The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-02-07

What is the light of revelation itself but some
little giving out to us, some little apportion
ment OF that eternal light that is wisdom in
that rolls on unbroken in the shoreless ocear
of the eternity of God.
And again, when the habit was blessed
when they received it, what said it to their
soulf Come out daughter, from the world
come hide Yourself with God !; come place
away the old life of sin; come place away
yohr own desires God had garment for
| them; how emblematic. how beautiful Those
thon9ands of the undecided that followed the
Lamb in tho vision of John, those thousands
mat sung new song-even heavens own
echoipg dome had not heard it before-they
were the selected ones of God their hearts
were pure and brightly burned with the red
flame of the light of the Lamb. They were
the indebted; they were the pure ones, and
were vested in white like the biest habit YOU
receive and they followed the Lamb whereso-
ever he goeth. This white vesture was only
an exterior omblem, but it spoke of grace for
the habit is blessed and is consecrated to God.
And the veil you receive, how it admonishes,
though an outer image of inner meaning, your
souls. 1t says to you, hide away your heart,
the eyes and countenance of your soul from
ern countries the lady of the world is made by
custom to wear veil that none other than her
lord may look upon the face that he calls his
own. How much more you should veil the
soul and senses, the thoughts and desires that
you now bring away from the world to conse.
crate to one spouse, only him of your soul, the
Son of your Mother Mary-Christ Jesus. All!
doves OF the ark of Gods tabernacle, lighted
and robed and yelled here, and safely kept
mid the waters of deluged world, if ever for
an instant. glance, thought desire take mo-
mentary being, hasten back, hasten back, for
Ven will find no place ,nere to rest upon
Your rosary or chaplet with it's beautiful white
round beads and simple cross-are they not an
armor with mystic legend overwritf The
Creed of faith, the Our Father, the Hail Mary,
the Glory to God. One and Three, with all the
mysteries of Jesus SORROWS and triumphs, and
Mary's love that dies not, but forever survives
IN mercy to the children-that jesus Christ is
ever choosing and saving out of the worlds
wreck-alf Is abridged IN the briefest form in
the rosary you to day receive and will contin-
naily wear You receive a new name, welded
a az yon nte to your beloved, yonr Spouse, your
fee, 10 hear you your friends say, in en-
hractug this form of religious life.
When Jesus walked near the Lake of Gallilee,
he saw some fishermen, and he said Come
ana follow me-" and they left their nets aud
followed lin. 1t was not much to leave, but
they lett their little nets and their desires. lis
hearers should leave their little nets, be they
rich, DO they poor be they useful or entirely
useless. Leave these little things in a short
day. They would have to leave them, God
knows how soon, willingly or unwillingly, for
death knows no difference. This sacrifice"
Kept them from temptation, but not from the
spouse OF their soul, in time in eternity. All
how many one in the world, perhaps some
within hearing, could tell you that when with
unknown
ingly to offer for after life whole hecatom bs of
sorrow. You may have some trials Had they |
no privileges, when even the world in it's |
giddy thoughts realized that they had COM
menced their heaS"'' On earth? Tell me not it |
is n sacrifice while Jesus hangs bleeding on this |
cross Tell me not it is a sacrifice when Mary's |
heart was wounded and bleeding. Tell me not
It is sacrifice while the world is Fastening
along the downward path, crushed by pride
lust, and passion. They we're called the weaker
SEX but believe that they are stronger than
We in the power of prayer and charity. 1t was
no great sacrifice they were making in that
holy house, before the tabernacle of Jesus to
The honor of Mary.
He concluded by invoking q blessing on the
of the day.
The young ladies who took tho holy habit
we're the following: Miss Annie Carol, of St.
louis, (Sister Mary of st. Lydia,) Miss Agnes
ian1ey of st. Louis (Sistor Mary of st. Flaviaj
Hiss Mary Ann Deasy, of Milwaukee, Wis,
Sister Mary of st. ursula), Miss Bridget NJ.
.arkin, of Milwaukee, Wis, (sister Mary of 8
It. Petronilla), Miss Mary Crinnion of Cincin-
att, o., (Sster Mary of ST. Elizabeth). Miss =
.ilen Kendrck, of Milwaukee, Wis. (Sister
larry of st. Ireneel, Miss Honora Honlihnp, of 4
lineage, Ills, (Sister Mary o; ST. Florence).
liss Margaret Fitzsimmons, of New Orleans.
IA, (Sster Mary of st Julia), Miss johanna
lulhin, of Chicago (Sister Mary of st. Blan
ine).
The Sisters who made their profession were
ster Mary of st. Paul of the Cross, Miss
yam, of Tipperary, Ireland), Sister Mary of
lie Immaculate Heart, (Mss Lahey, of St.
onis), Sister Mary of St. Matilda. miss
onelly, of Whitewater, Wis., Sister Mary of
!. Rose, Miss Cashen of Canadal Sister
airy of st. Catherine of Bologna, and Sister
arv of s1n
ewtt, 1owa), Sister Mary of st. Andrew of =
orsini, Miss Fitzgerald of Chicago), Sister I
airy of st. Clemence, Miss Ellis of Chicago).
ster Mary of st. lsidore, miss Gaffney of !.
ew Orleans), Sister Mary of S. COLUMBIA,
iiss Kavanagh, of Chicago).
Tho Work of St. Paul