The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-04-17
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seaching in every quarter Of the ;.I.,,;,
and at length, spent in the service
: s o, DIS Maker, dying with the i oon-
faith had spread It. b-saShss ovS -
, al the people of his love. He painte6 -
giories and splendor of the early TrisS
1norch, with it's doctors, its confessors ma
ana th sending ont its children 70
Iaith they had got from Patrick t6roGaAan
the portions Of the world. He told 100
n lamoa or Iona, of Virgilius Of Killian. Of
s Sa,is. q s GermanIs, Of Bridget, Of DymPns,
now 1luAtrate the calendar of the Churcb.
and many of whom had left home and
friends to evangelise the nations Chat nenS-
ea TINS light. He described the sorrows
a ae suHe.ings through which the faithful
o OF ireland had to pass in the days Of per-
secution, and of the fidelity unto 6lood win
wnich It's people chung to the rock Of 81
IeCer. Inns portion of his Grace,s sermon
was particularly beautiful and impressive.
eaitiic9lty that, as an Engfishman, he CON
fessed he felt in dealing with Ii. TN
snare that Ireland has had in planting and
spread spreading 5s the Catholic faith through the
LEVY nI discovered continents in the west
an0 south, was borne eloquent Testimony
to by the distinguished orator, and he saiS
That 1T constituted one of the brightest of
the giories Of the Irish Church Of to- av.
anu speaking of that church a. It is 10
prelacy and people for the dignifed atti-
tude Of silence which they observed 1Sss
year whilst the fate of the Estabiiaheii
Church was being discussed in the British.
ness passed their lips against an inat;tn-
ion through which they had suffered 80
nucn OF wrong, and not q sound of ofFen-
I'VE EMULATION went forth when its down
al was decreed. His Grace then went ON
o say that, glorious as was the past
fright as is the present of the Irish Church.
10 believed that it's future was destined tH
e still more dazzling. The Vatican Conn
II IS now holding its deliberations, and NO
ingle country has SO large proportion Of
Is children forming q portion OF it "a ire
.nd id Mer sons in the episcOpacy scatter
d over the world. He believed that Che
rlsh and Irish born prelates were destined
nave a memorable part in the results Of
'e Catholic Church at all times in Ireland
lat 1t kept itself independent and free Of
he contro! of existing dynasties. It ia q
ature OF all the churches abroad, where
Ism bishops hold jurisdiction, that the
me independence exists as well, and he
'nceived that there was O more than
.tura! significance in this important fast.
here nave been rumors, menaces, indica-
pms of what will be done in one place. or
what will be thought in another place bv
e powers of this world, in case the Coun-
should declare this or refuse to affirm
at, but he had no fear of all those mem
es, for he believed that the children Of
. Patrick and of Ireland throughout the
'rld had made up their minds not to suf-
any human hand to touch the Church
God. He had no fears for the Church or
the Councillor God was ON their side. .
those who were against them would,
the end, be conquered. The truth would
forward-fOr truth never fslters, and.
'ugh the world may clamor and shut iss
g, the truth would triumph over it.
thing could exceed the earnestness with
ich his Grace delivered this portion Of
sermon, and after an eloquent exhorta-
a to his hearers to pray TO st. Patrick
Gods blessing on the Church, he COM
nded the community of Sc. IsidOre's to
ir generous consideration.