The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-02-23

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expressly approved by the Church, Their
are two especially which we desire to Sc
, generally established in all the parishes O
, our dioceses and which we would like t.
see extended into every family.-We meal
the Society cfthe Propagation Of the Faith
and the one called the Holy Infancy.
} We beseech you, Reverend FellowLa
: borers, exert yourselves to infuse into tn
faithful under your care, a zeal for advanc
ing these two associations, by explaining
clearly and frequently how easy are til.
conditions of membership, how i'm immensely
important are the works for which they are
instituted, and what great privileges and
blessings are enjoyed by those who take
part in them.
We likewise wish to see established
throughout the entire Province the associa
ton formed in the Diocese of New Orleans
under the title of the Catholic Militant
Union Of the Cross, which has received the
encouragement of His Eminence, the Car
dinal- Project Of the Propaganda, and ia
shortly to be affiliated to the Society found
ed in Rome for the defence Of Catholic in
terests. Similar Unions are already estab-
lished in divers parts of the Catholic world.
| To every right minded man it is clear that,
in order to counterfeit the dissolving in
tluence of the goddess societies, by which
! the temporal welfare of nations, as we'll as
the Church itself, is threatened, it is tho
duty ofall Catholics to form into one COM
pact body for the more effectual defence of
their common interests.
1t is not necessary for us, dearly Be.
loved, to urge that all of you should be at
tached to some one or other of the cenfra-
ternities established in honour of the Bless.
ed Virgin; for We have the consolation of
knowing that devotion to Our Immaculate
Mother is especially cherished by the F aith-
full of our Province, and that it isevery day
drawing down great blessings both on Pas
tors and their flocks. We have only to
exhort you to persevere in this devotion so
sweet to Catholic souls, that you may al
ways merit the protection Of the Mother of
Mercy by initiating her virtues.
Remember, beloved Brethren, that one of
your most pressing obligations is that of
giving good Catholic education to your
children. We can never grow tired of re-
newing this admonition for it is one of
vital importance for the salvation of souls
and the progress of religion. This educa-
ton must be given simultaneously n the
family, in the church, and in the school,
Unless all three Of these fountains contri-
bute their share of knowledge aud virtue
to the sonl, the education will be incom-
plete. And if any one of these three be
irreligious or Indifferent, the education |
will almost certainly be poisonous to
the soul. 1t is not enough then to instil
good principles into your chiidren's minds
ut home and send them to receive religious
instructions from their Pastors at oh urches
these same principles must-be- supported
by similar ones, iuculcatcd at school, and
made practical by their application in the
discipline of the school. Unhappily the
number Of our Catholic schools is far from
with the wants of our uu
merous population. We cal! on YOU to
help us in multiplying them. They are
needed for the saving of your children
and you must not forget the solemn de-
claration of St. Paul: "If any man hare
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the Faith J: he is tcorse than an infdel''
But how can we hope that the child vii!
receive christian education, unless the
family itself have its foundation laid in
christian virtue, and the marriage of the
parents be conformable to the rules aud the
spirit of the Church Is it not evident that
agreement in belief between the husband |
and the wife, ia one of the surest guaran-
ices of peace and union in the family, of
happiness and holiness in its members
The levity with which unions indissoubie
oy their very nature are contracted is one of
The main sources of those domestic scan
1als, which might have been avoided, had
the parties been careful to seek the proper
help ia counsel and prayer before taking a
step SO grave and vital, that its conseouen-
,es will tell not only on their present, but
also on their future life. 1t is to be parti-
,ularly regretted that marriages between
Catholics and non Catholics are multiply
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