The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-09-28
The Departure of the Pilgrimage from
England to Paray-Ie- MoniaI.
ADDRESS OF DIR. MANNING, ARCHBISHOP OF
f.a WESTMINSTER.

On Monday evening, August 25th, the solemn
function Of the Blessing of the Pilgrimage by
had been announced, at the Pro-Cathedrai,
Kensington. Long before the appointed hour,
7'P. NJ, the doors of the church were thronged
was, however, only accorded to those who came
provided with tickets. On the entrance Of His
Grace, the Pro- Cathedral was crowded in every
part, with an audience consisting Of priests, as
well as Of ladies and gentlemen, most Of whom
wore the badge of the Sacred Heart, denoting
The committee Of the pilgrimage consisted Of
Lord Herries, Sir Charles Clifford, Charles
Laugdale, Esq, the Right Rev. Mgr. Capel, the
Hon. and Rev. Gilbert Talbot, D. D., the Very
Rev. F. Kirk, the Very Rev. F. Glare, s. j., the
ohioness Dowager of Lothian, the Lady Her
bert of Lea, and Lord Walter Kert, Hon. Sec.
to the Committee. In addition to these were
Esr. stonor, the Very Rev. Mgr. 1irsu Virtue the
Rev. DR.. Faa di Bruno, Rev. F. Christie, s. J.,
Howard, Lady Anne Howard, Lady Constance
seat on the throne, attended by the clergy of
the roCathedral, and alarge number of other
clergy and acolytes, the devotions commenced
which was led by the choir and accompanied
by the organ, the responsive stanzas being
taken up by the entire congregation in most
impressive andaevotional manner. The hymn
pulpit in full ponti6cals, and delivered the
following exhortation:
beloved brethren and children in Jesus
Christie is a joy to me to be in the midst Of
only by numbers: you represent the faith and
the piety Of England. You come from the
dioceses, and from the missions, and from the
homes of England, delegated by those who
you are about to enter, to manifest your vene-
ration, and alteration, and love to the Sacred
Heart of our Divine Redeemer. You bear with
who are left behind; and we thank you in the
name of the Catholics of England. The Bish-
ops of England in their provincial Council as
sembled gave you their solemn Benediction,
and in that sBenediction they gave, you their
thanks for the work that You are about to do
of which it is my purpose to say as few words
as / can, for know that time is precious to
will be upon your. way. 1 say you have the
Benediction of all the pastors in England, but
have a greater Benediction to give yon than
ours have received direct from the Holy
Father q command to give you his special
Benediction on this pilgrimage, and Pienary
Indulgence. The Plenary Indulgence you will
gain according to your state before God in this
done speaking, will give you in the name of
the Holy Father, and you will impart it to all
those OF your company who are not here pres
ent. And now, dear brethren and children.
must say q few words to you on the work that
you are about to undertake. You are going
upon pilgrimage, and pilgrimage, unless it
be in order, would be a confusion ; instead of
being unto edifcation, it would be perhaps to
destruction, at least of that name for piety
which the Catholics of England desire to pre-
serve unsullied. Therefore have first to be-
seech you, you love the Sacred Heart of
Jesus, that from the moment you leave this
place to the moment you return, you will be
obedient to those who have the direction and
the authority to lead out and bring back this
pilgrimage. There are chosen and set over it,
in whole and in part, number who will be
responsible for the order and the conduct of
the others. beseech you, thREefore, to be
pnnctQally obedient, and to account it O part
all the rules laid down for the guidance of
this pilgrimage. Next, would call on you
not to be too delicate, and not to complain if
you are subject to some priVations, some weaFi-
ness, some Inconvenience. Remember as you
20 that the pilgrimage has been jeered at as an
ties of the nineteenth century, of those acts of
piety which cost men in the old time much la
Dor, toll and self-denial. Do not heed if this
pilgrimage be regarded with such n censure
but if you have to endure anything, be thank
full that in the work you have undertaken
there has been really something to endure.
Further, / would say, be strictly kind and
charitable to all. You know the old sacred
admonitoD, take heed that ye fall not out
by the way;i and where multitudes go togeth-
er in common, much self-denial, much kindly
charity, much mutual forbearance are often re-
quired. Lastly, be humble. Lay aside all the
state, fortune, dignity and inequality of This
world, and account yourselves happy If you
share with the least, and have yeur portion
with tho last, in the spirit of humility which
now, dear brethren and dear children, you will
forgive me for having spoken so plainly, andI
hope my words may be revived in your memory
in this sacred journey you are about to take.