The New York herald., 1876-02-28
ADVERSELY MAKES ANGELS.
Life an Organ, in Which Troubles
Are Harsh Notes.
HOW TO PRODUCE HARMONY
Strike AnxietiPS and Pleasures Together and
You Will Bring Forth Grand Music.
ST. PATRICK's CATHEDRAL.
SERMON BY FATHER KEAN.


In the Cathedral at the halfpas ten O'Clock service
yesterday morning the Rev. Father Kearney eel
ebrated high mass The edifce was as usual,
filed to its utmost capacity by devou,
gregation. The music more than ordinarily
good and deserves especial mention. Rev Father
Kean preached taking Tor his subject the approach OF
Lent Before commencing his discourse The regula-
tons for the observance Of Lent read and the fol-
lowing letter from His Eminence the Cardinal Arch
bishop announcing the extension Of the jubilee and
commuaton OF the requirements;
CARDINALS RESIDENCE, New YORK. Feb % 1876.
REV DEAR SlR--Iou respectfully requested by
His Eminonce the Cardinal Archbishop to announce 10
your congregation that the term OF the jubilee is pro-
longed tins diocese 10 the Sunday within the octave
Of the Feast of s. Peter and faul-2d July OF the
present year, inclusive
His Euincrcc moreover grants that the regular
Der Of visits TO each Of the Tour churches already named
be reduced TO three, making twelve visits IN all this
condition Of The Jubilee PERMISSION hereby granted
q all confessors this diocese commute this condl
tion into other works OF piety or charity, in cases
where the prescribed number visits cannot be made
1t is TO be borne In mind that tie indulgence OF tie
jubilee cannot he gained more than once
BY order OF HIS Emnence the Cardinal Archbishop.
JOHN NJ. FARLEY, Secretary.
Father Eean then read the last portion OF the eigh
toenth chapter Of ST Luke relating the incident Of
Saviour restoring the sight OF the blind who i'm
portuned Him by the wayside GLOW appropriate TO
the different OF the ecclesiastical year the
selections Of sacred Scripture which the Church makes
for instruction. We arc now on the eve OF Lent,
and she has selected that portion Of Holy Writ where
the Lord declares the time is at hand when He must
suffer- and later IN the chapter ind the story Of
the healing OF the blind man The application will be
seen when we consider the nature of the Of
Lent Lont is but a Of preparation for the holy
which follows it, for for forty days
template the terrible humiliation and suffering Of the
Son of Cod which necessary eternal saliva
tion lie tells His apostles that the time is fast ap
preaching when the son OF Man must suffer aud die.
The work OF the crucilxon the most terrible
tragedy perpetrated but II deemed necessary
for everything depended upon its contamination.
Had not Christ died the cross lot would indeed
be miserable one And during this season set apart by
the Church II is duty constantly reflect the
u consequences OF Sin and how dearly Jesus must have
loved us The Apostles at this time did not understand
in reality what Christ meant They in Him all the
elements OF good man and they also saw how power
fu He the forces Of nature and how physical
diseases were cured simply by a word from His lips
and they could not CONCEIVE OF any being cruel
enough TO XIII Him. They could not catch the meaning
OF His beng spat upon and sco0ed at and cruchcd So
to-day, there are great many people who are Ike the
apostles IN spiritual blindness; but unlike the man by
the wayside they do not cry to Christ Tor light The
remembrance of Christs suGerings shoald awaken in
hearts boh gratitude ard sorrow Gratitude at the
Godlke sacrifice; sorrow for our multitude of sins.
The Church asks US TO join in the tears shed over the
bleeding body Of her spouse And, IN order 10 awaken
grief she is, in a certain sense Tor time
COVERED WITH sAcKCLoTH AND ASHES
All the beautiful altar decorations covered as It
were with a veil. The Church also asks nay commands
fasting and prayer that may unite sunering
iusirri6cant though thev be- with the agony OF the
death tie This is the idea OF the Church in
nstitutng this season Of Lent The time approaching
Is time therefore for lasting and prayer; not as a
display OF piey, but on account OF sorrow for sim
1t is essentially for prayer Father Kean SAID
that the example OF the blind man should be followed
in pleading with God and that IN order to be successful
necessary to pray with faith, with perseveia ance,
and with energy.
The forty hours devotion VIII be commencet at the
Cathedral on next Sunday