Codex Lethbridge
Transcription: 27
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Dec 20 [written in the right margin] The Rev & Father Lacombe is starting to morrow for Ontario and Quebec, in order to find Sisters to take charge of the Indian hospital at the Blood Reserve. The reverend Father received orders from the bishop to look, at the same time, after a new community of sisters to take charge of the schools in Lethbridge, as our Sisters could not remain here. But we received good news from France, and the Mother General of the faithful Companions of Jesus, gives us good hopes. Very likely no such changes will be made.
Doctor Barrett, from Winnipeg, paid a visit to the Mission. He remained for two days with his friend father VanTighem; He left this morning to meet Father Lacombe in MacLeod. 20th Dec. [written in the right margin]
The winter is very severe; for over three weeks we have deep snow. Several railroad men were more or less frosen [sic]; Mr Johnson, Conductor is presently at the hospital and part of his left foot shall be amputated in a few days. This man has a large family living at Dunmore. 24th. [written in the right margin]
Chrismass [sic] Day was cold and the church was not overcrowded as usual… 26th [written in the right margin]
The first mass was celebrated at 8 O’Clock – about fifty persons approached the holy Table.
The church was more beautiful than ever. A set of tableaux, six in all, were placed between the windows and filled up that space. They represented the Credo I believe in God. – or the Apostles Creed. Beneath each tableaux, the explanation is written in four different languages: Latin – English – Slavish and French. The rev & Mother had prepared two very handsome draperies for the Bracket – altars of St. Mary and Joseph. It is a gold embossed embroydery [sic] on
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26th Dec [written in the front margin] dark rich red plush. Mother Elisabeth had made four magnificent white lelies [sic]. They look very natural. A new crib, a group of: Jesus (infant) Mary, Joseph, ox and ass, was placed in the centre of the sanctuary. This group should be inside of a grotto, but as the church is so small, we have no space to erect one.
31th [sic] [written in the front margin] During the last year there were 34 baptisms in the Church – 5 funerals and 4 mariages [sic].
1893
Jan. 1 [written in the front margin] We have our usual chinook winds since three days the snow is dissappearing [sic] rapidly. – There were not many persons in church this morning, for the wind was very severe – We will have no evening service in Church, and for this reason we had benediction with the blessed Sacrament, after mass.
Jan. 5 [written in the front margin] A very sad news is received this morning by the Father. His brother died in Belgium on the 12th of December. He leaves a widow and five little children; Three of whom have neither father or mother anymore in this world – The Father has written to Monseigneur Grandin, asking his Lordship permission to take the little boy, who is ten years of age, with him at the mission here. The Father is altogather [sic] alone for ten years now, and desires, very much this little companion.
Jan 14 [written in the front margin] Fatal newstydings [sic] continue floating in: To day the sad death of our Reverend Father André is announced.
This good and zealous Father died at the hospital Calgary on the 10th of this month, from dropsy. He had been ill for several months R. I. P.
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Dec 20 [written in the right margin] The Rev & Father Lacombe is starting to morrow for Ontario and Quebec, in order to find Sisters to take charge of the Indian hospital at the Blood Reserve. The reverend Father received orders from the bishop to look, at the same time, after a new community of sisters to take charge of the schools in Lethbridge, as our Sisters could not remain here. But we received good news from France, and the Mother General of the faithful Companions of Jesus, gives us good hopes. Very likely no such changes will be made.
Doctor Barrett, from Winnipeg, paid a visit to the Mission. He remained for two days with his friend father VanTighem; He left this morning to meet Father Lacombe in MacLeod. 20th Dec. [written in the right margin]
The winter is very severe; for over three weeks we have deep snow. Several railroad men were more or less frosen [sic]; Mr Johnson, Conductor is presently at the hospital and part of his left foot shall be amputated in a few days. This man has a large family living at Dunmore. 24th. [written in the right margin]
Chrismass [sic] Day was cold and the church was not overcrowded as usual… 26th [written in the right margin]
The first mass was celebrated at 8 O’Clock – about fifty persons approached the holy Table.
The church was more beautiful than ever. A set of tableaux, six in all, were placed between the windows and filled up that space. They represented the Credo I believe in God. – or the Apostles Creed. Beneath each tableaux, the explanation is written in four different languages: Latin – English – Slavish and French. The rev & Mother had prepared two very handsome draperies for the Bracket – altars of St. Mary and Joseph. It is a gold embossed embroydery [sic] on
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26th Dec [written in the front margin] dark rich red plush. Mother Elisabeth had made four magnificent white lelies [sic]. They look very natural. A new crib, a group of: Jesus (infant) Mary, Joseph, ox and ass, was placed in the centre of the sanctuary. This group should be inside of a grotto, but as the church is so small, we have no space to erect one.
31th [sic] [written in the front margin] During the last year there were 34 baptisms in the Church – 5 funerals and 4 mariages [sic].
1893
Jan. 1 [written in the front margin] We have our usual chinook winds since three days the snow is dissappearing [sic] rapidly. – There were not many persons in church this morning, for the wind was very severe – We will have no evening service in Church, and for this reason we had benediction with the blessed Sacrament, after mass.
Jan. 5 [written in the front margin] A very sad news is received this morning by the Father. His brother died in Belgium on the 12th of December. He leaves a widow and five little children; Three of whom have neither father or mother anymore in this world – The Father has written to Monseigneur Grandin, asking his Lordship permission to take the little boy, who is ten years of age, with him at the mission here. The Father is altogather [sic] alone for ten years now, and desires, very much this little companion.
Jan 14 [written in the front margin] Fatal newstydings [sic] continue floating in: To day the sad death of our Reverend Father André is announced.
This good and zealous Father died at the hospital Calgary on the 10th of this month, from dropsy. He had been ill for several months R. I. P.
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