National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-10-20
CATHOLICISM.
ACT or CONSIDERATION or TIE DIOCESE,

In,erestiss services In tho Several Churches
An the Csuaresaiien. Formally Dedi-
Gated to the sacred Heart Of Jesss-
The Cereweuie- At ~. Matthew'S, ~.
Pstrick's and ~. Aloysius.
In keeping with the Instructions OF the cir
rular letter Of the Most Rev. Archblshop Bay
ley, the ceremony OF the conservation OF the
churches TO the Sacred Heart Of Jesus was per-
formed In the several Catholic churches Of this
city yesterday. The Archbiahop's circular re-
CURED that tho reverend parish priests an
nounce this TO their respective congregations on
the preceding Sunday, and exhort them to pre-
pare themselves for that great act by purifying
their hearts, that they may be worthy obatlon
TO DO presented 20 the most holy heart OF Jesus,
and by approaching holy communion on the day
of the conservation.
After calling attention to the poison Of mate
riaiism and sensuaity" In the atmosphere OF the
present day and the necessity for an "antidote
10 this venom, the Archbishop says In his let
ter: our Lord himself oder, sns sn',ao,e 20 us
his heart "a model on which 70 mould ours. "
Ia model Of mcekness, humility, ooedience 70
fotpesrsncc under every indlsnity, compassion
for every sorrow; In q word, u u nlled with the
spirit o. GOD Sh Z. Z. e M sp nooS.
hls hesTt he viii make our hearts ike hs, BY
pouring his spirit into them and nlling them
with his meekness, humility, patience, charity,
forbearance, compassion, and all other heavenly
That heart is to be your model, and you must
sires your desires, Ia affections your affections,
ia virtues your virtues. That heart 10 70 be your
comfort In adversely, your consolation In sorrow,
your support In hf1cton, your guide In the way
81 Gods service; your light, your JOY. your pro.
sress and your perseverance, your crown ana
Let US hope that this holocaust, which We offer
on the altar Of God, will be found acceptable in
Inc srchbIshop prescribed tho use Of the fol.
lowing formula, which he sent 70 each parish
priest, to he read aloud as part OF the ceremo-
MES. and It was observed:
THE ACT or cossEcRArios.
q most amiable and adorable Heart Of Jesus |!
Our refuge in ali dangers; our hope in all trials;
our comfort and consolation In all sorrowsl Be
hold US PROSTATE before thee, 70 implore tn, Thy
selves entirely to thee Thou seest the dangers
that surround us, the storms BY which we are
.ss,ed the power. O. daf asnst aa.s s,ssn
They have laid waste thy Inheritance; they have
overturned thy affairs; they have persecuted
They glory 10 The evil which they have done, and
vainly boast that they have triumphed over
thee and thy holy Church, and they have
EARN, hui thou art Almighty, and who shall
resist thet7 Thou wilt arise In thy power, and
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this confidence in tsy power and in thy love, {
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grant our prayer Tor the Church, and for ny %
tsemseves 70 thy honor. mercifui Jesus
ever ready TO admit us into the sacred and &c
cure asylum q Thy s.crsd heart, w., ny nm IN
proof Of onr devotion, and to receive from
thee the assistance and protection which Il
or inc
crate ourselves entirely 70 thee, our lives an,
sufferinss. we pledge ourselves 10 thee as 70.
devoted servants forever. We consccrate Y
thee our churches, our missions, our congre
We labor in Thy service, that Thy spirit ma!
reign over them. Thy love sustain
them, Thy grace ssne..fy them AND ~ make then n
which we oiier; commune It with the name Of tn
the cd " Of sweetness, and that, united with tn
INFINITE merits, u may bring down upon US, upo
thy holy Church, upon our holy father the Pope
aud upon ell the members of our congregations
missions, schools, religious houses, and lnstitu
tons OF charity the abundance OF thy blessing.
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who love and honor thee. Defend Us, on Lord
thy servants with the shield Of thy protection
hate Thy Church. because Cause i is thine, and VII
prosecute US, because we love and Moore tn
sacred heart, and defend the honor OF thy mo,
consolation, our hope. Be thou, Oh sacred hesl
OF Jesus, our support In life, our confidence
death, our perfect and eternal happiness /
heaven. Amen.
A. 1T. Mathews Chsreh
the act of conservation was performed at tn
vcsper services by Rev. e. I. white, ID. D., VII
delivered q learned and eloquent discourse o
the devotion to the Sacred Heart, and exhortin
his hearers to place themselves under the pr
tecllon Of and In union with the Sacred Heart.
The devotion to the Sacred Hear Of Jesus
by no means, new; nevertheless It has Of lai
become more generally spread, 80 that the mai
ner In which It Is now practiced Ia grace whls
God has reserved for our own time. Almighi
God seems to have reserved for these times {
cnce, this new form Of devotion 70 rekindle an
keep alive the love Of God, almost extinguishe
But God frequently accomplishes great result
through the agency OF instruments seemingi
weak. lie chose a holy and humble virgin, III
dego,os TO o"H Inc mos. s.cled nes Of Il. soa
This virgin was the venerable Margaret ALI
coquc, and the time was 1910. she, after havin
Church authorities, became distinguished BY tn
extraordinary graces which she received frol
God. IL " related IN ner lire thht once, on VI
feast OF st. John the Evangelist, a. she VI
praying before the blessed sacrament, entirel
inflamed with divine love, our Saviour appeare
70 her and showed her his divine heart on
throne surrounded by names transparent a. cry
tAl and brighter than the sun. "Behold!" sal
Jesus TO her, "behod the heart which has love
men so much that Il has spared nothing M
even consumed itself In order 70 show them It
love. But Instead OF being gratned, the genei
pllty OF mankind repay me with ingratitude
the Iisrespeot, contempt and insult which the
offer TO the most holy sacrament Of my love-"
He promised on another occasion that he woul
bcstow plentiful graccs on those who woul
practice this devotion, and declared that th
devotion was his last attempt TO innAme th
hearts OF men with divine love and render thei
worthy d divine mercy.
The object OF this devotion Is to inname tn
hearts OF men with the love OF Jesus, TO inclt
MS to initiate this most sacred heart as the mod,
Of all virtues, SO rs 10 make our hearts like mt
his, and to procure from this fountain-head q
life eternal, all the graces necessary for our %
walton.
The ceremonies attending this dedication COZ
sist Of the reading Of the act Of consecrea
tlon.
~. Pntrtek's Chsrch.