Not since the time of the last mission has there been in St. Patrick's church such a sight as was that at 9 o'clock mass Sunday, when three priests were required to administer holy communion. The rector, Monsignor M. H. May and Rev. John J. Reilly assisted Rev. Myles P. Galvin, who read the low mass. From 3 to 6 and from 7 to 10 the previous afternoon and evening the three priests had heard confessions, as is the weekly custom.

At the three masses of the day the rector read his annual financial report for 1925. The figures, in detail, showed higher revenues than in any previous year of parish life -- a grand total of $48,505.13.

At the beginning of the year there was a balance of $10,744.94. The ordinary revenues, from pews, Sunday sittings, et al., reached $17,642.75. Extraordinary receipts -- from collections, donations, entertainments, and the like brought in $11,068.44. The total of ordinary and extraordinary revenues was over $40,856.13. Cemetery receipts were over $8,000.00 bringing the grand total up to $48,505.13, the highest record of income, with no borrowed money.

Naturally, in a parish of over 4,000 souls, the disbursements were proportionately large -- a grand total of $37,523.30, but at that leaving the handsome balance of $10,981.83 to begin 1926. The expenditures included salaries of three priests, $2,200; salaries of nine Sisters, teachers in the parish school -- which amount goes into the community fund of their convent -- $3,900; expended for parish poor, $1,007.80; convent repairs, $3,420.71. Every cent in the heavy revenues and expenses and expenses, all handled by the pastor, was accounted for, in accord with the regulations of the bishop of the diocese. The result showed such wise financial management that after the masses Monsignor May received the thanks and congratulations of scores of his people for the magnificent showing made.

From the pulpit, the rector expressed his obligations to his two devoted assistant priests, to the zealous Sisters of Mercy for their faithful labors in the school, to the voluntary choirs, sexton, ushers, collectors, parish societies and the people at large for the year's ready and generous co-operation in every undertaking. Their three priests, he reminded them, were on duty 24 hours out of every day -- at their service, since even at night there is always one priest in turn sleeping with telephone or bell ready to warn him, in case there may be a hurry call to hasten, maybe to Backus hospital, the state hospital, the sanatorium, the almshouse, or to some private home, in response to an emergency sick call, to carry Our Lord's body to be the spiritual food and consolation of the dying. Except in emergencies, the regular hours for sending in sick calls are 8 a.m., 1 and 7 p.m.

Important repairs are to be made on the church property the coming year, but the pastor expressed the conviction that in making them he would have, as in former years, the generous support and financial aid of his great-hearted people.

His sermon was from the gospel for the Sunday, dealing with the flight to Egypt, his theme being confidence in God and His inspirations, as shown by Joseph and Mary in hearing the infant Saviour in safety into Nazereth, from Herod's massacre of the Holy Innocents.