The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-06-22
Pope's Prayer for Peace
To Be Offered June goth.

Rome. - Following is the complete
translation of the "Motu Proprio" Civ
ing the Pope's prayer for peace-re.
ferred to i'll recent cablegrams:
| Already the fourth year is drawing
| to it's close since the moment when,
soon after the European confederation
had broken out, we took up the burden
| OF the Supreme Pontilicate; and in all
| this space OF time, since the fury of
| war, instead OF decreasing, gained con-
tlnuallY in strength, the anguish Of our
heart has had no rest before the terri
| BILE evils which have been accumulate
| ing. Following this tragic sequence of
events, not only have we shared in the
| sufferinSs Of ALL even to being able to
say with ST. Paul, 'Quis infirmatur ct
ego non inlirmor? Quis Scandalizatur
ct ego non uror? but further as far
as has been possible to us, we have
omitted nothing which consciousness
of the Apostolic duty dictated or the
charity Of Christ suggested to us. And
now the condition in which we find
| ourselves is such that it recalls that of
King Josaphat when in his anguish he
exclaimed: Lord God of our fathers,
thou are in Heaven and rulest over
| all the kingdoms and nations; in Thy
hand is strength and power and no one
| can resist Thee We will cry to
Thee in our affections and Thou wilt
hear and save us % our God! 4.
as we know not what to do, we can
only turn our eyes to Thee
Therefore, laying all our anxiety in
the hands of God, Who rules the hearts
of men and the course of events, from
Him alone who heals whilst punish
ing and forgiving saves we await the
end of this terrible scourge; that He
may soon give back His peace to the
world and restore the reign of charity
| and justice among men.
"But before all must be appeased the
just wrath of God caused by the spread
of perversity in sin. Humble and sup
plant prayer, offered with persever-
| ance and trust, will contribute much
to this end; but more eficacious still in
obtaining the Divine mercy is the Holy
Sacrifice Of the Mass in which we Of
fer to our Heavenly Father Him Who
gave Himself in redemption for all,
and lives still to intercede for US.
"And the Church is right in ordain-
Ing that pastors Of souls shall celebrate
the fixed days for the needs of the
Christian people; on which days this
loving mother wishes to invoke the
mercies of God on the needs Of her
children. And what need can be today
more urgent than this in which all are
comprised-that tranquility and true
brotherhood between people may reign
again?
1T seems therefore most opportune
to US to invite for that end all pastors
to celebrate together with US on q sol.
emn occasion; and there by this 'Motu
Proprio' we ordain that on June 18th,
Feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and
Paul, help and patrons of Christendom,
all priests who are under the obliga-
ton Of celebrating pro populo' shall
offer the Holy Sacrifice for this our in
tention. And furthermore let all other
priests Of both branches Of the clergy
know that they will be doing an act
most pleasing to US If they also, cele.
brating on that day, will unite their
intention to ours. Thus will the whole
Catholic priesthood, in union with the
Vicar Of Christ, offer on every altar in
the world the Host of Precipitation and
Of love and by doing violence together
to the Heart of God will strengthen the
hope that at length that for which all
people long may be realized: :Justitia