The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-05-14
The Month Of Mary.

Again the month of Mary is with us, tn
month of fair promise, the month of hop
and joy to the children of the faith
Thirty one long vernal days of hopeful
devotion, are given to us for our own bene
fit, and that of all the Church. In thes,
days of calm recollection, of sweet com
muning with the Ever Blessed One who il
never wanting to those WHO seek her be-
nign aid, what graces We may obtain from
| that heaven where she rules as Mother ant
Queen, through her all-powerful interces
sion with her Divine Son. He who ,ovet
her on earth as only such Son could love
such Mother, does He not love her now
IN heaven where they both reign in glory
An! how many thousands, nay, millions OF
her poor earthly children have experienced
| IN all the trials, temptations and dangers Of
human life, that powerful aid which they
sought from their Mother in heaven-that
Mother who brought forth all mankind in
the sore travail of Calvary, and the agony
OF that supreme moment when her dying
Son and Lord gave her to men-sad, sweet
legacy of the God Mans love for His ran
somed, though ungrateful people!
And if ever there was a time when it be-
hoved the children of the Church to gather
in love and humble trust around the starry
throne of Mary, surely it is now when all
manner of tribuiatiOns have como upon the
Church when Peter is again in prieon and
the Holy City in the hands of the worst
enemies of religion when all Europe is
overrun with infidelity aud error, and the
evil passions of men are ruling the hour
when God and His Church are set at
Daught, and openly defed by the " sons OF
perdition who lead the multitudes when
the fairest nations of Christendom, even
those who have been the brightest gems in
spiritually ravaged and laid waste by the
ravenous wolves who are athirst for the
blood of Gods faithful servants.
Now, then, is the time to invoke the Help
of Christians, and her glorious Spouse, st.
Joseph, the chosen Patron of the Church,
to pray for Christendom in its hour of need.
We know that no one is ever refused who
hear the prayers going up from millions and
millions of hearts during this. her own
sweet month. That grand chorus of praise
and prayer, in all the tongues and dialects
of earth, will move her Mother heart to
pity. She will smile graciously, as she
ever does, on the humble efforts of her
children to do her honor; the flowers and
lights we place on her affairs, the hymns
that re-echo in our churches, the prayers
that will be said with simple fervor around
the quiet hearth in the calm night hour, in
myriads of Christian homes tho world over
all these will make amends to Our Lady
and Queen for the irreverence and profana-
console her loving heart for the countless
insults offered to her, and her Divine Son.
Welcome, then, thrice welcome is this
gracious Month of Mary! Let US hope that
when its last day-beam shines on the
world, it will leave Christian hearts
lighter, and the horizon of the Church
clearer than now. With all the Saints of
God, who we're Mary's devout servants on
earth, we place our cause in her merciful
hands, hoping all from her powerful inter
cession with Him who was, and who is, her
well-beloved SONNY. Tablet.