The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1879-01-12
TIE MORNING STAR AND CATHOLIC MEsKNGER SUNDAY

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weeks after prayers had been offered for it
The same pray era have obtained the coz
version OF sixteen persons giving scandal
two OF whom died happily shortly after
and one expressed the desire to live long
or to suffer more and atone for the crimes
OF sinful life of twenty years Amurder-
| er who for some length of time had lost
an nope OF salvation recovered it by giving
bimself to penitent life. Finally, thanks
have been returned for the reform of sew
eral hardened sinners, thirty -ive of whom
| have been particularly mentioned
SPIRITUAL GRACEs AND OTHER FAvoRs.
To give detailed account of the favors
conta' ned under this heading would take
too much space. 1t will be enough for as
| to state that sincere thanks have been rem
dered to the Sacred Heart aud to the mem
oers OF tho Association for many favors,
over eight hundred of which have been
specified; fort. One times thanks were
returned for many favors, especially spir-
ltual. OF the favors epecifed eleven
referred to removal of diff :ulties of vari.
GUS kinds; eleven to the finding of lost
the members of n family and other persons;
five to obtaining situations; five more
referring to preservation from danger; ten
to happy and edifying deaths; three to
safe voyages; two to successful missions.
FavOrs also have been acknowledged by
six Sodslities, four Congregations, one
Academy and by some Communities, 1t is
worthy of note that the month of the Sa
cred Heart (June) is the one in which more
abundant graces are received than in any
other of the year. To THE general state
ment we shall add some more noteworthy
particulars. LA one of our correspondence
we have thanks for favors granted to two
famili and for hundreds of special favors,
spiritual and temporal, received after they
had been recommended in the Messenger.
Another asks thanks for the establishment
of the Apostleship in all the Societies and
schools of d parish, and another acknow
ledges a signal favor supposed to be aim )st
aud granted shortly afJsr it
was recommended.
SUCCESS AND RESOURCES.
Under this heading many thanks are
. eturned for numerous favors received,
and for oue hundred and nine more now to
be specified, namely, for relief from finsn-
c al embarrassment for oue family and four |
individuals; for the favorable result of
seven law sGts ioc success in business |
obtained by twelve individuals. Many |
mora thank the Sacred Il eart for situations |
desired and obtained, and thirty-3ix more, |
mentioned, must be added.
seventeen more graces are acknowledged |
n favor of literary and other establish
nents, or concerning studies. Removal of
great difficnities has likewise been obtained
n five different cases. Thanks again are
'tfered to the Sacred Heart for several
successfully carried out and
weDty- three more mentioned in partcu-
ar, also for eighty-seven more favors of
imilar kind. The Sacred Heart is finally
banked for the recovery OF property and
Or the means to build church.
RECOVERY OF HEALTH.
Ole hundred and fifty-six individuals
ffl:cted by various infirmities more or less
erious, some of them desperate cases, some
,tally or partially insane thank cordially
10 Sacred Heart of Jesus to whom prayers
ere offered for their recovery; three
antilles aud one community do the same,
'gether with many others not particularly
Ientioned. {