The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-12-02
EVENTS IN BELGIUM

which was founded in 1894, possesses
a church and school served by two
priests and two Brothers with con-
gregation of nearly five hundred Chris
tian natives and a thousand catechu-
mems. The French missionaries are
communicating with their friends, the
Bavarian Benedictine Fathers, who
have already evangelical large por-
tions of the Cameroons, but it is fear
ed the distance is almost too great for
these good monks to cover in the
work, and while it is to Germany's
stacles in the way of the Catholic mis-
sionary, though she is a Protestant
country, still it is only natural to sup
pose that these new possessions will
attract the notice of Protestant Ger
man missionaries and many souls may
thus be lost to the Faith. Such are
the influences which the ambitions of
man can exercise upon the souls of
others.
CardinaI-EIect Van Rossunn.
A good deal of interest centers
around the personality of the new
Dutch Cardinal, Father Van RossWn.
Born in 1854 he joined the Redemp-
torists at the age of nineteen years,
and was ordained priest in 1879 He
became professor of humanities at
Juvenot Ruremonde, and then rector
of the College of Wittem, near
Maestricht. In 1904 he was appointed
one of the Commissioners on Canon
Law and called to Rome in 1909 and
appointed Consulter to the Holy Office
He has found time among his many
activities to. publish a controversial
book de Judicio Sacramentali," and
a book on the Immaculate Conception,
but his principal work consists in his
reports to the Holy Office, which for
their theological science and good
judgment, have attracted the notice of
the Holy Father. A remarkable ad-
ministrator and organizer he built,
while at Wittem, new convent of his
Order of which he was the sole archi-
tect. At Scale and at Amalf he also
raised houses, and filed them with
religious, obtaining large sums of
money from his Dutch friends for the
work. At Rome he reorganized the
archives of the Holy Office, very diff
cult task. He speaks German, French
and Italian besides his native tongue
and understands Spanish and English.
A great worker, when the Pope asked
him this week what his program as
Cardinal would be, he replied: Work
and sacrifice till death in the service
of the Church" To which His Holi-
ness responded: I'VE can in truth
do nothing better than to use all our
strength without counting the cost, in
the service of Jesus Christ"
Three Masses on All Souls Day.
All Souls Day, observed with deep
solemnity and beauty throughout the
Catholic world, has brought up again
this year, petition addressed to Plus
TX nearly forty years ago, later placed
before Leo XIII and now submitted to
Plus K. 1t is that priests be permit
ted the privilege on All Souls Day of
: offering three Masses for the faithful
departed, in the same manner as they
are allowed to say three Masses at
: Christmas The petition which on the
two previous occasions was referred
to the Roman Congregation of Rites
in order that more universal adhe
sion to it might be obtained from the
Bishops of the world, gives for its
reasons that the ancient foundations
of the Holy Souls do not suffice fol
present needs or have been confiscated
by rapacious hands, that the number
of priests to offer the Sacrifice is less
than in former years, and that the love
OF ease and pleasure which dominates
people today prevent the austerities
and prayers which once were offered
by the faithful for the dead AS Spain
and Portugal, and one French Diocese
besides Latin America already enjoy
this consoling privilege, the petition
is that it may become universal.
Catholic Institute of Paris.
The Mass of the Holy Ghost in con
, nection with the Catholic Institute O.
/ Paris was celebrated last week at the
> Church of the Carmelites in presence
f of a great crowd of students and theil
< professors. The Rector of the Insti
= tute. Monsignor Baudrillart, preached
a the sermon and Monsignor Annette
e Archbishop of Paris, was present a
the service. After the Mass the Rec
tor read aloud the anti Modernist oatl
which was subscribed to by all pres
i ent, after which Monsignor Amettt
gave Benediction of the Blessed Sacra
ment. He also presided in Notr,
e Dame at the Solemn Requiem for tn,
'Liberte" victims and preached
touching sermon. Though the grea
e Cathedral was thronged by Frenchmel
+ of every degree the Government, 70
Il the first time at such national event
L was not represented.
) PaIliums for EnuIish Archbishons.