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

aud how little our forefathers during The
last hundred years could have imagined
such sight as that which was here pre-
sented. Catholic England, which had Been
the frat land to welcome in . time of bitter
persecution the devotion which came to her
from Paray, was now returning in freedom
and In Increased numbers to make an ofFer-
Ing OF gratitude, preparation and oonsecra-
ton, to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. The
"Tantum Ergo" followed, and Benedic-
given. But while we prayed for ourselves
and for our common Father in Rome, we
die not forget our native allegiance, and
before our torchlight left the church, we
sang Domino salvam fac Reginam NOS.
tram Victorian, ct sxaudi nos In die qua
the prayer which follows. The procession
then proceeded in the Same order as in The
morning, except that all bore lighted ia
pers, and that the Bishop was in his mitre
and cope, and after passing round through
the lower streets, it returned to the
avenue of Charolles stretches up
gentle hill to o chapel Of the Sacred
Heart which was brilliantly illumi.
mated. The procession kept to the left
of the broad road, SO that it might return
down the right, and it was followed as be-
turn, the French opened to right and left,
and formed two long lines through which
our ascending and descending procession
passed, and from the top of the avenue, as
indeed throughout it's whole length, the
spectacle was most imposing. The tapers
which everyone carried were visible, owing
to the slope of the hill, down the whoe
of four abreast, while the French pilgrims
and Inhabitants lined the sides with theirs.
These were thrown into relief by the shade
of the magnificent trees. while splendid
moon cast its light obliquely through their
branches: Here the cries of :" Vive Pan
gleterre Catholique !" became so loud that
a mere response of Z" Vive la France: !" was
judged insufficient, and Admiral Jerning-
ham waved his Union Jack, and the pilgrims
broke into an English cheer which reused
the echoes of the neighborhood. The hymns
which had been sung throughout the
whole course Of the procession, and a which
sumed, and at length we reached the church
in which TIE Deuns sung with great force
and unison, and the Episcopal Benediction
closed the public devotions of the Pilgrim
age.
began in the Chapel of the Apparition, and
the whole night until four in the morning,
when the pilgrims had to be ct the station.
At half-past o1r the train started, and the
pilgrims took away with them lasting
memory OF most solemn act anu OF
most touching scene, together with kindly
remembrance of the fraternal cordially
with which they had been received.
should mention, by-the-by, that before YES.
pers the Duke Of Norfolk, several members
OF the committee, and Mgr. Patterson, Wis
tied M. de Sormain, the head OF the local
committee of reception, as we'll as the Rec
tor of the Jesuits, and the Cure, to express
their thanks for the warmth Of the recep-
ton and the thoughtful care of the arrange
ments made for their comfort. The jour
ney back to Paris was unmarked by any
incident, except that the prayers were con-
tinued as before as far as the great fatigue
of the pilgrims would permit, and that the
Duke Of Norfolk received well.deaerved
ovation from the pilgrims at Mentargis.
At Paris, which was reached at p. II. on
Friday, they separated some to continue
their journey the same evening back to
England, others-ffty or sixty, believe
to Join the great French pilgrimage to Our
Lady of the Sacred Heart at Issoudun, and
others to obtain a day or two rest after a
week, which was certainly anything but
the holiday ramble which some Of our
English papers predicted that it would be.