The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-12

Allocution of the Most Holy Father Pope Plus
k, Delivered to the Cardinals Of the Holy
Roman Church in the Hall Of tho
Vatican On July IS. 1878.

the following important document from the Vati-
cam
VENERABLE MISUNDERSTANDING we foreto!d when
we addressed YOU at the close OF the past year-lO
wit that we might have to speak again OF veXa
lions OF the Church daily increasing; the work OF
nquity, then proposed, having now been c0nsum-
mated our office calls US declare, in whose ears
seems to sound that voice OF one SAVING :-Oryi
SO soon as we learned that an enactment was 70
be proposed TO that Legislative Assembly which,
in this propitiOus city as well as IN the rest OF
Italy. was to suppress religious houses anu to put
the implous crime, we prescribed any and every
project OF an enactment of such kind We declared
null every acquisition OF property thus robbed and
we repeated tAe ccnsures that were incurred,
ipso jacto, by the authors and by the pro-
only by the Church has this enactment
been branded as antagOnistlc TO divine and eocc-
sosncs s Ta Of all q ss
justice, and 80, of its own nature, void aud null.
But we see it accepted today BY the votes OF the
Legislative Assembly and OF the Senate; and,
finally. sanctioned 10y royal authority.
WeJudge 1t best venerable brethren, to refrain
from repeatng all that we have so often largely set
forth, hoping to deer these wicked rulers from
their attempt in regard to the sacrIlege,
Injuries emu INC But are
rights of the Church, by the socitude of warning
the careless and by very charity Or the guilty to
raise our voice ana 10 declare to all those who
have not hestated TO PROPOSE or to approve, or TO
sanction this Aforesaid most Ubiquitous enactment;
ana to all commissioners, promoters, counsellors,
adherents, executors or purchasers OF eccesasti-
cal properly tnat whatever they n nH Done or may
not only So but they are, in the act OF any paric
patton whatever, each and all OF them, stricken
with tho major accommodation, aud with yet
other ecclesiastical pains and penalties, according
to the sacred canOns, apostolcal constitutions and
DEGREES inflicted by general councils, and espe-
cially by the Council OF Trent, and that they have
fallen into the most terrible vengeance OF God and
are walking In plain PERI OF eternal x damna1ion
aids to our sovereign ministry are Withdrawn more
and more, while wrongs are heaped on wrongs
| rslS or i'm N nH
abroad the prosecutors OF the Church seem to be
concerning their pots and joining their forces for
tical Jurisdiction; and to give a special instance,
perhaps to interfere with the free election OF him
of Peter, what is lett to us except that we should,
with all earnestness, take refuge In Him VINO IS
rich In mercy, ana deserts never HIS servants in
OF Divine Providence Is shown clearly In the per-
feet union Of all the bishops with this Holy See, in
their noble steadastness against wicked enact
ments and the usurpation of sacred rights, IN the
unbounded devotion OF the whole Catholic house.
hold to this centre OF unity, in that e-givng spirit
with which faith and charity are bursting forth
everywhere In works worthy Of the best days Of
the Church.
Let u.s. then, strive to make ready the desired
season OF mercy Let us altogether, throughout
the world, try to do pous violence to our God.
Let all parish priests stir up the people OF their
several nocks Let us. all and together, PROSTATE
o Lord, GOMEZ Delay notl Spare Thy people,
loosen the burdens OF Thy lock! Behold our DESC
lation It Is not pleading ustihcations for our.
ny tender . m ss Ill., IS, SIR r., up ,, Thy
saved And, although we may be conscious or our
unworthiness, let us not fear to draw nigh conf
IDENTITY to the Throne of Grace Let us seek that
throne by the intercession of all vino now sur.
round 1t. Especially let us seek 1t through the
chaste spouse OF the Mother OF God st. Joseph
let Us seek It, above all through the virgin Inn
maculate, whose intercessiOnS with Her Son have
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But preparation for this let us strive earnest
| ly to cleanse our conscience from dead works. For
1t is on those that just the Lord sets His eyes
and 1t is to their prayers that His ears are openn
That tins may be accomplished more certainly,
authority, to all the faithful who will have
duly confessed and conmuned and win have
| prayed for the necessities OF the Church
In these matters, plenary indulgence, to be once
gained on whatever day tue ordinary in each
diocese shall have appointed; which indulgence
may be applied for the souls Of the faithful de-
parted.
and very heavy storms OF prosecutions and tr0u-
bles rage let us not lose courage on that account
For We are trusting in Him who never suffers those
that hope In Him to be cOnlounded. For 1t Is the
promise OF God, which cannot be forgotten-'I
Will deliver him, because ne has hoped in Me-"
The Pope and Cardinals on July Is.
The Freeman's Journal accompanies the above
with the folowing:-
There was a meeting OF the Holy Father with
many OF the Cardinals on the 18th ut. 1t Is spoken
OF as 'COnSlStOfy," Out curing tne imprisonment
OF our Holy Father no ''cOnsstOries," In the tech
meal sense, have been held. Our latest date from
Rome was on the very day of this reunion of the
| Cardinals at the Vatican at the call Of the Holy
| Father. There were twenty two prelates named for
Sees but we have good reason for thinking that the
! appointment for sees in the United States were
none OF them precOnised. The propositions re.
! garding new sees, transfers OF preates and the
| appointment OF "a very important coadjutor to a
celebrated see at the request Of its honored incum
bent seem to be still in the hands Of the Sacred
Congregation OF the Propaganda.
a fron flgco1 Dom
the beautiful aocution OF our Holy Father
We also give the Latin text. 1t will be seen
that, as time passes and great events are very
near at hand, the Holy Father lavishes the
treasures OF the Church. to provoke the faithful to
| more earnest prayers. There was the NOread for
the feast Of ''St. Peter in Chains"-heard OF too
late 10 be much profted by In this country. There
is now pending the Iridium for the three days be-
fore the Assumption Of our Immaculate Lady.
And now the Holy Father Offers another plenary
Indulgence, conditioned on the correspondence
with his desire on the part OF prelates OF dioceses.
OBITUARY.