The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-14

who lies cold and silent before us this
morning passed away as silently and
peacefully as the soft breathing of an
infants slumber The grief OF this
church and the sorrow of all of rs
Today is fiitingly expressed by the
words of the prophet. job. speaking
# Jerusalem-"Sh sis solitary and
in tears Her priests 5 gh. ana her
virgins are in tears" A grand and
good girl. who loved 10 be here with
her companions so we'll has fallen
ana you. her parents and loving
friends. who nave come to pay your
last respects, sigh around her bier
realizing what you have lost in such
IN excellent daughter and friend. Ana
you her admirers. who are not of he
religion learned first to respect and
hen 10 love her; you who have been
the witnesses OF her daily actions and
virtues during her short life and in
whose hearts her memory shall remain
forever enshrined you also mourn hel
loss and mingle your tears with ours.
However great your sorrow may be
still the church viii address you in
| the words of St Paul: I'VE would no
have You ignorant concerning those
who are asleep that yen be moi sor,
rowful even as others who have ne
hope" The church mOurns with you
Her most solemn prayers are sad at
The altar of the eternal God by the
lriest, clothed in the vestments OF
mourning. and her muse is IN tones
# sorrow, but she would not have you
| 3orrowful. even as chose who have
no hope. because the burning lights
emblematic of consolation and of hope
llumine the darkness. and the repre-
5entation of Christ's death on Cal
yary's heights-the cross is raised
iboye the bier, as the symbol Of chris
'ianity conquering death itself, an
nope trumphing over unbeheying sor-
row
| Oh, sorrow has It's useful lessons
when IL is legitimate. and death is
but the gate that opens from the por
ais of the tomb O the house eternal
n the heavens. If we have lost her
| 1 br ghter cline has claimed her
Though our harps may now be hung
IN the willows. she may be listening
20 the enchanting harmony of the
CELESTIAL orchestra above; reioicins
hat our sorrow and troubles viii soor
be over also. Shzil We not then for
get our or eff in the food Of lighs lei
through the rent veil of the skies
through which Jesus entered, and te
cure our loneliness take refuge in the
soothing consultations of our holy
faith?
need not detain You this morninr
with a eulogy Of The highly christian
| girlhood, and the pure. affectionate
sweet and beautiful character Of w ni
fred O'Shea. My slight acquaintance
| with her gave me genuine pleasure
and you who have known her all thu
tine appreciate and love the virtues
that lent their charm in adjoining hei
beautiful soul with sach graces as e
make her child beloved by God Him
self.
The object OF the services here this
morn ng of the Holy Sacrifice of tht
nass-of the reading Of the buria
prayers-is to pray for the soul Of
your departed friend. Many there arr
who are summoned TO eternity with
s'ns on their souls-sins not unto
Heath as the Apostle ST. Paul would
term them, and as the inspired virtues
1f Almighty God assure rs that moth
ing defiled can en- er heaven, they mus
be consumed In the furnace Of God
Of which 81, Paul tells US. No one
can lay any other foundation but that
which IL fad, which IS jesus Christ
Says he In his first epistle to the Cor
inthians: Now If any man build IN
on this foundation geld, silver, prec
ious stones, wood. hay, stubble; every
mans work shall be made manifest
for the day of the Lord shall declare
| it; because Il shall be revealed by
| fire" If any mans work abide which
| ne has built thereupon he shall race' We
4 reward. If any mans work burns
he shall suffer loss, bat he himself
shall be saved, yet so as by fire. am
not concerned about making an argu
ment in favor Of a middle state or
purgatory as it is commonly called,
but II St. Paul was addressing you III
my place, | cannot CONCEIVE Of his
being able TO use words waich would
convey a more accurate idea Of what
he Catholic church teaches ia the facF
in regtr;h to this doctr ne. /. Were
Plus n, the supreme ruler Of the Cath,
olic world to die today, 100000. 600 Of
his spiritual children would drop upon
knees al the announcement and offer
a heartfelt prayer ID The all Merciful
God for the happy repose Of his soul.
And so the church acts towards all
of her children. 81 in the glorious
consoling doctrine Of the communion
of saints, let us not forget 70 weave
our chaplet of prayers for the obsa u.
ing Of an eternal crown Of glory for
her who lies cold In dea b before us.
And now, our dear good, Ii tie
friend, Wiaifred o'Shea, we mus part.
Taere Is associated with the last of
everything, a tinge of sorrow, feel.
ng Of melancholy. The last labor Of
love, The last hour, the last word, the