The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-01
CHRISTIAN UNITY.
Universal Prayers Asked
for by Pope Leo in His
Last EncyClical
Letter.
NEWS FROM THE CHURCHES
"The Rivals TO Be Presented by
the Sodality Lyceum of St.
peter's-St. Lucy's New
Church.

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Church.
The Apostolic Legation at Washington
has given ont the translation of the
latest encyclical letter from the Pope.
TEe effcssclical is addressed to the heads
of the Catholic Church Throughout the
world, and is a plea for universal prayers
looking to the unity of Chr.stendom, and
to be offered before, on, and after Pente-
cost. The translation is as follows:-
Most Worthy: A certain proof of the
watchful love of a 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 Ike manner we,
who. as We represent the person of the
Divine Pastor in the world. also strive
to carry out His intention. have never
failed to nourish among Catholics that
desire for union: and even now we are
more ~strenucusly urging it on those
whom the Church for SO long a time and
with so great earnestness has been call
ing back to her fold. The source whence
we are especially to expect assistance
and success for these designs and plans
<of ours Is not hard to discern. and
grows more evident day by day. 1t is
none other thar the Father of Mercies,
whom we invoke, and to whom It per-
tains to llumine our minds and gracious
ly TO turn our wills to the way of sal
Iaten. Catholics, surely, cannot fail to
ses how grave and important is the
work we have undertaken On it de-
ponds the eternal salvation of many, to-
gether with the spread of divine honor
and the glory of the Christian name. If
they sincerely and piously consider these
things, they will surely feel in their
souls a stronger burning of that divine
charity which, with Gods grace, shrinks
from no labor, leaves untired no means
for the good of their brethern. And so 1t
VIII happen that they will eagerly. as
we SO ardently desire, not only add to
our confidence in a happy result. but
will give us all the assistance they can,
especially that which humble and holy
prayer can obtain from God.
A FITTING SEASON.
season could be more fitting for
this worl. of piety than that in which
long ago the Apostles, after our Lords
ascension INTO heaven, remairea together
.persevering IN prayer with Mary. the
liOifAcF "a. JPSuS, Unwilling III EIOllnSGo
power from On high and all the gifts
and graees. Ia that august cenacle. and
from thai mystery of the coming of the
Paraciete. the Church. which, conceived
by Christ, was born at His death. by
the coming as it were of the divine
breath began happily her great work of
bringing all nations into the unity of
faith and the newness of Christian life.
psaha and 4tlrr11art fr1ritS fo1lQurad in a
short time, among which was that per-
feat union Of, wills never too often set
before us for imitation. In the multi
tude of the faithful there was but one
heart ard but one SOUL
For this reason we have thought it
well, by our e~xhortation and call, to ex-
cite the piety of Catholics, hat 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 special fervor, renewing
Il repeating the petition, Send forth
Thy spirit and they shall be created, and
Thou shalt renew the face of the earth
Tine greatest and richest blessings may
justly be hoped from Him who is the
spirit of truth. who has spoken the Sec
rets of God in the sacred Scriptures, and
who siren CITIZENS the Church by His per-
petual presence; from whom, the living
fount OF holiness. regenerate souls, made
derful way strengthened and perfected.
For. by the multiform grace Of the Spirit
there come PINE to them in perpetual bounty;
e SIRENS ls s6la aed an fSrT Tesit, the hea desire an of
seeking all good. and q fruitfulnesS in
s holy works sa actI Finally S His the nove same in H fbs
Church that, as Christ is the head of
this mystic body. the Holy Spirit ma
aptly be termed its heart; for, as st.
ThonraG avs the heart has a certain
hidden Influence, and therefore the Holy
Spirit is compared to the heart, since He
all things. charity, and to Him especially
are attributed the works of love, it is
The spirit of error and wickedness being
aony and union of mind will prevail, as
lnrch., who, according TO the admoni-
n of the Apostle, should do nothing in
rife. SHOULD think the same things,
hey form one strong and. Furnishing
body, not G in Tame 1rly EiKa I p Isc'.
( .From this example of Christion har-
mony among Catholics themselves, from
this piety in praying to the Piyine Par
citation of our separated brethren, for
which we so earnestly labor; SO that
they may s &C rh to feel fas the same sa1 b in them n
St-l ID do IA IN 4cA t-1 S4@N
last united with US in faith and hope,
may be Joined with us also in the bonds
of perfect charity.
.And now besides the blessings which
the faithful who respond cheerful1y to
our call and will certainly and abund-
antly receive from God for such an ac-
tivity of piety and fraternal love, it
has pleased us to add and bestow the re-
ward of sacred indulgences from the
treasury of the Church. Therefore. to
all who for nine consecutive days be-
fore Pentecost. either publicly or pri-
vately. recite some special prayer to the
Holy Spirit. WI grant on each of those
days an indulgence of seven years and
seven Q~uarentines, and a plsnary dull
gence on any of those days or on the
feast of Pentecost itself, or on any day
of the following octave, provided. hay
ing confessed their sins and received alb
solution and Holy Communion, they pray
God according to the intention which we
have above expressed. We further grant
those Who desire to repeat for the eight
days following Pentecost the same con-
ditions, may again gain both of the
above mentioned indulgences.. These in
dulgences may he applied to the souls in
~purgatory. and by our authority we de-
cree and order that they shall be avail
able each year for the future. these things
being observed which are required by law
or custom.
"Given at st. Peters, at Rome, under
the seal of the Fisherman, the 9th of
May. 1895. in the eighteenth year OF our
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