The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-25
THE JUBILEE.


JUBILEEs.
The manner In which His Holiness Pope Plus TX
was constrained Dy political circumstances ia
proclaim the year OF Jubilee 1875 Will probably
come nearer home in It's pathetic simplicity to the
hearts OF the faithful subjects OF that much tried
Pontin than the gorgeous PROFESSIONS and cere-
monies amid which his predecessors were accus.
toned to break down the Porta Santa. and admit
the countless nosts OF pilgrims to view OF the
ptUus treasures 1t concealed. The Juoilee or ammo
Sa7tO taxes Its date among the leasts OF the Catho-
lie church, from the year. 1900, when Pope Bonl-
lace VIII. declared MS Intention OF lnauguratlng
the new century By religious Celebration, which
should partake OF the character OF those festivals
which, by divine ordination, lhe Mosaic Law had
prescribed to be neld by the ancient Jews on
every forty. ninth year. 1t derived It's name Of Ju
bilee from the Hebrew word "Yobal," meaning "a
joyful shour' or "a cangor OF trumpets," Q
sense We hnd still preserved IN the German word
.Juoe." From the Hebrew root comes the Latin
j,tbtlgun, whence our jubilee. Bonllace ordaiued
that all who made The pilgrimage TO Rome during
this least should receive plenary dissolution ior
cerelv-a privilege wnich extended to those VINO
lett home Tor the purpose OIL attending, but might
chance TO die upon tue road. To sucn as were,
from unavoidable circumstances, unable to at
tend-such as prisoners persons otiicial SIT
uatlons, children under age ana others, well as
TO the members OF m0nastic Orders-he granted
the privilege Of selectng among the cergy resi-.
dent at their place OF abode conless0r, to be ap-
proved BY the highest ecclesiastical dignltary Of
the respective district, VINO snould have the
power o. granting them plenary aDsoluron; and
lurLuer, III tn6 WORDS Oh ropes euCyClcul let
ter equally may the same conlessors apsolve the
above named penitents from all the SINS and ex
cesses, however serious and enormous they may
DO, as has been said, reserved to the said Ordlna.
rles and to us, or to the Apostolic See enJOiAed
to them as sautary .penance. and other tnlngs
to commute into other pous and salutary works
whatsoever vow even sworn AID reserved to the
Apostolic See, excepting however. VOWS OF cnas
THY, OF religion and OF obligation which may nave
been accepted by . third person, or which may DO
to the prejudice of third person.
"A
Jubilee were further required II Inhabitants OF tho
city, to perform their devotons at the Church Of
SITS. Peter and Paul thirty times wnlle IL LASTED,
While Tor II stranger fifteen vsitsw ould suffice The
Church OF Rome mas never iaIled to impress upon
It's followers the Importance Of these periodical fes
rivals, and many bulls and encyclcal letters have
been published to enforce their proper celebration.
The - eat Pope Clement Ganganelll. In MS bul d
InGut0cntfd, thus appeals to bis 1ock:-"Wl
offer you share OF all the riches OF divine mercy
which have Dcen Entrusted to u. and chiefly those
winch have tnelr origin In the biood.of Christ.
We will then open to you all tue gates OF the rich
reservoir OF atOnement, derived ron the merits
OF the Mother OF Co.. the holy apostles, the blood
OF the martyrs ana the good works OF all the
saints. We invite you then 10 drink OF this over.
IN the lneXuaustlole treasure OF the Church &C.
coroIng to the custom OF your ancestors. Do not
then let slip the present occasion thus to appease
The justice oil Goa and obtain your pardon.n And
IN the bull OF indication issued By Pope Leo Kill IN
1924 for The Lent Jubilee held at Rome in 1925, he
says:-"We have resolved, III virtue OF the author.
