THE POPE'S JUBILEE.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume V, Issue 214, 1 June 1877, Page 11

THE POPE'S JUBILEE.

On the 3rd of June insb. the fiftieth, anniversary of the Episcopal consecration of his Holiness will take place — the celebration of his golden Jubilee. The following Brief is addressed feo the faithful in connection with the glorious event which is now drawing near. The Brief is addressed " Urbi et Orbi" and is as follows—" Pius IX., Pope— To all the faithful of Jesus Christ who shall see these present letters health, and Apostolic Benediction. Inasmuch as the Catholic Association of Italian Youth, in addition to the very many and distinguished works of filial affection, which, in union with the other faithful, it continually performs towards their common Fathers, with the object of testifying its zeal towards us, and of returning thanks to Grod because that, by His Providence and protection, notwithstanding the difficult time 3 through which we have had to pass, we have been brought to our present age with such vigour of mmd and body, has considered it right to celebrate our fiftieth Episcopal anniversary in our honour, and desires that it should come to the Christian community with blessings and hippW ness, we, to increase the fervour of the faithful, and being eager for the salvation of souls, anxious also to second the filial desires of the beforementioned association, by the mercy of God, and by the authority of his Apostles, Peter and. Paul, graciously grant to each and all Chistians, of both sexe3, who, in this year, on the 3ed of June, in any church or oratory, assisting at the holy^crifice of the Mass, being truly penitent, having confessed* andr&ceive.d com munion, shall have prayed to Grod for the conversion of sinners, for" the propagation of the Catholic faith, and the peace and triumph.

-of the Roman Church, a plenary indulgence and remission of all their sins, which may be applied, per modvm tvffragii, to the souls of the faithful departed who may have gone from this earth united by charity with God. We wish that to transcriptions or copies of these letters, subscribed with the hand of any public notary, and with the Beal of any person in ecclesiastical dignity the same credit be attached as would be shown to the present letters if they were exhibited themselves. Given at Borne, at St. Peter's, under the Fipg of the Fisherman, Feb. 28, 1877, in the thirty-first year of our Pontificate."