In a letter intended for publication, Van der Sanden states that his intention has been called to the little sketch of the life of Father John Mary Irenaeus St. Cyr, which appeared in the Catholic Family Annual for 1844. Van der Sanden, Chancellor of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, finds several mistakes in the article. The day on which Father St. Cyr was ordained in the Cathedral of St. Louis, April 6, 1833, was not Good Friday as the article stated, but Holy Saturday, for on Good Friday no ordination whatever is allowed. Father St. Cyr was not born on Jan. 2, 1804, but on Nov. 2, 1803. He was ordained subdeacon in the Diocese of Lyons, France, not at Barrens, Missouri, as the article states, and already was subdeacon when he came to the Diocese, not the Vicarate, of St. Louis, There are also misstatements in the notice on Right Reverend Joseph Rosati, first Bishop of St. Louis. Vander Sanden thinks anyone who writes such notices should get himself better informed before beginning the task. :: I-2-e A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.