, 1877-11-18

The New YORK H0fM o1 the 1ulH u'as I'LL ac~
count of series Of miracles wrought ut the
Monastery OF St. Michael on West HohoSen
Heights. Tie essential portion Of the article Is
the following conversation between father
Victor and tue reporter;
.Thcre come sometimes as many as 4 hun
drca ;u a day,'' said the priest. awe bless them
and pray for them, and send them away 10
pray" ,<,, .,.., .
.And do they obtain rclief!" asked tho re-
ssOh, yes; MANY Of them come back and say
that they are cured, and many Ito not come
back at all. These arc cured, for as long as
they do not obtain relief they come back"
t:But this is what men Of the world call
miracle, and is what they are looking carefully
for,'' said the reporter, ,,
win you tell me-" was the next question,
Sin what way you accomplish these wonders!"
"Are you catholic''
swell, We Catholics believe that the souls OF
the saints are constantly in Heaven with God.
and constantly see God; aud We believe that
their iutercession with God for us IS etticaclous
We bclicvc that when VIC pray to them they re-
cciye our PRAYERS and obtain from God special
erace for us. which acconplishes what no hu-
u,an means could ACCOMPLISH. We believe that
tits the direct result OF faith Tor VIC believe that
faith eau move mountains ~ asupcrnatural
SA~AA
ple have the more certain they are to be cured"
ss But what do you do when they come to the
church!''
We bless thcm,'' said Father Victor, "using
the form OF blessing for the sick contained in
tie ritual Of the Church, ana VIC pray to st.
Paul Of the Cross, the founder Of our order.
and direct them to pray to him for themselves"
:. And is that all!'
st1hat is all.
'Do they have no medical attenoance:
"None."
+ sand are they curcd!''
ssThcy are cured sometimes instantly. About
Elk weeks ago woman came to tue church on
crutches. She was 50 helpless that she had to
be almost carried, although sue had the crutcf1es.
| blessed her and prayed to st: raul OF the
Cross, aud she walked AWAY actively, leaving her
crutcfcs behind hers"
~ do not know, only that she was lame.
There nre so many that come that there Is no
chance to ask questions"
:. Who was she. Do you know her name or
residencea" =.
mo There is no chance to ask questions"
500 you know OF any other cases IN which
cures have been effected"
Yes, many. About two months ago there
WIS precisely similar case Of q little girl
Years old, who came here OH crutctes. blessed
her aud sent her away, telling her to pray to ST.
Paul Of the Cross, and in niue days she came
again. aud blessed her again. and shs went
away cured aud happy, leaving her crutchcs in
| the church. There was another case few weeks
| avo of !; woman who came to the church totally
! blind, WHO was blessed and told to pray to ST.
| Paul OF the Gross, aud who came back i'll a fc"
| days with her sight restored, There have been
many such cases, for We have been receiving tue
| sick here every dav for fifteen years."
1: But do you know the names OF none OF
| them?"
! "No.n
tDo you visit them pastorally2'
| No Dur duties are III the church and in
| the monastery"
Father Victor then gave in reply to various
questions brief account OF ~ his clder r., ana No., Of
| ot St. Paul Of the Cross" hc SAID, OF Which
order there are five monasterics III this country.
| The tYst one is called alter the founder oi the
order, and is III Pittsbure Next is ours OF 81.
Cross, in Cincinnati; next is st. Joscph's, near
| Baltimore; aud next Is st. Afary's, in Dunkirk.
! In our monastery are thirtv-tive fathers. We
spend our lives i'll prayer, and study and preach
| ING. Our principal VOCATION is mission work.
The different churches apply to us, and we
send out one or more fathers to conduct mis-
sions or what the Protcstants call rcTivals.
| Three Of our fathers IRE now III California,
| three are ln Louisville and two are III Dutch
Kills, near Brooklyn. We rise at 1:30 d. m. and
spend III hour and 4 half in prayer; then sleep
till 4. 10. AT that hour We rise again and
spend an hour aud half in PRAYER. At :3O j.
| m, we have breakfast. Then We study until
II 80 a. nl.. when we have the canonical hours.
At noon we have dinner, and social conversation
afterwards till ? 30 2. Ill.,, waeu VT have vespcrs
Then We study till 5:45 p. m. Then we have
prayers till p m., which is the supper hour
Alter supper come the night prayers till s:l5 p
| Ill.,, after which We sleep until l :30."
ssYou fast, do you not very trequently!"
ssYes, three times week We abstain from all
food but fish and vegetab'cs. Then We have the
fast OF the Advent for four weeks before Christ
mas aud VIC fast through Lent"
ado YOU practice tlagellation!"
''Tes, three times week. and II any one OF
the fathers wishes to practice further mortlt1ct-
tion hc does so after obtaining the consent Of
the Superior"
l. Father Victor then invited his visitor to in
spect the monastery, and showed him through
| the building. Each brother has small room
called i cell. and number Of similar rooms are
provided for Law brothers who wish to retire
FROM the world for j limited time. The sitting
room was bare of furniture, excepting great
many chairs and tables, but the two clapels
| ausi the library were richly furnished, the
former with religious e1nblcms, and the latter
with about SUD volumes Of sermons aud IS
cctc, patrstical, Biblical, theological, and mis-
cellancous works. The upper chapel was
handsomely finished III polished dark wood,
| after the models Of the chapels OF the monas'
teres uf the Middle Ages.
| Tile church is more spacious in appearance
from, the floor inside than from the outside
There are no galleries to tletract from the lofty
| look of the dome, and the statues in nchcs in
the dome look almost asii placed in the clouds.
There are two affairs, under one OF which lies Il
waxcu image Of Jesus. aud under the other Il
similar image Of one Of the martyrs: Along
; one side of the church are number OF confes-
, | siouals, in one or more OF which one OF the
| Fathers constantly hears confessions. Beside
one ot the cou!essiona1s stood three crutches.
to which Father Victor pointed with smile.
sThesc are the crutchcs spoke off, he said.
As the reporter came down the hill on which
| the monastery stands he met numbers OF peo'
plc going to the afternoon service. One Of these
was very heavy woman who was toiling ur
| On crutches. Addressing her, the reporter ask
,, | ed her If she was going to be cured. She sale
! she was, but although she had been in the habit
: OF attending the church for some years, thi:
was tue FIRST time she hau been for the purpose
; | OF being relieved from sickness. The reporter
' | asked her il she knew OF any miraculous cures
aud She said she knew all about one She her
| self i've years ago had cancer in the breast
!, | which five physicians, summoned one after an
= | other. had failed to cure. While she was uude
the care of New York physician, who charged
her SO visit, priest visited her and adriset
II her to ret some OF the water OF lourdes.
was ycry scarce at that time, but by Applying t,
the Little Sisters OF the Poor she obtained
little Of it, and it cured her cancer at once an
h completely. Her doctor, she said, pronounce
Il i, a miraculous cure. although he was an infde
The lady positively refused to give her name
= as she did not wish tc be brought into notoriet1
( Sue would only sny tnat she lived in Brooklyn