The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-07-18
uoRnrNa STAR AHD CATHOLIC MESSENGER.
NEW ORLEANS. SUNDAY, JULY 10. 1862
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LETTER FROM MOBILE.
MOBILE, Jnly 8, 1862.

S,Ilmmeryille, near Mobile. Misses Clara Wirth
and Blandina, made their VOWS. short dis
iiveEeh after the eeremony by the
Rev. John J. Brown, pastor of st. PatriclS's
Church, Mobile. The speakers special object,
rs it seemed to me, was to prove the divine
origin of the nfonastic life, as Well as its per
petuity in tho Church. Texts were brought
forward to show that there were souls to whom
God wonld spenk in a special manner in their
solitude Miss Clara With is convert to our
holy faith. Her education and conversion took
place in the Convent of the Visitation, and she
now returns to it to live more united to God.
During the ceremony her father, MIR. Wirth, at
one time the bitterest foe to this project of his
Youngest daughter, and probably to Catholici-
fy on account of it, stood within the sanctuary
and beheld her whom he now fondly calls his
guardian angel on earth, die to the world in
the ascetic teaching of the Church of Christ.
After the ceremony, he declared that he was
better pleased to see her so contented within
those sacred walls than. if he We're presented
with infinite riches.
What field of thought flashes over the mind
when contemplating this sublime ceremony.
The mind floats back unconsciously to those
DoaiiteIla and Others rise like spectres, again
Drawing the axe of the executioner rather
than reject their allegiance to, their Heavenly
spouse for worldly pomp or an earthly prince:
IN tho nineteenth century the Church of
Christ is Iepeating -herself. Those smaidsnsy
called by Almighty God to solitude, leave
pieaNufes, svafYities dresses, balls and plays to
esPouse Jesus crucitied. He will speak to
their souls in their lonely cells and give them
more content than all the pleasures, pomp and
riches which are at the command of the princes
of the earth. In that cell they shah, to Ger
tain extent, enjoy Paradise, a continued peace.
IF they love Jesus, theySwill love the stiffness
only decoration of this abode of happiness, will
send light to their souls and love to their
hearts. They will at all times make an offer
ing of themselves to Him. and receive in turn
the graces they stand in need of. The difficult
tics which surround them they will place at
the foot of the Cross and find consolation
They are welded to no earthly spouse. He
is the most noble spouse yet bloodyspouse
spouse whose blood has been drained by dint
of ecourges, thorns and nails, for the salvation
of their sonls and the souls of mankind. They
look at Him in that cell in His glory-not
crowned with flowers but with thorns, not
decked in the fnery of the world, gold and
has no royal throne like Solomon, It is a hard
cross on which He agonizes and dies, in
of ignominies and griefs, for the love of those
who dedicate their lives to Him, body and SOUL
and for the love of man in general.
He invites them" If any one wish to come
after me, let him deny himself take up his
He is not satisfied unless those who would fol-
low Him hecnme entirely His own. They put
ON the sacred veil, which signifies that they
are to hide from the gaze of the world and love
no other than Jesus Christ. They change their
worldly dress for that of religion, in order to
forget the world and NIL ITS vauities. They
change their names, in order that the world
may forget them, and that being literally dead
to the world, all may look upon them as if they
had nj andy aeaae1 to- s1rio
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The strife obscure t1Sixt stu soul fraiiing spell
And Thy sharp spirit now quenchd, revfving nova
Or who can tel -, =. =,
WIZ ~ yP arSo d b sea, st f1i sp o lawn
OF let our fraiI hearts in the annealing break;
Help, for Thy mercy sake.
After the ceremony. solemn HIGH Mass was
Sung by the Very Rev. A. D. Peliser v. G.,
assisted by the Rev. ID. O'Meara as deacon, and
Rev Ed. Kerwan as sub-deaeea. Tho Key. Ed.
Ioregan otffciated as master of ceremonies.
The music was rendered by the pupils of the
academy un5ler the control of the Good Sisters
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EAhiDllAoN of 81 FnihioAe soiooA.
On the 9TH inst, a creditahie display of the
ncquirements OF the pupils OF st. PatriciHs
School took place, at the new schooi-house re-
Gently built near the church This parish or
ganized within the Last two years and half,
boasts OF the neatest church and ONE OF the
best schools IN Mobile CITY. ..-,s.,t.
The school Is under the entire control OF the
pastor. Inc teacneEs, MI, lJohefty ana MISSES
AicAyoy, proved to the parish and the eommq-
nifV Mt large that thew did not. neQlect their