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Show NEW MEXICO 345 rounding the headwaters of the % Tesuque we NAMED COADJUTOR om of the same year, by the resignation of his predecessor.?7* After his resignation Archbishop Lamy retired to RT. REV. J.B. SALPOINTE a small country place in the mountains sur- —- IN 2 mony x river. This place was called ‘‘Villa Pintoresca ;’ here the venerable prelate built a small house and chapel, and when he felt the weight of years, it was to this beautiful place he was accustomed to go for rest and quiet. Karly in the month of J anuary, 1888, while at his country residence, Archbishop Lamy, in retirement, with the title of Archbishop of Cizicus, was taken ill. He was brought to the city of = CHURCH ——— CATHOLIC of Sanctification. the sally, cl. we hope that Ppiness to establish the few in this new religious for our spiritual benefit. diocese communities will offer some ® ask of all to forgive us the faults we may of our sacred ministry, and, on our part, we od our humble prayers for all the souls that the ercige SO many years, “gs latio, ven at Santa Fé, N from the Spanish. N. M., on the 26th day that we memento have had in their have committed in the exwill not forget to offer to Lord has intrusted us for ‘*J. B. Lamy, Archbishop. of August, 1885.’’ — Trans- rm “9 gees —s 5 *, oe ee a = _ *78On the first Sunday of September, 1885, the following circular was read in all the parochial churches of the archdiocese: For some years past we had asked of the Holy See a coadjutor in order to be relieved of the great responsibility that rested on our shoulders since the year 1850, when the supreme authority of the Church saw fit to establish 4 new diocese in New Mexico, and in spite of our limited capacity we were appointed its first Bishop. Now our petition has been heard and our resignation accepted. We are glad, then, to have as a successor the illustrious Archbishop Mon. Salpointe, who is well known in this bisphorie and worthy of administering it, for the good of the souls and the greatest glory of God. ‘‘What has prompted this determination is our advanced age, that often deprives us of the necessary strength in the fullfillment of our sacred ministry, though our health may apparently look robust. We shall profit by the days left us to prepare ourselves the better to appear before the tribunal of God, M tranquility and solitude. ‘We commend ourselves to the prayers of all, and particularly those of Our priests who, together with us, have borne and still bear the burden of the day, which is the great responsibility of directing souls in the road of salvation. Let the latter remember that, in order that their holy ministry be of any benefit. their example must accompany their instructions. It is with pleasure that we Congratulate the most of the clergy of this diocese for their zeal and labors; and we desire that those who might have failed in their sacred duties may give henceforth, better proofs of being the worthy ministers of God. we also commend ourselves to the prayers of the faithful, whose lively We exhort them to persevere in faith has edified us on many an occasion. this Same faith, in their obedience to the Church, in their faithfulness to their Gally obli sations, in the religious frequence of the Sacraments, and in the levotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, which is one of the most efficacious means a i as ail * . - " Sie - pe ? |