The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-02-15
DoMRsr1c CATHOLIC INTELL1aENcE.

sPRoFESsIoNS AND RECEPTIONS AT THE CON
VENT OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, ST. LOUIS
THREE NEW ORLEANS LADIES IN THE
NUMBER.
At the above convent at o'clock A. NJ.
Thursday the 2sth ult., one, of those sights
were to be seen that though frequent in the
religious houses of Catholicity, can never
be witnessed without deep emotion. len
young ladies were about to devote them
selves some finally and absolutely, others
conditionally to what Bishop Ryan truly
called "the sublime mission" of rescnIng
their fallen sisters from destruction Four
of the iadies " ere to receive the holy haoit
and to enter upon their novitiate, and slx
to take the solemn and final vows. The
spacious chapel of the house in it's several
compartments aud galleries were well &C.
cupied by the nuns in their robes, the
children (orpbaps we presume} looking
pictures of health and happiness the
penitents decorous and reverential also
friends and relations of the object OF
the days proceedings. as we'll as mem oeas
of the general public. Bishop Ryan Off
ciated, assisted by Father Van Hulst, 8. ~
aud Rev. VIM. Walsh, Pastor of st. Bird.
gets. The altar was brilliantly illuminated
and beautifully decorated with flowers, ana
the choir was occupied by over fifty of the
sisters of the order. The sisters entered IN
procession, each bearing lighted candle,
the four young ladies who were to enter
| sion of the religious, attired in bride robes
of white, and wearing white wreaths and
| wells on their heads embleraatic of their
| becoming the brides of Christ. The first
ceremony was comforting the habit !;
Bishop Ryan bestowiDg this upon Miss
Sister Mary of St. Ignatius; Miss Lizzie
Langton, of Alton, Illinois, in religion SIS.
ter Mary of Anselm Miss Anna Wolfe, of
New Orleans, in religion Sister Mary OF
Clotilda; and Miss Mary O'keeffe, OF ST.
Joseph, in religion Sister Mary Of st. Glare.
the choir sang the Vepi Creator" Bishop
Ryan then preached sermon from Psalm
lxxxiv, l: "How amiable are thy taberna-
Giles, o Lord Of Hosts!" The Bishop dwelt
at some length upon the beauty. of the
vocation to which the novitiates had ad-
dressed themselves. lie dwelt upon the
fact that their vows were not yet binding,
and that during the two years of their
noyitiate they were bound to consider
whether God really called them to this
work, and if it proved not to be the case,
they were bound by every principle OF duty
and religion to return again 10 the Woriu;
1t was a sublime vocation, and they should
be absolutely certain that they were called
to it before taking their final vows. He
| then spoke particularly to those who were
to make their final vows, urging upon
them the necessity of acquiring perfection
that the solemn ceremony IN which they
were about to engage signified their death
to the world, and it's duties and pleasures !;
hereafter they would be bound to initiate
the Good Sh. pherd by devoting their lives
to retaining erring souls. The discourse
was delivered in the Bishops most eloquent
aud impressive manner, and was listened
to with the deepest attention by all present.
The final and solemn vows of poverty
chastity, obedience and labor Cor their sal
walton was then made by Sister Mary OF
St. Constance, Downing, of New York,
Orleans; Sister Mary of the Immaculate
Conception, Heaiy, OF Chicago, H.; siete,
Mary Of St. Emerentiana, Heaphy of New
Orleans Sister Mary of ST. Aurelia,
Malaley, of Memphis, Tenn. and Sister
Mary of ST. Bridget, Meyer, Of Chicago,
the Bishop propounding tue customary
interrogatories and the novices repeating
the VOWS as they knelt at the foot of the
altar, and then signing their names to the
vows. Then came the most solemn portion
of the whole service. The novices pros
trated themselves on the floor and were
covered with q morSuary pail, the sisters
within the choir kneeling and singing the
"Libera." The pail was supported by the
eight little girls dressed in white, wearing
crowns of flowers and bearing, lighted
candles. After the singing was concluded
the sisters rose from under the pail and
sung few responses; the e'Te Denim" was
sung, and the kiss of peace given to all
the sisters by the newly received and pro-
fessed. The Benediction of the Blessed
Sacrament was then celebrated by Bishop
Ryan Western Waterman, Feb. z.
RELIGIOUS RECEPTION OF ONE OF THE
BRIGHTEST ORNAMENTS OF WASHINGTON
SOCIETY.
? On Thursday, Jan. goth, the feast of st:
Francis de Sales, founder of tho Order OF
The Visitation, religious reception of IN
sual interest took place at the Convent of
Mount de Sales, near Catonsville, Balti-
more county. The occasion was the re-
ception of the white veil by Miss Rosa
Sands. daughter of Admiral Sands of the
U. S. N. for many years Superintendent of
the Naval Observatory at Washington.
The ceremonies were commenced at half.
past eight O'Clock, A. NJ. in the beautiful
Convent Chapel, which was exquisitely
decorated. A novel feature of this recep :
ton was the presence of one hundred and
| fftv vounp ladies' pupils of the Academy,