The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-05-10
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singleness Of aim aud the efficient force of one
man. These Catholic revivals, or missions"
endowed, trained, and organized for the pur-
pose. Mon gifted with particular talent for
holding Large congregations, and for recalling
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appointed time, the priests Of the church In
which mission il to be held are reinforced by
delegation from one of these orders, and the
Eeat work Of reviving religious feeling begins.
Tho Arst mass is celebrated at Ave In tho morn
ing, Tor the convenience Of the mighty host Of
1sbosfng mon and women; and Q moving sermOn
arc lighted, before the h0dman's breakfast is
rosdy.n This first vast audience is dismissed
aboit quarter past ak, and at seven another
ys az af IN tbs
ternOOn, eeufessiOns are heard, and every con-
feesional 10 occupied; for there are relays of
priests for every part of the work. In the af-
ternoon, too, classes of Protestants sometimes
meet for the purpose of receiving special in
atruction in the faith and practice of the
Church from one of the priests who, being HIM
self q convert, liz better able than his brethren
to anticipate and answer their inquiries In
the evening, still the work gOesen until ten !;
vespers, confessions, exhOrtations, fill up the
evening hours and fan the rising fame The
conscience-stricken Catholic is not tortured
with doubts either AS to what he ought to do
as to whether he has done it. The iniunc-
ton of the Church is perfectly simple: If you
are truly sorry for your sins, and mean to for
sake them, confess to n priest, comply with his
direction, jOyfully accept dissolution, and keep
your resolve to lead a new life. As the "ms-
sion continues, the feeling spreads and deep
ems, the confessionals more and more beset,
until all but the hopeless reprobates of the
parish are partakers of the influence. The
mission may Last ten days, two weeks, or u
month, according to the size and circumstances
of the parish and when it is over the mission
priests retire to their own abode, to refresh
themselves by rest, study, and contemplation
for another mission in n remote part of the do
oese. Thus No one il fatigued, no one need
lapse into formality and coldness.
1t was in one of these orders that Father
tive land, and he labored i'll it in various parts
of the country. But this mission work brought
him into contact chiefly with Catholics, and he
fold Of the Ancient Church such persons as he
had known at Brook Farm and in the intellec-
tual circles of Massachusetts and New York,
Sa4: ne fsli. could alone attain peace i,tie
bringing their high moral feeling to bear upon
masses of their cOuntrymen. He remembered,
also, how completely and how long he had mis-
understood the Church, and that, but for the
accident Of his falling in with the absurd
Downfall of Babylon" he might have lived
and died in Ignorance of it's true character. He
felt that there was need of q special organize
ton for spreading abroad in the United States
correct Information respecting Catholic doc
trine and practice. Convinced, too, that the
day was near Mt hand when his Church was to
he dominant in the United States, he desired to
do something toward aiding Catholics them
selves to rise to the height of their vocation"
30 that they might use in the noblest way the
power which WAS about to fall into their hands.
He had IL conviction nnd still has it, that there
Is something peculiarly congenial to Republican
America in the stately decorum of his Church.
its gentle doctrine, it's severe exactions, it's
brotherly capabilities, and in the grand assem-
blage of all the fine arts in the Supreme Act in
which man pays homage to the divinity by ex-
PrOtestants say, Man ~ totally deprared." At
the political meeting the same Professionals as
sert, Man is capable Of se!t -gorernment. There
Catholic mind. What the Catholic believes as
aCatholic he can also believe citizen ~ 1t
il only since ! have been Catholic,0 says
Father Hscker,|"that have been a consistent
and intelligent citizen of a republic
new order then, he believed, was called for
in the New World, and the scheme was ap-
proved by his ecclesiastical superiors When
our Roman Catholic brethren have resolved
upon q project of this nature, they proceed to
execute it in the most sensible and business
like manner. If the world is to be moved, the
first requisite IL to get fulcrum for the lever
there is a fulcrum on which to rest it. When a
new order is to be founded the first thing is to
secure . small piece OF the earth's surface,
which it can POSSESS in fee simple, upon which
its home and working-place can be permanently
built. Row, observe how all the parts of this
astonishing organization work together! Father
Hecker, provided with the due authorization,
goes forth to raise the money needed to make
the first payment upon piece of ground. His
previous missionary labOrs had brought him
into favorable relations with great number Of
parishes, and those labors h 10 continued while
begging the money for the new enterprise.
From Quebec to New Orleans he went, rousing
Catholics to confess and forsake their SINS aud
asking contributions to his scheme.
1t Is surprising what u talent our Roman
Catholic brethren have for raising money. The
Superior of the Dominican Community which
is now building convent in New York, raised
in the city alone, in two weeks, forty thousand
dollars toward paying for the ediice. lone
mans money is az good anothers," appears
to be a familiar principle with our Roman
Catholic brethren; and, accordingly some of
our New York city office-holders are frequently
called upon to disgorge trihing portion of
their booty,-a check for five hundred dollars,
or some smaller matter of that kind. 1t has
been discovered, ALSO that candidates for city
offices have tenderness for the orphan, Il
pride in the new cathedral, IN interest in the