The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-04-11
The Jubilee in Paris, Versailles and Ne Provinces

The Jubilee in Paris, Versailles and slas Provinces
The Paris correspondent of the London
Tablet, writing under date of the 18th of
| March, says:
Monsigneur Gui bert, the Cardinal Arch
bishop of Paris, has recommended the
different parishes of the city to gain the
Jubilee during the holy season of Lent.
This advice has been faithfully followed I;
and i have been an eye witness OF the
wonderful spectacle presented by the
Metropolitan Church of Notre Dame, WHICH
was appointed one of the stations for the
four daily visits obligatory on all the in
habitants of this metropolis. l was both
surprised and delighted for had scarcely
expected that in our days Jubilee could
have created such q movement in Paris.
Every day an innumerable concourse of
people flock necessarily to the Cathedral
The parishes come ia procession, each
headed by it's cure and other clergy, but
without professional cross OF other rehg
ions insig mia, in conformity with the law
of the Liberty of Worship" Ever since
| the beginning of the Jubilee the Cathedral
close and the approaches to Nutre Dame,
even to q considerable distance in every
direction, are constantly crowded with
carriages and cabs by the thousand. In
the interior of the ancient church, which
will hold 10000 persons. it is impossible to
move about freely. The people crowd
around the great relics of our Saviour's
passion, and the vauited roofs reverherate
the seuuds of tue N:serers and the Statat
Mater. interrupted by prayers and sermous.
1t Is a religious demonstration worthy OF
Catholic France. | do lot hear of any un-
pleasant scene occurring to mar the effect
of these peaceful manifestations of Faith,
repentance, and prayer. One cannot
easily over-estimate the impression such
- hos nrpAucs. fhe cnripDS
Indifferent crowds. The devotion does not
affect public display, but meets it at fitting
seasons without reluctance, and thus in
vites people TO serious thoughts. All
those men, women, and children are pray
ing for France and for the Church., for
their earthly fatherland, as well as for the
! home of their souls they are imploring
the mercy of Heaven for human society in
France, so sick a. heart, and so terribly
threatened. l would fain hope it is the
moral resurrection of the people which is
now in progress. At Versailles, the seat
of the Government and the Natiouai As
sembly, general procession of the Jubilee
took place last Sunday. The Bishop oil
the Diocese, n. Mabi!le, took part in il,
/ as did also aboot sixty members OF the AS
sembly, who walked 10 a body at the head
of compact phalapx consisting wholly oil
men. Ia the midst OF the pr cessIon o;
the clergy were the students of the Grand
Seminalre, carrying the ehasses. or large
reliQuaries, which contain the holy relics
belonging To the Cathedral; those of ST.
Am brose, ST. Theresa, St. Roch, ST. Denis
and his companion, also the umenta
ehasse of St. Vincent de Paul, which holds
several Teiquaries-that of St. Louis, King
of France, st. Bartholomew, Apostle, and
others. Never before was such IA muititud,
of people seen in a Church procession q
Versailles. There were working men ant
military officers, soldiers and civilians
officials and private gentlemen, people o
all ages and sexes, of all ranks, and al
, shades of political opinion, bus united il
one common impulse of Catholic faith
"Hec est vera fraternitas, qua vicit Dund
/, crimina, Christian secuta."
, also receive from the departments o
D France accounts NO iess gratifying on tb
E same eubject. At Marseiiles the procession
was on q scale of exceptional grandeur. Al
the city clergy, with their Bishop; Monsig
peGr Place, at their head, took part in it, a
9 did also all the authorities, civil and mill
q tary, and an enormous ID utitude of peopl,
of various counties. The principal station
was the Church of Notre Dame de Ia
Garde, where many thousands of voices
sounded forth the watchword of the SacreC
Heart, "Sauvez Rome ct la France"
friend who witnessed the scene assures III,
that nothing more affecting conld be im
agined. Troyes, Mans, in short al! on
chief towns aud cities have followed I'll,
example set by the metropolis, and every
where a most favorable impression ha
: been produced and bids fair TO beeum
permanent.
The decision of the United States Sn
preme Court in the case of Cruikslank Ir
! win and Hadnot was one of marked i'm port
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