Immaculata Academy - Lilium Convallium Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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of F rialr S W ' t I rPreat the Order of dla 'lhurch, Portlan , s 1611dur . v l 1 f1 olemmty am ssonlblfaloaittegice wiltlilcltlti no 111320115 Servic xx1151111 :nfl, by Pop? e 2303510114.,- ifil'cn-CL-ililo 5 if Elnotllglr;t I not 11:: view f 31:81 1N plniilutrlmscs, is Dr H beginmi LILIUM CONVALLIUM The celebration opened with Pontifical High Mass at 10 oiclock, celebrated by His Grace, Archbishop Christie. Before the Mass a procession formed in the Cloister of those participat- ing in the celebration, which passed through the sanctuary, thence into the church, and down the center aisle. Rev. McMahon, O. P., Provincial, accompanied by the Dominican Fathers, led the procession, followed by the other clergy. Very Rev. E. S. Olsen, 0. P., in a few well chosen words introduced the Right Rev. Archbishop Christie, who gave a splendid discourse on the work the Dominican Order has accomplished for the Church, which we reprint verbatim. ttThe Very Reverend Fathers and Kind Friends: I appreciate in a very great extent the invitation that was extended to me a few days ago by the Very Reverend Prior of this com- munity, Father Olsen, to be present this morning and to speak to you and to convey to you my appreciation of what St. Dominic and his spiritual assistants have performed for Godis great Church during the past seven hundred years. I wish in a very great degree to unite my words of appreciation for these great priests of the Dominican Order in union with the spiritual strain of the Catholic Church today. Now, our present Holy Father, the illustrious Benedict, has given to the world through the Superior General of the Dominican Order, his appreciation and approbation of the work that the Dominican Fathers carried on to such a great degree for the salvation of souls and the promotion of Gods Church for the past seven hundred years. ttI wish first to say to good Father Olsen when he mentioned that Dominic was led on to undertake this great work to establish an order, I might call it a reform, for we needed an amount of fairly learned zealous priests to compete the great heresies of that day, and they would be themselves so firm in learning and sanctity that in the age to follow they should be able to instruct the people against heresy. He mentioned that this Dominican founder was a friend of a Bishop of the Church and that they were never in opposition. It is my pleasure to tell to you this morning that such has been the case for seven hundred years. The Dominicans have been ready in all countries and in all times to further the interest of any matter in any form that a Bishop might devise. Never have they labored in opposi- tion to episcopal authority, but instead they place their hands in that of the Bishops and say, tLead on and I follow thee in labor for the salvation of souls? And to the present day we look back over those seven hundred years and take into consideration the work that this great founder, St. Dominic did. ttHe first established an Order of Preachers to preach the doctrine of Jesus Christ. Sec- ondly, he knew the power that women exercise for the good of the Church and souls, and he established a community of Sisters. And thirdly, he reclaimed, through the aid of his spir- itual sons, many that were lost to the Church. These three good works, any one of which would be sufficient to immortalize a man, are attributed to St. Dominic. He established this Order of Preachers to bring the truths of Christ to the lives of men. Ruskin tells us in his tMornings in Florencei that St. Francis taught Christian men how to live, but St. Dominic taught Christian men how to think. This, then, was the mission of Dominic and his sons, to teach men how to think; to teach men, from serious thinking and reasoning, to know Godis faith and what an illustrious obj ect He gave to the world even in his own day. itThe condition of the world necessitated that they be ready to depart into any part of the world to preach to people the doctrine of Christ. That was his mission. They were an order of preachers and teachers, and so what we lay bishops and priests, monks and fath- ers, we must kneel at the feet of the great men that belonged to the Dominican Order. They have given us the great men of theology; they have given to the world the greatest preach- ers of Gods Church. They have followed out the injunction that St. Dominic gave to them to go preach and teach and pray to lead souls to Christ. By this preaching he brought back hundreds of those people who had been led away from the Church through the heresy known as Palagianism. ttHe was inspired to take up the work of teaching the young girls and placing them in the hands of these women, who consecrated themselves as he did by the three vows, poverty, chastity and obedience, and in the hands of these fathers. By the devotion of the Rosary he placed all under the protection of Mary, Queen of Heaven. He introduced this spiritual prayer in which we invoke the trinity-the Rosary or the beads. The Rosary aided him as did his mortification and power in the pulpit, in bringing back to the faith of Christ those deluded people in France. 17

