Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-28

ciple OF his constitution. without know
Ing the object we cannot understand
the subject.
man exists? The catechIsm answers,
God. This is the only answer that sat
isles the intellect and soothes the
heart. Who made your God made
me. Why did He make your That
may know, love and serve Him here
on earth and be happy with Him for.
ever In heaven. These few words con
tain more wisdom than all the philos-
optical systems and scientific theories
that were ever invented. When a man
understands them, In practical way,
then he can answer the question. liz
life worth iivng?'
Man Is made for God, nothing else.
or nothing less. can satisfy the crav-
Ing of His intellect for truth and
knowledge. and the desire OF his heart
for happiness and love. Man "a made
for God. Consequently he is not an
independent being. He Is constituted
under special relations of dependence
on his Creator. The nation has right
TO the service of its citizens The
parent has right to the love and re-
spect of his children. The employer
ployed. tho farmer has right to the
produce of the field he has cultivated.
Much more has God n right and title
to the love and service of man. This
love and service constitute the sum of
mans relations and obligations of his
Maker. Therefore they should not he
limited to a secondary place in the
makeup of mans life. Since God
exists. man is Ills creature-th, 'ork
OF His hands, consequently man is
bound to worship God with positive,
personal worship. The citizen, for the
very reason that he IL n citizen, has
certain duties and obligations to full
fill. The soldier, because he is a sol
der has other duties and obligations
In accord with his military profession.
Even the child, for the simple reason
that he is IA child. has duties and obi
cations towards his parents. Much
more the creature. man, for the very
reason that he is a creature, has Ger.
tain duties and obligations towards his
God. Did We belong To ourselves. were
we capable of giving content and hap
piness to ourselves. we might then
determine the conditions of our ser.
vice, but II Is not so. Ii &c God who
must give me happiness; and since we
are the creatures of God, the subjects
OF God. 1t belongs to God to prescribe
the conditions. Now, this same God
has told us what He requires In the
line of service. when He said, Thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with thy
whole heart and soul. with all thy
strength and with all thy mind This
is the first principle OF the natural as
well as OF the supernatural law and
is obligatory on all men.
Consequently. then, must serve
God by keeping His commandments.
These contain the manifestation of
His will in my regard. and I must be
convinced that this is n real necessity
for me. II Ia not necessary that |
| should be rich or great. II is not nee
essary that | should live n long life.
| should exist; but since | do exist, IL
is absolutely necessary that should
serve God"
Father Barry continued along this
line OF augmentation for over an hour
and then the service concluded with
the benediction. Mission services will
be held every day during the week.
The order of exercises will be as fol-
lows Mass and short instruction at
80 a. m. Mass and sermon at s: 80
a. m. followed by blessing OF religious
articles. Stations OF the cross and
mission services for children at 4 p. IN.
Rosary, lecture and benediction at
1880 p. m. Inc mission will close
next Sunday evening with the papal
blessing and the granting Of a plenary
indulgence to all who shall have com.
piled with the conditions.