The Irish standard., 1892-12-31
CHRISTMAS SERMONS.

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Rev. II McGill and Rev. B. A. EMS on the.
solemnity Of Christmas Day.
The services at Hnly Rosary church on
Christmas. day we're Of the most impress
s,ye character. At one OF the early
masses Father McGill delivered an elo-
quent sermon taking his text from the
gospel of the day, Il bring you good It'd
inss Of great Joy" etc. Luke 1l:10.]
He said: &
To-day, beloved brethren, We are as
sembled to solemnly celebrate one of the
most wonderful and sublime mysteries it
has been the fortune OF man to contem-
plate, the mystery of the nativity OF
Gods only begotten son.
Who can help loving Him rs he lay
helpless infant! Goback in spirit to that
first Christmas day, and with the shep-
herds look upon your Jesus. You see
Him an infant lying in manger. His
little body wrapped in swadding clothes
tremblee in the Oh ling blast Of that cold
December night, His little eyes dimmed
with tears, and His weak cries bespeak
the suffering which he endures. Gaze
on and tell me If ever there beat q heart
so hard as not to be moved by this sad
scene. Gaze on and tell if ever there
throbbed heart that could witness and
contemplate this pitiful spectacle and
not be moved to love the God who would
thus anuihilate his own power and glory
for love Of man.
This is the spectacle, this the contem-
plation which the Church presents to
you to-day, the anniversary of that sub
lime mystery. that astounding accident,
the birth of her beloved spouse Jesus
Christ. !.
Let us then unite our hearts and voices
with the heavenly choirs of angels in
clarifying and saluting our Savior with
sacred hymns and canticles of JOY. Let
us IN imitation of the shepherds approach
Him at the sacred table, and visit Him
reposing IN the tabernacles of our affairs,
where He is as really and truly present
as He was in that lowly stable on the first
Christmas morning. Let us carefully re-
move every obstacle of sin, and prepare
for Him worthp mansion in the temple
of our souls, that He may come and
dwell in US, and We in Him for time aud
eternity" rs ~
At the 1O:45 mass Rev: B. A. Enis
delivered the sermon. In substance. he
spoke as follows:
"Let us welcome the new born Savior
who comes to us in the garb Of infancy
clad with all our mortal frailties, enc om.
passed by sutfsrings, surrounded by pow
erty. His divine infant lips speak words
of love, words of peace to men Of good
will. #
Let us felicitate Mary, the new-made
mother of the Savior, for the joys OF her
maternity. She alone realizes the great
ness of Bsthlehem's mystery.
Let us felicitate, this simple-minded
shepherds for the marvels made known
to them by the full-toned choir of angels
singing praises to God, promising peace
to men. What awakening for these
humble SWANS when the angel of the
Lord stood by them and said: Fear not,
I bring you tidings of great joy, for this
d ~ is born to you Savior, who is Christ
the Lord; you shall fiad the infant
wrapped in swadding clothes and laid in a
manger."
To the crib of B Bethlehem we must trace
the conquests gained by self sacrificing
love, by patience, forbearance and
Christian charity, virtues that thrive and
bloom and shed their fragrance only
where the memory of Jesus abides.
''God sending His own Son in the likeness
of sinful flesh, even Of sin, condemned
sins in the flesh, for the wisdom OF the
flesh is death, but the wisdom Of the
spirit is life and peace"
Maple Plain.
Special to The Irish Standard.
Maple Plain is much in need of a
Catholic church.
There is talk of building dancing pa
Wilton here, fifty by one hundred feet.
Mr.. F.. A. Flynn is having good sue
cess in his work az teacher of the Coffin
school,
Prof. John Corcoran is teaching the
Dugerson school this winter with marked