The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-06-20
The Sixteenth Of June.
direction.

Wednesday last was doubly great as an
niversary in the Catholic world. On the 10th
of June, two hundred years ago, Our Saviour
appeared to the humble nun, Margaret Mary,
and commissioned her to propagate the devo-
ton to His Most Sacred Heart. In answer to
innumerable petitions, Our Holy Father pro.
claimed plenary indulgence to all Catholics
throughout the world who, having approached
the Sacramento, would, on this anniversary,
consecrate themselves to this Most Adorable
Heart. That the masses of the faithful in this
city fully appreciated the iDestimable graces
thus offered them, was evidenced by the i'm
mense crowds which throDged the con fessionals
from early in the morning of Tuesday till late
into the night. On Wednesday morning, at
the several Masses in q majority of the
churches, the communicate were almost as
numerous as on Easter Sunday. In most of
the churches the Act of Conservation was read
by the Rev. Pastors after solemn High Mass
and BenedictioD, though in several Benediction
was given and the Act was read in the evening.
On Wednesday also was celebrated the
| tweuty-ninth anniversary of the election of
| our Holy Father, Pope Plus the Ninth. In the
Catholic city within this Crescent City, which
| has grown up around the Redemptorist
| churches, the enthusiasm of the people was
| boundless, and the celebration was indeed
worthy of its object. During the day thou
sands of Papal flags were flung to the breeze
| from the residences of the Catholics. The
| church steeples, converts and asylums were
| literally covered with decorations, such as
Papal and United States flags, Chinese Ian
terms, portraits of the Pope. garlands, etc. St
Joseph's Asylum, in charge of the German
Sisters of Notre Dame was in a perfect blaze
of light. Some 600 candles, arranged in pyra
mid form, in all the windows proclaimed the
general entL usiaFm for the Pope. The crowds
in the streets were simply impenetrable, and
must have amounted to several thousands
They came from downtown, from the suburbs
from every where, to witness and participant
in the demonstration. At o'clock P. NJ. the dis
charge of firearms and fireworks of all descrip
lions commenced and, together with the en-
thusiastic cheers of the celebrants, did no
cease till near midnight.
The foremost figure in the grand tablea
was our well-known friend, Philip Antoni, th
most enth usiastic Papist in the District. Al
sisted by the youthful artist, Marcus Federe
of st. Joseph's Orphan Asylum, he worked liz
beaver for several weeks previously, prepa
ing for the grand display. And we'll did
deserve all the encomiuns passed upon hi
j that evening. What was most generally 81
3 mired was his magnificent transparent pain
Z ing, some ten feet high, of our Holy Father.
: FRUIT GROWERS AssGcIATIoN.-Om Rou
d Journal, the agricultural weekly published
o this city by Mr.. J. H. Hummel, gives, in i
a Issue of this week, a full list the DR.
miums offered by the Fruit Growers Assc
: citation of the Gulf States at it's Third Annus
l, Fair. Considering the hardness of the time
the premiums offered are quite liberal, and "
"a have NO doubt will prove an incentive. thong
is of course minor one, to the fruit growers {
Al the South, to send specimens of their fruit
r, plants, flowers, etc, to the exhibition. TT
e fair will commence on the IAth of JnIv an
will continue three days 49,