The Washington times., 1902-02-24
Celebration of Twenty
fourth Anniversary of
Coronation.
A PASTORAL LITTER AWAITED
Requests by Archbishop Cor
rigan Regar ling the
Observance.
PURSE TO BE RAISED
EuInristic Resume of the Career of
the Present Pope Since His As
sumption of the Pontificnte-A
Fierce in Modern Civilization.

Cardinal Gibbons has not yet advised
TIE clergy Of the Baltimore Archdiocese
as to the manner in which the twenty
fourth anniversary of the coronation 'of
Pope Leo XII. which takes place on
March 3. is to be observed in the chu-c ches
of the diocese.
1t is thought, however, that his emf
ncnce will issue pastoral letter, similar
to the one issued last Thursday by Arch
bishop Corrigan, of New York, which
contained three requests, as tokens OF
the afectionate loyalty on the part of
the clergy and Iaity.
Tokens of Affection.
The requests aro.as follows:
"First-That the members of the re
ligious communities of the diocese, and
as many OF the faithful as possible, re-
ceive holy communion and recite the
rosary on Sunday, March .. for the inten-
tions of the Holy Father.
''Second-That all the clergy. both secu-
lar and regular, will have the kindness
to offer the holy sacrifice, for the same
intention. on Monday. March 3. On that
day, at 10 o'clock a. m, solemn pontifi-
cal mass of thanksgiving, followed by
the Te Deum, will be sung in st. Pat
rick's Cathedral. 1t is expected that all
the Bishops Of the province of New York
will kindly assist at this celebration. and
all the clergy of the diocese are likewise
invited to do so without further notice,
as also as many of the laity as can at
tend on that occasion.
To Rinse Purse.
"Third-We invite and request all the
faithful Of this diocese to contribute to-
ward a purse which will be presented to
the Holy Father on the Feast of SIS. Peter
and Paul. June %. .
The object of this Offering is to assist
the Holy Father forcibly deprived of his
rightful revenues, to discharge the ma
teral duties of his-subIime Office. 1t will
include the Peter Pence collection for this
year, and will, I am sure, be worthy OF
the occasion, worthy of the diocese.
worthy of the august recipient"
Archbishop Corrigan'c pastoral letter
gives a highly interesting resume of
Pope Leo's work during his pontifcate.
In part ii contains the following:
Only One Silver Jubilee.
THE Catholic world, thrilled by holy
enthusiasm, is preparing to solemnize the
twenty-fourth anniversary of the corona
tion of our Holy Father Pope Leo Kill
In the long line CT Roman pontiffs. nc
successor of St. Peter except Plus TX OF
blessed memory lived to celebrate his
silver jubilee as Bishop of Rome. Our
present Holy Father who assumed the SOW
ereign pcntificate in the sixty-eighth year
OF his age, has already rounded out foul
and twenty years in his high and holy
office: and should he be spared. as We
fondly hope and pray, during the year
1903. he will see in that eventful period
his silver jubilee as Pope. his COLDER
Jubilee as Cardinal, his diamond jubilee
as bishop-a combination of anniversaries
which. thus far. is unparalleled anC
uniuue in the history of the Church.
Monuments to Zeal.
This event-the silver jubilee of Lee
XIII as Sovereign omarkable in
itself. but especially so in view of the
almost prodigious age of the venerable
Pontif and his wonderful energy withaI
and unflageing actiyity-will create in the
hearts Of the faithful throughout the worlo