The herald., 1895-05-23
THE UNION OF CHR|STENDOM
Latest Ency clical Issued by
Pope Leo
FULL TEXT OF THE ADDRESS
An Appeal to the Followers of the
Church
induigences Granted to the Devout Under Ger
tain Conditions s-christian Har-
mony Desired

WASHINGTON, May Mgr. Satolli.
the papal delegate, has received copy OF
brief encyclical recently issued by the
pope on the subject of the union OF
Christendom. 1t is addressed to all Cath
olics and is supplemental to and follows
in the same line as the encyclical en- the
same subject made public about a month
ago. The following is translation
Most worthily, certainly of the watch
full 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 Father 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 strenuously 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 than that of the Father of Merces,
whom we rightly invoke. and to whom
it pertains. illume our minds and
graciously to turn our wills to the way
OF salvation. Catholics cannot fail to 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, which things If
they sincerely and piously consider, they
will surely feel in their souls stronger
burning OF that divine charity, which.
with God s grace. shrinks from no labor
leaves untried no means for the good of
their brethren. And so it will happen
that they will eagerly, as we so ardently
desire, net only add to our confidence in
a happy result, but will give us all the
the assistance they can, especially that
which humble and holy prayer can OBJ
tain from God.
mo season codld be more fittingly ap-
propriate for this work of piety than that
long ago the apostles, after our Lords
ascension into Heaven, renamed to-
Mary, the mother of Jesus, awaiting the
promised power from on high, and all
the gifts and graces. In that august GEN. |
acle and that mystery tine coming of the
paraclete, the cnurch. which conceived |
by Christ, was born at His death by the /
coming as it were. or the 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 short time, |
among which that perfect union OF wills
never too often set before us for imitation. |
In the multitude OF the faithful there was
but one heart and but one soul. For TINS
reason we have thought it well by our
exhortation and call. TO excite the piety |
of Catholics, that they may. following |
the example OF Virgin Mary and of the
holy apostles during the nine days pre-
fo.. 1E
God with one mind and with special fer
vor, renewing and repeating the petition,
send forth Thy spirit and they shall be
created, and Thou shalt renew the face
OF the earth. The greatest and richest
blessing may be justly hoped from Him
who is the spirit of truth who has SPOKEN
the secrets of God in the sacred scriptures
and who strengthens the church by His
perpetual presence; from whom the low
ing fount of holiness regenerates the
souls, made sons of God of adoption are
in wonderful way strengthened and rer-
fected. For by the multiform grace OF the
spirit there comes to them in perpetual
and strength, sOiace and rest. the desire
of seeking all coed and fruitfulness of
holy works. Finally, the same holy spirit
so acts by his power in the church, that
as Christ is the head of this mystic body,
the holy spirit may aptly be termed its
a certain hidden influence and therefore
the holy spirit is compared to the heart
since He invisiDly WHITES and unites the
church"
"since then the Holy Spirit is above
all things. charity. and to Him espe-
clally, are attributed the works OF love.
1t is greatly to be hoped that through
him the spirit OF error and wlckedness
being put down, greater and stronger har-
mony and union OF mind will prevail,
as they should, among TIL children of the
church, who, according to the admission
of the apostle, should do nothing to
stitie, sh ould think the same things, and
united. should have the same charity,
and so. perfecting our joy, may they form
one strong and hourishing body, not in
name only, but in fact.
From this example OF Christian har-
mony among Catholics themselves. from
this piety in praying. the divine paraclete
is specially to lie hoped the reconcilla-
tion OF our separated brethren ;for which
we so earnestly labor. SO that we may
come to feel the same in themselves as if
Christ JESUS, and being ut last united
with us in faith and hope. may be
joined with us also in the bonds of char
ity. And now, besides tie blessings which
the faithful who respond cheerfully 10
our call. will certainly and abundantly
receive from God Tor 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 days
consecutive before Pentecost, either pub
licly Or privately recire from some prayer
to the Holy Spirit. we grant to each on
those Gays an indulgn ece of seven years
and seven parantines and a plenary in
dulgence on any of those days or on the
feast of Pentacost itself. or ON any day OF !
the following octave, provided having |
confessed their sins and having received |