The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-11-09
Pilgrims From the Emerald Isle
Present Address and Gift to
the Holy Father.
The Pontiff Praises the Fidelity of
His Dear Irish Children" to
the Holy See.
At Banquet in Irish College Was
Canon McCarten, who Excoriated
the London Times.

The Roman correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Standard and Times says
in recent letter:
TO the two great Popcs who proved
Ireland's fast friends, Innocent X and
Urban VIII. the present Pontiff makes
a third in this category, for ever since
the first month of his reign Plus the
Tenth has shown himself u staunch
upholder of Irish hopes. full Of graft
tudc for all her people have done to
keep and to spread the faith. His adj
miration, sympathy and appreciation
for the Irish and their struggle for lib
erty have never wavered, despite more
than one effort set on foot to cause a
change in the tide Some fine day.
pear in this column.
1t was then no surprise to hear with
what deep and sincere affection tho
Holy Father addressed the Irish pill
grimage that arrived here last week
to visit Christ's Vicar. Very few Of
the hundred and fifty priests and lay
men, representing every county in Ire
land, had ever seen the Pope before
that day, but each one felt he stood
,, in the presence of a father and a close
friend who sympathizcd in his aspira-
tions for faith and fatherland. The
pilgrimage, which had been organized
by the Catholic Young Mems Society
of Ireland, was led by Mr.. p. G. Dam
iel, of Dublin.
AS soon as Plus X had taken his
seat on the throne Father Turley read
the following address in the Italian
!, language:
| Holy Father: Children of the Irish
nation that has remained faithful ever
to the Holy See, in times Of sorrow
as in times Of joy, in times OF care as
in times of gladness, in times OF per-
to the center of Christianity to pro-
fess our unfailing fidelity to the Vicar
secution as in times Of peace, we come
of Christ; to pay him our homage; to
ask his blessing on ourselves, our
country and those ucar and dear to us;
to tell him we are with him in his
cares and to share with him In COM
memoratins that glorious day when,
! after generations Of suffering AMI tor
ment, the baraue Of Peter emerged
from the stormy waters OF the past
, and, presagc of what the future held
! in store for her, was able freely to un-
; f,lrl her sails over tranquil waters,
/ her banner, the sign of the Cross,
| leading men to the haven Of peace
! and eternal salvation"
! The Pope in reply said he was deep
| ly grateful for the expression. not
! made for the first time, by his dear
Irish CHILDREN of their sentiments of
devotion and fidelity TO the Holy See.
Faithful and true did he know them
to be, and, as they themselves had re-
| marked, just rs faithful and true they
had remained in the darker days of
trial and persecution; and as Ireland
had remained true In the past, SO did
he know and pray she would ever con-
tinue to be.
He desired to acknowledge that their
address was particularly pleasing to
him at the present time, when COM
memoration was being made of the
great event in the Church's history
when the angel of peace came to wipe
ing that had been flowing so freely
and uninterruptedly curing the stormy
days as the centuries that had gone
before.
Is token of his thanks and graft
tude he cordially gave his bcnediction
to all those present, to their relatives
and friends. And he begged them to
make known on their return to theil
country how kindly the Pope felt to.
wards them, how warmly he blessed
them and how earnestly he would re.
member them in his prayers. He ther
; asked Very Rev. DR.. Hagan, vice rec
tor OF the Irish College, Rome, tt
translate his words into English.
4 In concluding with the Papal bene
diction to Ireland the Holy Fathe
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