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Article THE LATE BROTHER DANIEL O'CONNELL. ← Page 3 of 7 →
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The Late Brother Daniel O'Connell.
from the preceding night , were pursued with redoubled earnestness by his friends and the chief members of tbe clergy . At first his voice was united in the prayers and responses ; but , as it became less and less distinct , his hands clasped in fervour—his eyes , his countenance revealed how his soul responded to the litanies for the dying , which they were mingling with their tears around his bed . " Occasionallyduring this his last illnessas the brain became more
, , and more invaded , there was a momentary wandering of the mind , from which , however , the slightest word recalled him . He . ever murmured , though his internal sufferings , at times at least , must have been great . Every one was struck with his serenity , his recollection , and fervour in receiving the last rites of religion . The adorable name of Jesus , and the prayer of St . Bernard to our blessed Lady , mingled from time to time with verses from the Psalms , and the most earnest and contrite
aspirations , were almost perpetually upon his lips . Up to a few moments before he expired he continued to recognize his confessor , and to respond to his suggestions . " Far from surprising him , he had been long , long familiarized with the contemplation of his last end , prepared for it perfectly , and almost eager for its advent . When that spirit , so mighty , which seemed to glory in and to sway the tempests which agitate our beingtook its flight
, , there was no more trace or sign of pain or struggle than when the babe , in smiling , sinks to slumber upon the mother ' s breast . " It will be a lasting , though still a sorrowful consolation , for his friends and family , that no resource of skill or climate , calculated to prolong the existence of this extraordinary man , has been left untried .
The professional advice obtained for him was always the best that could be procured . " His body is to be embalmed and conveyed to Ireland . His heart he bequeathed to Rome . The autopsy demonstrated singularly the correctness of the view taken of his case , and how wonderfully successful had been the remedies recommended in postponing the fatal event . " His obsequies commenced from the moment of his decease , and are
still continued with princely pomp in the church of our Blessed Lady delle Vigne . They are to close to-morrow with a grand requiem mass , at which his excellency the governor-general , the foreign consuls , and Mr . R . Cobden are invited to be present . " Letters from Rome , dated the 27 th May , state that the Rev . Doctor Miley and Mr . Daniel O'Connell had arrived there , bearing with them the heart of the late Mr . O'Connell , enclosed in a silver urn . " No words can describe . " sav those lpttprs . " the n-ripf arul riissninniiit-. mp . nr
that was experienced at the announcement of O'Connell ' s death . A triumphal entry was prepared for him . The compartments of the arch under which he was to pass were ready , and every other arrangement made to receive him , rather as a prince than as a pilgrim . The stroke which crushed all our hearts has deranged all this , and the glowing enthusiasm which busied itself about his triumphal entry is sorrowfully but earnestly engaged in preparing for the grand requiem which is to be
celebrated for his eternal repose on the 15 th June , in one of the chief basilicas of Rome . Padre Ventura , the brightest ornament of the pulpit in Ital y ; is preparing the funeral oration . An audience is to be granted to the Rev . Dr . Miley and Mr . Daniel O'Connell immediately on the return of Pitts IX . from Sulieco , for which place his holiness started this ' morning at three o ' clock . Half Rome has followed him . The VOL . V . ;
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Late Brother Daniel O'Connell.
from the preceding night , were pursued with redoubled earnestness by his friends and the chief members of tbe clergy . At first his voice was united in the prayers and responses ; but , as it became less and less distinct , his hands clasped in fervour—his eyes , his countenance revealed how his soul responded to the litanies for the dying , which they were mingling with their tears around his bed . " Occasionallyduring this his last illnessas the brain became more
, , and more invaded , there was a momentary wandering of the mind , from which , however , the slightest word recalled him . He . ever murmured , though his internal sufferings , at times at least , must have been great . Every one was struck with his serenity , his recollection , and fervour in receiving the last rites of religion . The adorable name of Jesus , and the prayer of St . Bernard to our blessed Lady , mingled from time to time with verses from the Psalms , and the most earnest and contrite
aspirations , were almost perpetually upon his lips . Up to a few moments before he expired he continued to recognize his confessor , and to respond to his suggestions . " Far from surprising him , he had been long , long familiarized with the contemplation of his last end , prepared for it perfectly , and almost eager for its advent . When that spirit , so mighty , which seemed to glory in and to sway the tempests which agitate our beingtook its flight
, , there was no more trace or sign of pain or struggle than when the babe , in smiling , sinks to slumber upon the mother ' s breast . " It will be a lasting , though still a sorrowful consolation , for his friends and family , that no resource of skill or climate , calculated to prolong the existence of this extraordinary man , has been left untried .
The professional advice obtained for him was always the best that could be procured . " His body is to be embalmed and conveyed to Ireland . His heart he bequeathed to Rome . The autopsy demonstrated singularly the correctness of the view taken of his case , and how wonderfully successful had been the remedies recommended in postponing the fatal event . " His obsequies commenced from the moment of his decease , and are
still continued with princely pomp in the church of our Blessed Lady delle Vigne . They are to close to-morrow with a grand requiem mass , at which his excellency the governor-general , the foreign consuls , and Mr . R . Cobden are invited to be present . " Letters from Rome , dated the 27 th May , state that the Rev . Doctor Miley and Mr . Daniel O'Connell had arrived there , bearing with them the heart of the late Mr . O'Connell , enclosed in a silver urn . " No words can describe . " sav those lpttprs . " the n-ripf arul riissninniiit-. mp . nr
that was experienced at the announcement of O'Connell ' s death . A triumphal entry was prepared for him . The compartments of the arch under which he was to pass were ready , and every other arrangement made to receive him , rather as a prince than as a pilgrim . The stroke which crushed all our hearts has deranged all this , and the glowing enthusiasm which busied itself about his triumphal entry is sorrowfully but earnestly engaged in preparing for the grand requiem which is to be
celebrated for his eternal repose on the 15 th June , in one of the chief basilicas of Rome . Padre Ventura , the brightest ornament of the pulpit in Ital y ; is preparing the funeral oration . An audience is to be granted to the Rev . Dr . Miley and Mr . Daniel O'Connell immediately on the return of Pitts IX . from Sulieco , for which place his holiness started this ' morning at three o ' clock . Half Rome has followed him . The VOL . V . ;