The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-11
ST. STEPHENS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH


Sermon by the Rev. DIR. McGlynn-The
Triduum-How and When the Indul-
gencc May BE Gafned-Christtan Char
ity and Self-Denial.
The large attendance at the high mass in st.
Stephens yesterday morning and the dev0ut at
tenton OF tho congregation to the instructions OF
their pastor plainly showed that the faithful OF tho
parish fully appreciate the zeal with which the shep
herd tends MS flock, in season and out OF season."
and ministers to their spiritual wants. The mass OF
the feast of st. Lawrence the Martyr was cele-
brated by the Rev. Father Flynn. Immediately
after the first gospel the Rev. Dr. McGlynn assembled
the pulpit and delivered an instructive discourse
on the spirit with which the prayers prescribed
by the Pope for the iridium should be recited.
HIS application of the lesson OF selfdcnial and
modification inculcated in the gospel of the feast
OF St. Lawrence the Martyr-John xii, 24-2s-to the
subject OF the indulgence prayer was sKilful and
happy. lie said:-The plenary indulgence which
the holy Father has been pleased to grant during
THE COMING IRIDIUM
may be gained by recitng the Litany of Saints on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday next, once on
each day, and approaching the sacraments OF pen
ance and the eucharist on the festival OF the
Assumption. or within the octave. During those
three days the faithful throughout the world will
join in special and united prayer to do gentle
violence to the heart OF our Divine Lord, and move
Him to free the Church. His spouse, from all
restrictions OF her liberty; that, untrammeed
THE POWERS OF EARTH,
she may lie at iull liberty to preach the Gospel to
all nations. And while we lament that the Church
of God Is beset by enemies and weighed down by
heavy calamities, and pray the Almighty to deliver
her. We must bear in mind the example OF our
Lord, who PRAYED FOR His murdercrs--"Father
forgive them. They know not what they do"-and
pray Tor the conversion OF the enemies of tue
Church. We, who worship in the Churca OF the
prOto-martyr, st. stephen, have a noble example
Of Christian charity in our patron saint who
.did him to death" Father forgive them. y said
he, they brutaly stoned him. And that the
PRAYER Of the DYING martyr was not unheard is
Saul. afterwards converted and became the
Apostle of the Gentiles." SO the gentle spouse
of Christ prays for her enemies and
would-be murderers, that they may see
the error and the evil OF their ways, and
not only cease to prosecute her but be converted
to God and gathered within the one !old. "Other
sheep says the Master, 81 have that are not OF
this fold; them also must bring, ana they shall
hear my voice; and there shall be one fold and one
shepherd" 1t is then not III spirit OF hatred or
rsyenge but hn In spirit of true hCathSc Christian
grace and devotion tnat those who entertain a
spirit oil
HERoD-LIKE JEALOUSY
and hatred OF Christianity may. like the penitent
thief on the cross, like the murderer OF ST. Ste
liberty OF the Church and hearken to the voice OF
Christs Vicar on earth. In the gospel OF to-days
NAL and mortifcatiOn. without se-deniai we
cannot expect our prayers for the Church to be
effcacicus. For II we have not the spirit OF NOR
titicatiOn If we are not detached from the world,
II we have an inOrdinate attachment to any crc-
ated thing, we are traitors to our Lord and Master
and cannot hope that He Will hear our prayers.
Sin Is said to be "a turning to the creature and
turning away from Cod" Sancti6cation, on the
contrary, is turning to God. II we would pray
Alright then, we must deny ourselves and
burst the prison bars which keep souls
captive anu prevent them from elevating
ian
lance, Is called modification killing, deaden-
ing OF the worldly spirit. The lives OF the saints
and the martyrs fully exempliy the lesson taught
IN the parable OF the grain OF wheat that Is put in
the ground and lives and brings forth much fruit.
THEY GAVE UP THE GHOST,
but daily they were sowing precious seed, which
has brought forth and is still bringing forth much
fruit In every land and cIlme. Their lives wore
lives OF self-denal and modification, accompanied
by prayer They fully understood the value OF
Christ's promise, III any man minister to me let
him follow me, and where am there also shall my
minister be. II any man minister to me him will
my Father honorn
would, therefore, invite you all to visit the
Church during the iridium, in the mornings to
assist IN the sacrifice OF the mass and rccite the
1Ltany OF the saints, and the evenings to receive
Cnrlstis blessing in the Holy Sacrament as n
Iatherly response to- your PRAYERS. with the
whOie church or God. like an army in battle array
marsnaileu III prayer Tor the ETY. and triumph or
the church and propagation OF the true faith we
nave every reason TO hope that our prayers viii be
heard. W." W