lty given US by Heaven, fully 10 unlock that
sacred treasure composed Of the merits, sunernga
anu Virtues Vi CUrlSL our LOru ana OF HIS VlTSlO
mother aud oil all the SAINTS whom the Author OF
human salvation has 1ntrusted TO our dispensa-
ton. During THIS year OF Juoilee we nerciuily
give and grant IN tie LOru pienary indulgence,
REMISSION and pardon OF ali their Sins o all the
faithful Uf Christ truly penieut. conlessin2 their
sins and receiving the molly communion, who shall
Visit the Church OF Blessed Peter and Paul.u
Persons under sentence OF accommodation by
the Pope or other dlgnitares OF the Unur,h are,
however debarred ronl the benefits OF the jubilee
un I'll such time as they have made proper and ac-
ceptaoIe submission. The Jubilee OF Boniftce was
n ere So dasr fho
Jocks oil pilgrims VINO covered the roads reading
to and from the Holy CITY as defylng all attempts
that ut no time during the year were there less
than two hundred thousand strangers actually
were coming and going. 1t IS said thai
among the plOuS multitude who throngel the
churches OF tue metropolis OF the Carisian world
was a venerable aIIchUrltc, who Tor many years
had led Il peaceful and Dlamcess lie OF devotion
and prayer among the rugged recesses OF tue APP.
penincs but who upon hearing the glan tidlngs OF
the great Congregation wnlcn had assembled ia
worship IN unison at the fountain head oil their
belef quilted his hermitage and revisited Tor tine
last time the busy naunts OF men. HIS majestic
men and great age attracted the notice Of the
Pope, who had him brought before him and ques-
toned him whether he mad ever before bcned
suCh sight. The hermit replied that re had now
lived 107 years, always having the lear OF God be-
that just 100 years ago the then reignirg Pontin
had caused similar festival to be celebrated
meht '' and "a" deoreed that " hereafter a Js
6iee should pc held every hundredth year,
rope clement W., seeing the great gam which had
accrued to the Church from the first Jubi ee, and
desir Jus perhaps OF Witnessing IN person grand
sight. reduced the interval between these leasta
TO fifty years. and held one in 1850 which only
equailed but almost ecpsed the splendOr OF its
predecessor. According to Matthew Villan q
over 1ooO.ooo pilgrims. and this before me s
summer heats had commenced. Several OF the
succeeding popes altered the dates upon whlo1
the jubilees were TO be held, and IL was not till
the year 1410 tnat Paul II. defnitvely fixed their
recurrence at every twenty-ntn year. so that every
man OF average length OF life might have an OPP
portunity OF being present at the celebration Of
at least one Of them and tins term has been main
omissions have taken pace bctn In the present sM
century--namely, III the year 1900, when Rome was
occupied oy the troops OF the French Republic and
the Pope an exile IN France; and again. In 1850,
when the present Incumbent OF the Pontiicate.
Pope PIus *, ala not deem 1t expedlent, IN view
OF the disturbed state oil Italy, Just emerging from
the throes OF the revolution OF ls4s, 10 attract q
large cOncourse OF strangers to his capital Ex.
tra0rdlnary jubees have sometimes been held
when any particular calamity has appeared ready
TO mehace the church. Special prayers referring
to the occasion are then enjolned to be used bJ
the parties seeking Tor the benefits accrung iron
their observance
Formerly. while the Popes were still in full Dos
monlAi observed IN opening the year of jubilee
was impressive In the extreme. On Christmas
Eve tue Pontiff or MS legate proceeded in fun
sacerdota robes, and, attended by all MS clergy,
IN solemn procession TO the Porte Sancta OF
the voden gate Of st. Peter in the Bdslica OF the
he assembled a throne prepared Tor the purpose,
while high mass was SAID. at the conclusion Of
which ne arose. and, taking goiden hammer in
his hand, stuck three blows upon the masonry, Of
the same time reclting the 1loth Psalm
Open to me the gates OF, righteousness;
will 60 into them and win praise the Lord.
This gate Of the Lord,
Into which tue righteous shall enter,
And art become my salvation.
The wall was then torn down, and penitential
monks washed the threshold with holy water.
whereupon HIS Holiness entered. followed BY his
suite, and with his own hands opened the shrines
relics OF the SAINTS aud exposed their
sacred contents to the eager gaze OF he reverenal
crowd. simultaneously with tins ceremony the
doors of the churches OF st. John Laterab. SANTA
Maria Maggiore ana st. Paul, winch were de.
clared by Pope Bonllace TX. To be Juoiles
churches, were opened by three Cardinals deputcd
by the Pope Tor tuat purpose. and the festival nad
begun. At It's conclusion, on the 24th oil December
iolowinG the Pope proceeded again IN state to
the Porte Sancta.. He blessed the stones aud lime
which were there provided, ana sprlnSlcd them
with molly water then, taking up gilded irowel,
he spread the trst layer Of mortar and cast IN
some coins, alter whicn the WORK was nnished y
masons IN attendance Tor that purpose.