Member of 'Audit Btdreau of Circulations Missionary Catechists Make Great Record in State Contents Copyrighted by the Catholic Press Society, Inc. 1946—Permission to Reproduce, Except on Seven Jesuits, One Franciscan Articlea Otherwise Marked, Given After 12 M. Friday Following Issue Instruct Over 700 From Coiorado to Be Ordained DENVER CATHOLIC Persons; 60 Classes Eight young men from Denver John J. Walsh, S J., of St. John’s taught in Camnion high school. Are Taught Weekly and vicinity, seven Jesuits and one arish; and the Rev. Edward L. Prairie du Chien, Wise. Franciscan, will be ordained this tollmar, S.J., of St. Nicholas' The officers at Father Guida’s Sunday, June 17, and sing their parish, Platteville. first Solemn Mass will be: The Rev. first Solemn Masses here the fol­ The Rev. Walter F. Armijo, Hildebrand M. Brunetti, O.S.M., Four Members of Order Have Worked Nine lowing Sunday, June 24. The Den­ O.F.M., of St. Elizabeth’s pgrish, of Mt. Carmel parish, assistant ver Jesuits form the largest rep­ will be ordained by the Most Rev. priest; the Rev, Andrew S. Dimi- Months in Goiorado; First Center in resentation from any city in the Amleto G. Cicognani, Apostolic chino, S. J., pastor of the Sacred REGISTER class of 41, including 25 from the Delegate to the United States, in Heart parish, deacon; and B. G, The National Catholic Welfare Conference. News Service Supplies The Denver Catholic Register. We Greeley; 11 Missions Served Missouri province, to be elevated the Franciscan monastery in Pratt, SJ., Regis, subdeacon. The Have Also the International News Service (Wire and Mail), a Large Special Service, Seven Smaller to the priesthood by the Most Washington, D. C. Very Rev. John J. Flanagan, SJ., Rev. Paul C. Schulte, Bishop of Also included in the class of president of Regis college, will Services, Photo Features, and Wide World Photos. (3 cents per copy) In the first nine months of work in the Archdiocese of I^avenworth, in the Immaculate Jesuits are two who taught at preach the sermon. R. J. Imbs, S.J., Denver, the Missionary Catechists of Our Blessed Lady of chapel of St. Mary’s college, S t Regis high school, the Rev. (Turn to Page 9 — Colum n S) VOL. XL. No. 41. DENVER, COLO., THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1945. $1 PER YEAR Victory have set a remarkable record. Since last September, Marys, Kans., where they studied Thomas E. Donohue, S.J., of + + + theology. Lincoln, Nebr., and the Rev. Wil­ the four Catechists, whose headquarters. Our Lady of Peace They are: The Rev. Martin D liam L. Rossner, S.J., of Kansas center, is located in Greeley, have instructed more than Currigan, S.J., of Blessed Sacra­ City. Mo. 700 persons in the truths of the Catholic religion, and have ment parish; the Rev. Gerald All the Jesuits to be ordain^ Seven Denver Natives in Jesuit Ordination Class Guida. SJ.. of Our Lady of Mt made their novitiate in St. Stanis­ conducted 60 classes every week in the 11 missions under Carmel parish; the Rev. Edward laus’ seminary in Florissant, Mo., their charge, according to the report sent to Archbishop D. Harris, S.J.. of St. Francis de took their philosophy course in St. Urban J. Vehr. Sales’ parish; the Rev. Stanley E. Louis university, and their theol­ In addition to their work of Kalamaja, S.J., of Loyola parish; ogy in St. Mary’s college, St teaching Christian doctrine the the Rev. James W. Naughton, S.J Marys, Kans. Catechists have taken a census in E. of St. Dominic’s pariah; the Rev. Joint Reception Planned 13 missions and have completed A joint reception for the newly the tabulation of records on 468 ordained Jesuit priests will be held families. This and their other at Regis college Sunday evening, duties have entailed 1,111 visits OEHVii IIATIIE June 24, from 8 to 10 o’clock. to homes in their districts. TTiey DIES: FDDIHEDED All friends of the young priests also organized a choir for young are invited to attend. women and an Altar society for Rev. Martin D. Currigan, S.J the married women. The choir The Rev. Martin D. Currigan, boasts a membership of 30 and the S.J., will celebrate his first Solemn Altar society has 42 members. T Mass in Blessed Sacrament church The enrollment in the religion at 8 o’clock Sunday, June 24. The classes is 682, of which 565 are ilEII DRDIED son of Dr. and Mrs. Martin Cur­ children and 117 are adults. The lifetime altar boy, first of rigan, 1936 Hudson street, he was Sixty-three persons were given old St. Patrick’s, Silver Plume, born in Denver Aug. 9,1914. After private instructions. The total and later of Our Lady of Lourdes, attending