The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-01-03
LONG LIVE THE POPE !!
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The Ppntifical Mass a Great
Success.
THE CEREMONIES AT ROME.
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The Papal Jubilee.


ROME, January 1.-The pontifica
mass to-day was great success. Thou
sands of people thronged st. Peters
Square early in the morning, waiting
the opening of the cathedral. Sixty
thousand admission tickets had been
issued and the cathedral was packed.
The Pope entered at $50 am, followed
by the cardinals in procession. His
Holiness was received with loud and
long continued shout of ''long live the
Pope" The music of the mass was
deeply impressive. Many, persons in
the audience were affected. The Pope
blessed all present and left the cathe-
dral at IL am. The whole audience ex-
pressed it, Joy by clapping hands, wav-
ing hats and handkerOhlefs and by en-
thusiastic ordinations. Later IN the
day King Humbert expressed himself
to deputation from parliament as be-
ing highly satisfied with the smooth
ness of the ceremony, which he said
was the best proof Of the Pope's liberty
in Rome. H
Two battalions of the line and large
number of carbinieri regulated the
movs ments of the crowd at the cathe-
dral and thousand policemen in plain
clothes were stationed inside the edlhce.
A few ladies tainted in the crush, but
no accident occurred. In the chapel
the columns and pilasters were hung
with red damask. A statue of st. Peter
was clothed in pontifcal garments with
tiara on its head. The orchestra in
cluded the famous ancient silver trum-
pets. Many members of the nobility
were present. The Pope wore the pas
toral ring presented by Austrian arch
dukes. His tiara was covered with
thousand pearls. The chalice used by
His Holiness was the gift of the King of
Portugal, and the golden plate used in
the service was a present from Queen
Victoria.
Forty-eight cardinals anI 25S arch
bishops and bishops were present at the
mass. and it is estimated there were 3d.
600 persons in the audience The Pope
prayed for a long time in his private
chapel, and then received the homage
of court cardinals Ia Sala Ducale. While
assuming the sacerdotai vesiments the
Pope was overcome with emotion and
tainted. Strong salts were admins
| tered and he returned to conscious
ness. He then assembled the gestatorial
chair and was borne on the shoulders
of the sediaari attended by cardinals III o
| st. Peters Cathedral. Just before he
was fully vested for the altar. he again
faintel remaining unconscious few
minutes. The mass occupied twenty
eight minutes. After the benedlction
the Pope again seated himself in the
| gestatorial chair, and was borne com
pletely around the altar to Capella De-
Sacraments, where he offered up Il
| prayer of THANKSGIVING. During the
ceremony the Pope wore the triple
crown presented 10 him by Emu or
| William.
| MADRID. January Thu Queen Re
| gent, accompanied by members of her
court and cabinet ministers, attended
the Jubilee in San Isidore Cathedral to
day. ALI of the government offices
| ere decorated, and at night they wrre
brilliantly lighted in honor of the Pope.
| PHILADELPHIA, January l. = The
Golden Jubilee of Pope Leo XIII. was
| celebrated with elaborate ceremonies
| in the Cathedral st. Peter and Paul
in this city, to-day.
LONDON, January Especial masses
! in honor of the Pope's jubilee were cele-
| brated to day in the cathedrais and
other churches throughout Greet Br :
tain. The ceremonies were largely a.
tended, and ferveRt enthusla m Was
manifest.
ST. PAUL, January 1 The cathedral
was packed to the doors to-day, the
occasion being the celebration of the
PUpe's jubilee. Solemn mass with or
chestral accompaniment was celebrated
h Rev Stanley. The eulogy of Leo
XIII. " Bishop Ireland was an elegant
and mastery effort. There were speclal
services and eulogies of the Pope IN I'll
other churches of the diocese to day, by
order Of the bishop.