The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-06

Thy hand and flleth with blessing
every living creature
Far richer then than the temple
Of Solomon with its jewels and
shall contain the author of them ALL
He is the same compassionate
Savior whose heart was moved to pity
at sight Of the widow of Noim; who
raised Magdalene from a life of sin
and made Of her a great saint. The
same divine teacher whose words
touched the hearts of men as those of
no other teacher before or since is as
really and truly present on this altar
after the words of conservation are
spoken, as He was in Peters boat on
the sea of Galilee or in the supper
chamber of Jerusalem amongst His
disciples.
And though He appear upon this
altar in the humble appearance of the
food of men, His arm is not shortened
nor is His mercy less bountiful. He is
here, too, for the same purpose as that
for which He walked the earth. to
speak to mems souls and to forgive
their sins.
THE MYSTERY AND WONDER.
ooh, the mystery and the wonder Of
it all! Surely the consideration of the
presence Of God amongst us should
make us realize as nothing else can
the dignity of every Catholic church
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they should be held.
How sad, too, my dear brethren, TO
think that this great mystery is not
acknowledged as it should. 1t was sad
indeed that when our Lord walked this
earth there were many of those " hom
He would save who refused to recog-
Mise Him as their Messiah. The scrip
lures had foretold His coming and
He Himself had worked wonders
wi have nrnUpH
prejudiced mind that He was God.
But men were blinded by prejudice or
so given to- vice that they were unable
to perceive the things that were of
God.
But even sadder still is it to con-
template the fact that there are in the
world today SO many who profess to
be followers of Christ and to believe
His words who pass Him by daily
without recognizing Him. He told
them that He would give them His
flesh to eat and His blood to drink.
He instituted a sacrament in which He
said that He fulfilled that promise.
The apostles believed His words but
many others measured His power by
their own puny intellects and turned
away to walk no more with Him. He
is even now in their midst, but
though His name be upon their lips,
and though they claim Him as their
Master, they know Him not.
Painful, too, to the sacred heart
beating within the tabernacle must be
the conduct of many Catholics. They
believe this great mystery, 1t is true
but they are far from recognizing
what it means. Frequently they pass
by the door of the church when they
could have entered to say a prayer.
Seldom are they to be seen before the
altar bowed down in alteration. Con-
templating these facts, my dear friends,
it must be a source of consolation TO
you all to take part in the dedication
Of this chapel. This is one sanctuary
at least where our Eucharistic Lord
will never be neglected. How often
is He left in our churches by very ne
cessity alone and without adorers, with
no other sign of His presence than
the sanctuary lamp before the altar.
But here it will not be so. Here in
deed will He resign over hearts true
and devoted to Him. Even in the
silent watches of the night when the
world sleeps He will not be deserted
but there will be ever before the altar
one who has given her life to making
reparation for the GOODNESS and indif-
ference of others.