The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-08-08

had drank tfsS Hoo 50 4 tik - md to ~ the
chosen viatis sniSsl We H's sssapt Hreyss
murdered o. ms lhasi ga "a q Tue Count Of
Toulouse. That Aorrid deed was the signal for
tho struggle called the war Of the Albigensess
in which the Christian heroism Of Simon OF
Montfort and the virtue and gcIsins Of pomin.c
were 80 spiendidly displayed. Dominic hest-
tated whether to abandon his missiop in
country full of blood and continual alarm, or
to take part IN the war.as did the Cistercians.
But he did aetshef the one nor the other. He
reconciled the beretics to the Church, he
in order to obtain from God the re-establish-
| meut of peace and the triumph of faith, he in
stituted that manner of praying which rapidly
spread over the whole Church, and which is
universally known under the name of the Ro-
sary. No pious thought ever met with such
decided and general success as this truly Ca,
tholic idea of st. Dominic. The hereto and
! the nationalist ridicuie this repetition of the
same words, but the truly enlightened know
that love has but one word, and that though
continually saying the same 1T knows OF no
| The glorious deeds of Montfort are recorded
| by history, but scarcely word is mentioned OF
what St. Dominic accomplished. His mission
was. that of peace; he did not open his mouth
except to bless, his hands except for
works of charity. God alone knows the heroic
| acts of our Saint Dominic was in his forty
sixth year when he-began to reap the fruits OF
his labor. By the success OF Montfort's arms
| the gates of Toulouse were thrown open to our
man sslla hecarne the FIRST 1nambers 0f his Order
Of Friars Preachers Both Of them were natives
Hof Toulouse, and of distinguished families.
One of them was called Peter Cellani, and uni
| ted great virtue with q very considerable for
| tune. The other, who is not known to us by
any other name than that of Thomas, was an
4 eloquent preacher, and of a-singulaEly amiable
disposition, Both ut once, by the same inspi-
| ration of the Holy Ghost, gave themselves up
| to st. Dominic, and Cellani offered him his
| own house. There it was where, the, small
flock assembled which had cost him ten years
of an apostolic life.
Thus began the Dominican Order, which
was selemnly approved by Pope Honorius III
in 1915. In 1220, when the grand chapter was
1 held at Bologna, the Friars Preachers had nj,
ready their converts In France, Italy, Spain
Germany and Poland 1t is Incredible what
an amount of good has been done in the
Church by st. Dominic and his children.
This is q short sketch of the life of Saint OF
whose glorious existence not few Christians
have but % faint q very wrong idea. They
have heard of him as tho inventor of that bug
bear, the Inquisition, and the leader OF the wa,
against the Albigenses-such ridiculous falsih
cations, that it is q curious question in the his
tory of the human mind how such things could
ever be believed. But the mere attempt tt
apologize would be an offense offered to the
j memory of this truly great and glorious Saint
Had he done nothing but introduce the Rosa
~, this would be praise enongh.-Are Maria