The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-01-24

them gifts, often Of great value. The con-
sequence was that the place became infes.
ted with robbers. After a time few people
dared to venture to visit the miraculous
chapel, and it was finally abandoned. For
the third time the Holy House was mysteri-
ously conveyed from its resting place, and
suddenly made its appearance on an emil
nence near the public road that l6d to
Recanati. The hin upon which the house
rested was the property of two brothers
came knswn that the House had again, by
some invisible power, been removed and
deposited in q place where it could be Wis
tied with comparative safety, crowds of
the faithful daily focked to it, and few left
1t without depositing some thanks Offering
of a substantial nature. The brothers, Sec
ing the treasury of the House daily in
creasing, determined to seize the same, but
disagreed as to the proper division of the
spOils, and, while they were still dfsputing,
the winged House again took fight. and
rested on the spot 1t now occupies. 1t was
then enclosed on the north, south, and east
sides by rude brick walls, placed come dis
lance from the sides of the Honse. An
altar was built against the exterior of the
south wall, aad above it was spread large
portico, which served as a church.
THE BAsILIcA.
The Holy House at presents stands be
meath the lofty dome of a magnificent has.
ilica, erected by Cardinal Barbo, q Vene-
tianJ afterwards Pope Panl H., in the
fifteenth century. In 1464 Pope Plus H.,
came with his court to Ancona. While
there, he was stricken down with the pest,
and died. Cardinal Barbo, one of the
Papal court, was, almost Immediately
after, seized in like manner, but desired to
be at once removed to Loretto, that he
might visit the Holy House. His request
was granted, and no sooner had he entered
the portals Of the wonderful chapel than
he fell into deep sleep, out of which he
awoke in perfect health. In gratitude for
his miraculous recovery, he at once gave
orders for tie erection of the SPLENDID edi-
fee that now shelters the Holy House.
THE LAST PROOFS.
The inhabitants of Recanati, having
learned that a house similar to the one that
had made it's unaccountable appearance in
their territory had as unaccountably ap-
peared without a warning at Dalmatia, and
after remaining there for the space of three
unexpectedly disappeared, and that the
House was believed to be the veritable
house of the Virgin, determined to send a
delegation to Fiume, in Dalmatia, and also
to Nazareth, in order to obtain more proof
of it's identity. The delegation returned
longer a doubt that the Holy House of
Loretto was the same that had rested in
Dalmatia after its flight, from Nazareth.
The account of my pilgrimage to Loretto /
reserve for another letter.
THE SOURCE OF INFORMATION.
For the facts given in this statement
am indebted to my good friend DR.. Krie-
ger, the English confessor at the Holy
House. If you want anything further on
the same subject you will have to look it
up yourself. That house which you nay
or may not call "holy" did stand in Naza-
retb, and was there yenerated by the faith
full for thirteen centuries that a house
answering to it in every particular ap-
peared in Dalmatia and disappeared with
out human agency, and that the same
house, or one SO like it that it was impos-
sible to distinguish them, appeared in the
territory of Recanati, by the sea, but was
twice miraculously removed, and found it's
final rest where it now stands, are unde-
niable facts. Disprove them if You can
How the house was hoated through space
you can explain that yourself, and perhaps
you can do it. AS for the Holy House it
rests in the hands of those who have Gus
tanned it in the past If you want any in
formation on that point would respectfully
refer You to headquarters, which is mild
sarcasm, for You of little faith msy con-
slider yourself mighty lucky if you have
ever had the opportunity of making per-
sonat application there.
CHARLES WARREN SToDDARD.