El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-01
pOpE'S JUBILEE BULL.
Leo Kill Orders The Holy Year Cele-

| DrdClOn.
The pope's bull ordering q year o.
jubilee to celebrate the suspicious
closing of the nineteenth century is al
| follows:
LEO to the bishops and servants OF
God; to all faithful Christians saluta
ton and benediction.
| 1.-The proximity of the end of the
century, which through the grace Of
God, we have nearly passed, has decid.
| ed US to order action which will serve
toward the salvation of Christian PEG.
pie and perhaps be the last act of our
ministry. We wish to declare that
grand jubilee, instituted since ancient
time, and which has come to us under
the name of holy year. whether be-
cause it ought to be accompanied by
| numerous holy ceremonies, or, above
all, because it furnishes q great means
| for correcting morals and leading souls
| to holiness.
"We have seen many benefits arising
from the last jubilee under the pOntifi-
cate of Leo XII. At that epoch religi-
Gus manifestations occurred in Rome,
making the city the veritable ground
of Cod"
The pope then recalls former pilgrim
ages and bewails the changes which
have taken place because Rome is now
different. After hoping that God will
grant success to the celebration, the
rope says:
zone can hnot say this century
has been sterile in good works and
Christian virtues. On the contrary,
by the grace of God, we have an abund-
ance of illustrfOus examples. There
are no exalted virtues in which many
men have not signalized themselves,
because the Christian religion has OBJ
tanned from God continued fruitiOn of
these virtues.
Sat the same time, what blind errors
have prevailed. How many people are
running toward eternal ruin.
"What grief for our heart to see how
many Christians, seduced by license of
thought, are losing every day the great
gift of faith!
1T il difficult to express what injury
these habits of thought have inflicted
upon the foundations of society.
'Rebellious souls, full of bad tenden-
cies and cupidities, are taking part in
q dangerous and dreadful struggle
with law, aiming to seize the goods of
The pontiff then outlines the pur-
pose of the holy year, recalling to men
their duty to succOr perishing souls. to
recall the thought of eternal salvation
to all those who at every hour run the
danger OF losing the heavenly portion I
offered to them.
"The church will multiply her pray
,rs to the calm, outraged majesty of |
heaven to obtain the abundance of |
heavenly gifts, and in opening the |
measures of indulgences whereof it is
;he dispenser the church invites the
whole of Christendom to the hope of |
3ardon.''
He says, continuing: "Raisine our
Eyes to God, with his help and with the
APPRECIATION of the cardinals, we order
. universal jubilee, to commence in
his sacred city of Rome with the first
7espers OF Christmas 1899, and to cease
IN the same day in 1900. During the
jubilee year we concede full indulgence
md pardon of sins to all Christians
ruly repentant, who confess their sins
Ind partake of communion and who
will visit the bssilicas of ST. Peters,
St. Paul's, ST. Johns or that of St.
Maria Magiore, in Rome, at least once
. day during twenty days, if having
lomicile at Rome, or, for pilgrims,
Turing ten days. All ought to pray
or the exaltation of the church, for
he extirrstion of heresies. for the con-
.ord of Catholic princes, and for the
Aviation of Christian peoples.
"Those who through sickness or 9TH
n legitimate causes eau not visit the
Roman bascilicas, If they confess and
may also benefit in the
ITO Rome we invite you, with love,
ons OF the church throughout the
world.
''At the same time good Catholics
ught, during this period, to renounce
II spectacles of a profane character.
'Divine Rome will inspire you.
esus has chosen Rome as the center
f the highest action. Here Is empire.
lere, under his will, Is tie fmmovable
eat of his vicar on earth. Here is
uarded the truth. From here spreads
ght to all the world. Whose removes
imself from Rome removes himself
.Om TaSuS - l.,