Southern Messenger (San Antonio and Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 24, 1921 Page: 4 of 8
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THANKSGIVING.
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Program of the Forty Hours Devo-
tion and Day of Adoration.
November.
27, 28, 29, Immaculate Concep-
tion, Goliad.
SOME ADVANTAGES OF GOOD
READING.
program of the Forty Hoars Devo-
tion and Day of Adoration.
THE MONTH OF THE POOR
SOULS.
November/
25, 26, 27, Rosenberg, Holy Ro-
sary Church.
28, 29, 30, Fayetteville, St.John’s.
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For the Week Ending Dec. 3.
November.
Sunday, 27—First Sunday of
vent.
Monday, 28—Office of the day.
Tuesday, 2!'—Vigil of St. Andrew.
Wednesday, 30—St. Andrew, Apos-
tle.
Itinerary of the Bishop in the Valley.
November.
Saturday, 26, Mission.
Sunday, 27, Mission, a. m., St:
Paul’s (American); p. xn., Our Lady
of Mission (Mexican.)
Monday, 28; Tuesday, 29; Wed-
nesday, 30, Roma and adjacent mis-
sions.
program of the Forty Hours Devo-
tion and Day of Adoration.
November.
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28. HilMe. and rejolca that now we are reap,
OFFICIAL.
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dinner on th* 1
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tion and Day of Adoration.
November.
27, 28, 29,. Cathedral, Dalias.
27, 28, 29, Sacred Heart, Wichita
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December.
Thursday, 1—Office of the day.
Friday, 2—St. Bibiana, Virgin and
Martyr.
Saturday, 3—St.
Confessor.
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Last week we referred to the ig-
norance of nou-Catholica concerning
the teachings and religious practices
of the Catholic Church. Further
consideration of the subject leads us
to the mortifying conclusion that
there exists among Catholics them-
selves a widespread and lamentable
ignorance concerning many religious
truths. This state of things indicates
either indifference to religious truth,
or lack of moral earnestness in its
pursuit. The means of acquiring a
thorough and correct knowledge of
religion, /through the Catholic pre-is
and Catholic literature, are easily
within the reach of all, yet how few
avail themselves of the opportuni-
ties thus afforded.
The subject of suitable and proper
reading for Catholics is one of the
most important considerations of
the present day and cannot be pass-
ed over lightly, especially when we
consider the almost endless number
of books and periodicals that are
constantly pouring from the press.
Because of this unlimited diffusion
of light literature and superficial
culture there is an ever increasing
danger to faith and morals. The in-
fluence of this indiscriminate read-
ing must be counteracted. It fe
virtually impossible for a Catholic
to keep the faith firmly, to explain
I it clearly, and to practice it satfs-
| factorily, *•-- —■>-*-—
,misguided opposition of bigots and'—j
calumniators, should inspire us to;
offer special thanks to the Almighty
for His goodnes to us. Over all the
land look at the spires of Catholic
churches arising. Look at the mul-
titude of schools, each beside its
church. Look at the convents bow-
cred amid the trees, the academies,
colleges, universities. Look at the
orphan asylums, hospitals, homes
for the poor, the aged and the fall-
en, Should we not give thanks to
God for the multiplication of these?
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tion.
Tuesday, 13, Brownsville, 9 a. m.;
■11 a. m. and 4 p. m.
Wednesday, 14, Brownsville, 9 a.
m.; 11 a. m. and 4 p. m.
Thursday, 15, San Pedro in a. m.
end Villa Nuevi lh the U. mV
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PRAYERS FOR THE DEAD.
The Catholic Church teaches that
besides a place of eternal torments
for the wicked and of everlasting
rest for the righteous, there exists
in the next lite, a middle state of
temporary punishment, allotted for
those who hava- died of venial sin,
or who have : not satisfied the jus-
tice of God for sins already forgiven.
She also teaches us that, although
the souls consigned/ lb this in—rmc
diate state, commonly called purga-
tory, cannot help themselves, they
—' be aided by the suffrages of
-----tful on earth. The exist-
implies
Question—May a child be godfath-
er to another child?
Answer—That one may be spon-
sor at baptism, he must be 'old
enough to understand the nature of
the obligation that he Is assuming.
It Is further urged that sponsors
shall be chosen from those who have
lecelved the Sacraments of Baptism,
Holy Eucharist and Confirmation.
