The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-07-18

therefore urgently request our friends to
send in ccninuhications Of any kind as
early on Friday as possible. ..
Letter of His Eminence Cardinal Barnabo.
The Propagate,y, of the. 10th inst, con-
tains q letter addressed to the Most Rev.
Archbishop Odin by Cardinal Barnabo, on
the subject of the grand Catholic manifesto
ton which took place inthis city in April
last. The original being written in Latin,
the following is an exact translation of il:
MOST nlustrious and Most Reverend Lord.
As soon as / received the letter that your
Grace wrote me, dated the Gath of last April,
renitted, without delay, to the Holy Father
The sum of twelve Thousand two hundred and
g: eighty.aix francs and ninety cents, which
companiedit, together with the Journals and
His Holiness received with the most lively
satisfaction this new mark of devotion and of
iiilial love for the Chair of st. Peter, given by
the clergy and the faithful confded to your
care In reading the above journals, the Holy
Father Saw with great consolation with
what joy and enthusiasm those who -gloried in
the title of Catholic had celebrated the fiftieth
anniversary of his admirable priesthood, and
with what eagerness they had manifested
the intimate union of their hearts, notwith-
standing the immense distance that separates
them from us, and had testifie& their attach
ment aud fidelity to this Apostolic See. Filled
with JOY, ana moved even to tears III hearing
1T read, the Holy Father has charged me to
press to you and all his devoted children his
paternal affection, and he gives to all and to
each, with love from the bottom of the heart,
the Apostolic Benediction.
q. CARD. BARNABo, Project.
oRoiae, College efthe Propaganda, Jaac 10, 1862
The Holy Father, not content with hav-
ing addressed our venerable Archbishop
through Cardinal ,Barnabo in the preceding
letter, has himself addressed q letter to
him, signed by his hand, of which the fol-
lowing is a Translation ;v.4 grs
Letter of the Sovereign PontiT TO Arch
bishop 0din.
siF.fssaT a5s. iegla1 p 49, 5s-fs< -s ID -Ft'
Pins TX, Pope;
To, our Venerable Brother, salutaton AID
the Apostolic ,Benediction. .r-4,4sa
We could not, Venerable Brother read over
awitliout the most lively and sweet emotion the
description thatFy you have given of the marks
Of truly ,tiAal fsietys and of religions joy with
which Your city has chosen to congratulate us
ON the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of
our ordination. 60 - - -s4e4
This great concourse of the faithful foclSiDg
to the churches and TO religious exercises the
ponlp with which the Holy Eucharist, placed
on q magnihcent throne, was exposed In the |
open air to the homage of an infTRmerable 4
crowd; the spontaneous eagerness of the ma
gistrates and the principal citizens; the APP
pIause With which the discourses were received,
where many Catholics recalled the dignity and
benefits of the Holy See; the love and devotion
due the common Father of the faithful and the
hopes of peace and of tranquility that may
spring from the future Council; in fine, the Joy
and giadness that prevai1ed-,aH this appeared
to us not only to RECALL the grandeur and
power of that Catholic unity which is the
tincommunicable glory of 3, the Church of
Jesus Christ and the terror of her enemies,
but also to offer pledge of her glorious tri-
umph, which we endeavor to hasten by la
bors, our VOWS. and our prayers, in concert
with all Christian people--a triumph which 4
viii be obtaiped, not by 7discord, confusion, 4
war or tie shedding of blood, but by the kiss
Nof righteousness and peace which will bring
together all smehwll lead them as docile
sc&iildren around him who holds 4earth the
place of the Heax emily Father. and " hieh, after
having uTfited sill IN one family, wifi inundate
them with joy as sweet as it is pure. You
can Then, eaaily comprehend, yeperablsSChroth-
er, how sweet and consoling have been the tes-
timonies ofaaHachfioht and love inspired by
motives so, noble and SO elevated, and with
what latitude we have received them.
Make N%lppEn& to@all these Sentiments that
we experience; assure them of our very ten
der affection, and of the prayers by which we
viii in1pI0Te God Tor each of them the alum
dance of csfestini ETsIce and pEeFS other good
As pledge of the divine favor and tes-
timony of our very special. good. will, EeceiTe
the Apostolic fsenediction that We give to you
with love-to you, to all your clergy, and to-
all tho failltfnlNwho are coniided TO Ynn.
Given at Rome, near St.. Peter's, June IL,
1869, the twentyathird year of our Pontiicate.
PIUs TX, Pope.
DIOCESE. OF NAfcnITocuEs.-T Lay
ton, Esq, central\ treasurer of the Arch
confraternity of ST. Peter, has received
from the Right Rev.@ Bishop Martin, of