The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-04-25

color OF purest human blood It's syntbolism
was felt, not only by it's recipient, but by
many of the friends who stood around him.
care ye ready, then, to drink of the CUP that
am to drink in the Agony of the Garden Are
ye prepared TO be baptized with the baptism
that am to be baptized with, in Ny awful Pas
sion, ending only on the Cross, deluged with
Ny own Blood 7"
This is what is figured in the blood-red
scarlet of the Order of Cardinals.
The Cardinal, in words grave, and very
distinct, responded. AS the address in
Latin the reply was in the same language
as inspired at the moment. The following is
a translation, SO nearly as we remember it,:
Noble Count, thank you, very sincerely, for
the words of exceeding courtesy, and felicita-
ton, that you have so kindly, and so elo-
quently used, in discharging tbe duty en-
trusted to you, by Our Most Holy Father,
Plus TX as expressed in the letter of His
Eminence Cardinal Antoneli, which has just
been read. Exceedingly high is the rank ex-
ceedingly great the honor, His Holiness has
graciously conferred on one SO unworthy and
altogether to my surprise. Had Oar Holy
Father regarded only my humble person.
could hardly dare to assume so exalted
dignity, such high mark of distinction.
But well understand what was the intention
of His Holiness, in 80 great a mark of distinc
ton. 1t is for the entire Hierarchy of North
AtDeTlcA. ne holy rather has Wl5D6O TO
honor all the Archbishops, Bishops, Clergy,
and faithful Catholic people, especially of
our Republic. 1t is recognition, and Il pledge
of his love to all his faithful children IN
America, who veperate his august person,
and are 30 profoundly attached to the Holy
See. This veneration and attachment, pray
to God may never cease, but augment more
and more.
Anew, Noble Count, 1 thank you for your
high courtesy, and pray that, with all manner
of blessing God may have you in his Holy
keeping
Monsignor Roncetti then addressed the Car
dinal in French. He said
Eminence-I have the honor to present yon a
letter of credit from His Holiness Pope Plus
TX, by which am charged to accomplish in
your regard the honorable mission of Apostolic
AbleGate, in giving you the red berretta,
which is one of the marks of the Cardinals
tial dignity. While waiting your orders for
the celebration of the grand ceremony, atm
happy, meantime, to express to you my most
humble and devoted fluctuations, the exal-
tation of your Eminence to this sublime dig
nifty of the Catholic Church-a dignity now,
for the first time in the Church in America
conferred upon you by the Holy Father. He
has wished thus, first to recognize your
singular merits, and reward you for your long
services rendered to the Church, while at the
same time to testify his paternal love for the
Catholics of all the United States, we'll as
his sympathy for this great nation in which.
amid its gigantic movements commercial and
material, we yet see grand steps taken in the
moral aud religious order.
The Cardinal answered, impromptu, in
French, as that was the language in which
Mousignor had addressed him.
THE CoNFERRING OF THE BERRETTA.
The grand ceremony of comforting the ber-
retta will take place some day not Sunday, at
St. PaSrick's pro- Cathedral. IL will, probably.
take place on one of the last days of this
month-perhaps the 2eth, or the Both.