The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-04-06
SERNOrJ
D,iirsred ar Fatm San!1g BY PCy. J. p. BrLL;ER,
In the Catholic Church Of 81. Francis Na,isr,
Alexandria, La.

The great day has rome, my brethren, which
is by oycrl.-n." tn lay of Ia divine ir-rcv an
OF lhn l.yiu, yrrc auc..; :, Gay wiicL God bal
seen from tn b. ginning, and ua whai dcp.nl Il
IL future times The order Of bis ..rmuiAo.' g.
crers day of memory eternal which was to
= wondrt /, II ,.v Il, 4 triumph t. TIL - IN, ~.
epoch forever fanou, in iha history of nations,
and 10 b GIN tn. wonderful revolutions which
shall les; - 10. end of in. wur.5. Name h.ls.il
could not see that day vi,hou. honor, and lie
avens, tn auth. the I, the Iotks L ..ns. I've
borrow !; voice and tcIIs to psy ia tI!5ut' Of
th"r grI'f 10 tn d,'a:li Of III G"1-.uan. A day.
finally, which tn. Church crl.J,at, WIN hoy
,aIur,s, and j vot.5 20 tn i.,p.st compuucton
these moUiu1u. a., which cover h r atars, ;hus-
.ights mingled with tn dark colors If ! ath ha
ay'~s h''r .,monrs, u r duir.ul sungS--,'v.fy
thing carr. 5 TO IT, heat CONSERVATION and rrct
every tlin.; pluclaims al rvrlt III aIos; woI,'.r-
u, snl III most N hbrab.s pI"-r OF N; God
Villa; bow you going to 5;liAr and VIA
human ;.HsUc can speak %: Slc:yd t:uno .,
which were wont 10 aurounc, to Is1a.! I'll .ir f.,
tivitjcs and sacrifices, tail down ilon th han Is
ot the Priests ami Lrvitrs and b. br"hru against
| H. gates Of the tempe, and yol. o cch3c, OF
Zion which DID SO %; r,sounl with tn b.,
| oracl ;, Inourr and lam. mt the I...!. of yo".
God. Sltncr Of tn saul, bc.ak.rg f I'd. bar.
! ourS;s IF 10y. AMI d'soaie ply, 10 yam !,rH- ga
ibis day il belong, 10 honor the d:.,h aul sacri-
flee Of God the R,.d-emrr; or, if som. ling mus.
be said, sp-ak to thrm il NY playr, o cr"ss Of
jesus! Thru that hast passed FROM Galway mt
| The altar, flom theatre OF iSnonijuv 10 tn.
thrones Of thu Kings, .uG from Il. >catfoi in the
| standards OF the a mirs, and 20 thu b. ats tn.
brave, speak TO thrm. . cross of Jesus Thou
re- struggling and cv,r triumphant, hat has.
made all nations one P.or-, ANA kingdoms IL
empire. anu the whole world az irulcnsr IA .
magnificent victory. W hal. thu, ado,ab,
Cross, that has computed all ana saved ali "
hail thee, the Consolation OF tho Just the rcf,lgr
# sinners, the glory Of H'arcn the terror Of b H.
Cross of Jesus the Redeemer. W.. hail th.c,
Hail Holy Cross Hail mountul tee!
Our hOpr with Chi,t is nailed on NEE
Grant TO the Just iuuocenc.' aud g'acc,
And every sinners crimes rtiac-
SOiilt' UltluIfn. 10 mourn WIKI 'IC lfst !
Nature a, the foot Of the cross Come to nc Nv.
lie last signs ufyour dying Jesus and there You
will learn The Grratn IS Of the evil Iy til great,
ness of the victim; snd in o,dy to Isduc" HI
immense suhj-ct to three principal id As which
will be the ,hrre divisions of this. the funeral
oraton of the Goldman, come to zee Jesus,
LIST. Treated lik' man;
%. Suffering ike Saviour;
Sd. Dying like God.
Ist Treated ike man, 10 atone for tn ma'ic
OF sim b ho,d the merit and ihc virtue If h..
passion.
I'd SuEring Tx a Saviour, to r-pa;r th' u.
orders of sin b.hulJ tn. mystry Of his passion
Sd. Dying like God, 10 contound his mics.
and the authors of sin bchyld til. glory aud III
triumph of His passion.
The only object the son OF God had in view,
when hr clothed himself with human nature, was
to enable himself to atone fer sin In order to
execute that great design s;ript OF His glory, sub
jected to al the mis- ries of humanity, He APP
pearcd IN the world ike one of Us. This was
assurediy great humiliation; but /; was re-
hsvcd daring Us mortal If. By thc oplendor OF