The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-07-05
THE SACRED HEART LEAGUE.

! The following splendid article is from
the Catholic Columbian, the paper that
each week contains special articles or
the League of the Sacred Heart AL
members of the League will appreciate
the beautiful instruction given here,
Like all the great associations of the
church, the Apostleship of Prayer was
little more than private reunion OF
a few pious souls at the beginning. AS
its name implies, it's main idea was
to bring down the grace of God on souls
by united prayer, and thus it was dis
tinguished from the apostleship by
preaching. In fact, it was first put in
practice in a seminary of students for
the priesthood, many of whom were
destined for the foreign missions. Their
spiritual father proposed it to them in
1914, on the feast of st. Francis Xavier,
the great missionary apostle, hoping
thereby to awaken and increase the
zeal for souls which they would after
wards need so sorely.
To what great magnitude has it
grown nova veritable chain of
prayer encircling the earth From in
Vulnerable lips all over the land go
up daily the morning prayers, and
daily. too, are offered the millions of
petitions for their own and other
needs. What a wonderful and power
full society. Who shall say the Sacred
Heart is not pleased with the mani
festation Of such love and devotion?
The young man who is starting out
into the world is beset on all sides with
numerous temptations, and if he trust
to his own strength will be certain to
meet shipwreck. He will have to have
superhuman strength to save himself.
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way is to have recourse to the sacra-
ments and to prayer. But how few will
do so. Some of them have not ap-
preached the sacraments since their
first holy communion and they dread
the very thought of confession. They
do not want to give up their pleas
ures; they wish to drink and be socia-
BILE, and when they do they often are
overcome with drink, which sets their
young blood on fire, and makes them
yield themselves to the tempter There
is only one safe plan for them! do not
drink at all. That is, if they wish to
succeed in this world and wish to lead
clean, sober and industrious lives, and
be able to save their souls.
If they. will join the League of the
Sacred Heart and faithfully say the
morning offering, and each night ask
LIt prayer o. TIE I-edBue 1OF grace TO
conquer their vices and all that they
need to live a good life, their prayer
viii be granted and they will then
be able to walk upright in the fear of
God.
You have to become in reality a sol
dier of Christ and daily fight against
your passions and evil inclinations.
and every victory you gain over your
self will give you new strength; and if
you should fail do not become oiscour-
aged, but rise al once and renew the
combat. Go to the Sacred Heart of
Jesus for strength and consolation and
you will receive it most abundantly.
Don't think that you are tempted more
than others. The saints were tempted
most terribly, but they did not rely
on their own strength, but asked God
to help them, and they conquered.
The happy results of the League are
shown in parishes, not only in a more
loving spirit of devotion, but in the
better and more frequent use of the
sacraments; by the removal of scan
dals, drunkenness. ETC.; in a word, Il
transforms all into earnest, practical
feryent Christians