The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-10-02

dom ever given TO women, the Tree
dom OF vfrginity. the freedom which
only divine religion could give and
maintain for centuries, freedom
which Mary alone enjoyed in its abso-
Tut pIentitude and perfection. 0 Mary,
Immaculate Virgin. make the world
again appreciate the exalted state of
Surely does human society
need Mary to restore in the world
respect and love for the virtue of pur-
ity, and willingness to submit to the
restraints which it imposes. Mary
Immaculate, the Queen of modesty, is
needed to teach modesty in manner
and in dress to the women bf our age.
The Poor and, Mary.
Injustice and lack of charity have
carried on a traffic in slavery through
tout the centuries. The poor and labor
ing class have been treated as if they
were not possessed Of human and i'm
mortal souls. They have been regard
led as creatures through which I'M
Christian philanthropy might seek its
|glorification. Today there is revolt
of the poor and laboring classes. Let
the revolt be governed by justice and
charity. Mere material possessions
and bodily comforts cannot bring
peace and happiness. There must be
a life lived according to the princi-
pies of supernatural religion, accord
ing to the teachings of Church that
is and ever will be the friend of the
poor and oppressed, demanding for
them justice and charity; a church
which recognizes on the one hand that
many qualities are due to the wisdom
of divine Providence, a church which
again protests against the inequalities
due to injustice and avarice of men
and to the corruption and tyranny of
governments. O Mary, thou who
vast a poor mother and a poor virgin;
thou who toiled in the home of Naz-
areth, bring back the justice and char
ity of thy Divine Son to the poor and
laboring classes. If these prevail,
then we need fear no social revolution,
then shall the wounds of society be
healed; then shall we be led, through
| thee to Christ our Savior!
Mary, the. Living and immaculate
Temple.
| We are honoring Our Blessed Moth
ler today under her most singular title
and privilege-the Immaculate Con-
lception. The universal law required
| that Mary, like all others, should bear
| the stain of her origin. Divine Wis
dom and the infinite sanctity of Him
who was to be born of her demanded
her exemption from this universal law,
which was granted in virtue of the
merits of Christ. Original sin was not
| removed from Mary's soul. No! The
preventive grace which makes Mary
stand apart from all creatures exclud-
ed the transmission of the stain of
| original sin. Original sanctity, limo
cence and justice were in Mary's soul
from the instant of her conception In
all~eKcepts Mary, there lisa stain which
| marks us as the descendants of par
ent who in disobedience squandered
these virtues and made his nature a
fallen nature, and himself incapable OF
Igiving us any other nature than that
which he himself possessed-one fall.
en- from original justice, sanctity and
Innocence. Mary is the realization OF
what all peoples and races and times
have sought-the perfect one.
i No temple can express adequately
| the beauty of the living and immacu
late temple Of Mary's soul. But should
not the love of Our Mother commant
i the rich resources that are ours, ant
Jail the genius of which the Church il
| possessed, to raise up temple, ma
tional shrine that will express ou
faith in Mary, our trust in our Mother
land our love for our Immaculat,
Queen? The inspiration that ha
strengthened the powers of vision an,
4 focused it to see beyond ordinary lin
it's, and that has stirred the imagina
ton and quickened the judgment an,
warmed the heart of Catholic. Americ;
to erect this mighty temple and nobl
edlhce to a Queen Immaculate, il
whose confidence and love he ha
llived, has been given to Bishop Sha
han. He knows thousand needs O
university life, which would benefi
this institution of learning, but h
4 knows that no remedy must be sough
that has not it's origin in God. HI
knows that our greatest need, is Mary
the immaculate Mother of Christ. t
bring us back God to the nations, t
university life and to society.
II The Cardinals Joy.
Your Eminence, for fifty years yo1
have been the central figure in tn
Il life of the Church of the Unite,
4 States. The sixty years of your priest
hood link us with the fathers and foun
!. ders@of, the Church of America. Il
your long and blessed life no wor]
for the interest of religion has bee
!, dearer to your pastoral heart than tn
Catholic University. You have lahore,
untiringly for its progress in orde
that It may give to the country which
you love as your very life the princj
Iples of its Christian charity and Jus
tice and discipline. This day must b
il one OF unsurpassed joy on which yo,
; ask Mary Immaculate to assume for
ever the supreme protection unde
/, God of this university.
Il His Eminence. in the prayers of tn,
liturgy, has called upon God to bles