'Member of Audit Bureau of Cireidationi Mexican Laborers Are Avid for Priest’s Services Remarkable Even in Death, for Body Content! Copyrighted by the Catholic Press Society, Ine. 1944 — Permission to Reproduce, Except on Articles Otherwise Marked, Given After 12 M. Friday Following Issue At hleta Church Will Not Stay Buried Outstanding Devotion 4th Centenary of Fr. Padilla’s D EN V ER C ATH O LIC DivOH by Men at Death Kept; U. S. Proto-Martyr The fourth centenary of the the ground and been reburied. An to the martyrdom of Father Juan death of Father Juan de Padilla, official investigation of the case de Padilla. Rich Lands Reported Stand Motionless for Honr-Long Sermon; Bog proto-martyr of the United States, was made In 1895. R E G I S T E R ”*** The four survivors of the Nar­ which occurred Nov. 30, recalls one A short account of the life and vaez expedition consisted of the The National Catholic Welfare Conference News Service Supplies The Denver Catholic Register. We For Anottior Holy Saerifieo Bofora Leaving of the remarkable figures of the times of the saintly Franciscan, extraiydinary Cabesa de Vaca and Have Also the International News Service (Wire and Mail), a Large Special Service, Seven Smaller Southwest. His apostolic life and prepared by the Rev. M. J. Gilbert, three companions, one of them a Moorish or-Negro slave, who, after Services, Photo Features, and Wide World Photos. For Home; Whole Camp AHoods heroic martyrdom form a dramatic Vice Chancellor of the Archdiocese prelude to the missionary conquest suffering hardships and adven­ of San Antonio, follows: tures over a period of eight years, of the Southwest. Even in death VOL. XL: No. 13. DENVER, COLO., THURSDAY, NOV. 30, 1944. «1 PER YEAR Devotion which far surpassed that seen in the usual he has gained distinction, for he In 1526 Pamfilo de Narvaez was finally reached the Pacific coast in congregation in the United States was shown at Masses and is the priest who will not stay 1536. Cabesa de Vaca brought back granted a charter by the King of evening services held for nearly 1,000 laborers from Mexico buried. Interred in a cottonwood Spain to explore, conquer, and set­ glowing accounts of rich lands and C r t f serving in ihe armed forces of ihe coaniry are prayed for daily at the coffin in San Agustin church, cities larger and more wealthy than X X li 'l i U 'l C lA o UJ iV A C It ,;^ n e shown below in 4he home of Mrs. Elizabeth Sailors (seated at just before their return home. Where in the ordinary Isleta, N. Mex., his body several tle all the lands between Florida any hitherto seen in the new world right) at 1860 Logan street, Denver. The shrine was started two years ago when Mrs. Sailors' grand­ church would one find men standing motionless during an times has risen to the surface of and the Rio Grande. Provision was His accounts so impressed Don An­ son went into service. Now the names of service men in ,all parts of the world are included in the hour-long sermon; begging for another Mass and singing made for the establishment of a tonio de Mendoza, the first Viceroy honor roll that is a part of the shrine. Mrs. Sailors asks all visitors to her house to say a Hitil Mary new diocese in this territory and of Mexico, that he determined to for all her “ boys.” the responses perfectly; cp^ing for sheer love of their pa­ Father Juan Suarez was desig­ explore and conquer these amazing troness, the Blessed Virgin? Yet such was the scene at nated as its Bishop. Though not Northern lands. the labor camp in Fort Lupton. IFFICIIl PIPEB yet consecrated, he set out with the Even before this time, as early U. S. government officials in expedition in 1528, accompanied by as 1530, rumors had been heard of charge of the labor program say four other Franciscans. Tragedy what came to be known as “ the that the ministrations of the Thea- COEEEGE GIBES and failure beset the undertaking seven cities of Cibola.” Viceroy tine Fathers in Colorado and upper and, with the exception of four sur­ Mendoza purchased Estevancio, the New Mexico have done a great deal vivors, the 600 soldiers and colo­ (Turn to Page S — Column 5) in helping the Mexican nationals nists, including the future Bishop get their bearings and have pre­ and his companions, all perished, vented a possible failure for the IS the greater number along the coast whole experiment While busy with OF CASE GIVEN of Texas. With them died the idea their farm work the laborers were of establishing what would have for the most part unable to attend been the first diocese in the United