The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-08-14
THE pilgrimage 70 CROAGH PATRICK

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verance of the Irish people during the
woeful centuries that were to come.
And surely without the special provi-
dence of God the Irish people would
never have retained their faith dur
ing all the woeful centuries of the
past. The act of supplication on the
summit of the mountain would be
very solemn and very efficacious. They
would have great number of masses
offered to God; they would have SER
mon in English and one in Irish; and
last, though not least, they would have
the Litany of the Saints publicly re-
cited in the name of the Archbishop
and the people of that parish of West
port and the whole West of Ireland for
the purpose which he had indicated.
Like st. Patrick's prayers, these pray
ers would do violence to the Court of
Heaven; in fact, the whole Court of
Heaven would join with the pilgrims
in prayer to God. And it was impos-
sible that such public act and public
prayers should not be efficacious. They
would be walking in the footsteps of
st. Patrick; they would be praying on
the spot where he prayed and for the
same purpose; they would have Gods
guardian angels and saints around
about them; and they could not have a
finer temple than the summit of that
hill, surrounded by the far-reaching
sea and other noble SUBMITS rising
on all the shores Of the West. They
would have fervent congregation and
fervent prayers, and surely these pray
ers would be heard. He asked them
all to join in this act of supplication,
either in body or in spirit. Let those
who could not ascend the mountain
pray in their own homes uniting their
intentions with those of the pilgrims
and for the same purpose. And in that
case God would surely hear their
prayers.
The Archbishop subsequently visited
the holy mountain, as did also the
Most Rev. DR.. Higgins, Auxiliary Bish-
op of Tuam.
Devotions on the Summit.
Three affairs were erected in the lit
tie oratory on the summit, and from
about eight O'clock until twelve large
number, of Masses were celebrated, at
tended by devout congregations. For
the last Mass the altar was removed
to the door Of the oratory, and the
Very Rev. Father Angelus, OSLO, a
well-known pilgrim to the holy noun
tain, standing on pulpit outside, an
nounced to the vast multitude assem-
bled in the open air the progress of
the Holy Sacrifice, so that those who
could not see the priest might be the
better enable to assist. Father An
gelus also announced that by direc-
ton of his Grace the Archbishop, the
Litany of the Saints would be solemn
ly chanted during the Benediction of
the Blessed Sacrament after Mass as
solemn act of atonement by the pill
grims in view of the disastrous war,
and in particular to invoke the bless
ing of God through the intercession of
st. Patrick on Ireland and it's people.
He appealed to all the pilgrims to join
in the responses. Father Angelus also
referred to the death since last years
pilgrimage of Mr.. Wickham, of Phibs-
borough, Dublin, who had organized
the movement among the workmen
of the Midland Great Western Rail-
way, which led to the presentation to
the oratory of the beautiful chalice,
ciborium, monstrance, and chime of
bells used on the mountain. After
his death Father Caravan had High
Mass celebrated for him in the parish
church, Westport; the priests had re-
membered him in their Masses that
day; and he appealed to the pilgrims
also to remember in their prayers one
who had done SO much to show his
love and devotion for St. Patrick After
Mass, Benediction of the Blessed Sac
rament was given, by the Rev. R. Can
avian, Adm, Westport, and the Litany
of the Saints was sung by Father An
gelus, and the Rev. T. A. Owens, &C.,
the other priests present responding.
Two sermons were preached in the
open air.
The Irish Sermon.
The Irish sermon was preached by
the Rev. Bernard Eaton, &C., Arran.
In the course of it the reverend preach
er spoke of the efficacy of prayer, and
said it was natural that such thoughts
should be in their minds that day, a
day on which the Archbishop asked
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