The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-02-26

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with men that work iniquity" Be
earnest in your resolve. Repeat it
to yourself every morning, while bend
4 ing the knee in humble prayer.
Should, perchance, the force of habit
have, even for once, overcome you
during the day, in the evening ask
pardon of the Almighty, and impose
upon yourself in punishment of your
sin some act of self-rebuke-a prayer
OF repentance, an aims to a work of
religion or charity.
Catholics, whose own language is
clean and worthy of your faith, do
more than the giving of personal ex-
ample to honor the holy names. Never
permit proclamation of them in your
homes, by children, workmen, guests
or visitors. Your home is your own
territory, you are responsible for its
| sacredness: it should be your sane
tuary, worthy of the smiles of the
divine countenance, very house of
| Nazareth.
outside your own home, whenever
blasphemy is thrust upon you, at least
| by the severity of your glance make
manifest your disapproVal of the Ian,
guage of the blasphemer, and, within
your own heart, by quick response
OF love to the holy names, tender rep
aration for the insult offered to
them.
There are two practices Of Catholic
p1ety, that should be brought into more
general use. commend them ear
nestly to all Catholics. One is, that
whenever we speak or hear the holy
name OF Jesus, we reyerently bow our
head III token of our love and graft
tude. The other is, that now and then
we say to our own selves, or in salute
to Catholic friends, the words:
Praised be Jesus Christ, now and for
ever"
The time has come when crusaders
and soldiers are needed, in defense of
lreVerential language towards the Gre
ator and the Saviour. Hence, let there
be societies of "The Holy Name" as
they are usually called, formed in holy
warfare against all forms of blasphe-
my. We now urge upon pastors that
such societies be organized during the
present season of Lent in their re-
spectiye parishes. A roll of member
ship will be kept-the members pledg-
| ing themselves to refrain from all ir-
reverent mention of holy names, and
to prevent, SO far as conditions and
| circumstances permit, irreverent men.
| ton of the holy names by others
Four times a year there will be a
public assembly of the members, at
which eXhOrtation will be given with
the intent of holding fresh and intact
their first pledges, and of admitting
new recruits to the ranks of the So
ciety. 1t were, also, desirable that
societies of 1.-THE Holy Name" be or
gained in schools for the benefit OF
childhood and youth.
All will be done under the leader
ship OF our devoted and Jealous
priests. TO the priests goes out the
very special invitation, that they be
the defenders of the holy names, to
whose honor they vowed themselves
on the morning of their ordination
In pulpit, in confessional, in school
room, let the priest praise and extol
the holy names. Let him make it a
work of prediction to bring honor
to them, to guard them from insult
and contumely. Let no pastor relent
in effort, until in grateful joyousness
he may say to the Divine Majesty:
Everywhere amid those confided to my
care, the holy names are reYerenced
From the rising of the sun to the go
ing down thereof This done, surely
the blessings of Heaven will descend
in rich effusion upon pastor and upon
people.