The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1912-03-23
Irish Bishops in Lenten Pastoral
call Attention to ~ountry's
New Responsibilities.
Coming Events Will Shape Destinies
of Country in New Mou d, says
Bishop O'Lo.!nell.
Motive of Patriotism Now Doubles
its Call for the Best EffJrts
of the reople.

Reference is made in some of the
Lenten Pastorals to the Home Rule
bill. His Grace the Archbishop OF
Dublin says the session of Parliament
now opened may bring with it great
good or great harm to Ireland. He
asks his people to pray that through
out its course the counsels ri the leg
islators may be SO guided D. the Holy
Spirit that the issue Of tlle.' delibera-
tions may be for the good c1 Ireland,
spiritual and temporal. The Most Rev.
DR.. O'Donnell, Bishop of Ra phoe, says
the legislation announced for this year
shapes the destinies of Ireland in
new mould, and the responsibility that
devolves upon the nation Is heavy
one. The people would need light and
strength from above to guide them in
prudence and patience, courage and
forethought, wisdom and righteous
ness, through the events Of this crit
ical year. Fortunately, the experience
their leading men had had was an in
valuable preparation for the duty of
shaping and working the new Irish
Constitution. They had not spared
themselves in the past. The motive of
patriotism now doubled rs call on
their best efforts for the gradual re-
construction of a sterling Christian
nation. The Most Rev. DE. Hoarc,
Bishop of Ardagh, says in this year
suffering and hope, national freedom
seems to dawn, let them make them
selves worthy of a new and happier
order, and fit themselves for the right
discharge of their duties, Wv genuine
fidelity to high standar: of prn-
ciple. God wishes them to elect good
and capable men to public Office
Members of Parliament, councillors,
guardians, doctors, magistrates Their
motives must be upright fo" the COM
mon veal.
Pernicious Publications.
Cardinal Logue says it is a source
of rejoicing to all interested in the
moral welfare of the peop,e that a
vigorous crusade against dangerous
literature has been enthusiastically in
augurated, and the movement deserves
encouragement and extension, for the
evil will die hard. Vigilance commit
tees should be established jr all CEN
ters, and strong appeal should be
made to stationers and news agents
and If their consciences were not
touched, their pockets should be
| touched by a rigid ostracism of their
| shops. No ostracism could be more
| legitimate or more laudable
The Most Rev. DR.. Walsh, Arch
| bishop of Dublin, says it is gratifying
| to know that at length steps are be-
| ing taken to give effect - his Oft
| repeated exhortations. The work has
the Catholic Young Mems Society OF
Dublin. 1t is work. His Grace points
out, that, from it's nature, can prob
ably to a large extent be most effec-
lively taken in hand by laymen anG
especially by the members CT Cath
olic organization such as that which
has now taken charge of It. But tho
work is also one which, "itally i'm
portant as it is for the spiritual wei.
fare of the people, cannot te done eff.
fectively, if indeed 1t can ne done al
all, without the active practical co.
operation of the clergy of the various
parishes in which the demoralizinl
traffic is being carried on.
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