The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-04-11
alas. to be followed BY the eternal. Jubilee of


that saint-like priest.
Like Father Duffy, Brother Louis was
guileless as a child. 1t was impossible for a
reader of human nature to look into his hon.
est face without feeling that he stood before
pure and holy man. Despite the adage !;
" Familiarity breeds contempt" he improved
on acquaintance, and those who knew him
best esteemed him most. The friends of eight
and twenty years among whom be had grown
old. and his brethren who observed him every
hour of the day, regarded him as living Saint
All bis superiors testify that a more humble.
obedient and edifyipg Lay-Brother, the whole
Order could not boast. He was never kuown
wilfulIy TO disobey any order OF bis superiors,
or any precept of his rules. Those who are
acquainted with the thousand and one strict
rules of his Order will appreciate tins testi-
mony. The learned Pontif, Benedict XIV,
after perusing these Rules OF the Redemptorist
Congregation, exclaimed in admiration Find
me q man who keeps these Rules till death,
and / will not hesitate to canonize him.
Brother Louis when not occupied rs porter
or on business, was always to be found read
ing good books, praying, or writing on spirit
ual matters. Notwithstanding his numerous
well rs by day, he Was never seen to omit an
exercise prescribed by rule. Though the old
est member of the community, he Was always
The first TO enter the oratory and the last to
leave il. He found time TO make two examin-
atious of conscience and two med!tations
daily, besides several visits 10 the Blessed
Sacrament Daring his active duties, be was
always engaged in silent prayer, and God
alone knows the number of devout aspirations
be daily breathed to heaven. He had
sweet word and a kindly smile for every one
and if he never hattered, he never offended, a
human being His Uniform patience and
chserfulness were proverbial, and these virtues
were Fpdely tested every hour OF the day.
len wantonl ~ insulted by strangers, he
would smile good naturally ; and when some
times hastily corrected by his superiors' per-
haps for some unintentional omission, he
would never utter word of excuse or COM
plant.
People are said TO grow in fretfulness as
years come upon them, but the popular opin-
ion regarding this holy man was4 Brother
Louis never changes he is the same man as he
was quarter of q century ago"
In these days of precocious juvenility, when
old has almost come to be Synonymous with des-
picGble, when the i'll bred child Of the period
despses her old grandmother as she does her old
doll, and respect to the aged is rather the ex-
ception than the rule il is consoug 10 see the
affection shown to this old Saint. In his
green and utiful old age we ali saw something
more lovely than youth, more pleasing than
the dazzling qualities that attract the super
,lln do
osity, and Impotence had been purified from
his character, and his life was Respondent
with that one gift, to which, to some extent at
least, every human being bends the knee
sGnctity, personal holiness.
May God enable US who knew and loved
this sanity man, to initiate his virtues in life
that our last end may be like unto his.
Brother Louis died in the sixty eight year of
his age and the forty first of his Religious life
Requlesca; cum Dec IL Pace