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Show r """tii" i i . i : : ':M $m& i : ' : 4- ' L '- " ' 1 4KT. REV. BISHOP BRONDEL OF HELENA, HONT. NOW EN 4- ' - ROUTE TO ROME. r T T- T -T T T 1- T T T -9- T f T T T T Rev. Father De Siere of St. Patrick's le'ft Sunday for Belgium and Italy, to be absent for five or six month. - The father is taking the trip for the benefit of his health. He is beginning to feel the effects of his long ana faithful service ser-vice in this parish, and feels that a journey is necessary to recuperate and build him up. He met Bishop Brondel at Billings, and together they will journey to and through .Europe. During his absence Father Callahan will have charge of the parish. Speaking of Bishop Brondel's departure, depart-ure, the Helena Independent says that he will go to Rome at this time to witnecs the celebration, attending the' opening of jubilee year, the last of the twentieth century. All the Catholic bishops of the world have been invited, to attend the celebration bv Pope Leo XIII., and will make the event one of the memorable meetings of the time.' Pope Leo has extended a special, invitation invi-tation to American bishops to be pres-' pres-' ent, and in recognition of the services rendered by them to the cause of Christianity Chris-tianity and civilization during the caurse of the century they will be accorded ac-corded special honor. It has been announced an-nounced that the American bishops will be given a special place in the great procession in which eminent Catholic churchmen, from all over the world will take part. The trip just commenced will be Bishop Brondel's fourth to Rome. Bishop Bish-op Brondel is one of the oldest bishops of America. He has been a bishop for twenty years and a priest thirty-five. Before he was made Bishop of Montana, Monta-na, in 18S1. he was Bishop of Vancouver Island, and was for a time Bishop of Washington and Alaska. He saw pioneer pio-neer service in Alaska and the Northwest North-west before he was assigned to Montana-' All Catholic bishops are required to visit the Apostolic See at least once in ten years, depending upon the distance dis-tance they are away from Rome. If near Rome, they are required to visit the Pope oftener, but no matter how great the distance may be, they must visit the head of the church once in ten years. Bishop Brondel visited Rome in December, 1S81, and in March and May, 1890. The Jubilee services planned by Pope Leo will begin Christmas eve, and will be conducted by the Pope in person. Bishop Brondel said that the meeting promised to be a memorable event. "It will be the greatest meeting of bishops and churchmen of higher degree de-gree in. many years," he.'said. "I think it wiU; surpass in attendance any meeting' meet-ing' since 1869, when Pius IX. called a council of the Vatican. At that meeting meet-ing bishops were required to attend, out' at the coming celebration attend- ance is not obligatory. Although not compelled to attend,. Catholic bishops from all over the world will gather at Rome during the celebration." Bishop Brondel expects to remain in Rome , about a month. He will visit various points of interest on the Continent Conti-nent before returning home. He hopes to see the Paris Exposition, and will travel through several countries. He will endeavor to visit Oberammergau, Bavaria, when the famous "Passion Play" is given next year. The play is given every ten years, and attracts many thousands of visitors during the performance.- The bishop will undertake under-take a trip to Spain, being particularly desirous of inspecting the relics of St. Theresa, guarded sacredly in that country. coun-try. He will also inspect the relics of St. Andrew at Amain, Italy. He will-journey will-journey to the south of France where, at Lourdes, he will again look upon the wonderful sprins which sprang from the ground in 185S. "I visited that spring in 1882," said the bishop, "and I remember seeing 452 crutches and sticks left there by cripples crip-ples who had been miraculously cured by the use of the waters. Thousands of people visit the springs, and I desire once more to inspect hem and note the changes of all these years." j |