The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-08-31
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HEw oRLkAhs. SUNDAY. AUGUST 81, 1873.
A1LocurIoN TO THE NEW BISHOP

AEV161 G4SOA hOh6.
AILocUTIoN TO THE NEW BISHOPS.
On tho occasion of the giving of the rochet
the newly appointed Bishops whose nomina-
ions were reported last week-the solemn
ceremonial being concluded in the Sala del
Tono of the Vatican-the Holy Father ad-
ressed the assembled prelates to the following
feet
"a few words of salutary instruction ]
rould now add to the benediction which i'm
aIted with all my heart to all the Bishops
ow preconized in the Consistory, and to the
,eople committed to their charge, for whom
ave this morning celebrated the Divine Sac
ifice.
est. John the Baptist, with the sole object of
nlightening his own disciples to the person
# the true Messias, thought fit to send some of
hem to our Divine Redee mer, charging them
ask Him if He was in truth the Messias.
What did Jesus say in replyf He did not say
I am No; but He said merely, Go, and tell
ohn that the blind see, the lame walk, the
epers are made clean, the deaf here, the dead
Use again, and to the poor the Gospel is
reached By all this He meant to say that
hose works proved His Divine Mission, and
hat He was in truth the Messias.
Nv AAAAo" 400 w = o"J w ySuJ ooipNCo bAoUh-
en, work SO as to make yourselves recognized
IS Bishops by the holiness of your example
md by the holiness of your words. Do not
loubt but that the people will at once recog-
aize you, and will receive you with demonstra-
ions Of the most heartfelt joy, and with the
Affection of devoted children. But you will
have class that will be only too ready to say
10 you, tn quis es? to that class more than to
any other it is necessary to reply by deeds and
Dy example.
"This class, which God permits at present
TO be highly placed, will be opposed to you,
and will prevent that which belongs to you
from being made over to you, and will often
oppose itself to the free exercise of your epis-
copal Jurisdiction, and in various ways will
make known its malevolence against the
Church's liberty. Show to this class that you
are provided with charity and meekness but
if that does not avail, arm-yourselres with
courage and with zeal, and know how to say
with st. John the Baptist, Non licet. Be not
afraid, God is with you, and he viii always
grant you force and vigor to defend the rights
Of His Church. In these days a conflict is
raging between some Bishops and Catholic
Government in America. The Free-masons are
content with sitting amongst the counsellors
of the Sovereign, they even introduce and in
sinuate themselves into the membership of
pious associations, such as confraternities and
they blow their trumpet, saying that the ma
sons of that part of America are not condemn
ned, because they are not like those of Europe,
but are charitable society. The assertion is
false they are communicated and anathe-
matized like the rest. Nevertheless they go
to the lengths have stated and now that the
Bishops are saying with St. John the Baptist
Non licet, they raise u cry, they threaten public
hostilties, and they imperil the Church and
the Throne. If it had been said from the be-
ginning, Non licct, better effects would have
been seen now however, the republicans of
the streets, the wicked, and even the Ministers
themselves, fercely oppose the Bishops in order
to support the sectaries condemned by the
Church, and thus to produce those grave scan
dals and those ruinous mischiefs which are
feared. Wherefore, dearly beloved brethren,
cry aloud. in all cases of unjust pretensions-
cry Non licet. Fear not, for repeat, God is
with you, and will be with you, even under the
blows of persecution, as is clearly seen with
the Bishops of whom have spoken, and who
are couEageously resisting unjust pretensions
United we fight the noblest fight-that which
is sustained for the glory of God, for the rights
of the Church, and for the preservation of the
whole human race from the dangers which
menace it.
81 renew the benedictioDs, and pray God
to cause them to descend upon all of you here
present, on all your brethren who are absent,
and upon all those dioceses which are destined
for you as their pastors and rulers. Benedictio
D;i etc."
THE ITALIAN PILGRINAGES.
Such is the alarm of the Italian Government
That it has dispatched strong body of troops
t. Perugia to enforce its prohibition of the
projected pilgrimage to the Sanctuary of ST.
Francis of Assist Tablet.
In a recent letter addressed by Professor
kedze, of the Michigan Agricultural College,
to Governor Holt, there were recorded facts
which 60 far toward dissipatng popular or
ror, that the presence of plants in sleeping
rooms, endapgers the health of the sIeepers
The following is extract from Professor
KedZe's letter: Not to leave this NJ after in
the condition of mere conjecture, have gath
cred and analysed specimens or air from q
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