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VOLUME V.
Mernlng Star and Catholic Messenger.
NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY. APRIL IA. 1s.a.
LETTER FROM ROME.

NEW ORLEANS, SUNDAY. APRIL IA. 1s'2
LETTER FROM ROME.
THE POPE.
ROME, March 1.-THE health of the
Holy Father, as i stated last week, is re-
markably good. On Sunday, the 10th inst,
his Holiness received deputation from
5000 Romans from three of the city parish
es, and delivered to them the following
ALLocUT1oN.
"See now how God sends fresh assistance
to His Vicar, in order that he may the better
support the trials which God Himself permits,
energy to his heart, against the opposition of
the impious and the assaults of hell.
You refer, in your address, to what the
Church offers to-day for our meditation in the
Holy Gospel-the miracle of the multiplying
of the loaves done, as You know, by the hands
of Jesus Christ. The loaves and the fishes
were multiplied in the hands of Jesus Christ
so as to satisfy 5000 persons, and afterwards
to fill twelve baskets. Jesus provided in this
way for the wants of the famisbed crowd
which through love followed Him, careless of
refreshment, and worn out with the fatigue
of their journey.
"This particular circumstance recalls to my
mind the first days Of my Pontificate. Crowds
him the tribute Of their affection, and with
complete cordially. Alas these crowds were
not like those in the wilderness, fed by Jesus
Christi ana wnOm no 1nferDal naD0 came near
to bride. Those who came at that time, 1 am
well persuaded, came in good faith but, from
that time from the lowest depths of hell the
means of overturning the world were sought
for. And whilst those demonstrations went
on multiplying far too much whilst coun-
selled, ordered, wished every one to return to
his domestic occupations; the watch-word of
hell was this: Agitate, agitate continually; in
this time OF trouble we can carry out our de-
signs;
all our misfortunes; and the cuipable and
fallacious promises which the agitators made
in secret were entirely different from their
deeds which they were preparing for.
1T was in 1e4S, in this very palace, whittier
l'had come to celebrate the solemnity of Holy
Week, that one evening some men, members of
certain committee, presented themselves to
me: they said that they were seut by Tizio
and Caio,' persons whom it is not fitting to
name here These men offered to the Pope the
presidency of know not what form of Italian
Government; but naturally the Pope immedi-
what God had given him, but not to injure the
rights OF Others, or to violate the principles of
Justice After such an answer, they all left
persuaded that it was useless to repeat their
request.
Let US return to the Apostles.
After they had distributed the loaves and
had seen such proofs of the love borne by the
multitude towards their Divine Master, Jesus
Christ gave them a command. Go, said He to
them, to the sea-shore get on board your boats
and put off, Thus Jesus Christ was able to
send each away in peace to his city and to his
house. And certainly Jesus Christ was well
worthy to he obeyed; His Vicar was not
obeyed in the circumstances which have just
called to your remembrance.
The Apostles then repaired to the sea- |
shore. Night came on they embarked in their
little vessels and advanced over the waves. A |
while after, the wind blew with such fury
that they had great difficulty in steering their
vessels. And, whilst exhausted by fatigue, |
they trembled under the gale, they behold
afar off jesus Christ walking on the waves,
and they were afraid that it was spirit.
But st. Peter, ever full of affection and love
for Our Lord, cried out, oh if thou art our |
Divine Master, command me to come to Thee
on the water, and will come down out of the
ship And Jesus Christ said to him: Come |
down. And st. Peter, with that readiness
which was manifested in all his actions, came
DOWN upon the water; but by degrees he found |
M ms feet failing him, and turning to Jesus, full
OF confidence and of terror, said, % my |
Jesus, save me, for perish And our Lord, |
taking him by the hand, said, Fear not, let no
doubt shake thy faith.
All! my dear children, We all also walk on
an uncertain element, and to-day our feet give
way because, not the west nor the north winds, |
out the gusts of hell are blowing, seeking to
overwhelm the Vicar of Jesus Christ, and to-
gether with him 80 many millions of good Ca
Sholcs spread over the face of the earth they !
would bury them in the depths of the sea. We
ought then more than ever to keep ourselves
nrIn and constant, and, as you are doing, to |
turn ourselves to Jesus Christ, crying Domino |
SARA NOS peTimus. Let your voices resound be- |
neatn .4e TOOLS OF the churches; let them be
heard IN your home, and often, often call upon
the Lord and say Salca nos. Yes the tempest |
surrounds us on all sides; one side they are |
laboring to corrupt our youth by false instruc-
ton on the other, they are profaning sacred
images and outraging Gods ministers they |
are endeayoriDg, as l have said to Won to de- |
stroy the Church, if it were possible Let us
then turn to God, and let us say to Him Salpd
nos, pe,imus.
And, in the presence of such a warfare. thew |
have the effrOntery to say, read it a short
time Ego, that after eighteen months of an nm |
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