The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-06-06
Proc ssion. III Jsffsrson CITY,


there was q grand PROGRESSION in honor o
the festival of Corpus Christi; to-da.
there win be 9 grand display of the sam,
kind in Jefferson City, ms concluding Ger
emory for Their month Of May. The process
sion will leave st. Stephens Church an,
make circuit of about one mile. It will
start by way Of Berlin street up to Tchoup
| itoulas, then follow. that street up to Val.
ence, thence it will go down to st. Charles
along st. Charles to Napoleon Avenue, ani
up that Avenue to the church.
/ Besides the societies belonging. &c tns
parish, there will be several from the
Fourth and Third Districts of the city
These, with st. Stephens Beneficiary So
ciety, the Young Mems Catholic :Associa.
Ftion, the German Society, the Altar saci-
ETY., and the St. Theresa Society Composed
of young ladies of the Convent), with their
numerous banners and their bands of mu-
sic, will make very long and interesting
procession, independently, of the crowds of
faithful who, without belonging to any as
ISOLATION, will accompany them. -
AS the hour of starting will be- o'clock
in the afternoon, persons from tile city
could easily be present to witness or par
ticipate in the Proceedings. A Sunday af-
ternoon gould hardly be better spent than
in so~open and pronounced an act of devo-
ton to the Blessed Virgin, while at the
same time encouraging the introduction of
the beautiful old Catholic custom of open air
professions. Everything that, tends to
popularize the worship of God ought to be
encouraged. Everything that brings re-
lision openly before the eyes of the people,
that invests it with an atmosphere of dig
nifty and power, is calculated to raise it in
public veneration. t<
Ailthese venerable customs of the Church,
dictated by profound wisdom and hal
lowed by ages of practical use, are among
the most ctficacious means of reaching the
popular respect and sympathy. They
ought to be introduced in this country, and
they ought to be conducted with all the
details and circumstances of appropriate
ness and splendor which the Church itself
has thought fit to suggest in relation to
them. They will thus assume the dignity
Of which they are capable, and produce
the fruit for which they have always been
We are informed that it is the custom at
St. Stephens Church to postpone the final
ceremonies of the month of May to the
irst Sunday succeeding the close of the
month, unless it should end on that day.
BY this means q much larger attendance
md more solemnity are secured.
THE NEW CHURCH ON ANNuSc1arro,,
'QPARE.-While, day or two since, in the
'lcinlty OF Annunciation Square, we were !
Utterly surprised to see the walls of new
'otme structure, already some thirty feet
Ugh, fronting on that square, and which
7e. were informed was the Catholic
'hurch being erected by Rev. Father She
an. We were aware that Father Shebau
al undertaken the work of collecting for
lis building after the termination of his
enten labors at st: Patrick's Church. and
e had vague idea that he might be able
commence the structure itself some time 2
lis coming fall or next year, but the
fought OF seeing brick on the ground by
lls time had never occurred to us. much
SIS the magical apparition of tie church !,
self, half-built. AT its present rate of
'ogress the congregation will be able to
sc it before long.
Ihe huildiHs -Ae-esse-astt feet
ng-by- five wide, with II capacity =
n'ewhat greater than that of ST. Theresa's i
lurch. Its parochial limits will extend !
om Ierpslchore street to Felicity Road,
ID from the river to Apollo street, COM !
islng section of what is now st. There =
3 parish. Judging from the number of '
ildren who made their first Communion =
1T Friday in that church, the parish capa- 4
9 of a subdivision. :,
Father shehan, we are told, intends h
lding a fair within the building after it tt
all have been sufficiently completed, for W
benefit of his church fund, on which II
'asion his energy and zeal will doubtless if
GIVE ample marks of appreciation at the te
nds Of his friends and the public gem IN
lily. This sacred edifice is being erect u