Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-01-10
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1t is relate in history that 81. John
Chrysos,om, being unable 10 reconcile two
persons at variance with each other. MAS
8 ,mewbat vcxed at their obstinacy. This
was only an effect Of his zeal and charity
vet he did not attempt 10 celebrate he Di-
vine mysteries, or communicate on that
day.
Bound. as in charity am, to believe
that your respected correspondent W. is
equally solicitous, as can possibly be, to
preserve the spirit of that ancisn. church.
who in her sweet hymn Of Prime, Prays to
have the angry tongues restrained les, there
should be heard the horror OF contention,
/" Paccm e, veritatem diligite," anl "Dies
OF actus nosiros in sua pace disponat Domi.
nus Ognnipotens," and who in her hour at
Sext sings
"Extingue fammas lltum,
Auler caloram noxium,
Confer salutcm corporum
Veramquc pacem cordum."
cheerfully lay aside my pen. wishing to
yourself and correspondent all the spirit
ual and earthly joys Of " Happy New
Year"
If were allowed to express somewhat
the cause of my joy at the felicisous ex-
PLANTATION which you gave Of Chrlstma' It
was because so msch in unison with the
faith of Catholic Christians. who, from the
e,rliest ages have viewed the sacrifice Of
the Mass as the sun Of the holy Church,
which dissipa,cs the clouds, and rejolces
Heaven; the rainbow of peace, which ap-
peases III anger of God the golden key,
which opens the treasures Of Heavens
blessings the mysterious channel, through
which descend on us the waters of divine
mercy the objec. Of Gods complacency,
which ca ms his wrath and disarms his jus
tice.
What would become of the world with
out the light Of the sun Darkness, hor-
ror. sterility, and desolation would every
where prevail, says Reverend Father Pa
gani. And if the world were to be de-
prived of the holy sacrifice Of the Mass,
what would be our unhappy condition n
Looking back on past ages of the world,
how often would crime have induced the
irr,,ated Majesty of God to hurl his light
nings against us, and destroy US without
redemption, had he not behold his innocent
Son mys'ically inundated upon our al,ars
This victim, offered in the holy sacrifice
the Mass, as Catholics believe, exhibits to
his Father the wounds in his hands and
his feet he show the sufferngs and hu-
milia,ions which he endured in his passion
and death, and cries, " Father, Father, for
the love Of me, thy beloved, pardon them :"
Pat~ dimine ills Father, forgive them!
Al these prayers the lightning Of his ven
geance falls, as il were, from the hand Of
God, and mercy takes the place Of justice.
Many, it is true, hardly believe these
ihIngs, because they were no, seen with
carnal eyes but the day will come when
the Ways Of divine providence shall be made
clear to us, and then we shall see that il
we were not overwhelmed with the most
frightful evils in the milst Of our awful
sins, IT was by reason Of the holy Mass,
and that il the Lord beais long with sin
ners, and does not punish severely each act
ofinerali,ude which they commit against
his infinite Majesty and goodness, their
safety is due to the holy Mass. Such 10
and ever has been, the doctrine of the one.
Holy Catholic, and Apostolic Roman
Church. SUBSCRIBER.