The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-24
ST. PATRICK,s CATHEDRAL.

THE FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI SERMON BT
THE REV. JOHN FARLEY.
The Rev John Farley preached the sermon at
the Cathedral yesterday. There was quite large
congregation, many Of those present being non
Catholics VINO had put in an appearance under
the Impression that the Cardinal Archbishop was
10 preach, whereas ne VIII Tor the nrs time since
he was made Cardinal preach In the Cathedral
next sunday, when a collection IS TO be taken up
for the Pope IN Ill the churches OF the arch
diocese.
The Rev. Father Farley's discourse was quite
briet. lie called attention 10 the fact mat on next
Thursday the church would celebrate the feast OF
Corpus Christi, OF the greatest festivals OF the
Church, commemorative OF one OF the great
est gifts God had ever endowed HIS
Church WITH Although Holy Thursday the
Church paid great and special honors to the
blessed sacrament, yet Holy Thursday was IN
Lenten time, when the Church was In mourning,
as it were, and thus 1t was that special day was
fixed for the celebration. when the Church might
rejoice with great Joy for the blessing God had
youcnsaied to mankind IN the establishment Of
me blessed eucharist In the face OF the universe
he said, centuries ago. priest had declared hat In
the waer there was nothing outline representation
and not the real body OF Carlst Against this dec
ldratiOn there went up throughout the Cuurcn
universal cry or indignation But the priest re-
tracted after The council Of the Cnurch nad de-
clueu that ChrIst's body and blood were really
present m the sacrament, ana from IHAt tliue 70
TINS no heresy or the KIND nad ever shown itself
Wtthm the Church. rne reverend preacher then
argued m very eloquent manner 20 snow mat
TINS doctrine or The church had been
IN existence from the very beginning. the
eucharist established by CHRIST himself,
ami IN every Catholic church or the world
the establishment the blessed sac ament would
be decorated with all tue ponD and glory possible.
III was, ne said, now that the FESTIVAL was AZ
hand, proper time Tor all Catholics TO LOOK into
their past ives ana on taat day, mindful OF their
ana ia scandals they may have given ie 70 In
their actions aud their speech. 70 make a firm
resolution 10 repair the wrongs they had COM
mtted ana the pam they had gwen by their SINS
TO tue sacred heart OF Jesus, which had bled Tor
them. We we're so careless In our everyday life.
We went along IRON week to week, needing not
the teachings OF religion and, rather than struggle
10 overcome ourselves, allowed temptation
10 overcome u ana our salvation TO become sec
ondary consideration. The heart OF Jesus, by our
carelessnesR, our scandals our impure thoughts
ana EVIL actions. was made 10 bleed again; the
feast Of Corpus Christi, tnen, should be re-
hinder OF the goodness Of God 70 us, and
no mercfu ne was, even though we returned
his Kindness with basest ngratItude. We should
ouceOr al seriously think Of what the blessed sac
ranent was, and casting away every other thought
% mat day, repent oi our sins, and make resolve
forever thereafter do all tnaJ lar IN our power 70
make reparatlOn Tor the slHs u our past lives