Show i ST. ST MARY'S MARYS CHURCH CHUnCH NOTES COMMENTS Il I Sunday October 25 Feast Of bt Christ The King had a good average attendance at both masses after ten o'clock followed follow follow- ed Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament j I during which were recited the Litany of at atthe of the Sacred Heart and of i all the homes In the parish to our Divine Lord as king of at the human race rac I Because He Is fe God clod lie He has complete I I dominion over us body and soul As M God lie He created us and gave us being I that alone makes Him Lim king He lie loved us and ransomed us by His death on I the cross Croas of ot Calvary Christ rules In a I kingdom of love lie He bought us with hi hit his love and in return lie He must be loved I by us In the gospel goepel of at this Sunday I II I Pontius Pilate said to Jesus Jelus Art thou I king of ot the Jews Jesus answered Dost Dolt I j thou say this of ot thyself or have others other I. I told thee of ot me And later h he said saidi I IMy I My Sty kingdom Is not of ot this world a ar 11 I that was the stumbling block to man malo in His ha three years' years public life in Pales Pales- I I tine Our Lord was a king though not I of the kind His ambitious fellow Jews Jewl I hoped for Ills His kingship for tor he was such I 1 In a a. very real sense did not arouse hostility In the mind of ot Pilate though he condemned Him as ea king of Jews He lie IteI was according to His Ills true followers one on I whose empire makes that of at Caesar very insignificant His empire was universal not only over believers but over all those who purl purified tied by baptism belong to the church by right even when the they I are schismatic or heretical All men andall and andall andall all nations belong to Him for tor them He lays down laws which must be observed He has power to punish beyond th the grave those who reject His commands I hand and there to reward those who comply with such precepts for Salvation be be 1 I longs to our God who sits site upon th the throne 2 7 2 Our good ladles from Hailstone Hallston and Keetley Mrs William and Mrs John Sweeney were In attendance on Sunday to take care of ot the tiny tots thus leavIng leaving leaving leav leav- ing the parents free tree to come to church and to pray In peace there St. St Marys Mary's hall was heated for the occasion tables and chairs were arranged for the little ones but we still need more of them tobe to toI tobe be present Parents Parente with small children I should avail themselves of this splendid opportunity as long as the weather maybe may maybe maybe be propitious enough to allow them to bring their little ones along Without a greater number of ot sitting baby-sitting helpers help help- ers may naturally enough lose their love to help out the families In our parish I Next Sunday Is the Feast of All Saints I a very solemn occasion In our church h I I calendar so Saturday Halloween or Hol Holy y Evening is the vigil of ot this day dedicated dedicate d da I I to all the Saints In Heaven and so is a aday aday day of ot abstinence when the use of 01 flesh meat Is forbidden to our Catholics Halloween Is 18 really an old church festival of ours the Hallow is another form of ot the word Holy as In the Our Father we have Hallowed Be Thy Name Years ago there stood in Salt Sal SaltI t I Lake City a marist college bearing as asI name All Hallows Hallow which has the same I meaning Halloween In Catholic days was an evening spent in watch or vigil In church to prepare by prayer and penance for tor the feast of All Saints Sainte on the next day On return from church there was something special to eat i hence arose the customs of ot the extras I candy fruit and nuts at the evening evenin g I meal But modern times have distorted a good old church custom to something purely pagan The world eagerly seizes I I on the fleshly pulp of at former austere auster e I occasions as again happens at carnival l I I- I on n Mardi Oras Gras the eve eie of ot Ash Wednesday Wed Wed- I 1 beginning of Lent the i i 1 season when the church bids uDo u ua a Do penance for your sins Carnival means Farewell to the good eats But Bu t what Is seen now Is a 11 complete distor I I tion of the original special fare partaken partaken par taken of by families on the evening o ol oj f I Mardi Gras Oras of Fat Tuesday Bein Being Belna g the last day dllY of Indulgence before Lent Len LentI LenI t I I began Now Halloween originally a ar all n j occasion of prayer and charitable exercise exercise exer cise of ot goodwill to men should I retain something of Its original mean mean- king ing so while we wish the children al alI I happiness on Saturday next we woul d df also ask them to restrain wildness o 01 1 action action that hurts In any shape or form I their neighbors and if It possible to sa ea y la I a a. prayer or do a good deed on holy evening I Monday Nove November 2 is All Souls Soul's Day when as elsewhere three masses beginning beginning be beI I ginning at 7 am a.m. will be celebrated f li It n St St. Marys Mary's Church In which the soul lOul ns i lof of all the dead friends and relatives o 0 our parishioners will be remembered o othe 01 l the altar Our people are graciously in to attend and to send in thel j I I I I j I I I I I I I 1 requests for tor remembrance of at their departed de departed de- de parted ones That there is life lire after I death is le an accepted fact by our Catholic members members member for the Uie soul is Immortal and can can never neter die dl to quote the Bible Man I shall hall go into the house of ot Ills His eternity and the dust duet return Into Its earth from whence it was and the spirit I. I return to God who gave it Eccles 12 6 57 Jesus Christ promised that He Ue who home and family fan for tor the Kingdom of God would receive much more In this present time and in the world to come life everlasting St. St Luke 29 18 If It we turn again agal to the he Old Testament we find that the Jews under the old law had the practice of ot praying for fori i their dead After the Battle of ot