Bishop Buddy Scrapbook 1937 (2)
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UIJpose FATHER BUDDY RAISED I For the:~o!t~~m~~;~!~~e~r! Catholics of St. Joseph were ele<'tri– fietl with the startling new,; that again one ot their zeaJou, prie~t:· is to be elevated to the Hierarchy. "\\'hen the news reached St. Joseph :llonday eve– ning that such an honor and dignity was to be bestowed on the Very Rev. Charles Francis Budtly, beloved pastor of the Cathetlral, the Cathedral Rec– tory was a scene of joyful pande– monium as telegrams and messages of congratulation were showered upon the new Bishop-elect. Father Buddy. who is to become 1 1 Bishop of San Diego in California, has been a priest twenty-two years. and bas spent his entire time as assistant 1 and as pastor of St. Joseph's Cathe– ; dral. If we may judge a 1Uan by his I works, Sl. Joseph's Cathedral as it is ioday stands as a monulllent to Fa– ther Buddy. Not only has he labored to beautify it materially with art and the latest in s<'ientific modern equip- ment. but, above all, he has with zeal– ous fervor sought to lead his pa– rishioners to spiritual heights, provid– ing them every opportunity to ap- proach daily Communion and enjoy the graces derived from public Trid– uums, Novenas, Retreats and Missions. Nor does the multiplicity of activi– ties confine Father Buddy lo his par- ish alone, l'or as a citizen he is public– spirited, lending himself to all mod– ern nrogressive move1nents for the good of the community. Members of all creeds number them- selves as his friends, and it was their the Ui'. The fir 't religious antet> I BISHOPS AND CHAPLAINS For Consecration Services of His Excellency the Most Reverend Charles F. Buddy, D.D., Bishop of San Diego )lost Reverend CharleR Hubert Le Hlond, D.D., Bishop of St. Joseph. First Co-Consec1·ator-Hi~ Excellen– :IIost Reverend Gerald T. Ber– gan, D.D.. Bishop of D<>s :11oine,;: Chap- lain><. Yery Re,·.. J. )I. Sullivan, S.)1., the Rev. "'illiam D. Delaney. ~ ..eond Co-Con;secrator-Hi>< ExcPI- 1 c,-. thE' Con;secratur - Hi;s Excellt-ncy. the THRONG SEES f ATHEH BUDDY MADE BISHOP Scriptural Words of Christ Used as Bishop LeBlond Lays Hands on Rector of Cathedral. PANOPLY OF PURPLE Archbishops, Bishops, Abbots and Monsignori From Many Parts of Country Here for Ancient and Colorful Con– secration Rites of Roman Catholic Church-Sermon Preached by Archbishop Glennon of St. Louis. of Christ, "Receive the Holy Ghost," and the laying of the hands of the consecraling prelates upon his head ond hands: Father Charles F. Buddy this morning was elevated to the bishopric of the Roman Catholic Church. The ceremony, rich in the ancient ritual of the church and as colorful :is a pageant of the Middle Ages, was performed in St. Joseph's Ca– thedral which the new prelate hns served (or twenty-two years as as– sisfant and later as pastor. Lasts Several Hours. The Most Rev. C. H. LeBlond, bishop of the diocese of St. Joseph. was the consecrating bishop and the co-consecrators were the Most Rr,v. Gerald T. Bergan, bishop of Des Moines, and the Most Rev. l~rancis J. Monahan, coadjutor bishop of Ogdensburg, N. Y. 'The consecration service and mass took several hours, but the imposition of the hands with the words "Receive the Holy Ghost" is the essential and simple rite by which the episcopal order is con– ferred. Monks' Choir Chants. \\'hile a warm December sun streamed in through the windows of the Cathed.ral sanctuary and the I voices of the monks' choir from the Benedictine Abbey at Concep- j tion, Mo., intoned the Gregorian chant of the mass and consecration service, the dignitaries of the Cath– olic church exemplified the ritual at which the new prelate received the tangible appurtenances of his office, 1 he pcctorai cross, ring, mitre, cro,:ie1·, sandals, gloves, snchetto littl,~ ~kP\l cap) anti gr,m1ial 01 n.pron. After the consecrator, Bishop Lc– Blond, hA.d annointed the head of the new bishop with oil he offered the following prayer of petition for the spehc1·d of Christ. Il'lcture!'I on Page 2. l With the Scriptural word,; tl1at reached J ·n tl1e st1·etch of land ti antic to the :\1issis ippi, from the from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of the )-!ost Reverend Franci;: J. )Ionaghan, D.D.. Coadjuto1· Dishop of :vrexico, an area of hundreds of square Ogdi>n,sburg. Chaplains. tllf' R<>v. Frank miles: it was not until 1808 that there .r. )fagner, the Re,·. Xicholas ,v. Brink- were any Bishoprics established. !flan. By emigration and conversion, the .\ •·ch bi:shop 8 -Tht> )fo~t Reverend l•'i-anci,s .J. Beckman. D.D., .