The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-07
THE GREAT JUBILEE.

Pope Plus TX, having Issued an encyclical
ordering great jubilee TO all the people during the
year 1875. the Archbishop Of Baltimore has Just
issued pastoral TO the clergy OF his diocese ex-
planatory and directory. Juoees were first In
troduced by God himself, VINO ora aimed that among
the Jews every fItletn year should be q jubilee.
During the jubilee the land was not to De titled,
nor were even It's spontaneous fruits to be gath
cred, save tor immediate use. All Hebrews who
had become slaves to their brethren regained
their freedom. Every one having parted with
land inherited from his fathers recovered the
ownership OF this land. Finally, all debts were
RENTED. And on account of these BENEFITS,
and because, too, all these provisions in behalf
OF the fftleth year produced among the
Hebrews during that year an unusually vivid
sense OF being IN very peculiar way under the
sovereignty and providence OF God. therefore the
nftleth year was most properly called q year OF
jubilee, or year OF common religious JOY. When
the name jubilee was first given TO the Christian
time OF release that time. ike the ancient jubilee,
came once only every fifty years. And though our
time OF release now returns more frequently. yet
1t IL still htly called the jubilee, Tor the reason
that as the ancient jubilee was time of JOY on
account of release from civil and social dsadvan-
tages, so the Chrstian jubilee is, or ought to be-
time OF joy to all the faithful on account OF
lease rom the penalties due to their SINS. In tnlS
respect 1t is called plenarv Indulgence. or. the
total remission OF the temporal punishment still
due 70 sinners even alter the r sins nave been
aroOned. An indulgence Is not remission Of
SIN. Sins are RENTED In the sacrament OF pen
RENTED, and merely releases US from the tenn
pOra penalties remaining alter tue PAL don OF SIN.
Hence. one can by no means gain Tor himself al
indulgence wnlle In a STATE OF SIN, since no power,
human or Divine, can 40 away with the penalties
OF SIN as long the sin Itself remains. No par
tlcuar prayers are necessary to gam the lndul-
Cence each one making his devOtl rs as 1t may
please hlm '1he following Is Archbishop Bayleys
PASTORAL
THE ARcHDsHor's PASTORAL LETTER PRocLAMrSc
James RNosevet Bayey by as grace of God and Of the
Of his diocese secular and regular health aud bene-
il duty ana happiness to announce to oal.
sss s na bT to s @
rus ~ Of 4, psns of the great jubilee
Srps you kn &c The
repubieson 81 the ensycica letter Of His Holiness
upon winch the plenary Indulgence attached to the
fus-lhat those seeking TO gain this indulgence shall
sess1 the f sGnff OF their sins
Children who have YET been admitted their first
The sacrament Of penance Proper dispositions ana
as the city Of must
visit day Tor fifteen days the Cathedral and the
Of the to Be Visited
those living outside OF baltimore or Washington viii visit
their parish church our tunes day for fifteen days 1t
gain the but will suffice to make visit
scconpished these visits may be made on tteen con
secuye days or at Intervals In order +; make these
one lile jubilee books which contains suitable
TGird-l lolstered nuns and persons suffering from
mil or mPedsd by Gse t are dis
oned visits but in place o. ~. them they shall read over
o'9sr sTsysf; spsoasa * ISsiT s
by e o o @e the w
the Catholic Chnrch and OF the APOSTOLIC zee for the
Sos sss 'Tasn the
anf may ne apped By way of
suase TO the nG 6 wne while united to God
Aihouph aims giving Is not mentioned by the Holy
da.sence yet he earnestly recommends That we slim
the raithiui generously to assist the during
by those aims the sautary effects OF which
that proSer carefully Be placed
thar the aims 50 collected during the time Of
ssn &c divided into portions St.
81 s Of aa inc 16 o paS hs
country places the aims be distributed to the
II is not necessary that we should urge you dear
na sss to On
to ou s care o e 9s true %
going down into which every one may be cured OF all
Ataoush the benefits of this abundan and healing
fountain open TO all during the whole OF the present
may not this very be put off and neglected
s I Of than hit enc
by the AID Of missionary priests neghDor
structions and the acihes given approach
and abundant in the dews OF divine grace
Ss hoy season Of Lent ana our lady,s onth OF NAV
will be times peculiarly apprGprlate TOR this purpose
Of & spees of eye % mo-
doubt, be foolish sheep in flock who viii
DO not cease therefore during the whole We ar to re-
God ready bring them every blessing they may
from that treasure house Of Gods mercy when is filled
His blessed saints.
pensaiion God granted REMISSION in the temporal order
70 all s "ISs1 nj Of ne nd the does h in
lee to all the children OF His Church. No human Ian
s ali ns
OF hs rs on na %
favor Of God that our remaining life may be entirely
never has there been "a time since or par blessed
were IN greater need of especial assistance and pro-
We do not refer TO the spirit Of which has
been let against us in countries which pretend TO
doctrines and motives the unjust spolaton ecclesias
Ga % ps an he ssey
not not sys to ca the hns waih ob belong 70 God
They necessary rouse up from the state OF
apathy and worldiness into which too Of us have
age in which We live is Pre- eminsny an age Of
hg,ou have lost their hold tire hearts OF the
ana OF an no % q rom
and influenced the conduct OF who could be
Ana the consequence midst d grea.
temporal prosperity there reckless disregard
truth, justice, honesty and morality which makes
thoughtful persons rembe tor the future.
1t impossible 10 live such atmosphere and not
be affected by IT, There be doubt that IL has
cred the tone OF religious faith and oacce among
To back TO the early days OF
ligion and compare ourselves with the primitive
Christians would humble US too much Those who
have written the subject, expain the rapid dif
Christianity chiefly by the influence which
example living virtues OF the early Christians had
upon the Pagans who surrounded them. But II we 20
tn me befaY
cipes OF the French Revolution had changed, we may
say. the face OF Europe. and compare what then
| regarded as good Christian life, with present
standard Of Practice have sufficient cause Tor hui
| initiation
From the memoirs Of those times, and from the daily
lite Catholics in many parts OF Europe, where the
malaria OF liberalism and Infdolity has not yet penc-
trated find tnnt all Christians formerly
present at the daily mass; that monthly and weekly
and daily communion were very common among
the men, within The circle OF the royal court that
no Christian whose position In lie gave him the neces
sary leisure felt that he dong his duty unless he
spent a portion OF his time in spiritual and corpora