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NOVEMBER 24. 1945
THE-BULLETIN OFTHE CATHOLIC LAyMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA
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Father Mark Moeslein, Oldest Passionisl,
Once on Colored Missions in North Carolina,
Observes 75th Anniversary of Profession
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(Special to The Buletin)
BALTIMORE, Md.—The Rev.
Mark Moeslein, C: P., oldest Pas-
sionist in the world, celebrated the
seventy-fifth anniversary of his
■profession as a member of the
Congregation of the Passion on
November 14, at the Monastery of
St. Joseph here.
In an article entitled. "The
Bishop Paced the Floor,” by the
Rev. Fidelis Rice, C. P., which ap
pears in the current issue of The
Sign, it is related that in October
of 1927, when the Most Rev. Wil
liam J. Hafey. D. D., now Bishop
of Scranton, and then Bishop of
the newly created Diocese of
Raleigh, appealed to the Provin
cial of the Passionists for assist
ance in his extensive Diocese,
where the need for priests to serve
on the Colored missions was des
perate, he was utterly amazed
when the letter which lold him that
the zealous priest who would be
sent to serve in North Carolina was
seventy-four years old.
“The priest came,” reads the
article, and remained over four
teen years, and became one of the
greatest figures in the contempor
ary mission history of the Church.
His name—Father Mark Moeslein,
C. P. . . . And yet, he came to
recognize this old priest as one
of the greatest treasures of his
Diocese. He saw him accomplish,
alone and unaided, work that
would be almost too much for even
a far younger man.”
At the age of seventy-four, after
he had already been offered an op
portunity to retire, Father Mark
volunteered to go to North Caro
lina where he took over the little
mission of Mother of Mercy in
Washington.
There was only one Catholic in
his parish when he arrived. His
altar boys, his choir, and all of
the pupils in the school were non-
Catholics. Almost immediately,
Father Mark, who was a com
petent architect, began work on
plans for the enlargement of his
mission.
During most of the time he was
in North Carolina, Father Mark
had no assistant, and carried on
alone all of his parochial and mis
sionary work. It was heart-break
ing work and the progress of the
mission was slow, but it did grow,
and Father Mark’s converts can
be numbered by hundreds. .
Two years ago the need for
medical attention made it neces
sary for Father Mark to leave
North Carolina, and he was great
ly distressed when his physicians
told him that it would not be pos
sible for him to resume his work
in the South.
Father Mark Moesleih was born
in Pittsburgh in 1854, and he was
one of the first to enter the novi
tiate at the Monastery of St. Paul
of the Cross, the first Passionist
monastery in the United States.
He was ordained to the priesthood
an April 6, 1878, iu the Basilica
of St. John Lateran, in Rome, the
Mother Church of Christendom.
He returned to the United States
in 1880, and after some years spent
in teaching, his great preaching
talents were recognized and he be
gan his career as a missionary.
Over a period of many years ha
conducted missions and retreats
all over the country.
In 1918. he opened the Holy
Cross Mission, for colored people,
in Corpus Christi, Texas, and per
sonally supervised the building of
a chyreh, rectory, convent and
school, and < remained to see his
mission become a -thriving parish.
Though he is now in his ninety-
second year, Father* Mark's mind
is young and active, his memory
is remarkably good, and he is
vitally interested in all current
problems. He takes delight in the
discussion of the deepest problems
of philosophy and theology, and
always a serious scholar, he has
written books on homiletics,
church architecture, ar.d the teach
ing of catechism.
"Father Mark today,” says the
article in The Sign,” is a magnifi
cent inspiration. His face, lined
with age, is one of the most priest
ly and Christlike ever seen—one
to which only a Rembrand could
do justice! He is remarkable toler
ant of moduli foibles, and in many
points is still far ahead of his
times.”
Oldest Passionist
Ninety-one years young. Father
Mark Moeslein, C. P., of the Con
gregation of the Passion, on No
vember 14, observed the 75th an
niversary of the taking of his
vows as a Passionist. said to be
the oldest in his Congregation in
the world. A noted orator and
missioner, he was born in Pitts
burgh, and only recently retired
to the Passionist Monastery in
Baltimore. (NC Photos)
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MYRTLE BEACH, S. C. — An
exhibition of art and handicraft
work by patients at the local Base
Hospital, and photography done by
United States service personnel,
was on display at the USO-NCCS
Club-by-the-Sea as part of the
celebration of American Art Week,
from November 1 to 7.
On November 4, a group of serv
ice men and their wives were
taken on a trip through the famous
Brookgreen Gardens by hostesses
from the USO-NCCS Club,
through the cooperation of Base
Special Service.
The gardens < ombitie master
pieces of nature witn some of the
finest handiwork of man—beauti
ful statues, do’ne by outstanding
American sculpters—in a wonder
ful old plantation setting.
In addition to the tour of the
gardens, the guests of the USO-
NCCS Club were entertained at a
picnic lunch.
Hallowe'en was a howling suc
cess at the USO-NCCS Club. The
‘teen agers took over, and with
witches, ghosts and goblins reign
ing supreme, it was a night of
hilarious merriment. Games and
dancing were enjoyed an refresh
ments were served.
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THANKSGIVING DAY MASS
WASHINGTON.— (NC) — Arch
bishop Amleto Giovanni Cicog-
nani, Apostolic Delegate to the
U. S., pontificated at the 36th an
nual Pan American Mass in St.
Patrick’s Church here, on Thank
giving Day, November 22. Bishop
Michael J. Ready of Columbus
preached the sermon. Outstanding
religious event on the national
capital's Thanksgiving Day pro
gram, the Mass is customarily at
tended by Government officials,
members of the diplomatic corps
and many Washingtonians.
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