The Jubilee Year

New Zealand Tablet, 31 December 1908, Page 31

The Jubilee Year

During the past -.twelve .months (writes.the Roine'cor-' : respondent of the Catholic Times) Catholics throughoutthe world have vied invshoVihg deybtidh and homage to : fc^. * ath «. r of Christendom ; now it -has come 'to: the. tufii - " of : . bpyereigns to take, public' part Yin the -universal V joy v - ; Special envoys have in Rome bearing to the Holy Father autograph letters and costly gifts from the Emperor of Germany, the King and Queen of Spain, and the Queen of Holland. His Excellency Sergio Sazonbu, Minister Plenipotentiary of Russia, and snecial Envoy to the Holy See, was receivedeby; ;his Holiness on JSTbveraber 3. YHis< Excellency, who ; ; wass accompanied by theYstaffY of the|v Sus- '-5 sian Legation; presented thefHbljr Fatner Mth* an V graph letter from lus Majesty "the Czar of Russia; ""heartily i congratulating him on his Sacerdotal Jubilee. After the Papal -audience the Russian Minister, with his suite, proceeded" to the ■ apartments of the Cardinal -Secretary of State, where he remained for somet ime in conversation ~

with Cardinal Merry del Val. Several' Envoys are expected from Belgium and Portugal. The congratulations of -, jX)r>.the^Yariouji South . American Republics Joldi^^ipapmatic;: relations Yw^&^o^YSeg 4ill te tendered through tlieiraordinary Yrepr^ehtiatnre^ FesidiMs in, Rome. „.,..., „ ? .. «