The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-02-06
FOREIGN CATHOLIC INTELLIGENCE.

ROME, Jan. 4.-1he COHHcli-Af the last mo
n,ent the angemcntS for the sitting of the
18th December ut the Quirnal We're counter
manded, and last trial was made to remedy
the acoustic defects OF the Aula. The attempt
proved successful to such an extent that the
sittings continue to he held in St. Peters.
A great many candrds are of course current
bin Rome touching the Council. An excellent
Gallican friend Informed me yesterday that the
Fathers were employed on u "DefiuitiOn of the
Sy1Mbus" and on my inGuiring what that
might be, he replied that it would authorize
the burning of herctcs Let Dr. Cumming
beware! The most certain thing appears to be
that, the Fathers themselves, no ono
knows the ubjcct- matter of the late debates,
although there are good grounds for believing
that modern philosophy and Its teachings in
opposition to revelation are before the Commits
sion. Mgr. StrOssmayor, Archbishop of Bosnia
and Sirmicn, is spoken of as one of the most
eloque speakers in the Council, and he ere
ated great sensation, it appears, at the Con-
gregatiou of the 18th.
Funeral Of Cardinal Reisach - Cardinal Rel
sachs remains arrived in Rome last Tuesday
night, and have been placed in the vault of his
can be performed with the assistance of the
Holy Father, whose grief at his loss is very
great. The loss to the Sacred College is an ire
parable one at the present moment, especially
when his kindness, snavity and profound
learning and piety would have proved of snch
value III the Council and among his fellow
countrymen. His funeral will take place after
the Epiphany, but as yet the day has not been
fixed.
The Pope-His Holiness is in wonderful
force and spirits, and on Thursday appeared
unexpectedly on the Pincian, when the band
was playing and IL largo crowd was assembled.
He descended from his carriage and walked
round the gardens, stopping to talk to the
numerous bishops walking there, the whole
mass of people kneeling to receive his blessing &,
and cheering him most heartily at his depar-
ture, and the band playing Gounod's Jubilee
Hymn" as long as lie remained. On New Years
Eve he went as usual to the Gesu for the
nual TIC Deum " aud BcnedictiOn: the crowd
was n very large one and the Pope most
warmly received on the Piazza at his arrival
and departure On New Years Day he assisted
at the Capella in st. Peters, and afterward.
received the congregation of the corps dplo
matique and the. French Commander-in-Chef
General Dumont, and the garrison of Civita
Vecchia. His health il wonderful, and he il
said by those about him to Dc confident OF the
results of the Council.
i, -skinra!.",,s.-Ths ceremony took place last
week at tine American College, when the Arch
bishop of Baltimore received the profession OF
faith of al American lady. Cardinal Asquini
received that of another lady, also American
the sam}e day in his private chapel. Both are
persons of consideration among their country
women.
Jan. 6.-The second public session of the
Council took place this morning. The process
sion was omitted in order to shorten the cerc-
l., mony, and the Bishops had already taken their
places i'll the Aula before the arrival of the
Pope High Mass celebrated at the altar
in the centre, and the Teni Creator Spiritus
chanted, after which the Greed of Pope Plus
Nv. was recited to the Holy Father, each Bish.
op then leaving his place and swearing to it
before the Pope, laying his hand on the Holy
Gospels. This part of the ritual most
imposing one. The 7e Deum was then sung
and the Pope returned to his apartments about
two o'clock. There is to be another General
Congregation Saturday Mgr. Vasquez,
Bishop of Panama, is ut last dead after a partial
recovery A soircc took place last Tuesday
evening at the English Zouave Club.-1ablet