Sacred Heart grade The Rev. Gerard C. Perkins, number of first communicants is Georgetown, who had a silent C.M., was ordained to the priest­ school and Regis high school, he listed as 83, 78 children and five hood May 26 in the Church of the entered the Society of Jesus in adults. Seventy-two others were prayer of his own’ concerning the Immaculate Conception, German­ 19.33. As a scholastic he thught in prepared for First Communion towering mountain, jutting like a town, Pa., by the Most Rev. Hugh Marquette high school, Milwaukee, privately by the Catechists either wall into the sky to the west, lived L. Lamb, Auxiliary Bishop of Phil­ Wise. on Sunday or in the evenings. ’ to see that prayer granted. Wil­ liam Francis Buckley, Clear Creek adelphia. The officers for Father Corri­ A total of 3,290 pieces of read­ Father Perkins was born June 3, gan’s first Solemn Mass Ts-ill be as County commissioner, the friend of Rev. Martin D. Currigan, S.J. Rev. Gerald J. Guida, S.J. Rev. Edward D. Harris, S.J. Rev. Stanley E. Kalamaja, ing matter, including books, maga­ three governors and mining part­ 1911, in Denver, the son of Ralph follows; The Very Rev. Harold V. zines, Catholic papers, and leaf­ Perkins and the late Julia Griffin Campbell, pastor of Blessed Sacra­ ner of one; the lad who had grown lets, were distributed by the into leadership entitling him to sit Perkins, and one of four chil­ ment parish, assistant priest; the Catechists in their weekly visits. dren. He attended parochial grade Rev. Bernard Karst, SJ., of Regis, with the leaders of his state, ar­ deacon; and the Rev. George R. eEllEROyS GIEIS! Also handed out were 1,362 reli­ guing with them for the building schoMs in Denver and one year in gious articles, and the needy were S t Joseph’s high sch-ol here be­ Toruno, SJ., of Trinidad, 'sub- of his dreams, died M ond^ noon deacon, Father Campbell will given 223 pieces of clothing. in St. Joseph’s hospital, Denver, fore the family moved to Philadel­ The four enthusiastic religious phia. He completed his high school preach the sermon. Immediately knowing that the pioneer bore has following the Mass a breakfast will in their trim navy blue serge and been completed through Loveland education in West Philadelphia FOR CRIRIIlESj. stiff white collars are the first Catholic high school for boys. be held in the Cosmopolitan hotei pass, the preliminary construction A reception for Father Currigan Missionary Catechists to live in to the great transcontinental high­ In 1935 he entered the Congrega­ the archdiocese. They came from tion of the Mission to study for will be held in the home, 1936 Hud­ way tunnel to be completed after son street, from 3 to 6 p.m. the mother-house, Victory Noll, the w ar^ the priesthood. He studied at St. OF POPE OSIER Ind. In charge of the little com­ Joseph’s, Princeton, N. J., and St. Rev. Gerald F. Guida, S.J. munity is Catechist Regina Tor- That was one of the victories Vincent’s, Germantown, Pa. He The Rev. Gerald F. Guida, SJ., zewski, who was formerly sta­ accomplished by Will Buckley in completed his preparation in St. will sing his first Solemn Mass at tioned in Redlands, Calif. Cate­ his busy life. His is an unusual, Mary Immaculate seminary, North­ 10 o’clock Sunday, June 24, in Our An urgent plea for generous do­ yet characteristically Western nations to the annual Peter’s Pence chists Dorothy Wilke, Esiquia ampton, Pa. Lady of Mt. Carmel church. The Montoya, and Maximiliana Mar­ pioneer story. And, more, it is Father Perkins celebrated his son of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Guida collection Sunday, June 24, is con­ the story of a Catholic gentleman, first Solemn Mass in his parish of 3704 Shoshone street, he was tained in a letter from Archbishop tinez have also spent several years who. honored in public esteem and Urban J. Vehr of Denver, Citing in the mission fields. All four are church, St. Timothy’s, June 3. born in Denver May 18, 1913, and excellent drivers, experienced in confidence by continued election He is a nephew of Mrs. S. J. Slat­ attended local schools. After at the many distressing appeals for to office, and prominent in state help that come from all over the changing tires and repairing tery, Mrs. John Conway, and tending Regis college for one year, motors. They take turns at being government councils, served at thf Hanna and Katie Griffin of he entered the Society of Jesus in world, particularly since the de­ altar when youths were not avail­ struction caused by the war, the hmisekeeper and cook, but teachinsT Denver. Florissant, Mo.