The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-08-31
The Miraculous crucifix Of Cavarzere.
from the Journal do Florence.l

You have doubtless heard mention made
of the Cruciix of Cavarzere; the entire
press is occupied Herewith, especially the
Journals of the sect. The Church, less
nasty than the sect, has as yet passed no
Judgment upon the facts which are taking
place in Cavarzere, aud certainly am not
one to forestali the venerated opihions OF
the only authority competent IN such mat
tiers. l merely deem 1t useful to SEND you
l. simple account of occurrences which, by
the avowal even of the incredulous press OF
Venetia, are indisputable and recognized
and admitted as such by all those who
have been witness of the same, whatever
their religious belief.
The Cruc,fx of Cavarzere is the work Of
q poor peasant, who, wholly Ignorant OF
the irst principles of sculpture, wished to
COPY another cruciGx in existence In Chi
oggia twenty miles from Fenice}. This
copy, less imperfect than might have been
expected from an utterly inexperienced
| hand, was consigned by it's author, in
| 1880, to the Rector of the Parish Church
of Cavarzere. This latter placed the copy |
of the Cruci6x of Chioggia in corner of
the Sacristy, where it long remained al
most forgotten.
| On the 1Ith June last, festival of SIS.
Felix and Fortunatus, patrons of the Do
cese of Chioggia, young girl, who was re-
citing Catechisn in the Sacrsty, turned in
dsmay towards the teacher, saying: Ma
dam, the Crucifix is bowling the head"
"your eyes do not see straight" The
young girl insisted, repeating that she was
sure that the Cruci6x was raising and low
ering the head. She was ordered to pay
attention to the Cutechism, aud not to be
!, gazing round her. Matters remained thus.
} But the following day, June ~, feast of
, Corpus Christi, another pupil, eight years
of age. knelt to pray at the feet of the vene-
rated Crucifx. This latter also said t" her
teacher, af,er few moments of prayer.
A.. ID, a. t<
y bow the head. The instructress answered
|! her as she had replied to<her companion
h the evening prevIousl y--that her eyes de-
d ceved her. The child, terrified at the con-
= tiuual motion of the head, hid her face
= with her hands and cries to be allowed to
u return home.
Ii Her tears and her words attracted the at
% teution of some persons present, who, in
@ their turn, perceived the head of the Christ
= bow and as they spread the news thereof
IS throughout the country, the influence of
J. adorers of the Crucifix was immense durin G
IT the entire day.
q The parish priest had the Cruciix closely
y examined by a Committee of intelligent
10 persons qualified to render an exact report
D. of the movements which might I've verified
'r in the head of the Christ, and to determine
," if they could possibly be ind uced 10y some
fracture Of the neck but it was clearly
ct proven that they could proceed neither
at from q fracture nor from any disarrange.
es of perfect preservation.
to Foreseeing what might be the result OF
I" all this, Rev. Father Pomat assembled the
1t priests aud advised them to interfere in no
ut wise with what was taking place, and to pro-
ID nouuce no opinion with regard to the mira
IN Gle. He at the same time forbade, under
al penalty of immediate expulsion, all the
I'd guardians of the Church from receiving any
or offering in wax, in oil, or in other articles
a. which might be deposed at the feet of the
m u NrNn -,
a removal of the alms-b which was usually
D. placed beside it.
m This superfluity of precautions could
u prevent the faithful from coming in crowds
laden with offerings Of every description
ts which they deposited upon the altar, from
at lighting candles thereon and from adjoining
in it with flowers.
d. On the morrow the affluence was still
IT, greater, Friday being market day. Thu
en- parish priest thereupon deemed il
it more prudent to close the doors of tn
cst sscristy and to prohibit all from entering
IT, therein.
H. All this was again useless; the prodi
r. gious miracle of CavarZere was quicki,
ri made known throughout the environs, ant
NJ. from dawn of Sunday, June Ia, crowds o
t.. J the Faithful of both sexes aud of ever
d condition of life hncked from one huudrel
cd kilometres around to visit the wonderful
en- crucitX.
n Such a crowd, come for the major par
lie ISL priest to rescind his order, and th
v sacrlsty doors We're again opened.
c But all did not end here. The Crucifl
ii. opened the fountain OF its grace on benal
til of the faithful! sick people who had laiI
Ks for several years IN their beds were re-
tt stored to health after having been anointeC
st with oil which had been burning upon it
If altar the blind recovered their sight, thu
o. dumb their speech the halt and the MAIN
oil ed regained the use of their legs and o
&c their hands aud what is still moro admir-
y aole, sinners and unbelieVers, come to thu
church through simple curiosity, or posi-
lie bly, to draw thence matter tor derison
Ie qu,tted the holy temple fully contrite, weep
III ing and sObblDg,
m 4 procesa- verbal of all that has taker
,s place has been forwarded to HIS Lordship
ne tue Bishop of ChIoggia.
10 Besides the iDterdiction of pilgrimag
c. to CavaI zere, issued by the Perfect of th
Ia Province Of Veneta, prohibition which i
he somew hat iguored toy those who desire t.
h, veneratc the miraculous CrucIfx, the aut
n. h"rIJIes have dispatched equardron O
Re cavalry, VIII" are deploSed along the route
a, e., pu1Oo ifh Orl.ra tn a h1c RI