Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-06-18
PROCESSION Of
CORPUS CHRISTI
More Brilliant and
Impressive Than
For Years.
HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN
Pleasing Feature ---- Large
Number Witness Ancient
Rites of Catholic Church.

Hundreds of spectators, many OF
whom had come a considerable dis
tance crowded the streets in the vi
cinity of the Cathedral yesterday
morning to witness the celebration OF
the Fiesta de Corpus Christi, by the
members of the Catholic Churches OF
Santa Fe. This was more brilliant
and impressive than for number OF
years. Several Thousand people
formed the procession, eight blocks
i'm length, which marched through the
streets of the Capital City, to do
honor to the body and blood of Christ
as perpetuated in the Blessed Sacra-
ment of the Altar.
Preparations for the feast day, com
menced Friday morning, when a
force of men began lining the streets,
along the route of the procession with
green pines from the nearby noun
tains. The line Of march was then
thoroughly cleaned. Saturday night
and Sunday morning, the route was
well sprinkled SO that there might be
no dust.
The celebration began at s O'Clock
Sunday morning with low mass at
the Cathedral and Guadalupe Church
es, where a large number received
Holy Communion. At $3.50 O'Clock,
Very Rev. Father Antonio Fourchegu,
assisted by number of clergymen
and acolytes, began the celebration
of solemn high mass. The spacious
auditorium of the Cathedral was filed
until standing room was unavailable.
Many could not enter and stood with
uncovered heads, In the church yard
and the adjoining street. AT the con-
clusion of the service, the Blessed Sa
crament was lifted from the altar by
the venerable celebrant and borne
down the center aisle through the
portals of the church edif1ce where
the procession formed in the follow
ing order:
h Order Of Procession.
The cross bearer, holding aloft, a
large crucifx, escorted by acolytes;
the Children of the Sodality Of the
Blessed Virgin; the Children of st..
Vincent's Orphanage; the young la
dies of Loretto Academy; the children
of the Parochial School, the women
of the confraternity of the Sacred
Heart of Jesus; the women of the
Cathedral parish; the Santa Fe Band;
the children of st. GATHERINGS School;
the children of the Sodality of st..
Joseph; the Catholic men of the Ca
thedral parish; the alumni of st..
Michael's College; the guard of honor
Of the Blessed Sacrament; twenty lit
tie girls dressed in white strewins
flowers; the pallium bearers sur
rounding the celebrant bearing the
Blessed Sacrament and the assisting
priests; the Christian Brothers of
st. Michael's College, the Cathedral
choir and the st. Michael's students
band.
AS the altar BELLS in the hands Of
acolytes tinkqed softly, the bands
played sacred airs and while the peo-
pie lining the sidewalks for blocks
reverently barred their heads, the pro
cesslon moved slowly forward.
1t was an imposing sight and a fit
ting display Of devotion ito the ancient
faith of the people of New Mexico.
The children were a pleasing feature
Of the procession. The girls were
prettily arrayed in spotless white
dresses with. long veils and wreaths
of flowers encircling their heads. The
boys were neatly clothed and wore
broad red scarfs, military fashion,
from shoulder to waist. Angelical in
their innocent sweetness were the lit
tie girls, who walked ahead of the
Corpus Christi" strewing the pathway
with blossoms. They were dressed in
trailing gowns Of white, reaching to
their little feet and each bore a
crown with white flowers. They
felt IT the event Of their lives and
the tots conducted themselves as
gravely and reverently as did their
elders.
First Altar on Delsado Street.
The procession proceeded up Cathe-
dral Place, past the Bishops resi-
dence to the river, UP Canon Road to
Delgado Street where a halt was made
in front of the residence of Francisco
Delgado where handsome altar had
been erected. The Blessed Sacrament
was placed upon the ALTAR, while those
In the procession grouped about and
knelt reverently In the dust of the
street with bowed heads. The choir
sang the Benediction hymns and the
Benedictdon of the Blessed Sacrament
was given. Again the procession wend
ed onward, passing north on Delgado
Street to Palace Avenue and back to
Cathedral Place, where q second stop
was made before an imposing altar
erected In front of the residence Of
Jose D. Sena. Two little girls in white
were In attendance at the altar which
was handsomely trimmed with costly
mission furnish the inspectors will be
complied with.
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