Since one of the obligations of a
sponsor is to instruct hie godchild
in the mysteries of hjs religion, It is
quite evident that he should be suf-
ficiently versed in those mysteries.
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December.
Thursday, 1; Friday, 2; Saturday,
3; Sunday, 4; Monday, 5; Roma and
adjacent missions.
Tuesday, 6, Roma,
Brownsville.
Thursday, 8, Brownsville, Sacred
Heart (American) in a. m.
Friday, 9, McAllen.
Saturday, 19, Weslaco. Dedication
and Confirmation in the morning.
Sunday, 11, Mercedes, both a. m.
and p. m. Auto tot Brownsville.
Monday, 12, Brownsville. Pontl-
. 4 p.1 m., Confirma-
ing the harvest of their sowing?
It is a happy custom that makes
of this day one of family reunion
and renewal of old ties and asso-
ciations. In this workaday world
tco many drift away from the home
associations and their helpful in-
fluences, and whatever can tend to
bring them back, if but for a single
day in the year, cannot but reawak-
en the old tenderness, and geniality
that too often becomes blunted in
the strife of present day commer-
cialism. The touch of the old home
environment Is calculated to thaw
out much of the Iciness that has
been acquired in the strife of exist-
ence, and renew within us some of
the happier unselfishness which we
bore away from the hearthstone but
may have lost through absence from
the home Influences.
writer. Unsigned letters or articles
go at once into the waste basket.
Newspaper clippings must bedr the
name and date of the -paper from
which they are taken.
Some of our Catholic men seem to
fancy that their only work on earth
is to look out for themselves, enjoy
life to the full, and then by some
miracle of God's mercy scramble in-
to heaven as best they can. "Let
every man take care of himself” is a
false and heathen maxim, and one
unworthy of a Christian to whom
God has freely given the light of
faith.
her answers to the questions put,
gave testimony to all present of the
freedom of her choice of life and
her determination to persevere
therein. As prescribed by the cere-
monial, the postulant then withdrew
from the chapel to "divest herself
of the old Adam and clothe herself
with the new which is our Lord
Jesus Christ." Upon her return all
felt that although the young novice
had made a beautiful brfde, her
beauty was greatly enhanced by the
Ursuline habit. She approached the
altar to declare again her deter-
mination to persevere in the life
she had now .embraced. The Rc-v.
Mother Superior then enveloped' her
In a snowy white veil, while from
the hands of the celebrant she re-
ceived the book of rules of her insti-
tute, and a change of name, signify-
ing a more perfect change In her
Lastly the young novice re-
ceived a crown of pass, symbolic
of the eternal crown of glory where-
with the Heavenly Bridegroom shall
adorn the brow of His faithful
spouses on that day of recompense.
The newly received novice now pro-
ceeded from Sister to Sister giving
and receiving the kiss of peace, u
very touching ceremony indeed, af-
ter which Benediction of the Blessed
Sacrament was given.
The young novice, who on this
day cast her lot with the poor and
needy of Christ, was known in the
world as Miss Mary Byrne of Man-
chester, N. H., but from henceforth
will be known by her religious
name, Sr. Mary Constance of the
Precious Blood.
to guide and strengthen them in
their arduous tasks and long delib-
erations during the conference.
Matters of paramount importance
were discussed and resolutions of
great moment were taken. The first
was to elect the delegate for this
province who with the Provincial
Superior,. Very Rev. D. Saldivar, C.
M. F., will attend the general chap-
ter of the order which will be held
in Madrid, Spain, in August, 1922.
One of the most important mat-
ters discussed was the founding of
a college in the United States for
young aspirants to the Missionary
priesthood and of a novitiate for
those who having passed through
the postulate, determine to join the
order.
An other very important subject
for consideration was'the creation of
a new province In order to cope
with the wonderful growth of the
Missionary Sons of the Immaculate
Heart of Mary, in North America.
Plans for the establishing in Rome,
Italy, of an international college for
young men was also considered by
the members of the chapter.
The sessions were held in the
community hall of the Provincial
house on South Concho St., San An-
tonio, Texas,1 and were preside!
over by the general of the order.
Most Rev. Martin Alslna, C. Si. F.
