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Souvenir of Loretto Centenary |
while marching to the place appointed, which was in front of the new brick church, then in course of erection, and of the monument erected but a few years previously to the memory of the venerable Gallitzin. The pulpit used during the Mission had been carried by the multitude to the same spot, and ascending it Father Walworth addressed the vast attentive crowd. More than three thousand people responded with sobs and tears to the spirit stirring appeal of the Rev. Father; and after the sermon the Papal Benediction was imparted to the prostrate multitude. When the Cross had been blessed the joyful and happy people planted it in its destined place, amid volleys from the soldiers; and the crowd gradually dispersed, each one seeming to say to his neighbor: “It is good for us to be here.”
MONSIGNOR BEDINI, THE NUNZIO TO BRAZIL, IN CAMBRIA COUNTY
On the evening of Tuesday, December 6, 1853, Monsignor Bedini arrived in Hollidaysburg from the east. Rt. Rev. Bishop Michael O'Connor met him there and accompanied him in his tour through the diocese. The Nunzio spoke in Italian, and his words were interpreted as expressing much gratification at the reception given him, and great delight at finding such a truly Catholic spirit everywhere in this country.On the next day, after solemn exercises in St. Mary's Church, Hollidaysburg, and an eloquent sermon by Rev. E. A. Gerland, the Nunzio was conducted in a large procession to Newry, where ceremonies similar to those in Hollidaysburg took place, and a sermon was preached by Bishop O'Connor. About six o'clock the same evening the Nunzio, with his cortege, arrived at the Summit. There the church was |
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