The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-10-19
10 the Clergy Of tho Diocese Of Hatshss.

To the Clergy Of the Diocese Of Matches.
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Very Rev. and Rsy rsshsrs ! Il
Az Director OF the work for the Propagation
IF the Faith in the diocese of Matches, 1t be-
comes my duty to remind you of the annual
collection to be taken on the first Sunday In
for tho benefit Of the Propagation
Of the Faith, in every congregation Of the
diocese in which this truly great work 10 not
regularly established. srg - =
! In missions whore meas is not said on the
first Sunday of November, that the Catholics
of such, missions be not deprived OF the priri- |
lege Of taking part in this good work, col
lection might be taken at the convenience OF
the attending clergyman. ijAts.
All returns should be made to me ut Weeks
burg, not at Natshez, by post Office orders, OF
by any other safe msans of conveyance.
80 much having been said and written, con-
corning this truly Catholic and apostolic work,
your minds cannot be at . loss in finding
strong and touching reasons calculated to
rouse the zeal of your people in its behalA -
Contemporary events seem to demand OF us
greater exsrtions than heretofore, in order to
make known this aobls work, and to spread 1t
more widely among our Catholic populations
Indeed it would be, glory for the Church, In
these United States, II, by conoerted action,
the Catholics could be united in this good
work, 80 as, even now, to return to others, the
charities 90 generously bestowed on them, In
tho days Of their need. ~ 81 -.
We hear Of priests and bishops, In countries
of Europe, suffering prosecutions for Justices
| sake /: can vo remain indifferent when members
of the Same body Ore aSaictedf Deprived Of
i their incomes aud means Of support because
4 they refuse to render to Caesar what belongs
to God, hare they NO claims to our sympa-
thies, our prayers and our helpS .'|"
l Again the religious Orders are mahciously
trobbed of their properties used heretofore, in
Epart, in sending missionaries to distant conn
Etries in order to continue, in the Church, tho
twork of the apostolate, and to preach the Cos
incl to all nations. Does it not seem that the
swork for the Propagation of the Faith hal
Ebeen providentially started in the world, in
order to obviate these losses, and to ena
able, not only regular but secular priests also
| in great numbers, to devote themselves to thu
work of tho missionsf y.
81 But without going out of our own country
3 ct the very time this lie written, priests, on
fellow labofers, our friends are giving up theil
lives for the Propagation Of the Faith, for thu
: salvation Of souls. Who Will I'LL their places
/. IT, at least in many instances, the society o
which speak does not provide the meansf
There is not o Catholic man or woman VIII
= can not set aside in one year dollar or more
ont of the sums Of money spent uselessly
:. not sinful1y. Tell Your people that this dolla
may, perhaps, be INTENDED by God, to brin
!. about the salvation Of o soul, and to build u
,et to Himself living temple destined to enduz
- forever.
Though poor, lot each ono perform his pal
9 in behalf of this glorious work for the Props
: gation of the Faith. Let us give the mite
~ our poverty, this mite given sheerfally wi
- not fail to bring down upon us and upon o.
Dt people tho blessings Of God.
al By order of the Right Rev. Bishop.
81 - z--'''' F. x. LERAY.
&, Director for the Work, Diocese of Natohe
q. sfV5eksburg, October 18th, 1873.