The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-05-07
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pretext OF reviewing tIooP:' -,
| more serious meaning in tins Journey
have reason to know that in her hear5
Of hearts the Princess Margherita wonia
| GLADLY return to the time before she entereu
Rome. Peace has not been her portion
since she Inhabited the POpe's stolen par
ace.
The projected theatricals at the Qu'rlnai
are given Hp on account of all the quarrel
ing that went ON about roles, etc. IN place
there are to be anatinees musicales ana ddn-
santes, The circle is every day losing some
Que or other. Now it is said the Princess
Teano, nee Miss Wilbraham, has WIN
drawn herself therefron; whether tnis
was caused by the curt liues in which the
Duchess of Northumberland declined her
offer of taking her there or other things,
cannot say. At all events the better class
| Of English visitors here abstain, like the
Roman nobility, from going to the Qu!ri-
nal. AS may tie supposed, stories amusing
entering there, and any one who could
! sell guide to the usages OF court lie
would do a good stroke Of business here.
The Importance of the English depnta-
ton cannot be sufficiently estimated. For
the last thirty years England has only been
known on the Continent as the prompter
| and abettOr of every revolutionary mOve-
ment whether against government or re-
| llgion. Now, that the triumph of those
principles seems secure, deputatlOe OF
English mobiles and gentlemen, men whose
rank and fortaues place them above par
undertake fatigui2g journey, solely for
the purpose of expressing through their
! leader, the Earl Marshal of England, to
the august victim OF these Vaccinations,
the horror felt by all the Catholics Of Great
Britain at the out RACES that have been in
h'cted on his Holiness, and the grief with
which they view the dissertation and desc
iation OF Rome. The voice of Catholic
MI fax nf kar
cessity of the Temporal Power, and struck
blow that has gone sorely home to the
very centre of that phalanx, which, inspired
by the powers of hell and darkness, re-
crniting itself amid the scum of the earth,
and contaminated their crimes by the sa-
crilegious invasion of Rome, the centre OF
Catholicity, and therein redoubled their
efforts to blot out all faith in God, and
bring In sorrow to the tomb grey-haired
old man, because he is the Vicar of Christ,
and, as such, has dared to denounce them
and their iniquitOus proceedings. Though
the last to come forward in defence of the
Papacy, England is doing her duty nobly,
and In zeal and devotion to the cause of
Peter Is second to no nation. She has
taken stand in the Catholic world of
which her sons may we'll feel proud, and
too much credit cam OF be given theIArch
bishop OF Westminster and the Hierarchy
of Englau for the noble manner in which.
rising superior to petty jealousy, they have
encouraged the laity to assume their proper
position in the great Catholic movement.
1t is time that Illusions should vanish, and
that Catholics of all classes should know
that it is not elo1gh for them to call them
selves such. ~ is not enough that because
money semitic Plus TX. reaches his hand
all is well. Something more is required to
combat the infde!ity of the present day.
andto battle successfully with the wiles
and lies that strive in every way to under
mil a In Gael ,s,l{
ligion.
The measure of iniquity seems fast filling
up in this devoted city, aud Iverily believe
that, were it not for the prayers and NOR
tifications of the holy souls that dwell
herein, the vials of Gods wrath would be
let loose and the terrible visitation of Di-
vine anger smite the profaners, for whom
nothing is sacrtd. l have already spoken
of how the Municipality, headed by Prince
| Doria, decreed "Muthew Montecchi wor-
| thy of funeral honors at the hands and ex-
pense of the Roman citizens" and given
AN outline of his career. The body ar
rived, and notice of the fuseral was given
| by the CaPitdte in the following words =
- The houors which will be rendered to the
| itlustrious citizen sill have a purely civil
| character. There will be no Intervention
of priests, no symbol OF religion. 1t would
enrage these precious remains to receive
| testimony of affectiunate compassion 49,
| suing from feHat Ups ana Hot iioH saS
hearts of the citizens and the priests, who
have no country, should not participate in
q ceremony which is last salute that Rome
liberated sends reverently and sadly to the
memory of one who Las so co-operated fol
her liberation"
We have had Passion Week; we have
also had our Holy Week. Jesus Christ hal
been again prosecuted, insulted and cruel
fed, in the very city He chose as Hit
dwelling. The ground on which martyrs
trod has been desecrated by n public fu
neral to a man who deuied the existence o
God and scorned His maxims. AS among
the Apostles there was Judas, and thos'
who had benefited by the miracles of GU
Lord turned upon Him, 30 it has been here
Romans-shame on their names tool
part in this degrading procession.
This is the spectacle paid for and pre-
scented to the Roman citizens on Spy Wed
nesday, 1871. After parading through tn
} principal streets, the procession arrived
, the Campo Santo, San Lorenzo. Here, OF
ground once Christian catacombs, in whlc
relics of saints are even still continuonsl
dug up, the pious care of the Roman Mu
nicipaIity had provided resting place TO
I hall now only sneak in TIL