Bishop Buddy Scrapbook 1936-37 (1)

Sc ne ef Consecrat:on

Des :Moines Bishop To Be Second Co-Consecrator Of Bishop Buddy

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ceremonies which will be attended by a great number of dignitaries of Church and State. The Most. Rev. Francis J. Mon- aghan, D. D., Coadjutor Bishop of Ogdensburg, a former class- 1nate of San Diego's bishop-elect and the Most Rev. Gerald T. Ber- gan, Bishop of Des Moines, and a close friend, who himself was con- secrated two years ago, will be the co-consecrators. The Most Rev. Archbishop John Joseph Glennon, D.D., of st. Louis ·will preach the sermon at the 9 o'clock Solemn Mass and Episco- pal Consecration ceremony. His Excellency, Archbishop John J. Cantwell, D. D., of Los Angeles, will be present at the ceremonies as will a large number of other archbishops, b is h ops, abbots, priests, provincials and heads of religious orders. Music at the Consecration Mass will be chanted by the Benedictine Abbey choir from Conception, Mo. Bishop-elect Buddy was born in st. Joseph, Mo., October 4, 1887, as the next to the youngest of seven children in a prominent pioneer family. He was ordained in Rome, September 19, 1914. for the Diocese of st. Joseph and his whole priestly career has been spent in the see parish of the dio- cese, which for the past seven years, he has served as its pastor. St. Joseph is proud of its native son and of the civic leadership he has given them in addition to his priestly ministrations and Mon- day morning will find the great cathedral filled and overflowing with thehundreds who have known him as a friend. Present also at the rites will be members of Bishop-elect Buddy's own family, including his three sisters: Sister Mary Magdalene, Superior of Sacred Heart Aca- demy in Ogden, Utah; Mrs. Louis J. Dandurant, 424 South Ninth street, St. Joseph; Mrs. Daniel J. Redmond, Long Island, New York, and a brother, Dr. Edwa:rd P. Buddy of St. Louis. Coat-Of-Arms Invitations to the impressive ceremonies were received in San Diego early this week from the bishop-elect himself and from Bishop Le Blond of st. Joseph. Of special interest was the newly de- signed coat-of-arm,l, of Bishop- elect Buddy appearing on his .in- vitations, printed in four colors, gold, red, green and black. On the scroll at the bottom of the insigna appears his motto in Latin, "In 1 Consilio Sanctorum." ·

Consecration Ceremonies - :vronday at 9: 15 the Procession will start from the Rectory of the Church for the Consecration of Father Buddy as Bishop of San Diego, California. Priests and chaplains will vest in St. Ann's and St. Charles Halls. Prelates at the Cathedral Rectory. The Bishop- designate regrets deeply that it will be impossible to accommodate all the devoted friends who have expressed a desire to be seated in the Cathedral for the Mass of Consecration. Owing to the great numbers of Bishops, Mon- signori, Priests and Sisters, together with the Guard of Honor and others taking part in the procession, there will be a comparatively small number of places for the laity. An effort will be made to accommodate active mem- bers of St. Ann's Altar Society who bave worked so faithfully and so gen- erously in keeping up the beauty of God's House. The Cathedral members of the Children of Mary affiliated with ihe Convent of the Sacred Heart an outstanding Catholic organization and the Cathedral Club members have been been sent admission cards. Formal invitations were sent to all members of the Cathedral Parish whose names appeared on the Cathedral books. The first three hundred of those respond- ing to the invitation were also sent cards of admission, about one to each family. The Cathedral Ushers held a meeting· Wednesday evening in St. Charles Hall and completed arrange- ' ments for the Consecration Ceremo- nies as well as for the Christmas 'Masses. They will be assisted next Monday by a Guard of Honor from the St. Joseph Police Force as well as a. Guard of Honor from the Fire Depart- ment. It was decided at this meeting to keep the middle doors of the Cathe- dral closeq until the entrance of the procession. Those having cards will be admitted at the side doors begin- ning al 8: 15. The ushers will do the best they can to provide for those wishing to see the Consecration. Loud speakers throughout the Church will extend to the front enb·ance so that those outside, the weatehr permitting, can hear the sermon. In the proces- sion will appear first Boy Scouts, then Nurses and graduate students of the Sacred Heart Convent and Christian Brothers High School all in formal dress of cap and gown. Following these ,~ill be seminarians and Masters of Ceremonies. priests, monsignors. t,Yenty-eight Fourth Degree Knights of 1 Columbus in full dress with baldric I and sword, the Bishops and their chap~ains. _ New Bishop to Pontificate-The 1\1:ost Reverend Charles Hubert Le Blond, D.D., Bishop of St. Joseph, has extended a very cordial invitation to His Excellency, the Bishop-elect of San Diego to Pontificate at the 5 I o'clock Mass Christmas morning and to occupy the Throne. Bishop-elect Buddy counts it a great joy and a priv- ilege to officiate in these Solemn Cere- monies in the Church where he has ]abored for twenty-one years.

Monday's consecration ceremonies will be held at St. Joseph's Cathedral, St. Joseph, Mo., where San Di- ego's new religious leader has been pastor for seven years, before his family and friends he has known all his life. The Bishop of the Diocese of St. Joseph, the Most Rev. Charles Hubert Le Blond will officiate as consecrator.

Sunday Pontifical Benediction will be given in the St. Joseph Cathedral by the Most Rev. Archbishop Canv;,ell. The Papal Delegate was to have spok- en at the formal reception Sun- day, and his pdace will be taken by another visiting prelate. Following Sunday's Benedicti:n, a dinner will be held for the visit• ing bishops at the Episcopal resi- dence of Bishop Le Blond, while a dinner for visiting monsignori and priests will be held in the Ca- thedral parish hall. Monday morning's procession o:r the clergy will begin at 9: 15 o'clock. A banquet for the pre- lates and priests will be held fol- lowing the ceremonies at the Ro- bidoux hotel. Public Reception Catholic and non-Catholic alike will take part in the public re- cepti9n bei,ng pJann~d. at ,St. Jo- afternoon

seph in honor of San Diego's new bishop. According to a report from that city, the reception will take place Sunday, December 27. at 3 o'clock in the Central High school auditorium. Speakers will include prominent laymen, Bishop Le Blond and the mayor of the city. Pastors Present The Rt. Rev. Msgr. John M. Hegarty, V. F., dean of San Diego and Imperial counties, together with a good representation of pas- tors from. the larger parishes in the diocese are in St. Joseph to at- tend the ceremonies. Included in the group from San Diego are the Rev. F. A. Wekenman, pastor of St. Vincent de Paul parish, the Rev. J. B. Cotter, pastor of St. John's parish, the Rev. Vincent Shepherd, pastor of Our Lady of Angels parish, the Rev. Francis Ott, pastor of St. Mary's church, National City; the Rev. T. McNa- mara, pastor of Star of the Sea Church, La Jolla. and the Very Rev. William P. Kelly, 0. S. A., prior of the Augustinian Fathers in San Diego and principal of the St. Augustine High School fo_r Boys.