The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-04-11

Visit it, and visiting it remove that iron hand
which weighs so heavily ON it. Pour into the
heart OF the rising generation those two dearest
attribntes OF youth, mcdesty and docility.
divide citizens and array them against each
other. Visit it, o Lord, and visiting it warn
the sentinels of Israel to give good example
and arm themselves with divine strength and
prudence to watch over the interests of the
people committed to their care!
Fouchsafe, my God, to hear my prayer,
ana pour forth ON this people, on this city, and
on the whole world, thy sweetest enesijctionsio
God was not invoked in vain by the Holy
Father or his children. Divine grace was
visible in the tears which flowed from all ewes
1t was manifest in the repentance which
touched all hearts and in the resolutions formed
on the spot,
The whole city was affected almost as much,
as the auditory at Saint Andrews had BEEN and
the labors of apostolic men received now
animation, and new blessings with the impulse
given.
In every way Pins showed himself father to
access to him. One day the Pope was about
entering his carriage, at the door of the
2ulrinai, he saw a, poor boy sobbing bitterly.
The guards were driving the lad away, but the
Pope called him and asked his trouble. They
have inst pat my father in prison, for q debt
of twelve doIlars.r The Holy Father turned
to Understanding, and asked them to lend him
$500 t1san, Hins himself vent baSk t. BIS
Another boy wrote directly to tho Pope !.
/. Holt Father, my mother is a widow, sick and
ipfirm; she is in the most frightful want. am
left alone to support and nurse her. but ear.-
medicine" He closed by asking the Holy Fa-
Their for thirty three paolis, saying that he
would go to the Qnirinal the next day for 1T.
him to be brought in. After questioning him
the Pope gave him two gold pieces. 6 Yon give
me too much" said the boy, "and have no
change The Pope told him to keep it ALL and
dismissed him. He sent, however, to examine
into tho truth of the boys story, and finding it
correct, sent for the hoy and told him that he
would see to his education and future prospects.
"Ahp said the boy, that cannot be; mother
has no one but me, and cannot leave her.
/ " Well said the Holy Father, "asyour mother
is SO poor, and You are-so devoted to her, will
take charge of both of you.D
A young girl, driven by want, sold the gold
cross which Roman maidens always wear on
their necks, and part with almostas reluctantly
as with life. She then bought supply OF
bread for her poor old mother. Here she
said, /" is bread for some days, and they say
that work is going to be plenty. Piux TX has
given orders. We shall not stafve again. Cheer
up, God will not fOrsake US, and the Holy Fa.
ther is watching over u.s. he YVES watching
though by what seoret-meRHs= his charity dis
/ covered their situation is not known but thai
! very evening the poor girl received a letter
| from the Quirinnl, and opening it found fiy,
pieces of gold and her beloved cross. J" Ny
| dear child,h said the letter, "you have reason
| to hope in God he viii never abandon fila
I piety. Yen are right, toe, in putting you
hope in Piux TX; he watches over you and
your mother, and You shall not starye."
The following is another instance of his eqnit,
and charity: certain old gentleman of Rome
had two sons. And it seems that he was get
ting very in6rtn, and had some thoughts o
| making his viii. Now one of his sons he Loves
more than the other, and he told his faSorit
THAT he should have the greater part of hi
4 but small share. Soon after this conversa
| ton, it CHANGED that the same son did some
4 thing that dispIeased his father, and cause
the old man to change his mind about the dis
tribution of his money; and now he told hi
other exactly what ne iiitd already told nj
fIvoFite-that the money shonld be his, an
that the other should so penniless. When th
brothers came to compare notes on the subject
they found the old mans temper to be so vari
able, that they thought it not at all iInprobabl
he might do something very extraordinar
with his money; so they made the followin
agreement with each other: No matter whic
OF them should inherit the wealth, they woul
divide it equally between them. Alas for thci
schemeI The old father found it all out, an
: | to punish them came to the following strang
determination. He bequeathed them q fe'
crowns each; but the main bulk of his we1lt
he left tn-a- certain church, which he names
and whatever priest said the first mass in ths
church on tho day after the old mans dealt
was to inherit the whole, After this dispos
l ton of his effects he bad no more time
= change his mind, for he died almost hmm
5 diate1y. His lawyer opened his viii at ono
J and could not believe his eyes nor, his sons
/ ! when ne read fisS strange document. But the
!, it was in black and white the two sons wei
! beggSrs, But it WINS a sad pit and the 1aygy
!, determined TO lay the whole matter before u
! Pope, and sea &c Ire could do hothihg in belia
of the two poor youths. HeaecerliIsgig went
the Qairinal palaesy and after q llttIe aiflcul
n oiitaiped, aH3 aqaSSace Of #4iS &3ei5nessss G
gfbeing uehered into tho, Pressn eesoliafshoTs
approached him with the pspal genufsctiou
n and briefly stated what was his h1aiues
& and ySs 81 b VIII before His Holiness fof
Q pcrusal. He ran his eye over IL, and as so.
It as he comprehended the matter, he desired Il
Q advocate to leave the will with him, promsiI
|. at the same time that he would look to 4