbread which cometh down from heaVen-that men who eat of this bread will not die. The preacher explained the significance of the multi plication of the .loaves and fishes, prefig- uring holy communion, that food of the soul which every Catholic believes he is receiving when he consumes the conse- crated particle administered by the priest. After the ascension St. Paul said, "Is not this bread which we break the body of Christi" It is this belief in the Divine presence in the sacrament of the altar which makes his church so dear to every Catholic. Knowing l that the Saviour has made good His promises. he feels assured that in re- ceiving communion he is partaking of christ's body and blood His soul and | His divinity
 Father McClean preached from the gos pei for the day, John Is, 23-3o. or Prayer, from the text. 'If ye ask tht 1 Father anything in My name He vii give it you"
 Sunday afternoon at 33o the retreat exercises came to a close, with a May procession, reception of twenty-five new members into the Children of Mary forty-five into the Immaculate Concep tion Sedality and thirty-hve into tn, l Holy Angels Sodality. There was tn 1 crowning of the statue of the Blessed l Virgin model of daughters and mothers l the exemplar of the chaste spouse O
 every Christian home, the pattern O womani1ind. saluted by the angel as l full. of grace, blessed among women l The older girls. under direction of tn Sisters of Mercy led the march into tn l church. They were dressed in white ant 1 wore veils of tuIle Then came tn younger girls, with white frocks an, white hair-bews preceding the younges members. candidates for the Holy An gels Sodality, in dainty white dresses
 wearing wreaths of smilax and rose pink hair-ribbons. Miss Margaret Cole 1 man and Miss Mary Kane led the HoI
 Angels. Miss Louise Nadolny and Mis- I Margaret Sheridan being leaders of tn
 Immaculate Conception girls. The rec tor, Rev. M. H. May received the ney
 members. the act of conservation fo the Children of Mary being read by Mis-
 Margaret Sullivan. and for the Hel
 Angels by Miss Margaret Coleman. Fo
 lowing the beautiful ceremonial Fathe
 Mclean delivered masterly sermon o conservation to the patronage of tn
 blessed virgin. to whom reference made in the Bible from the promise Adam and Eve that there should be bor
 woman whose heel would crush tn
 head of the serpent; up to the hour
 the Saviour's death on the cross, wfel
 in the person of John. He gave H
 mother to be the mother of mankind Mother, behold thy sonl Son, behol thy motherl"
 Father .McCnean then bestowed tn papal benediction upon those assemble
 the services ending with benediction the blessed sacrament given by Path, , Mclean. During the services Organi Frank L. Farrell directed the choir, all fthere was congregational singing , which the sweet young voices of u , l children proved a pleasing factor
 The effect of Father McLean's labo
 was evident during the early mass Su1
 day morning. when he required the a
 sistance of Father May in giving cor munion to the great number who r
 ceived the Eucharist. following confe
 sion during the onening days of the tr
 dunn, or three days retreat