The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-03-11

The Lenten Observance VI 1922.
n The following 10 the circular OF Rev.
Bishop Chstard. of tre Diocese Of Vim
cennes With which 10 promulgated the
decree Of the Sovereign Ponsif wherein
she privilege 10 granted to ihe Bishops
n The World 70 dispense with the
Lentsn last and abstinence on account Of
ihe prevalence Of LaGrippe j Was
read in the Catholic churches:
lvExERABLv BRFrHEEx ov THE CLERGY i.
I BELovED CslLDsEN OF the LAIIr:
\ The Holy Season Of Pensnce and Of
Prayer l. approaching. and, soiicilo0s
for your spiritual weil being. we desire
10 exbou and encourage you in those
Iprscsiees which are not Of this world.
which require victory over our ind0Ient
mature. aud call for the exercise Of iorsi-
Itude. Our Saviour hss said, be Who
would b my Disciple mu@t deny himself.
'tske up bic cross and follow me. He
says too. that b Who puts bic hand TO
the plough and looks back IL not worthy
l0f Him. 81. Paul. who entered 60 deeply
into the designs OF God. makes us un-
that nur life must be . life Of
faith. not OF nature merely; that our
ilite must b one Of charity. one OF VIC
ifory over the world. one Of conquest Of
'self NY just man. he exclaims- ''Iivetn
by fsith; = not b. . dead faith. but BY
/ : -living isitb." which worketh BY chsr-
.ity. Again be says: III we have faith
! such IS 20 move mountains, and have not
il profteih 0s nothing Fin
ally he gives us h.s example, when be
iselis u: u chastise nv body and bring
liz into subsection. Let ne not forget
these weighty words Of this great SER
ysnt OF God the light Of the Gentiies-
/. II !. now especially the time 70 call them
Ito our memory and mediate on them for
liz is no trivial work We are 10 engage in
We are 70 work for eternity. for uur sal
issfion. for freedom from the slavery Of
lso war against the enemy Of our soul
and overcome bic wi.cs; sc are 10 labor
Iior the crow a OF eternal. impeTisbsble
glory On Ash "wednesday the solemn
ireremoBy Of the day sdmonishes " Of
lshe pseslng nature of every thing earth
liy, dust thou srt and unto dust shalt
thou return.- Solemn wOrds. And
how useiul! How nature around Ne
!.pesks fbe same language! How the
ifsliing around us Of fho-e We know and
love. . one by one they disappear from
The scene Of life to enter upon eternity -
how al this speaks n Us? IL is the
Voice OF the Csrsior: Thou srt not Of
ishis world. thou mast not here : psrms-
lnent citizenship: smother awaits thee ;
Thou 600. must die; another viii tsk~
ishy place. xnn s'an~ shalt tlou enter into
iihy eternity This thought hiss made
Iesinfs. will il NOT move usy Are We 80
Jealous q truth that. like the votaries 0i
lps<-i0n. We ~hnt our ears 10 IL. des)ise
whoir-cmr aim0nifion. sni rick oil. snd
forever! Far be rhis from us- Let u
remember tLst The church is our mother
land that through the abiding Spirit 81
: lGod. -pssks 10 us woris ot divine wis-
dom ever. srd nov. with loving zeal for
Jour -piriiusi good. bids Us call 20 mind
That This i the acceptable zine. the time
LOT salva'ion- The spirit Of the church u
THAT during Lent we practice morti6cs-
Iiion. do good works, asd give ourselves
4 more 10 prayer.
There are divers wsys in which we
lean practice modification 20 bservina
Isiience, controlling curiosity. ah<taining
IRON lawful amusemenis. from unneces-
'sarv indulgence OF appetite These
must be the modes in which exception
J !sllv this year. We are 10 mortify our
Iseives We cay exceptionally. for owing
Ito the prevalence Of The disease which
has been % general. and we may ssy @
fatal, and IL moreover 90 widespread
'our most Hoy Father the Pnpe. has
jsgsin given power 20 the Bishops so die
lpense with fssting and sbssinence; &C.
IcordiDgls. In virtue Of this power. ~
thereby dispensc al from the observsncs
Iof The fast dsys and days Of abstinence
leo that every one is free to take HE threG
Im<sls. end 10 est meat q u there had
never been any Legislation 70 the con-
|trsry. We accompany this with the let
tier Of our Holy Father, and recommend
Ito your attention the words Of pi00s
zeal and Christian charity be addresses
Ius. Let us al. uniting Wish him. prsy
IGod 70 give us HE Good Spiris. and ia
the words Of the holy and penitenI
Psslu,ist, beg Tim never 20 take Il Away
yifrom us: -Creste . clean heart within
.slme. q God and renew . right spiri'
: within nv bowels. Cast me not awsy
iron thy lace; snd take not thy Hciv
: Spirit from me- Psslms. /. verses ~
Sll3. fFRAxCIs SrLAs.
Bishop Of vinceunes-
q lprrvr OF HIS H0LrsEss. POPE LEO XIII