The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-01-27
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
The Teacher of a Divine
Revelation.
SERMON OF THE MOST REVER.
END ARCHBISHOP IRELAND.
Preached In the Cathedral OF Dubuque
on the Occasion of the Conferrlng
OF the Paliium Upon the Most Rev.
erend James J. keane, Archbishop
OF Dubuque.

OF Dubuque.
"All power is given to me In heaven
and in earth. Going, therefore, teach
We all nations: baptizing them. in the
name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Ghost: teaching them
to observe all things whatsoever l
have commanded you; and behold I
am with you all days, even to the
consummation of the world" (Matt.
xiii, 1920
Brethren: What see you this morn.
ing in the sanctuary of the Cathedral
of Dubuque? The hierarchy of the
Catholic Church-priests and Bishops,
present in person; the Chieftain of
priests and of Bishops, present in the
symbol of his authority, the Pallium
of the newly-chosen Archbishop.
This the meaning of the Pallium.
1t comes from the hand of the Pontitf
of Rome it is the token of participa-
ton in his exalted Office; part, as
1t were, Of the imperial mantle Of his
world-embracing authority. The priest
hood and the episcopate are of
divine institution: the archiepiscopate
takes its rights and powers from
pontifical appointment. To the arch
bishop belong rights OF supervision
and precedence over his fellow-bish-
ops: those are delegation from the
supreme pontificate: the gift OF the
Pallium is the indication, the act OF
the delegation.
The hierarchy of the Church un.
folds before you the ranks OF it's men,
bership: behold the teaching body of
the Catholic Church, to whom, an OF
yore on Olivet, the commission In
spoken: Going, therefore, teach Ye
all nations" Primarily and above all
else the Catholic Church is the teach
er: its spokesmen are the members
of the hierarchy-priests in union
with the bishops, bishops in union
with the supreme chiettain, the Bishop
OF Rome.
Jesus and the Apostles Were Teach
Jesus was the doer of miracles,
putting forth works in which the fin.
ger Of omnipotence was plainly visi-
BILE. The question was asked by the
disciples of the Precursor: "Art thou
he that art to come, or look we for
another?" The answer was: "Go and
relate to John what you have heard
and seen. The blind see, the lame
walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf
hear. the dead rise again" Jesus
was, indeed, the doer of miracles:
miracles were needed as his creden-
tials whereon to challenge the faith
of his hearers. His chief mission was
to teach: and he taught "as the one
having power, and not as the Scribes
and the Pharisees." "To this end was
I born and for this came I into the
world, that should bear witness to
the truth" ''If ye continue in my
words, then ye are my disciples, and
ye shall know the truth" He bore
with him the message of the skies: to
this message the intellectual assent Of
the hearers was to be given without
hesitation, or tergiversation: "He that
believeth In Him is not judged: but
he that doth not believe is already
judged" At times the Saying is
hard" and there are many who can
not bear it; but accept 1t they must,
or cease to walk among his disciples.
In no instance does he speak lightly,
or as 1t were for the moment: "Heav-
en- and earth shall pass away, but my
rh@n ~ ~
space and time are as nought: he
spoke to all nations, to all ages.
Jesus was the teacher-the teacher
Of the supernatural. This his teaching
should endure and reach all men, he
founded school Of teachers, a teach
ing church with mission as wide as
earth, as enduring as time. "All power
Going therefore, teach ye all nations"
The Message OF Christ Remains In
tact.
That the message repeated today by
the Catholic Church is the loyal echo
OF Christ's own, losing nothing in
meaning and bearing as 1t courses
through the ages, we know from the
prophetic testimony OF the Master him.
SELF To the end that the message be
retained through the ages In its origin
al purity and integrity, Jesus Himself
made due provision. Men, however
otherwise wise and accredited, could
not be the guarantors. Jesus was the
guarant0r. The apostles and thar
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