The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-04-26
Communicated
GREAT DAY AT ST. VINCENT DE PAUL.

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GREAT DAY AT ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
On Sunday last, the 10Th instant, from
the ushering in of the rosy light OF morning
until the SUMS declensiOn, or when his fer
vid rays began to pale in the far off occi
dent, and to tincture with q glorious halo o
blended purple and gold the ornamental
clouds, the church above named was open
and for the greater portion of the time re-
ferred to was thronged with devOut wor
shippers. At half-past six in the morning
from the belfry rang out the summons t.
matin prayer and the worship of the Omnis
Gent God. At seven O'Clock, when all were
of the impressive service of their holy reli
gion, from the adjoining school house OF
whilom church came echoing sounds of lau.
tfation, hymns of humble but seraphit
praise to the Supreme Being, which, borne
on the bland, pure air of opening day
from the altar of sacrifce-to the Eternal
One! These strains gusied forth in silvery
ripplings from the guileless hearts of the
youthful Of both sexes, marshaled in dual
ranks, and as they approached nearer the
church, their loud and admingled chmtings
reached the ears of the kneeling multitude
within the holy fame and stirred the pulses,
not alone OF parents and relatives, but of all
there congregated.
The Rev. E. j. Foltier, pastor of St. Vim
cent, preceded the interesting and pictur-
esquc procession, whilst his potent voice
sacred eGifice. The more juvenile of the
very tastefully appareled and tiny girls
followed directly in his footsteps: Their
dresses were Of white muslin, stainless and
spotless as the snow on the browning peak
Of Alps. Blue sashes were suspended adOwn
girded their slender waists. Wreaths of ar
titicial and other flowers garlanded their
smooth and alabaster brows, on which care
nor time has yet made impress. They looked
like cherubs that had temporarily winged
their way to this mundane sphere from the
celestial realms of their great and glorious
Father; for the leprOsy of sin has not as
sailed their immortal souls; neither has
-venial transgression reached their suscep-
tible and simple hearts, nor mingled with
their almost infantile ideas. The larger fe-
males-young ladies, some of them may be
denominated-moveds slowly and gracefully
after their little sisters in God. One of them
bore n banner of the Virgin Mother, which
SOILS early beams appeared to salute, mo-
mentarily glittered on and impaired a lus-
trous radiancy. They were similarly CARRIED
to their predecessors. All bore in their
hands lighted tapers, their light symbolic
of Omniscient truth and the never-waning
lustre that irradiates and illumines the king
dom of the Most High! The boys came
next in order of procession. They were cos
tuned in black jackets and white pants,
badges or rOsettes, with central crosses on
some of them, encircled their right arms,
the folds dropping prettily if not POLITICALLY
downwards. They also carried large waxen
tapers, and with more muscular voices than
the other and beauteOus sex, /chanted the
refrains.
The procession proceeded reverentialiy
up the nave of the church, until the altar
ratings were gained, where as large num-
hxrn ~ how on6 Cir1S n q cOI7I6 he lcCOmmO-
dated within the sanctuary entered and
seated themselves, the remainder grouped
outside OF seated themselves on chairs ar
ranged in the nave. Mass was celebrated by
Rev. M. Borias, of the church of st. Angus
tine At the termination thereof and prior
to the imparting of the august sacrament of
communion, he addressed the youthful and
sinless groups kneeling beneath or clustered
around him. Rarely have we hardened to
language as fervid or tones as deep and pa
thetic. His sympathy, his feeling, nay, his
very soul appeared to be absorbed. His
hearts calm utterance seemed coined into
unctuous words or fashioned into intense
and ardent devotion. He discoursed as If
God inspired, and the honey that came, as
it were, dripping from his lips, was sweeter
and purer than that distilled from Hy bias
Mount. He seemed to gaze on the beauties
and beatitudes of heaven, and to look on the
ministering hosts of cherubims and sera-
phims circled around the throne! Beside the
white ROBBED maidens and well-clad boys,
large number of men and women received
the bread of life, Sunday being the close of
the iridium.
At ten O'Clock, solemn high mass was
entoned by the Rev. j. Cambiaso, of the So
ciety of Jesus. AS in the morning, the pro-
.cession of the juveniles made its entry into
the church from the ancient editice of St.
Vincent, chanting hymns and bearing waxen
lights, with this exception: that the Arch
iSh<
attended by the Rev. Fathers Murphy and
Foltier, accompanied the children. On their
entrance the organ pealed forth, and the
choir, in sweet and solemn melody, sent
their song of laudation re-echoing through
the spacious temple. When the sublime
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