The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-03

reference to the Word OF God At all The scrownsp OF
late Roman empire tsouh OF the Rhine and Danube)
setting themselves In direct opposition TO the will or
the people, and tho two parties now stand in opposition
70 each other under the walls OF Rome. The result. will
be what the Word OF God deciares-the will DO
cast down.
Tho lives OF the Emperos OF France and Austria and
the King OF Italy alone keep the whirwnd OF
luton which will sweep over south Of Europe when
the crowns cast down. Who tell the day whom
those lives may o. , sscr,ncsd' No one But We all
peoples would fraternize and then would have
arrived at the beginning Of the end.
Rome as . church-a woman sitting upon the beast
with uncrowned horns (Rev XVIII deprived OF the
tempersl power-wl then have time OF greater spen
dor than before. This also the politicians
without referring to the Bible; but 10 in that blessed
book Also
All saints Day.
On the calends Of November tho nth day Of tho
moon, the festival Of All Saints, which Pope
Boniface w. tho Of the dedication OF the
temple OF the Pantheon ordered to be celebrated yearly
In the city OF Rome In honor Of the blessed Virgin,
Mother or God and Of the holy martyn Pope Gregory
likewise the fourth Of the name. decreed that this
festival which already variousy celebrated in dif
ferent churches should forever after be soemny OBJ
rived this day by the entire Church in honor OF all
the saints Such Is the brief account OF All Hallows
Day given In the Roman Mar,yroogy, which, In those
collegiate and cathedral churches, celebrating in
its full pomp and splendor the liturgy OF
Rome is solemnly cbanted 10 the canonical
honor OF Prime, and these few words tell the
history Of the fea Some twenty five years before the
birth OF Christ Marcus Ag rppa the friend counsel.
Tor OF Ocavius Cesar raised a noble temple comme-
morate the triumph OF Augustus over Antony and
Cleopatra II was monument OF the highest architec-
produced IT. II was tho Pantheon SENT lobnlar In
form, its strength such that pillars required
70 y. - M !, were
pagan founder to Jupiter tho Ayenger and IN all the
gods contained the statues Of the pr ncipal
deitcG For this reason according to Pliny II received
its NAME Pantheon the temple Of all the gois,.
although Dion believes Il 80 named because lis
arcned roof moed the celestial. resid,ncc the
gods which the Greeks called Psnth When catho!i.
csm became he religion Of the empire, Theodo ius the
younger demolished the temples IN the East. His rncle
magnncence and glory or the Western empire yet
ious eect the object his nephew had In view
or recurrence u ioatry Pope Bonifacc W. clcanscd
and purified this temple. consc rating It to the supreme
Being under the invocation OF Nary and Of all the
martyrs This festival ins,itu cd to
the substitution In this temple Of tue slcred rites
Of Christianity for those OF pagsnsm. Its csebra-
ton was Grst confined to tho city, but gradua ly
made its throughout the entire Church. Tor
felt that 90 many he saints Of God that the whole
opportunoHes 70 the faithful 10 thank God for the
glorious triumphs OF Their brethren In the Eastern
Sunday after Easter Al the suggestion Of Louis
10 Debonnaire Pope Gregory W. ordered the festival
g generally =. celebrates and 4 the p,ssss' day When
martyrs. virgins worthy companions from all rarss OF
joice the victory OF those fame has
to the ends Of the earth" In nester siria sonaa
sorvm.n
All Souls, Day.
Ono Of the prominent doctrines OF the Catholic Church
b which teaches The existence Of middle state OF
purgaon between the state Of rial earth and that OF
reward in heaven. In which the divine will shat
such souls die stained with faults or without
having satisfied for mortal sin-forgven eternal
guiltsrs temporarily punished What that state
what its punshmcnts are The Church teaches nothing
although there 10 among it, children generally
ceived belief that the pains of purgatory differ from
those Of hell only in the feeling OF eternal loss Of the
beatnc vision It holds, however, that souls
in purgatory can DO released therefrom by
the prayers. aims and other good works OF
the faithfu-on principle analogous to that by which
an unfortunate confined In prison for debt may be
leased ty his friends paying his creditors Rcnce IL is
that strongly recommends all Catholics to remember
constantly in their prayers fhe faithful departed" and
numerous souls constantly leaving this earth have
friends TO pray for them has ordained that
day in the year there should be made . solemn
commemoration Of all the dead, and that the
prayers Of tho entire Church should be offered
mp for their eternal repose The origin Of this
solemnity Is OF comparatively recent date,
having been instituted A. D. 9o3 by Odiio, abbot Of
Ciun induced to do 90. As In old legend hath il, by
vision which hermit residing In island between the
Italian coast and rhcssaonica sax Tnis hermit. the
legend runs heard the Devil planning Of the number
OF souls which Odilo and his rescued from pur
gatory by their prayers. Accordingly the monks Of
Ciun determined TO renew their exer;ons. and cstab
ished this annual commsmoratiou OF all souls. II vas
speedily al pied by the whole Church. being 10 con
plse accordance with tho Catholic doc rinc Hence
November in addition to tho usual Office Of tho
QUEEN ONCE and mass either sad or chanted
Those who from curiosity devotion 90 into Catho
lie church on All SAINTS Day alter the close Of the even
ing viii observe marked change In It's appear
ance But short time before s altar blszed with light
flowers and incense sweet music and gorgeous vest.
militant at the victory which the church trumphant
has gained over lie advsrsariss Now the song Of the
aisss which lately reechosd the Of praise the pill
lars are draped In mourning, the lights arc extn.
cloth 81 gold replaced BY one Of more scnbrs hue in the
centre OF the church, surrounded By six tapes OF
beached war is raised the caaafsIque. which seen By
and suggestive Of the prcshnce Of DEATH around which
on the morrow, The Commsmorstion OF All Souls tho
white rcbed ministers will chant the solemn Office and
requiem few hours ago the appearance OF the church
indicated her JOY and Thanksgiving, nov II shows her
sorrow for those in anguish And II We take up the
Office she directs her ministers 10 read on this day not
less striking IL the difference between her hymns OF
praise cverowing with cxuItaon aud Thanksgiving on
the feast OF All Saints and those mournfu hopeful words
which tell OF the weakness OF that esh which 10
grass and yet breathe Of hope for Christians beyond
the grave froOnbly no human composition sadder,
or Affords in ts sadness more consolation than the
liturgy OF the Church In It's service for the dead In the
mathis lauds and vespcrs OF its solemn Office the
requiem MACS, Us hymns It's lessons, ITS psalms,
anthems and prayers, all indicate train OF thought
the Weakness sinfuness Of the OVERLOOKING mercy
Of the Deity some OF these are not unknown 10 those
OF the nonCathoc persuasion, and are allowing for
the difference Of religious belief admired by all who
have heard them Who does not love the glorious Des
Ire whose painvs beauty 20 Few composers or trans.
iaiors have ever erpressed And who IL there Who has
listened TO the opening psalm Of mathis the Vsnis Er-
pfrsfr De-. xy.xra
orto those lessons from job, and the anthem OF
BenecfuS not more beautiful in music than 10 words,
that has not fs that there be something poetca
sublime and deeply religious in the minds thai arranged
this Officer
In the Old World this day Is observed With many In.
tefene ceremonies such strowinR tho graves OF de-
ceased relatives With flowers ADD curious remnant
OF Catholic customs, sfil preserved 10 England tine
soulng," whatever tbss in olden days. asnough 10
has now degencrsied INTO an excuse for begging "0d
manners changes, old customs gomez The curious by
consulting NDtes aad Queres hrst sereq volume 4.
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