The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-11-21
THE JUBILEE.

4A0 duAlOUS VI the lAiGnIu TO comply Win
the conditions necessary for gaining the
plenary indulgence of the Jubilee, increases as
the year draws to close. Oar streets are
daily thronged with those who prefer to make
the visits individually to the churches, or who
failed to participate in the public professions
of their respective parishes. But the most
striking exhibition of faith, and that which is
certain to produce the most beneficial results,
is manifested by the immense parochial pro-
cessions which have appeared on our principal
thoroughfares.
Last Sunday evening there were four of these
PROFESSIONS. By far the largest of these was
that of the congregation of St. Joseph's Church.
which numbered about 5000 persons, twelve
hundred of whom were men!
We do not make special mention of the
clergy in their sacred robes, the little girls in
their beautiful white dresses, the hundreds of
school children, or the thousands of pious
ladies who marched in line, for these were
common to all other professions. But what
must have heen source of pride to the Catho-
lie public was the long line of gentlemen, four
abreast, marching silently and in deep recol-
lection. from church to church, and humbly
kneeling on the sidewalks or in the streets to
say aloud the prescribed prayers, for SO numer-
GUS was the attendance that only about one
sixth of them could find room in the Jubilee
churches. The splendid appearance of the
Total Abstinence Society of st. Joseph's parish,
and of Division No. 1 Ancient Order of Hiber-
mans was also the subject of general common
dalton.
The third procession will take place this
evening.
The Third District was enlivened by the
appearance of three professions on its streets
That of the congregation of ST. Peters Church,
Very Rev. c. Moynihan, Pastor, numbering
about 5000 persons, visited first the Church of
the Aununciation, tt en- that of st. Vincent de
Paul, then Holy Trinity, and finally returned
to St. Peters, where, after short address
from the Pastor, Benediction was given. The
procession was headed by Fathers Moynihan
and Borias, after whom followed the societies
of children with scores of banners, then the
ladies, and finally the gentlemen, foremost
among the latter being the members of st.
Peters Total Abstinence Society. The gentle
men could not enter any of the Churches as
| these were crowded with ladies and children,
| but, kneeling on the sidewalk, responded to the
prayers recited by Father Flanagan.
The procession of the people of st. Vincent
DC Eaufs Iarlsh, heV. +. j. toltIer, Pastor,
numbered about 1900. They visited the church
es in the following order Holy Trinity, St.
Peters, Annunciation and st. Vincent de Paul's.
The congregation of Holy Trinity, consisting
of the German population of the District and
numbering about the same as that of st. Vim
cents, visited first St. vincert's Church, then
ST. Peters, then the Annunciation.
The people of these three parishes will make
| their second professional visit this evening.
By letter from Rome His Grace, the Most
Reverend Archbishop, has appointed the fol-
lowing as Jubilee churches for the faithful
residing around and to the rear of Claiborne
street, in the Second and Third Districts
4. Church of st. Boniface, corner of Galvez and
LaHarpe 3. Chapel of the Little Sisters of
the Poor, opposite entrance on johnson street.
open daily from 6 A. NJ, to P. NJ; 8. Church
of st. Rose de Lima, Bayou Road, near Broad
4. Church of our Lady of the Sacred Heart,
Claiborne aud Annette streets. A procession
will leave the Church of st. Boniface st 8
o'clock to-day Sunday to visit the above
mentioned churches. On its return Benedic-
diction will be given. The second and third
PROFESSIONS will take place on Sunday even
ings, 18Th November and December 9th at the
same hour. All the faithful of the section of
the city indicated above are invited to attend.