The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-04-25

THE JUBILEE OF 1875. L
NAPOLEON JosErH by the Grace Of God ana 1avor u
the Holy Apostolic &c., Archbishop OF New orleAhs
Assistant at tho Pontihoai Throne, Roman ooun'' Q
Grand Cross Of tho Order Of the Holy Sepulchre
To the Clergy and Laty Of our Diocese heA'H ~A1
Benediction In Jesus Christ Our Lorof
Beloved Fello,u Laborers of the Clergy ana
Dear Brethren of the Laity-You have just
heard, Dearly beloved Brethren, the voice
of the Vicar of Christ, that voice, faith
ful echo of the voice of Heaven, that voice
which only utters words of truth, love ana
forgiveness. Thus the Holy Pontih, 80
tender in his firmness, 80 intrepid and cou-
rageoas in his mildness, takes revenge OF
his enemies, in opening for them, if they
are willing to profit by them, as we'll as
for the docile children of the Church, the
spiritual treasures whose dispensation Is
entrusted to him.
The conditions required to gain the In
diligence of the Jubilee can be easily fulhii-
ed we hope, therefore, Beloved Brethren
that all those who make of their salvation
their most important affair, will not lose
the occasion offered to them to reconcile
themselves with that great God, who Is
now a tender and loving father, but shall
be one day our judge, and shall punish in
his Justice all such as will have disdained
his mercies.
| To confession and Communion preserib-
ed for every Jubilee, the Sovereign Pontif
adds only one condition, that of visiting
four churches during fifteen days, which
nav be separated by q more or less long
interval, since the whole year 1875 is
granted to fulfil the conditions of the
Jubilee. No special prayer is indicated as
obligatory it is only required to pray in
each visit according to the intentions OF the
, Sovereign Pontiff. The Holy Father pre-
scribes neither fast nor alms, but he re-
commends the latter, and the faithful will
easily understand that to give to prayer it's
y full efficacy, it is good to add to it works
y. of m notification and charity. The aims you
y will offer and their application are left to
your choice but we specially recommend to
YOU this Diocese, whose wants are great /;
and in every church that is to be visited,
either in the city or in the country, box
% will be placed to receive the offerings de-
70 stined to help us in the works entrusted
of to us.
- :, For the city we designate as Jubilee
=. churches, the Cathedral, the church of our
- Archiepiscopal residence, st. Patrick ant
or the church of the Immaculate Conception
of In places where there is only one church
es it must be visited four times, for each of tn
he fifteen visits prescribed by the Sovereig
Pontiff.
DO According to instructions received frol
he Rome, q solemn procession, which can eas
} q lily take place in the country parishes, wi
III be equivalent to Ave days of visit, an
me therefore three processions will be suE
~ cient to fulfil the prescibed conditions, prt
~ vided at each procession the four visits 81
A. made as explained above.
ba In the city, where a solemn proceesic
ian could not easily be made, it will be suffice
srs. that the faithful, conducted by their Pa
his tors, visit together the four Jubilee churc
the es, in which the Pastor will recite alo,
csc, the usual prayers, viz Ave Our Fathers al
nal five Hail Marys.
; " Although the whole year is granted
' ei0 gain the Indulgence of the Jubilee, and
though the Ency clicSl Letter of the He
Father does not prescribe any public exc
10 Mt else OF devotion, we e1nOrC the revere
anita Pastors to choose each for his parish so
nts, weeks to give or cause to be given a
IT of treat or mission, the better to prepi
eses their parishioDers to gain the indulger
reat offered to them for we would wish Il
none of our Catholic Brethren should Il
ner' the graces they can so easily obtain.
erea We address you these exhortations,
'''A loved Brethren, with sorrowful and
heart, when we think we shall not be
r for the midst of you to encourage you to p
ex- fit by the favors of this holy year.
year. shall separate ourselves from you fo
ltion time which will seem always too long
eFgS US. 1t is not for our personal satisfact
- % that we undertake that journey, in VIII
800. we have no other object in view but the
,anso terests of the Diocese and the good of y
By souls. One thing consoles us, it is