The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-04-18
Few PUBLICATIONS.

Bayley. Baltimore: Murphy g. Co. New &
Orleans: G. d. Elder.
This little book of sixty pages, the size OF an
ordinary catechism, and costing only hve oeh's'
is a complete manual of instruction ana de'o
tions in regard to the Jubilee OF the present
year. ...a
1t teaches us that God Himself first instituted
Jubilees among the Jews, ordainlng tna' eVeiy
fftieth year should be one of joy, when all
debts were to be remitted, all lands to be re-
stored to their original owners, ana 'iNiu
sense of Gods sovereignty and providence was
to be brought home to the hearts OF the he
brew people.
The Christian Jubilee ought also to be
time of Joy to the faithful because they may
receive release from the debt OF sin tney may
claim anew the glorious Inheritance purchasea
by their loving Saviour, and they may feel IN
most sensible manner, the near and ever watcn-
| full care of their Heavenly Father.
Jubilee is also called Flenary inoui-
gence because it is a total remission OF tne
| temporal punishment still due to sinners even
after their sins have been forgiven. Ana this
! ia the point so misunderstood by the "orlo'
and which is not always clear even 10 the
minds of Catholics. An indulgence does not
release from sin; on the contrary, u 'S no'
available to a person unless his sins are aiready
forgiven-it merely RENTS the temporal pun
isbments due to sin, examples of which abound
in the Holy Scriptures. God pardoned the sin
of David but the punishment of that SIN was
not RENTED. Moses was, no doubt, forgiven
f the one sin of forty long and weary years but
the punishment due that one shortcoming-ex-
? clusion from the promised land-was not re-
! mitted to this faithful and most favored ser
8 want of God.
g And whence does the Church derive this
d treasure of indulgence, this RENTING power
# We all know the words, "Wbatsoever ye shall
loose on earth shall be loosed in Heaven ;" and
E. we all believe that the merits of our dear Lord
4. are infinite. His words are her authority,
ID and His infinite sacrifice, her treasure house,
If which can never be exhausted.
ID All! if there were money deposit in this city
so large that all in need might draw upon i
N without fear of exhausting it, who would b'
n poor among us 7 Who would not pay his debts
,g from this abundance at his disposal
a The Church nnlocks, in an especial manner
,e this treasury of Christ's merits during the yea
ty of Jubilee, and calls upon her children to ava
re themselves of its generous wealth. 1t is tru
I'd thew must come with clean hearts and stainles
ire hands; but upon these conditions they ca
ire draw all that they need aud no man can bi
them nay.
- OF course, no human knowledge can reach
mt the extent of the punishment due to our sin
,as since this depends upon the dr,ree OF malit
sc with which they have been committed and tt
ay severity with which it may please Divine Jn
cir tice to visit Them but the treasure at our di
of pessl is infinite and if We but comply with Il
in necessary conditions imposed upon US, We CT
offer to God the atonement required by
tu- Justice since the means Of doing SO are 81
me ciously offered us by His mercy.
LIE The lranies and prayers which are usua
Ter, prescribed for such an occasion are all to
I'm found in this little book and above all, til
clear, explicit teaching of the Church WIFI
ted assures us that God, who by sin is offeud'
rlor and Ivy penance pac'tec, Will uercltnly regs
rest the prayers of His people making supp1icatic
ere to Him, aud turn away the scourges of His AM
rble which we have deserved tor our SINS"
hen, Points of History. Boston: Patrick Donah
all New Orleans: G. ID. Elder.
dis This is the title of a small volume conta
ing, as it's name implies, Information upon
important points of history; and these a
sday The Iuquistion The Albigeuses and Valid
gipg ses The Massacre of St. Bartholomew;
will Fifth of November, or Guupowder Plot,
hool Calico and the Inquisiton.
and Even among Catholics there exists 81
pro. lack of instruction upon these very poir
Il be and in the presence of the bitter accusati
will brought against our Holy Church, few am
any the laity know how to refute the false char
ound or explain the actual facts. In regard
say Calico, it has been for years favorite tn
and with non-Catholic writers in which to 81
re a the world that the Church was an enem
alton science and prosecutor of genins. Intellii
thing mon believe to this day that Calico was in
,oys" cerated in dungeon, had his eyes put
and finally done to death by the min
of the Pope.
are One reason for this widely extended bell
'wing becanse of tho zvordinc of tho oor+anoo
i INC nounced against Calico, and which read
h"iSo follows:
wiz 1--WE condemn you to the formal prise
. no" the Holy Office for period determinabl