The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-04-29
THE CANADIAN PILGRIMs 70 ROME.
tN.Y. World, April %


t body in St. Patrick's Cathedral, Mot
, street: The pilgrims, preceded by Der
pard Tansey, bearing the beautiful greer
silk flag. their standard, marched in pro
cession from the st. Nicholas Hotel, es
corted by Captain Alaire, and q squad o
The ceremonies at the Cathedral were yer,
simple, though impressive. Cardinal Nc
Closkey oficiated at a low Mass, Fatberl
Kearney and Farley assisting, and Vicar
General Quinn, Mgr. Chatard, Fathers
Duranquet, Hogan, and other fathers be
grims received at the Mass. Vicar General
Quinn ascended the pulpit and addressed
the pilgrims as follows:
Gentlemen and Ladies Of the Pslgrimage-W
| are happy to express to you our welcome and
| to offer to you our congratulations on your
safe arrival at this, the fret station of your
long journey. You have, indeed, long journey
before you, which you have undertaken at
considerable sacrifice Of time and money, and
which is not free from danger. Yet you sp.
ment Of the VOW you have made. You leave
your homes for q far distant land to visit an
aged man who is known to the world as the
Father Of the Faithful, and who is obey ed by
2OO .OOO OOO OF people in all things spiritual.
You go, pilgrims of Canada. to offer your ho-
mage to the prisoner of the Vatican. l. is said
the Pope is not prisoner, or if he is, only 80
prison. 1t is true his palace is not guarded by
bayonets dor bars, nor is he placed in a dun
geop: Still, his country has been taken from
him by foreign enemy, his throne ruthlessly
taken from bin, throne that had been filed
for 1,50O years by his predecessors. This
forelgn enemy, this government of fraud. is |
set up IN his own city. He cannot leave his |
therefore, he remains in bis palace. He can. |
not go out and be pointed at in scorn and |
derlsion by his enemies nor looked upon with |
sympathy and pity by his friends Hence he
in -
prisoner You are going to visit man most
emarkable in many respects to visit one
VINO has far surpassed in his term on tie Pontiti-
al throne any of his predecessors to visit
me who will have reached fifty years in the
piscopate and in the term of his life eli pbty-
i've. If we judge from his late addresses on
igor OF mind that characterized him in his
outh. But while you go to present your ho-
mage to Plus TX you go also and principally
es ns TO express your adhesion to what he
eaches-llberty of religion from secular inter-
erence, particularly the liberty of action of
be head Of the Church, as to the trusts placed
bis care. You go to offer your protest not
auada and the United States, against the
acriligious robbery of that which was conf.
ed to the Holy Fathers charge for the well
are OF MS children, and to protest against the
utrsges committed against his sacred person.
on will meet delegations there from the ,
sst and the West, all bringing addresses. 9
nd not merely with idle words, but with sub. 8
l.
icar OF Jesus Christ, SO that the hirelings of ,
lctor Emmanuel cannot point at him as a q
Auper. 1t only remains for me to wish you in t
10 name OF HIS Eminence the Cardinal, and 8
D behalf of all of us, a safe passs Ge across /
10 Atlantic and that On may be received by t
IND friends and when you have performed f
70 molly task you have undertaken you may I
fely return from across the waters to Your
'mes. am told that even those who are u
IT of our faith are profoundly impressed in a
e Getting our Holy Father, and how muoh
ildren. What will be your thoughts when v
", as Catholics, fall at his feet and receive q
8 blessingf God grant yon may safely re- d
In TO this country after your pilgrim age is q
When the Vicar General had finished, t,
e CARD nal assumed the cope and mitre, b
"a, crozier in hand, went to the steps of Il
e altar. Turning, he approached the Il
nctuATy railing and made a signal for the d
.st congregation to be seated. In voice h
IL OF emotion he said b
ut Is to be my easy privilege to i'm part to al
u before leaving this port of New York b
Q blessing which the Church preScribes
be given to those who make a journey II
10 yours to the tom be- of the Apostle and A
the feet of the Holy Father. am II
rare that before leaving our homes you al
We received from your venerable pre-. Il
%, or at least from the pastors of the st
urches to which you belong, this same b
esslng; but 1t is no more than right aud 81
oper that, as yon are now about to EN-. B
TX on the broad Atlantic, that blessing tt
ould be repeated and the prayers of the 70
bly, Church, which have already been Of il
ed for you, will be again offered, that lie
cir efficacy may be felt in the blessing b.
'ich will accompany you on the journey ii
itch you are commencing. If you will e1
kneel down" The blessing was re
en- impaired according to the Roman st
tual. CO
At II o'clock the pilgrims marched to lie
sr- 40, where the City of Brussels lay. ar
e was gayly decked with the flags of all
tloos, large Papal flag floating from pr
. mizzenmast. a great crowd had as hi
nbled to bid this pilgrims con voyage, m
, vicar General aud numerous priests tn
IN this city, Brooklyn and New Jersey ns
ending. -g
A. - O'Clock the steamer got under way, at
} National line steamer Spain and the u
nth German Lloyd steamer Main delay ye
over half an hour to allow her to take ne
} lead down the bay. The New York Of
mmittee of Reception had provided the co
IN Low to accompany the City of Brus- ali
8 twenty-fv miles out. On the way ev
Rn cheers upon cheers were EXCHANGED fet