The New York herald., 1873-12-01
ST. PATRICK's CATHEDRAL.

the invisible body OF Christ.
ST PATRICK's CATHEDRAL
Sermon by Archbishop McCloskey-Ths
Mystery of the Incarnation and How
10 Obtain Salvation Through Christ
The New Cathedral.
There was a very large congregation present at
the high mass services yesterday at st. Pstrick's
Cathedral. The sermon was delivered by Arch
bishop McCloskey. He first read the pastoral let
ter signed by the several bishops relating TO the
conservation OF the archdiocese TO the Sacred
Heart OF Jesus on the sth inst. The subject OF the
sermon was the Mystery OF the Incarnation" He
said that the sacrifice daily offered up the altar
was nothing more nor less than the perpetual and
constant manifestation on earthof
THE INEFFABLE MYSTERY OF THE INCARNATION OF
THE LORD,
because there truly and really His divine nature
and humanity are Dresent-present to receive the
homage of our adoring love and anectlon-presont
to receive our prayers, ay even present to become
united with our souls-t0 become our bond OF
strength our source OF life ana our source OF eter-
nal salvation. AS that humanity Is inseparabe
from His divinity in h0noring the sacred heart OF
Jesus we honored God himself; the honor we
showed to that sacred heart was indicated in the
ing this act Of devotion and as it grew stronger in
the hearts OF the people day oy day catholics gave
evidence Of true love Oh uod.a manifestation . OF
In the time OF Advent No better preparation could
be made for proper reception OF the D0dy anu
blood OF Christ IN the sacrament on christmas day
AN EARNEST AND PURE DEVOTION TO THE SACRED
HEART.
The right reverend preacher then, In q most
eloquent manner, spoke Of the blessings thas God
would upon ns vss ere ancn as
to give Joy instead OF pain to the heart OF that
Saviour who had died on cross, that sinners might
only recalled mind the coming OF the Saviour AZ
he had come in Bethlehem, but directed our
comeour as a little infant with arms EXTENDED to
US, inviting US to come nearer to Him. but when Ho
the world. The Church, he said, ia impressl6g
upon our minds the belief IN tins Judgment dld
80 to induce & US u 70 nc. cpnsdef n1s - dsn, sdss the
nom sin but to reclaim us from the error Of our
ways-from our evil tendencies. What greater
And yet, when we think of it, how often did the
thought occur to US why so powerful . God per
not wonder that God should tolerate so many
enemies to live and blaspheme His holy name
enemies who trampled upon the rights OF His
Church; who denied even his very existence' We
see every day, lie said,
THE WICKED GOING ALONG, WITH HEADS @ ERECT ).
and almost the worship. OF their better men. while
the good were put down-set aside-treated with
Injustice, God was just God We have the
divine word as our pledge that day will come
mercy exhausted. He and they shall stand face to
face. Then, indeed, when the good and the bad
made clear what had been mysteries here below,
and to the good will He say, "Come, We blessed,
into the Ssx o oa wmc d Nv was Tr
prosecuted and despised. You have not enjoyed
the goods and honors OF the world but have been
trodden under foot and treated with cOntumeiy.
But here you shall enjoy honors that will never
pass away pleasures that have no ending joys
those awful words, depart from Me. ye cursed,
into everlasting fire. offered you My regulation
you and you preferred the world You have had
THE GOODS or THE WORLD
ana nave reveled IN al lts enloyments iorgetn 0i
received your reward In the other world ana now
depart IRON me into everlasting punishment" Then
and cry out In the anguish OF their souls :-"Oh
foolish we Behold how they are numbered among
the children Of God and placed among His saints"
The thought OF this judgment. he said, ought to
encourge US to do goods besides another reflection,
he said, suggested another act OF devotion which
was indeed act not only OF charity but OF faith.
He then referred to the collection T. to @ be taken NJ
remarked, giving OF their means to erect this
| magnificent temple evidenced their faith in the
Incarnation would be; because Christ is ever with
! US on the altar and in the tabernacle. he said
that i was but proper at a. al the the 10
throughout the entire country, should assist in
having erected this house of God In this metro
p0litan city.
THE BANDING TOGETHER or CATHOLICS
for this purpose would be blessing to God. On
every SIDE OF us In tniS great CITY we Deneld every
day grand buildings arising, some OF them ne
might say. erected to the worship OF man himself-
| to subserve his own comforts National buildi ,gs
OF magnificent proportions were being erected,
and yet, II they glorifed men and human lnstitu-
| tions, how much grander was the idea OF helping
| to erect temple dedicated to the honor, not OF
! man, but to the worship OF God.
| The right reverend preacher then closed by ex.
! horting the congregation and Catholics generally
| to make their offerings generously and cordially
! towards the erection OF the cathedral. BY doing
| so God would bless them, and, when the building
shall have arisen, he said, In all its grandeur the
| hearts OF all would be rcjoiced with Q gladness
| blessed Of heaven, and blessings thrcefold would
! come upon them and their children through gener
| ations and generations to come.