The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-01-20

i very plOuS child, his life dream Is to
consecrate himself to God in the
priesthood.
Genoa to Revive Feast.--In Genoa.
Italy, the feast of Our Lady of Genoa,
Queen of the Genoese Republic" dat
ing from the year 1887. is to be re-
vived as such this coming year, which
will be its 275th anniversary.
Life Work of Francscan The Rev.
Bonaventure Fitzmaurice. O. f. M, Of
Waterford, Ireland, is about to publish
his "Collectanea Hiberno- Minoritica. y
on which he has been engaged twenty
years.
Portuguese Legation at Vatican
Last month a Deputy. presented to the
Portuguese Chamber a proposal to
abolish the Portuguese Legation at the
Vatican. The motion was, however,
rejected, the majority of the House
being of the opinion that the Republic
should not sever diplomatic relations
with the Holy See.
Saints Body in Minerva.-C Cardinal
Farley's church in Rome is the great,
art-filled Minerva in charge of the
Dominican Order. Underneath it's
High Altar is the sacred body of st.
Catherine of Sienna yet in flesh in
corruptible and beautiful, though life
less for nearly six hundred years. Her
body is one of the marvels of the
Holy Catholic Church. In the Minerva
is also Michael Angeles statue '"The
Risen Christ"
Parisians Attend Midnight Mass
Although Paris is universally con-
sidered to be one of the most wicked
cities in the world, it is estimated
that more than two hundred thousand
worshippers attended the midnight
Masses offered up at the various
Catholic churches on Christmas.
Order of Golden Fleece for Merit
The King of Spain has conferred the
Order of the Golden Fleece an Senior
Jose Echegaray, the wellknown writer
and dramatist, in recognition of his
services to contemporary Spanish
literary and science
Venice's Art ExF1ibition.-There is
no truth in the statement published in
some foreign newspapers that, owing
to the war in Tripoli, the great Art
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been deferred to 1913. The Exhibition
will be opened on April %, 1912.
] German Catholic King.-It may not
be generally known that the next King
of Wurtemberg will be Catholic
With William II, who has no children
the royal line will die out and the sue
cession pass to the Catholic branch oil
1.-The ducal line. The heir apparent is
Duke Albrecht, who has six children
three sons and three daughters His
eldest son, His Royal Highness Duke
Philip Albrecht (born 1899, has just
matriculated at the University Of
Tubingen. Duke Albrecht's mother is
an Austrian Archduchess; his grand
mother was Mary, daughter of Louis
Philip, last King of France
1 Gregorian Notes on Belfry Door
An interesting discovery has beer
made at Horning Church, Norfolk
England, in the shape of few notes
Of ancient Gregorian music carved
on the stone jamb of the belfry door
There are only three lines in the
stave, and the notes are dotted about
on the lines and in the spaces.
, Code of Canon LaW.-The editor O.
Rome announces that in about thre,
months the first draft volume of tn,
new Code of Canon Law will be a
last placed in the hands of the Bishop!
, so that they may. study it and sent
, their observations on it to Rome
, Another year will be necessary t.
complete this great work which wa,
, one of the first enterprises undertaken
: by Plus x
Celebrate Birth of Joan of Arc
Il H1CASA SdtAOAV0 dIO OAL101uG1y+ SIdLG
full to the Holy Father for his decision
concerning the FIVE hundredth ami
versary of the birth of Joan of Arc
!. In reply to the urgent request O
! numerous French prelates, Plus x. ha
given the necessary permission for tn
: religious celebration of that event Oh
January Z. The ceremonies will be a
) solemn as possible, because the favo
is most considerable. Indeed, tn
Church commentaries the birth o
! Christ and of the Blessed Virgin, bu
that of no saint except John the Bar
list, and his on account of his qualit
of precursor. It goes without sayin
the permission to celebrate the birth o
Joan of Arc only applies to the presen
five hundredth anniversary.
Cardinal Kopp's Anniversary.-Th
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