Bishop Buddy Scrapbook 1941-1945

,l£_~AN DIEGO UNION: SUNDAY MORNING, JAN. 26~ 194 1

New Cathedral I Q ie Dedicated 1 In S. D. Today A modern, earthquake-proof St. Joseph's cathedral, seat of the San ! Diego Catholic diocese, will be ded1- 1 cated formally at public ceremonies today, the Most Rev. Charles Fran- cis Buddy, bishop ot the diocese, announced yesterday. Built in Spanish renaissance style, the new concrete structure replaces a 90-year-old red brick edifice. Re- modeling was done with union la- bor and San Diego products, at a cost of $100,000, Bishop Buddy said. PROCESSION SET FOR 11:15 Dedication ceremonies will begin at 11:15 o'clock with a procession which will march from Third ave, and Cedar st., around the block to Fourth ave., and Beech st., then into the cathedral. The procession will include rep- resentatives of the army, navy, ma- rines, police and fire departments, junior traffic patrol, Fourth Degr-=e Knights of Columbus, the Bonh3m Brothers Boys band, clergy and sisters from throughout the diocese, I and contractors, sub-contractors and architects who took part in the re- modeling prnject. MASS AT 12:15 Pontifical mass will be celebrated by the bishop at 12:15 o'clock and the Rev. Franklin Hurd, cathedr3l pastor, will give the sermon. The Revs. Danie 1 O'Donoghue and Charles Johnson will serve as dea- con and sub-deacon at the mass, anti the Revs. Wilbur Kirk and Edmund Austin will be deacons of honor. The new cathedral choir, under direction of the Rev. Patrick Linne- mann, will sing durirng the m3.ss a..'ld also take part !n the procession. At 3 p. m. graduation ceremoni~s will be held in ',he cathedral for nurses of the Mercy Hospital Col• lege of Nursing. Bishop Buddy witl officiate. ACCOMMODATIONS DOUBLED With a seating capacity o! 1100, the remodeled cathedral has double the accommodations of the old e

T~ ETRIBUNE-SUN, San Diego, California, Monday, January 27, 1941 Rebuilt S. D. Cathedral Dedicated in Impressive Ceremon!es

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A procession, seen approaching entrance of the new building here, opened ceremonies yesterday for dedication o( St. Joseph's cathedral. 'Mother Church of California,' Rector Declares in Sermon

"In other nations war marches constantly forward in a program of destruction ... But while others destroy, we build." With these words, Rev. Franklin Hurd, St. Joseph's cathedral rector, yesterday pic- tured for a gathering of more than 2000 persons the significance of the rebuilding of the place of worship as it was dedicated in ceremonies

presided over by Most Rev. Charles Francis Buddy, bishop of the San Diego Catholic diocese. Hurd de- livered the sermon for the ooca- sion. Headed by Color Guard The services began with a proces- sion, headed by a color guard. Uni- formed units of marine, navy and army personnel were followed by firemen and policemen in dress uni- form. Nurses wearing red-lined, blue capes and white caps, junior patrol members in red sweaters and white trousers, the new cathedral choir in buff robes, nuns in their somber habits, and the officiating clergy in gold vestments, escorted by plume- helmeted Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, combined to present spectacle. To Service of God Music was played by the Bonham Brothers Boys band during the dedi- cation services, at which the bishop biessed the walls of the cathedral, and consecrated its use to the serv- ice of God. The congregation filled all avail• able seats-accommodations double those of the old church-and hun- dreds rema,ined outside on the cathedral steps to hear the sermon which was broadcast by amplifiers. "We witness today the dedication of this noble cathedral," Father Hurd said, "set up for the honor and glory of God as the mother church of California. For it was in San Diego that California began, and it was Ill San Diego that the church in California began. From Far and Near "From far and near we come, pre- late and priest, man of affairs and simple artisan, toiler in the fields and in the shop, Catholic and non- Catholic, and whosoever can read and understand the language of .the spirit, which these chiseled stones 1 proclaim. for they speak of faith , and hope and charity and that ul- timate peace which long ago was I announced to the astonished watch-

ers of the night in far-off Bethle- J-,em. "Today, while the scarred earth trembles with the impact of falling churches and the air rings with the angry protests of the young against the impositions of the past, we come not blindly or unaware to set up a new altar and to venerate the chair of authority which gives a name to this new cathedral. Frantic Madman "A bugle blast was all that was needed and all the hopes and the delusions of the twer.tieth century fell. Like a savage, barbaric man le:apt out of the cages of school and university, forsook the quiet pur- a suits of ordered peace, and became 1 "In other nations war marches I constantly forward in a program of destruction. Bombs blast away the material fabric of the church; doubt, discouragement, despair, batter away its spiritual fabric. The Great Shepherd of Christendom sorrows for the future of his flock. "Here We Build" "But while others destroy, we build. We build this temple to the glory of God and as the dwelling place to Him, who brought peace on earth to men of goodwill. We build it in honor of St. Joseph, builder I himself, a man of goodwill, and a man of peace." Originally scheduled to reopen for Christmas, the cathedral dedica- tion had to be postponed when a labor shortage developed and re- modeling was delayed. The church has three marble altars, mahogany pews with cushioned kneelers and art glass work, all produced in San Diego. a frantic madman.

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