The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1872-11-17

cape those everlasting pains, that dreadful
eternity Let Us initiate the virtues of
that other king, whose festival we keep to-
day. Here is short account of bis life. p
st. Edward was . King of England.
It was he who first, oailt the great church
Of Westminister and the abbey there, and
endowed them ; and who afterwards wrote
% Pope Nicholas IL, say ing; ,tTo NICHOLAS
Pope, and Lord Of the V9iyegsal Church,
Edward, by the grace Of God. Kiag of En-
gland, obedience and submissioa.' Such
was the mode in which q king addressed
the Pope in the eleventh century,
/" St. Edward recounted how he had
asked and obtained from the Pope speeial
privileges for the Abbey Of Westmi nster
the city from which the Catholic Arch
bishop in England now derives HE title. aoi
II" But this was not all. This Catholic
King not qply edited the world by his good
Yarka vin regard to the Chuseh. but he also
the, taxes we're too bnpdansome,. and he,
took them of, which gained for him the
regard and affection of his people. He
was a model Of all kingiy virtues and es-
pecially of chastity. He was 80 chaste,
that, with tue consent of his queen. he lefS
suppose that this king was the only saint
upon the throne of Europe. There have
been saints upon thrones aye, there have
been some. There have been come on the
throne of Portugal, on that of Spain, on
| the throne of France aud Hungary, even
| on the throne of Denmark, before that ma
ton ceased to be Catholic. Have there
been any on tire throne of Italy3 There
have been some thAre too. Yes, my chill
dren, we have seen sanity monarchs even
! in the family tba. is at this moment on the
| throne. ainSsa ~
"Without going so far back, l have in
hand the cause of Maria Christina of Sa-
| voy, Queen of Naples, mother to Francis
H., King of Naples and the Justification
| is now being proceeded with of that holy
queen, the daughter of Victor Emmanuel
l., who had three other daughters, of whom
one is dead and the others are still living,
and are giving n continual example of viz
| tue.
l. "Nor is that all. was still young when
| Plus VII. returned to Rome, and then the
| Trasteverini were happy. / witnessed the
entry of Plus VII, vino came here to the
Vatican, to the Basilica of St. Peter, from
the Piazza del Popolo. And do you know
who came to meet the Pope amongst the
crowdf In the atrium of the church there
was a King of Sardinia, who sntse qaentiy
died In Rome in the odor of sanctity and
reeplendent with virtues. Atthat moment
tho king threw himself at the PoPe's feet,
| and, with tears in his eyes, thanked God
that he saw the Sovereign Poutiff in poss-
ession of Sc. Peters, of Rome, and of his
States. Aud Plus VII. raised him up, and
kissed him with paternal teuderness-tha'
king of such generous and holy sentiments
"And now if you asked me, Tell us
Holy Father what sort of people are they
now p should reply that your question
is ill-timed.
to the first King that l spoke of, the one
in the parable, who is to require of us an
account of all our actions bring yor
back to the King set before us by Oul
Lord in the gospel of this day; l bring
YOU back to the Re1de rationem. Te mt
He will say, Redde rationens to all whG
belong to the Church's hierarchy He will
say it also to all souls the that have beer
eonsecrated to God He will say it to you
and to all Christians scattered over the
world He will say it to all men. He viii
say it to emperors, to kings, to princes, tc
ministers of State, to senators, to deputiei
to the generals of armies, to captains, anc
to soldiers. And do you know to whom
he will say it most terriblyf To the
scribes of iniquity, to those who make 4
market of impiety, to those who offer in
cense to the infamous idols of calumny, o
falsehood, and of pollution. He will sa!
it especially to those who worship materia
things and who forget the soul; to thos'
who strive to enrich Themselves by shame
full and unlawful MEANS"
MORE PRISONS WANTED.
The Roman Municipality, are about t.
build new house of detention for 100
prisoners. This extensive addition to tn
iail accommodation found sufficient unde
Papal regime is become requisite in cOnse
ouence of the reformation of manners tina
entered by the breach at the Porta Pia.
PUBLIC RECEPTIONS AT THE VATICAN.
On the 18th inst, the Holy Father CAV
. audience to q numerous deputation o
t Belgian Catholics headed by the COun
b d,AIcantara, who offered an address of con
3 dolence on the demise Of She brother Q
8 his Holiness, the late Count Cajetan Mastai
On the 18th inst, the Pope received in an
: diehee the whole Of the scholars OF Tn