The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-10-05


sake that the Bishop refuses any longer to
permit admission into the garden except
on the occasion Of the English pilgrimage.
may also mention that 1t is only in their
privacy that these good daughters Of st.
Francis of Sales have suffered. Although
sumptuously DECORATED, and is full Of ban
ners, the Nuns have lost considerably.
They have made no collections, and are
generally forgotten by the pilgrims. On
these occasions more than 100 Masses o
day are said in their chapel, beginning at
midnight, and they have had to detray
to pay four ecclesiastics to attend the
sacristy, besides which many poor priests,
after saying Mass, received their breakfast
from the Nuns. Another year some pro-
vison will be made for them by the Bishop
of the Diocese, but as yet they have had to
meet all these extra and unforeseen expen-
the Nuns could not be asked to open their
garden twice, the French pilgrims present
expressed wish to follow the English in
the procession, and this was readily ar
ranged. Between ten and eleven the
French High Mass was over, and the Eng
fish pilgrims entered the parish church I,
whore their banners had been left the
night before. The Bishop of Beverley,
kneeling in the pulpit, then recited the
Litanies of the Sacred Heart, to which all
the pilgrims responded; after which the
Bishop of Stafford, assembled the pulpit and
preached an eloquent sermon.
Then came the procession. 1t was head
ed by the inevitable "Suiese" in a gorgeous
uniform and by the professional cross and
came the Union Jack, bordered with white,
as none but the Royal Navy and the
Yacht Club have right to bear it without
border. 1t was carried by Yice-Admiral
birmingham, supported on either hand by
an officer of the Army and Of the Navy.
Next followed the banner Of the Pilgrim
age borne by the Duke of Norfolk, its four
silken cords being held-by Lord Arundel
of Wardour, Lord Dormer, Lord Edmund
Howard, and the Master of Herries. Then
came the banner of the Sacred Heart, which
had been displayed at the mainmast Of
the steamer, carried by the Hon. and Rev.
DR.. Talbot, and then the ladies, four
came the banner of Scotland, which was a
very effective one, borne by Lord Walter
Kerr.
Then followed ladies, amongst whom the
banner of the Children Of Mary" was
carried by Lady Anne Howard, Lady Con-
stance Noel, and the Hon. Miss Maxwell.
Then came the banners of the colleges.
There were also the banners of Stafford,
Sheffield, Accrington, st. Helen's, and that
of the parish of Notre Dame de France, in
London, borne by the Rev. Father Faure,
G. M. Then came the rest of the laity,
also four abreast, amongst whom all ages
we're represented, from the youth Of our
Mr.. Philip Jones (of Llanarth,) who is in
his eighty second year; the representatives
of Religious Orders in their habits, and then
the clergy. But we must not omit to men
ton two banners which preceded them.
One was that of some Russian converts,
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and Balabine, and by the Dowager Prin-
cess Of Sayn Wittgenstein, nee Bariatinsky,
who had requested permission to join the
English pilgrimage. The other was the
banner of the English Knights of St. John
of jerusalem, which Immediately preceded
the clergy, and took up it's position after
wards at the entrance Of the sanctuary. As
your space would not permit of my giving
the names of all the clergy, will merely say
that of the Religious Orders and Congre.
cations, the Benedietines, the Dominicaus,
the Franciscans, the Jesuits, the Oratorians,
the Marists, the Oblatea of Mary Immaculate,
and the Oblates of st. Charles were repre-
sented, and that of the clergy altogether
1913 priests were counted in the procession.
The Domestic Prclates and other Monsig
nori followed in the dress of their rank,
and the Bishop of Stafford and his Canons,
accompanied by Bishop Coilier,) closed
the English part of the procession, which
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Then followed about 1900 French,
with whom were the Bishop of Mines
(Mgr. Plantier) aud of Oran Mgr. Callot,)
with the Industrious Confessor, Mgr. Mer.
millod, who had come to Paray-le Monial
on purpose to meet the English pilgrims.
All the French banners were brought out
OF the sanctuary, first Alsace and Lorraine,
then the National Assembly, then Chalon,
Dion, Dole, and Savoy, and at times dur
ing the procession the French pilgrims in
terrupted their hymns to recite the Rosary |
for the conversion of England. After de-
fling through the streets of the town, sing
ing the hymn to the Sacred Heart, "Daily,
daily, sing to Mary" Faith of our Fa.
thers," and other hymns, the head of the
English procession arrived at the gates of
the Convent garden, which we passed
through viewing the objects of interest.
When we had defiled out of the garden, we
passed through the chapel by the shrine,
and round through the sacristy to the front,
where on the raised platform before the
door the banners took up their position,
and the Bishops of Stafford and Beverley and
Bishop. Collier, with Mgr. Mermillod and
The Bishops of Mines and Oran, knelt at
the door. The whole of the procession be-
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