Codex Lethbridge
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1896 Dec. 28th [written on top of the page]
The church was filled up with people from all denominations. The service was very solemnel [sic] and the singing beautiful. The altar looked magnificent, ablaze with lighted tapers. It was two O’Clock before the Thanksgiving mass, which followed immediately the midnight mass, was over; There was almost a general Communion. Confessions were heard from 3 1/2 O’Clock in the afternoon until midnight. I am told that the Methodist minister was present.
January 1st 1897. [ornamental squiggly line] L.J.C. M. Im.
The First day of the year has nearly passed away. We have no evening service to night. There was not very many people at mass; and the reason, I suppose is that too many have been feasting last night.
This is the rather sad news I receive to day from the North:
= Revd Father Leduc is worse.. going slowly….
= Revd Father Remas can go no farther…..
= His Lordship Bishop Grandin continually suffering….
= Revd Father Perrault succumbes [sic] from weak chest and goes to the hospital
Who shall take all their places ??
We have as yet no news of the Coadjutor who was to be appointed since long, to help our invalid bishop.
The Archbishop is dying at Montreal, “Mgr Faber” [sic][underlined]
February 6th We shall have the blessing of Candles to morrow. Many have already brought packages of tapers to the Church. In the afternoon we shall have the usual procession with the Statue of the infant Jesus in Church. Then, also, the children are blessed and all the Mothers bring their babies to church. After the ceremony the children all go to the schoolrooms where a little lottery takes place and the customary distribution of candies. It is the Childrens [sic] Feast!
7th There were a good number of children present in
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1897 [written on top of the page]
church to day and the little Jesus’s Feast was well celebrated.
March 18 [written in front/left margin]
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April 17 [written in front/left margin] Holy Saturday to day … We had all the cemonies [sic] performed in the church during the Holy Week… Our Szlavonians [sic] kept the watches in presence of the Blessed Sacrament between Holy Thursday and Friday. Confessions and Communions are going on all this week.
“ 19 [written in front/left margin] Yesterday, Easter Sunday, all was nice in church… fine decorations, good signing, many people !!! The Slavonian Band came to church and played before and after mass in front of the church. Sergt. Major Spicer had come from MacLeod to sing the Base [sic] part of Peter’s Mass.
Our schools are closed on account of sickness in town Scarlet Fever, diphteria [sic] and chicken poks [sic] –
28 [written in front/left margin] Father VanTighem bought Four Brass musical instruments from the N.W.M. Police to day : a Basse, Alto Baryton and Tennor [sic] Horn, for the sum of $32°°.
Corporal Callahan is going to add Two cornets and probably we start a little band with the school boys.
May 2 } [written in front/left margin] We have began the May devotions .. instead of having the rosary and Benediction at 4 O’Clock in the afternoon, we have then May month exercises at 7 1/2 in the evening.
May 10t [written in front/left margin] Great News arrives us to day !! Our Coadjutor Bishop is nominated and Revd Father Legal
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1896 Dec. 28th [written on top of the page]
The church was filled up with people from all denominations. The service was very solemnel [sic] and the singing beautiful. The altar looked magnificent, ablaze with lighted tapers. It was two O’Clock before the Thanksgiving mass, which followed immediately the midnight mass, was over; There was almost a general Communion. Confessions were heard from 3 1/2 O’Clock in the afternoon until midnight. I am told that the Methodist minister was present.
January 1st 1897. [ornamental squiggly line] L.J.C. M. Im.
The First day of the year has nearly passed away. We have no evening service to night. There was not very many people at mass; and the reason, I suppose is that too many have been feasting last night.
This is the rather sad news I receive to day from the North:
= Revd Father Leduc is worse.. going slowly….
= Revd Father Remas can go no farther…..
= His Lordship Bishop Grandin continually suffering….
= Revd Father Perrault succumbes [sic] from weak chest and goes to the hospital
Who shall take all their places ??
We have as yet no news of the Coadjutor who was to be appointed since long, to help our invalid bishop.
The Archbishop is dying at Montreal, “Mgr Faber” [sic][underlined]
February 6th We shall have the blessing of Candles to morrow. Many have already brought packages of tapers to the Church. In the afternoon we shall have the usual procession with the Statue of the infant Jesus in Church. Then, also, the children are blessed and all the Mothers bring their babies to church. After the ceremony the children all go to the schoolrooms where a little lottery takes place and the customary distribution of candies. It is the Childrens [sic] Feast!
7th There were a good number of children present in
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[Right page]
1897 [written on top of the page]
church to day and the little Jesus’s Feast was well celebrated.
March 18 [written in front/left margin]
[blank space]
April 17 [written in front/left margin] Holy Saturday to day … We had all the cemonies [sic] performed in the church during the Holy Week… Our Szlavonians [sic] kept the watches in presence of the Blessed Sacrament between Holy Thursday and Friday. Confessions and Communions are going on all this week.
“ 19 [written in front/left margin] Yesterday, Easter Sunday, all was nice in church… fine decorations, good signing, many people !!! The Slavonian Band came to church and played before and after mass in front of the church. Sergt. Major Spicer had come from MacLeod to sing the Base [sic] part of Peter’s Mass.
Our schools are closed on account of sickness in town Scarlet Fever, diphteria [sic] and chicken poks [sic] –
28 [written in front/left margin] Father VanTighem bought Four Brass musical instruments from the N.W.M. Police to day : a Basse, Alto Baryton and Tennor [sic] Horn, for the sum of $32°°.
Corporal Callahan is going to add Two cornets and probably we start a little band with the school boys.
May 2 } [written in front/left margin] We have began the May devotions .. instead of having the rosary and Benediction at 4 O’Clock in the afternoon, we have then May month exercises at 7 1/2 in the evening.
May 10t [written in front/left margin] Great News arrives us to day !! Our Coadjutor Bishop is nominated and Revd Father Legal
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