Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-08-10
THE VERMONT NEWS.
Inc Enshrining of Sacred Relic

vi sacred Relic
LINK OF st. Peters Chain ana a..
'''iie Oh"th COnsecrated at RurI,no,o,,
"A solemn service, with imnressi,o oo.,
monies took place at st. Marv's Cotboiio
cathedral at Burlington on SUNDAY ,l,tn,,
INK OF the chain of st. Peter. the ano U,,
was translated and enshrined in tba 80
ehce OF 100 people, and in the afterpoon
thousands of the faithful knelt AT the cbanl
Gel rail and kissed the sacred relic IT,
sacred link consecrated was presented by,
rope Leo NH. to Bishop De GopsbrianS
OF the diocese of Burlington and is tIo
only INK possessed by the Roman Catholic
church in America. ''i'0'''
The services were conducted NV Arab
0ishop Corrigan of New York. and other
distinguished members of the CLERGY mos
ent We're: Most Rev. Archbishop 'Iobn I
Williams of Boston; Most Rev. Archbisbon
M A. Corrigan of New York: Most Row
Archblshop Charles Fabre of Montreal
Most Rev. Archbishop Thomas DubameI
OF Ottawa; Rt. Rev. Dr. ID. Bradley. bisbon
OF Manchester, n. H.. Rt. Rev. H. Ca
Drlels, bishop of Ogdensburg, n. Y: r.
Rev. John S. Michaud, coadiutor bisbon of
burlington; Rt. Rev. G. Deselles. bishon
OF St. Hyacinthe, p. O.; Rt. Rev, p. la.
Rogue, bishop of Sherbrooke. p. O. RI
Rev. John Burke, bishop of Albany. n. Y,
Rt. Rev. Louis De Goesbriand. bisbon of
burlington; with large number of priests
from Canada, New York, and various narts
OF New England. Among the great con
course of people there were present by in
vitation of Bishop De Goesbriand f. c.
Bhplng nV-n1inictor To 10, G.
James; eX-Lieut. Gov. U. A. Woodbury..
Col. &. e. Benedict, Judge Russell S. Taft
of the supreme court, Judge Torrey E.
Wales, Mayor Hall, and leading representa-
tlves OF the Protestant churches in the
city.
Pontifical high mass was celebrated bv
Archbishop Corrgan, followed bv ser
mon by Bishop Bradley of Manchester.
n. H. Bishop Bradley said: 1--WE are here
today at the invitation of your venerable
and venerated bishop for the purpose of
participating in the ceremony of the en-
shrining of a most precious relic, link
from the chain of st. Peter. What is
meant by the ''chain of st. Peter?" By
the chain of st. Peter is meant in this case,
that chain with which the apostle was
bound and held captive for the faith in that
AphiObo ANOhlall hNlllStOll Cdiltu lllt Mdl1tT-
time prison. e. In becoming the pos
SCISSOR of it, the esteemed preate Bishop
De Goesbriand) and his diocese have been
favored as no individual or locality in this
Western Hemisphere has hitherto been ia
vored, inasmuch as no portion of the chain
of st. Peter had previously found its way
within the limits of this American CONT
nent.
"Ths link, then, of the chain with which
the hands and feet of the first pope were
bound, is placed within our reach and
touched by the gracious permission of the
latest and now reigning pope. And per-
sonally, how striking is the resemblance
between the first pope, Peter, and the
latest, Pope Leo, whom God preserved for
many years! AS Peter was imprisoned for
defending the doctrines of his Master, so is
Leo. AS the whole church was united in
prayer for Peters release, so is the church
engaged in petitions to the throne of mercy
for the release from bondage of Leo. AS
Peter from his place in the watchtower of
Israel embraced in his vision and in his
heart all the nations of the earth, so does
Leo. The Supreme Pontiff sends to us to-
day very special message, for in giving a
link of the chain of st. Peter to the venera-
BILE bishop of Burlington, he added: "This
will cause the pope to be known in the
United States.
At the conclusion of the mass Bishop
De Goesbriand delivered an address upon
the incidents of the day of Pentecost, and
in conclusion related his interview with
Leo XIII. year ago, when in response to
his request the pope gave orders to have
one of the links detached and sent to
America.
In the afternoon some 1900 persons
Joined in procession through the streets of
the city, and the reliquary containing the
link, borne by Most Rev. Archbishop Fa-
bre and attended by the bishops and clergy,
was taken to its place in the sanctuary in
the cathedral. A sermon, which was an
argument for the existence and prosperity
of the Roman Catholic church, was deliv-
cred by Rev. VIM. Doherty of Montreal
P. Q.
II NAV be of interest to know what
Protestant historians have said about this
lannon's relic. Among others, Mr. Hare,
in his "Walks in Rome" writes 1.-The
church of San Pietro in VincoH, [St.
Peter in Chains, takes its name OF the
Eudoxian Basilica from the Empress Eu'
doxia. who placed there one of the famous
chains which now form its great attraction
to Roman Catholic pilgrims. One chain
had been sent to Rome, and the other re-
NAMED at ConstantinOple; but the Romans
could not rest satisfied with the possession
of half a relic; and within the walls OF
this very Basilica, Leo l. beheld in vision
the miraculous and mystical uniting OF the
two chains, since which they have both
been exhibited here, and the day of theil
being soldered together by invincible power
August /, has been kept sacred in the
Latin church.
The chains are of unequal size owing u
many fragments of one of them, (hrst
whole links and then only filings), haVlns
been removed in the course OF centuries D!
various popes, and sent to Christian
nrinces. who have been esteemed worth.
of the favor. The longest is about nv
feet in length. At the end of one OF then
is a collar which is said to have enclrcle'
the neck of St. Peter. They are eXpose'
on the first Monday in Lent, and on Tn
following day priest gives the chains = I.
be kissed by the pilgrims, and touches tn iel
forehead with them saying: by the lntel
cession of the blessed apostle, Peter, ma!
God preserve you from evil, Amen
The celebration was one OF great MAJ
niicence. in every sense notable day 10
the Roman Catholics of the diocese