The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-03-20

second, ito love their neighbors al
| themselves"
Per order of the Rt. Rev. Bishop.
Joseph F. Gillis,
Chancellor
N. b. The Rev. Clergy are direct
ed to read the foregoing letter, as al
so the enclosed decree from His
Eminence, the Cardinal Secretary OF
State, at the High Mass on Passion
Sunday, March 81, 1915; the direct
ions given by His Eminence for
Peace Sunday are to be observed.
Peace Sunday
Decree
His Holiness our Sovereign Lord,
Pope Benedict XIV. in deep affiiction
at the sight of war which destroys
thousands of young lives, brings mis-
cry to families and cities, and rushes
flourishing nations to the brink of
ruin, yet bearing in mind that AL
mighty God, Whose prerogative 1t IS
to heal by chastisement and through
pardon to preserve. is moved by the
prayers which spring from contrite
and humble hearts, desires ardentiy
that above the clang of arms may
he heard the voice of Faith, Hope
and Charity. alone capable of welding
together the hearts of men in one
mind and one spirit. Therefore,
while He exhorts the clergy and tho
faithful of the whole world to works
of modification and piety In expiation
for the sins by which we have called
down upon ourselves the just wrath
of God, the Holy Father has ordained
that throughout the Catholic Church
solemn prayers shall be offered in or
der to obtain from the mercy OF AL.
mighty God the peace which all de-
sire.
For this purpose it is hereby de.
creed that in every Metropolitical
Cathedral, Parochial and Conventual
Church in all European countries, on
the 7th day of February next (being
the Sunday called Sexagesima) and
In all dioceses situated Outside OF
Europe On The 21st Day Of March
(being Passion Sunday there shall
be celebrated special religious func.
tions in the following order
In the morning, Immediately after
the Conventual or Parochial Mass.
the Most Blessed Sacrament shall be
exposed with all solemnity. and duly
incensed; after which the Psalm Mis-
erere mel, Deus Cps. 50) shall be
sung with the Antiphon: Da paceln.
Domino. in diebus nostris, auia non
est ali,is lui ,renet In robis nisl
tn, Deus noster, followed by the v.
Fiat pax in virtute tua, r. Et abun-
dantia in turribuss tuis; and the Col
lect Deus, quo sancta desideria.
etc.
The Most Blessed Sacrament shall
then remain exposed to public veneer
alton till evening; and it is desirable
that arrangements be made whereby
children also should take due part in
the public alteration.
In the evening. previously to the
deposition of the Most Blessed Saera-
ment, the third part of the Rosary rs
to be recited, followed by the annex
ed prayer, expressly composed by His
Holiness in order - obtain the bcne-
flt of peace then the Litanies of the
Saints, according to the form pre-.
scribed for the devotion of the Forty
Hours Prayer in the Rituale Ro-
manum of the year 1913. Immedi-
ately after the Litanies shall be sung
Parce, Domino, parce populo tuo; ne
in aeternum irascaris nobis with the
versicles and Prayer usually reciteJ
after the Procession in quacumque
tribulatione as in the Rituale Ro-
manum. with the addition of the Col
lect Deus, quo sancta desiderla
The sacred function shall conclude
with the Tantum Ergo and Benedic.
tion of the Most Blessed Sacrament,
more solito.
In the hope that Almighty God
may pour forth in yet greater abund
ance His Divine Grace, the Sovereign
Pontiff exhorts the Faithful to ap-
proach the Sacrament of Penance and
to receive Holy Communion, and
grants to all those who, after Con.
fession and Communion, shall assist
at one or other of the sacred funo.
tons as above ordered or shall pray
for some time before the Most Bless
ed Sacrament while solemnly expos.
ed, a Plenary Indulgence.
From the Vatican, January 10, 1915.
Peter Cardinal Gasparri,
Secretary of State.
Prayer
Dsmayed by the horrors of a war
which is bringing ruin to peoples and
nations, we turn, o Jesus, to Thy
Most loving Heart as TO our last hope
0 Godo Mercy, with tears we invoke
Thee to en- dthis fearful scourge: o
King of Peace, we humbly implore
the peace for which we long, From
Thy sacred Heart Thou didst shc5
forth over the world divine Charity
so that discord might end and love
alone might reign among men. Dur
ing Thy Life on earth Thy heart beat
with tender compassion for the sor-
rows OF men; in this hour made ter.
rible with burning hate, with blooe.
shed and with slaughter, once more
may Thy divine Heart be moved 10