| Show I St. St Marys Mary's Church Notes Comments Comment September 13 Sunday September 13 saw a decrease decrees In attendance at the masses In SI St. St Marys Mary's yet considering the times b In which we move and the conditions e of our city we must feel happy at th the numbers present The gospel of the day was from SI Bt St Luke 11 and dwelt on our Lords Lord's visit to one of the rulers of the Phar Pharo laces Says Fosdick In The Man From Fron Nazareth contrary to common supposition tion among modern Christians th the Pharisees were Israels Israel's progressive part party The Sadducees were the reactionaries standing rigidly for tor the written scripture as the sole authority for their faith ane and Including In their scripture only th the five books of Moses Mosos Later Innovations Innovation le In Judaism such as belief bellet In the resurrection resurrection of the dead they denied along with the of angels and spirits Precisionists In the Interpretation of ot the law they were harsh In Its enforcement requiring for tor example that In cases case of of personal Injury the rule Eye for an at eye be literally enforced whereas the Pharisees allowed compensation by t a fine tine The Pharisees Pharisee however based their theft Haith gaith alth and practice not only on the written scriptures Torah scriptures Torah prophets and sacred writings writings but but on oral tradition aswell aswell as aswell well which they r regarded as aa the true Interpretation of the scriptures Our Out Lord In His time seems to have found the Pharisees somewhat closer to His lne teachings He He shar shared d With them doctrines doe doc trines which the Torah does doe not teach bellet belief in the resurrection For example which to the Sadducees seemed ous St. St Paul was to boast that He was wasa a r Pharisee of the Pharisees And as a ayoung ayoung young foung man at school had sat at the feet of Gamaliel for fourteen years so I became full-fledged full product of or a college Sundays Sunday's gospel has It that the Pharisees Phar Pharo sees watched Christ at the meal during He tie cures a man afflicted with dropsy It tt was the Sabbath nothing sh should uld be bedone bedone belone done lone on that day not even to strike a alight alight light nor move In a chariot charlot It was a aday aday day fay of complete rest from even doing good rood Christ read their envious minds It Is to lawful to cure on the Sabbath He poses to them knowing so well the question was on their lips Poor blind Pharisees watching the son of God He to who knew the Innermost secrets of their heir corrupt minds and arid hearts How foolish It was of or these so- so called blind leaders so suspicious of our Lord ord hardening the hearts against Him and end so the faith In a Messiah passed them hem by A light had sprung up in the theand theland theland land and of Israel yet the Pharisees remained in n the darkness and shadow of death They hey watched our Lord Just to ensnare Him ilm In some petty disregard for foolish laws aws and observances over two hundred ways waya a Jew could break the Sabbath even yen a hen laying an egg broke It the absurd query followed Could It even be ne eaten Our Lord had said In vain The Sabbath was made for tor man to suit his needs even on this occasion He addressed the Pharisees Which of you shall hall have an ass or ox fall Into a pit and nd will not Immediately draw him Wm up upon upon on ci a Sabbath No wonder our Lord would rould call them hypocrites and worse still till you brood of vipers displaying His its stern dislike of or certain aspects of The Pharisees as a party rejected ejected Jesus and sought a way to destroy lestroy Him Our Lord had not come up ep their way through training In Torah and nd Talmud above all had not been In Initiated In In- into temple rites not received the be garments therein with the tassels I and fringes so pompously displayed by bythe bythe the Pharisees That some of them were attracted to Him is evident His own cousin James Is believed to have been an ardent Pharisee and he be became head of the first church churchin In Jerusalem Catholic Catholic Cath Catha olic of course Catholic piety has dedicated September Septem Septem- ber to the Veneration of the Angels In times of war many a one who may have considered t the e prayer to the guardian angel as a apiece piece of sweet beautiful poetry of childhood has baa learned to re reawaken reawaken reawaken re- re awaken the memory and once more to breathe a prayer to His unseen guardian spirit As a child he fondly believed that the angel always walked at his side protecting warning and consoling him Perhaps it Is not possible for the adult I mature man and woman to picture the activity of the guardian angels in the theold theold I old childlike manner as little white white- I I dressed and winged white angel children the or even as the grownup angel with big wings and strong and anel tender hands bands leading a little boy or girl over a bridge lor or past an abyss And yet the core of this thought Is so true so comforting and morally valuable that It Is truly J rewarding to reflect on the Catholic doctrine of the guardian angels based I on the words worda of our Lord himself when speaking of the necessity of giving good example to the young See that you despise not one oue of these little ones for forI I say aay to you that their angels in heaven always see aee the lace face of ot my father who Is In heaven St St. Matt 1810 Our faith teaches us ua of the existence of angels and their work In our behalf as messengers and servants of God Both I II I the the old and the new testament contain contaut numerous stories of their works among I from men The angel Gabriel was sent called Nazareth Nazareth Naz Naz- l God Into a city of ot to a virgin espoused to a man whose e name was Wal Joseph of the Jlou louse House e of David and the virgins virgin's name was Mary St. St Luke 1 And I beheld beheld be be- held and I heard the voice of many mallY angels round about the throne Revelation Rev Kev elation V. V II Let unbelievers mock and smile an gels gel heavenly guar guardians are real and andI active They do not only protect I or children but whole cities clUe and religious communities nations families Morning mass in St. St Marys Mary's needs au at Increase in number the mass Is II of its lt Ita very nature a public