The. following is a list of mera-
. bers of the Provincial Chapter:
Blest Rev. Martin Ale Ina, C. M. F.,
superior general; Very Rev. Felix
A. Cepeda, C. M. F,, general consul-
tor and secretary to the general;
Very Rev. D. Zaldivar, C. M. F.,
provincial superior; Very Rev. R.
Prat, C. M. F., rector of the San
Fernando Cathedral and first pro-
vincial consultor; Rev. D, Carpi, C.
M. F„ second provincial consultor;
Rev. Eugene Sugranes, C. M. F.,
third provincial consultor; Rev. L.
Monasterlo, C. M. F., rector of the
Church of the Immaculate Heart of
Mary, fourth provincial consultor and
secretary; Rev. M. Moreno, C. M.
F., provincial minister; Rev. A.
Hess, C. M. F., of Los Angeles,
Calif.; Rev. J. M. Preciado, C. M.
F„ of San Gabriel, Calif.; Rev. E.
Diego, C. M. F„ of Newman, Calif.;
Rev. Arthur Vallve, C. M. F., of
Yuma, Aris.; Rev. Camilo Torrente,
C. 3f. F., of Prescott, Artz.; Rev.
is to wean you from the spirit
ual and easy yoke of Jesus Chrisr - w
It; attracts you by appearances ot O
good, of satisfying your ardent tlc- Wj
sires for real, lasting happiness. And.- ®
If you unhappily yield to these ap2 O
pearances, you find in a short time-Wi
that you are not doing the holy Will O
of God, but that you are doing your O
own will, that you are in reality in. W
verting the divine prayer of our
Lord and saying: “Not Thy will, o-:S|
Heavenly Father, but my will
done.”
The flesh! Here we have the O
most dangerous, the most successful
j enemy in the accomplishment of the
“ill =f Ccd. We all feel the '■
sting of the flesh, and we have §
fight courageously to uproot that•«
sting of the flesh. St. Paul teila us SS
that the flesh wars against the spidL^S
and the spirit wars against the"fifi
flesh. The flesh is nothing mjre ||
than our lower, unruly nature, ®
manifesting itself in a variety otO
ways by evil inclinations and irreg-,.ag
tiiar propensities. To. yield to these m
impulses is to act against the holy: g
will of God, and to resist them, to g
suppress them and to overcome
them is to do the holy will of God. ffi
May you always have the grace and ffi
the courage to beat them with pa- j|
tience and to overcome them an! s
then you can say with our Divine I
Lord, "Not my will, but Ibine be I
done.” I
The devil rebelled against the Di- 1
vine will of God, although God had .a
' been bo good and so generous and |
' so loving to him before his ungrate- i
\ ful rebellion, and he desires nothing 1
more than to make us all sharers £
in his rebellion. We are told by 1
Holy Scripture that "The devil ia
the father of Iles" and hence he on- |
* deavors to lead ub astray by his g
. false promises and his cunning ^1
ceits. . Be on your guard, my daar: |
, brethren, against the dangerous and |
' sinful suggestions of that enemy of |
your immortal souls. Regard himi: |
with holy and righteous contempt, I
purgatory, no heed to hIs temptations^ g
ignore his insidious promises of sue- 8
cess and praise and glory. Simp.y g
treat him as our Divine Lord trea:- : |
ed him, as an enemy of your immor-: |
tai souls, and say to him as ourSl
Lord said to him, “The- Lord, Thy s
sha.it thou adore, aail Him|
the fertile source of great peace ana 1
happiness even here on earth. You I
no doubt know what the will off I
God is. It is the faithful perform- I
ance of all the duties that belong |
to your individual state of life. If |
you pray devoutly and fervently 1
morning and night, you are doing
the will of God. If you hear the
Holy Sacrifice of the Blass on Sun-
days and holydays of obligation, you
are again doing the will of God. if
you receive the Sacrair ” its of Pen-
ance ahd Holy Communion worthily
and frequently, the will of God is
accomplished in you. If yon
keeping your souls pure, free from
all deliberate sin, and pleasing to j
your Heavenly Father, God's will is I
done. If all the duties of your par- |
ticular state of life are done faith- i
fully, God is pleased and rewards
you with eternal merit. It you ara j
a good Catholic, a courageous Catho- i
lie, an edifying Catholic, a Catholic j
who is not afraid to give a reason
for the faith within you, then you
can say "I am doing the good pleas-
ure of God.” Act thus, my dear
brethren, and act fearlessly and per-
se veringly and then you can right-
fully join In the prayer of your suf-
fering Savior: “Not my will, but
Thine be done." I
could be well employed If given to
reading what would be just as at
tractive, yet of infinitely greater
utility. Works of fiction, of a
V'holesome, elevating and entertain-
ing description, may be read in
moderation with safety and advan-
tage; still, they should not’ jo the
only food for the mind. It wonid
prove an immense advantage to the
religious progress of Catholics if
they would always have at hand a
theological book of u definite, In-
structive character, and a supply of
the cheap pamphlets and leaflets on
doctrinal and devotional subjects
published by the Truth societies and
other bodies. An increased knowl-
edge of religious truth is the chief' life,
basis of spiritual progress.
