The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-10
TWO ELOQUENT SERMONS
Yesterdays Services at the Chapel
Of The Sacred Heart.
FaTHER HIDnTnILL PREGCHES TWICE.
he Spoke Of the Cross Of the Chris
tian in the Morning and of Pre-
paration tor Death at Night.
Brief Synopsis of Both
Of His Discourses.

Yesterdays services at the Chapel
OF the Sacred Heart were conducted
by Father Himmill, one of the Jes-
mt priests who are conducting the
mission. he spoke morning and
evening. AT sthe 8 O'Clock service
his discourse was as follows:
Before the coming of Christ the
object OF ali men, good and bad, was
the accumulation OF riches and the
requirement of the greatest possible
ease. But of this our Lords coming
was u contradiction. Still, so deep
rooted was the habit of striving for
selfish ease that our blessed Lord, in
opposing IT. suffered death upon the
cross, then the most humiliatiug
mode of punishment known. But
st. Paul says: Far be it from me to
glory In anything save the cross Of
Jesus. And now the cross is gwen
the place of honor everywhere And
why? Because by the cross the
world was redeemed. Iii the old
days the only three beatitndes
known were blessed are the rich
blessed are those who have honor
Blessed are those who are content
ed
But our Lord said, BLESSED are
the peacemakers;' blessed are the
poor III spirit blessed are the pure
IN heart; blessed are the meek
He said also that those who would
serve must take up their cross aud
follow him.
land | say to you that the real
essence of Cstholicity is the accept.
ence of the cross and those things
pertaining to 1t.
= "Ihls subject has also practical
side. Some people, the slightest
humiliation or suffering, will turn
away from the CHURCH, They can't
stand any cross.
"Ohe thing our Lord insists upon
and that is poverty of spirit, and
this is why Catholics have always
labored among the poor. Where.
ever church is called fashionable
their religion ceases. but where il is
the church OF the poor, there re-
ilglon tlourishes.
IF you wish to have perfectly
easy time, then the Catholic Church
is no place for you. In it you must
do your duty and there must be
perfect acceptance OF the cross.
Surely we should understand
why sorrow, disappointment and
pain enter our lives. 1t is our cross.
How do we bear 1t? In those who
rebel against the burden the name
OF Catholic is u misnomer.
1--WE have both soul and BODY.
but the soul being higher should
rule. And when the body rebels
against the cross the soul should
conquer.
when our Lord saw the cross he
prayed, Father II it be thy Will let
this cup pass from me- and this il
the prayer of us all. Still we should
not forget the second part of this
prayer, Not mine, but thy Will he
done o. Lord. When we read of
the passion Of our Lord We feel pity
Tor Him. Had you been there YOU
would lave carried the burden for
hlm, aud yet when He puts little
cross upon you in your daily life
you rebel and desert him.
AT night Father Hammill spoke
eioquehtIy from the passage: Ire
member thy last end and thou shalt
never sln."
"ihese words" said he, ere
mind us OF the fact that could we
constantly realize the certainty of
death sinful pleasure would be
impossible.
1T seems almost an anomaly To
nave to preach & sermon upon this
hnolect, 60 we'll known to all men.
and yet our Savior frequently made
use of ii.
"Alan becomes SO wrapped up in
MS fians Tor the world that. although
conscious of the fact of certain
death, 1t loses in measure its dread
Significance. ! tell you, my friend.
lohg before you have adjusted this
world TO suit yourself you will feel
the hand Of death.
"Ihe world says death Is the end.
me Christian says 1t is the begin.
ming. AS man lives, SO will he die
and as he Dies. SO will he spend