and Idumea for the slain in these fights Judas valiant leader I I making a gathering sent twelve thousand thousand thou- thou sand sand land Drachmas Drachmae of silver to Jerusalem I to be offered for the sins sine of at the dead thinking well and religiously concerning the Resurrection For It If he had not hoped that they that were slain should rise again It would have seemed superfluous superfluous super super- and vain vela to pray for tor the the- dead i And because lie He considered that they who had fallen asleep with Godliness had hod great grace laid up for them For Judos Judas hoped that these men of ot his who I Idled died fighting for tor the cause of God and religion might find mercy either beI because be- be I I cause of ot Ignorance ol of sin or through repentance at death And concludes this I of ot ote the to e Bible It Is therefore a I holy and wholesome thought to pray for tor forthe forthe the dead that they may be loosed from sins Sifts 2 Mach 43 12 Purgatory is a place where souls are detained for a time and purified if they die guilty of slight sins or If It they have not entirely atoned for grave sins sine although al although although al- al though these have been forgiven There shall not enter into Heaven anything defiled says Apocalypse In Chapter 2 22 2 and again In the words of ot our Lord Himself Amen I say to thee thou not go out from thence till thou pay the last farthing St. St Matt 5 Hence Bence the necessity of ot am ani Intermediate place between Heaven and Hell Is le clearly established and In that place of ot purgation purgation purgation purga purga- tion our prayers and good deeds done down below can help very much Indeed Our dead are not as a people without hope or aid ald in leaven Heaven they shall see I and possess God let us while its it's yet day hasten the ascent of our dear dead ones to GodI God I I am thy reward exceeding great Gen Oen and St. St Paul tells us Wesee We Wesee Wesee see now through a glass in a dark manner manner manner man man- ner but face to face with God In Hea- Hea I yen iven then shall I know even as I am I 1 known 1 Cor 13 1312 Heaven is a place of everlasting happiness The eye I hath not seen nor ear heard neither hath It entered Into the heart of man what things God hath prepared for them that love him 1 Cor 2 29 Most Moet touchIngly touchIngly touch- touch of all writers cried out Job from the pages of the Old Testament For I know that my redeemer liveth and In Inthe Inthe the last day I shall rise out of the earth and I shall be clothed again with my skin and In my flesh I shall see God Job 25 19 Lovers of Handels Handel's Mes Ides Messiah Messiah I siah may recall the beauty of this piece sung in that opera Sunday November 1 sees the opening ceremonies of ot the Bishops Bishop's Building Fund in n Salt Lake City This Tills occasion will be honored by the presence of Cardinal J J. J Francis A. A McIntyre Arch Bishop of Los Loa Angeles who is to be bethe the guest of honor and principal speaker for tor whom a public reception will be given on the previous day in the Hotel Utah The Catholic Women's League willbe will willbe be in charge of the arrangements for this reception at 8 pm p.m. p m. m In the LaFayette Ball Room I ITo To greet His Eminence in welcome welcome there will be a gathering of the Clergy of the Diocese at St. St Marys Mary's of the Wasatch on Sunday evening Cardinal McIntyre's accomplishments in the Arch ArchDiocese I Diocese of ot Los Angeles have received national recognition Over a period of 1 four years he has been Instrumental says The Catholic Register In estabI establishing I i lishing 26 20 new parishes in erecting 26 I new churches 64 04 parochial schools and andr r f 18 high schools Evidently a most worthy choice to honor the fhe he campaign for funds to erect new schools in SaltS Salti Salt S i Lake City Saturday October 31 Mr Terry p P. P and Miss Marlon L. L Smith will willbe be united In wedlock bands at St St. Marys Mary's 1 Church Nuptial mass offered for the s happy couple will follow tollow the marriage I f ceremony which will take place within n 11 the sanctuary Itself where kneelers or prie will be placed for their conr con con- r I The mass will be that of at spouse and bride containing most moet beautiful beautiful beau- beau prayers for tor their happiness long life Ute and a holy family filled with the love of God The special nuptial blessing will be given to them during the celebration celebration cele cele- bration Itself Both have been most de devout devout devout de- de vout members of ot this parish where they have been exemplary In attendance BO so St. St Marys Mary's wishes them every grace and joy through the years Prayers were said on Sunday alter after the I Gospel for tor the repose of the soul of ot otI I Mr Martin Flanagan who died on SatI Sat Sat- last In Salt Lake City He lie was I formerly formerly of this city and attained the I I age of ot six ninety Request for remembrance was made by his son son- in law Mr William OKeefe of ot Park City Miss Lucy kindly attended the national convention of Catholic Women held in Ogden on Saturday last I October 24 She represented Park lark City and St St. Mary Marys is II most moat grateful to her We hope later Ister to mention some of or the good work done at this fine tine gathering of our parochial patrons I Th The The bazaar momentarily Is quiet o on I every front a few helpers have bave signi signified I tied fled that they are preparing articles foi to I U It our young oung ladles have promised t tc te make a real big candy booth tar far exI ex I that of last year But we to the many to push around the ticket to friends friend abroad to make known th great first prize beet beef in abundance foi fo r rf 1954 for a paltry sum lum The disposal o ol 01 f tickets ticket should 1 be bl of great concern or w WI e than shall fall tall entirely Mr James Jamel Cunningham Cunning Cunning- ham barn of Bait Lake City It Is hoped wll wit be available as al he has haa kindly been to tOI I years year for tor calling the games game I |