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the Catholic Faith, for which they had previously fought so hard to preserve. They also brought with them that indomitable spirit, that not even Great Britain with her vast empires could overrule. In 1849, Reverend George A, Hamilton built a small church oh the Holliston road. Succeeding him were, Reverend Edward Farrelly, Reverend Michael Caraher and Reverend Patrick Cuddihy respect¬ ively, serving as pastors. The name of Reverend Patrick Cuddihy is one that has been mentioned frequently in the past; it is one very often spoken of today; and it is one that will be remembered for years to come. As a symbol of his great love for God, Father Cuddihy instituted in 1866, Saint Mary’s Church. It is a beautiful structure built in English Gothic style, whose doors were opened December twenty fifth, 1870, to the public for the first time. Besides this he built the Grammar school, a building consisting of nine large rooms in each of which fifty ’pupils may work comfortably. Father Cuddihy did not stop at this. He constructed the famous Irish Round Tower situated in Saint Mary’s Cemetery. A curate of Father Cuddihy’s for twenty-five years was the Reverend James Canavan, afterwards a pastor for five years. A man with such great loyalty for his church, shall never be forgotten by the people comprising Saint Mary’s parish, % His successor was the Reverend David McGrath, who was born in Milford, graduated from its High School, and later studied at Holy Cross College in ' Worcester; He was ordained in 1873, and served in North Adams, Chicopee, South Hadley, Leicestor and Hol¬ yoke before coming to Milford. Upon his arrival in his homo town, Father McGrath immediately set to work remodeling the Church, He had its grounds graded and Its interior redecorated; in addition he built the vestibule and installed new stained-glass windows, which added much to the beauty of the Church. General improvements were made on the Cemetery during his pastorate. Reverend David
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McGrath died December twenty-first, 1920, but his spirit still lives on. On September nineteenth, 1922, the Reverend William Grace was appointed pastor of Saint Mary’s Church. He was born in Hay- denviile, Massachusetts, and graduated from Holy Cross College. Primarily he was stationed in Worcester, then in Gilbertville, Lenox and lastly Milford. His first step was to place a beautiful stained glass window over the altar. Father Grace was a man who valued Catholic education highly, and with this great quality, he set to work to obtain the sum of §120,000, to build a high school. With this as a memorial of his labors. Father Grace died June eleventh, 1924. We then gladly received into our midst, the Reverend Jere¬ miah A. Riordan, who was born in Worcester, educated in its public schools, and graduated from Holy Cross College. ' Previous to Mil¬ ford, Father Riordan was in Somerville, Bangor, Worcester, Ware, Springfield and Pittsfield. He came here in January, 1925 and im¬ proved the exteriors of the Rectory, Convent, Church, Catholic Women’s Club and the grounds of the Cemetery. He also kept the schools in wonderful condition, and spent most of his time there, due to his great love for children. During his last years,Father Riordan worked endlessly to ob¬ tain the huge sum of money necessary to have the entire Church renovated. In the interior, the entire Church was redecorated, new rubber tiling was placed on the floors, a beautiful marble altar rail with bronze gates and new lights were installed. These and numerous other improvements were made, all due to the hard labor and generosity of Father Riordan. On Christmas day he was taken ill, and at two o’clock New Year’s day, the Church bells tolled, announcing the death of our beloved pastor. For one day his body remained in the Rectory. The following day a procession was held, during which his body was transferred to the Church, where it lay in state until the funeral took place, the following Saturday, January fourth. A most elab¬ orate ceremony was witnessed by a multitude of people, among whom were one hundred and seventy five priests. The Church was draned in black and Bishop O’Leary celebrated a Pontifical Mass, during which the Diocesan choir, consisting of fifty priests, san . On that day. Reverend Jeremiah A. Riordan was laid to rest. Within the short time that the Reverend John F. Sullivan has been acting, p .s cr, he has obtained new vestments and other art¬ icles which supplied the finishing touches to our beautiful Church Consequently, through the efforts of our beloved Pastors and their faithful parishoners we have in Milford one of the most out¬ standing parishes in the diocese. Claire Dugan
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