The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-10-29
On. Freeman Journal, Oct. 2lJ

The plan OF this Association is to form
circles, or bands, of ffteen-one of the IF.
teen answering for the other fourteen, and
keeping them up to their work. That work
is to cay, each, one Hail Mary every day,
for the poor Indians, for the Missionaries
laboring among them, and for those aggre-
gated in this confraternity, living or dead.
And to contribute, each, three cents .
month, for a fund to establish permanent
Missions among the poor neglected Indians
The Catholic piety of the earliest contri.
butors suggested that the dead, who hsw
died in the grace of Our Lord, can be made
partakers of the benefits of this Confrater
nifty, by having living friends contribua
for each departed one, three cents a mont
Hail Mary a day for each. This did not
need to be stated. But, now that it ia
suggested, it 10 proper that it be af1irml
This Confrsternity is going to havsib
beginning in the formation of one th0usGAa
bands, each of fifteen-living or dead,
each Of whom undertake to say, or some
one for them, If dead, will say, one Hail
Mary every day, for the purpose above
stated, and to contribute for each, , centss
month.
The "Society for the Propag alton of the
Faith" at Lyons, France, originated with
poor day laborer.
The st. Vincent de Paul Society origins
ted among a few young men who made Their
acquaintance with each other in vulgar
Debating Society in Paris. So this Con
fraternity or "Brotherhood," for reparatia
to the poor Indians, by prayers and aims,
composed of laymen. We are not yet az
liberty to tell whence came the good lnsPl-
ration to the Freemdn'S journal to engage
in this work. There were some who said
very fervent prayers Oh ST. Mlchaeie DS q.
This work is under the patronage vi q"
Michael of the Holy Rosary OF Oar Lazy.
This Brotherhood, for prayers ano atLu'
in reparation for wrongs committeo VI Vto
Indians, will grow. When 1t mas cSme !; y,
the birth, and become tangible lacV' n
will be present ted for sanction, olessln9 aus
direction, to the Bishops that GoG r eSS 0'
over US, to direct Us in the paths OF ne.
AS we have said, 80 We repeal. ,iSdis ID
it pleases God to cut Us on in the ml9uioS
our DAYS, we will have one THOUSAND eA0s
tators. or excitatrices, assoclatlng eA0i
fourteen others, for the daily prayer T SG.
the monthly aims of three cents eacn' ~;
will amount to five thousand four hunale99
dolIars a year, and to fifteen thous.uO
nrayers a day to the Mother OF DNiuU
Grace, the Mother of Mercy-tor the Pv Sa
indians and their friends. That W WIN al
over five million petitions year, ad1 &c.
! to the Mother most Powerful, tue noS onr
most Merciful-through whom aiono obiId.
Lord will dispense any favors on tne U O5' for
rem of mentor the poor lnoi ANS, The
those that are trying to help tne M a high
Evening Post of New York, pays d Us 4
compliment in saying that I'VE .6inGS" ID
despise not the day of sma,l .n aTd ons
asking but three cents a MONTH MONTH. aus tSot "
Hail Mary a day The early resTaS if q
intend, and will surely acooU
spares ne, is not 30 small. .,rsble sa
| hoy
cess in this first thousand bands OF Of the B
each-fifteen Thousand only, 9aC he in tb
millions of Catholics supposed 10 soon, ID
United States-there will rally fiftes
thousand organizers of bands onsand q
eachwone hundred and fifty tno1 e tv mil
sociates. This will give us over fa mr. thou
| lions of prayers a day, and my att of th
sand dollars a year, for the De Hed right
Door aud wronged Indians, Anu ,,,orR vi
started, and rightly followed TINS entv tho
not STOP at ten Thousand, or twenty otcSntTi
sand bands of faithful Catholics, o9n at
ting and praying for the cause az ." Of II,
same time, resPing the 6 be- for their v
prayers for themselves ano l'A
, parted friends