The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-03-29
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Right Rev. Bishop John B. Brondel
of Helena Delivers the Last of
the Lenten Sermons.

At the cathedral of the Sacred
Heart, Helena, Sunday, Right Rev.
bishop John B. Brondel delivered the
last If a series OF Lenten sermons.
The topic was THE Sacred Heart of
Jesus Christ" and the text was from
Rlst verse of the 18th chapter of St.
Luke The Kingdom of God is Within
YOU The discourse follows:
When the native of California and
later on the white adventurer Travelled
over the country for years and years.
little did they dream of the golden
treasures hidden beneath the surface
soil. Likewise when the men from sill
Yer City, near by, passed these gulches
of the Prickly Pear valley, going to
Virginia City on a prospecting tour in
1864. little did they think of the mill
lions in gold dust hidden under the
sands and rocks of Last Chance gulch,
which they so called because, before
returning to Silver. they thought they
would take their last chance in what
we now call Main street of the capital
city OF Montana. Likewise little do
men think of the treasures laid I'D
within their own souls, of which the
inspired writer points out the discov-
cry, when he says: The kingdom of
Cod is within you
The kingdom of God has three differ
ert meanings in the Scriptures. accord
ing to human thought, though i'm the
divine mind it is one and the same
thing. We finite. we understand there
by the reign Of God in the soul of man
by divine grace. the reign of God in
the society of men by the Catholic
church, the reign of God in the society
of angels and of saints in heaven. That
kingdom of God is natural and super
natural. God rules us as he rules his
whole creation. but he rules men fur
7hermore as redeemed from sin and
hell He rules that divine society he
has established amongst men. as his
church and in heaven he rules and
~eigns completely and perfectly over
his triumphant church of angels and
saints.
SUPERNATURAL KINGDOM.
This supernatural kingdom of which
We speak begins in baptism and finds
its perfection in heaven. The king,
who is infinite justice and infinite love,
is Jesus Christ. the son of God made
man, who can and does exhibit his hui
man heart pierced for love Of us that
we may love him. No hatred in the
ldngdom of God. which is love. and the
symbol of that love is the heart of
Christs humanity alphabetically unit
"a TO the deity. hOnored more espec-
ialy than any other member of Christ:
as it is the seat of all the loving affec-
tons of the Goldman.
History relates that in these latter
days. when charity is growing cold,
our divine Savior appeared on the al
tar of the blessed sacrament surround
ed by a cloud, to an humble religeuse
of the visitation at Taray lie Monial,
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Alacogac. This happened towards the
latter part of the seventeenth century.
Christ. showing his heart pierced,
crowned with thorns and surmounted
by a cross, said to her: Behold. the
heart that has loved men so much.
The Lord promised that he would
grant a number of graces. most extra
ordinary, to those who would honor his
heart. and he commissioned the humble
reHgeuse to spread in the world the de-
votion towards his sacred heart
Today this devotion is coeNtensive
with the Catholic church. This cathe-
dral is dedicated to it and the marvel
Gus apparition is depicted on the paint
ing which adorns this altar.
WHERE DUTY LIES.
AS St. Paul told the Athenians: That
he ca ne to make known to them the
unknown God. whom they worshiped,
So today our duty lies in making
known beyond, which is mentioned so
often by the agnostics. who set aside
the teachings Of Christianity-the UNI
known beyond the grave, the unknown
catholic church and the unknown value
Of our soul within us. Christ, the KING
of ages the lord OF heaven, OF angels
and of saints the central figure Of all
that exists. is substantial love. BY
from
nothing. by his love he redeemed the
fallen and ruined by his love he en-
mobiles us. by his spirit sanctifying us
ard leading UP to the beautific vision.
To impress US more powerfully by his
7ovc. he. the invisible God assumed the
human nature and died upon the cross,
when his heart was opened so that ours
might correspond TO his love and be
united to his in the keeping of his
commandments. He that loves me
keers my commandments.
To make us understand the love OF
God for us let us consider how he was
Fappy from all eternity without US,
how. having everp perfection by HIM
II. he needed nothing to make him
fappier: how it was his mere goodness
that made him think of bringing forth
from nothing possible beings capable of
loving him: how these creatures. using
is very gifts. would abuse them to Of
fond him: how notwithstanding this
he stiIT pursued them by his love to
such an extent as to take mans nature
and give them every proof of his love;
Icing born i'm poverty. calling rich ana
poor to him by his angels and his MI
raau'ous star. giving the example Of
7frivatp and public virtues, teaching all
fha way to heaven.
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ing good. curing the sick raising the
d adj: how he suffered that bitter pas
sion ard death to ransom man from
sin and hell His heart was even cut
onen after his death. that all might be
affected by that infinite love.
TO TEACH HIS LOVE.
He established his church to teach
all nations his love. to give to all the
souI-saving sacraments. to give peace
10 all in time and in eternity. He
brought into existence that church
which would teach his charity by word
and example. The pagan world he
changes into Christian. The mists of
errer are dispelled and his truth is es-
'ab'ished: tyranny and slavery are
abolished. SUPERSTITION and infidelity
AFRO destroyed. cruelties cease, lgnor-
anoe is disDelled. virtues unheard of
are practiced and the world receives
Christian civilization: marriage is re
stored to its primitive perfection: crime
disappears and D., innocence hourishes
The idols are broken, bad books are
burned. the Christian houses Of wor-
shin are called into existence and the
sacred word of God is scattered all
ever the world by the heralds of Chris
tan faith. by preaching and the diff
fusion Of Christian writings those who
have the love of God in their hearts