The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-05-12

Will melt away like snow before tno sun.
Contemporaneously with the great kine
''that there will be a great pontiff who viii
recover his flock that the wolf will cease
to lay snares before the Lords fold that
the ancient abbeys will rise from their
ruins, and that the clergy will be re-estab-
lished in all their virtues and former
glOries."
BArTALIoNs IN THE PLA4e
In Poland there is any number of tradi-
tions similar to the above. The one pre-
dominating over the others is that of q
great battle which is to decide the fate OF
Europe and the resurrection of POLAND, and
in which France, under great king, is to
take a decisive part. The date of this
battle will be synchrohous with the canon
lzatlon of the holy Bobola, Polish martyr
covered with innnmerable battalions, where
all nations were combating, with the
French at the head. Then exclaimed Bo-
bola: "When the war will be over, Poland
will be re-established, and I will be recog.
nlzed as its principal patron. Confidence!
fou will 5000 see the marvels" Now the
blessed Bobola, as it happens, was canon
lied as the last Petrine centennial, in 1869.
From the foregoing, therefore, it appears
that those who the emotional will have
plenty of it in this eventful year. They
need not go in search of it; it will come
readily to the hand. Let them watch the
march of events in Europe; especially not
let them take their eye off the Comte de
Chambord. Events perfectly unintelligible
hitherto, will become relatively plain in
the light of these prophecies. A special
recommendation venture to make is, to
indulge in no irreverent nineteenth CEN
fury skepticism. If there is little delay
in the work of fulfilment let us have pa
thence. If there is hitch somewhere in
the combination of circumstances, then a
little charity will be necessary. But in
any case don't be too hard on the vener-
able seers. Take lesson from the follow
ing example: There was prophecy about
Gne last french German war, that the
Russians would not enter Blois, whatever
they might do with Tours, Orleans, Cha
teaudun, and other adjacent towns. But
tne impudent Prussians did enter Blois.
An, then, what about the propEecy7 Only
q mistaken Interpretation it did not apply
to the last war, but will apply to the next.
However, we must not scott altogether.
There have been prophecies before to-day,
and their predictions have been terribly
fulfilled. To say nothing Of other events,
there is not the shadow of doubt that the
great estaclysm of the French revolution
was distinctly foretold by different seers
centuries before it took place. 1t is we'll
event with wonderful precision. I would
also call attention to tue following verses
of Johann Muder, Bishop Of Regensburg,
who died in 1746, and which deserve to be
more read than they have been "When
thousand and seven hundred years shall
have elapsed from the time of the Virgins
delivery and to them shall have been added
complete, there shall be ush-
cred in fateful year, fraught with marvels
and dire events. If the vast pole of the
universe fall not ere this years term, if |
land and sea fail not to adhere to their
confines, the whole political world will
nevertheless swerve in it's mighty swing,
and universal grief and affection will Cd all
sides prevail"
This is the most remarkable prophecy,
which know of, because it points to the
very yeer of the event foretold. If one
prophet could thus speak true, why might
not others speak true alsof
81 Non VERo.
Montreal, FeJruary25.