The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-10-24
Jubilee PROFESSIONS.

Early in the summer several of the largest
congregations visited the four Jubilee Church
ca in procession. Duripg the last three months,
however, the weather was 80 hot that the pas
tors of the other churches determined to post
pone the professional visits of their congrega-
tions till the present month. The first of these
PROFESSIONS, composed of the faithful of the
Parishes of st. Theresa and st. Michael, took
place last Sunday evening and made a most
imposing display. With strange fatality
which seems to attach itself to notices of all
Catholic celebrations in the secular press of
this city, it would have been almost imposs-
BILE for any nom Catholic to imagine, after read
ipg'the account in the PicayuRe, what the pro-
cession was, and for what purpose it was inten-
ded. The Bulletin, however, had a most excel
lent report from which we take the following
extract
OF the deep piety and sincere devotion of
the Catholics of our city to their Holy Mother,
the Church, the scenes witnessed on our streets
Sunday gave the highest evidence, when thou-
sands of men, women and children, anon Sst
whom were many of the most esteemed mer.
chants ard professional men, and numbers of
the most beautiful and refined ladies OF our
city, joined in the jubilee services OF
ST. M1CHAEL's AND ST. THEREsA's PARISHES,
making up procession which filled the streets
and lined the sidewalks for a distance OF three
The congregation of st. Michael's, under
their esteemed pastor, Rev. Father Thomas
Hesin, left their beautiful church, which faces
Annnnciation Square, at half-past 3 O'Clock
NJ, and proceeded to st. Theresa's Church,
where the people of that parish, directed by
their Jealous and energetic pastor, Rev Father
Massardier, assisted by Rev. Father Jerry
Moynihan, the younger, awaited them. The
two congregations now united, and
THE PROCESSION
was arranged in the following order: Cross
bearers, boys of both parochial schools, socie-
ties of boys of both parishes, ladies, gentlemen,
| st. Louis Literary Society, Total Abstinence
| Society and altar boys.
| AS usual, the ladies manifested their zeal by
attending the devotion 10 great numbers and
| walking the entire route of the Jubilee, which
| embraced q visit to ST. Patricks immaculate
Conception, Cathedral and the Bishops (St
Marys).
desired. The warmth and brightness of a clear
autumn day cbeered The faithful. The banners
were lovely as they shimmered in the lig hit Of
| the sinking rays or the sun, but far more beau
tiful to contemplate were the faith, devotion
and selfsacritce of this great throng of intel
ligent and refined people, who thus testified
their belief in the doctrines of the Church OF
Ages and their fealty to it's spiritual head, the
earthly successor to the keys and authority OF
Peter.
The second procession of these two parishes
will take place on next Sunday, gath inst, and
the third and last on Sunday, 31st inst. In
the meantime, during the two weeks, appropri
ate services will be held in both churches, al
which sermons will be preached by learned
and eloquent divines.
Owing to the immense number of persons il
the procession, rendering it difficult for all t.
find accommodations in the Jubilee Churches
at the same time, Fathers Massardier ana
Heslin have decided to take their respective
parishioners separately in procession thi
evening and next Sunday. The procession o
the people of st. MichaePs will start at 3:S
o'clock, and that of st. Theresa's at o'clock.