The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1879-01-12
Morning Star and Catholic Messenger.
THE ASSOCIATION OF THE APOSTLE
SHIP OF PRAYER

of Jesus. AS this Association ia free from
all Epecuniary contribution, 80 it imposes
no other obligation than that of an intention
by which our thoughts, words and actioni
are offered up to God, as so many acts o
duplication, and which thus easily makes
our life one of continual prayer. Conse-
qnently, this Association does not interfere
with other obligations or devotions which
any one may embrace. or may be bound to
practice nor does it burden its members
with additional devotions. Its specific feat
ure consists in the spirit with which it AMI
mates the actions of its members, a spirit
immensely beneficial to themselves and to
others.
besides the privilege of the copious indul-
gences mentioned in the tickets of admie-
sion, a special participation in the merits
of several religious orders, that is, parti
cular share In the merits of the good work 8,
prayers, notifications, apostolic lahore,
etc., perform ed by the members of those
religious orders.
EXTRACT FROM THE STATUTES THE APOS
TLESHlP OF PRAYER APPROVED BY THE
HOLY SEE.
Art l. The Apostleship of Prayer is neither
Congregation nor, properly speaking, q Coz
fraternity, but rather holy league of prayer
in which not only individuals are, bnt espsoi-
ally pions associations among tae faithful, in
vited to combine.
Dirt 2. The only condition required of the
-Associates in order that they may eLjoy the
advantages granted by the Holy See 10 the
Apostleship CT Prayer, is that they unite them.
selves with tho I'M ten tion of the Sacred HoarG
of Jesus, by offering, at leaat every day,
he prayers, labors and suffsringsr, the uay
orb hel nuec 6IoDs or the Divine HaarE plead
ing for aud perpetu1Ey i'm nolaJiug Igse f
for making this o1fariug especially FOX the
Church, for the Pope, aud for certain pressing
Intentions which are recommended each
month by the general Director of the APO ste
ship.
Art 3. The faithful aggregated to the Apos-
tleship, share. by the act of such egs. es alton
all the indulgencas and other spiritual fa vors
granted to the Arch, Confraternity of the Sacred
Heart of Jesus erected a5 K Ime in the Church
della Pace
Art 4. Religious com mnuntsies. as they are
entitled to the FIRST rank in this lsagus of
prayer, are especially invited to aggregate |
themselves to it; even though their rules
forbid their taking on themselves any new |
burden for that cannot be regarded as a |
burden which merely implies the union of |
their intentions with those Of the Sacred Heart
of Jesus.
Decree.-Our Holy Father Pope Plus TX in
an audience granted to His Emnence, the
Secretary Of the Sacred Con gregstion of Bis
hops and Regulars: on the 9th Of July, 1866,
approved and confirmed the tAtutes given |
above. A. CARD. QUAGLtA. Prefsct.
s. SvKGLIATI, Secretary.
Summary of Grsces Recorded During The Past
Year.
At the opening of the New Year, we
submit to your notice, kind readers, e
of the graces which the Messen-
ger of the Sacred Heart of Jesus has
chronicled during the past twelve months.
II you but read the record you will learn
a two-fold lesson and arrive at a twofold
:snclusion. FIRST, it is truth aud oh, ]
how consolingi that in all their wants and 1
WOES, affections and niseres, the friends of s
Jesus do not apply IN cain to the riches OF 8
His Divine Heart for succor aud relief, I
redress and consolation. But secondly {
h0 in Ia fapk faSu | ;
they, who are acquainted with the beneI- e
olence of the Heart of Jesns, the extent of g
Its power, Its goodness and compassion. il
We know, that many and great are the F
niseries that hover over the earth that it b
% full of failure and disaster, of fdisappoint- Z
nent and dissatisfaction, of battle and ii
trife. And yet we can only repeat what &
ne have so often declared before, there is b
\ cure remedy for every ill, a solace for b
very woe, in the devout, unremitting q
appeal to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. Il
n Its recesses the trembling prince may b
Ind an asylum, and the sullen masses that Il
hreaten ruin and disorder learn peace and Z
there boiling passions are ii
empered and wrongs are righted there 81
cease AID joys prevail. The c
nd all, in a word, flo / that in the Sacred t
ieart, they are filed with good things. o.
We have but one wish, that of seeiog the Ii
acred Hearts treasures more largely l:
lstribused, aud if this desire be granted, fo
ye shall next year be enabled to record a fr
icher harvest of graces. fo
VOCATION TO THE FAITH. ri
Most heartfelt thanks have been return & g
q to the Sacred Heart for the conversion ., .
) the faith of seventy-nine individuals !, .,
nd three families, recommended to the ~ ~
ssociation of the Apoatleship, besides a ~
umber of others whose names have not y. W
cen sent US. OF the seyenty-1ine the %,
lsjority were Protestants, some were e ns
lfidels, and one was Jewess whoss con- &c &c
ersion was granted almost miraculously 80
lortly after she had beee recommended. N Se
ome of these conversions were accompan- s
d by remarkable circumstances; as, for " "
stance, a happy death following their NS
lptism or the advanced age of the con- " "
'rts. OF the latter we would mention q W M!o
lutheran woman who received the gift of ~ ~,
ith at the age of seventy-four, a colored nF lts
an at the age of eighty and Scottish - ~
blemau of one hundred and two To Iu