The New York herald., 1872-08-19
CHURCH OF REDHMPrORIsT FATHERS.

penalty but which raised uS up together with Him
to be heirs OF life eternal.
CHURCH OF REDEMP rORIST FATHERS.
Tho Miracle OF Our Lord Healing tho
Ten Lcpers-,The stnl Greater Miracle
OF Healing y Soul Dead I'm Mortal Sim
The Filth Of SIN Greater Than Can BE
Conceivcd-Christians Must Not Neglect
the Inspirations Of God-By = Proper
Use OF FREQ VIII and CO-Operntion with
Grace Man Can Certainly save His
Soul-ExRmples, 60.
The Rev. Father Kroise, of the above church, took
his text from the Gospel Of the day, relating the
miracle of our Lord in curing the ten lepers, the
Gospel beginning at the eleventh verse Of the sew
enteenth chapter according to st. Luke, and eud-
ing with the nineteenth verse. Jesus going to Je-
rusalem which was His fourth visit, passed by Sn-
maria and Gallee. When he approached the town
ten lepers met him and cried, "Master, have mercy
on us ~ Persons afflicted with that terrible dis
ofleprOsy were separated from society to die,
far from their friends and relatives Oh
WHAT A SPECTACLE!
How sad to see ten persons left to die without
father or mother or kind sister to console them |!
They themselves must have felt their sad cond-
ton, seeing nothing before them but deatl-death
that might soon end their misery. When 1t was re-
ported that Jesus was going towards Jerusalem by
Samara spark of hope pierced their hearts. and
when He came to the town they fell before Him
and were healed Being restored to health, they
cried to our Saviour, 'Lord Jesus, have mercy on
usl" How happy were they on being healed |
No earthly remedy; death, certain
DEATH STARING THEMl
Was 1t not happy moment then, when they met
Jesus that they should be so suddenly restored to
perfect health? Yet 1t was not by chance our Sa-
viour passed their way. though it seemed by
chance. 1t had been His desire to heal them.
The omnscent God fOresees all things, and He
knew He was to cure them of their eprosy. People
often hear this word "chancc." 'It happened by
chance" such one will say. No such thing.
Everything that happens is ordained by God.
There is 10 effect without cause; therefore, when
anything happens 1t must have a cause. When
Christ came into ths world He came
TG SAVE EVERY SOUL.
He will save us He saved the lepers II we apply
to Him. AS il was destined by Divine Providence
that the lepers should meet our Saviour and be
cured, is decreed that we shall be cured Of the
eprosy OF sin If we but correspond with the graces
He confers US. God respects the free will Of
man. He wishes man to be saved. Man, to be
50 we'd, must use his free will properly, which he
cannot do without the grace OF God. God acts
with us as He acted towards the ten lepers He
mONoS US NY his SIdCt III We OO uOJ TcJCCt tHdG
grace our salvation Is secure God placed in the
hearts Of each Of us
DESIRE AFTER GOOD.
Now, God Is the only rea, good. God made us for
himself the only good. Things termed good" on
earth are really not good but inasmuch as they
conduce to our salvation and our ultimate union
with the eternal good. God directs by special
providence that we come into some occasion which
has an Inspiration he should not think it thing Of
chance Pray to God aud he will give light to you
to learn something Of your eternal destiny. God
Nsnf ftno thn fnrnn tOfi innl ron hnU m
encounters therefore He gives the grace to aid you
to combat them. II God Is SO good as to give you
the grace to overcome obstacles In your way to
heaven you are also obliged to
COOPERATE WITH GODS GRACES.
Every one born Into this world has graces enough
TO save his soul, II nc does not abuse them. There
Is no one without sufficient grace by means OF
which Oil can their SOULS 1t is not their own
fault Some hcretics asserted that God created
certain persons for hell This was false. Such
doctrine was condemned by the Catholic Church.
God created all to be saved; but II men wished to
grace. II q person reslsts the nrst grace he may
lose the chain Of graces that would follow, and
THE TERRIBLE RESULT
might end In hell. Thus when God confers His
Divine grace It Is not by chance He does but by
design to save your soul. When st. Augustine
read OF OF the hcrmts leaving all and going into
Q desert to secure heaven 1t was not BY chance he
read It; but st. Augustine, by reading that book
becoming one OF the greatest saints in tSe Church.
No; 1t was no chance. Yet look at the chain Of
graces nat iolowcd II he neglected the irst grace
y
to become tAe greet light OF the Church he did E,t
instead OF being saint In heaven, he might, by
nealecting the graces and inspirations Of God, be
ranked among
THE DAMNED IN HELL.
st. Teresa, too, Is another example OF correspond
reading when young and 1t was revealed to her II
she followed that course 1t would lead from bad to
She had q e he'll and saw the Il place
lukewarm way OF living. She resisted the
temptation, and she Is now considered to
race as well as profound theologian. How many
have left the world who were able to tell the very
n9 S @ 1s %
phOnsus possesses in heaven now for having cor
responded with the first grace. Had he neglected
he might have been lost, whereas now he Is .
glorious saint In heaven and honored by the Church
Of God on earth all on account OF seinX M.thfn! u!
ttssris tases,r an enemy Of Jesus Christ. She goes
wicked Ike career She spproacHes Church and oil.
vances towards the door, but an invisible hand
drives her back. THEE times she tries and fails.
At last she enters into herself and feels that she s
indeed miserable creature, and Inplores OF God
with prayers and tears to forgive her, asking the
she passes through with perfect ease, thanking and
aLoRiFyIsa GOD.
An interesting ancciote Is also told Of st. Mar
Was In love fell sick and died. She was not aware
OF the fact till dog she had pulled at her dress.
leading her to where pile OF leaves covered the
carcass OF her lover. This suddenly altered her
mind IN regard to worldly matters, and she
gave her life to God, becoming great SAINT
afterwards. The reverend preacher here re.
verted to his text, and explained that
the leprosy Of sin was far more abOminable than
the lcprosy cured by our Lord as mentioned In the
Gospel. The reverend gentleman then told In his
own peculiarly happy way another anecdote, which
went to prove that moral leprosy was far worse
than physical lcprosy.
He concluded an eloquent sermon by earnestly
exhorting his hearers to correspond with Gods
pracos and Lad pious nycs, to ultimately ensure
their everlasting happiness.
ST STEPHENS CHURCH,