The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-07-18
s.rnInr Star ano Catholic Messenger.
NEW onIEANs SUNDAY. JULY Is 'r7s.
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The Sixteenth Of June In A'"''
The sixteenth of June, Ie1o-'he uay IL
which the venerable Chief OF the Cs. ar ~
World entered upon the tbirtietn
his Poptifcate-was ceieoia'eu ~ The
with betting ss!emnity, IN sp1 Gov
presence there of the reSoiu'ionHy If
eminent, and in spite OF the seeiue.u
the Pope in the Vatican. nus Io'u S;,;,r
again surrounded ny the Roman nuo'
who came to offer b I'm their coue .n.;n,, 81
In acknowledging tbis new ",,.1anl
their fidelity, the Holy fatneI. tnnna
(of which q full trans'at,ou w." a.;n, IN
given on our sixth page) TOOK occason "
refer to the rnmours OF an amicaote agree
ment being yet possible between sse apt.y
and the Kingdom OF .sy, -;nn - mens
these reports were not deserving OF men
ton. He called the attehuon OF n.s
hearers, besides thie, 70 tne ss the Hoiv
See which are now marveilousiy on the IN
crease in France, Spain, Belgium; Austtls,
In glorious Catholic Germany, and In otne.
countries; observing that what consoieo
him most Of all, however, was the dev 9.ea
affection Of bis faithful Romans; Al i I;I
played towards his person by the fapai
army, he remarked, with evident emot1on,
that at the present moment many clear
sighted persons are making com Patlsone
not unfavourable to the Vatican. Inc Gay
was marked in Catholic ana non CAtn 1D.
Rome by two characteristic ineid euts. Inc
Osseruatore Romano was seized In the
morning by order of the Government UoF
the third time within On interval OF only
ten daysD, ,for having published an article
on the anniversary Of the Popes exaitation'
in which the election of Plus tx. was sPok-
en- of as q distinctly Providentiai event.
In the evening-as il in majestic contrast
to this petty evidence ofspleen on the part
of the intrudipg Revolutionary Govern
meut-the streets Of Rome were deserted
by its population, who locked, en- ssdsse'
into the Churches and Basiilcas' IN ooeal.
ence to the will of the Supreme Pontin'
there to copeecrate themselves, tnenee
forth and for ever, to the Sacred Heart OF
Jesus.
The reverentiai aspect OF the homSn
peop1e on that day of daye was signaiiy
attested, even by the most hagrantly out
spoken organs of the Revolutlon-even oy
the notorious Fanfaltd. 1t proclaimed on
the morrow that all the parieh churches o.
Rome on the 10th, had been filed to rePie:
tion. 1t did more than this-it described
in glowing terme, the appearances, uPol
that memorable day, Of the great Church
theGesu. There the crowd was sue1Iac
eording to the account given In the column
of the Fanfulld-that many hundreds ioun'
IL simply impossible to obtain admission
Multitudes were wedged together inside
the risk of suffocation. The rest rename
patiently without, depeely packed in from
Of the porch, and evidently relunctant t
quit the neighborhood. The interior
the noble ediice is then described as pre-
eenting an air of unusual magnihcenc'
The costly marble OF the structure, we 81
told, was yelled by purple and goia haht
ipgs, which had been placed there In pt'
fusion by the orders OF tue ff,nee Ao'. OH.
sands of votive lamps auu wax nga.
tla In. tha annaArAOce OF q temp