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DO|NGS At THE VATICAN
POPE DESCENDS TO THE BASILICA
FOR HIS FIRST JUBI-
LEE VISIT
AUDIENCE WITH PILGRIMS
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AUDIENCE WITH PILGRIMS

Rome Correspondence Of the Brooklyn
Eagle.
On Monday, July q the pope, attended
by his household and court, descended to
the Vatican basilica, closed to the gen
eral public, for his first jubilee visit, In
which, by special permission and invita-
ton, he was Joined by the sacred college.
the prelature, the entire staff of EMPLOYEES
Of the Vatican palace, and administration
of the apostolic palaces, with their re-
spectfve families. His holiness arrived
at u:3O, in the portico of the basiIica, &C
companied by fifteen cardinals in robes
Of state, quilted the sedan chair Oh the
threshold Of the holy door, and, kneel-
ing thereon, intoned the antiphon, "Ac-
tones nostras," and other prayers of rite,
then rising, entered the basilica, receiv-
ed at the door by the cardinal archprtest
and chapter of st. Peter. He next. or
foot, followed by the cardinals, prelates
and others present, proceeded to the GUS
tomary visit to the four affairs selected
for requirement of the jubilee indulgence
during which progress prayers were re-
cited by Archbishop Cavicchioni and The
chapter of the basilica, and the litanies
of Loretto, OF the Saints and Of the Sa-
cred Heart Of Jesus were sung by the
papal choir of the Sistine chapel At the
termination of the four visits his holt
ness and suite returned to the Chapel Of
the Blessed Sacrament, where the eucha-
rist was exposed, and after the prayers
of rite, benediction was impaired with
Nv he trio
stantinopIe. His holiness quilted the pa
silica at l p. m. The Grand Duke Paul
of Mecklenburg-S chwerin, with his con-
sort and suite, were present at the func-
ton in place of honor. On July 9 the
holy father completed his second jubilee
visit in the same manner and with like
formalities as on the former occasion,
the benediction of the blessed sacrament
being impaired by the patriarch Of An
tioch, in the presence of the sovereign
pontiff, of twenty cardinals. of the Aus
trian ambassador to the Vatican, with
his family, of the three Maronite arch
bishops now in Rome for the jubilee, and
Of prelates and others iInumerable The
function terminated at p. m.
On Monday last the holy father admit
ted to collective audiences, in the Sistine
chapel, the pilgrimage from Croatia,
six hundred strong, presided over by
the Archbishop Of Zagabria or
Agram and the bishop Of Ragusa; the rich
and picturesque costumes of the pilgrims
from the various regions were greatly ad-
mired by the many distinguished visitors
permitted. to be present at the audience.
After the chant Of the litanies, his hoI-
ness impaired the apostolic benediction
and then received the chiefs of the pill
grimage and a few notable personages,
among others his privy chamberlain,
Chevalier AngelinL, who presented to the
pope two MeXicans Of high rank, VINO
made offering of Peters pence from the
dioceseS of Guadalaxara Vera Cruz and
Linares, as also from several Mexican
Catholics, to all of whom the holy father
sent a special blessing. On his entrance
to and exit from the Ststine chapel the
sovereign pontif was greeted with the
traditional 'Zivio!" of the Croats, and by
enthusiastic "Evvivas!" from all present
July 8, current, the one hundred Brazilian
pilgrims now in Rome for the hoy year
were received by the pope in the Glenn
entine hall of the Vatican, presided by
the archbishop of Bahia and the bishons
of Petropolis, and Of S. Paolo of Brazil.
Monsignor Guidi late charge d. affaires
Of the apostolic inteFnunciature Of Brazil
was likewise admitted to the audience, {
were also a group Of seventy pilgrims
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signor Vivet. His holiness made the
round of the hall in his open sedan chair,
giving all the pilgrims his hand to kiss.
accepting their offerings of Peters pence
and Importing the apostolic benediction.
Amid other gifts from the Croatian pill
grims, above mentioned, were 5000 francs.
together with a massive gold crown. a
loving souvenir of the little children of
the diocese of AgTam and its suffragan
sees, presented with shouts of 'PaDa
KraJ!'
On Monday, 9, current, the pope re-
served IN private audience the B shop of
Calabozo, Venezuela, accompanied bv
Archbishop Tonti, delegate apostle lie in
venezuela, who presented to his holiness
a small number of pilgrims, possibly
some 500, who, In the name of entire
Venezuela, offered homage and devotion
to the vicar Of Christ TO whom. as wei
as to the holy see they p4ofesssd IN
limited fhal affection and reverential
obedience, adding that very large num-
Der of Venezuelans We're prepared RI
come in pilgrimage to Rome. had n,f
insurmountable obstacles interviewed but
In short time prior TO their departure
for the Eternal City. In his replv fhe
holy father said he should greatly have
reJoiced in welcoming to his presence
a much larger contingent of his faith NJ
children OF Venezuela, but fully under-
stood the imperative reasons inhibltinr