COLONIST PEDRO MENEDEZ DE AVILES
In 15-hundred-65 there was an expedition
With Pedro Menendez de Aviles who led the mission
In Flor’da he established St. Au-GUS-tine as a col’ny
On August 28th, Augustine’s feastday, that’s no cal’m’ny!
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MISSIONARIES JUAN DE PADILLA, EUSEBIO KINO, SEBASTIEN RALE, FR. STEPHEN BADEN, FR. GABRIEL RICHARD
Señor Padilla is the first of martyrs in the U.S.
In 15-hundred-42, he died in present Kansas
Euseb’io Kino spread the faith in rural Arizona
While Blessed Serra did the same in sunny California!
The French Sebastien Rale brought the saving news to Maine
And nearly all the Abenaki tribe to Jesus came!
In 17-hundred-93 to ol’ Kentuck went Baden
And five years thence RiCHARD went to Detroit to combat Satan!
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MISCELLANEOUS FACTS
The Cath’lics early on were found in Mar’land and Virginia
And don’t forget New York and in addition Pennsylvania
The Di’ces’es Post-Baltimore, post-Noah and the ark
Were Boston, Philly, Bardstown plus illustrious New York
Ol’ Mar’land got it’s charter in year 1632
Named after M’rie, the wife that British Charles the first did woo
Two “Acts of Toleration” let folks worship God divine,
In Maryland in 1639 and 49
In 17-hundred-27 came the Ursulines
The very first girls’ sch-ool did they found in New Orleans
The great “Quebec Act” let the C’nad’ian English Cath’lics practice
In 17-hundred-74, yes- that truly the fact is!
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BISHOP JOHN CARROLL (FIRST US DIOCESAN BISHOP) APPROVES ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON’S RELIGIOUS ORDER
In 18-hundred-12 our nation and Great Britain fought
And Seton’s rule did Carr’ll approve, same year of the onslaught!
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THE TRICKY TROUBLE OF TRUSTEEISM
The 17-hundred-80’s in New York first saw trustee’sm
And 40 years anon in Philly came the Hogan Schism
Bishop England hail’d from Ir’land (thus might guiness ease him)
In 1823 his di’cese, Charleston, tamed trustee’sm
His constitution gave the bishop power to choose priests
And to approve the motions of trustees; this gave him peace!