The San Francisco call., 1913-08-24
Special Correspondence Of The Can

Special Correspondence Of The Call
NEW YORK. Aug. 1s.-Next Saturday
is the feast day Of st. Rose of Lima, the
first canonized saint of the new world,
who was born in Lima, Peru, in 1856.
She was ehristened Isabel, but the
beauty of her infant face earned for
her the title of Rose, which she ever
after bore. As child. while still in
the cradle, her silence under a painful
surgical operation proved the thirst for
suffering already consuming her heart.
At an early age she took service to
support her impoverished parents, and
worked for them day and night. In
spite of hardships and austerities, her
beauty ripened with increasing age,
and she was much and openly admired.
From fear of vanity she cut off her
hair, bIistered her face with pepper
and her hands with lime For further
security she enrolled herself In the
third order of ST. Dominic, took st.
Catherine of Siena as her model, and
redoubled her penanee.
Her cell was garden hut, her couch
box of broken tiles. More than once.
when she shuddered at the prospect Of
a night of torture p voice said, MY
cross was vet more painful
The blessed sacrament seemed almost
her only food. Her love for 1t was in
tense. When the Dutch fleet prepared
to attack the town, Rose took her
place before the tabernacle. and wept
that she was not worthy to die in its
defense All her sufferings were Of
fered for the conversion OF sinners, and
the thought of muititudes In hell was
ever before her soul. She died A. D.,
1917, at the age OF 81,
Many American Catholic tourists
IT, nyo n ST
IS, Assumption day, to visit Weri. a
little town in Westphalia, which pos
sesses two miraculous statues. one Of
the infant Jesus and very beautiful
one OF the Blessed Virgin.
The statues are adorned with crowns
of gold. containing jewels, some OF
them going back to the sixth and sew
enth centuries, which had been for long
years part of the treasures OF noble
ladies' who were proud to give them as
q daughtsrly gift to our lady,
The feast of our lady recalls to
mind the number of her consecrated
sanetuaries on German SOIL II the
reformation has ruined and thrown
down many of them In hatred Of her
whom it refused any longer to vener-
ate, there are still numerous places Of
pilgrimage in her honor. dating from
before the period of Luther to our own
days. Thus we have the sMarienthai,
Marienberg, Marienwiese, MarisnEehl,
Marienbaum-valley, mountain, cpun-
tryside, dell. tree of Mary, Marien-
brunn, Marisnbad. Marienburg, Marien-
weiner-fountain. bath. castle. weir of
Mary. When these places are not sane
tilted by chapels they are more or less
hallowed by the memory Of the cen-
turies Of faith when all was placed un-
der the protection Of our lady.
We have mentioned but few OF the
places that bear, In some form, the
name OF Mary; but the Marian shrinss
and places OF pilgrimage enumerated
by Cardinal Hergenroother in his s'Dic-
ttcnary OF the History OF the Church, =
as existing In Germany constitutes q
lengthy list--tco long to be gtvsp here,
y
Holland will celebrate this year the
first centenary OF its Independence as
a kingdom Catholics are taking part
In the celebration by preparing = me-
mortal do luxe, entitled Catholic Hol-