The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-01-01

and these powers or faculties are his
memory, his understanding, and his
free will. Let a man, therefore, in his
endeavour to know, love, and serve
God, but use his memory to recall to.
mind the reason for which God has
created him; let him but use his in
tellect in trying to understand what
it is that God has revealed and pay at
tention to it; and finally, let him put
his heart, his good will, into doing
that which God requires of him, and
God Who is faithful, will crown him
with everlasting peace with honor,
peace with riches, and peace with
never-ending happiness in the home Of
His glory.
Should, however, man misuse his.
memory anaaedSgse TO forget his last.
end, pay attention to things that pass
away, and resolve Ito place self in
stead of God Who created him, he
quickly loses his peace of mind and
finds himself In constant trouble and
difficulty
Now such men as abuse the gifts
God gave them to employ in His serv-
ice, far from being holy, are down
right wicked, for by their sins they
disregard God, they show contempt
for God, they are most ungrateful to
God, and for such there is no peace.
There is no peace fol. the wicked,
saith the Lord God.' (Isaias vii, 21.1
."Who has resisted Him and hath had
peace?" exclains Job Tx, ~.
Never shall Imam have peace until he
returns to God, employs his memory.
understanding, and will in serving
God, by. keeping Gods Command
ments; while, on the contrary, there
is true content, a holy JOY and peace
in the mind, heart, and soul of the
man who is. true to his God; the Royal
Psalmist asserts: Much peace have
they that love Thy law, fcxTiii., 1860,
and athe meek shall inherit the land
and shall delight in the abundance of
peace (Pss xxxvi., 2).ss
'eThe life of man upon earth is a
warfare 2 says Job (vii., -. That is
to say, man must, fight against his
own corrupt inclinations and his evil
passions; he must fight against and
conquer the spiritual enemies of his
soul, and these are the devil, the
world, and his own flesh, ali of which,
at his baptism, he foreswore. Yet,
mot with an army, nor by might, but
by Ny Spirit. saith the Lord of Hosts"
Zach. w., 81 ). shall man be able to
obtain victory, and thus shall peace
with honour be his, both in his life as
we'll as in the life to come. The Holy
Ghost is by the fact of His abiding
presence in our sonl-tl1e pledge of this
peace of God which surpassetl1 all til-
derstanding' (Philip ill., I'd, and il we
are devoted to Him and to His. serv-
ice, He il is Who will keep both
our minds and hearts in Christ Jesus
our Lord.D (idem.).
Now, the Holy Spirit, addressing us
in the words of the Psalmist, says:
Come, children, hearken to Me: +
will teach you the fear of the Lord.
For there is no want tosthem that fear
Him. Keep thy tongue from evil. and
thy lips from speaking guile. Turn
away from evil, and do good: seek
after peace and pursue IT. (Ps-
xxxiii.) Would you know how? Seek
Tor it in earnest, sincere prayers to
GAd. Initiate the example set you by.
Jesus in the Garden of Olives; say
with hirn:Father. not Ny will, but
Thine be done!p BY degrees, perse-
Vering day by day in prayer, God Will
help you. All that He requires of you
is to try and preserve peace and calm
in ali your actions In all your
thoughts, whatever may happen to
You. Frequent Confession; and Holy
Communion viii sustain You in your
efforts to keep Ills Commandments
and do your duty towards yourself,