Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-19

The pOpc'S Decree.
His Holiness. our Sovereign Lord,
Pope Benedict Ky, in deep affliction
nj the sight Of war which destroys
thousands % Young lives, rings mis-
cry to families and cities, and PUSHES
flourishng nations to the brink Of
ruin. yet bearing in mind that Al
mighty God, whose prcrogativc ii Is
To- heal hv chastisement and through
pardon to preserve is moved 10y the
prayers which spring from contrite
and humble hearts, desires ardently
that above the clang Of arms may be-
heard the voice OF Faith. Hope and
Charity alone capable Of welding to-
gethcr the hearts Of men in one mind
and one spirit Therefore, while lie
eXhorts the clergy and the faithful Of
the whole world to works Of mortifi-
cation and picty in eXpiation for the
sins by which we have called down
upon ourselves the lust wrath Of God,
the Holy Father has ordained that
throughout the Catholic church sol
emn prayers shall be offered in order
20 obtain from the mercy Of Almighty
God the peace which all desire
For this purpose it is hereby de-
creed that IN every metropolitan, ca
thcdral, parochial and conventual
church in an European countries, on
the eth day Of February next (being
the Sunday called SeXagesima) and
in all diocese situated outside Of Eu-
rope on the DIST day Of March tbeing
Passion Sunday thore shall be cele-
bratcd special religious functions in
the following order.
In the morning, Immediately after
the conventual or parochial mass,
the Most Blessed Sacrament shall he
exposed with all solemnity. and duly
inccnsed. after which the Psalm Mise
rcre mel. Deus ops. 500 shall be sung
with the Antiphon la pacem, Dom
inc, IN diebus nOstris, quia non est
alius Qui pugnet pro nobis nisi tn.
Deus noster. followed by the " Fiat
pax in virtutc tua, K. 1T abundantia
in turribus tuis; and the collect Deus,
a quo sancta desidcra, etc.
The Most Blessed Sacrament shall
then remain exposed to public venera .
ton till evening; and il 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 Sacra
mcnt, the third part Of the rosary is
20 be recited by the annexed prayer,
expressly composed by his holiness in
order to obtain the benefit of peace;
then the litanies Of the saints, accord
Ing to the form prescribed for the de-
Votion Of the Forty Hours prayer in
the Rituale Nomanum Of the year
1913. Immediately after the litanies
shall be sung the Parce, Domino,
parce pOpulo tue; ne in aeternum
raScaris nobis with the versices and
prayer usually recited after the pro-
cessiOn quacumque triibulatione as i'm
the Rituale Romanum, with the addi-
ton of The collect Deus, a quo sancta
desidcra. The sacred function shall
conclude with Tantum Ergo and Ben
ediction of the Most Blessed Sacra-
ment, more solito,
IN the hope that Almighty God may
pour forth in yet greater abundance
His divine grace, the sovereign pom
tiff eXhorts the faithful TO approach
the sacrament Of peunance and to re-
eeive holy communion, and grants to
all those who, after confession and
communion, shall assist at one or
other of the sacred functions as
above ordered or shall pray for some
time before the Most Blessed Sacra-
ment while solemnly exposed a pie
nary indulgence
From the vatican, January the 10th,
1915.
PETER CARDINAL. GASPAERI,
Secretary Of State,
The Prayer.
Dismayed 10y the horrors Of war
which is bringing ruin to peoples and
nations, we turn, O Jesus, to Thy most
loving Heart as TO our last hope. Q
God of Mercy. with tears We invoke
Thee to end this dreadful scourge; O
King Of Peace, we humbly implore the
DcAce for which we lonR From Thy