The evening times., 1900-02-27

The Catholics of this city and the Broth
ers of the Christian Schools especially, are
looking forward with eager interest to May
"A next. when Pope Leo XIII will proclaim
TO the Christian world the canonization OF
Jean Baptiste de la Sale
The Blessed de la Salle," said a prom
inent member Of the Christian BTot5ers in
this city today. should have lived in the
present time. As it is he was more than
two centuries ahead OF his age. and in
founding our order he showed himself so
emphatically devoted to The most advanced
ideas in education that great as was the
mission he performed we think there is
still need OF such man"
The canonization ceremony, which viii
be conducted by the Pope in person. should
his health enable him TO do so, Will take
place at ST. Peters in Rome. and will be
the elimination Of the hoEors already con-
ferred on de Ia Sale who was declared
Venerable upon May s. 1910. by Pope Greg
Ory XVI, and received the degree Of Blessed
February 70. 1883. The last named decla-
ration is usually precedent TO canonization.
The same proof Of eminent virtue and the
working Of miracles is demanded in one
case as in the other. the only differ Mt be-
ing that the cultus OF a canonized saint be
longs to the universal church instea Of
particular order or community. ana
altars may be erected in his or her honor
throughout Christendom.
The elevatng Of Jean Baptiste De Ia
Sale. through the successive stages Of
Venerable and Blessed TO the dignity OF
canOnized saint has been going on in
France, his native country, and in Rome,
the centre Of such process. for the greater
part of this century. The enquiry institUt-
ed FOR declaring him Venerable was con-
Quoted simultaneously at Rheims. his
birthplace, Rouen and Paris. The chief
requisite for the degrees Of Blessed and
Saint are the proofs Of miracles wrought
by the Venerable person who is nominated
for those honors. There IL is said, have
been forthcoming in the case Of Blessed
John Baptists de la Sale. and hence there
are now no obstacles TO his enrollllent in
I the catalogue OF saints.
/ AS stated. the ceremony OF canonizatioE
, will take place in St. Peters in Rome. The
postulator. or advocate Of the cause OF the
. proposed saint. who will be a person OF
high rank and distinction in the country
or order To Mnlch Ine SAINT belonged. VIII
. after various preliminary ceremonies. ask
twice that the name OF the servant Of God,
! whose cause he pleads, may be enrolled
. in the catalogue of the saints The Pope
replies eaCn time that il is best 10 explore
the viii OF God still further by prayer,
the grand choir and organ then burst forth
in the Neui Creator; htauies are chantec,
and at the third request the Pope de-
Clares and ordains. I'm honor OF the Holy
Trinity for the glory Of the Catholic faith
. and the progress Of The Christian religion,
in virtue OF the authority Of our Lord Jesus
Christ. Of the Holy Apostles. Peter and
Paul and Of his own plenary and proper
authority" tkat the servant. OF God in
question shall be inscribed on The register
Of the saints. and that his memory shall
be celebrated on certain day, in every
Tart OF the church.
A solemn mass in which the Pope him-
I self. unless disqualified by Illness viii
ofTcate is then celebrated I'm honor Of the
I new saint.
Jean Baptiste de Ia sale was born al
7 Rheims April so. 1851. AT the axe OF nine
he was entered as a student in the Uni
versity Of Rheims. He was a monk at
eleven years. and at sixteen. was named
20 a canonry in the Cathedral. He went to
Paris TO pursue his theological studies and
on the register Of the Seminary Of St Sui
pice may still be read opposite the date
Of October IS 1870. the words: Jean Bap
tiste de la Sale. acolyte and Canon OF
. Rheims" " IL was the accidental meeting
with his old schoolmaster in Paris. who
came from Rheims to establish a school for
poor boys that gave de la Sale the idea OF
that work with which his name is now
identified.
Popular education among the masses
was unthought Of in that age. and de Is
Sale had numerous difficulties 10 contend
with in the founding Of the Christian
Brothers The schools at length prosper
ed and de Ia Sale lived 10 see the success
Of his great life work. He died on Easter
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