The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-03-20

e shem from the darkness of Plagiarism into GOO
ID .horn .n oghtT LEAD them forth among Il
D, forever to Celestne, to Peter, to the rock upo
q winch Christ bnilt His Church-that rock
y a age;, whlcn earth and hell shall ever W:
oGainSG, put snail never, never overcome
f .1helurning from Rome to Gaul, PATRIOT hi
), q nasty bnt tender farewell to those who cav
~ nm mat life which he had vowed to God an
g Scciireiand. After passing through many dan ger
u lano ana sea, he arrived in the county Wich
low IN the year 432; he left almost immediatei
oo na ~ene e Antrim zeaonsly intene tn
ocus version OIL us former MASTER He faile,
w MIN Milcho but succeeded in convertin,
a Dacna, q prince of the county Down, wbt
erec1ed Tor him small church called Patrick
ocrn, which su bsequently became the site of a
o. spiendld monastery. St Patrick directed hi,
hrst missionary tour along the course of the riv.
nr Doyne, and soon came to Tara, and into the
presence of King Leary, his mobiles and Druid
| ITiests, VINO were all assembled there. It was
HOLY Saturday. All the fires In the country baI
1ee1 extlnguished in obedience to the laws of
Inc Drnlds lighted the sacred fire on the hill Of
lara. But the Christian Patrick observed the
Roman custom. =" 'no
The Christian lighted his Paschal fire
And blessed the font mid the chauntine choir"
I. Inc christian COMMUNICATED the resurrec.
i nioh oL MIN who is the true light which en-
r Egn.eneth every man coming into this world
Fear, alarm. astonshment, anger. seized mon
the august assemblage at Tara The enrared
mo monarch demanded who dared violate his law :
Ing. Druids, trembling for the fate of their nm
unless that fire were at once extinguisied. IL
would put out all their fires and OCCASION the
downfall of his kingdom. Patrick was sum-
moned into heroyal presence. He came, power.
+ ful in his weakness, fearless in his hnmiiitv |
bearing IN his hands the symbol of mans sal
Haao He raised it on high, and before the
the false gods of Ireland fell, and their nriests
We're covered with shame and confusion. Ave-
Ss rn,,a and terrified, the kings and mobiles
Ire,aua up Inc assembly, and the monarch of
la to |
nm on the following day, and give an acconnt
u himself and mis- religion which already had
caster sun sden Wonders wonders. The morrow came.
700. oh now God has loved Ireland! The an
,lversary of the day exactly 400 wears after
he d SAVIOUR rose glorious and immortal from
1 5 ueau, "hen he destroyed the power of sin | c
ND death and hell, He took fair Erin by the t
au a , led her forth from the tomb of sin, s
'm NJ rne grave OF error, from, the dark night
od De praised, and let us thank him, he holds "
40 fign1 hand of Ireland still, and for 1887 b
ears ea Inc one prayer of Ireland has been, her r
onchsafed her, an answer sometimes head in RI
Tim, more frequently in storm, sometimes in f;
1hnshine, oftener in shade, az have found him tt
will never let him Co." Patrick preacbed I he a,
re the king on that Easter Sunday mornn1 q,
avin% WIN t the tire Of the Holy Ghost his
It'll iearenly qesp re emotion his his eye bright
gh, he must have said, "What of YOUR Gods Of
)! pagan king Could an inanimate cod n w.
,ouet r., ssone bleed and suffer, and die for la
u, as the Man God, whose crucifed image T on
~ IN my hands ready to bless you with ga
N your senseless god of wood or stone see | to,
a ;ava misery understand your Indebtedness, we
ieVe your wants! Great and mighty linz ths
~ tnou tall down and adore as thy God y plo
ne 1haI viii crumbl into dust even ut thine
se s"aen H. Grentand mighty king iu whose ing
before an inanimate piece of wood Great nra
mighty king, come before you to preach not
OF the one true Cod hitherto nm less
'"n 10 you and your people; for this mr. ma,
ntrn s lather ana mother, home and fait
4 ana the perils of the sea. stand before she
if and sh o, every danger fearless of death
l., fehgion is false, Your gods arc demons Of
re Is only one true God, who made the Nor,
10 on5 o eaiIn' WHO rules over king elev
n, who died himself to save Won from ~. tn
perdition. Oh king! behold how excess;Na vary
do,,n Los ao'eo you from high heaven he thos,
o,n M upon us now, He speaks to you by the
name nMoFChy ambassador, and in some
is and nsnDia you, KING and mobiles, frequ
/ ador.ti"n 10 more 70 bow down in who's
our REASON a before craven things but sub who
Cod of H. n nu tnDle your bodies before fndir
rive von ha on una earth, who in return heart
shas you happiness and glory and power Cling
shall never have an end. 3ntS.
/ vida .nI 1n ,.i INC incident which gave autho
;nmortnI a, InuuurinS fame to the were
fn haI;a' "a, shamrock. The Irish king re. the hi
TO believe the mystery of the RIessnd fnost
y, because mems intellect could NOT nm reson,
he in ona Wv, ho1 comprehend how three millio
mo- down ,I uI oIe IN three. ST. Patrick, the tri
~, ~, uowh Plucked shamrock and showed cradle
m5le nyon, ,1e leaves from one stem, and Christ
obahIv indine, Icn'!nced the monarch aside
:. R,rr1 - hiin w embrace the faith. was 70
Dairy, Il late professor of All Hallow,s ledge
J, near Dublin, gives the legend in a most bessef
ul ballad, which will quote as we'll az fed
elneinb Der it. Not having seen or heard if waste
'ouch 1or Its perfect accu- ably in
anism,
,na en very freshman. a story I'll relate dened
bout little Man. th s,o =" mark its happy fate Engla
IN Cied IL shamrock then, it bears the .amo years
ne stu. ' '"o '"'iie moralit
e there reigned at Tara mighty Druid kits the mo
nm ~ convert him triedthe Druids did dJr. one da,
fence proved all in vain he seized the sham On Sd
x stem. 1'N >n' S'an deso1at
eve itneo st. Patrick, you say you won't irreligit
row three be in one you can Z at all connective iand
i' single shamrock stem you see leaves iasue nohor
,e' 100 -''uo ground,
reject as absurd that three in one can ba of
. simple reasoning completely gained the destrov,
es OF the Triune God thro' Taras halls now gone
H. 'l' n'" is broke
ar pave the way for Patricks bright has no
it we Irshmen the shamrock so revera sacrifice
suit you are familiar with The Gosna1 | tha H.; ~
banned; Patrick was ut ibertv 70 | HalI
. 70 every creature in Ireland He did have mn
3 from province to province, and from aga;nst
w. but don;t haI;y ne never went up agai
Velous; everywhere miracles attesteS | 7 ba,,n :.
/ OF MS doctrines, and it must ever be | inc of h.
req as a fact creditable to the intel1; TrasIoa !
harmony of the Irish that not a dron | The nh
rs blood Redeemed the soil of IRELAND IF Tbntt
: y, oss was being planted there. Soon the Lord