The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-07-30
VOLUME ",
M,rnIng Star and Catholic Messenger.
NEW ORLEANS SUNDAY. JULY 80. ISL
FROM ROME.

swer made by His Holiness to the Address
laid at his feet in the name of the Irish in
" It is great consolation to Me to see My
self surro unded by the good Irish. Yes!
Ireland has given continued proof of her
love, respect, and filial attachment to the
Vicar of Jesus Christ, she has assisted
Him also literally with an open hand gem
cipally to her Faith, which she has known
how to maintain intact in the midst of
long sufferipgs, assisting also largely to
preserve it in England and Scotland. To
preserve this Faith, your Episcopacy, uni
ted and compact, labored assiduously, and
your clergy fought with zeal and courage
the battles of the Lord, and the fruit of
this mistaken fortitude was the dawn of
the greater liberty you enjoy day. This
Faith by your labors has spread itself all
over the world. You speak of st. Colom-
DO, one Of your illnstrious Apostles. Well,
let me recall a trait of that ancient Faith
of which he was the master and example.
Whilst the enemy was besieging the walls
of his monastery, he collected here aud
there the relics of Saints which he placed
on them, that they might be their defence,
and the besiegers terrified, did not dare to
advance OF to assail walls consecrated by
the venerable relics of holy men. A simil-
ar fact occurred in Italy. When st. Clare
saw her Assist surrounded by Saracen inva-
ders, she caused not relics, but the Body of
the Lord Himself to be brought, that He
might be protector of. the monastery and
of His daughters. The freeboOters, blind
ed and disheartened by God, precipitated
themselves from the walls and fled ignom
iniously. I pray to the Lord that this
Faith, the greatest of His gifts, and the
foundation Of all others, may return and
reign in this world. And now bless you
all with my whole heart; your bodies, your
souls, your substance, your whole island,
that God may preserve you from all evil,
may protect you in all time, and in the last
moment of your lives, that you may gain
Il happy eternity"
The Irish are delighted with their audi
ence. No wonder: the Holy Father left
nothing undone on His part to show how
he honOrs them. All the state He can sur
round Himself with was brought forward
on this occasion. The highest cardinals
II Rome were present in their robes, along
with several bishops and Monsignori, the
ages of distinction, and the Irish boast
with just pride that amongst them there
was not one individual who was not thor
-oughly devoted to His Holiness and His
cause.
The Pope's reply to the Dutch delega-
ton was full of tender love for and gratitude
TO the people of holland, especially for
having sent SO many of cher good sons to
defend the Church and the Holy See"
Twelve volumes. containing 600, 600 sig
natures, the enormous sum or 42S,OOU
sterling in gold and many private offerings
we're then laid at His feet by the members
of the deputation.
The Holy Father was never in better
health he seems likely to see His fiftieth
year as Pope as he Las already done as
priest.
On SIS. Peter and Paul His Holiness said
Mass in the Sistine Chapel at quarter past
7, and gave Holy Communion to about fifty
ladies. Three little girls had the honor OF
receiving for the first time the Bread OF
Life from the hands of the Vicar of Christ.
His Holiness received also this week the
congratulations of 800 Roman artists, who
duced especially for His Jubilee.
He also granted a special audience to the
students of the foreign colleges here. Be-
sides receiving several Populations from
several towns in Italy, one of 100 ladies
from Turin was singular from the coinci
dence that the lady who read the. Address
TO His Holiness was sister to the first Ital
ian officer who entered Rome by the breacl
of the Porta Pia.
On the 2Sth, the French Ambassador
Count d'Harcourt, had very long audience
in private with His Holiness, of which a
yet nothing has oozed out. 1t was said {
special courier had brought letter from
Th1ers the evening before. L now hea
that the French Ambassador has left for
few days, so as to be absent when the Kim
enters. This, and the studied depaftur
of the Count de Choiseul, the accredited
Ambassador to the King of Italy, fror
~ Florence and not for Rome, seems ominou
to the Kingdom of Italy.
An article in the Liberia, implores tn