Looking at this "holy card", there were no obvious German words that either of us knew, so our only resort was typing each word into Google Translate...and look! It was in memory of the first high mass, in 1912, of a slightly cross-eyed priest named Fridolin ____. Sue's grandmother Agnes was the "bride" at that mass (see pic below, and the post we did about it in 2009)
Andenken an das Erste hl. Messopfer des hoch herrn,
Fridolin ____ gefeiert in der St Michaels Kirche Buckman, Minnesota
am herz = Jesu Sonntag 16 juni 1912
In memory of the first hl. Sacrifice of the high lord,
Fridolin ____ celebrated in the St. Michael's Church Buckman, Minnesota
at the heart of Jesus = Sunday 16 June 1912
(A month later: Sue has a friend who's a German professor at the U of M. They talked about the card, and thanks to Ginny (and Sue ☺),
we now have a more accurate translation:
we now have a more accurate translation:
“My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God, my savior.”
Luke 1.46
A memento of / or: in memory of the first holy sacrifice of the Mass
Of the most holy Mr. Fridolin Hüssle
Celebrated in the St. Michael’s Church
Buckman, Minn.
On Sacred Heart Sunday
16. June 1912
“Through the Grace of God and the intercession of Mary I am, what I am”.
Next morning: It occurred to me that a first mass would be written up in the paper, for sure, so I searched "Fridolin" in the Little Falls Herald, with no results. Hmm.
HOWEVER, the Pierz Journal explains everything, on the front page on June 6, 1912. The new priest, Fridolin HUESSLE, wasn't from the Buckman area, but had spent vacations with the John Schmolke family while he was a student. Putting on a First Mass Celebration was a generous and kind thing for the Schmolkes, and Buckman, to do.
Whew! Another mystery, solved.
THANKS Sue! Today was really fun ☺
I just love visiting with you! Thanks for another mystery solved!!!
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