The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-07-08
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CATHOLICS AND THE CORONA
TON.


Many Catholic spectators were dis
appointed that the Papal Envoy, Mon
signor Granite di Belmonte, was not
present in the Royal Procession to
and from the Abbey, but Plus x is
too uncompromising a Pontiff to per-
NIT his representative to assist at
what after all is now religious act
of a Protestant religion, which has
cut itself off from the Catholic
Church, no matter how much it may
have robbed her of in the past.
Nevertheless in token of appreciation
of the change initiated by King
George V the Catholics of the Metro
polls have identified themselves with
the general rejoicing in most re-
| markable manner, which is likely to
be fruitful of much good. At the time
of the London Eucharistic Congress
| it was desired to illuminate the i'm
mensely tall tower of Westminster
Cathedral, but the expense was found
| to be too great to be borne at the time.
in connection with the other expenses.
| Yet on Coronation night the Cam
| panile was indeed a lighthouse over
the glittering sea of London, for it
was encircled by a corona of lights
which shone right down the tower and
cast their long beams many miles.
Moreover every Catholic Church had
| decorations and Examinations upon it
on this memorable evening. Next
Sunday also, Monsignor Granite di
Belmonte, Papal Envoy, will sing
solemn High Mass at Westminster
Cathedral, and afterwards Archbishop
Bourne will intone the TIE Deum. AL
ready special Masses have been said
in many Churches, and the number
of congratulatory messages which
have been received by His Majesty
from Catholic institutions, Bishops,
and converts and to which he has
replied with cordially is very large
The English Catholic boarders at a
Belgian Convent sent a message of
loyal congratulation in which the Sis
ters joined, and to which the King
replied. The Catholic Brethren in a
suburb of London also telegraphed,
and finally the Irish Hierarchy, head
ed by Cardinal Logue, sent the
following wire: eve, the Catholic
Bishops of Ireland in general meeting
at Maynooth beg to tender to your
Majesty, and her Majesty, the Queen,
our cordial congratulations on the
forthcoming solemn occasion of the
Coronation and to wish you every
blessing and prosperity" In the
course of the very afternoon in which
the message was sent the following
reply was received: ITO His Emil
nence Cardinal Logue, Maynooth Col
lege. I sincerely thank your Emil
hence and the Bishops assembled in
general meeting for the kind congrat-
ulations to the Queen and myself on
the indeed solemn occasion of our
Coronation and for your good wishes
thereon" George r. and ].
The Papal Envoy before his de-
parture for Rome, bearing letter
from the King to the Holy Father, will
hold reception at the Archbishop's
House at which large number of
distinguished persons will be present
and to which any Catholic will be adj
mitted on obtaining a ticket. 1t is
very likely that many of the distin-
guished Catholic Royalties now in
England will attend, and the Colonial
Premiers, Sir Wilfred Laurier, and
Sir Joseph Ward, are sure to be
present, SO that those Catholics who
attend will witness memorable
gathering.
The Archbishop of Malta has issued
Pastoral letter to his flock on the
Coronation, in which he emphasizes
the debt which Catholics already owe
to the new King, and dilates on the
possibilities of the reign as regards
the spread of the Catholic faith and
it's rehabilitation in the British EN-
pire. He asks his people to pray
fervently for the King that he may
be preserved to his people for many
years and that his reign may be both
great and glorious.
4 It was the same note which was
struck by Archbishop Bourne when
preaching to fine gathering of the
Colonial troops i'm the Cathedral at
Mass last Sunday. His Grace declared
that there was no greater power in the
world today for the spread Of the
Catholic faith and the truth OF Chris
tianity than that power which was
!. centered in the British Grown. But
| that power was neutralized by the
!. want OF unison which existed in the
J religious ideas Of their fellow empire