The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-09-28
THAT BRING GLAD rIDINGs OF GOOD rHINGsl"

for he knoweth that his time is short. When
Peter was in prison. there was great pray
made for him by the Church continually. That
prayer brought angels from heaven, and the
gates of iron, opened of their own ACCORD. Dear
brethren, SO shall 1t be again. There is Su-
preme will that governs the tumultuous wills
mighty, and the hand that is omnipotent shall
set all things right at last. Such then is the
witness you bear. Aud what is your interces.
sion - Beloved brethren and children, 60 and
pray for the world pray for the world sick
unto death, conscious of lie own pride, but too
wounded from head to foot, plague-strioken
world once Christian, but now apostate from
The Unity Of tRe kin as sae' Of God. who have
lifted up their heel against His Son F; pray for
and pastors, and servants Of Jesus Christ !
pray for that Empire drunk with success, blind
with unbelief, which Is ut this moment ven
Apostles. Ana pray for our s own County; pray
for England, for Scotland, for Ireland; pray
for those countries, Of which two were once
In the gs Of the Of God a.
them once moro, that perfect faith may again
illuminate the hearts Of our people, The Eng
lish people never rejected the Catholic faith:
say it until I die. They were robbed of it:
The light was Withdrawn before they entered
into the world. They were born into darkness
born into the fall OF Adam. The Englishmen
Of two centuries and o half have been disin-
herited aud have not known the faith they
cannot reject that hat, which they do mot k19w.
justice and truth, and uprightness and honor,
and the four cardinal virtues, are to be found
broad and bright in the hearts Of men. And
e. -r I~<l. T., Ill L., Az. -,
the east and in the west, and In those heather
lands that are opening their gates, for the time
seems to be near when the zzorda- of Our Lord
shall be ful6iled that the Gospel Of the
for the Church in England was going to say
pray for the Church in ireland, but 1t hardly
needs your prayers. Faithful. firm ina d =
faithful to It's Divine Head, and no ono doubts
that it will be as it has been, 1t will stand for
ever. But the Church In England, restored
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our fidelity, needs our selEdenial pray, there |
fore, for us that we may be found faithful, that
Bishops, and priests, and people, who have
from the dead, may live a new life. and may
never be found wanting to Him who raised us
from the grave And lastly. pray for the Holy
prayers for him. There is not one Of you who
will not remember Plus k, when you are |
kueeliug at ray-le-Monial. There is
not one of you whe will not remem-
Der ali his intentions; you will pray for
him with all the authorizing Of your heart
that the days of his affection may be short |
ened, that the light of the morning may
break upon his sacred head before he de-
parts hence, that he may see tho beginning of
the triumph of the Church for which he has
so long waited and suffered. Pray, too, for
the ten thousand intentions of those who are
asking your prayers. 1have received in these |
last days anonymous letters begging me to
commend to your prayers the petitions OF the
writerS-a sick mother, an apostate friend, the
conversion of souls, and know not what
cannot recount them, nor can you remember
them. Envelop them all in one act OF fervent |
faith, and place them oil in the Sacred Heart
He knows them all, and knew them before they
were uttered, and il you ask fervently in faith
they will be granted. And now there remains
nothing for me to do but to give you the me- ben en-
part. (Here the congregation kuelt.) May
the blessing of God Almighty be upon you in
your going out and in your coming in may he
keep you safe in His faith and fear, living ana
dying, now and forever"
On the conclusion of His Gracs's discourse,
which was listened to with the most profound
vast cssemblsge, the Archbishop returned from
the pulpit to the steps of the altar, ascending
which he turned to the people and solemnly |
impaired the Papal Benediction to the kneelfng |
multitude. The hymn of the Sacred Heart was |
then sung, and Benedfction OF the Blessed "a |
crament vas given by His Grace, tue altar |
being magnihcently illuminated. Inc singing
of the hymns and Iitanfes was joined in As be- |
fore by the whole congregation, the effect being |
such as TO convey an idea of what choral wor-
ship can become when the praises are sung
with understanding by the great body of the
faithful rather than by professional yocattsts
These, however, were there also, SO that moth
ing seemed wanting to render the service as
beautiful as possible. Tho Benediction of the
blessed Sacrament being finished, the banner
of the pilgrimage was placed before the altar
and solemnly blessed by the Archbishop.
Various conveys of pilgrims are known to
have started from different parts OF EDgiand
on Monday. The Diocese of Stafford sent ON
its band CT pilgrims, accompanied by the
Bmhop, on Monday morning by ao early train |
They numbered upwards Of l0O aud were ao-
companied by a good many priests; Inc b,Shop
kelI, Canon Wnding, Canon sheehan, and