The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-04-28
THE PAPAL ALLoCUTIoN.

rh. fo,,ovipp ia a translation of the as
Auocntion pronounced by the Holy vi
80. 20 the Sacred College on the 25th &c &c
ult - W.T. u u
uvenerable Bretbren,-When we were p
nnaS nv your votes last month to aI
suia The Universal Church and to NIL on
ao,e r.h the niace of the Prince of all Pastors,
~ho ia Jesus Christ, We felt our near
sraysy petplehsset tpEaesstioa On the one hand
wa were profoundly moved oy int.mSes 20 a.
nersuasion of our own unworthiness Hnu 1ss ~, O
the inadeauacy of our strength; Wn,cn was n, j.
utterly unequal to bear sucn pu1IH a1;dant in d
woakness appearing the more evioen5 III II
mronortion as the world wide fame Oh our t
iHll1strious predecessor, Plus TX OF anmor ora b
| tai memory, seemed brighter anu uU u
splendid. That illustrious rnier " ;tb
| Catholic flock, who fought to tne emu 49, Nv.
Snonnnnered courage for truth and ustice,
and who administered with un~ealleu W.
the Christian Commonwealth, noo 0toi;ys oIy
shed glory by his virtues on TINS Aposeo;k
c. Snt so filed the whole Church Win
PC, 80 admiration of himself that he Is
nonon;cnous among Roman Ponti Ms as wen
. g. arcallinp them all in the duration OF MS
: Pontificate as for having gained, pernaps'
). more than any OF ehem; more ssnf aua p' homage
q an5 Generation. On the other hand, we
o are dismayed by the most sad conoltioh, W
o which has been reduced almost every y"nS1tS9
> not merely the civil society OF .ie asUeci,
', Ut also the Catholic Church, and especl-
q aiiv this Apostolic See, which, 6y tne vi?.
n 1aHt snoliation of its temporal DOMINION 10
rs hron1ht to that paes that it cannot alIo-
I'd cether exercise its power iuliy' hee'S'
oh and independently. ,;aa-otions
ne Wa we're disposed, Venerable Brethren' 70
~ decline the proffered honor, now cou'T Ia;no
ID Iesist the will of God, which was 80 pialnr
nd IL evidenced both in the harmony OF your
st. s1tfraoes, and in that most plous an1leSy
ot 18th tShich YOU, looking only to the wei
m fare of the Church Catholic, pToeeeafeut tSo So
as, as quickly to the aSeomp mpnshmen' p "a 'D0
M eu e,ectiou of o new Pontln ~, -
eE; 1--WE therefore, thought it Our duty TO
ias I accent the charge of the Supreme Apos!o.
dy Late. and to bow to the Divine Will, plaeins
nj all 0ur trust in the Lord, and firmly hopln
ut, that He who had raised US 'icnos 10 sGcn ais'
cts wonld give strength to Our low
led MAnd whereas this is the first occasion !:
ich ,bich We have had for addressing tnl
Ser yonr most illustrious assembly, we nse11' n
TO declare eolemnly before you, nrsS VI a., !;
that nothing shall lie nearer our near, -
oil O1r Apostolic labor, than the enoeaVo,
Iith the aid of Divine Grace to use al
Onr care to preserve sacred the depUslt {
the Catholic Faith, to guard t IaiCna%y ~ -,
AN: tbs 1nostoiic See, and to further the salv'
for tion Of all ; and We are prepared l4I VI L
ION end to shrink from DO labor and reIuse SO
ories sacrifice, and to give no occasion sion Lop o
the suspicion that we aeSo"h' ~
1eral nrecious than Our duty.
the In dischargipg this part OF Our mlnlsI
MI, MI, We trust that your coupsel a1u vs. eor
JACK w;ll never be wanting to Us ana we ear
That estly pray and beseech you INA 'neI ~ -
1ben never he withheld from Us. We ASK y
owed mot to consider these expressions 10 DC he
Ieade words of courtesy, but we lmptore yo1
h his ir taSe snei We a are profoundly impressed W
eated WhaS az mG Soneb bv the command of God, wi
u he was fearful of undergoing the hea
burden of governing the whole people
Ike an when he chose out seventy OF tne eiuei'
terlaI Israel to divide the toll with MIN; anu
them their Aid and advice to alleviate his ca
tnen @ in ruljnp the nation of Israel. WIN
would example before Our eyes, we, VINO, al
.okson Unworthy, have been placed TO guIue
.pding rnle the entire Christian flock, cannot
for or siblv fail to demand from you' "hU 10
been sent in Gods Church the seventy eiueE
e-form Israel. YOUR help in Our iaoors ana
voSar w0SaG sympathy in Our cares.
urSnet ei owe know, moreover, as Holy oorlp
y p;ti talls Us salutem esSe, ubt mwltG cor cor
= Ceme o,,nf We know, as the council OF /!
lament odmonisbes Us, that the adminlstraLlo
? been the universal Church depends on the 10 80
he way PontifR, aided by the ADVICE OF Lne y.
sent to oIe :. and We know that st. Bernard
an at the Cardinals the assistants and cou
'hanoes iors of the Roman Pontif. And, tnere
ne y ,HIooa HOS We. who for nearly fve-and twenty
moving have been partners with you III Cne ,s = =
cen his of the CollegeJ now InS'U w - -, arol =
re been this supreme dignity, nave noI % ! Lol g g.
pport in heart full of sympathy ana auecIIon" " ~
ut A P. ut have also the firm mind and hxe'
ter than I.ioT, to employ those, with whom
embsr Ientiou "a bonSr as partners and
ate sub. once snai1 o.. Sahoys and councils, al
We saved TUTORS ID OGl % 20 ST. ~ the Church.
de VIC expeditng Ihe 9uollo t, " 80, oDnort
,ould be "And now IL DaPPehs s3iJ 8 , JdPnt Pt l.
lprehen- that We are enabled, WIN EIeEU
ppressed make you shaTers in tue cohs;' cohsolAoio
{ of Lee, | box5a receiyed from the happy termIi
jackson S -1orIr tendiup to the glory O
/ o great Vi !" " uaa determined by the