The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-02-09

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we judged needfnl for yonr'eaihcaties at this |
present time. 7eA Hfs ~
And whereas, one of the most Important mat |
ters that occupied our attention was thu sano- |
tity Of tho bond of Holy Matrimony and the
means for hindering the neglect of its laws,
We think it we'll to republican for ourDiocese,
the regulations and counsels on that subject, |
which We declared to you in Our Lenten Pas
toral of A. D. 1866, with some lamentations to
make them more fun and clear.
With regard to the Publications of the Bsnns
of Matrimony, the Sacred Congregation, in
letter addressed to Us, May 18th, 1864, declared
it lawful to publish the Banns of Mixed Mar
Catholics and non-Catholics
IS well as of others, provided that no mention
be madein the publication that one of the
parties is not Catholic.
We authorize and require that they be pub
lished accordingly.
While We do not revoke the power given to
the verysRev. Deans of Districts, and to some
individual Pastors, to dispense in particular
cases with some or even all of the Publications
for sufficient reasons, yet. we remind them that
they cannot dispense with even one of them I'M
less they are quite assured that there is no i'm
pediment, which might be discovered through
that one. And even then it is right that the
party asking for this exemption from the COM
mon law, should perform some other good work
in reparation. The person dispensing, therefore,
unless he secs some particular reason for the
contrary, ought to require of those to whom
he grants dispensation, that they show their
good will for the interests of God by contribu-
ting ten or at least five dollars for the support
of the Orphans.
dispensation from two publications must
not be given, unless for very strong reasons,
approaching to necessity. And, of course,
only in q case of real necessity can all three
be dispensed with
Pastors should remind the faithful that in
the spirit of the Church the publication of the
banns is an avowal by the parties to be mar
ried, that there is nothing in the marriage
that they are ashamed of. On the other hand,
whom persons are married without the due
publications it naturally gives occasion for
wonder as to what may'have been the reasons
for this marriage being kept moro concealed
than others.
The law of the Publications is not binding
on the Pastor in congregations where Mass
Is not ordinarily celebrated every Sunday.
But it is becoming that even in such places
Ln6 OAunS no puuioh0SA ShSo VA oAsSASAj - ~
does not cause unreasonable delay.
With regard to Mixed Marriages-that is, the
marriages of Catholics with non-Catholics, We
must briefly state the chief laws of the Church
concerning them.
If the non-Catholic party marrying Catho-
lie has never been baptized in any denomna-
ton of Christians, then the marriage is ALSO
lutely null and void,-unless previous dis
pensstion has been obtained.
We must say here, that the Holy See has not
given Us any power Of dispensation for allow
ing Catholic to marry Hebrew, or person OF
the Jewish Church =; nor can We encourage any
one to expect that such dispepsaton can
be obtained.
If the none atholic party has been baptized,
| then if there is no other hindrance, the mar
rage will be q valid one, even without inquir-
ing whether the Baptism itself was validly adj
ministered,-but the Catholic party will be
guilty of the two grievous SINS of sacrilege
and scandal, unless dispensation from the
| law of the Church had been previously OBJ
tanned. a.
| The Bishop has no power to dispense in any
Mixed Marriage, even when he sees the strong
est reasons for doing 80, unless the parties pre-
>yiously bind themselves to the three following
conditions, viz:
LIST. That the Catholic party shall be entirely
| free in the exercise of the Catholic religion
without either prohibition or hindrance.
Cd. That the Catholic party use all reason
able efforts to obtain the conversion of thu
other party to the Catholic religion.
Sd. That If God should bless them with
Il family, all the children, both of the one and 0
tho other sex, shall be baptized Catholics, &C
cording to the laws of the Catholic Church
and educated in the knowledge and practice o
the Catholic religion, even in ease of the dealt
of the Cath Ollie parent 81
} Each one of these three conditions must b
explicitly agreed to by each of the parties
} and the Pastor cannot marry them, ner appl
} the dispensation, unless they do previousl
engage themselves to observe the above cor
ditions
f If, for the purpose of avoiding these cond
tions, OF for any other reasdA, Catholic, nea
f enough to Priest to obtain his services, col
: tracts matrimony without the presence of tn
| IN ba ohaarvad.