The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-07-13
AMERICANS CITED AS EXAMPLE.
Pope Tells Italian Ladies to Emulate
New York Sisters Energy
in Raising Funds.

The none granted an audience to the
ladies' connected with the work of st.
Vincent de Paul society of New York
in order to show to the world how
much work could be done in the church
bv women. Most of those who were re-
ceiyed and presented by Cardinal Ram
poIla were of high degree, each of
whom was in charge of the work of
the society in a special parish.
Several of the parish priests of Rome
attended the audience. and were re-
warded by the pope with praise for
their zeal and charitable work The
pope remarked that there were many
dioceses in America in which the St
Vincent de Paul society raised more
money than in the whole of Italy, and
he tried to impress his hearers with the
fact that more action was needed in
Italy in the several dioceses in order
to bring the society to an efficient
working condition.
The pope spoke of the work of the
same society in New York and in sew
eral other American cities, such as
Philadelphia and San Francisco, and
stated that if the Italian and Roman
ladies in charge of the work would
only do one-half of what the American
be in a position TO do much more good
for the poor.
Many of the prominent ladies of the
Italian aristocracy are taking an active
part in the celebration of the pope's
golden jubilee, the ceremonies for
which are to begin in October. Princess
Massimo is at the head of the Roman
committee which will present to the
pope full set of vestments and
ecclesiastical plate for distribution
among the poorer churches of the
world. The most aristocratic ladies of
Rome belong to the committee. among
them the Countess Giammotti, the
American wife of the kings chamber
lain. 1t is expected that because of
their zeal the ladies forming the special
committee will be able to raise a large
amount of funds for the purpose of
the pope with a valuable
gift on the occasion of his coming
jubilee. This was done at the time the
late Piux TX. celebrated his golden
jubilee, when more than $500, 900 worth
of church vestments and vessels were
given to him by the Roman ladies COM
posing the Society of the Perpetual
Many foreign missions for
years afterward had only to apply to
the vatican for such articles and thew
were Immediately provided with eyerv-
thing.
A committee has arranged to raise a
purse of 100000 from all over the
world to present to the pope on the oc-
casion of the mass he is to celebrate
On his jubilee day, which will mark the
iftieth year of his ordination to the
priesthood. About ten thousand dollars
= 1icy hoe
Italy and France and the balance of
he 100000 has already been pledged
rom Catholics in England and the
United States. In fact, nearly every
diocese abroad has formed a commit
zee charged with the collection of the
'und.
The presentation is to be made inst
before the jubilee mass is celebrated
md a golden purse containing the
money is to be placed on the altar of
he Clementine chapel. which the pope
las chosen as the place in which he
will hold the jubilee celebration in Oc-
ODER. The ceremonies will last for
lbout year, including, as thew will
he most important functions celebrat
ID by pontiff. Among them are to he
he canonization and the Identification
# several new saints, among whom If
will perhaps he found important tn
tote that the late Archbishop Newman
# Philadelphia will be numbered.
Archbishop Newman can now he CON
idered as venerable. The further nro-
edure will bring him the rank of
Blessed, and it will not be long before
he Pennsylvania prelate will he reeis-
cred among the saints in the Church
calendar, perhaps before the Jubilee
ear is ended.