The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-05-30
"Mariolatr

H. Such is the name gIyen~by GrotesC,,aue
malice to the worship of Mary III tue "a
tholic Church. 1t is useless for us to repeat
over aud over that we do not adore tne
=. Blessed Virgin; that our worship oil her IS
that of hyperdulia and not OF Ldtiad, whic1
belongs to God alone. for brazen iiceu
! bigotry will still taunt us with . MarioNa-
| try.n Well this false charge we can bear
I as well as other ealumpies. But do our
adversaries ever reflect when they attack
! devotion to Mary? We think not. Letus
ask them, therefore, to follow us into the
consideration of few explanations ana
arguments regarding this subject, SO appro-
| pirate during the Month of Mary.
The Scriptures tell us that Mary IS the
| Mother of God. 1t is not necessary to quote
! texts. The Council of Ephesus, A. u. 4ol,
defined Mary to be TheotQkos, Det gene
! tyice,n, rt Mother of God" IL it wrong to
! honor God's Mother7
!. The objection that she cannot hear us Is
Y simply absurd. Why can she not hear us
| Do Protestants ever consider that they give
more power to the devil than to the
Mother of Code they admit that the devil,
4 like IL roaring lion, goes about seeking
! our actions, temptus and partially influence
! our conduct; that he has power on the
I earth and in the air. Did he not persecute
Jobf Did he not tempt our Lord ana
carry Him to high places DoProtestants
! believe in the'n instances OF diapoiicai
! Is not the Bible fun of instances illustrating
the power of demons over both animate
| and inanimate natureP Yet the devil has
no body. He has no earsj how does he
, hear us? He has no eyes how can he
see us 2 The devil is a spiritual being /;
how can lie exercise influence on the
I material universe Hardly Protestant
! will dispute that devils have very extra
! ordinary power, yet they refuse to admit
any power in the Mother of God or in His
saints. Mary has body she has ears to
hear and eyes to see = Catholic ira
! tlitiun teaches us that she was assumed
bodily into heaven--yet, according to Pro
! testant theology, she is powerless.-ls 1T
not very strange that God should give such
great power to the devils, his worst enemies,
to harm us, and yet leave His best friends
and His own blessed mother without any
! power at all. to aid or help us--can We
believe that And if it is possible for
devils to hear and see without Il body at
all, is it impossible for the Mother ofGod to
hear ami see, since she has Il bodya ~
l. Blind Professionalism; poor, impure Pro-
testautism Would that there we're more
"Mariolatry" in the world The corrup-
tions of the age are caused by the want oil
Niary's worship. The child numbering
wives of American Professionalism have ne
"Mariolatry;" the foul press, which exposes
indecent prints in every town and village
of the country, hates " Mariolatry;" the
u uAOaiouS pakSoD, SHS SSuuSci, tuc duuilStSi
the disciples of free love, all despise
"Mariolatry.p In fact, it will be found
on close investigation, that irreligion III
society is caused by lukewarmness in the
service of Mary.
Show us q man or woman who persistent
I ~ and bitterly attacks devotion to the
Blessed Virgin Mary land if you lift the
veil which hides his or her heart, you will
find a rioldtOr of the sirth Commandment o.
God-the seventh according to Protestant
enumeration. a
We once asked very distinguished
Jesuit in Rome, why SO many young Italians
lost their faith and adopted the ideas
of Ma2Zini and the views of Garibaldi
..Because." answered the learned Father
''they no net ,riSh to Keep the strM Command
ment" There is much philosophy in ti,i.
f answer. 1t explains the first French
Revolutions; the actual assaults ON religion
in Spain and Italy: the suppression Of
| Converts and inconsistencies; the policy o
. tn he GatGRtuenO, and the diplomacy q
the dehaucllcd prisoner of Ham. ~er4fht
Goddess of Reason is identical with Carl
haihfs GODDESS of Liberty-a GreciaI
hctairG Instead Of an Italian Madonna.
Cavour, PIim, Gavibaldi, Napoleon
Baron Won Beust and Victor Emmanuel, a.
well rs tho cItiidicss mothers of New
England, have been practically opposed t,
"Mariolatiy."
Win not intelligent Professionals sec tina
the grand defect in their moral system il
precisely the want of Mariolatry 2" Ye
the natural inspiration of genius admits it
, IN spite of religious bigotry. Was it moi
W ads worth WHO Mrote:-.