Show 6 I BISHOP P MITTY DEDICATES NE' NE CHURCH St St. Vincent de Paul Is Scene of Impressive Catholic Rites With simple dignity yet with all the ritual and ceremony that is included in included in- in eluded In Ia the dedication of ot a cathedral cathe- cathe drab dral the new little Catholic church of St. St Vincent de do Paul In Murray was dedicated Monday morning by bythe byte th e e Rt hIt Rev neve J J. J. J Mitty bishop 61 f the Catholic diocese of Salt 1 Mondays Monday's ceremony climaxes the brief briet history of ot the new ot of worship Ground was wag broken on or March 7 7 1926 The cornerstone was laid on May 30 with ono one of ot the largest religious On es ever ever witnessed in Murray The first service service service ser ser- vice was held on June 26 and now the formal dedication as a house house- ot of God on January 2 Headed by Bishop Mitty 1 resplendent resplendent d dent nt in robes of gleaming gold and cardinal rod red the procession wended Its way way first around the outside of ot the church upon which tho the bishop sprinkled holy water and chanted a blessing Entering the church the Litany of the Saints was sung and then with the same ceremony as M outside the four walls of the church were were blessed and sprinkled with the holy water as the as-the the altar boy swung the golden solden pot of rich incense It is a great joy to me to dedicate dodI- dodI cate this ch church the first to be built and dedicated since sines I was made your your bishop Bishop Mitty said in addressing the tile tion I I congratulate you and your priest Father Patrick Maguire forthe forthe forthe for the zeal of your labors In making possible pos this beautiful little little- house houze of worship Pleading with the members members' 0 oi ot the parish for tor c cooperation cooperation cooper cooper- with Father Maguire e in the support of the church Bishop Mitty reminded them that there was still tilI stilla a n large Jargo debt on the church to b be paid and urged them to clear up uv this obligation as soon as ble As s soon as this is accomplished accomplished pushed the Ule parish should provide provide pro pro- vide ride a home for Father Maguire who vho now lives Jives in the basement of the church Bishop Mitty said Social service servIe service to men and women is all well and goo good 3 but service to God is of or even greater great great- er importance Bishop Mitty de de- de dared elarOO We s say amen amen amento to all all so social cIa cial f service following Gods God's Instructions instructions instructions to love our neighbor as ourselves ourselves ourselves our our- selves but we must remember r that religion does not stop there TIc Rc- means service seniCo to God and many of ot us seem to be cro crowding God out and making l 4 to manour manour man manour our whole religion Imme Immediately upon conclusion of the dedication ceremonies the altar was dressed in fair linen the Ule golden candlesticks and white candles f tet t upon it and lighted and nd the golden cross with the figure of Jesus placed in the center symbolizing oJ that the church was now formally a house of worship worship- Assisting Bishop Mitty lItty in the de dedication dedication dedication de- de was Monsignor M M. M F. F Sheehan and the Rev Father FaUler P. P F. F Kennedy as deacons of honor Directly after his address Bishop Mitty left b because ause of the heavy cold from which wM-h he ho was suffer suffer- ing lag Solemn high mass was then cele cee- cee with Monsignor D. D G C G. G Hunt as celebrant elebrant l Sheehan as deacon Father ather Kennedy as aa sub- sub dea deacon on and the Rev Father L L. L J. J Fries as master of at ceremony Father Fath Fath- er eJ Maguire er-Maguire sp spoke ke briefly congratulating congratulating lating his parish and those who made the new church possible z and nd d thanking them for their assistance Catholic priests in la attendance included In Included in- in eluded the Rev Fathers J. J G. G Delair De De- l lair lr J. J P. P Moreton J. J A A. A Sanders J. J E. E Collins L. L Davis Anonio CalavIs Calavis Calavis Ca- Ca lavis Perfecto Arellano and W. W Giroux Special music was furnished h by hy the church choir under the dIrection direction tion of or H. H W. W Harding who ho was also organist Leonards Leonard's mass in F was sung Bung and Henry James Erdweg year old son of ot the tho director di director director di- di rector sang a solo from the Cre Credo o. o During collection the choir sang Venito Venita Adore Adore- Pius mus us Three members of the choir of the Cathedral of tho Madeleine who assisted Monday morning were J. J F. F Freeman Fritz Sirs tins and J. J W. W Wendt F Following the dedication the priests were guests at a n luncheon served by the ladles ladies of ot the Altar o society |