Then again, it is certain that if
we desire to bring up a generation
of well Informed, intellectual Catho-
lics, we can help to realize that
laudable desire by interesting our
youth in the writings of Catholic
authors on subjects suck as biog-
raphy, history, travel and some of
the lighter works on the .doctrines
of our holy religion. Earnest and
God-fearing parents, who read them-
selves and do their best to instill
in their children a taste for read-
ing Catholic books, papers and
magazines, will find a most effectual
preventative and safeguard against
the attractions which all of us re-
gret and deplore.
It Is sad to think how many there
are who make use of the educating
they have received tor all other pur-
poses but that which concerns the
eternal salvation of their souls; who
will spend their time In reading
trashy novels and other useless and
perhaps dangerous literature, but
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tlon at . •> a. m. Lyford, Confirms- the hearts that loved them. An ADVENT SEi^N 60,115
. ■ :: : S th*3L« Ot bur hearts we may Church calls upon hel children to
Question—If I believe that a per-
son has gone to heaven, without any
purgatory, should I still pray for
that soul?
Answer—You should. While there
is no doubt that myriads of souls
pass at. once from life to heaven,
without’ the cleansing of r “~t“”
still we can not be certain of any
one in particular unless the Church
has canonized such a person. Char-
ity, therefore, would dictate that we
exclude none from the suffrage of
u. 31. r ., or x-rescuii, ; our prayers and other good workB^ ..,rne.
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..U. »JJUrrttaUta..^ W jw* “ "?iWoin*“”o!5’. holy will'1
*■“ •——— carulla, C. M. F., of Palma Soriano, wasted; God will apply them to ttoa fertjte source of great peace an
Cuba; Rev. Pedro Lopez, C. M. F-, ether souls. - happiness even here on earth. Yo
Question—What is meant by first
Solemn Communion?
Answer—In former times, when
children received their first Com-
munion at the age of eleven or
twelve, the occasion was made one
of great solemnity in almost all
countries. When it was made clear
that children were obliged to receive
Holy Communion much earlier and
the parents were held responsible
for their making their Easter duty,
they were admitted privately to
their first Communion and later on
they went with the others to their
first Solemn Communion.
NEW SCHOOL AT HIGH HILL
TO BE DEDICATED NOV. &
The new St. Mary's parochial :
school, for which ground was brok-
en September 1, is now completed. •!
and -a parish meeting was held last ..
Sunday when it was decided to have I
the new building blessed on Novem- 1
her 30, if possible, by the Rt. Rev- j
Bishop Drossaerts. *
decided to serve
* grounds for the nominal sum
i- 26 cents a person, also -
of various kinds.
The chairmen for the various :
committees were appointed as M'" .]
lews: Reception committee, Rev. .10* ;J
seph Schweller; dinner, Anton Kan-?J
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W -w^. ——T .. ™ W * Ife' VI JVUX BUUOVtf, irtJ vu* AIMLUEq :a
there is such a duty as obedience to . .
ecclesiastical authority, and unless
he dares to tear this truth from the
Bible, he must admit an allegiance
to religious authority as well as to
civil authority. “Obey your prel-
ates and be subject to them; For
they watch as being to render an
account of your souls.” (Heb. xlii-
17). No Christian can read the
New Testament without being con-
vinced that Christ placed "all na-
tions" — “every creature” — under
obedience to the authority He,con-
ferred upon His Apostles. It Is
extremely difficult, well-nigh impos- ^^ _
sible to conceive an honest Christian divlne wm Of GOd.
alleging in good faith that this en-
tails a divided, an antagonistic al-
legiance; it simply points to a self-
evident truth that every man is un-
der a dual allegiance, one to civil
authority, the other to religious au-
thority. You might as well contend
that a son’s duty of obedience to his
father and to the State means a di-
vided allegiance as to point to the
allegiance of Catholics to the Pope
us an indication of their divided al-
legiance to the U. S. A. American
Catholics have no duty of civil al-
legiance to' the Holy Father; the
cniy allegiance that we owe or the
Pope expects is allegiance to him as
visible head of the Church of God.