Mass as they were scattered in re­ States. One of the most unusual tradi­ gions far from any church. Hence, tions of the Southwest is that con­ This failure was the opening link reports Brother Frederic Nelson, cerning the rising of the body of in a chain of circumstances that C.R., when it was learned that al­ Lorefcto Heights college “ went Father Padilla from its burial culminated some years later in the most 1,000 Mexicans were in Fort on the road” with the first camp Lupton awaiting a special train to place in the San Agustin church, more spectacular failure of the show in its history Sunday eve­ Isleta, N. Mex. The phenome­ return them home, the Theatines non is discussed in The Padre of Coronado expedition, which led up of St. Cajetan’s parish, Denver, ning, Nov. 26, when a troupe of Isleta, by Julia Keleher and Elsie hastened to visit them. 45 girls opened the LHC All- Ruth Chant (Rydal Press, Santa Minor Orders Will Men Asiemble Altar Girl Review for Lowry Field No. 1. Fe), a book on the experiences of In his semon at the Solemn Every seat in the service club Father Anton Docher, missionary Pontifical Mass celebrated in ob­ When word reached the camp theater was filled at 6 o’clock, two that a “ padre” was coming to cele­ to the Isleta pueblo. Be Conferred Dec. 8 servance of the golden jubilee of hours before the show was sched­ the Redemptorist congregation in brate Mass, the men assembled an uled. By curtain time balconies The book tells how the natives improvised altar in the recreation explain the priest’s uneasiness by A group of 36 seminarians will St, Joseph’s parish, Denver, the were jammed, stairs were full, and Rev. Christian J, Darley, C.SS.R. hall, the largest building at the a rim of standing audience was ascribing his death to murder at receive minor orders from Arch­ center. Upon the Theatines’ arri­ the hands of a drunken gambler, bishop Urban J, Vehr in the chapel declared, “ There is nothing ex­ set for the opening. The over­ traordinary in the history of these val, there was already gathered a whelming reception given each in­ which is a distortion of fact; de­ of St. Thomas’ seminary on Dec. 8, crowd numbering more than 500. Feast of the Immaculate Concep­ 50 years except the extraordinary dividual number proved that ^he scribes their fear when strange There were no seats in the place, noises are heard in the church and tion. Seventeen of these students spirit of sacrifice manifested by men like a wholesome show, espe­ the people of St. Joseph’s parish.” but this did not prove any matter cially if it is up-to-the-minute in the actual cracking of the hard will receive tonsure from the hands for complaint as very few churches Tracing the history of the Re­ tone. ground over the grave can be of the Archbishop on the preceding of Mexico are equipped with pews. evening. demptorist parish, Farther Darley seen; and gives the official Church As the priest pushed his way From the opening strains of “ A The seminarians represent 12 paid further tribute to the people document on the investigatiftn of through the crowd, all hats were Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody,” dioceses and the Viatorian congre­ of West Denver by asserting that the case, which follows: removed, and a feeling of rever­ through the haunting song favor­ On the 25th day of April, 1895, gation. Those in the third year of “ only the extraordinary spirit of co-operation between people, ence and devotion pervaded the ites with titles of girls’ names, the at 9 a.m., there met at the rec­ their theological course will be ad­ place. Since the great persecution vanced to the minor orders of ex­ priests, and sisters made possible chorus and soloists displayed song, tory of the Parish of San Agustin of the Church in Mexico these peo­ in Isleta, N. Mex., the reverend orcist and acolyte. They are a program of expansion that would dance, and stage artistry that de­ be looked upon with pride by ple venerate the clergy, whose manded encores throughout. priests appointed by His Highness, Charles Jones, Robert Syrianey, brother priests they saw go to death the Bishop of Santa Fe, 1^. Mex., John Haley, Francis Nava, Leo larger and wealthier parish.” The house rose and cheered to in almost every imaginable form. “ Daisy,” as Margaret Fidel and the Most Reverend Placido Luis Fay, Vito C. de Baca, Francis The parish had a debt of $38,000 The story of the great Mexican Klein, Thomas Ploof, J. W^ren Pat Monen danced on the bicycle Chapelle, as a special committee when the Redemptorists took over martyr.