Year: 1874

Father Kearney on the Blessed Name


of SsMary, Mother OF God.''


Righ mass was celebrated yesterday in the Ca
thedral by the Rev. Father McNamee The at
tendance was thin, and showed that the sea side
resorts preserve still their attracton.lor large
number OF people.


Terziani's mass in was sung by the choir in
their usual excellent style. Tne rendering OF
Mozart's "veni Creator" by Miss Beekman, and
OF Bassinis "Salve Regina al the offertory, by
Mrs. Giles. attracted much attention. The organ
was under the direction OF Mr.. Gustavus Schmitz


After the Gospel the Rev. Father Kearney
preached on the Festival OF the day-tnat of the
Holy name OF Mary. His text was from the Gospel OF
ST. Luke-"At that time the angel Gabriel was sent
from Goo into city OF Ganlee called Nazareth, to
q virgin espoused to q man whose name was
Joseph. OF the house OF David. And the virgins
name was Nary The Church, he said, called
upon all her children TO celebrate annually the
name OF the mother OF the worlds Redeemer.
That they would all do so this day he had no doubt
Was tners within the walls OF that church
one person who had not once IN a lie
experienced the efficacy OF that sacred name?
They had all felt grief and sorrow, but not one OF
his hearers mad ever elt any heart pang which had
not been endured by the mother OF God The name
or Mary meant a sea or bitterness, and the dark
shadow of afhiction hung over her from the cradle
TO the grave. The greatest secret the world ever
heard Or ever viii hear communicated to her.
In her lonely cottage at Nazareth the archangel
Gabriel, deputed specially by God informed her
that she Was tO become the


MOTHER OF THE MAN OF GOD


In other words, she learned tnat she wa to play,
after the Divine son. the most i'm port tant part ever
taken by any child OF Adam. The happy fruits which
have howed so aDundanty from the message of
Gabriel TO the Blessed virgin Mary the world has
already fet Tne mystery OF the house OF NaZa-
reth is now known from pole to pole The happi-
ness ot hundreds OF millions OF people lies at this
moment n the contemplation Of It, IL is their
sheet anchor. 1t sootnes them IN afiicuOn. Is
moderates them and makes them reasonable IN
prosperity.


1T IS THE SWEET NAME OF MARY


we honor to-day. How many recolectlons which
touch your hearts have you all LOT had OF that
dear and powerful naIneg In 1t the Churcn Of
CHRIST has found wellsprlng OF joy ana comfort
liz there anything more beautiful In language than
the endearng terms IN when the Mother oi God
Is invoked IN the Ltany2 cause OF our joy, pray
Joy because through her We hope to meet her
Divine son with confidence at the great day of
reckOning-that terrible day when there will be
no favor, when the actions OF all men will be laid
bare, and when the clients oil this good Mother
may nope to hear the consolng words :-''Weu
done Ihou good and faithful servant, enter thou
into the Joy OF the Lordn But the world is full OF
Sin and sorrow, and it is in connection with
these that Mary looms up gloriously. "Reiuge Of
Sinners pray for u.s." What GLORIOUS tltlel Have
We not all found her refuge? Is she uot Tor US
our own great comfort in life, and will she not be
TO US the one grand cOnsoiatiou when the hour Of
death arrives and this deceltiul world iades from
our sinking vision,