The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-06-14

On the morning of the feast named, we
were presented with Il vivid pOrtraiture of
q solemn festival in one of the ancient
Catholic Kingdoms of the old world, when
most holy days From the German Church
of Trinity, situated on St. Ferdinand street,
as the bells from the towers, which bear
erect the emblem of mans salvation, chimed
generously out, egressed a lengthy and inn
posing procession. The boys of the male
school connected with the church first APP
peared in ranks. One of the stoutest
of the lads led the van, bearing aloft a
pretty flag, and some hundreds in couples
proceeded after him. They were in holiday
| garb, and some of them carried large and
handsome bouquets. The girls of the female
in white dresses, followed closely. Then
the Children of Mary, virgin daughters of
an immaculate mother, clad in snowy mus
lin dresses, wreaths on their-brows, blue
sashes or ribbons encircling their waists
and pendant adown their sides, the zephyr
wind waiting them, as streamers on some
goodly ship, on the bland, clear air. A neat
and tasteful banner was borne by one of the
young maidens.
The Society Of st. Ann, very numerous
organization of married females, widows,
etc. came next in the order of procession.
If we err not, they also had an emblematic
flag. They were appareled in silken black,
with bonnets white as the down of the thistle,
the pure drapery thereof falling gracefully
over their necks and down their shoulders
They read aloud from their manuals apprO-
pirate prayers. A seraphic band leisurely
paced after them-infantile children of the
feminine gender, aged from four to seven
years, '!toddhng wee things" truly, and
| numbering fully score. Baskets filled
with the leaves of red and white roses, Jes-
samines, pinks, and carnations, were carried
in their hands or suspended from their
necks by ribbons. Their attire was spot
less, as free from faint or stain as was their
sinless and immortal souls. They bore q
bijoM banner some two OF three feet in size,
which was strictly in keeping. To gaze
upon them with their pretty wreaths and
redolent flowers, their innocent, appraised
countenances, their clustering curls, fes-
looming, as it were, their brows and necks,
was to imagine that they had just descended
from the paradise of the seraphim and
cherubim. They were under the guidance
of two of their teastlers, and the Office was
no idle sinecure. They preceded the altar
boys, some six or more in number, who wore
red, round caps, and had on surplices and
soutanes. These lads bore with them the tiny
sanctus is diurnally rung out. They unre-
mittingly rang them as they progressed on
ward, and from the church to the corner of
Casacalvo and ST Ferdinand streets, passing
down the former street a short distance.
And why this unceasing peals Because
!, Deucatn the cTIulSOu canopy, ChTTlcu ny
four of the members of st. Joseph, the
pastor of Trinity, the Rev. Mr.. Freeke,
bore in his hands the sacred host-the
oblatory Saviour. His curate, Father Trevis,
and Father Redonot, of st. Vincent de
Paul, accompanied him.
The Society of st. Joseph, male, having
two banners, (all the members dressed i'll
black slowly and reverentially moved i'm
mediately after the clergymen. Most of the
congregation of Trinity Church, some re.
citing prayers and others chanting sacred
songs, brought up the rear.
Theprocession entered the gateway which
leads to the field in the rear of the schools
, where four affairs had been erected on the
preceding evening. These were tasteful IL
) structure and elegant in design, evincins
much artistic Skill considering the expe
dition of the work. The high walls of the
cotton press served admirably to place the
, pendant trapery thereon. Fir, arbor Vita
: and other evergreens, hemmed in the affairs
e ON both sides, leaving the entrance way t.