Bishop Buddy Scrapbook 1937 (3)

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I "Compare these few instancei with our efforts of sacrifice. Tha1 this holy place may be blessed b. God from its inception to its com pletion, I have asked my peopl, to pray feTVently and continu, ously that God may be present it our endeavors, for this is th, 'Domus Dei et Porta coeli.' "We have had a secondary ob• ject in building this church. Wt wish to do our part in contribut- ing to the material of this beau- tiful city. I feel confident tha, this church will have such artistic merit in all its appointments that we can say that another jewel is being added to this, the Jewei City of the Pacific slopes. "Today, I welcome you to this celebration and I extend to you and your friends an invitation to visit this church, to see it and to learn from it. "I am not unmindful of the words of encouragement that have I come to me from our citizens, nor am I unmindful of the unsolicited donations forwarded me by non- Catholic friends. In my own i I name and in the name of the peo- ple of this parish, I extend my heartfelt gratitude."

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....Catholics and non-Catholics gathered at La Jolla Sunday for the blessing of the cornerstone of the new \ ....Mary, Star of tpe Sea Church, now under construction. His excellency, Bishop Charles Francis Buddy, was assisted by the pastor, the Rev. T. J. McNamara and priests of the diocese 'at the [ Ceremonies. New Church I in vai~~ho buil~ it." . "Unlrss the I Lord 1s the custodian of the city, they watch fruitlessly who guard it" he prayed. As the procession Teturni~d to "Today, then, we give thanks to l

God that another temple has been raised to glorify His 11ame. This is our answer tQ Communi1>m and unbelief. This is another fortress builde~ by t~e forces of righteous.( ness m their conflict with th1 fqrces of evil. "It is pleasant, too; to kno" I that this church will be dedicatec to Mary, Star of the Sea. Ma~ I she watch over it and protect it its pastor and its people always.' Pastor Grateful Jolla," Father McNamara said it concluding the ceremonies. "The laying of this cornerston and the blessing of the foundatio1 of this new church is, in part, th, fulfillment of our cherished hopes I have been told it is a darin{ undertaking·, but no work is toe daring when it is undertaken anc eontinued under the guiding in, fluence of the Divine Hand. Ne sacrifice is too great when it con, tributes to the greater honor anc glory of God. What are our sac• rifices compared with those mil- lions of martyrs who for Chris suffer every manner of death death by lions and tigers in th, arena to make a Roman holiday death in the prisons, death in th, rivers and, coming down to ou. day of boasted civilization, w 1 witness the horrible ma,ssacre o. thousands of priests in Spain; w, witness the cold blooded murder1 and heartless banishment, fron, their native land of priests anc' ; sisters and lay pe6ple in Mexicc "We have reached anothe: milestone in the progress of thi parish and of this ctty of [.,(

Communism's Answer Here Bishop, Many Priests Assist In Ceremony at La Jolla "This is our answer to Com- munism. This is another fortress builded by the forces of righteous- ness in their conflict with the forces of evil." So spoke the Most Rev. Charles ].<'. ·Buddy, last Sun- day, when, surrounded by more than a dozen of his priests and a vast concourse of people, he blessed the cornerstone of Mary Star of the Sea church at La Jolla. At 4 o'clock the procession of acolytes, priests and Bishop led by Carl Gildea bearing the Americau flag and Fingall Carlander with I the banner of the parish wended its way from the rectory to the new church for the solemn cere- monies. Near the site of the new Altar the procession halted and the Bishop advanced to iQvoke the blessing and protection of God I upon the founda 'ion. "UnlP-ss the Lord build the house, they labor

the front of the church for the second part of the sei·vice, the Rev. Thomas J. McNamara. pas- tor. placed in the cornerstone the photographs of the Bishop of the diocese and the pastor of th.e par- ish, a copy of The Southern Cross, I copies of the La. Jolla Journal and La Jolla Light, a his'.ory of the parish and a list of the parishion- blessed the stone whilst the priests led by Father Francis C. Ott · chanted the Litany oI the Saints. 1 The ceremonies were brought to a conclusion by the recital of the Miserere by the pTiests as the Father McNamara then intro- duced ;Bishop Buddy, who thanked the pastor and people of La Jolla for the beautiful temple that they had undertaken to raise unto the daily," he continued, "for the peo- ple of this parish. Here your chil- dren will be baptized and given a title to heaven. To this church they will come to have their young love sanctified in the sacrament church you yourselves will repair lay before our Sacramental Lord your problems and your dif- ficulties and to seek from Him grace and light to follow the way of the Cross. Here then is the House of God and the Gate of This church will be, when completed, the realization of I your beloved pastor's dream and the reward of your faith and gen- erous kindness. [ to Heaven. ,ers' names. The Bishop then /Bishop sp1inkled the P-xterior walls with holy water. honor of God. "Here Mass will be offered of Holy Mati;imony. To this

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