The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-01-29

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dear childrsn, that Almighty God created
rs to love axd serve Him In this world and
be happy with Him 1pr0ver In the nSxt.
ALI that We do, then, II this world ohould
be done for the homer and glory 81 God,
tsas We may thus fnlai The end Tor which
done on earth. Yous would not DO in this.
world Is God had not created you. Since
God, then, has beerrSO good to you and
loved you-s0 much a. 70 bring you into exc
istence, and reomiees u make yOu happy
can be ml6rs just, than that you should
ikewise love and serve Him al the days Of
your lives, by often thinking of all the
good He has done for you, by often return
ing your thanks for il, and by avoiding
everything that can in the least displeaso
love and serve God for q abort time only,
and then turn away to do as You please,
and scarcely ever think Of God any more.
No, God wishes you to be good as long as
yon live. Not only while you are young,
but also when You grow mp and become
end to serve God for q few years only and
lose your so1lsi The older you become
the more reason you have for being good,
because the longer you live the more bless-
ings you receive from God. You must,
then, while you are young, make up your
minds to be good as long as you live, and
never forget your Creator, but serve most
faithfully that kind and loving Father in
Heaven, by always avoiding everything
that might lead you into sin, land by attend
ing faithfully to your holy religion where
ever You may be-. and in whatever you
may be placed. A great many. people,
you know, who were good when they were
young, are now low, because they neglect
ed their holy religion when they became
older, and leading wicked lives became enc
mics Of their maker, and by dying without
being reconciled by repentance and q good
confession, because their hearts were hard
ened, they are now suffering the dreadful
punishment of the wicked and will never
be permitted to escape from the fiery pris-
| on in which they are confned.-Guardian
Angel.
THE INFANT SAVIOUR AND HIS PREcUR-
soR.-What holy joy, dear children, should
fill your hearts, when you gaze upon the
lovely portrait four Infant Saviour, in the
arms Of His ever Blessed Mother. See how
sweetly He looks upon His young precur-
sor whom the Almighty selected to work
such wonders in after days, and to prepare
the way for the Redeemer of the world.
See, too, what joy is depicted on the coun-
tenance Of Mary and Elizabeth, the mothers
of the holy children /! How could you do
otherwise, dear children, than rejoice in
contemplating this lovely scene! For, when
you gaze upon the Infant Jesus, thus
clothed in our human form, you are re-
minded that the Creator of the world, God
Himself, all wise and powerful, became a
child like yourselves. Yes, our Lord was
not satisfied to appear on earth, in the full
form and strength of o man only, but was
pleased to be born an infant, to show how
full of love He is for the very least of His
children, and to induce you, in turn, to
love Him in the fuilness Of ysa sna hsaE f.
respect and love, brought joy to the heart
of His Blessed Mother. If, then, you wish
tdbelike this heavenly Infantsyou must imi-
tate Him, by being viEta9p s aShedient and
and thus give joy to their hearts, when
they see how good you are. The sacred
scriptures tells us that our Lord increased
in age, Weldon and grace before God. So
you also, the older you become, must in
crease in virtue, until at length you are
holy saints, who loved Him here on earth,
and who will now love and praise Him for
all eternity.-Ibid.
HELPING ONE ANorHER.-Damb animals
sometimes set US good examples. will
tell you q true story of two horsss. In the
town of Indianapolis there Wfs blind
horse who, one day last summer, wander.
ed into the river, and then did not know
how to get back to dry land. Now, there
was good horse, whom the boys oiled
Dick, and who was grazing near by, MheI
he saw the blind horse swimming round n 6
circle in the river, and trying in vain to fiid
the solid shore. Dick must have though
: to himself: "That poor horse can't see, o
he would not act in that strange way,
q will call to him; perhaps he will mind r..
voice. So Dick began to neigh as loud
4 he could, but the blind horse was still at
: loss to know which way to turn. PerhaI
q he was deaf as we'll as blind; for, thong
Dick would neigh quite loud, the poe
blind horse still could not find his way OF
y of the river. Then Dick must have though
;, "That poor horse will get tired by and. b!
a and sink down and drown if 1 do not hel
9 him. Then Dick went down to the rive
and swan out to where the blind horse wa
and touched noses, so much as to say, 10
70 low me,n and then guided the blind nor
r, safely to shore. This kind act was seen .
% a great many people as Dick came back al
t. on the bank with the blind horse behlr
?, him. hope you will be as ready to help
10 friend in need as poor Dick was. w 9 mu
learn to be kind to one another, for klr
Id acts and kind feelings will make us happ
:" WHAT You've MEN SHOULD Do.-Evel
r Young man should make the most OF hir
y self, intellectually, morally, and Physica