The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-05-12

nao;aI, VI truth and Holiness. are es-
Ri~SidIiy rampant. And side bv side of
the o. iIy and immortality you will find
of nes;osssest acts Of superstition and
bv . 80. uelnon-Worship, gilded over
q certain glib cant of pIatonic viz
- mus you have a wholesale ner-
cba,,o oh OF the order of things; truth is
to.I geo INTO error under the g11ise of
Mn, and vice has put on the sem
nance OF virtue.
C,bn sucn Vlcissitudes the Father of
Hi, SSeilqom comes forward to warn
49, S5hlIdren of the dangers. that are
@iiead, and to prescribe a snecific rem
ee.: ana what is this particular rem
my he advocates? II is special devo-
LII StoL 70 the Holy Ghost. Hence, he
says 94 IN His Encyclical upon the sub
Ject (May 9Th. 1897.
n,o-t Is cur earnest desire that oiety
Icy increase and be infamed towards
one Holy Ghost, to whom, especiaiiv
al az oL US owe the grace of following
'ie paths of truth and virtue"
,.o9I Ie ms children going to hear the
voice voice Of their Father? They will NOT
Ia iaIl 70 need His words if they are tru-
~ wise and prudent.
WHAT is MEANT BY DEVOTION
TO HOLY GHOST.
=. DeVotlon is the same az devotedness. |
- - rests upon a right appreciation of
or,o, 5000 qualities of the object of
S gtIe devotion and implies an earnest
tSs!Ie ana a prompt readiness to do all !
ests. 0itOe its iA'eI
~; II then, we think often of the HOLY |
S IiICSI ana contemplate His Divine Per
hclIohS' II we attentively consider all |
w. we owe Immediately to His benign in |
r ausilce' especially if we endeavor to !
e( ,ssiN "a ana Always keep before our
- 80 - MS loving and patient iEdwelling
NiCtlIit U.s. now could we refuse TO
praise, love and thank Him i'm very
special manner! Rather shall we all
animated with a holy desire to nav Him
special tribute Of our love and adora-
loh; We shall thank Him most sin
cereIy tor His constant and unwearied
n fIilS towards us. We shall pray to
ann ann IN a special manner, since He is
our Ielper and Comforter in every
neeQ and sorrow. We shall heed His
DIVINE inspirations. bv which He
guides us internally. We snail sun
mt TO all lawful authority. especially
70 Uhe Divine authority of Gods Holy
ChurGh, by which He guides US ex-
Ira. 81 ially: w shall take care lest we
SIleNe HIM by Wilful neglect. by
sioth and lukewarmness, or even "ex-
llnsQish' the fire of His Divine Love
oy yielding to grevious sin. We shall
pc Ialthful in His Divine Service. honor
a ann dairy by some devout exercise of
pIety, make reparation for all the
SilShtS and insults He receives from ]
ne sons OF men, and make use of every (
near Means at our disposal to make Him ]
more known and loved by all Behold !
MS is What is meant by devotion to {
ne Holy Ghost Why not endeavor to I
cultivate this special devotion? Does
rot the Holy Ghost deserve it? Will {
not be most beneficial to ourselves? I
TRUE DEVOTION ESSENTIALLY :
INTERNAL.
There can be no true devotion unless
has its root deep within the soul. A
eVotion which contents itself with Il
mere outward observancea, is not only
alse. but also very dangerous. mas s
luch as it often degenerates into rank s.
uperstition. This holds good with t,
egard to every kind of devotion. 1t S
$50 applies to devotion to the Holy
ihost a
If, therefore, We wish to practice S,
enuine devotion to the Holy Ghost, ii
'e must be careful that this devotion
7ally comes from our very heart. Let d
ur memory recall to our mind all we G
we to this Divine Spirit of Love. Let e.
lr understanding dwell upon His
'ivine Perections, and especially upon a
-ia Infinite Love and Bounty in our G
sgard. Let our Will be ready to de- m
ote itself TO His Divine service, to
ear and obey His voice, and to spread to
nong others the love and homage of pl
is Divine Person. G
EVICTION AIDED BY EXTERNAL II
OBJECTS.
genuine devotion must es-
rtially be internal, still it cannot, at m
'esent remain wholly spiritual and r,
ternal This arises from our very Sc
lture, inasmuch as we are composed F;
a spiritual soul and a material body. ar
lr mind. though spiritual, cannot at ca
esent. act independently of the imagi- to
tion which is a sensible faculty. Our co
oushts. even CT spiritual things, will IN
-the themselves however obscurely, Sp
some sensible image. Our will also, is.
lich is a purely spiritual faculty, on
mot, at present, act without the cor &c
spending movements of the passions.
we or hather, hope or despair, every
lection Of the will, naturally betrays
elf in some outward form in the body. al
EVICTION TO THE HOLY GHOST VI
AIDED BY OUTWARD MEANS. Su
The Holy Ghost is a pure Spirit; we He
mot. therefore, represent Him to ]
rselVes in any visible or tangible &c
m: and still, on account o our COM me-
ind nature, we cannot think of Him sol
thout giving Him some kind of a /
lsible shape of our imagination. If ap
N, we had some distinct outward Me
ans to help our ina ginatiOn. these ma
uld. no doubt be of great use to us
foster and promote Devotion to the L
~ Ghost And such outward means cos
to be had. ere
lis very name primarily denotes Oh
nothing sensible. Spirit means qut
,ath; and He is called the Divine bel
rit to express the manner in which On
proceeds from the Father and from Pal
Son. For He proceeds from the bea
Their and from the Son by way OF a
ration. that is. breathing, and is, Pei
refore. called the Spirit, that is, the tiol
,sth. of the Father and of the Son. anc
n like manner, certain expectations ed
given Him. which again directly 2
ress some sensible object. He IS (!S'
instance, called a Cloud For as a sho
I'D by it's refreshing showers fruit
the earth. so the Holy Ghost fruct- Sta
the human soul by the refreshing c
wers of His Divine Grace. 2
nd on those different occasions, is t
IN He descended upon this earth ]. {
a special purpose, He did so in an city
ward form. At the Baptism OF saiC
Us Christ He descended upon Him In of
form of a dove: and on the day OF eac
atecost. He descended upon the can
,gtles in the shape of fiery tongues. Cat
70 will here mention certain out
d aids which will assist the faith S,
in practicing devotion to the Holy in
st. They are: The Pious Union; CEN
Chaplet and Beads; the Badge; the Is
ial: the Manual; the Monthly
an. H
THE PIOUS UNION. nall
"a Holy Ghost is deserving of anu anu
,iaI honor on the part of all men, 'eil
only individually. but also in c.
Y. IT would therefore be a most n
rabIe thing to see men bind them