| Show LITTLE BARRELS OF WINE PECULIAR GIFTS IN SOME OF THE RITES OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH archbishop arch bishop coagan corr A agan has in his p possession 09 0 9 four small barrels two of them were given to the late cardinal by bishop ofarrell of trenton when he be was made a bisbon bisla op and the other two came from bishop Mc of albany on a like oe occasion casion the latter two are made of glass with appropriate inscriptions and have hoops of silver the others are also handsome and bear the dathol date ri the presentation all when presented were filled with w tie ne it has for centuries been the custom upon the installation of a bishop in the roman catholic Cai bolic church tor flar him to present two barrels of wine to the officiating prelate when the custom began it was a ering for then the fe barrels were or a goodly size and filled with choice vintage but as the social conditions became changed and barrels of wine were no longer considered gifts itis appropriate to theodeas theo the occasion peas ion the barrels frels were made mere ornaments and the original reason for the custom was forgotten by all except the students who were curious en enough ough to investigate the church has many customs asso elated with its ceremonies which are retained merely out of respect for their founders and not because of their own sanctity As the bishop gives two barrels of wine sp the priest gives a wax candle to the prelate officiating at his ordination at the recent canonization of the new saints in rome many of these customs opre were madeth made prominent eminent in the ceremonies at after ter ibbe e popes speech the cardinals presented him with these gifts in the names of the new saints A thick wax candle two loves loaves of bread one covered with silver and one with gilt three cages one con containing wain g doves otie pigeons and the third cana canaries rips and greenf inches laches and two small barrels of wine father kelly one of the cathedral priests priest said that the birds were used in a peculiar manner at the offertories of mass he said the master of ceremonies cuts the strings which keep the doors of the cages closed and aad the birds fly out in this part of the ceremony the birds are supposed to represent the souls of the saints wech have left their bodies and have taken their right flight to heaven 11 fattier father lavelle said paid that soine some 0 of f ibe the other customs had probably originated in the early history of the baurch much of the income of the church then came in the shape oi of products of the soil for nearly everybody was then engaged in agricultural pursuits or derived derive 4 bp inca me from the egerts of those so engaged the pro given to the officiating pr prelate elLae were as the donor would himself receive and ap appreciate pre elate the custom of giving loaves of bread originated he be thought from the custom of the faithful in those early days clays of bringing all the products of the soil to the priest to be blessed T when a number of catholics conclude that a departed member of the church has been sufficiently good goad to entitle him to the honor of ranking with the saints they petition tile the holy see to caon onize him sometimes the petitioners petition ers are relatives of the departed whoever they are from them of course come the gifts that ahei presented to the pope New york sun |
