The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-14
TIE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION.
ACCOUNTS BY THE FAITHFUL.

fFrom the Univers Dec. AL
The world awaits sith impatience the publication
D the decree proclaimed by the Holy Father the
h uk As yet we lave seen but few lines of it,
most important IL ID true, insersedn the Official
Inscription Of the Gionaie ID Roma, to whose edi-
Lr they were dictated by the Holy Father himself
, lived copy OF the decree, but are not at liberty
t0deliver Il for unlimitea publication until 1t DO
first addressed 70 al the episcopate. Oniy when
this is accomplished Will it fau within the domain
OF The public journals. OF these high and reason.
able motives we cannot but approve. There are
even persons VINO add tnat after being faithfully
translated and MED at Rome, It will be declared
authentic In most OF the European, and even some
Of the languages Of the East. This will be an ex
cellent means OF preventing the unstable and the
ntdel from slipping their ignorance or malice into
document q SO much lmportsnse, and upon winch
aas eyes woliu a.0 uow ass1.
We giye the der cripsion above alluded to AZ
translated by the Dublin Tablet of Dec. 20, which
says
A supplement 70 the Giormaie di Roma of Dec.
8, beautifully printed at the press of the Apostolic
Chamber, contains the subj0iled most Interesting
account OF the solemn 1enition by the holy Father
OF our Blessed Laoy's immaculate Conce ption.]
A great event, which all future ages will bless
was accomplished On the morning Of tie 9Th of DAG
1854, in the basiica OF tue Vatican The Sovereign
Pontif of She Catholic church, Plus TX. has AZ
length defined asa dogma of faith, in pursusace of
the ardent desire f the bishops and OF the faithful
confded to their care sSsG which has been for ages
past che pious and universal belief relative to she
Immaculate CONGESTION OF toe Most Holy Mary.
The dawn OF that day, although on the pr9yions
evening rain fell in aban Dance broke pure q ad se,
rene 90 beautiful morning Ia spriag And Rome,
which, IN consequence Of hef unbounded devotion
to Mary, awaited with more Of anxiety an any
other city the oracle OF the Vatcs IN, was In motion
from the first stras OF day, aud .nifestsd 80 esry
her JOY fulness The ctzens of ali classes joinsd Dy
an immense concourse OF strangers who hal sse ned
70 Rsme from all psrts, proceeded towards tie Va,
tiosn AL wished to be present At the solemn cers.
mony, and TO hear " at tn 5y must firmly belle 90
upon tie immaculate Conception of the Motasr Of
Tod, whom the Fathers Of the Church call ?. ORC.
agy OF innocence OF purity, OF perectitude full of
race ana glory, ara whom the pious faithful in.
Pike, emp yiDg for tina. purpose the or,per pravers
nthe Cnnrch, as tut u grace, Queen OF angels aud
linen, DIS eLsatYix Of heavenly blessjags shs Hone
nd the help Of al Il: she midst Of sne tsInnests and
tie agitatoDs 81 lie.
Towards nalfpast eight O'Clock ali the Cardinals,
the eScabsbops, and che Bishops, arrsysd in their
PSatfcas, assembled, WITH tse several colleges of
the Prelacy, ut the Sixtine chapel. And we saw in
that assembly Lot only the Cardinals aud Prelates
whose M bitus residence liz in Rome, but also the
Carainals, Arcab'snops, and Bishops from all parts
~ the world, fr5m the several atss Of Italy, from
tho Agssrian sta.es, from France, Belgium, Eng
land, Spain, and Portugal; the Arehbshops and
Bishops OF Holland, Greece, Bavaria, of Prussia,
and other Germanc countries, aad Of others also
who have crossed the Ocear, who come from China,
from Amefi q, and even from the most remote parts
of Oceancas all Fastening to the centre of Catholic
unity 70 hear the voice OF the gu csssor of Peter.
chapel had been inves-sd wish his Poatiacsl robss,
the procession set out to descend by the royal stair
case Into the basilica of the Vatican. In the first
rank walked the Apostolic Preacher and the Con-
feesor Of the Pontidcal house sold folio we'd by the
Purveyors General OF the Religious Orders, by the
Papal messengers, the Oh apsins ia Ordinary, the
PonhhcA Cour1ers and Assistant Chsmberlaios.
