, 1875-06-17
RELIGIOUS NEWS.
Conservation Of tho Catholic Churches
to the Sacred Heart OF Jesus,
Considering The Continuance OF 81.
pcter's Mission,

THE SACRED HEART.
aEHricEa AT nj. NANr's CHURCH
Yesterday MAS a very hotaLlo dsy among all
the followers Of the Catholic faith throughout
tic world. II was celebrated ns lin centennial
anniversary ot tho festival Of tho Bacrod Heart
OF Jcnus. Two hunlrod yenrs ago ycnterday.
according TO tradition and tho bolicf OF this
Church, tho Lord Jeaus appeared TO Margaret
biary Alacoquo at 'rarsy-lo-sionisl anu urged
her to propagate devotion towards Ills
sacsod Heart. During The Vatican UoutcIt pc
t!ion signed By neatly all Of thu Cardinals and
rrelatcs present waa Addressed TO tho Popo ask
Ing fltn to honor tho day by tho cousecration Of
the ontro lloInan Catholic Church to the Sacred
Heart. by his direction tho Congregation Of
kiteB t.aucd a aolomn md beautiful act Of con.
sccrasiou which all tho priests wcro requested to
uHo In tho conaccsaton Of thor 1cspcc-
tive cluret!es This order waH promulgated
wherever tho Catholic fait1i In known, aud tho
dav MAI very extensively comnciuolatod.
In Paris in order to show forth itB doctrine to
tho fuost Sacred Heart OF our Lord Jcsuu, u cor
ner-stoMo Of national tno,nosial church wAa
to te strnes Il raray -sionia', whcro tue rove.
place. Moro than 2c0,0o000o Of usot,
women, and children Ut ll.e Catholic Church wure
thus conhecshted yestoldaY to tho Sacred Heart.
ccntonnial Of ibis Haerod feast was tho thrtietl
anniversary OF tho elevation to the c,uir Of
Peter of the present Pore. TlIis fact lont COLI
siderable interest to the event. Tho reign Of
l'opo Plus IL. has been much longer than any
Of llis predecessors. and las heeu snarsed with
Eumo OF tho 1nnat important actn III tho history
Of tho Church, tho last of which il this universal
conaecFatlon.
Tie act of consecra.iou, prescribed by The Sacred
Congregation Of ltites, requires the faithful to
pray for tho sinful aud tAo1e nut iu tho Church
aud refusing submission to tho decisiona OF tho
Holy See or holding optntoua mt in accordance
with its teachin8a and to conaecrato themselves
to TUG Sacred Heart aud resolve 10 loye aud
eelra it alone,
Tho 1ay was properly observed in Chicago %
e!soMAoto. III all Ut the churches High Pontitf-
cal Mass vas said at Oil carly hour in tho mVl1l-
ing. tho act Of consecfation waB read. aud most
of tie churches woro kept open during tho day
for tho silent devotion of the faithful.
Tho 1T. Rev. Bishop Foley had i8Bned cir
cuiar refeUing to tho action Of the Pope aud
tho Congregation Of Hites, aud requesting all OF
yotfon to the Sacred uoart, copios Of tho act
being printed aud circulated, and granting por-
mission to giyo yesterday, at any hour thas
suited their congregations, tho Donodicttou Of
tho alost Blessed Sacrament.
THIS programme was faithfully fulfilled. In
addition to High Nnes mud tho cousccration III
tho morning, the solemn rito Of benedictlon va.
gwen, and sho act Vt conservation ugaiu read III
tho evening At aave1al Of tho clurchos.
At st. Alary'a laHt ayeni,iY tho ceremonies
woro very interesting. Uahop Foley otliciated,
nHsistod By tuo Fathers Noonau Dune, aud
lsiurdan. 4 sermon explanatory us tho Feast of
tho Sacred Heart RRs frat delivered BY tho
I,lshop. 1io promised it By reading tho twelfth
chaptor Of H. Matthew aud tho niue.oeuth chap
tor Of 81. john. Wherein arc narrated tho story
of Cl,rikts death on the Cross, tho spear thrust,
and His blcetling heart.
At It's conclusion tAo bencdiction Of tho Most
Dlossod Sacrament took place, after whlcA thu
act OF conaccration to tho Sacred Heart OF
jesus was roa1 aloud by Father Illorlau, tho
congregation following him in low toues. ;,