ST. MARY'S CHURCH.

Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14539, 17 October 1917, Page 1 (Supplement)

ST. MARY'S CHURCH.

At St. Mary's' Catholic Church yesterday was set apart as a. day of national prayer in -accordance with the resolve of the Government and the orders of Archbishop Redwood. Father McGrath, preaching in the morning, said: The Avar, Avith its' *ad burden of death and devastation, still drags on, and the dawn of peace is not yet—a daAvn destined to ri<;e red A'vifcli the blood of A-jctory on the battlefield. For such a victory our armies are bravely and heroically fighting, and it is the duty of us non-combatants at home, like Moses on the mountain, to lift up our hands in prayer. In so dire a struggle avo necl the help and protection of tho Lord of Hosts. His hands hold the issue, from Him victory must come. As all thoroughly leafise tl\e justice of our cause, namely, to vindicate the Jaws of honour, humanity, and morality, to present truth, liberty, and Christian civilisation, and to secure a righteous and permanent peace, we turn to 'God Avith unfailing perseverance as Avith unfailing confidence. The croAvds avlio came fasting to oarly mass testified to their earnest desire for peace, and their confidence in the Divine intervention.

At the evening devotions penitential Psalms and the Litany of the Saints* Avere publicly recited, and the service •was brought to a close by Benediction.