The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-23
THE PoPE's LETTER.
The Full Text of the Translation at Last
 Given Out.

| VI SeNhAtNAAO GAANfA
 out the world and is plea for univer-
 sal prayer looking to unity of Chris
 tendon to be offered before and on Pen-
 tecost:
 Most worthy, certainly, of the watch
 full 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 oi 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 intention have
 never failed to nourlsh among Catholics | that desire for union and even now
 are we more strenuously urging it on l those whom the church for so long a time and with so great earnestness has
 been calling back to her fold. The
 source when we are especially to ex- | pect assistance and success for these
 designs and plans of ours is not hard
 to disceSn and grows more evident day l by day. It is none other than the Father of Mercles," whom we rightly | invoke and to whom it pertains to it. lumine our minds graciously to turn | CNA WILLS lp lllG way Ol RdlN eeAlOlls NeilAl- | olics surely cannot fail to see how | grave and important is the work we have undertaken. On it depends eter- nal salvation of many together with | the spread of divine honor and the glory of the Christian name; which
 things if they sincerely and piously consider they will surely feel in their souls A stronger burning of that divine charity which with Gods grace shrinks from no labor, leaves untried no means forth good of their brethren, And so 1t will happen 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 es- pecially that which humble and holy prayer can obtain from God. No season could be more fitting for this work of piety than that in which long ago the apostles after our Lords ascen- sion into heaven remained together preserving in prayer-wlth Mary, the mother of Jesus" awaiting the prom ised power from on high" and all the gifts and graces.
 Tn that august cenacle and from that mystery of the coming paract1e, the church, which conceived by Christ, was born at His death by the coming as it were, of divine breath began happily her great work of bringing all nations
 Into the unity of faith and the newness of Christian life. Rich and abundant fruits followed in a short time, among which that perfect union of wills never too often set before us before imitation In the multitude of the faithful there was but one heart and but one soul The greatest and richest blessings may justly be hoped from Him who is the spirit of truth, who has spoken the secrets of God In the sacred scrip lures and who strengthens the church by His perpetual presence; from whom the living fount of holiness, regener- ates souls. made sons of God by adop- ton are in wonderful way strength ened and perfected. For by the multi form grace of the spirit, there come to them in perpetual bounty, divine light l and fervor, health and strength, solace | and rest and a desire of seeking all ] good and fruitfulness in holy works.
 Finally the Holy Spirit acts by His l power that as Christ is the head of this | mystic body the holy spirit may aptly | be termed it's heart, for as St. Thomas | says "the heart has a certain hidden | Influence and, therefore, the Holy Spirit | Is compared to the heart since He in- | visibly wvlfies and unites the church"
 Since then, the Holy Spirit is above | all things charity and to Him espe- | cially are attributed the works of feast | of Pentecost itself or any day of the | following octave. And so perfecting our joy, may they form one strong and icI,i ,1ti iY, In,,t in fact.
 From this example of Christian har- mony among Catholics themselves from this piety in praying the divine paractle Is specially to be hoped the reconcila- ton of our separated brethren, for which we so earnestly labor; so that they may come to feel the same in themselves as in Christ Jesus and be- Ing at least 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 cheerfully to our ,all will certainly and abundantly re- ,eive from God for such an activity if piety and fraternal love, it has pleased us to add and bestow the re- ward of sacred indulgences from the treasure of the church. Therefore to LII who for consecutive days before 9entecost either publicly or privately 'ecite some special prayers to the Holy Spirit we grant on each of those days ln indulgence of seven years and seven luaranines; and a penary indulgence # any oe of those days, or on the east of Pentecost itself or on any day | ollowing octave, provided, having con- essed their sins and received absolu- ion and holy communion they pray 4od according to the intention which ve have above expressed. S We further grant that those who E esire to repeat for the eight days f Pentecost the same condi- I ions may again gain both of the above ' lentioned indulgences. These indul- { ences may be applied to the souls l purgatory and by our authority we n ecree and order that they shall be 2 vailable each year for the future; r hose things being observed which are equined by law or custom.
 Given at St. Peter's, Rome, under he seal of the Fisherman, May 5, 1895, a l the eighteenth year of our pontiA- n al. o