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and method of St. Thoniius, The Roman scholastics follow till- pronramme of the dregorian University, and gradiuiti' in philosoiihy, theology, euiioii law, and Scripture. The seholastics at Ottawa graduate in philosoijhy and tlieology at the university, of which they form an integral part. (2) Novitiates giving religious formation with adapted studies. (3) ,Iunior- ates providing a complete classical course jin-para- tory to the sacred sciences. The Ottawa junimists make their course at the neighbouring university, and graduate in the Facultv of .Vrts. (b) Higher Edu-

(.3), Rritish Columbia (.3), and .\ustralia (1). There are also about fifteen Indian boarding-schools in the Canadian West. (,')) Hefonnatory scliools at Glen- cree and Phihpstown and Maggona iu Ceylon.

VIII. Celebrated Sanctuaries and Pilgrim AGES.— (a) Of the Sacred Heart.— (1) The Basihca of the National Vow at Paris, a world centre of adoration and reparation, was directed by Oblate Fathers from 1876 until the expulsions of 1902. (2) The construc- tion of a similar basilica for Belgium was entrusted to them by Leopold 11 in ,Ian., 1903. (3) The parishes

STATISTICS

General .administration, Rome.

Central Province

^Belgian "

London (Ontario), Diocese of. Canadian Province -| g^^^^^^ United States — First Prov.(No

•• —Second " (.South)

Manitoban Province

Alberta-Saskatchewan, Vicariate of (Dioceses of St. Albert and

Prince Albert)

Athabaska, Vicariate Apostoli Mackenzie, " " British Columbia, Vicariate Apos- tolic of -

Keewatin. Vicariate .\postolic c ^Yukon, Prefecture Apostolic of.

Asia. Vicariate of Mis- j Archd. of Colombo sions of Ceylon. I Diocese of Jaffn;

fNatal, Vicariate Apostolic of.

Kimberley " "

Africa-J Basutoland" "

Transvaal " "

LCimbebasia" "

Oceania. Vicariate of Missiona; Australia. .

Scho- lasti- cates

Semi- naries and Colleges

Indus- trial and Reform- School;

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caiion. — (1) Concerning the Ottawa University see the special artich;. (2) Grand Seminaries. — Until the persecution of 1902 the congregation was in charge of these establishments at Marseilles, Frejus, Ajaccio, and Romans. It is at present entrusted with those of Ajaccio, Ottawa (in connexion with the university), San .\ntonio, Colombo, and Jaffna. The two last- named are occupied in the formation of a native clergy and have already provided over forty jiriests. (c) Secondary education: (1) classical colleges with a course in English are provided at Buffalo, St. Albert (Alberta), San .\ntonio, St. Louis (British Columbia), St. Charles (Natal). Two important institutions at Colombo are affiliated to the University of Cambridge; mo.st of the professors have been in residence there, and prepare their pupils for the London matriculation and Cambridge Local examinations. (2) Prepara- tory seminaries are established at St. Albert, San An- tonio, Ceylon (2), and New Westminster. (3) Nor- mal schools for lay teachers are conducted at Jaffna and Ceylon. (4) Industrial schools with full instruc- tion in farming and craftsmanship by lay brothers and assistants in Manitoba (3), Alberta-Saskatchewan

of .St. Sauveur, Quebec, and St. Jose|)h's, Lowell, are important centres of Sacred Heart devotion in the New World, (b) To the Blessed Virgin. — Until the ex- pulsions of 1902 the Oblates directed the ancient pil- grimage shrines of Notre Dame des Lumi^res, Avi- non; N. D. de r0.sier, Grenoble; N. D. de Bon Secours, Viviers; N. D. de la Garde (Marseilles); N. D. de Talence and N. D. d'.4rcachon, Bordeaux; N. D. de Sion, Nancy; and the national pilgrimage of N. D. de Pontmain near Laval, erected after the Franco-Prus- sian war. During several years they revived the an- cient glories of N. D. du Laus, Ciap; N. D. de Clery, Orleans; N. D. de la Rovere, Mentone. In England they have the restored pre-Reformation shrine of Our Lady of Grace at Tower Hill, London, and in Canada the shrines of Our Lady of the Rosary at Cap de la Madeleine, Quebec, and Our Lady of Lourdes at Ville Marie and Duck Lake, Saskatoon. In Ceylon they have the national pilgrimage to Our Lady of Madhu. (c) To variou.i Saints. — The ancient sanctuary of St. Martin of Tours was re-excavate<l and revived by Oblate Fathers under Cardinal Guibert in 1862 (see "Life of Ldon Papin Dupont", London, 1882).