The New York herald., 1875-11-02
THE WHITE VEIL.

FIVE YOUNG LADIES ENTER THE NovITIATE OF
THE CONVENT OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD.
Yesterday being tho festival OF All Saints the Sis
ters of the Good Shepherd celebrated it in appropr
ate by admitting five of the postulants to the
two years novtate that must always precede the anal
OF the religease Of this Order. Wax tapers and
gas jets illuminated and natural flowers with bright
autumn leaves adorned the affairs. The Rev Father
Gleason s j. olciated, and at nine O'Clock the pro-
cesson entered the chapel the Lady Superoress and
her assistant conducting the postuants to the altar
railing The choir of reIigieuse sung tho save
Maria Stella" and at its conclusion tho priest gave
to each of the postulants lighted candle symbol
OF the light to which Jesus Christ calls those regese
souls whom He would have TO Him wholly and
entirely Tn postulans then retired few steps from
the altar and renamed seated during the sermon The
sermon over, the priest intoned the ''ven Creator
Sprtus which the choir took up and continued to its
close The postulans then knelt before the altar while
the priest asked each one what she demanded, and
they in turn replied that their wish be clothed
in the holy habit of religion to be tried the practice
of the Christian virtues and to dwell in the house of
the Lord all the days OF their lives Again and again
they asked If they persisted In this
demand, and again and again they repeated and re-
newed their request to be allowed to wear tho
white robes of the regieuSe and Superioress hav-
ing stated that the community desired accept them
they retired from the chapel TO put aside forever the
softly flowing draperes and feecy wells of tho world
shortly returning clothed in the white serge habit and
white linen guinpe OF the Order the choir singing
the meantime ''How lovely thy tabernaces,
Lord of Hosts my soul longeth and fainteth for the
courts of the Lord.n The postutants then sung II
have despised the kingdom of this world and all the
splendor OF the age for the love of Lord
Jesus Christ" Kneelng down they received the
blessing of the priest, who prayed God to keep them
from hencefortn and forever Each then received
4 the scapular emblem of the light and amiable
/ yoke OF Jesus Christ The white veil then be-
4 slowed symbolical of the modesty and
purity of those who would be hidden in God
| and keep their eyes veied from the vanities
of the world the rosary mark of conservation
tho Mother of Jesus Christ and testimony of devo-
ton to the example of that model of all Christian
graces and virtues, and the long, white choir
IMPLYING the apostolic robes those who follow the
name to those who were victorious, the priest
gave to each postuant one that she may hence
forth be victorious over the devil the world sin and
herself The Superioress then retired from the altar
grating and remained IN her stall while the assistant
conducted the novces to her. and she gave each
the kiss, saying, 'Sster God give you His peace
and they in turn bestowed the kiss upon their
panions, while the choir sung the psalm 'Behold how
good and how pleasant IL is for brethren to dwell to-
gether in unity" The names OF the young ladies'
| Miss Kate Anon, Sister ~ Wadberg Miss Terese
0Grady, Sister NJ Immaculate; Miss Sarah Lynch Sis
ter Rose OF Lima; Miss Alice White, Sister NJ of the
Holy lnnocents; Miss Mary McGowan, Sister Bridget
Owing to the community's observing its annual re-
treat of eight days, the reoicings consequent upon
reception postponed until to-day, when the re-
treat will have closed.