The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-07-20
LETTER YRoK RolGE.
AUDIENCES.

ROME, June 20.--The audiences and dep
utations have been 80 numerous this week,
that it would ill tolerably sized volume
to contain ALI the addresses and the POpe's
reply to each. OF the extraordinary facil-
ity and readiness of his Holiness, accus-
toned as We are to his fluent and we'll cho-
sen words, can only say that even some
OF the newspapers that are quite opposed
in sentiment, not less than tue SO called
I" reactionary," or ultramontane, papers
have remarked on the extraordinary fertil-
ity and aptness, as we'll as tho ease and
strength, Of the Holy Fathers periods. As
1 promised in my last to give you further
account Of the address of the Heads Of the
Religious Orders, will begin with that es-
pecially, as it 10 the more remote in point
of time. The address was read by the
General of the Jesuits, Father Beckx, aud
was pretty nearly as follows:
Most Holy Father,-The grave Affections
faithful in seeing. the Church of Christ
almost universally persecuted, far from
diminishing, seem to become daily more
aggravated in proportion to the ever increas-
have, 10 is true, not only the firm confidence,
but the infallible certainty, that the Church
founded upon Christ, the corner stone, will re-
sist all assaults, aud will prevail against all
the force of hell: but cannot refrnins sor-
rowing over the evil done with impunityAAnd
the great danger to which thousands of souls
are exposed In inc midst OF oil the immoral
and irreligious maxims that are favored and
propagated on all sides. One grave motive of
our atfliction is TO see all the religious comma
mites exposed to anguish and vexation, and
their sacred asylums, despoiled of their prop
erty, and thrown amid the-perils of the age.
Still, in the midst of oar distress, we find great
consolation in the yigor with which your Ho-
illness undertakes our defence against the COM
mon enemy, as also in the favor accorded to us
to come frequently to the feet of your Holt
ness and deposit our sorrows in your psternal
heart. We gain courage, an example of gem
erosity, strength, and renewed hope in the Di-
vine aid. Yes, We hope that Our Lord will
not tarry in coming to our hep, and we hope,
to say that Jon, Holy Father, are to us the
strongest motive of hope; for among the signs
of Our Lord's love for His Church, the most
remarkable, the most luminous, and the most
CHARACTERISTIC, is the preservation of your
health beyond the term that previous Sover-
eign Pontihs ever passed. The precious sign,
which consoles all the good, encourages us to
will be heard, and that by the intercession of
the Blessed Virgin Mary, to whom your Holt
ness has added the brightest jewel of her
crown, Our Lord will restore to His Church
that peace which is the desire of the whole
world; together with the triumph of Justice
and of truth. To-day, moro than ever, we
feel bound to pray with our whole hearts that
the Lord may hasten the day of His mercy to-
wards His Church, and that for long years to
come He may preserve the precious life and
health of your Holiness; from whom with all
confidence We implore for ourselves and our
religious houses the Apostolic Benedfction."
His Holiness on Sunday received. the Ro-
man nobility, when the Marquis Antici
Mattel read an address full of sentiments
Of devoted loyalty, and of heartfelt Wishes
on the part of the illustriOus body he rep
resented, for the continuance Of the health
and life Of the Ponti6 King. The Pope's
reply was exceedingly happy and apprO-
pirate, but it would take mp too much time
TO give the address and reply: About sew
enty-fve Of the noblest aud best of the
mobiles Of the city ard province of Rome,
composed the delegation. Although can
not give you the particulars of this inter-
view, must find time and space to give
you the address to the Sacred College, es-
pecialIy as the Holy Father, notwithstand-
ing his extreme tenderness to sinners;
thought it right to speak more distinctly
upon the terrible effects of the censures
Of the Church" or greater excommuni-
cation" than in the reply to the Roman
nobility, when he much moro lightly yet
Substantially touched upon it. His allu-
sson to the death Of SignOE RattaEzi con-
Veys paternal yet more torEiblo warning,