The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-09-06
September.

The first of the Autumn months is with us
and as the days are perceptibly shorter, the
amount of heat is, of course, much diminished
Its name is without significance, at present
but when the year opened in March, its appro
priateness as the seventh month was obvious
Now, with its three companions, October, No
vember and December, it shares the humiiia
ton of bearing an appellation which mean
nothing. But whether well or ill named, i
shows us q right noble list of SANITY name
which will ever make it dear to the Christian
heart.
We find in this month st. Stephen of Hun
gary-King, warrior and Saint-who was a.
great an d brave upopthe field of battle as i,
that other warfare6f which the apostle tell
us. The stoics called all such external things
as glory, riches, power, learning, by the sug
gestive name of eonrsniences, not good things
because, they said, virtue alone deserves the
! name of good. Saint Stephen allowed netting
to us1rp the love of God in his heart and made
al worldly advantages subservient to the
HDivine will.
| How few men in our day will forego the
most trifing honor, even q questionable
| advantage, for the sake of virtue while half
| the attention given to the things of earth
would purchase for them the goods of Heaven.
Then, st. Laurence Justinian is another
beautiful Saint, whose example should move
| US to initiate his virtues. This Saint loved
humility-a trait which is neither understood
nor practiced by the Christians of this century
He compared this virtue to river, which is
low and silent in summer but loud and high
in winter. {" So" said he, "humility is silent
in ify Int fpl1 of; -,
adversely. 1t gives to the soul that true
science which consists in knowing that God is
ali, and that we are nothing"
How different are the thoughts of men from
those of this holy Saint, this +" ornament of
bishops" this learned and noble patriarch!
To hear them speak, we would almost imagine
that they, with their limited knowledge of the
sciences were everything-and God, nothing!
Like the impious philosopher who, in reply to
Napoleon's remark that the name of God did
not appear in his late learned treatise an.
swered: 1 had no need, Sire, of that Aypo-
thesis" SO do men to-day declare that the idea
of God is not at all necessary to the under
standing of their theories.
st. Pambo of Nitria is the name of a Saint
not familiar to all Christians, but we'll desery
ing of being known and reverenced. Having
asked q holy hermit to give him lessons for his
conduct, he received this instruction-that he
must labor to put restraint upon his appetite
and his tongue. By faithfully observing this
recommendation, he not only sanctifed him
self but was the means of sanctifying Others
At his death it was recorded that he had never
eaten any bread but what he had earned, and
that he had never spoken q word of which he
need repent. What q glorious patron ST.
Pambo would be for our young apostles of tenn
perance-teaching them how to gain q noble
victory over all the pleasures of taste, chief
and most dangerous among which is that of
love for strong dIink-and inspiring them
with that enlightened prudence by which thew |
would "never sin with the tongue" Psalm
XXXyIII
st. Cloud-frst Saint among the princes of
the royal family of the first race in France |
he renowned all worldly ambition, exchanged
the royal purple for the coarsest garments, and
enjoyed more real happiness in little cell
than could be found in all the pomp and
'plendor of court, How few of those who
have lived in the stately hall that bears his
name, have ever sought, like him, to Danish
pride and ambition from their desires, and to
aim only at what would be most pleasing TO
Almighty God.
The young Prince Imperial who has de-
voted mother-wealth, friends and health
everything to make his life happy and his
heart content-still longs to possess crown.
md may, perhaps, one day wreck all these
chances of an humble, peaceful life, on
The wild tide of princely ambition. st. Clouds
lame is still revered in France, but his teach
ngs have ceased to be remembered.
On the 9th of this month the Church cele-
'rates the feast of the Nativity of the Blessed
Virgin Mary, which day, if we were fervent
Christians, would be one of the most joyous in
he year. We celebrate the BIRTHDAYS oe
princes and great men then with what reioic-
ng should not this day be observed, since it is
he birthday of her, to whom we owe Him, the
'romlsed of Nations-the desired Redeemer
expected during four thousand years! :
On the 14th the Church celebrates the find
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