The more that spiritual allegiance
is alive and operative in the hearts
and souls of American Catholics,
the more faithful and conscientious
will be their civil allegiance to the
State. If your friends cannot grasp
this simple reasoning, there is noth-
iug we can do to remove the dark-
ness from their minds; we can
cnly pray for them.
Cuba; Rev. Pedro Lopez, C. M. F-,
o£ the City of Mexico; Rev, Mariano
Comeslns, C. M. F., of the City of
Blexico; Rev. Baltasar Sevilla, C. M.
F., Of Toluca, ^Mexico, and Rev.
Amado Andonegui, C. M. F., of
Puebla, Mexico.
The first business meeting opened
Friday, Nov. 18, at 8 a. m., and ad-
journed at 11 a. m. This session
v as entirely devoted to the election
of officers. The first officer elected
was the secretary of the conven-
tion. The choice fell on the Rev.
Camilo Torrents, C. M. F., of Pres-
cott, Arlz. Then the provincial sei-
retnry, the Rev. L. Monasterio, C.
BI, F., turned his place over to the
newly elected officer, the secretory
of the convention.
The next business meeting was
the election of judges of the elec-
tion of delegates to the future in-
ternational convention. The presi-
dent of the convention, the Mist
Rev. Martin Alslna, C. BI. F., gen-
eral of the order, is judge ex of-
ficio, in virtue of his office. The
Very Rev. D. Zaldivar, C. M. F.,
and Very Rev. Ramon Prat, C. M.
F., rector of the San Fernando Ca-
thedral, were elected judges.
Then followed the election of
delegates from the North American
Province to the international con-
vention which will be held in
Madrid, Spain, In August, 1922. The
Rev. A. Resa, C. BI. F., of Los An-
geles, Calif., formerly rector of the
San Fernando Cathedral, San. An-
tonio, Texas, and the Rev. L. Mon-
asterio, C. M. F., rector of the
Church of the Immaculate Heart of
Mary, San Antonio, Texas, were
elected.
Then the president of the provli-
cial chapter, the Most.Rev. Martin
Alsina, C. Bf. F., read the program
for the afternoon session. Accord-
ing to the program, the subject for
. discussion was the founding of the
international college in Rome, Italy,
suuuu.u 8nd the establishing of a college
interme- and a novitiate in the United States.
In the afternoon . session the
founding of a college and the novi-
tiate in the United ~ ' *
another one in Mexkv
Mat «t »;>o T n.: v I
blessing of the new building. 1» j
o’clock, dinner. After dinner : |
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Eot ^t We go ourthe world begin JW’, chrIst
was to survive the grave; is this the
memory that was to be/eternal? /:
During the month of November,
devoted by Catholic piety to the
Poor Souls, let us revive the mem-
ory of our loved and lost ones,, and
offer prayers sand sacrifice in their
behalf, that it may please God to
shorten the term of their exile and
admit their purified souls into His
heavenly kingdom.
- favored cryf^Our sorrowYqr dead tei mortified manner.
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Spiritual writers tell us that there
k, no devotion more acceptable to
God, or more conducive to His glory,
than the devotion to the Holy Souls.
It nests on faith, it works through
hope, it is the perfect fruit of char-
ity. There is no other devotion bet-
ter adapted to secure our own sal-
vation. Release even one soul from
Purgatory, and what do we do?
We place in the living presence of
God in heaven a saint, whose grati-
tude Shall never weary, to suppli-
cate in our behalf till we ourselves
sit by him at the feet of God.
— There is not one among us whose
and Villa Nueva in the p. m. home death kasnotsomeUmevislt-
Friday, 16, Point Isabel. ed. Cun we not picture the depart-
Saturday, 17, Visitation of schools, ed, with a gleam of hope in their
m nrnwnaville: via auto to wistful, sorrow-clouded eyes? The
Question—Ab Catholics are we
obliged to believe that man was
civilized ffom the very beginning—
as civilized as he Is to-day?
