The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-07-20

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OF NEW ORLEANS, PREscRfBfNG TRI-
DUNN OF PRAYERS FOR THE CHURCH
NAroLEoa JoanfH by the Grace Of God and favor OF
= the Apostolic see Archbishop OF New Orleans, DO
estie Of His Holiness, Assistant at the Pom
tinsal Throne. Roman Count. etc.
10 be BsnsSiotaon al In christ our Lord.
Beloved Eelloss- Laborsys and Deer Bro
thrsn the Sovereign Pontiff, Plus Ak, con-
descending to the patition Of pious Catho-
lies, shocked and alarmed at the insidious
snares and open attacks whereby the Ca
tholic Church is menaced by the powers
of hell, has granted permission to celebrate
throughout the Christian world Iridium
of prayer and designated for that purpose
the three days immediately preceding the
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
In conformity with this wish Of the sover-
eign PontifF, We hereby announce to you,
Dear Beloved Brethrep, . solemn Iridium
of prayer, during which Catholics, imbued
with one and the Same spirit and glowing
with q fresher zeal and fervor, will send up
their vows and prayers, through the inter-
cession of the glorious Virgin immaculate
aud the whole Heavenly Court, to the
Throne of God, that for the glory OF His
own came, He may speedily deliver the
Holy Father from his captivity and assert
the triumph Of the Catholic Church.
The labors of ministry and the fatigue
attendsnt upon our pastoral visitation per-
| init us not to enter here into the study OF
the motives by which you should be-actu.
ated in this holy pacific crusade of prayer.
This, however, would in your case, Dear
) Beloved Brethren, be unnecessary your
love and veneration for the sacred person
i of Plus IX. are too well known, and your
zeal for the Holy See 10 too conspicuous to
> require an additional exhortation now.
, But, as alms-deeds impart peculiar efa-
: cacy. to prayer, 1t 10 fitting that, during
those three days, there should be collec-
Il ton taken up in every Church at the pub
!, lie exercises, and this collection will be foI
v the benefit Of the holy Father, as come sort
. Of substitute fer the Peter's Pence, 90 re.
t. araably diminished with us by the hard
ships of the times.
We take this occasion to protest in on
- own name and in the name of every Cath
10 Ollie in our Diocese, against the iniquitou
measures adopted by the enemies Of reli
aion in Europe for the overthrow Of Ia
~ Kingdom Of Christ and the substitution Q
- the Kingdom Of Satan in its stead.
% We protest especially against the sacri
Ne leeious law pursuant to which the Pied
no montese Government, true to its rapaciou
ns iuasinets, completes tho spoliatiOn OF Rel
'e gious Houses, and aims thereby what
counts upon as fatal blow against the ez
ed istence of the Church herself.
nee In unison with all the bishops living mr.
'at der Prusaian rule, we protest against tt
-" wicked laws passed by that government
now drunk with victory and rioing in tn
of delirium of momentary success, for the OF
ava preston of the Catholic Church and il
,eir ministers but its Vaccinations will
any frustrated it strikes against the corn'
| to stone of the divine edifce, ct the base
which all its pretensions will be smothere
in their own dust. Those laws we d.
~ nounce % directly affecting the liberty
aos the Church, az opposed to the constitute
no. framed for IL by its divine founder; and In
in plying the aegation Of the fandameut
her principle Of hristianity, the divinity Of OF
Blessed Lord,
fol- WewoGld here also hold up 70 ths honea
manly indigaation Of free people the h.
4'n pocrisy of the Swias se-calied hbern
49,, who, under the nauhe Of. liberty, sssk 4
cramp and shackle the consciences of the
Catholic fellow. countrymen into an odior
The and CALLING servitude.
his The Rev. Pastors are requested, Will
reading this Pastoral Letter to their r.
des spective hocks, to insist on the declars
Ono tions which we make here, that the CathC
~ lies of the Diocese may all be acquainte
81 with the grounds on which our solemn PIT
testation is based. 1t is our desire that Il
Catholic Societies, and especially the G.
OF tholic Militant Union of the Cross, institu
WA ed particularly for the defence of q
';ms rights Of the Church, would likewise pr
..t. test with all their energy in the meetin
d to whieh they will hold for this special pC
pose.