The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-25
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81 NOTWITHSTANDING
hAhtS WAN WOVEN STRONG.
SlCk WOMEN WILL.
BISHOP IOEILEY's LETTER.
Read In All the Churches Of the Dio-
ceSe of savannah.

cese of savannah.
Bishop Keieys letter upon the ooserv-
ance Of Christmas and the beginning Of
the new century. read in al, the churches
OF the diocese. S. interesting. not only
to Roman Catholics, but 20 people OF all
religious denominations:
Benjamin Joseph Kelley. by the grace
OF God and the favour OF the holy apps
tolls see Bishop Of Savannah. Rev. Dear
Sir. The collection on Christmas day IS
FOR the orphans OF our diocese In com
piiancc with the statutes, you will please
announce &c to the people on the proceed
ing Sunday. and invite them 10 give gem
erously 70 this worthy object. At no
time during the year should such an APP
peal fail TO move our hearts. but % comes
with peculiar force az time when We
are commemorative the birth OF the
Christ-chid who came TO save us and
found so uugra Sous "A reception. He gave
up every thing FOR us. and We can best
show Him our gratitude by caring for the
nttic ones 80 completely does lie ident-
Is Himself with them. that He assures
us: Whatsoever SIC DO for even the least
o. these. ye do for Me. He orders che lit
I
care We take Of them will be recognized
and rewarded By Him. With the MEM
Dries OF Bethlehem and the pitiful cry Of
the Christ-child fresh In our hearts, and
stiu ringing IN our ears, lee us remember
tn. words OF our Lord. Whosoeyer shall
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rcceivcth Ne.
on the 18th day OF November. iSs9 our
Holy Father. Leo Kill. through "a de-
u o. aHa lion OF
/ authorized the celebration OF mass al
midnight on the last dag OF that. and the
preseut wear A this mass. the Blessed
Sacrament wlll be- exposed. and che iaitn-
ful may receive Holy Communion. The
Holy Father has granted this eXtraordi-
nary privilege In order that We may
thank God for the mercics extended dur
inx the century which is now closing ana
imp.ore a continuance OF the same ~ the
coming one While humbling curse lvea
in an. presence OF God. and imploring Ills
mercy and forgiveness. let Us not forget
the multitude OF our brethren, VINO,
through no fault OF tlsArs, are deprived or
the inestimable blessing OF our Holy
Faith Let ~ earnestly implore the great
head OF the church. that He would gra-
/ einusIv hasten tho day. when there shall
be- but one fold and one shepherd. Nor
can We forget la our greatiul hearts ana
/ praxers the one 90 whom, under Col We
owe these great favors our holy father
/ the pope. on the last day Of this year
he win complete the sixiy-third year OF
/ his NE as a priest. For nfty-seven years
/ he has been a bishop. and Tor three and
| twenty years he has sat on Peters chalr
/ and worn the triple crown
Nfnety-one years mark the days OF our
fathers pilgrimage. Though deprived d
hts temporal possessions by wicked anu
urrrateful men he has found nome ~
1 mo hearts OF his loving ana grateful chl-
dren. aud there his sway is undisputeu'
| A. NO perlod since the great spiritual te-
! nsuiop OF the 10Th century has the pres
| r,. 81 the Papacy been so great. and It's
moral influence 50 widely fe.t And now
/ ~ tho close Of the old and the dawn OF
/ me now century. his inspired voice rings
out from, the Vatican warning the careless
world that the great cvil OF the Jay r. NO
! ga know Jesus Christ. who Is the ohY
/ -, fruth and life OF the world How
/ sublime "a spectacle IN this age OF reNsi"uS
/ Indifference! Let us ln imitation or inc
! C,tholics OF the first age pray whho x
/ ecasiur for our imprisoned chief pastor
/ p.t our great High Priest whose vicar
/ he IS. may preserve Leo Nil, and grant
rim lifc and make him blessed upon earth
/ ana deliver him not up 10 the VIII OF MS
I oncmiee. ..
/ MAY We presume 90 ask the earnest
nrevers alike OF pastors and people tnat
4 God would grant to our unworthlnesS us
4 Messing ana enable us 10 do HIS Work IN
/ ,hts nortion OF His vineyard assigned by
/ trm no us. so that On an things He may
I ~ plorided who hath chosen the Tool
/ ish things OF the world that he may con-
I FOUND the wise. und the weak things vt
I M world hath chosen that he may com
T found the strong; thai 40 hesh shoulp
I sIorv ia Ills sight" u Cor l. q 20.
\ Third We are anxious 20 sec greater
increase among the faithful OF the de-
/ votion TO the Sacred Heart OF our borh
/ ~ 10 this end recommend earnestly that
I ,,,,, should do al In your power 70 foster
/ ana encourage the League Of the sacred
Heart by regular meetings OF the pro-
/ meters. by reading the monthly inteh-
/ tfora. By special dcv0tions on the hfrt
/ FRIDAY: and. n possible. by eNposltlo'l o.
/ the most blessed sacrament on the hist
/ FRIDAY. -, -. =,
I ma devotion. s'Thosc who shall promote
fhla devotion shall have their names
v,rltten IN my heart says our isota
/ "peyer 20 be blotted out" And 20 Us ISIS
,r,es,s our Lord declared: Il will give
/ mem the gift OF touching the most nara
ened hearts -.
MAY tho God % peace Who brought
again from the dead the great pastor o.
/ ~ sheep. our Lord Jesus Christ, IN tho
/ Mod Of the everlasting testament, ne you
A. an goodness that you may DO HIS VIII
Soinr IN you that which Il wen pleasing
~ Ills sight through Jesus Christ, 20
/ Whom be glory forever and ever Amen
/ 0Ieb. xiii: %, I'D
/ Given az Savannah this 2ist DAY Of De-
/ cemher. Feast OF the Holy Apostle. -.
.,'a,n,a, 10 the year OF our Lord 1900
Benz J. Kelley,
Bishop Of Savannah.