service its it's for tor many people and ami ls is never of a private restricted order In his hi epistle to the Romans Roman St St. J Paul aul speaks of the dally dailY practice of religion as al a reasonable I service CF Rom This statement may come as a. a mild surprise to many of or our moderns who think of or religion when they think of ot It at all as aa something sentimental and anel wholly opposed to rea rea- i son lIOn They think of reason and ana religion as aa two separate and ana hostile camps campi and ana I that a man may belong to either one or the other but not nor to bot both This attitude attitude at at- at of ot mind 1 springs from a Junda funda ill 1 Continued on Page 1 Two St St. Marys Mary's Church Notes Comments Continued from Page One mental misconception of ot the nature or of reason reMon as well a as the nature of 01 religion The though of or men direct their actions action I thinking little of 01 religion leaves folks as sa the barren fig tree producing little sap lap of 01 religious activity and less Ie fruit In n the Catholic view of 01 things religion religions Is s not an emotional process it primarily concerns the Intellect and will The I mind convinced of or the necessity of faith i 1 its Its ts practice by the will follows We owe i a reasonable service Faith Nth Is Ie an act of 01 the Intellect guided by the will will-i do o-do and aided by Gods God's grace race In the I eyes of or the church the great crime of I I the he Sixteenth Century revolt was the substitution of ot feeling for lor faith opinIon opinion Ion on for lor judgment and Impulse for tor voll voll- lon tion To keep our faith safe sale and end strong let et us hike to dally daily mass mus It will do us good physically and spiritually Tuesday September IS 15 15 was the Feast FeMi I of 01 f Our Lady of ot Sorrows Borrowe She the mother of 01 f had been all her life exempt I from rom sin but not from sufferings of the cruelest kind In the temple of ot Jerus- Jerus lem alem alem on the the presentation of ot the divine I child Simeon had said to Mary his hIe mother behold this child is destined I for lor or the fall tall and for tor the rise of 01 many in Israel Israel and for lor a sign that shall be con con- conI I And thy own soul a sword i shall hall pierce St. St Luke 35 34 2 A very i r early arly prophecy of the sorrows that were In n store for Mary Yet she had accepted all 11 of them In her noble words worde be It t done one unto me according to thy word Hence lence forth she was the hand maid of 01 the he Lord Later In the magnificent prayer pray pray- or er r she was to exclaim Because God has regarded the lowliness of 01 his handmaid hence forth all generations shall call me blessed St. St Luke 48 We too born many centuries after Marys Mary's time can profit much in the acceptance of ot lifes life's Us ills for our Lords Lord's sake In following our Blessed Messed Virgins Virgin's sorrowful way to the loot foot of ot the cross Itself Itsell In this sign shall hall we be over all our miseries victori ous Due Monday September 21 21 Is cur White Elephant Party In n Memorial building at it 8 o'clock We appeal to our readers to o our friends to be there Our g lod chairman Mrs Mary Bircumshaw will 1 notify this thle week the ladles acting auxiliaries In the refreshments the serving of which is a great social activity that hat warms the interior well being of ot such uch gracious helpers Kindness Is wrought by doing until It even hurts Our ur Lord never wearied by doing good by Imitating him we shall exceedingly abound bound In joy Assisting also will be our i Clarence Hays and William OKeefe who will give of ot their best beet to tomake tomake tomake make the gathering a fine success To all ill ladles ladies who donate prizes we say thanks banks In advance and may your giving rebound to a four fold reward again I Tickets for lor our Fall Bazaar on November November Novem- Novem Novem- Novem ber er 14 14 will soon be on display The first I prize will l be a steer kindly donated by Mrs Irs J. J c. c Hanley of ot lower Park avenue to o whom St. St Marys Mary's Is Indebted Indeed Books Dooks will be of 01 eleven tickets seller l receivIng one free tree A good idea for parishioners parl- parl would be to sell tickets to In other areas areu A prize will be I given liven to the one disposing of ot most We hope lope that many ladles ladlee are busy bUlY at knitting knitting knit- knit I I ting Ing or crocheting articles a attractively got gat ot up for tor bazaar prizes Theres There's still sUII I time Ime to begin such uch work Already we I have lave promises of 01 a beautiful stole the pride of or the ball pillow cases artistically artistically artistic artistic- I ally done and crochet centerpieces Il cynosures of ot many eyes and no doubt many gene generous roue hearts will set to so our next social event will be worthwhile all the he labor Mr Jerry Hanley has returned home his ils arm Is mightily encased In bandages band band- ages igea but soon he should be fit lit to wield hIs ila hand again Mr Albert Carters Carter's furniture to California was moved by Mr I Art Durante who returned to Park on Monday fonday we believe Mr and Mrs Mra John Mitchell are at present on holidays In n I I California We miss them very much I from tram town as does also the church altar Mr Mi and Mrs Theodore Smith plus plug little I Ted leave on vacation by Thursday September 17 for lor a sojourn In Califor nia St. St Marys Mary's Is Ie well represented In Inthe Inthe inthe the Golden Bridge State New families come to town and wishing wIshIng wishIng wish- wish Ing to be registered at our church are I kindly asked to make maVe themselves known I to us ue According to present plan of ot I Chancery office in Salt Balt Lake City the Rev Dr E E. Schneider of 01 St. St the Mary Wa College will celebrate masses on Sundays September 20 27 and October 4 In Park City in the absence of ot present pastor in Vernal Sick calls calla In the meantime mean mean- time cart can be made to the Chancery office Salt Lake City phone number or orI orto orto to 7 Father Schneider's Schneiders address addre St St. Mary of Mary the the Wasatch College Salt Lake city I Confessions will be each Saturday evening at 7 o'clock In n St. St Marys Mary's I I Church with masses massee on Sundays Sunday's at usual hours bours 8 and 10 |
