The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-04
ST. STEPHENS CHURCH.
The Month Of Mary-The Second Eve
Her Patronage Necessary for Saints

The Month Of Mnry-The Second Eve
Her Patronage Necessary for Saints
and Sinners.
Yesterday being the first Sunday of the "Month
OF Mary" the Rev. Dr.. McGlynn took occasion to
speak oil the place the Blessed Virgin holds III the
Church and the part she took in the great work OF
redemption He selected as his text the piaintive
words OF the beloved discip.e-"NOw there stood
by the cross OF Jesus his mother anu his mothers
sister, Mary 0f Cleopnas, and Mary Magdalene.
When Jesus, therefore, saw his mother and the
disciple standing whom he loved, ne said to his
mother: woman, benold thy son. After that he
saith to the disciple: Behold tiny mother.' And
IRON that hour the disciple TOOK her to MS own"-
ana said: -
81 nave read these words OF Holy Writ to serve as
q text Tor the medita ion to wnicn would invite
you ON this the drst sunday OF the month specially
dedicated to the honor OF
THE VIRGIN MOTHER
of cur Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. 1t is well
tnat we shosd give some reason for the faith that
Is in US and the practices which spring rom IT.
At that supreme moment, when the incaruate
God was about to yield up Ills life or the sd walton
o. mankind, when lie was UuSy witI tine nRhest
and nllgntiest aifaii vi all histor. lie Wa. not un-
mindful OF MS mother. BY the notice lie takes OF
her he would snow tina tie gives her No small
snare IN the work '.drawng all things to HUI
SELL" she gives ap lcr 500 TO purchase man re,
d-mptiOn, and mas given to hef ST. Jonn ald all
maaAlna as ner children.
We are toli tnat the be.oved Disciple ''took her
as his own,n anu 80 slOuiI ali true dlsclpeS Of her
Son take her. let US not III our
PRIDE OF lNrELLECT.
refuse to take ~ our inother ner whom the
"N0rd." the wisdom OF tile rather saw ut 70 make
HIS mother. II Is horrible to renect that men at
tempt the sacrilege o. non0ring tue Son Oy dis
hon0rIng His mOtner, the iiiy' Oi humanity, the
onIy perfect hover that ever bloom a IN stnis
valley OF tears Let Us. a. least, from Holy
Writ as well as from the traditions Q. taat Chu,ca
va hfN m
OF truth, to love and honor and pray 10 her with
OUT whose cooperation tue keuempton-a WORK
We read that an angei-oue OF Gods speciai mes
sengers was seut to Garey witn mel, anu that as
at tneJtat msni OF Mary tie eternal WISDOM 0I the
tatner became incaf nate IN 0er virgin womb We
know that Cnrst came not ~ destroy the law, bat
1t would ne blaspnemy to DOUBT that lie oDeyed
the laa "Honor tiny atner aud tiny mother" and
therefore az T. g Last Moment wnen d e Is about 10
pay the awful price o. mans Iedempuon, there
st inds at the loot Oi the cross HIS mother Tn the
attitude OF a pricsLes Offering sacrlfce-and such
= sacrlhce-On the nOlrId altar OF the cross Is IL
any wOauer that the Y CUP when surrounded til.
Cross, espeo aly the piiesess mary, mas lnspi ed
the poet DeD anu guided The pain ter'5 pencli and
the sculptors cii5clr
srABAT MATER DoLoRosA.
st. Augustine loved 10 uwii on the fact that
Mary stood. she let every pans; but, strength
eneu by the grace OF COD, she Drately ana willingly
made tae sacrifice. We're we not oase lnsrates
Old we NOT love aud honor aud reverence the 5or-
TOWING mo her Of "tGe man OF sufrUNs,o standing
beneath the shadow o. tue ignomlnious gbbet on
which nanes her son I0r our redemption VINO
then shall, witn unnoy hands, dare To tear
nom ne DOT vi the cross Ii Is there That Jesus
cOmmends 10 HIS mother those wnO.n He Is BRING
ing lVrta 10 lie o. grace, and there the mother
OIL The son OF God became tine mother Ol tine
adopted children Of God. sic va, tue new and
the Oetter Eve, whose seed was TO crush the head
OF the serpent. Whle sue was to take sIca u share
Ill tile redemption IL was bur rignt That cue saOud
be BJrrOWiul. IL Was IA toe Ii DIST oil tue travail
Oi ali nature as the sacre0 neart OF the Sou OF God
broke, that diary became the second Eve IN giving
biz IA to DeT spiritual cnilureD. Let us not attempt
to be wiser than the Church OF Cod VINO lavSned
every praise on the mother OF her spouse.
Let us return to the spot where we
were born, the loot OF the cross. The
nearer we to 1t the nearer we shall De to Mary.
Let us learn to take our proper places IN the group
on Calvarys niii. Those nappy souls who, IKE the
beloved oIsc. pie, have never, by Thought or deed
stained the spotess robe OF purity. can take teir
places win IT. joan Wine those VINO, ike the
poor Magdalen, have siDned Cab throw themselves
At the IeeC tue Master, confident IN HIS assurance
OF forgiveness. Tue sou ound The cross wat
itent tears the Magdaien, pr0ouces the Ove,iest
the protection OF Mary. Let US AK ner 10 perIvrm
In benail every wnere the mothers office. Let
us salute ner tue iairest nower OF humanity.
"Hail Mary, iul OF grace the Lord Is with tnee !;
blessed art thou among women.u And let us an
tcipate 1.-THE day wiath" by securing her as our
patloness. IN the beau fu words VI tue Church.
winch ln,ant lips have so Oiten lsped. let us
pray 'ii0y Mary, mo her or God, pray Tor Us sim
nera now nj the hour our Qeatu.u