The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-30
ST. JOSEPH'S HOME.
Sisters Issue all Appeal for
Aid for Their Blind
Charges
OBJECTS Of. THE INSTITUTION
Chance 10 Do Honor to Dad Rel
atives and Friends Among
the Churches.

The Sisters in charge Of St. Joseph's
Home for the Blind ave issued this app
peal to the charitable
st. Jcseph's Home for the Blind has for
Its end and object the gratuitous care of
the poor aged Blind, who are the most
neglected and forgotten of all forms of
suffering humanity. The need there is for
such a home must be apparent to all. The
number OF afflicted of this class seems to
be on the increase, and one of the best
means Of becoming very dear to our
Blessed Lord, and receiving His favors is
by endeavoring to help and support those
sad and afflicted ones of His who are very
dear to His sacred Heart.
st. Joseph's Home for the Blind is all
ready overcrowded, and the Sisters are
obliged to refuse admittance to many until
the charity of the faithful will enable
them to build a suitable home for that
purpose.
To do this work, then friends of st. Jo-
seph help us by your contributions to
carry on this great charity for the sight
less. A little helps the very poor, and a
little will very greatly help the blind. Can
any charity be found equal to the poor
blind2 Imagine a blind child-for Gods
sake help it by getting a shome where it
will be taught and trained.
Show your gratitude to this great Saint
who has already conferred SO many avors
upon you. and propagate, as far as you
are able, in his name the collecting cards
FOR the blind.
Devotion to the holy souls in purgatory
may be said to be one of the great char
acteristies OF our people-they never forget
their dead. What need is there to recon-
mend his great devotion? Have not all
the saints taught it?
In our Home for the Blind we have the
great blessing of perpetual alteration of
the Most Blessed Sacrament, which is a
sources of so many graces for those whom
it has been established for.
Hour by hour the blind kneel in turn,
and while they adore half of each hour
is given to the holy souls. The Rosary
is said every o for your departed
ones.
This is a very special privilege, and one
which should encourage all to participate
in its benefits.
Imagine the blind kneeling in the silence
of the chapel. ana there pouring forth
their petitions for their benefactors, and
when you are about your daily duties, and
not thinking of you spiritual needs.
those poor blind ones are suppicating for
you and your children, and by their pray
ers avert many dangers that you never
shall know until you stand before the
great judgment seat.
The holy souls are remembered most
be~fittingly. Any one who may wish one
of their lead prayed for in perpetuity can
send to the Home for the Blind $40, and
the name of the person is placed on a
slab in the chapel where the blind pray,
and where the names are read out each
week by the Sister, for the blind will never
see to read.
It would BE a nice memorial for a de-
voted son or daughter to place on That
list the names of their parents; the act
would be we'll worthy a dutiful and af-
fectionate child.
We ask you to help this great work to
benefit your own souls and the souls of
your deceased relatives and friends.
We promise you in return the following
spiritual Advantages
sFfrst-AH the Sisters and the blind will
offer special prayers three times a day
for your intentions. and the souls of your
deceased friends and relatives.
Second-There are sever novenas of
masses each year for this intention.
Third-Two masses are said each week
one on Monday and one on Saturday,
and all communicate for the same inten-
ton.
Fourth-Each person giving or collect
ing the sum of SIS will have their name
and amount of offering inserted upon the
list of honorary member of ST. Joseph's
Home for the Blind
Fifth-We promise to place in the chapel
a marble tablet richly decorated for each
person or family who will max an offer
ing of at least 500. The dcnor may sup
ply the inscription to be engraven on it,
and this inscription may have as many as
severity letters, and may take the form
Of a thanksgiving, or request, or a con-
s~ecration.
We nave received each year the bless
ing and encouragement of our Right Rev.
Bishop, who has also helped by most sub
stantial means
Begging you. in of st. Joseph, to
be as generous as possible until the home
is free from debt, and praying for you
that you may receive in this life all the
graces and blessings you stand in need
of. and especially the great blessing of