The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-10-21
In THH CITY CHURCHES.
Mgr. Seton Back Again to
St. Joseph's.
THE STORY OF THE PILGRIMAGE.
Pastor Eakins breaches a Sermon
Directed Against Dancing.

Monsignor Seton, Prothonotary Apos-
olic, WHO'S pastor Of St. Joseph's Church,
of this city, has just returned from the
American pilgrimage to Rome and the
Holy Land.
He, expresses himself as being well
pleased and much edited by the pilgrim
age; and he looks as though it had been
OF great benefit to him physically as well
as spiritually. The company, numbering
$50 from all parts of the United States,
proceeded direct from New York to Rome
There they were presented to the Holy
Father. Monsignor Seton says that the
successor of st. Peter was in good health.
and received the pilgrims in most
gracious manner. The Holy Father
directed the priests and prelates present
ia transmit the Papal benediction to their
people.
He also directed that the benediction
should be given upon some great occasion
when all the people could be present
MOnsignor Seton has not yet decided
when the benediction shall be bestowed
in st. Joseph's Church, but will duly
announce the fact when the time has
been fixed.
AT THE HOLY sEPULCHRE.
The pilgrims spent Holy Week in
Palestine and there Monsignor Seton was
accorded the unprecedented honor of
preaching the English sermon at the
sepulchre of Christ on Good Friday
evening. 1t has been the custom to have
sermons preached at the sepulchre on
that occasion in fourteen different
languages, and this was the first time
the English sermon had been preached
by an American clergyman. an honor of
which every Jersey City Catholic has
reason to be proud.
The Monsignor was received with hon
ors in each place which the pilgrims
visited, as the first idea of the pilgrimage
was suggested by him. At Jerusalem he
dined with Monsignor Brace, Patriarch
OF Jerusalem, who presented him with his
portrait. Almost the first letter DIR. Seton
opened upon his return was one appris-
ing him of the good Patriarch's death.
The usual sanctuaries of the Holy Land
were visited by the pilgrims, who also
saw the ruins of Ephesus and the pyra-
mids OF Egypt. MonsiRnor Seton speaks
very highly of the kindness, courtesy and
hospitality of the Franciscan fathers in
Egypt and Palestine.
SOLEMN HIGH MASS AT ST. JoSEPI's.
1t was the intention of the people of st.
Joseph's to give their beloved pastor
grand reception upon his return from his
eight months trip abroad. But the Mon
signor, who is adverse to ostentatious
display, requested them to abstain from
any demonstration, and his wishes were
respected. His return. however. was
marked in the church yesterday morning
by the celebration Of a solemn high mass.
The Rev. Father Paul Carew was the
celebrant, with the Rev. Father Cleary,
of st. Bridget's. deacon; the Rev. Father
Cook, sub-deacon. and the Rev. Father
Smith. masterof ceremonies. Forty altar
boys took part in the service, and the
music was of an excellent order. The
Monsignor preached the sermon, which
was able and instructive.
In the evening DR.. Seton delivered a
lecture. in which he spoke of the pilgrim
age, his visit to the Holy Father, and of
his subsequent journey to Palestine and
the other points of interest in the Old
World