Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-07
GREAT CATHOLIC PILGRIMAGE,

To Rome and the Holy Land-Win
 Leave New York on the 2Ist of This
 month-The First Ever Projected i'm
 This Country-The Pilgrimage in
 Three SectIons-DesaIls of the Tour
 Father Russell of St. Patrfckss
 Church This City.
 Catholic circles throughout the country are very much interested at present in the great Catholic pilgrimage to Rome and the Holy Land, which will start from New York on the 21st of this month. It is the first great Catholic movement of the kind ever organized in this country and many promi. nent priests and Catholics from all parts oi the United States will form the persenel oi the party. Rev. Father Russell of St. Pat rick's R. C.),church of this city has beer strongly urged to join in the pilgrimage and will probably do so, although he stated las evening that his decission WAS not yet fully formed.
 The pilgrimage was organized by the Very Rev. Charles A. Vissani, o. s. F., an orien tai priest who is at present in New York city The intention of it's projectors is to make il marked event in the annals of the Roman Catholic church of America, and the party of pilgrims who will visit the sacred shrines of Rome and the Holy Land upon this occa' sion will consist of some of the most brilliant votaries of the religion in America.
 On Thursday morning, the 21st of Febru- ary, at 10 o'clock, the itinerants will sail from New York on the Hamburg-Americau steamer ''Wieland." The party will land st Cherboarg on Saturday of March and take train direct to Paris, where Sunday will be spent. Early Monday morning they will board the Marseilles express and pass all o1 Tuesday in viewing the sights of this old French city.
 The next journey will be across the Italian frontier at Nice. This city will be left or the afternoon of the day of arrival, and the next morning will be passed among the an oient streets of Genoa, famous as the birth place of Christopher Columbus and fondly remembered for hundreds of historical con- nections.
 The world renowned leaning tower of Pisa will next be visited, and from here @ quick trip to Florence will bring the party into the heart of the great art emporiums of Italy. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, March 10, Il and 12, will pleasantly pass in Florence, and on Wednesday Assist will be entered, where short stay will suffice. Friday, Saturday and Sunday are days consecrated to Rome, and during this period every hour will be religiously devoted to visiting the holy citys shrines and cathedrals.
 Tuesday, March 26th, will be spent in Naples, one of the picturesque of Italian sea board cities, and the next afternoon will take steamer for Egypt. After sail of four days across the Mediterranean Sea, Alexandria will be reached on the 1st day of April, and from there the pilgrims will take train direct for Cairo, where they will remain till April 5th. On the following day Ismalia will be entered. They will then proceed to Port Said and take steamer e. Az; thara fha fn RamIah is but short, and thence to Jerusa' lem is the. plan of the pilgrimage. This grand old city will be entered on the 9th ot April. Two weeks have been assigned for 8 stay at this place.
 The pilgrimage will be made in three sec tions, as they are called. The first section will end it's Journey here at Jerusalem and, Paris, sail from Havre for New York on the 7th of May.
 The second section of the pilgrimage will leave Jerusalem on the 22d and travel through the Holy Land till the 4th of May, when Beyrout, fourishing city of 13O,0 ,0OC inhabitants, containing an American college, bazars and several fine carriage drives, will be reached. From here those who wish, can visit Damascus or Baalbek. The return to Egypt will be by the fast mail steamer Khe- dive. This section will sail from Havre for New York on May 21st and arrive there on the 30th.
 The third section will embark at Beyrout on the 7th on 8 special steamer for Constan- tinople, and, after touching at Smyrna, will arrive at their destination at 3 8. n. of the 14th. Athens will be visited on the 22d, Patras and Brindisi few days later. Two days will be spent in Venice and one in Milan. From here the party will travel by way of St. Gothard to Lucerne. On the 31st they will enjoy an excursion to the Rigi and leave by the night train for Paris, where three days will be passed. June 4th they will em- bark at Havre and reach New York on the 18th