The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-10-16

nave Deen for 90 many years aSaOclAteQ IN the
the extent and intensity Of the love we al
ways bore you; and II row by decision
which We bow to, though we do not under
accept the onerous duty with the condition
that our love for you shall be even greater, if
that be possible, than when we mingled with
accordingly, must Be the p' sserises We are
called upon to make--thRt Of even . temporary
separation from those with whom our rela-
lions have long been 30 intimate, cordial and
q And as to you, beloved children Of the laity,
we might address you in the same language,
assure You of the same affectionate sentiments
During tho entire length of our protracted In
tercourse with you, every word we uttered,
every syllable We wrote, was singly. intended
for Your spiritual good The very grievances
81 % We %gnt5 %"ss nssp metSy ms in
spirit of meekness, patience and Cancellation,
and God is our witness to-day that, through
the whole range of long and not unche9uer-
ed life, we never entertained, for any of our
follow creatures, even . transitory sentiment
of rancor. While with all the vigor and en-
ergy at our command we fought the battles of
truth, we never ceased to love those arrayed
in hostility against us and now particularly
that God has trusted us with your souls, there
is not one among you for whom we are not
ready to sacrifice all we hold most dear in life
and, if needs be, even life itself You cam
therefore, depend upon our love, as we I'M
plcitly depend upon yours Co.,
But to those who love, absence Is armed with
q cruel sting, and separation is accompanied
with bitterness and desOlation. Here is the
cause of the sadness, which would stagger our
resolution, were not the emotions of our heart
kept under control by the austere and holy
thought of duty. We apprehend no serious
danger as likely to attend our journey to
Rome and even if we did, our determination
would be unaffected by the apprehension.
Surely it were cowardly and shameful in
bishop to be afraid, where the Sovereign Pom
tiff is serene and imperturbable. And in case
the Pastor of the Universal Church was per-
secuted, that would be an additional reason
why the pastors, set over the different portions
of his flock, should cluster the more eagerly
round their chief, and by their active COOP
their sympathy, divide his sorrows between
them, as they Invariably share his joys in
common. But we are fully confident that, on
this occasion, alarm is unnecessary, nor is our
hope ill-grounded that We shall return to you,
safe and sound, loaded with the graces and.
blessings which it will be our happy privilege
to dispense to our dear priests and people.
Now, dearly beloved brethren, we eXhort
YOU to receive with respect and docility the
advice and instructions it is our duty to give
you as parting admonition. do you, be-
loved fellow-laborers, zealously prosecute the
works YOU have undertaken, such as the erec-
ton, enlargement and embellishments of
churches, the founding of schools, and other
works of kindred nature. Maintain and
foster among one another the spirit of union
and charity, which is the secret of our strength.
Never suffer your emulation to degenerate into
jealousy crop OUT lnUO tuOho pOihuA ubdHa-
festations of self-love and mean contrivances
of vanity, despicable in people of the world,
and particularly odious in us, whose para
mount business in life is the salvation OF souls
entrusted to our charge, and ought to be pre-
served from these weaknesses by the holiness
of our motives, the purity of our intentions,
our sing,eness of purpose and our exalted Dig
nity. be faithful in observing the prescrip-
tions of ecclesiastical discipline, that your
words may exert better influence on the
faithful by being sustained by your good ex-
ample.
consolation of your pastors, by your docility
to their instructions, your SUBMISSION 10 the
laws of the Church and the faithful fnlnllnent
of your duties. Since your lot is cast among
go many of our dear brethren, who either are
separated from US in the faith, or profess no
supernatural faith whatever, be sure hat your
lives reflect no discredit on the glorious title
of Catholic, which is our prondest boast; and
never leave it in the power of those who,
either owing to their misfortune or their fault,
are aliens to the heritage of revealed truth, to
blaspheme the sacred name of Jesus and His
stainless Spouse, the Catholic Church, by your
concessions to the exigencies OF woridllness or
the ambiguity of your conduct.
Wishing to provide for the necessities of the
diocese during our absence we appoint as Ad-
Illustrator the Very Rev. Gilbert Raymond
our Vicar General, who is acquainted with our
views and Intentions regarding the divers
matters which our almost precipitate depart
ure does not leave us the time to arrange our
selves. He will carry out all our instructions,
aud in choosing him as the depOsitary and
trustee of our authority, we feel assured that
our priests and people will alike be gratifed.
The actual members of our Archiepiscopal
Council we retain, and they will meet when
ever the Administrator OF the diocese Will
consider it expedient to convoke them.
As we attach great Importance to the main
tenauce, where 1T exists, and to the institu-
ton where it has not yet been established, of
the ArchcOn fraternity of st. Peter, of which
we have hitherto been president, we appoint
Father Raymond president of this Confraterni-
ty with Father Jourdan and Thomas Layton
ESQ respectively vice-president and treasurer
Aware as we are, that many priests from
other dioceses and even from foreign lands,
are more than likely to congregate here this
winter as they have done heretofore, with the
single view of turning to their own advantage
the charity of our Catholic population, whose
generosity is ipexhaustible, but not always
discreet and resolutey determined to put an
end once for all, to this fragrant abuse, we
have given our Vicar General the directions,
by which he will he guided, and which you
will concur with bim IN carrying out IN prac-
tice.
When in a rarely exceptional case the per-
mission to say Mass is granted to those bog
pipp priests, it must never exceed the limit of
eight days; and this permission must, by no
means, be constructed into an authorization to
preach; and we positively forbid any of those
clerrymen while within the limits of our
or dscourses. The priests of our diocese will
have no difficulty in understanding that 1T is
as much their interest, as their duty, to join
us in abating a nuisance, which has become
-intolerable, and in suppressing an abuse, the
connivance with which is alike injurious to the
cause of religion and detrimental to them
selves. They will, therefore, put the people
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