The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-04-05
THE POPES JUBILEE.
FIFTY YEARS BIsHoP-.THIRTY ONE YEARS
POPE.

of his elevation to the EpispcopacY. 10 tne
whole Catholic world the Holy Father has
granted plenary Indulgence for that day.
1t is an occasion traught with most solemn
reflections. The life of Pins the Ninth mas
been preserved through the time OF the
bitter trial, and now, drawingt TO the cioee
of bis Ssh year, the prayers arse OF NV"
hundred millions of Catholics that he may
live to see the Ship of the. F sherman enter
again the peaceful waters.
Plus TX is the only Pope who has ont
lived the years of st. Peter, Fifty eight
years ago, on the 10Th of April, 1917, John
Mary Mastai was ordained priest and on
Easter Sunday of that year celebrated his
fret Mass in presence of the orphans OF the
| Father john" Orphanage at Rome. ln
this orpbanage he was assistant four years
In 1923, Father Mastai sailed for America,
as Auditor of the Papal legation TO Chilli.
| His mother, the Countess Catherine Sulaz-
| ri, sought by all means to prevent his leav :
| ing Italy, but the Pope, Plus VII, assured
| her that he would certainly return safe
and sound"
On this American mesiop he remained
two years, and is thus the only Pope who
ever visited this continent. On May 2lst,
1927, he received episcopal conservation,
and on the 81 of June, 1927, he entered on
bis duties as Archbishop of Spoleto. On
promoted Archbishop Mastai to the more
important diocese OF Imola. In Consis
tory held on the % of December, 1889
the same Pontif announced his intention
of raising Archbishop Mastai to the Sacred
College of Cardinals; and on the l45h of
December, lS4O, he was solemnly created
Cardinal. Pope Gregory XVI died on
June l, 1916, aud with Keen regret the
news was received by Cardinal Aastai, the
youngest of the Sacred College. 1t is said
that when the Cardinals servant heard of
the Pope's death, and Instructed to
So I, nfr,ta 70.
he observed: 81 am afraid y"ur emlnence
will not return to lmola !" Bat the Car
dinal smiled at the idea of his elevation to
the Papal throne. TIE nine days devotion
in memory of the late Pope having been
duly performed, the Cardinals, as pre-
scribed by the ritual, assembled on the
10Th day in solemn cOnclave, to elect his
successor.
They assembled in the Qairinai Palace, in
the grand hall of the side wing, the apart
ment having been partitioned off into as
many separate chambers as there were vo-
ters. All visitors are carefully excluded
daring the election and it it should be ab
solutely necessary for Cardinal to see any
caller, the interview must be within sight
and hearing of his brethren. Their meals
are passed in through an opening, which
is guarded within and without. The con-
cisve spends much time in prayer and deli
berstiop. The vote is by ballot; and on this
occasion Cardinal Mastai was chosen reader
of the votes. Altogether four ballots took
place, with the following results The
fret was brought to q close on the morning
of the 18th OF June, giving the Cardinal
Secretary of State. Lambruschini, fifteen
votes, and, to the astonishment of all, Car
dinal Msstai received thirteen. Only two
votes were cast for Cardinal Gizzi the can
diate of the extreme Liberals. Thirty four
votes were necessary to secure an election,
which depends not on the majority of the
81 I'll
dinsls living; and as neither of the three
had received this number, another ballot
was taken that same evening, which gave
Lam bruschini thiCteen and Cardinal Mastai
seventeen. Next morning, a third vote
was taSen, which gave Cardinal Mastal
twenty seven and Cardinal Lambruschini
eleven. After each unsuccessful ballotipg
the tickets were according to custom,
burned in the room. The people without
watched the smoke and knew that no eiec
tion had been made On the afternoon of
the second day the fourth ballot W as taken,
and Cardinal Mastai received thirty six
votes - two more than was necessary.
From the floor of the altar, where lac had
sunk at the announcement of the vote, he
arose, and answered the question addressed
to hun, whether he accepted the resuls
of the election: " Behold" said he as
if covering Heaven, ~ am thy un
worthy servant, o Lord Thy Will be done |
accept the result of the eection!''
Fifty eight years a priest; fifty years a
bisnop thlrty-one years Pope of Rome in |
all that time this great man has preserved
reputation as stainless as the untrodden |
snow. He has lived in the face of the world !
from youth to extreme old age.-His Bit
terest enemy cannot breathe one word of
slander. Catholics need not praiee him
men of all creeds proclaim him good and
holy and venerable. This Pope's Jdbilee
has Il wonderful meaning. I5 ia fraHgnt
with jby aud sorrow. 1t Ia the last grand
festival of ii grand life the crown before
the grave. PIns TX. has lived beyond the
general limit cf tour score years. 1t Ia a
proud duty for Catholics 80 make the lnst
years of their beloved Pope swee5 with tue
evidence Of a worlds devotion.
SOUND SLEEP.-It is wonderful how
much may be Done TO protract existence by
the habltual restorative of sound sleep.