Codex Lethbridge
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The reverend Father Lacombe accompanied by Brother Danis arrived last night 9th of April.
The rev. Father sung High Mass to day and will address the Congregation this evening.
Brother Danis has come to those missions on account of his feeble health. He will continue his theological studies at the Blood Reservation.
To day 12th April, Father Lacombe and Brother Danis, take the road of MacLeod…Capt. Dean of the N.W.M.P. Kindly offers a fine vehicle and four horses… another team has preceded them with their baggage.
During the Holy Week we have the Stations of the Cross on Wednesday – Thursday and Friday evening – followed by an instruction.
Easter Sunday 17th April… We had beautiful services in the Church to day. A busy day for the priest in Lethbridge. Early in the morning the Slavish women came to church with baskets full of eatables – cakes – meats – eggs – butter – jugs of water even, all this to be solemnly blessed by the priest on Easter Sunday morning, after the manner and custom of their own country.
Confessions which had been heard till ten o’clock last night resumed this morning --- Holy Communion was distributed at 8 o’clock and a at 9 o’cl…[sic] High Mass at eleven Grand music – and sermon. –
In the evening at 7 o’clock solemn vespers – sermon and benediction with the Blessed Sacrament and confessions again. A large Congregation had gathered for High Mass the Altar was blessed before the service begun, and was most handsomly [sic] decorated.
As we had some cold rain towards the evening, the attendance at Vespers was not so large as at High Mass.
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May. 2th R. Father Lacombe returns to Montreal to night. While in the East lately, the Rev & Father obtained from the President of the C.P.R. Mr. VanHorn, a Palace Car, in order to give an opportunity to several bishop of Canada and other prominent men; to visit our missions in the North West and also in British Columbia.
We have rather bad weather for over two weeks … snow and rain every day and frost at night. –
4th A Policeman, a German, was killed here today. His horse falling on him and injuring him gravely interiorly. He only lived a few hours after the accident.
10th a lettre [sic] from our beloved bishop announces that our annual retreat will take place in St. Albert on the thirteenth of June… Rev & Father Royer is to preach this retreat.
14th This afternoon a telegram – arrives form Benton, from His Lordship Bishop Brondel of Helena, stating that He will leave Great Falls on next Tuesday to come to Lethbridge and from here to Dunmore and Med. Hat to meet the illustrious Visitors in their Journey to the different Missions in the North West and British Columbia.
Father VanTighem starts for Great Falls in order to meet His Lordship there and bring Him to Lethbridge. Arrived in Great Falls on Monday morning the Father says Mass in the Church there, where he meets Father Dols a Holander [sic]. As both the fathers had the Flemish for their mothertong.. [sic] they were happy to converse in that language togather [sic]…
On the next day – Monseigneur Brondel arrived in Great Falls, and as He also is from Belgium and from Bruge…They all three could now join in chorus and sing… Vlaandren den Leeuw!!! [The Flemish Lion]
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The reverend Father Lacombe accompanied by Brother Danis arrived last night 9th of April.
The rev. Father sung High Mass to day and will address the Congregation this evening.
Brother Danis has come to those missions on account of his feeble health. He will continue his theological studies at the Blood Reservation.
To day 12th April, Father Lacombe and Brother Danis, take the road of MacLeod…Capt. Dean of the N.W.M.P. Kindly offers a fine vehicle and four horses… another team has preceded them with their baggage.
During the Holy Week we have the Stations of the Cross on Wednesday – Thursday and Friday evening – followed by an instruction.
Easter Sunday 17th April… We had beautiful services in the Church to day. A busy day for the priest in Lethbridge. Early in the morning the Slavish women came to church with baskets full of eatables – cakes – meats – eggs – butter – jugs of water even, all this to be solemnly blessed by the priest on Easter Sunday morning, after the manner and custom of their own country.
Confessions which had been heard till ten o’clock last night resumed this morning --- Holy Communion was distributed at 8 o’clock and a at 9 o’cl…[sic] High Mass at eleven Grand music – and sermon. –
In the evening at 7 o’clock solemn vespers – sermon and benediction with the Blessed Sacrament and confessions again. A large Congregation had gathered for High Mass the Altar was blessed before the service begun, and was most handsomly [sic] decorated.
As we had some cold rain towards the evening, the attendance at Vespers was not so large as at High Mass.
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May. 2th R. Father Lacombe returns to Montreal to night. While in the East lately, the Rev & Father obtained from the President of the C.P.R. Mr. VanHorn, a Palace Car, in order to give an opportunity to several bishop of Canada and other prominent men; to visit our missions in the North West and also in British Columbia.
We have rather bad weather for over two weeks … snow and rain every day and frost at night. –
4th A Policeman, a German, was killed here today. His horse falling on him and injuring him gravely interiorly. He only lived a few hours after the accident.
10th a lettre [sic] from our beloved bishop announces that our annual retreat will take place in St. Albert on the thirteenth of June… Rev & Father Royer is to preach this retreat.
14th This afternoon a telegram – arrives form Benton, from His Lordship Bishop Brondel of Helena, stating that He will leave Great Falls on next Tuesday to come to Lethbridge and from here to Dunmore and Med. Hat to meet the illustrious Visitors in their Journey to the different Missions in the North West and British Columbia.
Father VanTighem starts for Great Falls in order to meet His Lordship there and bring Him to Lethbridge. Arrived in Great Falls on Monday morning the Father says Mass in the Church there, where he meets Father Dols a Holander [sic]. As both the fathers had the Flemish for their mothertong.. [sic] they were happy to converse in that language togather [sic]…
On the next day – Monseigneur Brondel arrived in Great Falls, and as He also is from Belgium and from Bruge…They all three could now join in chorus and sing… Vlaandren den Leeuw!!! [The Flemish Lion]
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