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Show BUTTE. : . Office of The Intermountain Catho- lie. Charles Building, Curtis and Fif- , teenth Streets, Denver, Colo. j !CHBISTMAS AT ST. PATRICK'S. ' Music like unto some melody divine I chanted by heavenly hosts, decorations typical of t'he ever-blossoming New Jerusalem, Je-rusalem, altar boys dad in immaculate white, with devotion inspiring mien, eloquence with appealing: force and soaring pinion, the mighty and Holy arnfice, and, over all, the spirit of ' devotional love and reverence all these I (harms, both human and divine joined ' forces to celebrate the birth of the infant in-fant Jeuus in St. Patrick's at 4 a. m on Christmas day, 1S09. The spacious building was crowded to its utmost yet pious quiet reigned. Prompt to thej minute the organ's rotund tones rolled! ii'iriy altar boys filed into' the sanctuary in quiet, clever anc laultless marching- order. The even, ness of step and movement displayed by the little fellows in counter march,! tug. ecr they reached their places $ worthy of a special mention. Solemn High Mass followed. Celebrant Key. J. J. Callahan, Deacon, Kev. E. ?. Queymard. S. M., Sub-Deacon, Rev. Father Harrington. After the first Gospel, Rev. Father Gueymard preached preach-ed an eloquent sermon. j ' The music, under the direction of I Mrs. Belle Rooney, the organist, wns j beautiful throughout. The singing of the Od&ste Fidelis was exceptionally sweet and inspiring. As the solemn f moment of consecration approached, the many electric lights were "suddenly turned on. Hooding the altar with a . blaze of light, typical of the ."Light of the World' about to descend upon the altar, among the people. From the Lavalo to the end of Mass, llev. Fathers Gueymard and Harring ton were busily, engaged in administering adminis-tering Holy Communion to eager and prayerful people. From 6 to 11 a. m. .Massvi were celebrated every hour, and were well attended The second High Mass of the day was celebrated at 11 a. m. Celebrant, Rev. Father Biaere; Deacon, Rev. M. J. Murphy; S. M.. Sub-Deacon, Rev. E. P. Gueymard. S. M. Services commenced promptly at 11 a. m., with the rendering render-ing of the procession "Priests' March" of Mozart, by orchestra and organ. After the singing of "Kvrie" and "Gloria." from Mozart's fourth Masts, Rev. Father Murphy delivered the ser-. ser-. , mon. In substance, he pointed out how- it is customary for all nations to honor tome anniversary of great liberators. Fitting, then, it is that the whole Christian Chris-tian world on Christmtas day should honor the. birth of Christ, the Redeemer, Redeem-er, the Liberator and the Teacher, by . solemn services and ringing glorias; Christ that liberated and raised a fallen humanity; Christ, who taught the beauty of all ennobling purity and virtue; vir-tue; Christ, who fulfilled and perfected the shadowy longings of past ages of paganism; Christ, the Divine Teacher, consoler and friend of all, deserves as grand an anniversary as poor little man can give him; in the homage of floral offerings, pealing music, sincere contrition con-trition and Holy Sacrifice. The sermon over, the choir rendered the "Credo," "Sanctue" and "Agnus Dei" in proper order from the fourth Mass of Mozart. Mrs. Ignatius Donnely and Mrs. Genrge Haldorn were the soloists. . Masts concluded with the singing of the Recessional "Adeste Fidelis," Over weet, ever dear to every music loving soul. . . The music by the orchestra and the solos were especially fine, and ably sustained the reputation which St. Pat- l ick has of possessing one of the very Test choirs in the city. Mrs. Ignatius Donnelly as solois't has a pure soprano voice of much volume, and particularly trained for the singing of church music. Mrs. George Haldorn te one of the favorites fa-vorites in musical circles. Mr. Pavnfer and Mr. Rogers, tenor and bass, sang f!S soloists and in the choruses. The orchestra or-chestra was wmposod of: First violin, MiirS Irene Hamman; second violin, Mr... Thurston; viola. Madam Thomas; eik, Mrs. Hamman; clarinet, Mr. Mattajack; bass-viol, Mr. llebos. In the evening, at 7:30 p. m., solemn vespers- wvre suing. Owing to a rain, the. attendance was slight; but both ceremonies and m.Uujc were on a par with the preceding onto of the day. Celebrant, Cel-ebrant, Rev. Father O'Brien; Deacon, Rev. J. J. Callahan; Sub-Deacon, Rev. " " A elope estimate shows that about 30.000 people attended Maes, and about S.000 received Holy Communion on Christmas day at St. Patrick's. Sixteen Masses were celebrated, six Priei?ls were engaged in the confessional from 7 p. m. to 11 p. m. Saturday, 5 a. m. to ' 12 m. Sunday, 2 p. m. to 7 p. m., 7 p. m. to 11 p. m.. and from 4 a, m. to 12 m., Christmas day. The Prit-3ts of St. Patrick's were as-:.ed as-:.ed by Rev. Fathers Murphy and Gueymard of All Hallows College, Salt Lake City. In every sense of the word the Christmas services at St. Patrick's were a dec-Jed succc-rts. Pastor, as'sis.t-jiins as'sis.t-jiins and aMar bovo all deserve credit and congratulations, but especial credit must be siven the Sisters of Charity for their untiring labors in decorating and preparing things generally. The tasty and artistic appearance of altar and sanctuary :? due entirely to their gratuitous gra-tuitous efforts. |
