Show ST ANNE part of her right bight land hand in 1111 illinois TIIE THE SAVORS ilip IT thousands on the festival to be held at colorado springs 1112 july 35 S special ecial all over the catholic world for or a week commencing tomorrow will be celebrated the annual feast of st bt anne at the village of that name ten miles east of this city special observance is given to ane event pilgrimages being made to the shrine by people f aiom am all carta of illinois ohio indiana michigan and eyen even as aar far away as wiscon eia cia and minnesota last year over three thousand people came here with the view of receiving the bleE blessings sings attendant upon the occasion whilo while this year it is probable that the number will be doubled over a thousand visitors came in today and tomorrow special trains are to be rull roll from chicago and other points the unusual devotion to the tha village shrine is due to the fact that it is the resting place of a very sacred relic this is a portion of the right hand band of st anns anne the patron saint who was the mother of the blessed virgin mary the history of the relic is 13 an interesting one the devotion to st anne has ha existed for or years in europe and more re recently canty in america on one aces occasion when bome settlers who had bad arrived crobo europe were sailing up the st lawrence river preparatory to making their home in canada a severe storm arose fearing ship wrack they prayed to st anus anne for deliverance promising ing if saved to erect a shrine to her memory at the first place they should land having passed safely h the storm they were true troa to their promise and built a small email chapel on the banks of the st lawrence Law renca near quebec which they called st anne de beaupre to that place many pilgrimages images are made from to people visiting there each year for many years a small portion of the remains of st anne had been deposited at st anne de beaupre but in 1891 1991 the pope allowed a larger portion to be brought to this country and sent over a bone of the saints right hand while this sacred relic was on en route to st anne anas de beaupre the priests having it in charge stopped in newkirk new york and al lowed veneration services to be held in the catholic churches there thousands went veat to be blessed and at that time many who were suffering with disease were permanently cured by their abiding faith in the healing power of st anne after it reached its destination a portion of the bone of one finger was consigned to the village church at st annes ten miles out in the country and ever since has baa been enshrined there tomorrow morning solemn pontifical mabb asre will be celebrated by the priests of bt Via college assisted by visiting fathers and at tour four the most important part ct the services of the tha day the exposure ex and veneration of the relic which is encased in is a gold case will take place the pilgrimage will continue throughout the week |