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

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over any considerable route, it win b =.
10 organize outside of the church and =.
then come ont and retu, i
in procession, etc.
To made the procession clearly n :.
prayer, We recommend that all unikh
aloud the Beads, Litanies or other ps.
In the church any prayers may be rsss
cordipg to tho discretion Of the Pastor ~
individual. We advise in public til, I
those in which the people can best ioi Il
swering, such as the Beads, the LitaS,
Psalms Haze mercy on mo, and Ous Of q, NJ
and Five Pdters and Aves for thu Vi
Wounds.
On all days of public devotions 70, u
bilee, We authorize the giving of the s|S
ton of the Blessed Sacrament, with ss,
Ostensory or the Ciborium.
Our Holy Father has designated cen,
tiers, upon which he desires the faiths +
particularly instructed on this occasisa.
The first is the meaning Of She Gu
Jubilee and it's value for our souls; "
gives us, through the merits of Our Lori
Christ, the spiritual blessings prefgursdt
temporal privileges of the Hebrew Jlba
These privileges were chiefly that tie
had been brought into slavery were Cd
they who had been obliged to sell Their
received them back again ; and they VIII
in debt had their debts forgiven them {
the Christian Jubilee Oar Blessed 81
a. orgipes you all offences, blottsns out d. !
scritiag of the decree that seas asainst u, "a
it to tho Cross." Thou art he that sAau,
| my saheritanee to mo-" (Coloss. II. Is:
XIV. 5.)
Next, he wishes Pastors to explains a.
people the nature and the value of Iadule
In doing.this we must not give all out
ton to enlightening the ignorance d
who are not in the church, but direcstd
to instruoting Catholics on the excsiss q
beauty of Indulgences, and showipssau
our diligence in gaining them advHaS
glory of God and our own interests, HI
those of the souls in purgatOry.
Again, he desires them to instruct toe :
we'll on all the things required for ma
good Confession and receiving worthls
Holy Communion.
He exhorts them to seize vigorous
sword of the spirit, which is the Word d
and make war against the detestablsi
profane language. There is no doubt
. great part of the temporal evils our psa
now enduring are punishment from
f the sickening steam of profanity ascend
I day and night from every town and s's
almost every corner over all our w
have heard the blasphemies of the che
n Ammon. Therefore, as I 1--WE, earth D
|. of hosts the God of Israel, the ehiEa
e Ammon shall be as the dryness OF aGa
heaps of salt, and desert" (SopaaAI
10 81 a
40 to the due observance of Sundays sndHa
=, and of the laws of fasting and abstin'z
" He would have MS all renew our
= saving the young from the dangers 90
- ing them. Among us these dangers an
goddess schools, pestiferous books and
~ the spirit of disrespect for authority
the whole atmosphere Of social life
often the indifference or thoughtl'H
- those who have care over children.
Finally, Our Holy Father says hS
:: more suited to the time of Jubilee thI
80 ercising of all works of charity. :!
deliuereth from death, end purgcth d''dg
i, nsaketh to find mercy and life everlasting
:, xii. 81 =.
AZ He counsels us to make the fruia
charity more widespread and more ID
no directing it to the benefit of fixed iu'
" that give help to the souls and bodla
'u' needy.
be To aid in this last object We direct
22nd Statute of the Diocese, requin'
rst for alma to be placed in every chur
nat once complied with, If in any place II
'es' neglected, and that during this year
eir one half of the aims collected in it
the support of the ssylums of the u"
ATE the other half be applied to local chs
'rl- cording to the discretion of the FasD
nea will not hinder the having of ether
n1o the church for other definite purpo'"
viii And since all these topics OF ID
LOG given us by the Holy Father will o.
OF in proportion to the soundness and :
of your faith, We feel it necesS9'
ols' your faith against q practice WIZ.
ldi- rectly weakens and undermines it-'''
'm- of aiding OF encouraging people ~
al religions that exist around us.
When you see among your n''