The Irish standard., 1886-08-07
! CATHOLIC NEWS.
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erecting large and handsome church.
The ST. Louis branches G. K. Of A..
are working up an excursion to visit
the sister branches Of the Order in Chi
cago.
The class for ordination to the priest
hood this year is the largest sent out
from Woodstock College, Maryland,
since it's opening in 1869.
There are at present thirty-thres for
eign Cardinals and exactly the same
number of Italian Cardinals. This
never occurred before in the history Of
the Papacy.
The province of Cincinnati is made
up of the dioceses of Cincinnati, Cleve-
land, Columbus, Covington. Louisville,
Nashville, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Fort
Wayne and Vincennes.
The election CT new provincial or
the Augustinian Order in the United
States will take place at Villa Nova
College, Pa, this month. Mgr. Sap
piachi, Rome, is likely to preside.
The Catholic general assembly con-
venes at Breslau, Aug. q. 1t will be
one of the most important gatherings
of the day. as it is intended TO formu-
lato platform declaring the indepen-
dence Of the clergy.
AT the Convent of Mercy, pttsburg,
the other day, Sister Mary de Chantel
Mclaughlin and Sister Mary Avelino
Shields made their religious profession,
and Miss Eugenia Baur and Miss Mary
McAulitre received the habit and white
veil Of Sisters of Mercy, with the names
Sister Mary Mita and Sister Mary Os-
wald. Right Rev. Bishop Phelen was
celebrant at both ceremonies, Rev. f.
Regis Canevin assisting.
A new convent Of the Perpetual Ad-
Grafton mas been founded at South
Mimms, near Barnet, England. 1t is
called St. Monica's Priory. The resi-
dent Nuns are canonesses OF st. Aug
ustine, and follow the rule of lite writ
ten 10y that great doctor of the Church.
This house was first established in
Lo,,vain, in Belgium, about 500 years
ago by Margaret Clement. who had
been brought up in the house of the
great Chancellor, Sir Thomas Moore.
The Royal tomb in the cave under
the Church of st. Michael, in Munich,
III which the mortal remains Of King
Ludwig IL. were deposited, contains at
present twenty three collins, Including
those of two Bayarian princesses-one,
the daughter Of Emperor Charles VII,
who died at eighteen years; the other,
a daughter Of Duke Ferdinand Maria,
who died at twenty years OF age. Thus
far the body Of the King is only eacased
in an oaken coffin, richly and aristical-
ly ornamented; in short time the
wooden receptacle will be enclosed in
an elaborately wrought metal one, bear
ing She name and crown and unhappy
monarch.
It is just two hundred years since
Governor Dongan, of New York--a
Catholic holding his rank under a Cath
olic king--granted a charter to the city
Of Albany. The most striking and inl-
portant feature Of the celebration Of
this event, held at the State capital a
few days ago, was the commemorative
service at st. Mary's Church last Sun:
day. The Mayor and city officials were
present, and Mass was celebrated by
Right Rev. Bishop Wadhams, of Og-
densburg. The attendance of mill
tary organization and OF Indians in
their aboriginal costumes made the oc-
casion mere picturesque and impress
i've. Rev. Father Walworth, of St.
Mary's, preached an eloquent and for
chile sermon.
Cardinal Manning, in a sermon on
the characteristics OF tue age, preached
lately in London, speaks thus Of the
effect of the spirit of the world upon
society:
"There was time when the Church,
its feasts, its customs, its traditions,
ruled society. There was time when
individuals we're weak, but society was
strong--socjety was Christian /: and if
Christian men became weak, society
held them up. Now society has put off
it's Christianity. individuals retain
their faith, but tue weight and current
of society, which has lost its Chris
tianity, are always bearing men down
anis carrying them away. Now the
Church has to wait upon the world for
its time, it's hours, its festivals. Chris
tians and Catholics are carried away by |
the spirit of the world. The name Of
God is hardly mentioned in private life.
When a number OF people sit together,
who ventures to mention the name of
Godp Who ventures to speak of any
sacred thing? Once more. what little
real charity there is amongst men at
the present day Lastly, there is a
worldly piety-a phenomenon which
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