Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-05-23

Washington, D. c., May 22.-Monsig-
more Satolli the Papal Ablegate has re-
ceived a copy of brief encyclical re-
Gently issued by the Pope on the sub
ject Of the union of christendom. It
is addressed to all Catholics and is sup
Elemental to and follows in the same
line as the encyclical on the same sub
ject made public about month ago.
The following is translation:
Most worthy, certainly, Of the
watchful love of mother, is the
prayer which the church never ceases
to offer to God, that wherever christian
people exist there should be one faith
Of mind and holiness Of action. In like
manner, we who, as we represent the
person Of the Divine pastor in the
world, also strive to carry out His in
tentions, have never failed to nourish
among Catholics that desire for union,
and even now are we more strenuously
urging it on those whom the church for
so long time and with so great earn
estness has been called back TO her
fold. Catholics surely cannot fail 10 see
how grave and important is the work
we have undertaken. On it depends
the eternal salvation Of many, together
with the spread of divine honor and
the glory
OF THE CHRISTIAN NAME.
"No season could be more fitting
for this work of piety than that in
which long ago the apostles, altar our
Lords ascension into heaven, re-
mained together 'persevering IN prayer
with Mary, the mother OF Jesus
awaiting the promised power on High
and all the gifts and graces.
For this reason we have thought it
well, by our eXhortation and call, to
excite the piety of Catholics, that they
may, following the example of the Vir-
gin Mary, and Of the holy apostles dur
ing the nine days preceding the sacred
feast of Pentecost, pray God with one
mind and with one special favor re-
newing and repeating tho petition,
send forth Thy spirit and they shall
be created and Thou shall renew the
face of the earth
"And now, besides the blessings
which the faithful who respond cheer
fully to our call will certainly and
abundantly receive from God for such
an activity of piety and fraternal love,
it has pleased us to add and &
BESTOW THE REWARD
of sacred indulgences from the treasure
of the church. Therefore, to all who
for nine consecutive days before Pente-
cost either publicly or privately reclte
some special prayers 10 the Holy Spirit,
we grant on each Of those days an in
diligence Of seven years and seven
quarantines; and a plenary indulgence
on any one Of those days, or on the
feast of Pentecost itself, or on any day
of the following Octave, provided, hav-
ing confessed their sins and received
absolution and holy communion, they
pray God according the intention which
they have above expressed. We fur
ther grant that those who desire TO re-
peat for the eight days following Pente-
cost, the same condition may again
gain both of the above mentioned in
dulgences. These indulgences may be
applied TO the souls in purgatory, and
by our authority we decree and order
that they shall be available each year
for the future; those things being OBJ
served which are required by law or
custom
Given at st. Peters, Rome, under
the seal Of the Fisherman, the fifth OF
May, 1895, in the eighteenth year Of
our pontifcate"