Answer-—As Catholics we are
obliged to believe whatever the
Church prposes for our belief as the
levealed truth of God. Now the
Church has never expressed an au-
thoritative opinion in the matter of
your auery/and iff6 doubtful it the
Church will ever pronounce on the
question. This is an issue that con-
cerns history, or ethnology, or arch-
aeology. Religion deals with the re-
lation of man’s soul to God; it
teaches man how to eave his soul,
not how to live and die painlessly;
it is more Interested in training man
how to serve God now so as to be
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of praying for; the dead; for. the —ublfah^th^col- For some it means an exlstenceor
Responsive to the invitation of
the President, supplemented by the
requests of the Governors of all the
States, the people of this favored
land bow in grateful homage to-day
tc the Author of every blessing, for
the manifest beneficence which He
has poured upon the Republic dur-
ing the year now nearly flown.
It is creditable to the religious
inspirations of the State and Nation
that a day should be set apart, an-
nually, for this especial purpose. In-
dividually, we have all something to
be thankful for—many things to bo
thankful for, in fact; and as a Na-
tion we have no less cause for pray-
erful gratitude to Providence.
As Catholics, too, we have abund-
ant reasons for thanksgiving. The
freedom which the Chuch enjoys
in the United States is, indeed, a
blessing for which we should bo
truly grateful to the Giver of all
blessings. The flourishing condition
of our holy religion, its steady and
majestic growth notwithstanding the ■
, without the assistance of
good Catholic literature. The non-
Catholic press of the country fre-
quently contain articles which no
right-minded Catholic can read with-
out suffering harm. AU this forms
a great evil and on this account
Catholic reading is indispensable. If
we read things that are written
, against our holy religion, we are
bound to read the statements and
explanations which will enable us
to know what Is the truth, and to
be ready to give information to
others.
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fergotten; Is this the affection that of the Saci
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Blessed Virgin ?Mary, will long he c^er 8penty tb6 r0Bt oC the their denial^of Christ ^fore tlw hoid8 out to you many pleasures and
remembered by the Community of day in prayer and meditation in or- judgment seat of Pilatei-iW8i utter many inducements. It appeals to 1
Ursulines on the Rio Grande and a der to obtain God’s light and grace 1
few friends who were gathered in
the convent chapel to witness the
religious investiture of a young pos-
tulant. At 7 o’clock, Rev. J. B.
McLoy, vested for Mass, took his
place at the altar, and whilst the
*'Veni Creator" was intoned, the
solemn procession marched slowly
into the chapel. The procession was
led by Miss Aiigusta Monge as cross
bearer, being accompanied on either
side by the candle bearers, Misses
Adels Gonzales and Helen Kahn.
Then followed the Sisters with their
flowing veils and with lighted tap-
ers. The long line of religious was
finally closed by the happy postu-
lant, in full bridal attire, accom-
panied by the Rev. Mother Superior
end little Lucia Farias, representing
her angel. The Sisters having filed
into their places the postulant too a
that prepared' for her in the sanc-
tuary.
The convent chapel never looked
more beautiful than it did on this
occasion. The altar, mounted by a
very beautiful statue of Christ giv-
ing His blessing, was artistically
decorated with pure white roses and
chrysanthemums, the white being
enlivened by the ferns, brass candle
sticks, and numerous lights. The
sanctuary and aisle were covered
with white, as well as the Prie Dfeu
and chair dsed by the postulant and
angel. The future bride of Christ'
with her modesty and sweetness
about to offer her life to God in a
portion of the vineyard where it is
known that privations and difficul-
ties are very great, at an age when
the world is most enticing, pleasures
most enjoyable, in fine, when life is
full of promise, made an indelible
Impression on all.
During Mass the solemn strains of
the organ and sweet voices of the
Sister choir filled the chapel and
echoed through the halls. When
the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass had
been offered the Rev. celebrant gave
a very earnest discourse on the
"Divine Call" in which he urged the
postulant to deep appreciation of
her vocation, and close imitation of
Blary in the Temple. Those who
had the privilege of hearing him
will, no doubt, bear his words long
in their hearts.
Following the discourse, the pos-
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