The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-07-23
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EzLEBRATTON OF THE POPE,S ANN
PERSARY IN GERMANY.
1Correspondenoo London Tablet ]

lCorrespondenoo London Tablet
Tt would require several pages to Civ
even an outline of the festivities, rehgiou
and social, with which the thirtieth ami
xereary OF the elevation of our presen
Holy Faith r to the Papacy was celebrated
3 efCoughout the length and breadth of Ger
gnaay. Wherever 1t was possible, Their
-,was High Mass. There had been q gen
xuoet places the police stringeptly forbade
all public manifestations. At Dantzig the
festival was held on the Sunday with a con
cert and discourse. In Folda the streets
were decorated with fisgs; in the windows
4here were flowers, wreathB, statues, pic
tures, trausparencies, etc. At the little
town OF Hunfed the police had issued q
notice forbidding, under fine of three
Ruarks, all illuminations-er transparencies.
Bat the netice was useless. One old wo-
imam went beforehand, "to save trouble
and paid the three marks to the police In
Apector! At Bonn the celebration took
great proportions. There WAS solemn
High Mass on the Sunday, and devotions in
4be afternoon, attended by large cOngrega-
lions. In the evening there was an Assem-
Sly in the Beethoven Hall, which was simply
sccammed. A congratulatory telegram was
scent off to the Pope, and warm reply re-
<eeived from Cardinal Antonelli. An enthu
siastic discourse was delivered by o former
asargomaster, in which he expressed the
hope that next year we might be enabled
20 celebrate the 5Osh anniversary of the
episcopal conservation of his Holiness, and
that in 1879 we might rejoice that the years
Of the Vicarship OF Plus TX. had equalled
tie years of the earthly life of the Divine
Founder and Head of the Church. In some
places the public authorities had forbidden
all illumnations or external displays from
Ehe 10th to the 23rd of June. At Pader-
born this prohibition was met by a most
Ingenious counter device. There was q
solemn High Mass in the Cathedral, and
Af,<-rn oil III
nod the members of the congregation were
asked to contribute a portion of what they
Syo0ld have spent on the illumi nations. 7 he
large sum of COCO marks (E300) was col
Aeceed In this way, surely q notable proof
OF the generation of German Catholics for
Mass was celebrated in all the churches on
she Sunday. In the evenings special devo-
G{0ns were held In the church of st. Chris
gopher there was procession in which
several hundred men walked with lighted |
candles. Late in the evening there was
FraRkfurterhof. There was military band, |
Sod the Cathedral choir chanted several |
pieces of music. An appropriate discourse |
was delivered by the Rev. Count Won Ca |
Zen, parish priest of st. Christopher's. A |
special hymn, composed and set to music |
Kor the occasion. was sung. In the old city |
Of Treves there was a general communion |
an the Cathedral, which had been specially |
adorned for the occasion by committee Of
ladies. At haft past nine there was SOL
ann High Macs, and a suitable sermon at |
four O'Clock by DR.. Stephinski, professor
OF the seminary, after which the Tie Deum
wA5 chanted. The attendance of people
was 30 great that many could not And ad-
mission iAto the Cathedral. In the evening
there was an assembly in which the pro-
ceedings were of the same character as in
other places. In Wurzburg the celebration
az w no al IN hn
there was High Mass at the Cathedral
AR assembly in the Gurzenich building;
the streets were profusely decorated with
hags; and the vessels in the river were also
fecked ont with fags. At Dusseldorf it
Ggae intended TO have concert in the ia
nous music bali of that city on Sunday,
che 18th, and all the necessary preparations
had been made. On the I45h the commit
tee received a notification from the police
that the concert could not be allowed to
cake place, because it would have the cha
rScter of a Demonstration.