The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-07-18
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letter from its special correspondent
in the New York Tribune:
ROME, June %, 1867.
Tomorrow will occur in Rome the
grandest convocation that has taken
place during the present century.
This meeting of the Universal Catho-
lie Church has convened the repre-
sentatives of the Catholic world in
greater numbers than ever before ap-
peared in Rome. The French, Ro-
man and Spanish papers are full of
conjectures concerning the real cause
of the convocation; but none but
the Pope himself can officially an
nounce the real cause of the grand
assemblnge.
The cause of the present ccnvoca-
ton is ostensibly to commemorate
the centennial anniversary of the
martyrdom OF st. Peter and st. Paui,
who are to be canonized tomorrow
and beatified on the 1st of July. Also
arc to be canonized Father Paul of
the Gross, already bentified, and the
200 Japanese martyrs of the Society
of Jesus, martyred, according to
Catholic history, about 900 years ago.
In commemoration of The great
event which is to happen tomorrow,
his Holiness ordered the great relies
Of st. Peters and st. Mary Majors,
and the churches of Santa Croce in
GeruS0lemme, and st. Peters m IN
cula, to be exposed to the yencration
of the faithful on some altar of these
churches respectively. The great
relics of st. Peters are: y portion Of
the trni cross, portion of the lance,
the impression of the sacred face on
the handkerchief of Veronica. The
relic of st. Mary Majors is: The crib
which served rs the cradle for the
infant Redeemer. The great relic of
tho Church of Santa Croce is: The
large portion of the true cross. The
great relic of the Church of st. Peter
ad Tincul,t is: The chains by which
the apostle was bound in Jerusalem
and in Rome, ard which, having
been miraculously united together,
now form one chain.
The grand illumination of the Gu
pola Of st. Peters comes off to-mor-
row, and every street in Rome is pre-
pairing for an illumination of its own.
Even i'll Leghorn and Civita Vecchia,
and Pisa, the people are to have great
festivities. The preparations for the
festivities, tomorrow evening, in
Rome, surpass any preparations
which have ever been made. Scat
folding has been up for weeks, i'll St.
Peters, to arrange the illumination
with colored lights.
The only ceremonies which will
ever compare i'll grandeur to to-mor-
rows, were the ceremonies attending
the declaration of the Dogma of the
immaculate Conception, by Pope
Plus TX, in 1854.
Then the Catholic world journeyed
Romeward, to hear the declaration
Of the new dogma which the Pope
had issued unotiicially in his Ency-
clial letter, while in exile at Glcta.
Then the same popc was horne in
his Chair of State to St. Peters,
wearing the tiara, surrounded by 300
cardinals and bishops, wearing their
mltres. the pcnitcntiarioS OF st. Peter
wearing their chasubles, flies of sol
diers, the quaint Swiss Guards, and
the noble guard Of his Holiness in
their grand attire.
i was told in England, while lcav-
ing the Tribune Bureau to report the
Rome festivities, by Catholic, and
the founder Of the BeI/dSt Observer,
that ut this convocation IL new dogma
was to be proclaimed to the church
by the Pope, if, after consultation
with the Cardinals and Bishops, it
was found to be eXpedicnt, viz: The
infallibility Of the Popc!" have, as
yet, been unable to confirm this OPT
Mon, though the question is unof-
ficially discussed among Catholics
here. Perhaps this would not be n
more startling doctrine than the dog
ma of the immaculate Conception,
declared in 1854. Whether it be
true or not, l will be able to tell in
my next letter
The Pope is receiving presents
from all directions. a while since, n
Russian lady gave him $50, 600 francs
in pair of slippers, and the Queen
of Spain and other dignitaries have
given him the most costly presents.
The Romish Church is loyal and
snbservient to his Holiness, but there
seems to be new religious liberty
lighting up the Roman people, de
sire to throw off the Papal yoke, and
stand forth in the broad field of civil
and religious liberty.