| Show HISTORIC CANDLE I BROUGHT FROM 1 ROE ROME I h e. e I Polish Cardinals Welcomed b by Countrymen on en ow Return Re Return f turn to Roland poland I Rome March 19 The The e Romano gives a long account of the I magnificent cent welcome given give to the I Polish Cardinals on their then return from Rome with the historic candle of Pius Pies IX lx The candle came from an enslaved Poland and it ft has returned to a free Poland three Fifty y ears ago in 87 a Polish sh pilgrimage ge presented it to Pius Plus IX on the occasion of the cap cap- of St. St Josaphat The Holy rather Father set it aside asid and nd ordered that it should be kept in jn the Polish college col college ollege ol- ol lege In Rome orrie until l It could be taken back backas as a symbol of national resurrection resurrection tion to a a. free fre Poland The candle re remained in the college ge until th the beginning beginning beginning begin begin- ning of orthe the present year The two Por- Por of Gie Gre Posen Gresen-Posen en Posen and Warsaw while receiving the biretta birett from the hands of the third suc of Pius PlUs IX when entrusted by him with the pleasing task of carrying the prophetic candle home to their country coun oun try It left Rome with Ith th them m at the be beginning beginning be- be ginning of ot the new year and on January January January Jan Jan- uary 11 it solemnly entered Warsaw with the two Princes of ot the asa asa as asa a symbol that Catholic Poland had risen from its ruins to begin again Its old historic mission mission as as a bulwark of Christianity In the days of its foT- foT mer liberty it rolled back the tide of Turkish barbarism and today toda it is tS 1 destined to defend depend Europe from the new barbarism of the Bolshevik Ceremony at Warsaw The ceremony held in Wai Warsaw saw re recently re- re Archiepiscopal pal palace began in the pa ace The Papal Nuncio Mgr and almost the whole hole Polish Episcopate Episcopate Episcopate Episco Episco- pate were present when the Cardinals I entered the principal hall ball of the palace the scarlet and ermine of ot their glori glorious us usI I ro robes es forming an agreeable harmony 1 I with the national colors by bj the Civil representatives l present resent The Dc I I Papal Nuncio d delivered lI a speech of enthusiastic enthusiastic- welcome in which he dwelt on the tha bonds bond of ot union that afI attach at attach at- at I tach Poland to the Holy See Sec and the feelings of benevolence the Holy Father h land nd The I t entertains nt for that hat Catholic Archbishop p of of the president of the diet and the president o the cabinet cab cab- I inet met followed suit welcoming their Eminences as the natura natural intermediaries tes ies between the nation and the Apostolic Apos Apes S See e. e The mayor maor of Warsaw and the pr president of the Association of Catholic Workmen men also algo sp spoke ke in inan Ull an an answer to which the Primate Cardinal Dalbor invoked Invoiced the blessing of God on Polands Poland's mission as guardian of social l lorder order and sentinel of Christianity Cardinal Cardinal Cardinal Car Car- dinal Kakowski was especially pleased to declare that he was the bearer of ofa ofa ofa a kindly letter of the Holy Father to I the workmen of Poland A magnificent procession accompanied I panted to the Cathedral the two o ogen en I I carriages provided the two priests in surplice who were entrusted with v i the candle an and d for fot their Eminences ces I Four little girls in white scattered I flowers Clowers on the wa way Th The Tb approach to the Cathedral was linea wito l members mem i bers s of the confraternities t i ie and soldiers sol aol diers who ho shouted for the Cardinals Poland and the tbs Pope The procession J entered the Church to the chant of the Te re Deum abd the crowds crowds' that filled its Us aisles beheld the historic candle I placed before lefore them on a n beautiful candelabrum can can- Lighting of Candle As the Cardinal Primate intoned the I Gloria in hf of ot the Mass the marshal of th the diet accompanied b by clerics appeared in front of the altar and lit the candle The city bells l began gan to ring and 3 a murmur murmur of ot thanks to God went pp up from the assembled throngs The gospel was followed bv by au an elo- elo qu nt discourse from the Bishop of bf who was present at the prophetic pro pro- act t of Pius IX IX in 1867 He re recalled recalled recalled re- re called how the tle Holy Father had on that occasion saluted the image pf of the Blessed d Virgin of with the words Hail hope hope- of Poland He Te expressed a hope that Hiat the full sym sym- of the wax wax messenger from Rome would be realized that Poles would work v like bees to form the national national na na- na- na honeycomb to the exclusion of ot all aU discord discord- egotism or motive o of disunion dIsc dis union to open the way for Jh th the pacific reign of I J Christ in risen Poland ine The s solemn e nn ceremony ceremony- concluded with the Papal Benediction imparted by Cardinal Kal Thus Poland has dedicated at d her liberty to the cause she has ever ever defended Would that th the Wh whole le story could be ret retold ld in the name name of ot Ireland |
