The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-03-01
Letter from the Right Rev. VIM n. Elder, n,Sh'i
az Watcher. to the Faithful OF his Diocese

mat concluded their Spiritual Retreat, conse y
Grated themselves solemnly to the eacfoo
| Heart of Jesus. And the first OF our STATUTES I
was to the effect that we would at an eali'
date consecrate the whole Diocese TO INC e""'
Divine Heart.
The dav fixed on is Passion Sunday, March
22ud. for the churches in which Mass Is ceie
| brated that day, and in other churches, as soon
as convenient thereafter
In Il short time will be published the fasIo
raj Letter concerning various matters treatea
of in the Synod. At present wish only W
announce and explain the conservation, wh'cn
should have been done earlier, but 1or an un-
foreseen and unavoidable delay.
Te make preparation for this act OF cohse'
Grafton l recommend to the Rev. fastofs'
where they fluid it. practicable, to make
Iridium ofdevotions, beg inning on the previous
Thursday, feast of the Patriarch and OnlVer'a
Patron St Joseph. 1 authorize them to give
the Benediction of the Blessed oacrahen'
with the Ostensory the Ciborium, each OF
those DAYS, if they have all that IS necessary
for it. ..,. IN |
this Iridium, / invite you to gain on that oc-
casion the Plenary Indulgence OF the JuOllee
= granted for the Vatican Council. Although
the Council is suspended, the Holy See has de-
@ clared that the privileges OF the jubilee s'ii
on,;,,e and that each individual may obtain
: the Indulgence as many times over as ne de-
Il voutly performs the works enjoned. Tins In
l. diligence is applicable to the souls in Purga
tory. -. r. SCOT on
The works prescribed are: LIST. 10 1asb Oh
Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, either IN
10 one week, or different weeks, but not IN the
Ember week End. To make two visits to the
!" for the conversion
y of sinners for the propagation of the Faith'
r. and for the peace and triumph of the Church.
o. 2rd To approach reverently the Sacramento OF
IN Penance and Holy Eucharist. 4th. 10 give
sir aims TO the poor, according to ones Devotion.
Ist The confessor has power from the Holy see
TO commute any of these. works which cannon
,ly be reformed, even the receiving OF Holy Com
or munon, in tue case of children VINO nave NOT
al vet made their first Communion. And whereas
it strict fasting would require abstinence IRON
rk- milk acgs and other article which in this coun
RS, ,rv we have to use fast days, let that part
ns of the fasting be committed into the work o
md making one more visit to the Church-that Is
UNI three visits instead of two-unless the comes
'' sor Judge some other work more advisable.
the And these powers anu 'oninu'' .oa
a., rood for all occasions on which any perso
NAV wish to make the jubilee again, as lon
aS
ere But whether you find it convenient to do tn
," works of the Jubilee not earnestly invlt
Al" you all take part in the act OF consecra''o
test to the sacred Heart of Jesus
di- With regard to this conservation you wi
was observe:
ose |, The solid Christian truth on which it
IT'LL founded.
hair The whole Body of Our Lord and every pa
o, of it. is Justly an object of alteration, becau
III, such is the union of the divine and human III
ture in Him, that the Man is truly Co.. al
"o His Body is the Body of God. That is, the
YER ore two natures but only one Person bo
nay natures subsist only in that person, the seco'
Person of the Blessed Trinity. His human
With ture, both body and SOUL have no existene
ines except as the human nature OF God. HIS DO
lin. canuot be- nor can it be imagined apart 1ro
+ho tbo Godhead, for if we magazine human DO
law subsisting in human person, we imagine
49, as another body, not the body of Christ. %
seouently, if we think of our Lords BODY
eral All, W. - We ara all accustom
lsaI- TO sneak of His Adorable Blood, and as
III Freedoms Blood is adorable, SO likewise is eV'
the other part o: His human being, every mein'
their and portion of His Body.
sibe > The reason for making His Sacred lie
a, it the object of especial devotion
can 1t is because, in the language and the Id
g are of men. the heart is regarded the espet
nnot seat of those emotions which proceed fr
love. And We turn our love and alteration
, the Heart of Jesus, to mark our sense of
divine love with which it incessantly tbrob
during His mortal life-love for His Eser
oAu Father and love for poor sinners. AND
gland so,,o Heart stiu lives in heaven, the hun
" all organ of Gods love for
il for 2. This especial devotion to the Sacred He
is not new thing in the Church.
The Holy Fathers and the pious faithful
tricks other ages, have often pralseo anu AnNoA00
loving Heart of Jesus. But there is in
day new impulse to exercise this devot
1t ia becoming moro common for the faith
o,d when they think of our Lord or pray to d
to direct their thoughts and prayers to