Codex Lethbridge
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For months and months the poor mother lingered and it was only in the Summer time that she temporaly [sic] recovered. I say temporaly [sic], for the lungs being affected, a permanent and complete cure is beyond the skill of doctors.
Thus, during the Summer of 1891 the convent building was completed, all except the mansards.
This building cost $2300°° besides $130°° for the outside painting – all of which was furnished by the catholic mission, with the exception of $500°° which our good bishop donated for the convent.
How everything changed now in and around the mission! What a great relief to the father, all the kettles and pots and pans and dishes had now been transferred to the good sister Hélène …. good bye, said the father, and a hearty good bye at was, good bye to the cooking department. For eight years he had been his own cook and servant, and now to day that heavy burden fled from his conscience.
No longer shall he have to sweep the church himself nor prepare the vestments and altar linen.
He will be sure now that every Sunday the organist will be there …and the choir will improve, and the Angelical Voices of the children will mix with the stronger voices of the men and will sweeten them – and all this for the greater glory of God.
Thank Oh! Ye! Angel Guardian of Lethbridge Mission Thanks. Take up to Heaven and place before the Throne of the Almighty our prayers and offerings. He has laden us with numerous benefits, He has blessed us
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Let His Holy name be praised!! May all the Catholics of Lethbridge acknowledge His gifts and in return faithfully serve Him! Quid Retribuam Domino pro Omnibus quid[sic] retribuit mihi ??
May we all become less unworthy of so many graces and blessing.
The year 1891 was a year of great labors for the priest in Lethbridge.
The catholic population during that year numbered about five hundred. The little church had become far too small and the father was obliged to say two masses every Sunday: a low mass was said at nine o’clock and High mass at Eleven.
All the schoolchildren assisted at the first mass, during which they sung beautiful hymns. The father made some familiar and simple instruction at this mass intended for the children, though a good number of grown up persons assisted. This way often called also the Communion Mass, as the Faithful communicated at this rather than at High Mass.
So it was the fathers task to make three instruction or sermons for every Sunday. One for the children at nine – at High Mass and again at Vespers in the evening.
Although the mission had been established for almost four years, it had been impossible to fence in the mission property. The convent and school also had no enclosures. It was very inconvenient by times, especially to the good mothers, to have their dwelling we may say, on the street.
The neighbours become more and more numerous, and if, up to this moment, we had been surrounded by
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For months and months the poor mother lingered and it was only in the Summer time that she temporaly [sic] recovered. I say temporaly [sic], for the lungs being affected, a permanent and complete cure is beyond the skill of doctors.
Thus, during the Summer of 1891 the convent building was completed, all except the mansards.
This building cost $2300°° besides $130°° for the outside painting – all of which was furnished by the catholic mission, with the exception of $500°° which our good bishop donated for the convent.
How everything changed now in and around the mission! What a great relief to the father, all the kettles and pots and pans and dishes had now been transferred to the good sister Hélène …. good bye, said the father, and a hearty good bye at was, good bye to the cooking department. For eight years he had been his own cook and servant, and now to day that heavy burden fled from his conscience.
No longer shall he have to sweep the church himself nor prepare the vestments and altar linen.
He will be sure now that every Sunday the organist will be there …and the choir will improve, and the Angelical Voices of the children will mix with the stronger voices of the men and will sweeten them – and all this for the greater glory of God.
Thank Oh! Ye! Angel Guardian of Lethbridge Mission Thanks. Take up to Heaven and place before the Throne of the Almighty our prayers and offerings. He has laden us with numerous benefits, He has blessed us
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Let His Holy name be praised!! May all the Catholics of Lethbridge acknowledge His gifts and in return faithfully serve Him! Quid Retribuam Domino pro Omnibus quid[sic] retribuit mihi ??
May we all become less unworthy of so many graces and blessing.
The year 1891 was a year of great labors for the priest in Lethbridge.
The catholic population during that year numbered about five hundred. The little church had become far too small and the father was obliged to say two masses every Sunday: a low mass was said at nine o’clock and High mass at Eleven.
All the schoolchildren assisted at the first mass, during which they sung beautiful hymns. The father made some familiar and simple instruction at this mass intended for the children, though a good number of grown up persons assisted. This way often called also the Communion Mass, as the Faithful communicated at this rather than at High Mass.
So it was the fathers task to make three instruction or sermons for every Sunday. One for the children at nine – at High Mass and again at Vespers in the evening.
Although the mission had been established for almost four years, it had been impossible to fence in the mission property. The convent and school also had no enclosures. It was very inconvenient by times, especially to the good mothers, to have their dwelling we may say, on the street.
The neighbours become more and more numerous, and if, up to this moment, we had been surrounded by
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