The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-02-11

NAPOLEON JosEril. by Ike Grace Of Goa
end .faro' Of sde Hoiy ArosfoHc See, AscA
btshep. Of N=,r. Oriea:+s, Prclatc Of u,
IdpN! household, Assisi1nt at tie 7'ou:
ti;fcol Throne, Koman Count, etc. 10 tAt
clergy a"d 1aHN Of ou:' 1ioccse:
Health and henedictieE in Je5us Christ
Our Lord.
We are on the eve Of entering, dearly
beloved Bret'EHn, upon the holy season
|tonsec:&tcd by tie Church to the practice
OF pen&nce and modification. to works of
religion and charity. Ike Church, ever
enlightened b.! the Holy Ghost, and con-
seQuently wei! aware of tive intirmties and
shortcomings which. -,oor-weal,I i'm.
manity is subject. knows how few souls
nave suI1 Gle mt strength ane. energy to keen
UP an equabla Ill gree of feryor; aud
renee size has lnstit"red she holy season of
Lent, to rekindle and rran;mate in us the
supernatural spilIt, which il. the essence of
|a.l Christian life.
IN cnj@lninG upon lis, during Lent, u
|sEicter observance of penauce aud mortiti-
cation, holy Church invites US into the
sanctuary of graves thoughts, more serious
reflections and higher soaring aspirations.
|.nan occupy our ry-Gav life, in order
lnat we may rise glove the frivolous and
snort lived enjorments of earth, and raise
|our minds aud hearts towards, those grand
anu sublime regions, in which eternal
|rutCs are Uniolled in all their magnilicence
ana splendor, and the human soul catches
ne strength 10 sustain il in the austere full |
|illnent of duty.
accordingly, on the opening of the holy |
Tason or Lent, the chief P;tstors of the |
@Aurc:i are wont more particularly than mt
CH! olE@i t!nio to address the faithful in
"stee-'o TIER charge on some of the
/ :eit truths OF faith and -sume-ef, their
!!Ac!r&t duties: and it is i'll conformity
l VI tnls Usage ats prascworthy as it is
FTIiiil, th"t we speak 10 you to-day of duty
IKE sacred aud important,-onc upon the
observance OF which society depends for
5 STABILITY and religion for its hopes "a
Gty upon which hangs your very
AVIATION itself, but too frequently ig-
|ofed, generally Eiisconccived and almost
|ivaIabiy unperfoimcd. We refer to your
|ounden duty to secure for your children ;
genuine Catholic education. !
II becomes, therefore, at tho very outset t
;, tAls, our Pastoral Letter, our first /
|lhgatlon to protest with all the energy of t
|lE soul against Il dcplorable confusion of '
feaS IN our day unluckily too prevalent; g
|at n which Instruction. or mere rIdi- &
eentary teaching, is substituted and mis-
heh Tor education properly so-called y
eras IN the growth and life of man v
uaiiS distinct from and uncounected f
Eth each other. Primary instruction., of a
i,ch we recognize at once the usefulness t
~ up to Il certain degree the necessity, n
poses to inform the mind, to extend. +
r!eh and decorate it; its only influence v
ars directly on the intellect; while the o
IN VI education is to furnish the mind of O
pm Win All the sound and exact knowl-
zee IL ought to possess, to infuse into his f
|art the pure and noble sentiments, the r
Filmate and honorable affections with c
ich 1t ought to glow, and nerve his will o
|tH the stern resolve ever to choose the e
pa and true, and use his body and tLe II
Fses winch appertaln to it as simply Il
|c!!lary to his immortal soul. Education, 81