The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-17
CHURCH OF TIE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION

Mission Of the Redempi orist Fathers-Devo-
tion 10 the Blessed yirsia--hcrmon by Father
tarss. eFs1t@ tN
A. the Church OF the Immaculate Conception, in
Fourteenth street. near avenue A, there was
MI Immense congregation last evening. The
occasion was the opening Of Q mission by
the Redemptor1st Fathers. The church was
crowded in every part by earnest and devout
congregation, who Joined with the utmost fervor In
the devotional exercises and who listened to the
1ervid words Of the preacher with rapt attention.
The congregation was not one remarkable
for fashion, but IL was unQuestiOnabiy
characterized by religious faith and devO-
ton. Every ccuntcnance bore an impress
which showed Enthusiastically thar it was no cold or
doupting faith which brought together that crowd
Of worshippers. During the sermon many eyes
were wet with tears, the emotional feeling being
appealed to throughout BY the preacher.
THE DISCOURSE
was delivered by Father eros on devotion to the
Blessed Virgin" He began by calling attention to
The fact God had bestowed especial privileges
upon Our Blessed Mother. Predesnned from all
WORLD, God gave her especki graces Ordained that
sin which had been the LOT OF mankind since the
fall Of our first parents. she was made the purest
the Redeemer Of the world. she must have been
mother worthy OF the great honor bestowed upon
tath0m The depth OF n
MOTHERS LovE2
The love OF mother may be latent for time, but
It can never be crushed ont The mothers heart
may have long ceased Its throbbng, but the love OF
that mother s impershabe in the heart OF the child
deeper is the love Of the son. How wonder
fol- then, must the love Of the Blessed
only OF her son, but Of her God-when she glanced
on lace Of beauty SO wondrous strange that the
q w.
born babe What mus. have been the nn-
speakahly great love Of such . mother for
every parent here to imagine what must be the
love for q son who was her God, and for child
beauty she saw untolded day by day, as the leaves
Of the rOEe expand into the fuRess Of splend0r
appearance OF the child Jesus, what must have
been mothers feelings when such child lisred
sne fond, sweet word OF ''moIherg, And she spent
thirty years with such q son. IL the love OF ST.
John was 80 great, what must have been that OF
her upon whose bosom the child Jesus slcptg II
euHerings OF her child, what must have been
THE sUFEBRlNos OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN
IN Witnessing the excruciatng tortures suffered by
her divine son The preacher gave detailed sketch
OF The sunernRs u the Virgin Mary during the flight
Mount Calvary and beneath the cross Of Jesus, e#
THERE STOOD HIS MOTHER
are the words in which the sacred text tells MS
sunerings Of the Blessed Virgin she stood by the
ecan0id and saw her son quivering IN the terrible
IOTLuTeS WHICH he euOuTou LOT our eIIih. Sne saw
ana heard the sufferings He endured, and ask you,
Catholic women, can ven not feel That every pain
and every indlgnity Onered to her was p0Ign-
antlY felt by His mother. nt
The preacher entered into graphic description OF
the sufierngs OF The mother OF God as she .beheId
the terrible and Muluform sunerlngs OF ner son
during His passion, the insults and Outrages ~
which He was subjected She stood by and heard
her dying child complain Of HIS awful sufienngs
Ohi the agony OF that motheri
t JESUS DEAD
There the Blessed Virgin IA, and the body OF her
son IL given TO her--deadl That face which she
bad been wont TO gaze with so mucn love lie now
impressive In death, and who csn depict the
tnoughts can tell the agony Of that poor mother
as she rat alone and thought OF her son, Jesus,
dead Behold her. and you witness there Fl.
THE QUEEN OF Martyrs
And ia she not after all her sunerings. queen In
Heaven, as He 10 Klngf She is indeed queen, far
above the angels ana archanges.
After few more remarks lmplOring his hearers to
devotion towards the blessed virgin, the preacher
dedicated hrsr the children and then the c0ngrega
non OF the parish 10 the especial protection OF the
mother OF God. Bencdclfon was subsequently given.
The musieIwa very well rendered, and last nights
services intended solely Tor women, and AZ which
females only were present. passed or with the Mt
most religious ferv0r IL IL The intention of Fathers
MOrragh and Mcguire TO have the RedemptOrst
Fathers commence, on Monday next mission Tor
men. ra