New Orleans Republican., 1873-05-02
st. aIary's Catholic Orphan Boys Asylum.

st. sIary's Catholic Orphan Boys Asy yium.
Yesterday afternoon was appointed tor
the solemn ceremony of the blessing OF
statute of the blessed Virgin Mary, at the
charitable institution for orphan boys, On
the corner of Chartres and Mazent streets
At FIVE O'Clock large number OF the friends
Of the institution would have gathered in
the grounds if al that time the food gates
of heaven had not been opened and the
artillery Of the clouds sent its rafting re-
ports SO vociferously.
But many braved the weather. and we're
| rewarded by witnessing the Impressive
ceremonies conducted by his Grace the
Most Rev. Archbishop Perche. Every liz
tie inmate was alive to the Importance o.
the occasion. For months the boys have
been look ing forward to the day. The lit
tie tbree-year old has given Lis mite and
waited with feverish anxiety to see the
inaugural At about halt-pas five the first
notes of the chanting OF the Magnificent
struck the ear. and slowly under the gale
ries fled the procession, headed by the
Archbishop and tie reverend fathers,
composed of the children of the asylum,
and entered the chapel, and there,
all hushed in interested silence. with
tie beautiful work of art bending Its
mild, beneicent gaze to the floor. and shed
ding its halo of love around, the children
and their guests listened 20 the ceremony.
First the grand old Latin fell on the ears
and then came from the lips of the kind,
old teacher, the Archbishop, the instruc-
ton in French. Then at word the pro-
cession reformed. and, bearing the statue,
| passed out of the sacred edltice and wound
around the grounds, and the chant CT the
litanv of the Blessed Virgin arose. and as
the cheerful little faces passed they afforded
lesson which should be studied by all.
| Dear little boys. from the elder. who bore
with official pride the insignia of office,
| down to the tiny four year old, who carried
| the train Of the Arch bishop, how it warmed
| the heart of the observer TO see yOu9
Then they all returned to the chapef and
| the instructions were given in English, and
| the loving words fell on the hearts of those
7 who had not understood it before. And
then, conducted by Rev. Father Anstead,
| was the benedictiOn of the blessed sacra-
| ment the invocation of the Dapal blessing
| and Iast Lotdite Don,inj. Then the little
wards Of love had to seek their seats at the
| supper table Here everything was as neat
| as all over tie institution. EaGn had his
| own eating utensils which he took care OF
| and cleaned. And his gracee the Arche
| bishop came in and took seat at the LeaG
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