The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-05-27
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turtles suffered for the faith, rallies
anew around the affairs it would never
forsake. At two o'clock and after,
the priests of the islands of the Allan.
tic-perhaps the Cape Verde-white
robed and stoled and wearing the
great cross on their shoulders, bend
before the tabernacle. An hour later
a courageous missionary lifts up the
Chalice of Salvation on the ice-bound
coast of Greenland.
At half past four, the sacred lamps
twinkle through the fogs Of Newfound-
land; and at five Nova Scotia's indus
trious population begins the day by
attending Mass. And now Canadian
churches and chapels grow radiant as
a faithful people-the hatitant of the
country, the devout citizen, the con-
secrated nun, and the innocent chill
dren hasten to unite their prayers
around the sanctuary where the priest
is awaiting them. At six o'clock
many souls are f1ocking to the
churches of New York eager to begin
the day of labor with the hottest act
of religion! Many young people, too,
gather around the altar at a later
hour, as the fresh flowers open with
the morning, and offer their dewy
fragrance to heaven.
An hour later the bells of Missouri
and Louisiana are ringing; and at
eight Mexico, true to her faith, bends
before her glittering affairs. At nine
the devout tribes of Oregon follow
their beloved black gowns to their gay
chapels, and California awhile loosens
it's grasp on it's gold to think of the
treasure that rust doth not corrupt.
And while the Angelus bell is ring
ing at noon in New York, the unbloody
Sacrifice is being offered up in the
islands of the Pacific, where there are
generous souls laboring for our dear
Lord. And so the bells are ringing
on, on over the waters, and one taper
after another catches the light OF
faith, making glad all the isles of the
sea. At two the Jealous missionaries
of Australia are murmuring with haste,
eager for the coming OF our Lord
"lntrobo ad aItare Del" And all the
spicy islands of the East catch the
sweet sounds one after another, Till
at four in the afternoon China proves
there are many souls who are worthy
of the name celestial by their rapt
devotion at the early rite. Then in
Thibet there is many modest chapel
where the missionary distributes the
Bread of Life to crowd of hungry
souls.
At six the affairs of Hindustan, where
st. Francis ministered, are arrayed
with their flowers and lamps and the
sacred vessels, and unwearied priests
are fastening to fortify their souls
before Him Who is their life and their
strength. At nine in Siberia, many a
poor Catholic exile from Poland seeks
solace from his woes at the foot Of
the altar and in the Bread of Heaven
During the hour when New York is
gay with parties and balls and theatri
cal amusements, the hottest of rites
is going on in the Indian Ocean an6
among the sable tribes of Africa
whose souls are so dear to the Saviour
Who once died for all. At eleven i1
Jerusalem, the Holy City over which
Jesus wept, where He wrought sc
many miracles, where He suffered anG
offered Himself a sacrifice for the
whole world, beholds the unbloody
Sacrifice of the Mass.
When Midnight sounds again il
New York, the silver bells are tinklins
again in every chancel in Rome. Ant
so it goes on; the Divine Host is con
stantly rising like the sun in its
course around the earth Thus ARK
fulfilled the words of the prophet
Malachias: From the rising of the
sun even to the going down, My name
is great among the Gentiles; and il
every place there is sacrifice ant
there is offered to My name a clear
oblation; for My name is great among
the Gentiles, saith the Lord of hosts.
Every hour we can and should unite
ourselves to the Masses going on il
some part of the world, thus adding
new brightness to Gods glory, atonins
for the neglect of others and promot
ing our own sanctification
-Euchdrishc Manual