The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-06-13
LETTER FROM rAroHEz.
FEAST, OF THE SACRED HEART or ,rs,7a '.''-
PosISd AND isuBLfsiE pro 81 S,s I'm
-. =, : NArcnEz, June i, ,seo
70 the Editors of the. Morning Star:

-. - -. :, >. :. NATcHEz, June 4, 1869
On the evening of the feast named ,vo
bresen5ea with vivid portraiture of soIenr
iestiVal IN one OF the ancient CathoIic HI.suiNn
doms of theold world, when those Lino Ing
| were in their palmest and most holy da,slooms
the weather bore the appearance Of rain az as
tlce had been given to the Catholics of MO no.
that the ringing of the bells from the GoV shz
dral steeple was to he the signal that ~ aa.he-
cessionswonld take place at D'Everenx R gs3,
Asylum, which is under the managenanti ai y.
the brothers of the Sacred Hearts of 0I I Oh
and Mary. VI Jesus
We arrived on the ground at half after a..
In the evening, aud the procession ~, nte
commence only at six o'clock, we sno mas 10
time IN inspecting the preparations mad V s
the occasion by the good Brothers AZ ~: oi
ri GioG q; r. NJ; lengthy procession formed
The Right Rev. Bishop Elder preached an oIa
quent and impressive sermon, which will nv.
be soon forgotten hy those who had the bann;s I
ness of hearing him. immediately after tbo :
procession began. First came the, cross heara
and two acolytes with candles FOLLOWING afte
them We're the orphans of st. NIary's AsvInn, :.
all of whom were dressed in white prece5ajj
bya beautiful banner of our Blessed M"tInu
then the children of St. Joseph's school amon,
whom were the children of Mary, virgin dan @bs
tiers of an immaculate mother, clad in snoSys
muslin dresses, wreaths their brows, blns
slshcs or ribbons encircling their shouldars
and pendant down their sides, the zephyr wind
waiting them as streamers on some goodlv shin
on tho bland clear air. neat and tasteful
mAldppS
Both they and the orphans of St Mnry,s Asv.
lum are under the management of the VOL
Sisters of Charity. The Society of ST SIoy.
sius, n numerous organization of young M.
married ladies, came next II. the order of the
procession. The Sanctuary Society," comnosed
of married ladies, whose object is to show tbn;r-
love to that Sacred Heart by attending to ali
that concerns His holy altar, followed after =
Then came the school boys and orphan chill
drcn under the Brothers charge--the former in +
their holiday attire and the latter in their fne
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banners Next IN order came the very young
children under the chasge of the Sisters aged
from seven to four years" toddling wee
things truly, and numbering nearly n score
Bas kots filed with the leaves of red and white
roses, iasnlines, Pirils. etc, were carried bv
them. Their attire spotless-as free from
faint or stain rs was their sinless and immortal
souls, 10 gaze upon them, with their pretty
wrcaths and reslolent flowers, their innocent
upralsed countcnances, to imagine that
they had just descended from the paradise of
the sernphim and the cherubim.
They were followed by the Episcopal cross
bearer, the sanctuary boys dressed in red and
white, the crozier bearer, thurifers, and lastly
the cycr-blessed Sacrament. carried by the
Right Rev. Bishop Elder accompanied by
the Very Rev. Father Grignon, Vicar Gen
eral, and Rev. Father Huber, the gentle
men of st. Aloysius and St MichaePs Societies
marching on both sides of it, forming a guard
of honor. The blessed Saerament having ar
rived at the repository, appropriate hymns and
the 1dnttm Ergo were chapted, after which the
given to the assembled hundreds by the Bshop,
all kneeling with flaming torches the emer-
aid carpeting beneath them spread out so in
willingly and lavishly by natures hands-abovs
them nothing but the fretted canopy of the
sky Oh! it seemed fitti@g place-reposito-
ries, devoutly worshiping congregation with
their hundreds of candles, the holy prelate
= f'i"i"tns at the altar, sanctified priests--to
iieryently implore the blessings of the Most
high, and to repair the GOODNESS and indiffer-
ence nee, of so many souls to that loving heart who
is ali love for them.
The procession then entered a gateway
which leads to garden on the side of the
chapel, where triumphai arches, beautifully
decorated, had been erected Pine cedar and
eVergreens We're planted ON both sides of the
walk, which enhanced the solemnity of the oc
eaSion Finally. the Bishop who was still car
'ylng the blessed Sacrament arrived at the
last repository. Here the Te Deura and other
ymns were sung, when bencdiction was given
20 the knecling multitudcs, after which they
Tcndcd their steps homeward experiencing no
ioubt the truth of the saying that " an hour
Pent in the presence and company of our
OlVine Lord is preferable to thousands spent -
IL the houses of sinners" =
Yours, truly, vi