The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-06-09
1.1o;ng Star and Catholic Messenger
IErTER FROM PELICAN.

PLAoUEMINE, June 4th, 1879.
,,,,.,, uo-ning Star and Catholic Messenger.
The beautiful month of May has gone,
,.,t ara closing it brought us this year the
triorious feast Of Corpus Christi. Glorious
1hscause man seeks to repair, in his devo-
tom to the Holy Sacrament of cur altar,
has wicked wrong Of having, in the trying
i,nnrs that preceded the scene of Calvary,
xSandone and denied the living Saviour
it represents: A.,
5ovotious of the Month of Mary, and also
the ceremonies peculiar to this glorious
fssst~rometimes on the day itself, some
lines on the Sunday within the Octave
ard this season has seen the good and
wholesome custom put into practice IN
manner truly becoming Catholic people:
The ceremony of browning the Blessed
Virgin. which concludes the exercises Of
the month of Mary, it was determined to
nut off from Friday, the last day of the
month, to the next Sunday, on which day
Is had also been determined to celebrate
the feast of Corpus Christi instead of the
day on which it fell this year-Thursday,
May 3Oth.
hands began a framework on the square
in front Of "St. John's," and soon others
came, bringing carpets and vases and
flowers and garlands, and before the Curl
Gus had asked many questions, q tasty,
them. On Church street, in front Of the
Conyeut property, another had also sudden
Iy reared its beautiful proportions when the
<!,ast belln called the increasing crowd
into the Church. Here, after few brief
bat pertinent REMARKS rs. by our k s.l "a.
Enelt before the altar OF our Holy Mother
and read the act of conservation to heI
1,onor. after which Miss Mary Roach, Vice.
President of the Society of the Children o.
Mary lin the absence of the President, Miss
L. Hebert), proceeded 70 place oeautliu
hrow of our Virgin Mother. This done, ,
cross bearer and acolytes moved down thu
,eisles out of the church on the square ii
front Of it, where Messrs. T. E. Grace, q
Marshal, and Lucien Grass, Ant. Domi
niaue, j. A. Mark, L. M, Verbois, n
.Hebert and Jos. Leblanc, as assistants
organized the procession. in honor Of tn
festival in the following order Next t
the cross bearer and acolytes, the boys z
St. Johns school and boys of the parish
Carrying banner of the Blessed Virgin
members of the Arch Confraternity OF tn
Sacred Heart; Ladies OF the Parish Chil
alren of the Convent, carrying banner
the eslessed Virgin and statue Of th
Blessed Virgin; Choir; gentlemen Of III
Parish carving lighted tapers and form
ing guard of honor TO the Blessed Sacrs
ment, borne by the celebrant, Rev. Fatht
D'HeN4court.
Slowly aud in good order the processio
-mcyed from st. Johns square into Mai
street, down to Eden street; along EIDE
street to Court street, up Court street
Church street, to the repository erectt
there, where benediction was given; when'
tue procession moved along Church sire
to the repository on st. johns squar
where benediction of the Blessed Sacr;
nleut was again given whence it aga
moved to the church, where the beautlf'
aud truly imposing ceremonies of the da
came to a close with a third benediction.
Since last wrote you our people ha!
t,ecotne o little more hopeful OF success
their planting operations. The weath'
has been favorable, and every effort b,
been made to advance the crop. I tt
,stubble cane has come up better than VI
supposed, but is still very deficient. I'll
prospects for a corn crop, am happy
say, are fine and give us the assurance
having our corn cribs in Louisiana ne
year, and not in Illinois and Missouri, as
tue case now. May God bless the corn
is sadly poor country that has not bre
of its own. Such has been our case t
ioug. We can make our bread, as ha
said before, we must do it or forever
moor and ,tpendeut. PELICAN