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LILIUM CONVALLIUM n mm 'gZOOdFather Olsen xxl'ljtjt rtto establish an on t1. thealOllS priests to com mmin learning and sun gleagainst heresy. He 1 :theChurch and that they itingthat such has been FM in all countries and taBishop might devise. rity,but instead they plan utthee in labor for the teseven hundred years Dominic did. rd an Order of Preachers x'erthat women exercise tot Sisters. And third 15 itretost t0 the Church. immortalize a mm, 31.1, EtIObring the truths n 1' ST. DOMINIC. WW that St. Francis t I '7 1 melt how to think, T ?Othmk; to teach men . ' tht ' . . Seventh Centenary of the Order of F rlars Preachers 33 ll'usmous obte y t v , x t - I , , . f1 , 1216'1910' tttlgepttmtld necessitated . 90 . The seven hundredth anniversary of the approval of the Order of Friar Preachers Wag iandleacplet e doctrine observed by the Dominican Fathers of the Holy Rosary Church, Portland, beginning Thurs- lheftet 61's, and SO Wht day, March 7th, and closing Sunday, the 10th. time fthe great mgr The celebration was conducted throughout with a solemnity and a splendor befitting n ,. 0 the significance of the event. A concourse of priests assembled at the Dominican monas- rhhyhav 0133i thet tery. All came to congratulate the Sons of Saint Dominic and to rejoice with them in the .h dud r , 0 Ed 0m imperishable achievements wrought for the Church by the glorious service which the Order LONE who i1 Gad souls has rendered during the seven centuries since its approval by Pope Honorius III. . . 99H led The altars were decorated in keeping with the magnificence of the occasion. The statue tit of Saint Dominic looked more imposing than ever and did not fail to stir emotions and evoke lth T thoughts bearing one far away in imagination from the point of View Of the present to the tilt days when Saint Dominic lived, and then to his ideals and purposes, his great love of God and burning zeal for souls. 16

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LILIUM CONVALLIUM ttThis is an account of what he did during his own time. We come down the centuries and see them sent to France, Hungary and the Pagan nations. They labored here in America and were largely instrumental in planting the Church of Christ firmly and solidly here on the banks of the rivers and lakes and streams and in the mountains of the United States of America. tII wish to say this morning that I appreciate their work and the only regret I have this morning is that there are none greater, for in these days we need men to go out into the highways and by-ways and preach the doctrine of Jesus Christ to the American people. In the seven hundred years, Dominican Fathers, no greater opportunity has been given to you, during any period, to bring the thruths of Christ to the people and no people are more ready to accept and to listen than the people of this Republic; no more fruitful field in the world today for the spreading of Gods gospel than our own United States. ttDominic and his followers have met with rebuffs; the Apostles met them; Christ met them. They were driven from one village to another at times. Did this discourage them? No, their souls were fortified; their zeal was strong; they desired to bring souls to God and cherish his work. This is the spirit, this is the zeal, that we require in our country to- day to go out to the highways and in the by-ways and compel them to come and listen to us. The American people will come and, therefore, my hope and expectation is that the successors of St. Dominic in America, equipped as they are by learning, will be able to meet thousands of our non-Catholic people and bring them to know, as St. Dominic brought them to know, the teachings of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I am grateful that your fathers are here in our arch-diocese and I wish to state that when I ask for assistance it is always granted. ttGod grant, this morning, that the Dominicans may prosper and increase, that many of our young men may be brought to you. God grant that you may preach and teach the doc- trine of Jesus Christ to our American people and none are ready to receive it better than our American Deople. Then we may say, as St. Patrick did when he wrote to the Pope, ttThey are all Christians and they are all Catholics; they are all almost saintsf ii -CLARA JACQUES, ,17. in. Miller, C. SS. trch, fittingly decera mSisters, occupled aeloquent sermon 0 .Aghtersduring the pa :rSisters and congr :l in the archdiocesr