The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-10

st. Cloud, Mimi, March 80, 1915.
To the Clergy and Laity of the
Diocese of st. Cloud.
Beloved Brethren:
The Feast of Our Lords Resur-
recticn affords me the welcome oppor-
tunity to express to you my deep and
earnest solicitude for the spiritual and
| temporal welfare of all who live with
in the Diocese SO recently committed
to my care.
My gratitude goes out in fullest
measure to all who have labored SO
tzealously and so generously to bring
this Diocese to it's present high state
of efficiency and perfection and / shall
be most happy if, with the continued
faithful cooperation of priests and
people, l am privileged to extend the
work of religion, upon the foundation
SO well laid and along the lines so ex-
cellently planned and to great ex-
tent, so nagnificently carried out.
My first and foremost concern is for
"the lambs of the flock" l beg your
most earnest assistance to provide for
our children ample opportunities for
religious instruction and what is even
more important, as it is also much
more difficult, thorough religious train
ing.
AS a most efficient means to this
end, I desire to emphasize my solicit
tude for parochial schools, where they
already exist, and my desire for their
extension and multiplication, to the
very utmost of our ability.
My second and no less earnest de-
sire, is for the promotion of every
thing that can aid the growth of per-
sona1 holiness in every individual
Catholic.
i Among these aids I recognize the
Blessed Eucharist as the most direct
and efficient means, especially fire.
quent Communion for our children and
our Catholic men. The regular at
tendance at Mass and the frequent re-
ception of the Sacraments, l declare
/ as my personal standard for judging
!, the religious standing of individuals,
of parishes and of pastors.
| III tuO 0dtIOuI
that "by their fruits, you shall know
them,"' my third object of solicitude
is the cultivation of all the spiritual
and corporal works of mercy, as an
evidence Of the all embracing charity
of those who sincerely profess the
Faith of Christ
For this purpose, appeal to all ex
listing Catholic societies, for their con
; tinued AMI renewed efforts for doing
: good and { welcome the extension and
1 perfection of Catholic organizations
! to meet etery opportunity which Prov
1 idence may place before us.
n l earnestly pray and confidently
trust thaupriests and people will fee
! with me that deep sense of Chris
6 tian gratitude should ever prompt us
I to repeatlthe prayer of King David
! what re4lrn can / make to the Lord
n for ali thu He has done for me-"
( Asking God to bestow His choicest
: blessings upon us all, on this feas
. day and On every succeeding day.
. Very d&otedly yours in Christ,
+ JOS. F. BUSCH,
2 Bishop OF st. Cloud.
, Cathed al: The Right Reverend
Bishop BIsch officiated at the services
!. during HSly Week and celebrated the
/ Pontifica1 High Mass on Easter. Rev
; erend ]. II. Eckert, o. P, from Mime
# apolis, pRached the sermon.
IL The cathedral schools resumed
s classes d Wednesday morning.
hl St. M3y's: The societies of tn,
h Immacul&e Conception Church CAV,
an enter Eminent consisting of songs
musical pieces and declarations be
le1 fore lage audience in the Catholi
h Club auditorium, Monday evening
ID April 5. THE comedy sketch, Helm
$ liche .Li8e," concluded the program
N The proceeds of the entertainment
st will be sed to furnish the new sc