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Show j Missionary Father Explains tlie rjjf ' Necessity for Prayer in ffl i Hour of Death. j LECTURE TONIGHT FOR ; YOUNG AND MARRIED MEN 1 j Beautiful Services Planned for Sunday, When Children Will p Be Dedicated. K ' Powerful .Indeed were the sermons R ' preached Friday evening at St. Mary's I cathedral by tho Rev. Fathers Edward p Cantwell and George Mahony. tho Re-L Re-L demptorlst prfesU:. who are conducting a j most successful, mission there. The sorv- ices began at-'7:25 o'clock with the U Rosary recited by Rev. Fnlher Cant well. who followed with a lucid and int'erest-L int'erest-L In? sermon on "The Holy Viaticum." i which Is the sacrament of tho dying. "We want the last parting words and , bonsolatlon of the church to assist our loved ones on their Journey, to their God. the great Inevltnhle Journey that must bo taken alone." he wild. . Father Cant well particularly drew the attention of his hearers to the necessity A of calling in the priest in pood time while ' the patient is fully conscious. Briefly lio , ; : explained whai Is neccssarv for tho sick J room of the dying. First, n crucifix, ( . then a blessed candle In a proper candlc- ' ' stick, holy wnlcr and a cloth of white . linen. The room should bo cjulct and religious. Iho attendants prayerful and , 1 calm. He also stated that all non-Catho lic friends and relatives should bo made , welcome at. the bedside and. In their own ' way, permitted to pray for the departing i soul unto the end. j Lecture for Men. : 7 The announcements made by Father ' ! I i fantwell for the continuing of the masses 'j were that masses .would be said at t5:.'i0 fc L" and S o'clock, confessions from S to 1'J ! In the morning, from .3 to in the nftcr- noon, and from 7 to a late hour Satur- Mji day night. The announcement was also if, made and particularly dwelt upon that 'f lecture for young men over seventeen and all married men will be given Sat- i )j urday night, at 7:."0 o'clock at the ca- ! 1, thedral. to which all men of the city, i rj : Catholic and non-Catholic, aro Invited. f Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock the chll-: chll-: J dren of Man- Sodality, consisting of 200 (1 members, will bo addressed by the mis-Lrifl mis-Lrifl sion fathers, and in the evening all the II young girls and boys and the woo babies will be dedicated to iho Blessed Virgin. I Father C.mtwel! humorously said that he t, hoped' all the men would surely attend Saturday night, as the intention was H 1 to give them sume "hard bumps." j The important sermon of the cve.ning , was by Rev. Father Mahony, who took ' for hls.subfect the "Grat Infinite Love of God for Man." In discussing this Im-Ki Im-Ki portant subject Father Mahony said In part: H" God's Infinite Love; Imr "Brethren, for the past five nights we have been considering some very im- m- portant and .really fearful subjects B." death, hell, mortal sin. Judgment, pre- K'j sumption and despair. But. tonight -1 H wish to call your attention to the "great Infinite love that God ha? for tho weak. m. frail sinner. Ills love- seems greater , than even His works. Sometimes after . severe sermons the poor Sinner feels al-most al-most despairing and like Cain calls out. 'Oh God. I can never be saved." In the B name of-God. I- ask you to come. God VB extends to every sinner the treasure of H His love. He has destined jis for heaven. H He t)oi-4 riot will tho death of tho sinner. H but rather his conversion. In His infinite i JJjV love lie says. 'Oh. I have loved you with I1. an exceeding love.' Jesus Christ left 9k heaven, to be horn in u lowly stable, so lB that as man He could die to save man. lm. 'Greater love no man hath than that he IS laid down his life for his friend." Could fMl 1Ie &vc given us more convincing proof M of His great love? He seeks you, He i fH follows you every stop of tho way, and now 1 ask you In His name to not fail M to make your . -mission" right. Come to k ml Him .for pardon, for love, for consola- t Ion. It i.s the old but beautiful story M' of (he prodigal son. the story of a mcr- M clful lovinc God, asking His children to S come to Him: and, brethren, once again ! S In His Holy name. I say. 'Come.' Re- II member his words. "Come to mo. all ye f iml who arc - burdened, and I will refresh in I you." " |