The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-07-18
Ct. Henry, July 18th.

Carmap Emperor who was surnamed the lame,
in reference to his physical in6rmity; but VINO
in n later age was called by the voice OF tho
Church, the Saint, in reference to his heroic
virtues. His whole life was spent in contests
with his great vassals, and in resisting the
encroachments of the Slavic tribes and inc
Hupgarians But his rebellious subjects learned
at last to revere him, and the barbarians were
converted to Christianity by his holy zeal. On
the 18th Of July his name is remembered upon
the affairs of the Church, and German Catholics
throu ghout the world invoke the assistance OF
his prayers.
The American Encyclopedias states that be-
cause Of his submission to the Church and MS
tberaHty to the clergy, Pope Eugenius III. placed
his name upon the Roman Calendar of Saints.
Nothing is said of his humility and patience
his charity and burning zeal for the salvation
of souls, his truth, his heroism, his eminent
sanctity. With cool deliberaton, as malicious
as it is premeditated, this work accuses the
| Church of rewarding mere human virtues with
| the glorious crown of saintship and OF lndlf-
| ference to the real character of the man, as he
appears externally as true child Of the Faith.
But the language of this and other books,
| written by the enemies of the Church, is but
the rejection of the worlds animus against the
Spouse of Christ. One day she places an En-
| peror upon the throne of the friends OF God;
| the next she invests the name of some humble
shepherd girl with the radiance of happy i'm
mortality. The world sees in the first only an
act of policy and in the other-well, it is too
much astonshed to see anything here, and
hence we are spared its ignorant and malicious
comments.
Charlemagne was more liberal to the Church
than st. Henry, the last Of the Saxon line OF
) sovereigns, and yet the Church has not canon
+ lied this princely benefactor, or even called
3 him blessed.
We wonder what reason the world will as,
r sign for this seeming neglect and want Of
gratitude.
But the lesson we are to draw from the teas
i, of st. Henry, celebrated with such joy on the
18th of this month by many Catholic societio
: and German Congregations is that the glory o
" earth passes away; but the glory OF God, a.
shown us in His Saints, continues to shine OF
y in undiminished lustre from age to age; ant
% that while the martial prowess OF the EmPero
ia i, forgotten, the humble virtues of the Christ
ID ian are remembered by millions of the faithful
70 and tenderly cherished by her who is tn
- mother of both the living and the dead.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL, JULY 10Th
This glorious Saint of the Church of Chris
was neither q warrior nor q prince, and pos
sessed neither riches nor learning, yet he Ia
re- reflected honor npon the Faith and even glor
ts fed religion.
a. Born of obscure parents, in 1876, he spen
~, his childhood in tending sheep. At one tim
o he was 3 slave in the hands of the Moors, q
0N another an humble tutor in o nobleman's HOUSE
- hold, and throughout q long career of eighty
- FIVE years, he was only 9 simple, holy prizes
es famous for his burning charity towards th
'r- poor!
IN. 1t is difficult to enumerate all the worl
'ut performed by st. Vincent's zeal. he founde
sh the Congregation of St. Lazar, or the Prizes
H. of the Mission, also the Order of Sisters
.oa Charity for serving the poor and sick.
Se erected hospitals for the insane, the helple
and the blind he built refuge for the gall'
slaves at Marseilles and an asylum for tt
uS aged and infirm; and to-day his Spirit wall
"a. the earth in the heroic Priests and noble 81
Die tors who hasten to comfort misery and wretc
ere edness where ever it may be found.
ain Tomorrow his name will be heard throug
the ont all Christendom; in the grand Cathedra
m of Europe and in the lowly chapels of the
mo West. 1t will be invoked among the mob
monuments of classic Rome, and also amoi
=. the rustic shrlnes or oenlEhted Africa.
Wv nations will honor his memory and all tongu
CO. will speak his praise. And while millio
n.y. thus celebrate the day which the Church 81
apart TO do him honor, other millions of po
the sick, aud orphans, unconsciously pay h
ms. homage while blessing those to whom he Il
the legacy Of his charity and zeal.
- st. Vincent was always poor, and yet it
LOTS said that more than forty millions of frar
ECU, passed through his hands in aims, not only
''o France, but even to the fsrthest extremity
y the world. His charity did not consist,
you S, cordng to the American Encyclopedia, "
Iiberality to the clergy;" all that he received
VI given to the poor, and yet strange to cay,
10 10 Church has canonized him and honors him
az one of the greatest among her host of Saints
'Ny But stranger STILL the world which affe
to admire the Sisters of Charity and spes