The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-12-10

lay on her deathbed AS ever, he
speaks Of unremitting work for the
salvation of the soul: Dear mother.
fight brayely!" And again at the
close of the letter: Eight bravely!"
In the Roman College, John was dis
tinguished for the same painstaking
care about little things, the same
sweetness and modesty.
Saints Die Sweetly.
The Saints die sweetly, merely 60
ing, as it were, from one room to an
other, or on little journey At the
end of his brief but heroic life, to one
of his associates who came to his
bedside, John said cheerily: Come,
dear Brother-let us say goodbye, for
it is likely that I shall leave tomor-
row. Take good cafe always to prove
true child of the Society and stout
defender of the Holy Roman Church.
And to another he murmured: I'VE
are going!" And moment after add
ed-"To Heaven"
In world so choked with zeal and
care for perishable things, it is NOV
ing spectacle to observe the death
| beds of the just They who placed
/ so little dependence on material bene-
fits that they had nothing to leave be-
hind or to relinquish were naturally
eager to go to God
| On August Is, 1921, John Berch-
mans gave back his blessed soul into
the hands Of his Creator with scarce
ly an outward emotion, his hands Sc.
curely folded about the little Book of
Rules which had been the means of
his sanctification, his rosary and his
crucifix. But "his simple death has
left the whole world edited and
moved, and his earthly beauty, re-
moved from the eyes of men, shall
yet be seen, but in the bloom of Para
disc"
In May, 1865, this blessed Youth was
beatifed, and on January Is, 1883, was
| finally raised to the highest honors
of the Church. