The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-06-06
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Editors Morning Star aud Catholic Messereer. '-'s
4 Yesterday was celebrated athe fsativ.l ~.
kCorpHs Christi, and If every parish khrougho'.ss
the diocese has been ms BuccessfiilN in IL
bration as that of st. John the Eyangeiist' IN,
report which will be rendered our .wort th1
Archbishop across the ocean viii brins, ;o,,s "
his heart-and consolation to his spirit ~ % ~
worthy pastor, Father D'Hemecourt, is del;ght
| ed almost beyond measure; and well mayS ~
i be; for, notwithstanding the brief snaca n ~s
time devoted to preparation, we have neysr
witnessed more perfect success In anvth;n
of the kind heretofore undertaken in our nay
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Good Congregations attended the two ,oa.s.u
offered mp yesterday In st. Johns and in M
! evening, about O'clock, every Catholic WIZ
| could possibly get away from home, WAS IN 4,
| attendance, and, after II brief and good sermon
| by Father OH, Joined in the proeesaion =,
honor of the occasion, which, issued from ths
church in the following order: eross-bearer
and acoiytesi, brass band, boys of St JolSs
school and the Parish, Children of Mary. precss
ded by banner and followed by statue "a
the Blessed Virgin, girls of the Convent and 81
the Parish, ladies Of the congregation. tchoir1,
lot Of little girls strewing flowers, Celebran{
carrying Blessed Sacrament) ;strrou Ilaied ~.
the. gentlenien of the congregation, some sixtyy,
of whom formed q guard Of honor aud carried
burning tapers--alf under the direction al -
4. Grace, marshal, and Aubry Dnpuvl ,Ta126s.a
\, Robertson E. A. Marionneanx, r r. Lam
dry, j. Milton Brown and VIM! Bliinfs asssgt.
ant niarsals.9 In this order the 1pfooession
moved around thsisqhare ON which atnnils orr
Church and tho one in the rear to q Iai,st hao,
tifui repository fixed up just inside the large
gate entering the Convent grounds, where bffl-
ediction was given; thence to- another truIyy.
beautiful and finely bedecked repository on ~
Johns Square, lin trout Of the Church y thence
into the Church, where the third .behesfctioy
was given from the grand altar z The eyeniss
was heautifnl, and when add that some 1lO0
persons took part in the procession, ala moving
in the most perfect order, aud some, three hun.
dred or more Gncluding many, of our dissent
ing brethren) were congregated on St. johns
Square, we can truly claim that our demonstra-
. =. nv was complete success truly gratifying
Messrs Editors, that Almighty God will ae
cept it in atonenent for many of the sims of
commission and omission of which, aias! too
many are guilty in presence of the Adorable
Sacrament of the Altar. .,- ,.-.t1. .s,..-.,
To-day number of children of the Parish of
st. RaphaePs, SOME six miles below this place
on the same side of the river, in charge of
Father Fallee make their first CommuIIion .
for which important duty they have been pre-
pairing for four or five days past by a spiritual,
retreat preached by Father Dubernard of st.
Gabriefs. e.
In this Parish and in st. GabriePs, a large
number of children are being prepared for their
first Communion, but no time has as yet been
determined upon. Thus the good work goes
on. - .7ta
Next, Wednesday week we will celebrate the
festival of st. John the Evangelist the patron
saint of our Parish Church and School, on
which occasion we hope to have the pleasure
of a visit from our much esteemed friend Very
Rev. Father Perche. Grand High Mass will be
celebrated on the occasion and as the clergy
of the adjoining parishes are expected to Be
present, pleasant and agreeable time is
looked for. 80 F
The weather has been fine of late-cool for
the season, though getting quite warm these
few days past. Crops are backward, but our
planters are hopeful, especially since the great
:. father of waters has commenced to 20 down.
We have been for time considerably
alarmed, and justly, about the height of the
water, but SO far, our parish has suffered but
little from the breaks in the lexees above us,
and as the river is now declining steadily. we /.
feel relief not easily described, -and hope by
next spring that our levees ,vilffbe strength.
sned and secured so to cause less anxiety
md nneasiness in the future. ,.. s.r
Yours, truly, PELICAN.