\rchbishop Church grew. Great credit was given nf llubuque: Chaplain,s, Rev. Adolph .J. 10 missionariPS who were sent out Kuhlman. S.. J.; Yery Re\'. .Tame,s Y. rrom Eurorie to explore and Christian- FlanneiT, C.::\L Th<> Most Re,·. John ,T. Cantwell, D.D, Archbishop of Los An– ize the land. His Excellency spoke of geles; Chaplains, Very Rev. William P. the wealth of the country and its un- Barr. C.M.: Very Rev. William P. Kelly. limited resources. \\>ith this promis- O.R.A. The Most Re,·. Rudolph A. Ger- i • culture RPv. Thomas .T. )kKamara. The Most co-operation, under his direction. which stressed the first influence-education.\~""· Thomas F. Lillis, D.D., BJ_shop of " d , ti . . Q 000 II ges acad- h.ansas Cit,·: Chaplam,s. RPv. \ 1ctor M. made St. Vincent's Caf.-.teria, which Io a) 1e 1 e aie ~. co e • 1 ,1.,a,rlwr. C.PP.S.: \"ery n,,y_ .Tames ,v. of those peo1)le. he founded, the great pioneer charita- ligious men and women who have en- i,;. ble t)roJ·ect il was during the days of depression. The new Diocese of San Diego is to be congratulated on Ils first Bishop. He will bring to his people cultural gifts of 1Uind and soul. They ·will find in him a great lover of the poor. and fl prelate possessing a special talent for solving their financial problems. p • ves G • I B h IS O e ore T II B f a {_ UC esne D h O h charily of u neighbors. toward her RchrPm_bs, D.D., Bishop of Cleveland; Chapla111s. Rev. Edmond Connolly. Rev. the va- John ::\Ioriarty. The :I.lost Rev. Chris– tian \Vinkelm~nn, D.D.. ~uxiliary Bish- (?f St. Loms; ChaJ)lams, Rev. John d Z1ehnsk1. Rev. Francis \Y1leta. 0.1\1.C. for 0 I? the Church He enumerated rious charitable works, such as hos- protectories orphanages .\. stimulating and brilliant talk on pitals ' . • of the Catholic boys and girls, homes for t1 1e age • The Right Rev. Philip Ruggle. O.S.B.. and numerous other institutions, all Abbot Conception Abbey: Chaplains, "The Development RH. w. I. Conrad, Re"'.. P. /· G!Jflllan. , the -United States·· was ~nrolled under her protection. Church in About 43,000 children are cared for Itgotilt~e~:x·ict:~a~(bbe:i:emiai?i~·:s: in Catholic homes. he explained, em- Rev. Paul ""aldron, Rt>v. Otho Sullivan, gh·en :\londay e,ening at the Convent of the Sacred Heart by the :\lost Rev. C'. H. Le Blond, D.D., Bishop of St. Jo- 11hasiz~n_g the incentiYes of th e Chf{ch 0 -~-l~aplains to His Lite seph. The lectur.-. under the auspices. -chanties ~Jl based on self-sacr ice 1Iost Reverend Ch~rles F. B~1ddy, D.D.- , ' and self-denial. ThP Re,·. August111e i\IcNe•ll and the of the Duchesne Club, was given be- 111 reminding his hearers of the ob- RPv..Tohn K. Cartwright. fore a large and appreciative audi- Jiga!io.n the Church p}aces on them, I ence. he urged them. not to be so self-sat- "The study club t hi~ year has been isfied. for the development has not I Ii:xcellency, - studying and considering lhe theme, been without fla\\" or blemish, as he ':\lodern America in the :\laking,'·• said pointed out the small Catholic per– he. "At some of the previous meet- centage in comparison to the large ings you haYe already considered the population in various parts of the American people and the cultural in- rnited States. I fluence that participated in the dis- In :\Iissouri. \\ith 3.500.000 people, co,·ery of modern America. less than 15 per cent are Catholic. In "In coming to you tonight. it is to our own diocese four per cent are I consider one other phase of America in Catholic in the urban and 2 per cent the makin_g-the part the Catholic in the rural communities. I Church has played in the country." In his plea for war against Commu- Takine; his audience back to 1492, nism and Fascism. the Bishop told how ,,hen Columbus discovered America I Catholics and :\fethodists joined hands and planted tht> Cross. the Bishop ex- in a missionary effort last summer in plained how the discoverer dedicated a small Northwest :\!issouri town, the land to Jesu-< Christ, the Founder where an open-air mission was held. I of the Catholic Church. :\Iuch work await us-a wonderful In a brief manner he told the his- future for us-a job of spreading the to;-,- of the French and Engli h in the Faith. he said. I country and explained u{e part the In his opening remarks. :\Ionsignor I French. America's first people, played Brady. who introduced His Excellency. in thi~ country and the eff.-.ct of taking complimented the course of ~tudy,_ re– o,·er the French colonies by the Eng- marking that not only the d1sse~ma– Ji.,l1. It was in 1771 that the Quebec tion of knowledge. but the subJec_ts AC" \Yas pa~sed, he said, thus givin2: selected. are wisely and prudently d1s– rr{"edom to French-Canadian,; to prac- cussed, becoming a great benefit to the j lice 1he Catholic religion. In referring members of the Duchesne Study Club. to the thirteen colonie:,, ,,ith their I ,·ariation of r.-.ligion and versonality, h X ilain ( h w .
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