Year: 1873

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The late great English pilgrimage to the holy
shrine OF the Sacred Heart of Jesus AZ Parayle
Montal. and the solemn conservation OF Cathonc
Ireland TO the same fount OF Divine love, nave pro-
duced heartfelt response rom the cathoncs OF
America. Yesterday, the Feast OF the Immaculate
Convention was chosen as fitting time to conse-
crate the great archdiocese OF New YORK TO the
Sacred Heart. and iD every church high mass was
celebrated, and the solemn prayer ordered oy the
Archbishop offered up to the throne OF the Most
High. The apostle OF the devotions to the Sacred
Heart was weak timid humble little nun, Mar
garet Mary Aacoque, hidden from the world in
coister in small town in the south of France.
She belonged to the Convent OF the Visitation in
Paray-e- -Monial, IN the diocese OF Autun and prov
ince OF Burgundy. Her first vision OF the Sacred
Heart took place in the year 1874 In the 27th year
OF her age and the second of her religious
profession. At the command OF her confessor,
Father Rolin s. j., she said that on the Feast OF ST.
John the Evangelist she was favored with ''the
vision OF the Divine Heart OF Jesus as on throne
or fire and flames, shedding rays on every side
brighter than the sun and transparent as crystal
Tue wound which He received upon the cross ap-
peared there visibly, crown OF thorns encircled
His Divine Heart, and 1t was surmounted by o
cross.r In the year following the nun had q reye-
latlon commanding her to establish the Feast OF the
Sacred Heart on the first Friday after the octave
OF Corpus Christi, in which, after many trials and
contradictions, crosses and humiations, she sue
ceeded. The present year has brought around an
unexampIed revival OF this pious devotion, and
yesterday was the first emphatic and universal
declaration OF the Catholics OF America Of
entire faith and practical worship In it.
The divine attribute OF love with which this
devotion to the Sacred Heart is SO intimately con-
nected Is best expressed in the words OF the Rev.
Frederick William FaDer:-"It brought down
from heaven the Person of the Eternal Word and
united IL to human nature, that so it might redeem
the world with the marvels almost incredible mar
vels of q truly Divine redemption. Why. then,
does God love usf We must answer, because he
created us. This would then make mercy the
reason OF His love. But why did He create Us
Because He loved u.s. We are entangled in this
circle and do not see how to escape from it. But
1t is fair prison. We can rest in 1t while we are
on earth; and II we are never to know anything
more. then we win make our home in it for
eternity. Who would tire of such captivity ~ The
celebration OF the Feast OF the Immaculate Con-
cepton OF the Blessed Mother OF God was united
yesterday in tine hearts OF the Catholic congrega-
t0ns with the solemn act OF conservation TO the
Sacred Heart, and rarely has such fervent
spirit OF devotion been manifested in these latter
practical days OF worldliness and ungodliness





At st. Patrick's Cathedral


the ceremonies were OF the most impressive kind.
solemn pontifcal high mass was celebrated,
commencing at halfpast ten O'Clock A. NJ, and in
the afternoon there were solemn vespers. Arch
bishop McCloskey of1ciated as celebrant, assisted
by Rev. Father Kane Father McNamee, Father
Salter and Father Kearney, the last mentioned
clergyman being master OF ceremonies The high
altar was in blaze OF light, and above the taber
nacle were two floral hearts, the representatives
OF that fountain OF love TO which all Catholics hast
ened yesterday. From the inches above the high
altar looked down the statues OF eight saints, and
through the stained glass window at the back .
few rats OF sunshine stole in with timld irreso-
lute gleam, as If the god OF day wished to show
allegiance to his Creator. Around the altar OF
Mary we're festoons and wreaths OF uowers, and
lights twinkled around the statue that occu-
pied the central position. When the deep
tones OF the organ were first heard the Cathedral
was illed to its utmost capacity, and hundreds
were obliged to take up their positions In the
aisles. The long, gltterng procession of acolytes,
thurifers, priests and attendants with the vener-
able Archbishop in his costly vestments, entered
the sanctuary, and the mass began. At its con-
cusion the Rev. Father Quinn. V. G., mounted the
pulpit and delivered sermon appropriate to the
occasion.


SERMON BY FATHER QUINN.


At the close Of the mass the Very Rev. Father
Quinn, Vicar General, ascendeu the pulpit and
preached an eloquent sermon. He took his text
from the Gospel according to st. John, thirteenth
chapter first verse; which reads as follows:-
"Now before the feast or the Passover, when Jesus
knew that his hour was come, that he should de-
part out OF this world unto the Father, having
loved his own which were In the world he loved
them unto the end.n These words OF the beloved
disciple and inspired evangelist, he said, referred
Immediately and directly to the sunerings Of our
blessed Lord, 70 His bitter passion and TO His
ignominious death on Mount Calvary. But, even
beyond this, these words OF the inspired Evan
gellst directed the minds OF those who were to
hear or read his narrative to the love God enter
tained for man; for they referred also to the
motive purpose, object and end for which the suf
ferngs OF Our Lord had been endured; for the love
Tor those who were created to His image and re.
semblance, and who by greater title were to be
HIS own children by virtue OF the precious blood
that was to be shed for


TIE REDEMPTION OF THE WORLD.


We knew that 1t was love that caused the second
person OF the blessed Trinity, the Word, to take
our nature and to be born Of humble virgin: I:



in the lowest depths OF misery, in order that
poverty and want might be recompensed and com.
pensated. We found that He was born In a
stable and laid In q manger, addressing US
ever from His crib in Bethlehem in the most tender
nccents OF love, reprimanding and condemning
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iona INTO the minds and hearts OF the poor and
ne humble, Of the lowly and OF the meek. And as


rs HIS birth so also was His life for the space OF
years on earth. During the period OF His NOR.
Al pilgrimage here He taught during portion OF
tiat tme) the most exalted lessons OF wisdom and
Fescnted The most precious code OF morals and
VS. lot the regulation OF the world, and, that no
Juot should be entertained tnat He nad


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DIENCE,
lie performed miracles so numerous, so striking,
- publicly that none but those blinded by their
preudice or by their pride OF jealousy could call


le acts into question. None could call them into
Question AZ TO their reality or their existence,
ior they were surrounded by such q
cloud or testimony that they could not
DO doubted. And why did the second
person OF the Trinity In the first place leave In a
certain sense, the throne OF His Heavenly Father
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