National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-01
THE rRIDUU4Arsr AsoYsfUs
THE ooMMEMoRAT1oN or BLESSED
B PETER FATRE.

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The solemn exercises Of . Iridium, or three
days devotion. In honor Oh Blessed Peter Favre
confessor or the Society Of Jesus, will commences
this morning IN st. Albyzius' church, corner Of
and North Capitol streets. The services to-day
WI be at Q, and 10 o'clock m, and I;so ?. nj
tomorrow, IT Q, and 10 m, and ESQ p. n; and
on Sandal, at IL o n. and 7:so p m.
Rev. d. White vii preach this evening u I3o;
Rev. Father Boyle VIII deliver the sermon
at II .. m. on Sunday, and Rev. Fstfu Keane
will preach ct the service on the same evening.
Blessed Peter Favre, in vhees honor these sol
en-. and I'm ssrvieei v ~ % n 81
veS, In what vas formerly the Dtoceseof Geneva
He Is known IN the history q the obzrch as '.rhe
srst priest ns we nrs. psessses ana che hrstshes
He was born Of humble bat plous parentsin the
year 1909. His childhosa was passed IN tending
wards he the first of those companions In the
University Of Paris whe devoted themselves to
fecs1on: he rst. aiso' gso byrommaHd The
| Sovereign Pontif, Paul III. went to Germany
and there defended the Catholic faith and the
mouth and by his writings. He then trayerssd
nearly all the prort1ces of Belgium, Spain and
Portugal, everywhere gathering abundant fruit
in laborng IN the eld of the gospel, and In keep
Ing It free from Injection OF heresy. At length,
having In the brief space of his life accomplished
blessed DEATH q shs age s'e Of ioGty on the st
August, l54o, at Rome, whittier he had gone
shortly before, cut OF obedience, though broken
| In health and worn out by labors.
The marks OF sanctity which he left behind him
we're SO evident, and God Himself SO plainly
pointed them out, as has been credltably aftested
BY signs and Miracles that he began at once to be
honored especially In his native place, by popu-
| lar devotion and ecclesiastical generation; and
shortly after his death public chapel was canon,
ically erected Mt Villaret on the site Of the very
| house in which he was born; and In It the wor-
| ship openly rendered to him from the beginning
| continued to be vigorously kept up and propa-
gated up to the present time. There was, also,
not only the sufferance and permission Of the
bishops, but the testimony and authority Of st.
| Francis Xavier and st. Francis Borgia, and most
especially that of the holy bishop of Geneva, st.
Francis de Sales who not only declared, both by
word and deed, bis very high opinion Of Peter
Favre's sanctity, but did all heicould to promote
his veneration-
All these facts and the necessary documents
Having been communicated to the Sacred Congre-
CATION of Rites, after mature deliberation and
discussion the cause was judged faVorably, and
decree was published BY order Of His Holiness,
Pope Plus TX, allowing public and eccesiastical
generation TO be paid to Blessed Peter FRyre,
confessor Of the Society Of Jesus.
The privilege having been granted to solenniEe
IL vent in all the churches Of the society, the
e2 .ses Of o Iridium, or three days devotion,
vii. oe held in st. Aloysius church on the days
above mentioned. During the time 0 plenary IN
diligence may DO obtained by the faithful who,
after confession and communion, shall visit the
church and pray for the intention Of the Holy
Father the Pope.