The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-07-07

Ou t0o 4lu Oh June vosy pumoSOuS
women, al ncm6ers Of tie society Of 81.
Louis Of Gdnxa9A, eGtabsiahsd In the Rariah |
church Of Santo Spirito In Sassia, hooded |
by the Parish Priest Of tho church, the
Rev. Father Leonsrdi, and his clergy, won't
to present to his Holiness picture Of the
sss S' ,ss inf and s
~ outraged at the Ports Pia, and 70 pray
she Holy Father to crown it and to.biess
it. Their intention ia To expose the pic
ture to public vensration at the summit of
the Jauicnlum, pear Villa Lante. After the
reading Of the two addresses the Holy Fa-
ther replied to the following effect:
My dear Cbildren.-I will give you my bone
to my custom, with few words of instruction
Under tho protection Of st. Louis Gonzage you
have undertaken to do good and holy works.
l remember what said to you on q former oc-
casiou, and of which you have reminded me
in one of your addresses. l remember how,
with true Christian generosity. you offered to
necessary, for His glory and the triumph of
the Church and 1 said that 1 accepted the
offer, but that priced even more highly life
spent in works Of virtue for the benefit of
yourselves aud your neighbor. / now add to
what l then said, to strengthen you in your
good resolutions, the example Of st. Louis
Gonzaga to teach you what is to be done by
and by counsel, for the good of our neighbor
especially inithese days, when it is so necessary
to uphold virtue which is 10 peril, and to dis
courage vice which is triumphant. st. Louis
of Gonzaga was happy in his solitude in the
company of Jesus, where he epjoped peace OF
conscience aud tranquility of soul as a saint
can do in the house of the Lord. But in his
, fathers house events came to pass, as often
happens in the world-events that disturbed
the peace of the family, and produced discord
between several princes. 1t was on that &C
count that St. Louis received orders from his
superiors to leave the cloister for o while, ant
go to his fathers house, and put into his fami
" that same peace which he was enjoying il
, the house of God.
!. God could not but bless the work of the hol
a youth who was SO dear to him. linus, W tn
!. and his prudence, he succeeded in extinguish
r log all causes of dissension, and, after bsvinl
seen the minds of all disposed to harmony, b
4 short time after; fox as You know, he 10 Of th
. a ao of their youth. At the last hour of hi
= life, when be was asked, Brother Louis, hov
asSys es meant that as4 having
:, many good works during his life, he was hap
> py in going to receive his sserns! 70 gard. Thi
o then is the wish form for you. Nay you q
rsioising" May yon be able TO remember th
=, good works in which gen shal have spen
!. your life. May you remember the good exam
= Plies you shall have given the geed you shs
l. ing the scandals that are so common In gu
u days, or In restoring peace wherever it Is a.:
l. turbed; and lastly in yirtne
T. inR to your own abilities and in avoiding vic'
a shall ask You, %How are We going =" 1--WE Al
going rejoicing to recompense in the boaom {
70 our Cod" That is my hope and my Wish fe
ls ali of you Take oare then my children InS
a iIys so the blessing Of God and man in tn
be world and in tho world TO come.