The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-06-06
\. Catholic Church Our Home.

m, rprlsrka bic feature of the cath
n. 5urch is her singular capacity for
-..-g her people feel at home; they
Z. me family. the household of
r.-s Mary is not only Christ's moth
4 ne is our mother: the house Of
-y,arsth is our dwelling-place; we find
/. re7roduCed in every sanctuary
.+-ughout the world.
Enter any happy and united home
srgni you. and what do you find
4s-so Devoted parents, happy chill
ir7 a table laden with wholesome
trl walls hung with pleasing pic
trras and portraits of dear friends or
rsgtives. there are instruments Of mu-
gr books to instruct and cheer the
mind. flowers to perfume the air. kind
ii acts performed and daily inter-
curse OF kindred minds and hearts
hzhtens all the day.
yw. IN Gods house, our souls true
hre it is the same. only to a higher
and more wonderful degree. Every
Catholic church, whether great or
small magnificent or lowly. is Gods
house. his children's home. On the al
ar IN the tabernacle, is Jesus Christ
b the Blessed Eucharist, our Lover,
u Friend. our God. We feed upon His
sacred body and blood. we are made
one with Him what marvel that we
are al home with Him. in the highest
and truest sense. Here the people come
and 90, here they find the friends of
Jesus. close 10 His altar-Mary and
Jos5ph-the statues representing them
bringing f0rcibly to mind the dear
thought Of them who made a home in
Nazareth for Jesus twenty centuries
ago
Iha crucifix above the altar leads
1r thoughts 10 Calvary, as the four
Teen stations. or Way of the Cross. on
d sde walls help US to trace our
Blessed Redeemer's Passion along its
.aHols stages, and TO pour out to Him
H tribute Of our intense gratitude and
.E isryent love. That is what the
sl0.lc people are doing as they &c
ron station to station" they are
aAlg in the steps Of their Saviour,
trough Jerusalem's streets and up
a!aFS hill, they are sharing His
ouers Sorrows: they are kneeling
4ae The cross: they are watching be-
le the tomb.
Al Christmas we kneel beside the
~ and it is not for little children
Y put for the grown-up children Of
Y Mother church. that the pretty
NsSentations IF Bethlehem's stable
erected il our sanctuaries. The
Ne-naired and the heavy-hearted
q kneel with the gay. bright
s. boys and girls beside our Christ
cribs. Tt is all so realistic. so
we, So homelike. Oh. blessed are
"3AeSiek for they shall see homei
evergreen decks the walls, and
'7-s are Oh the affairs. and incense
5lsS with their perfume as solemn
Mass and Benediction. and music
Us the afr.
51 other great days come round
Week and Easter, Pentecost and
Us Christi the Forty Hours Devo-
"FIt are professions, banners,
'1> Festments, crosses high up
HURDLES are swung. and bells
'5atlhg and in Gods house, that
most beautiful, the rich and the
meet together, and the Lord is
Iahef Of US all
haA y come, ana we keep
"eie these feast days Of our eld-
-isiS and sisters in our hoped
-s To heaven; we know them by
sa4 we invoke them. St Peter
yl- Keys Of our heavenly home;
I'm DC Paul is the father of the
r.. Lucy cares for the blind; St
teaches us how to mediate;
-llE is ike an elder brother.
GOOD our losses. and so on with
-7s others. Why not? Is this
~ s household? Have we not
great share in the inheritance
NJ cur home. Gods household,
N our mother: we give the
m may in her honor. and the
N, October is for her Rosary,
M especially for her Rosary. for
On 4 also daily, all the year, as
Ov-@fE token Of filial love to her.
ami over again, we repeat the
p. salutation: Hail fun of
Il HaiL fun Of grace, The Lord
Gov DAee This is our note of
Faf alAolIcs. all the time, in our
ADl mousse, the Lord is with us.
shs cay heavens eternal day, we
red -qfeNer with the Lord.-Sac-
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