The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-06-13
xonurna STAR AND CATHOLIC MEssEEaER.

BAY 81. Lours, June a, 1868.

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reditora Morning Star and Catholic Messenger
sAs Won may not have received any notice of
the celebration of the Feast OF Corpus Christi
at this place, i send You short sketch before
tbe mail closes this evening sss -ss
we had q solemn High Mass In The morning,
Rev. Father Grignon, v. G. of the diocese, be-
ing celebraRt, and Fathers Leduc and Demer-
anger, deacon and sub. Deacon A sermon was
preached in French by Father sDefeau, s. j.,
of your city, The church was crowded from
The early Masses and o large portion of tue
congregation went to holy communion.
The Month of May celebration took place as
usual at p NJ, and after it and a sermon =:
English from the Jesuit Father who preached
in the morning came the grand procession 5f 10 Of
Catholics of the city. The arrangements were
admirably made and carried out under the
supervision of the Rev. pastor, aided by Bro
theirs Dominic and Louis, of the CoIeGe--the
former being an efficient grand marshal.
The order of the procession was as follows
Gross and aeolytes, the day scholars of the Sis
,ters, the Sisters and boarders, the Children of
Mary, the students of the College Sc, Stanfs-
1aus Society with appropriate flag and banners,
the College band, che choir, the Sanctuary
Rey;' Father Gri gnon, supported on each side
by Rev. Fathers Ledpe and DeIaeFanger, under
Iastsia sai.epy, carried by eight Of tho prin
two with the greatest decorurn and silence.
AZ you know the beautiful road that fronts
the bay. you can form some idea OF the i'm
slowly moved along, with banners waving and
TO the sound of martial strains from the Col
iege brass band-tlfe air redolent with the
mingled fragrance OF n Thousand bouquets
strewn in front of che blessed Sacrament, the
sveet-smolling jasmine and magnolia e1haled
their Sweetest odors in the path of, Him to
whom they owe their beauty.
In this order the procession moved to the
beautiful grounds of the Sisters, under taste
fully erected arches, crowned with flags and
flowers and burning lamps, to the beautiful
little temple of the Madonna, erected on an
evergreen mound, came the worshiping throng
to 6ae Lumber of six or seven hundred, where
tfas Messed Sacrament was deposited.
After hymns and music by the band, bene-
V&ction was given, also a sermon:
The sight around this fairy-like temple was
one to be remembered. The yonpg ladies,
rayedfin white, carrying slender banners, With
badges of blue, in 4mute devotion, kneehng
1ikeFninistering angels around their Gsd on
the ether side, the young boys, witlf>appropri-
flying by their religious department both their
intelligence and faith /; While around and afar
stood the faithful, INSTRUMENTATION gave the
signal for alteration. ri 80 t,r l'-.i- ,s.7
1t,was indeeAr to a .nainter's eye, L. charming
sight, but 70 the eye of faith it was consoiing,
1T was S0lemn, it, was grand AT intervals OIL
thoESay NUMEROUS and well-trained band of
Sanctuary boys, marching before tho blessed
SSacrament, carrying baskets OF flowers, with
the tiiurifer and incense bearer, would stop at
a signal, and PROSTATE in alteration, wond
throw handfus of sweet iAOwers towards the
holy Sacrament rwhile the ithurifer flledot he
air with clouds of frank incense. fftG a. 't'
Altogether 1t was o. day worth lof. the feast,
as faISas poor mortals could make ut foritheir
God When the procession returned to the
Nchurch, in the same order as before, u nagniEt
cent illumination OF the altar blazed from in
to SO beautiful celebration of the feast of
Corpus Christi as ever a Catholic heart could
wish to behold: or ,Tssi5 g,. q 20, = NJ E'7flS