Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-11-19

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reference is End Kings, Chapter 10,
verse 20 And Elisha died, and they
buried him. And the hands Of the
Moabites invaded the land at the
coming in Of the year"
2l-"And 1t came to pass, rs they
were burying a man, that, behold,
they spied band Of men, and they
cast the man into the sepulchre Of
Elisha, and when the man was let
down, and touched the bones Of
Elisha, he revived and stood up on his
feet"
understand that the body remain
ed seven years inferred, then exhuma-
ton of the skeletal portion took place.
Msr. Caccia said to me, one day, II
am going to give you something very
precious to me. With 1t go many
"!ndulgences" unnumbered prayers
and, trust, its possession will bring
to you peace and blessings all through
your lifetime. I shall exact from you
but one thing In regard thereto-that
you never part with 1t as long as you
live"
He then told me, that, upon &C.
casion of Saint Theresa ceremonial
about three weeks earlier, the Pope
had given to him and to fifteen others
of his Consistory, medals containing
a relic" of Saint Theresa. protest
ed against receiving such gift, first,
because it could never mean to me
Iiwhat 1t did to him, second, that I
should deprive him of valued ard
hallowed gift. and third that, under
the circumstances, was surely not
worthy to have it.
Smiling, as he stood above me, he
Withdrew it from the bosom Of his
vestments-a small metal receptacle,
about the size Of quarter, glass en-
closed, like tiny wrist watch, round
in form. kissing 1t, then holding it
between the palms of his hands, he
extended them above his head in an
attitude of duplication, as he looked
toward the heavens, and with closed
eyes and most reverent mein, he Of
fered a prayer.
Take it." he said, land my blessing
with it," ITO me will be given some
thing else to take its place"
He then opened drawer of his
desk and gave to me a piece of paper,
on one corner Of which was the vati-
can seal,-an affidavit of the church
that the relic was genuine and set
ting forth the name of the person to
whom it had been presented, (his)
and the attendant circumstances.
Unusual gift-probably the most
valued thing he possessed; still I
marvel at his great heartedness, and
his wanting me, a stranger, to have
what meant so much 10 him.
Describing the article infinitely: 1t
is enclosed in a circular, silver mount
ing, under the glass is circular silver
decoration, like the metal "Ice" we
put on Christmas trees. This is
superimposed on backing Of red
silk. In the exact center OF the medal
is tiny fragment of bone-it looks
like tiny piece Of gold quartz, that
had furnished. Under it is tiny
white ribbon, on which are printed the
words, in Latin. "Ossibus s. Theresa,
is. J. Inf" Ozone Of Saint Theresa
virgin in the service OF Jesus")
I venture the assertion I am the
only mont Catholic in the world who
has such relic. Comparatively few
churchmen would have one.
| Seeing the Pope officiate at a Mass
1 in st. Peters is, indutibly, the most
breath taking spectacle have ever
witnessed. On such an occasion, no
one is allowed within this greatest
church edifice in all the world, except
through presentation of ticket OF
admittance.
4 The time was set for S o'clock-half
an hour before, the lower floor of st.
Peters was thronged with onlookers-
breast-high, an aisle had been formed
by placing Solid board sections to-
gether. leaving space from the en-
trance door of the Vatican, through
the church, to the High Altar" at
which the Pope would sing the High
Mass. The transepts Of the church,
enormous in themselves, had a door
at the floor base and stairway in
side All these transepts were filled
with dignitaries Of the church, the
nobility and gentry of Italy who hap
lpened in Rome at the time-exactly