The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-07-17
Evary-D.y Lite q Pin. x.

II Evary-Day Life Of Pins X.
| The astonishing energy displayed by thu
Holy Father in his constant attehtion t.
public and private affairs, has long beer
matter of remark, The following interest
ing details, on whose accuracy our readers
may rely, will show with what regularity
and order every portion of the life Of the
Pope is laid out:
| The time he allows himself for sleep il
scarcely six hours. Half-past six finds him
already In the chapel adjoining his sleep,
| ing apartments, where mass is celebrated
in his presence by one of his chaplains.
He next offers the Holy Sacrifice himself,
| and whilst making his Thanksgiving after
it he assists at q third mass. After this
third mass, the Pope recites the little hours
| of the divine Office, and then takes the cup
OF black coffee, which constitutes his con-
slant and only breakfast. This is the only
rejection taken by his Holiness before din
| ner, which is at half past two, except on
extraordinary occasions, when the fatigues
of the morning force him to take a small
| cup of soup. At breakfast the members of
| the Pope's family, who may at any time be
| IN Rome, are received in audience. After
wards the morning letters are brought in.
The letter-bag is brought to his Holiness
,
him personally, as are all the letters adj
dressed to him from all parts of the world.
They are Immediately arranged in classes,
and often annotated in his own hand for
the guidance of the officials whose duty it
| is to answer them. Thanks to his orderly
system, no letter on any matter of conse-
quence ever remains on the Pope's desk at
night. The interior arrangements of the
household are next settled, and orders
for the afternoons promenade and duty of
the day given to the lieutenant of the
guards.
At half-past eight the Cardinal Secretary
of State is received in audience, aad on his
retirement those persons who have OBJ
tanned special introduction are admitted,
often taking up the whole time till half
past ten o'clock, at which time the doors of
the grand apartments are open to receive
the Cardinal Projects of the Congregations,
ministers, and other dignitaries, for whom
audiences have been assigned. Next follow
the private audiences of those who have
obtained that honor by the Intervention of
the Maestro di Camera. Except on solemn
occasions, when the throne room is used,
Plus TX. receives in the room which serves
the double purpose of sleeping apartment
and study. On one occasion French off,
Ger was very DESTROYS of having an audi
ence, but could not bring himself to per-
form the usual ceremony of kissing the
Pope's foot. He was consequently about
to leave Rome without fulfilling his desire
Of having an audience, when the Pope
heard Of the matter, and at once sent for
the officer, telling him he dispensed with
the ceremony objected to, and giving him
his hand to kiss. The gallant officer was
completely overcome when, at the close of
the audience, his Holiness handed him q
splendid cameo, requesting him to present
it to his mother as memento of his visit
to Plus TX. After some three or four
hours spent in audiences after this fashion,
some repose is necessary. This repose the
Vicar OF Jesus Christ seeks in the chapel,
IN communion with Him whose representa-
tive on earth he is. A few minutes are
then devoted to conversation with his
chamberlains, after which, at half-past two,
dinner is served.
The Pope usually dimes alone, and is
served by his first valet-de-chambre, to |
whose family belongs whatever remains of
the repast. This usually consists of soup,
q dish of boiled beef and vegetables, and |
roast meat with rice and desert. On fast
and abstinence days fish and white meats |
are substituted for the flesh meats used on
other occasions. After dinner he takes q |
short siestG in an arm chair.
His next occupation is to recite vespers
and Complin, after which, when weather
permits, he drives out, generally to one or
the other of the most frequented prone
nades in the city. This is favorjte time
for strangers and others who desire to see
Inc rope. Iney range themselves In q line
On each side of the gallery along which he
passes to the carriage. His Holiness's
usual gOing-out dress is white cassock
With red cape and hat. AS he passes he
oestows his blessing on the two lines of tie
faithful at each side.
-Four chamberlains usually. drive out
with him, and an escort of Dragons ac-
companies the cortege. One of them, called
the BatttstrGdG, rides in advance, and at
his approach the people in the streets range
themselves along each side, 30 as TO allow
the carriages to pass, and themselves to
obtain the Papal Behediction.
When arrived at the place chosen, the
Pope usually alights and mingles with the
crowd, exchanging kind words with those
ae recognizes, who are always a goodly
lumber, as his prodigious memory enables
him to recollect almost every one who has
,ver been presented to him. This daily
is always terminated before the
lime of Angelus, which in Rome varies
With the season, from five to eight o'clock.
On his return to the Vatican, the first
of Plus TX. is to recite, Mathis
md Lauds of the following day, in which
le is accompanied by one of his chaplains i
To this follow the audience. dedicated
pecially to matters of government and
uch like. These are usually extended to
. late hour, seldom terminating before half
'ast ten or eleven o'clock. When the audi
noes are all over, few minutes are again
devoted to conversation with the domestic
,relates, his Holiness partakes of a very
rugal supper, and then retires for the night. /
This is the usual routine, and is seldom
for Plus TX. has no vacations
properly so-called; for the few days he