The Washington times., 1902-02-24

in every portion of the globe. the recita-
ticn of the beads forms an integral part
of Catholic life and constant reminder
Of the consoling mysteries comprised IN
our Lord'si incarnation, birth. suffering.
death. and resurrection.
In like manner has stress been laid on
devotion to the Holy Spirit, and pIous
practices in his honor have been made
obligatory throughout the universal
church. No man. says the Apostle. can
say the Lord Jesus, but by the Holy
Ghost and surely in this land of dark
ness and of exile We all have sore need
of his heavenly spirit of light and OF love,
until the day dawn and the day star
arise in our hearts. III Peter, i:4OD
Third Order of st. Francis.
"To the piety and zeal of Leo Mi we
owe, moreover as special antidote
against the spirit of worldliness, now so
unhappily prevalent the reorganization of
the Secular Third Order of St. Francis and
the many precious advantages thence ac-
cruing as well as the Association of the
Holy Family. proposed by the Sovereign
Pontiff as consoling model for tie Chris
tian household, and a means of renewing
civil society from its very foundations
But, beloved brethren, within the re-
impossible to enumerate the many and
great enterprises begun and carried to a
successful completion by Pope Leo XIII.
There is no region in ChristenfOm to
which he has not extended his hand i'll
beneficence; no religious order that he
| has not encouraged and fostered; ma
tional hierarchy that he has not enrich
| ed and strengthened by the creation of
| new Sees as 50 many centres of hew life.
Decision on Anglican Orders.
And here let me merely hint. in pass
ing, at the important services rendered
in determining with still greater accuracy
the question of the validity of sacred
orders in the Anglican Church. as like
wise the difficult task of attempting the
reunion of the various Christian confess
sions with the Apostolic See, in sntici-
patton of the fulfllment of the prophecy:
There shall be one fold and one shep-
herd
at is particularly gratifying to us. rev
erend dear brethren and beloved children
that the great Pontiff who has labored so
zealously for the Universal Church. has
nourished a special love of prediction
for the faithful of these United States: of
this we are al witnesses. And other wit
nesses at hand are the dioceses created
by Leo XIII the third Plenary Council OF
Baltimore. which refined the legislation
and policy of the Church in this country;
. the establishment of the Catholic Uni
versity at Washington; the sanction of
I Christian education in our parochiGl
schools; the constant vatchfulDess to
/ preserve the purity of the faith in our
people; and. finally the establishment of
a permanent delegation of the Holy See.
America n Consolation.
These and countless other works ena-
mating from the Sovereign POntiff for the
welfare of Catholicity in the United States
| prove to demonstration his alfectionate
! interest and regard for America, in which
/ he sees the future hope and prosperity of
! the Catholic Church.
'Ahr exclaimed the venerable Pontlff
/ but a few weeks ago TO Bishop Farley,
amid my many trials. America is my
| consolation. There the Church enjoys lib
! erty. In the United States she is free to
! build her churches and her schools un-
molested. Here in Rome, l, the Vicar of
/ Christ, am as a slave. deprived of free
| action. In Italy. in France, the Church
/ Is being prosecuted by those who should
/ defend her. Thank God for the consola-
| tion hat comes to us from free Amer
| lea
An Attestation of Love.
ITO so glorious, so Jealous, and so en-
| lightened a Pontif the whole Catholic
world, IS one heart and one soul. will ten
der its tribute Of reverence and affection
on the Sd day 6f March, the dawn of the
| twenty fifth year OF his pontiiicate II is
! but right and becoming that our own
! populous archdiocese, which, in numbers,
at least, leads the way in the missionary
I world, should be second to none in offer
| ing to so great and loving father the
solemn attestation OF its unbounded 10y
atty and unfeigncd love"