The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-08-10
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the United States. One organization,
the Knights of the Cross, through the
means of the Sunday Companion, has
enrolled probably hundred thousand
children, who are saving every day
three Hail Marys for the conversion of
America. At the Corpus Christi Mon
astery in New York another league of
who pray constantly for the same pur-
pose. During the last few months
nearly fifty thousand copies of the
Litany for the Conversion of America,
that is recited every day at the Apos-
tolic Mission House, have been dis
tributed throughout the country, and
then there are many other converts
and schools where public prayers are
offered by the children. All this indi-
Gates growing volume of prayer and
an ever-increasing number who are
earnestly petitioning Our Blessed
Lord, that He may pour forth the
bountiful graces of conversion to the
many pure and upright souls who are
| seeking a haven of spiritual rest
within the True Fold. There are mil
lions of devoted souls in outer Chris
tianity who would give all that they
possess if they could believe in the
Real Presence and receive the Blessed
Sacrament into their souls as we do,
but they need that divine impulse that
will give them the grace BOLDLY to
take the step that leads from dark
ness into light" This grace comes as
an answer to our prayers. The Apos-
tolic Mission House will gladly fur
nish copies of this Litany for the Con-
version of America to all who ask
for it. Cut out the following prayer
and put it in your prayerbook and
recite it daily for the conversion of
America:
A Prayer for the Conversion Of
America-Let Us Pray.
o, most loving Lord Jesus, who,
hanging on the Cross, didst commend
us all, in the person of Thy Disciple
John, to Thy most sweet Mother, that
we may find in her our refuge, our
solace and our hope; and who hast
appointed her under the title of Her
Immaculate Conception to be Amer
ica's special patron; look graciously
upon our beloved country, and upon
those who are bereaved of so power
full patronage; that acknowledging
the dignity of this Holy Virgin, they
may honor and venerate her with all
affection of devotion, and own her
their Queen and Mother. May her
sweet name be lisped by little ones,
and linger on the lips of the aged and
the dying; may it be invoked by the
afflicted, and hymned by the joyful;
that this Star of the Sea being their
protector and their guide, all may
come to the harbor of eternal saliva
ton. Who Invest and reignest, world
without end. Amen.
Look down, o Lord, with an eye of
compassion on all those souls who,
under the name of Christians, are yet
far astray from Thy unity and truth,
and wander in the paths of error and
schism. o bring the American people
back to Thee and to Thy Church, we
humbly beseech Thee. Dispel their
darkness by Thy heavenly light. Re-
move their prejudices by the bright
ness of Thy convincing Truth. Take
away from them the spirit of OBJ
stinacy and pride and give them a
meek and docile heart. Inspire them
with strong desire to find out Thy
truth, and a strong grace to embrace
it in spite of the opposition of the
world, the flesh and the devil. We
humbly pray Thee to raise up for
them Catholic friends whose burning
zeal shall instruct them, and whose
holy lives shall edify them, that all
may be converted to Thy true faith,
o Lord, Who livest and reignest, world
without end. Amen.
:! ]. CARD. GIBBONS,
Archbishop of Baltimore.