The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-19
THE JUBILEE.
Grand Procession from st.
Michael's and st. Theresa's
Churches.

Our readers will remember that His Holl-
ness, Pope Plus TX, proclaimed the year 1875
a year of jubilee for the entire Catholic
world, and that several professions, in con-
formity to the rules prescribed, were held in
our city in May and June last, shortly after
the PRONUNCIATION here Of the proclamation
of the Pope The first procession was by the
faithful of st. Patrick's parish: on the 9th of
May last.
A universal jubilee is held by the Church
but once in every twenty-five years, and that
which should have been celebrated in 1850
was postponed on account of the troubles
then surrounding the Church; SO that the
the present is the first observance of gene
raj jubilee in period of fifty years.
Although the complete blotting out of tenn
poral debts does not follow the Catholic OBJ
servance of this ancient custom, instituted
by God himself for His chosen people, the
Jews, as it did under the Mosaic law, yet the
faithful of the Church perform the duties
prescribed for the season, with the hope OF
obtaining free and complete discharge from
that Higher Creditor, to whom all earthly
children must acknowledge their indebted
ness.
OF the deep piety and sincere devotion of
the Catholics of our city 10 their Holy
Mother, the Church, the scenes witnessed on
our streets Sunday, gave the highest evidence,
when thousands of men, women and children,
amongst whom were many of the most
esteemed merchants and professional men,
and numbers of the most beautiful and re-
fined ladies of our city, joined in the jubilee
services of
ST. MICHAELS AND ST. THEREsAs PARISHES,
making up a procession which filled the
streets and lined the sidewalks for distance
of three or four squares.
The congregation of st. Michael's, under
their esteemed pastor, Rev. Father Thomas
Heslin, left their beautiful church, which
| faces Annunciation Square, at half-past 3
o'clock P. NJ, and proceeded to st. Theresa's
Church, where the people of that parish,
directed by their jealous and energetic curate,
Rev. Father Massardier, assisted by Rev.
Father Jerry Moynihan, the younger, awaited
them. The two congregations now united,
and
THE PROCESSION
was arranged in the following order: Cross
bearers, boys Of both parochial schools,
societies of boys of both parishes, ladies,
gentlemen, St. Louis Literary Society, Total
Abstinence Society and altar boys.
As usual, the ladies manifested their zeal
by attending the devotion in great numbers
and walking the entire route of the jubilee,
which embraced a visit tosSt. Patrick's, I'm
maculate Conception, Cathedral and the
Bishops (St. Mary's).
The weather was all that could have been
desired. The warmth and brightness of 9
clear autumn day cheered the faithful. The
banners were lovely as they shimmered il
the light of the sinking rays of the sun, but
far more beautiful to contemplate were the
faith, devotion and self sacrifice of this grea
throp& of intelligent and refined people. who
thu testified their belief in the doctrines O.
/ The Church of Ages, and their feality to it,
3 6piritual head, the earthly successor to thu
keys and authority of Peter.
The second procession of these two parishes
will take place on next Sunday, Oath inst
and the third and last, on Sunday, 81 inst
In the meantime, during the two weeks. sp
propriate services will be held in boil
churches, at which sermons will be preached
by learned and eloquent divines.
The St Charles Cosmos thus points out on