Next came the Private Clerks and the Honorary
Private Chsplains the Consssorial Advocates, the
State CHARACTERISTICS, and the Pontideal Precentors.
After them the Abbrevators OF the Briefs, the Vo-
fQM NJ .furn GNlArt ~
the Auditors OF Rota. and the Master Of the Holy
Hospital Then followed the cross, b,rne by an An
dtor Of Rota In the midst Of seven Prelates, bear
ing candesticks with Liz hted tapers; folio wing
the cross wall ed the Latin Subdeacon the Greek
Deacon and Subdescon, the Penitentare s of Sc.
Peters, the Bishops, the Archbishops, and the Oar
reign Pontif, immediately following whom, before
the Roman msgistracy came theVics Cam srlengo of
the Holy Church, tue two Assistant Cardinal Dea.
cons, end the Cardinal Deacon, whose duty it is to
assist the P0ntf In the celeb alton OF the Solemn
Mass; then folio we'd tho Dean Of the Rota, the Au
Iitor Of the Chamber, the Major Domo, the Master
Ihe Chamber, the Rsgeat OF the Cbancellery,
md the Apostolical Purvtyors.
During the procession the Lsauy of the Saints
Fas chAnted, which was concluded at the mn nent
Ihen ths Ponfif entered into tue basilica. Alter
be recital Of the prescribed prayers, the Holy Fa
her went TO adore the Most Holy sacrament fr,m
thence he proceeded, still accompanied by the pro-
cession, TO the Papal altar, add from his one,
placed a. the Epistle side, he received the homage
OI the On ulph Tue ArCfUanOpg, tue Ol6n1O9, aud
the pepitentiariss. All the arcnbshops present at
the ceremony, and who we're not yet assistants AZ
the throne. declared sucn by the express will
OF the soversign, pontif, and from thai time the
twelve senior ar hbisnops placed themselves around
the throne during all the time that the ceremony
listed. After tbs ofcs of fierce had been intoned
and nsbed the Holy Father was arr syed in his vest
ments for the Pontidcal Mass, having for assistant
bishop his tmiDence Cardinal Mattel subdesn Of
tina Sacred College, for deacon, CRYING the Mass
hls sminence Cardinal Anto1elli, and for subdeacon
Mgr. Serafni, Auditor Of RotA.
After the Gospel, chauted successfully la Latin
ard in Greek, his epinerce, the Csrdiusl Macchi,
In bis capacity OF Dean Of the Sacred College &C.
companied by the deans, the archbis hops, aud the
bishops. present at the august ceremony, and also by
Greek rite and tie archbishop Of
the Armenian rite, presented himself at the foot of
the throne and add essed In Latia these words to
the Sovereign Pontff:-
ther, ardenty dest es and calls for with all her heart
for long time past Is, that your supreme and in
fallib.e judgment should pronounce on the Immicu-
Late Conception OF the Most Holy Virgin Mary, Mo.
ther Of God, decision which may 6s for 6sc an
increase Of praise, OF glory and veneratioD In the
name Of the Sacred College Of the Cardinals OF the
Bishops Of the Catholic world, add of all the faith.
full, We demand humbly and urgently that the uni
versA wishes Of the church msy be accomplished In
this solemnity OF the Conception Of the Blessed
Virgin.
the Altar win be offered In this temple consecrated
to the Prince Of the Apostles and in she midst Of
this solemn assembly Of tee Sacred College, the
Bshops and the people, deign, Most Holy Fathsr to
Use your Apostolical voice, and to pronounce that
pgmntic decree of the Immaculate Conception Of
ary, which viii be subject OF joy for heaven, and
= fthe most lively gladness for the earth"
The Pontiff replied TO these words that ne re.
lived willingly the prayer Of he Sacred College
X the Epiacopacy, and OF the faithful, but that
I / order to grant IL II necessary to invoke
List the assistance Of the Holy Ghost. Immsdiste.
" the Vent Creator v was intoned, and the impro
yised chant of that hymn was executed not only by
the singers Of the Papa Chapel, but By oil the pep
ule assembled Animated with the most ardsut
faith and love towards her whom a the nAions call
blsssed, each invoked the light oil heaven upon the
Sovereign Ponsiff, who was ready TO give, from the
Insight Of the Chair Of Peter, de sion which would