The Holy Mountain of La Salette.pdf - the Catholic Kingdom!

23 TEE HOLY MOUNTAIN OF
moral tn~ths with force and eloquence. On
the Sunday six hundred pilgrims came up the
mountain at early morning. Of these three
hundred and fifty communicated. After a
considerable number of massea in the little
temporary chapel, the last was said in the open
air, on the scene of our Lady's Ascension.
Blocks of marble lay all about, and served for
'seats. Canticles were sung. The mountain
is always resounding with canticles, except in
the long winter. And then the long list of
notices for prayers were given out. These
notices are given daily to the pilgrims, morning,
and evening; and the invitation to pray
for the conversion of England comes even before
the one for France. France is everywhere
devoted to prayer for England, especially in
the south. The nuns make a weekly communion
for us; and in many parish pulpits the
recommerldation is made every week. It was
curious, and wakened more than one serious
~eflection in me, when PBre Sibillat gave out
that recommendation for England, to hear the
echo from the mountains distinctly replypriez
pour la conversion de PAnglslerre. The
sermon followed.
In the interval between mass and vesper&
groups of pilgrims were singing canticles;
others the Litany of our Lady. Some were
praying at the fountain, or drinking of its
waters. Othera were performing the Way of
the Cross along the path which our Lady
trod. All seemed most contented, and full of
cheerfulness.
At vespers the long procession filed on to