The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-18

an appearance of subdued grandeur for ~ this Is the
sssssa Of Lent the splendid painting the altar with
thc oross in front Of the tabernacle and the different
paintings around the walls yelled with drapery The
eorxSous furniture rich cloths removed from the
grand altar which lighted with six towering tapers
and sightsen small candles. From the moment the
tapers we're lighted the choir sang the Grand Anthem,
accompanied by the swelling tones Of the cathedral
organ. Archiepiscopal procession was formed the
vestrv rom and entered the church the door
the left hand side of the altar in the following order -
-Four Acoytes Of the Cathedral dressed with surpce and
sectan.
Six Assistant Priests robed.
pr;est I'm vestments with rich cape, bearing the Mass
Book resting upon his breast
Priest similarly robed, carrying the Cross OF the
The Archbishop Hughes,
dressed with mtre upon his head surplice Of rich
os cape of satin and gold CLOTH and white silk sandals
upon his feet His Grace a of gold suspended
from his neck and bore golden crozer in his right hand
He followed by long train of clergymen carrying
the neense and aper The Archbishop advanced to the
grand altar and his memento the attendant priests
being ranged around He afterwards descended, and,
taking his place the left hand side, sung the mass
the choir accom- panied by the organ, making the
sponses At the conclusion of the reading OF the
frat gospel his Grace sat down. having the placed
before him and the crozsr borne to the front of
Among the reverend gentlemen noticed the Very Rev
erend DR., Cumming, the Very Reverend Mr. Laughlin,
Reverend Mr. STAIRS pastor Of St. Marys Reverend Mr.
Quinn Of St. Peters, Reverend Mr. Curran, of st. An
drevs Reverend Mr. Bacon Of Brooklyn, Reverend Mr..
O'Riery and . large number of the Roman Catholic
clergy Of New York. and the surrounding cities The
Professor q Bellies Isttres at St. Johns College Ford.
ham. then asceDded the pulpit habited in surpcs and
s Following t
SERMON.
The gospel of this day is taken from the 25th chapter
of st. Mathew, commencing at the 14th
"A For tho kingdom Of heaven as man travelling into
far country who called his own servants and delivered
Ana he i've talents TO another two and
and : ~ sonny
traded with the and made them other Eve talents
T. And likewise he that had received two he also gained
But he that had received went and digssd in the
~ After long time the lord Of those servants cometh
90 And 20 he that had received Ave talents came and
broushs i've other talents SAYING Lord thou
81 His lord said him, Well done thou good and
will make thee ruler things enter thou into the
,h., had received two talent. ana said
ssssd!wS other talent; beside s them 49,
servant thou hast been faithful over things will
make thee ruler many things enter thou into Of
Then that had received the talent and said
thou hast not and gathering where thou hast not
IS And was afraid and and hid thy talent the
earth To- there thou hast that is thine
and slothiul servant thou kP9wsss that reap where
~ Thou oushtss therefore to have put my money to the
sxehangers and then at coming should have received
Take therefore, the talent from him. and give it unto
g. For unto that hath shall be given, and he
shall have abundance but from him that hath not shall be
Asa cast e the sa into outer dark
This Is gospel lesson set apart by the Church of God
for this solemn festival Of Ireands Patron Saint and
Apostle 1t contains much that both instruct and
console 1t contains much that instruct u.s. be-
in it have the Divine that whose is
faithful to the Divine trust shall have his ward
or Later, although long period of absence and
Quilted toll and suffering may eapse before Lord
turneth-and return he surely will for nations well
for individuals. And there is much very much it
to c5nsoe in the reflection that what God looks upon
here below upon the earth dear to him is the
Church and the destiny Of that Church guard the
treasures Of salvation dvinely entrusted her and
communicate them to men. She is to be triumphant
ver the world by her weakness and to mpart to
mankind in return for their hatred and their abuse what
sver there Of supernatural and divine life this
side Of the grave This fidelity of the Church to her mis-
sioa in spite Of the length of time spite OF the
hostility Of human passions and worldly opinions is her
glory 1t u the greatest is the purest of all earthly
gores and SUCH in time and in its sure the
gsry Of Catholic Ireland Glory Glory and
connect this period of the world with the unfortu
shat confidence in the presence of the august vct
whose life among US has been one long act Of devotion
and self sacrihoe-he man who has been trodden under
and buried in the bosom Of the earth that his divine
might cast their eternal roots for fruit for
more in presence and during his mystic sacrifice. feel
confidence Christian brethren in speaking to you of the
share which Ireland has had and stu has in the glores
sf Christianity, and keeping ourselves in this point of
view and this rising above earthly considerations
and worldly feelings hearts will be at There is
net Christian in this sssemblage that cannot
fully sympathise with the subject The Scotch Catholics
can do so-the Scotch Catholics whose foreahers kept
their faith pure as their own lakes, and as firm
their own mountains and the English Catholics in the
the herosm Of their brethren in Ireland they too ympa
thise with us and the American Catholics whose
tors sought refuge in our forests and who have kept
their faith pure-llustrated with many struggle
all Of them can exuk, as recount to you these
glorious examples Of Christian fidelity Why, Saint
Patrick, that glorious saint whose children and
the array of martyrs who surround him in heaven
look down with complacency and smile upon this
blaee and pour their hottest upon every
and heart for have to speak OF their fidelity and the
fidelity Of their brethren a rnese1oe
the Church and it consists in being associated with her
maryrdom and participating in her apostieshp You,
you yourselves honor fidelity to principle You
the who Is much attached to principle that
rather than sacrifice it he would lose everything In
your and in the eyes Of the world there is glory in
the political martyrs prson-glory in his chains His
death is glorious Bis memory is held sacred and his
grave is haowed spot. What say you then to an en-
tire people, who during centuries have manifested their
attachment to the highest Of all principles and ma IL
Wnss mess Of sono what kps q gory w rou
accord TO nation, who, during three centuries, bore
every kind Of suffering, degradation and DEATH under
every shape rather than sacrifice commit that Chris
ian freedom which that ration received from st Patrick
the fifth century, and at her baptism swore to main
ain fsrever9 To such nation surely you viii grant the
Iory Of martyrdom. Yes of real martyrd om-martyr-
om for conscience sake tyrom animated ~ charity
he crown Of martyrdom, where the blood shed in the
bontest was only her Martyrdom for conscience
hkel need not prove this II is the for which
be suffers, and not the suffering itself, which makes
partyr and this is the rule laid down by ST. Cypran
ROW, the world tears martyrs nations ind
vduas in two ways even as she tears the Church herself
by the withholding of its good will and by persecu-
ons of its hatred and the merit Of the and the
glory of the Church consists in resisting this two fold
persecution-and such has been the twofod resistance
Of Ireland. Every thing here is matter Of history-of
modern historvand far be 1t from make lie as
seron to bring for ~ardeda single fact that
the scrutiny Of history, but II is well known and asserted
Of every nation and every creed that 1t the beginning Of