The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-04-06

feet as an example of humility and love
sang hymn of thanksgiving to His Fa
.ner made the most perfect act of resigna
lion iIon IN the garden; wrought many won
uels converted many sinners displaye
divine patience. and an admirable silenc
which aseo9ished even His enemies; as
serted HIS kingly dignity even willis
treated as a slave, and ':was made obedien
unto death, even the death of the Cross"
Ia this week, He triumphs over sin
ueatn and hell destroys the dominion o
the Prince of darkness, opens for His chill
dren the kingdom of 'His admirable
iIght," takes away it's sting from death, iti
horrors from the grave. converts the gibbe
OF lnfamy into standard of glory, bears
Oh an entire world as the spells of His vic.
tory, "leads captivity captive, aud bestows
gifts on men," visits and consoles the
gloomy prison of the Saints of old, bursts
asunder the bonds Of Death the CT i'd OF
SID, and rises from the tomb in the maies
~ OF His own power, nttershaving caused
the Angels of heaven to rejoice, as we'll as
the creatures whom He had ledeemed, aud
offered to His Eternal Father the Greatest
Homage, the Sublime st Glory, the Fullest
/ Atonement which even II God could render
to a God
: oh this is indeed Great Week, Mys-
ferrous Week, Holy Week "a week of
mercies innumerable, of graces most alum
dant, OF lessons most eloquent, OF sorrows
most profound, of love most attractive {!
Well might it have been asked ia times of
old Who will refuse to be converted in this
Week? What sinners heart will remain
obdurate What eyes can behold the suff-
erings of Love wi thout floods of tears Who
ls SO wicked that in these days he will not
become holyf Who SO iutd operate that
will not become sobcr2 Who 80 passionate
that will not become meek Who SO loqua-
cious that will not become silentG Who SO
nncharitable that will not forgive? Who
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Who so unmOrtfied that will not become
penitent7 Who SO dead in sin that will not
be restored to the life of grace9
In this week also, the Church, the Faith
full Spouse of Him who loved her unto
death, seems to exhaust all her heavenly
resources, that She may shoy more fully
the extent and depth of her feelings. The
most beautiful and touching passages of
the Book of Life are chosen for her liturgy.
DavidIand Isaias, and Jer emian the Prophet
Of Sorrows are called into requistion, and
their thrilling words are welded to the
most plaintive sounds of music, and accom-
panied by the most affecting ceremonies,
every one OF which is an instructive SER
mon, preached, through all the senses, to
the heart.
In this week, she has her solemn benedic-
ton, distribution, and procession of the
Paims-her melancholy prophecies of the
Passion, and her gospel narratives of the
affairs are naked, desolate, or covered with
mourning. She and her children fast, &C
cording 10 His own prediction for the
sorrowtul "days have come, in which the
Bridegroom is taken away" She has her
Tenebim and Office of mourning, in
which she bewails the extinction of the
"Light of the world" All her sounds of
gladness have died away; her joyful words
are heard no longer.
She is fastened to tue Cross with Jesus
The Cross is her whole theme-The object |
of her reverential bomage-the Great
t hat they may read, in its bloody page s. ALI |
the enormity of sin, and all'the love OF it's |
Destroyer.
In this week, too, her charity is uu-
bounded. AS Christ died for All, she prays
for All. Not only her erring aud lisobe-
1lent children, who have risen up migrate
fully against this best of Mothers-not
alone those "other sheep which are not of
Ter fold )" but the Heather, the Infidel.
nay, the Decide Jew is included by name,
IL her petitions for mercy.
DuripG this week she admits to pardon
Ter p"nitent children, and baptizes her
satechumcns in tSe Fountain of Rcgener,l-
ion.
On let us spend this Holy Week Gas
becomes the Sdints!" Let us renouuce our
Sead works, to serve the living God"
let us hasten to Calvary with our beloved
'lolHci, dnu uuucF Jho branches or the
Tree of Life which is planted on its sum
nit, let US refresh our wearied souls, and
epose in peace.
Let Jesus Cruciied be our only knowl-
dge, and His Wounds our assured Refuge
let us read them over, ono by one, and
ermit them to transtix our souls, az ar
ows of Divine Love. Let those bloody 1
perfumes in the Body of our King H. so |
AMY eloquent mouths to cxhurt us 70 love ,
linn. 8
His sacred side has been Opened for us,
nd passage thereby made to His most !
wing Heart. LIT uS cater in by the way {
t Love, and emhi"" Arii' our whole {
carts, that most atfec' 'pull" ...rt which I
Dved MS so much, and Nhicr ,,r have so |
ften cruelty wounded. Let fhIS hs our f
weet asylum and everlasting repose (
And when our hearts shall h., rn;i:clv (
nited to Jesus, let US die with HIM, ~, {
le Cross, to sin, aud we will deserve 10 :"
Sc with Him at Z lster to all the clorig, l
a new life bishop Walsh. i
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