New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-04
FATHER GAvAzzrs LECTURES.

Relics and Images.


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One az the largest most certain aid constant
q being for TIE PoPish priesthood consists in Relics
Through the venersioa 81 relics superstition Is nstilled
into the hearts Of the people aad The worldly Interests Of
tie priests Is Observation-Disclosures sk0D Hrs'A ri sft
a. 'raSc some gNpists pretend that ths vsoerson %
relics sanctioned b. GoS and they instance he fact thai
dead body came 20 life Ehen 1t touches the sones%
the Prophe, Elijah Bu, Aoaors were pad to the bones
Of the Prophet from this circumstance Abraham sought
for sepuchre for his wife Sssah also he desrcd hat bis
bones should taken care Of and be brought sack 70 hs
own country God preserves ne bones Of his SAnt Do
cause day we shall live in lss spirit COD preservss
he bones OF his SAINTS because Christ suffered the body
and rose sgsin irU m the dead.
Relies What they VIA. DO the PApists invoke IN
their relics Pspis;s rproach PsSsns with boS1Ug me
head 10 blocks stones vegetables sod the host ~ heroes
with having raised statues 20 heroes and public boneiact
ors-with having through their silly fears paid divine
hcnoTs thunder. lightning pesidenee, winds w. even
10 giving praise 20 garlic But al this less revolving than
the practices OF Roman Catholics The cevout menocrsW
that Church 20 the cemeteries grub up rotten bodies
and halt oecayed bones place them ON tne'r dtA Sdore
thua sRd burn incense to tNmkisn these putrd spOs
Of humanity anG blessing God.
Popery has deepened the abyss Of Pa<AnSn Cease 20
reproach the Pgaas oh We Catholics, Tor ye are moro
The worship OF imsges S greater absunity than even
the veneraon OF relics Oh Catholics yoSr i@ascs ns'o
ewes out they see not-ears have they, but hear uVe
mouths but speak not-hands but work no'-ieeS ou1
walk not; They senseless-sensecSs a. are acss VIZ
he habit Of bowling to images and relics aocustous tho
people to bow to prestes and priests ana iS,'eS &
acquisition Of blind obedience DO You Amtneas hu"N
thar the Catholics who present themselves before Archo
op Hughes knee and kiss hs hand the hem OF ms gar
nent K is the with the Catholics IN England when
they appear before Cardinal Wiseman the humble priest
who wears = eweed mitre, cross OF massive gold
precious rng and clothes of purple and fine linen. The
modest ladies OF England kneel before Cardinal Wsemsn
and ievoutly Kiss him.
One day Satan appeared to Christ aud tempted him to
worship HIM promising to h the Temporal y, rune S N s
Cardinal in London, aud the Archbishop IN New YORK
Priests worship Satan today for the sake OF temporal 10
niniOn. .
The Padre then addressed the audience in English, as
follows. 4,
clear Distinguish three kinds namey-Rehcs OF Christ.
Relics of the Virgin Mary and Relics OF Saints trst helos
of Christ To speak about oil these relics would occupy
too much time have therefore chosen few % the most
interesting such the Mails OF the Gross the stars OF
Plate Sc According To- the treek belief Christ was hung
by JoU nails but we have one ct these n' IA tome one
Milan. one in Paris one IA cologne and many o,hets 50
that is impossible. all these nails 90 belong TO the cross
But the Church of Rome says that some o those nas were
To fasen over his head his superscrpuon" Ming 1T mo
Jews" Itis practise among the Rommists IA" every
Archbishop must have small piece ct the Or9ss uloa
which Christ hung, TO wear over his breast NOW you
have many Archbshops throughout the country anu tney
must all have piece ot tins holy wood. In SPAN ara IN
Paris are be two large pieces OF TINS hoy wood In
Bologna have gigantic piece OF TINS ross anu III VIZ
Bazhca We have still another piec, 30 mat II you WIZ
oin al these pieces together You will have suciem "ood
10 make at least hirtb CROSSES for Christ Applause
Father Newman tells that the Cross - multiplied ny
Christ But no NO Father Newman the dead nature OF
Christ cannot multiply the Gross but II there IS mus
phcation OF this holy wood Il u charm nom ue DcVh
and the Church of Rome therefore w9rShps ths inventor
of the devil But It is much likely that this wood "a
multiplied by the Priests and BishOps very easy Tor
