The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-08-19
A MASS A MINUTE.

Do Catholic children ever think that
the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is be-
ing offered in some part of the world
every hour of their lives? asks the
Eucharistic Manual. When it is mid
night in New York, Masses are be-
ginning in the churches of Italy,
Their ancient affairs, at which saints
have knelt, are lit up with tapers,
and the Vicar of Christ and thousands
of priests are lifting holy hands up
to heaven. A little later and the bells
of a thousand towers in France begin
to sprinkle the air with holy sounds,
and in every city, town and hamlet,
kneeling crowds adore the Christening
hand of God and pray for sinners who
despiSe His ordinances.
Chivalric and religious Spain
catches the echoes, and when it is l
o'clock in New York offers the great
sacrifice in countless splendid
churches. And then Catholic Ireland,
the Island of Saints which has dur
ing many centuries suffered for the
faith, rallies anew around the affairs
of the neutrality-suspicious. the Cape
Verde-priests, white-robed and stoled
and wearing the great cross on their
shoulders, bend before the tabernacle.
An hour later a courageous mission
ary lifts up the chalice of salvation
of the ice-bound coast of Greenland.
At 4:30, the sacred lamps twinkle
ho of
and at Nova Scotia's industrious
population begins the day by attend
ing Mass. And now all the Canadian
churches and chapel grow radiant as
the faithful--the habitant of the cOun-
try, the devout citizen, the consecrat-
ed nun, and the innocent children
hasten to unite their prayers around
them. At 6 o'clock many souls are
tiocking to the churches of New York
eager to begin the day of labor with
the hottest act of religion. Many
young people, too, gather around the
altar at a later hour, as the fresh
flowers open with the morning, and
offer their deWy fragrance to heaven.
An hour later the bells of Missouri
and Louisiana are ringing, and at s
Mexico, true to her faith, bends be
fore the glittering affairs. At the
devout tribes of Oregon follow their
beloved black gowns to their gay cha
pels and California awhile loosens its
grasp on it's gold to think Of the treas
ure that rust doth not corrupt.
And when the Aneglus bell is ring
ing at noon in New York, the unbloody
sacrifice is being offered up in the
islands of the Pacific, where there are
generous souls laboring for our dear
Lord. And so the bells are ringing
On, on over the, waters, and one taper
after another catches the light o.
faith, making glad all the isles of the
sea- At 2 the jealous missionaries Of
Australia are murmuring with piety
eager for the coming of our Lord
"Introibo ad altare Del" And all the
spicy islands of the East catch the
sweet sounds one after another, till a
in the afternoon China proves there
are many souls who are worthy o
the name of celestial by their rap
devotion at the early rite. Then il
Thibet there is many modest chape
where the missionary distributes thu
bread of life to a crowd of hungr.
souls.
At 6 the affairs of Hindustan, whert
st. Francis ministered, are arrayet
with their flowers and lamps and thu
sacred vessels, and unWearied priest
are Fastening to fortify their souls be
fore Him Who is their life and thei
strength At 8 in Siberia many poo
Catholic exile from Poland seeks
solace from his woes at the foot of thu
altar and in the bread of heaven
During the hour when New York i
gay with parties and balls and wit
theatrical amusements, the hottest o
rites is going on in the Indian oceal
and among the sable tribes of Africa
whose souls are so dear to the Savio
Who once died for ALL At II in Jeru
salem, the Holy City over whicl
Jesus wept, where He wrought s.
many miracles, and where He suffere,
and offered Himself a sacrifice TO
the whole world, beholds the TN
bloody sacrifice of the Mass.
When midnight sounds again il
New York, the silver bells are tink
ling again in every chancel in Rome
And so it goes on; the Divine Hos
is constantly rising like the sun i
it's course around the earth. Thu
are fulfilled the words of the Prophe
Malachias: From the rising of tn
sun even to the going down Thereof
My name is great among the Gentiles
and in every place there is sacrific
and there is offered in My name
clean oblation; for My name is grea
among the Gentiles, saith the Lord G
hosts"
Every hour we can and should unit
ourselves to the Masses going on i
some part of the world, thus addin
new brightness to Gods glory, atoI
ing for the neglect of others and pro
noting our own sanctifcation.