THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD. ATOMIC CREATION.
Might of the Omnipotent displayed in minute objects. Won-
ders revealed by the microscope.
WASHING THE PAPAL ALTAR.
Desolation of the Basilica. The ceremony. The procession
through gloom. Overpowering effect in the mysterious
obscurity. Indistinctness conveys ideas of the grand rather
than distinctness. Milton coincides with this sentiment.
Illuminated cross. The relics. Washing the pilgrims' feet,
and the supper at Trinita dei Pellegrini. Don Miguel.
ROME-THE SCHOOL OF CHRISTIAN ART IN
PAINTING.
Sistine and Paoline chapels. Rome-the resort of all aspirants
to perfection in art. Religion ennobles the genius of de-
sign. Religion supplies the models. Religion imparts ex-
pression. Inferior capabilities of an irreligious artist.
Blessed Angelico. Contact of the ancient and modern
schools of painting. Cimabue. The Byzantine_style.
Giotto. Michael Angelo. Raphael. Ghirlandazio. Dome-
nico. Il Francia. Religious art.
"My hands did not shed this blood!" Trying ordeal recorded
in the book of Deuteronomy. A murder in our land.
Heartless cruelty. Who is guilty? Peccavi! To-day the
Cross is triumphant. Is it so over me? The procession
to and from the Paoline chapel. Porters of the red rod.
Scala santa. Pilgrimage of the Pope.