The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-04-23
=, STAR ano Catholic Messenger.
TIE INTERNATIONAL Deprivation.
wRxARkABLE ADDRESS OF THE HOLY FATHER.

eaombers of the Catholic international Depu
cation. The Pope entering the Hall was
attended by many Cardinals. goodly mum
: Der of officers of his household and chamber
lains were present. Among the gentlemen
oonposinS the deputation were many French
Belgian, 1t liam, and other nobltnen (; the
Duke of CIstolianeta, the Marquis Devil
&cqua, Cant Scott, Prince Antici-M Mattel and
other Italians. The Americans were repre-
esnted by Mr. Delaney and others. Viscount
st. Asaph headed the English branch of the
Seputation, and was accompanied by about
ak and twenty gentlemen. The address was
read in French by the Duo des Cars The Pope
delivered his reply in Italian, with his
usual cearness of information aud vigor of ex-
preston. He said:
When turn mine eyes around the different
points of the Catholic world, l find before NE
everywhere the sad and dolorous spectacle of
immense masses of ruins caused by the cruel
Perfidy of the enemies of the Church in the
stories which were but lately Inhabited by
peaceful Cenobtes and by Virgin Spouses of
Christ, now deserted by their former occu-
pants in order to make room for people,
strange and profane, and sometimes worse than
profaue. / the fair riches and pos
sessions of the Church made the prey of the
devourers of to-day, and destined to satiatc
the Unsuitable appetite of the Revolution.
see ruins everywhere. l see the rights of
the Church trampled on and outraged, the &C.
Cleeiastical hierarchy interrupted and made
useless, because all are condemned, no matter
what their grade to pay that most terrible of
tributes, the tribute of blood in the fields of
battle, and the Church is impeded from sell
ectipg her own ministers. / zee liberty of
Ssacnin g rendered monopoly, which every day
augments the tyraunical oppres, ions, and
which is accompanied with error, and some
for many crimes and offences against God,
against morality, and against social order. |
And very often see judicial sentences inspired |
not by Justice, but by the evil-born passions
which ever dominate in times disturbed by |
revolution. These and many other things are |
what form the great mass of the ruins of the |
Church which scattered here and there occupy |
an immense space.
While consider this mournful picture, am
reminded of the Prophet Ezechiel. The pro-
phet was by God transported in the spirit into
q vast plain, all covered over with dry bones.
And while be, amazed and astonished, ponder
ed upon the doleful sight, he heard at his ear
voice which from above spoke to him and ask
ed him "Believest thou and these bones can
have life p The Prophet bending low hum
bly, responded Thou only oanst do this, o
my God" Then said God: Prophecy con-
corning th'1e bones. Know that these bones
shall live. [ will send spirit into them. and
will again cover them with nerves ard ten
dons, and wins and blood. Flesh shall once
moro return To them. Skin shall again clothe
the perfect body, and they shall live" The
prophet repeated the words of God, aud while
he uttered them there commenced a noise, and
then a commotion, caused by the bones which
sought to Te-arranRe themselves to form the
several bodies as they had been before.
The prophecy, my friends indicated the end
of the slavery of Israel and the return of the
say that God, observing this present field of
waste aud ruins, of which just spoke, heaped
up with spoils of the Church of Jesus Christ.
cannot but ask each one of US "Dost thou
think these bones shall live I" aud say to us
Prophecy concerning these bones" What
then shall We answer With rcso'ute mind
and unfalteiing accents We shall answer
Yes. All these bones shall rise again for the
Church of Jesus Christ 10 which they belong
can never perish The Church must last even
10 the contamination of the ages"
These Euins will indeed have their resurreo-
ton, bat before that they will have also their
And this commotion is even now
apparent. We may perceive it in your coming
htther ~ obedient children TO their Father.
We may perceive it in the movement of Catho-
tic nations in so many devout pilgrimages.
We may trace this commotion in the echo of
the fer> "a prayers " hioh arise unto God in the
sacred temples The crowded tribunals OF
pcnance and the througtd eucharistic tables,
prove a,sO that there is II movement among the
ruins Il; :Aa Church of Jesus Christ.
B"t !: Gay be said that the bones are not yot :
return; - form their ancient bodies All.
my Lc'n - al cons, reColCct that the Church of
lesuS Iat,s: - founded GA rock, and pref
CURED II Ne ragged cliff which is to-day on
all sidrs 80 ysted by the fury OF Tie winds and
the raG!3E Of tho pillows. Tne movement
within tho Church exists bat as yet the scat {
tered bones return not to their places, because
by the whtTI winds aud the tempest,
which receive their motion from on high, aud
will not cease to smite the rock uAtiN II shall
have been cleanscd aud purged from cory
stain. Stains there The rock of the :
Church is still fouled by the tin i'd and base
souls, which would sacrifice even their con-
sciences in order to enjoy a peace which is most
bitter 1t is soiled by thoughtless souls which
have hitherto failed to recognize in these
the hand of God which Furnishes
and scourGes US for our sins and sets before us
tho saddesJ warnings, in spite of which they
continue with folded arms to live in pitiable
just though they were living
in times the fairest and most hourishinR. The
Church is polluted by souls sold unto Satan,
which with tongue and hand work together
for the destruction of the Church, and bias
pheme her holy doctrines. When these foul
stains shall have been purged away, then will
God console us, and then to the present move
Reut VIII succeed the future triumph.
But at that time what will be the fate of
the impious who are prosecuting the Church 7
a book was few days ago presented to me, a