The Irish standard., 1888-02-11
CATHOLIC NEWS.
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

RELIGIOUS NOTES.
st. Ienatius College, Chicago, has 225
students.
Sacred Heart parish, Bridgepart, CT,
is holding a fair.
St. Patrick's parish, West Troy, n.
Y, is to build new church.
The Chicago Cathedral Parochial
Schools are attended by 1904 children.
Rey. p. NJ. O'Regan, c. NJ, of Kan.
sas City, was recently in st. Louis
Rev. Father Mackey, of Manchester.
n. H., recently visited New York.
St. Mary's, Watchemoket, r. l., Rev.
j. S. Hurly, pastor, is holding fair.
The House of the Good Shepherd,
Clt veland. o., will hold fair this
month.
The beautiful new church dedicated
to Our Lady Oh the Rosary in course of
erection at Lourdes will be ready for
consecrat.on at Easter. 1t gives prom
Use of being an architectural gem. The
central dome bas the form Of crown,
or rather of tiara or triple crown, the
first consisting Of a gallery which ex.
tends around the dome. and is set off
by massive ard highly ornamented
railing. The second is composed OF
sixteen rOse-windows, between each of
which are massive columns supporting
as many arches. the whole presenting a
very artistic and pleasing effect. The
third crown is oval shaped. and termin.
ates the dome, which is surmounted by
a golden cross exquisitely proper
toned.
a cable dispatch from Rome, dated
The 18th nst., states that on that Gay,
as previously .nnouncee1, tue Holy
Father canonized the Seven Blessed
Founders Of the Order OF the Servants
Of Mary, Blessed Alphonsus RodigueZ,
Blessed Peter C|ayer, aud Blessed John
Berchmans. The ceremony was a
grand one, and was performed in the
presence Of a host OF cardinals, arch.
bishops. bishops, pliests, and lay pill
grias from all parts OF Christendom.
AN eyewitness of the celebration in
Rome On New Years Day says the
scene which followed the announce
ment by the Noble Guard Of the Holy
Fathers approach TO St. Peters Was
one of simply indescribable enthusiasm.
Never before vas the vast Das1lica so
complete ly packed from end to end as
on that memorable day; and the deafen-
ing aud Tremendous shout of fifty
thousand voices, the vehement ana
frantic clapping Of hands, the excited
WHAT'S, Che waving of countless hand
kerchitfs, the open sobbing Of b ,th
men and women altogether made a
display of feeling which can seldom
have been paralleled even in the long
history CT Rome.
The Ceyiou Catholic Messenger states
that his Grace the Archbishop having
deputed the Rev. Father Boulic to visit
certain parts of the Southern t'rovince
and report upon their state, the Father
traversed on foot the mountain Of the
MoroWak Korle, visited Matara, Tan
gale aud Hambantotte. meeting here
and tl,ere groups of Catholics. At the
latter place he heard OF an encamp-
ment OF Tamil Catholics eighteen miles
distant. He had to walk through the
desolate and arid plains of the Bin
tenna. and there found fifty Catholic
pioneers, who never dreamed that
priest would come so far TO minister to
them. These good people have built a
small chapel. where they daily recite
the Rosary. and read ON Sunday the
prayers Of the Mass. They ali made
their confession, and the Holy Sacrifice
was offered in their modest chapel.
The following letter was publish d In
receut issue of The Chicago Daily
News. over the signature of John
Roberts: ''In Saturdays issue Of the
News I noticed an account Of st. Wini-
fred's Well. I was born and raised
Just six miles from sheye, and for three
years | visit. d the we'll almost daily,
and often bathed in the water. have
seen in a large room or recess cut into
the rock, innumerabIe crutches. stretch
ers ana walking sticks, which were left
at thes 4 those that. had been
cured by bathing in the water. My
wife's mother was Intimately ac-
quainted with lady from small town
in Lancashire, England, who was
driven to the well aud carried 20 the
water by her nurse, and after having
bathed she walked away as we'll as any
one"
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