The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-02-04
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ROME, Dec. 3d., The night Of Christmas
eve passed for as very silently. Wherever
midnight Mass was celebrated it was In
private and with closed doors. About I've
o'clock on the morning of Christmas Day
public service was begun in the Church Of
the Gesu: Tierce was sung by the students
Of the German College, after which the
Most Rev. F. Becks, General of the Jesuits.
sang High Mass, during which the usual
portions were chanted by the choir to the
Pastoral music. At st. Peters matins were
comnenced at o'clock, A. n, followed, by
Mass, Lauds. and the rest of the usual
service. The Holy Father celebrated his
first Mass for the Festival at o'clock on
Sunday evening and the second at half
past on Christmas morning in his usual
private chapel. He said the third Mass at
. quarter past 10 in the Sistine, and during
1t gave communion to upwards of 100 per-
sons Of distinction, chiefly foreigners
Afterwards he gave several audiences to
those who had come to bring him their
Fluctuations. First in order were the Sa-
cred College of Cardinals, in whose name
the Cardinal Dean, Patrizi, read an address
to his Holiness expressing their deep feel
ings of affection and veneration. 1t was
also said in the Cardinals address, that
though there seemed to be no ray Of hope
from human intervention, yet prayers can
do violence to Heaven; and that they
hoped to see his Holiness soon restored to
his rights, which were in truth the rights
| of the whole Church. The Pope, in reply,
said he we'll knew how firm was the attach
! ment of the Sacred College to him, as they
had given him continual proofs. There
could be no doubt but that the rights of the
Church and of the Holy See would be re-
stored either under his own or succeed
ing pontifcate.
On the morning of Wednesday, the Feast
OF st. John, one of the principal patrons of
the Holy Father, the crew of the CORN
oque" also had the honor of an audience
dressed in French naval uniform, and
were evidently quite proud of their unex-
pected privilege. They were each allowed
to kiss the foot of the Holy Father, and
each. received from him q silver medal in
remembrance of the suspicious occasion.
ence to about $50 officers formerly in the
Pontitical service, and who, though releas-
ed by the Pope from their oath, had re-
fused to join the army of Victor Emmanuel.
A touching address was read in the name
of all by General Kanzler. The Holy Fa-
tber spoke in q most animated manner
during his reply, and manifested great
emotion. This ceremony was no sooner
over than His Holiness, rising up from his
throne, went down into the midst of the
assembled officers, remarking jocosely that
he wished to see them all, and addressing
kind and familiar words to such as had the
good fortune to be nearest to him as he
passed. He was.soon closely pressed on
all sides, every one trying to kiss his hand
or foot or even the hem of his garment.
We'll said the Pope affectionately,
this is real battle, this is indeed a
passing between two armies. 1t is usual
on this day for the mobiles and dis
tinguished personages to present them
| selves Mt the Vatican and leave their names.
This year their signatures filled four large
| volumes, each containing several hundred
pages. Among them were the names of n
| number of PrOtestants who We're DESTROYS
| of showing their esteem and respectfor the
| Holy Father.
Sermons to be given by Gavazzi are
| advertised everywhere on the walls. We
have had visit here from Mr.. Sturgeon !;
perhaps to reconnoitre for q future cam
paign. There are also now to be met in
| the streets a number of military looking
gentlemen, with whiskers aud noustaches,
who are pointed out as ministers of this or
that denomination and, what is worse,
there are ex-monks and ex-priests who
have come from various parts of the world,
| and over whom our Vicariate has now no
| control. Several Evangelical and Bible
! establishments have sprung up, though
their traffic seems very limited; and 0c-
| casionally you may meet with n poor in
dividuhi, whose only means of support
would seem to be lis pay for hawking
little tracts protesting to be a proof that
st. Peter never cameto Rome.
| Bishop Strossmayer had an audience
with the Holy Father at the end of No
vember He made promise to his Holt
ness, repeating it no less than four times,
that he would submit to the DEGREES of the
Vatican Council. We lave heard, how
ever, that he afterwards dined with Wis
CONT Fenosta and was very familiar with
many of those who are known to he ene-
mics to the Papal canse. But what has
most diminished our hopes of his sincere
submission is a letter of Dec. 10, in the
Aligemeine Zeitung of Augsburg, in which,
| among other of his statements, we read
that ho has by no means changed his opin-
ions with regard to the Infallibility of the
Pope, and that he hopes to act, as he says,
according to his conscience as long as he
| lives He is likely to find himself in
very isolated position, there being, beside
himself, only three Bishops, all Armenian,
who have not yet submitted to the Council
The new illegitimate Armenian Patri-
arch, Gasparian, elected from among