the Bishop 70 obtain this holy wood All 'hey nav 20 20
to take their knife and cut of slip from char IN her
possession: this they present 10 all who desire IT, and CANT
"a piece of tie Holy Gross Applause In Ike manner
We have the Relic Of the Ihorns in Italy and the kel
IT, Of the Handkerchief said by have been worn by Christ
when on his GOgotha But we have sereh OF these
apdkerche!sOne Rome, one in BOgota one In GenoA
and four elsewhere Applause And there Is great nght
amor the Romauss To support each one Their landker-
chief The name of the woman who u said To nave orig
inaly found this Handkerchief eronica and therefore
Veronica is Of the most yorte names among me nuns
OF Rome Then there il the relic Of the Holy stars upon
which Christ assembled to the Judgment Seat OF Plate but
there not only 10 be- seen THIS night OF stars ~ h"u v'
another Donna Now, which is % be regarded As ule
authentic one Now ii the Catholics wOr'hp these uncerah
relics they act more absurdy when they worship the relics
Of the Virgin Mary. What is the Virgin Mary me
mother OF Cbristand venerato her ana can can her
blessed among women" bat cannot ~0rshtP her FROM
CHRIST alone can Justification, ana not rom uns
Virgin Mary. Applause Therefore II the virgin mary
not Ia be- worshpped, cannot have any relics Oh inc
Virgin Mary But have great many OF these relies
among them the Marriage Ring said 70 have been present
ed To her by Joseph We have also the dress and the sup
pers of the Virgin NaTydOne ia exquisite style ana inc
ube veil and the black veil Of the Virgin Mary and
ue are told hat she was ihi0aaLe lady and changed
her yeil-wearng the white IN the morning ana the
black one IN the afternoon. lApplame We also nave
the pure tIesh mlk O the virgin MARY III ihy ahh va
Sicily Laughter The Catholics say That the BODY aud
the soul of the Virgin Mary are now IA Heaven. Inc
Christians say that her sOi Is IN heaven but her bOys
waiting the general resurrection but, II the virgin mary
is now gl0red body in Heaven, there can be no resh
milk frOm her Applause IN
Iastly we have lie Worship Of Saints among the Pa
p; and this IL the most absurd doatry among them In
The Begin ing the reign OF Leo All there was large
cemetery IN Rome filed with skeletons that had been "Or
shipped by the Papists for long time AZ last learned
archaioost at Rome discovered that this cemetery
Of Ascienf Pagans Leo learning this had the cemetery
privately CLOSED Then there was the Holy Tooth when
was wors shipped for long time. But was At last ascer-
famed Ia be- the tooth Of hDD0p0famus And for centuries
The Papist had been worship this Of hppopos
mus Laughter But Christ emphaheaiy orbid ms
wor,hp of images and therefore the Paps act contrary
10 the word Of Christ Applause Among the Papss AZ
Rome the EirQn Mary Is white At Bologna, brown ana
AZ Toyetto black This is 10 accommodate her different
yorshppers Among the Franciscan futrs, we have
little t66y-fad 20 have come from Heaven and tins iuS
baby is dressed out in splendid style ana greatly worship
ned by ladies' But unfortunately, the appearance u
this baby horribly ugly, like little monkey that q
Is somewhat difficult 10 believe that It manufactured
by angels In Heavenat al events, they could not have
been very accomplished scnlptors llAugher 10 worship
relics and images Is Pagan CUSTOM and snOud Do de-
nounced by all Christians But have been asked why, II
i wrong 10 WOrshp images and crosses, wear upon my
crossi IaDswer promptly this cross . not Papa
Cross, but It is Italian CrOssthe cOckade ." my nAnVe
country-the symbol Of Independence-a rensem-
brancer Of my crusade against Austrian and French sol
ders Applause And therefore IL IL that 0Fs tns
cross 4 reminds tina, ! have duty 10 perform 70
yepge the blood Of brethren who bltchsred ~
AustTisIs and FreIchmeB. Applause Bat an sorry
10 see custom now becoming prevalent N ms coUfIy-
namely the wearing Of crosses ~ many ff'teah, Aois
This ) not becoming % American ffVt'stths- wear IN
Il, ,tead your An icaa EQg AMI pat over the star OF
vour coiDtry-and have upon Il figure u lightning
strk ing down Catholicism. Great Applause II crosses
were not worn By early Christians In the time u Knox,
and Csuer and Luther then Is not necessary 10 wear
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