The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-12-08
R,rnlng Star and Catholic Messenger.
HEw ORLEANS, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9. lS7a.
tFrom Messenger Of the Sacred Heart for Decembsr]
Our Hopes for the Future.

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From Messenger Of the Sacred Heart Decsmbsr.l
Our Hopes for the Future
When we witness the many dark and
tragic scenes daily enacting in the Christian
world, the future indeed looks every thing |
but bright and promising. The Church of
God prosecuted by His enemies, States
prey to lawlessness, and fast drifting into
anarchy and infdelity, religion scOffed at,
corruption enthroned, and authority but
cloak for wickedness and a mockery Of
justice. 1t 10, indeed, narrowing picture.
But let Ms turn to more consoling sights:
We have better things on which TO build
our hopes for the future. Il
It ia our fortune to witness in this age OF |
corruption, spectacle as gratifying as 1t is |
grand and magnificent. Entire people are
seen focking from all quarters OF the world
TO kueel IN prayer at the affairs Of Mary, |
and with hearts pure and fervent, to weep |
and her divine Son. Poland has presented !
Z to the gaze of the world the beautiful sight
! Of q national procession to the celebrated
picture of our Lady which tradition accOrds
I TO the hands Of St. Luke. 100000
souls, under the guidance Of their. respect
i've pastors, amidst all the pomp Of banner,
insignia and sacred song, proceeded to the
place where the object OF their affections
stood enthroned. The vsrious dieceses of
Austria have bad similar manifestations. In
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Senuted ira nrocessiop to some one or other
/ of the celebrated shrines of the country.
II "na Of these pious corteges we're count
& ed not less than twenty thousand ptigrlme.
4 CAT Gorice," writes the Correspondence de
4 Geneve, "forty thousand Catholics assem-
D.Sa i .,'a;r o;aes in the com mon nraise of
GaS.~S u;s Hoiv No}har- 10 ;oin in one
SssrtfsIt and ardent supplicatton Tor Christie
/ sanity vicar upon earth, Pope Plus the
4 MIMI Tue Cs.n nssh;ns~s1 sanS sEa Mona
r WIN o wh;ct t%ev entoned. q nroof Of the
n mu: III S 80 1svnt;cn -are Srannantlv
: :nsc.oa I,x sohs and aroans..o Dsrips
a .na ,.h, ~ An,nst and the frst
days Of September the piigrimages, csassd
not 20 cont.n T,,e Trei y '"0 '"'''0 '1' -
tne AustEla1 ,:i Io .;v.,.a Poland and
beig.u:m .s.s e"isoaor ~ national nroces-
Aos.l ~. =. ~ ". sh-insa IF Mary. In Switzer-
s. UIS tIa i;.Hie ssnctuary known az Our
ID Lady 81 sae 80 son.osrsa ~ n;I.r;"s'
honored ey xass coS eosa. o. 81 pt.st;fiaG
mostly Oh tne =. ". U go eo,,.rn,s sonsa.
tneit oevosion " - ~ ~ n,;ght, Tor
Grating to her snas o t;%a 40 ~ ,nwsrsy, for
o oona The ot =, nress. Al splendid illumination
IN the evening e"no hss hsn ra' her knee in
the aays A'ais ya1r Il Wss q touching spec.
Cac.e 20 MItnes .s,ass ,mr,hsrs wsnS;no
msny evils, coan..gss nu' shr;a ". ~ tl,s
their way to we,nno owl t ga1 1s ~ "r
Mother Of Goo 10 pour oae M .ne p, p"s AM
hearts 10 sop pPPooas torn and distracted
s sne,I uea'' Rnt ;t ia France in particular
that has exhioiteo 20 sne e woa - q" Haayen
astie devotion 70 hit tue has sss shrine to tn
NEs Mother and md every shrine had il
the o.hs1s let Us ;pean 10 psr
ticalar Of the use Saa.ss tba 18th
h 4asns. last Az numerons bands of pilgrim
IA arrived from rsris ana Tue sne ne'smIhJId
provinces. AZ Greao1 e snSrI asse% wIn Of
despioaaSlea IT. srG ospu, t and biasphsmies,
arrest the progress OF 1he aovanclns mus
itude bas vain csosa a' serssS
needless Of sso scotia aaa she
ward to the s sac snn eAs shone brishtly on
VA gorgeous spectacle. Men, women anu Gun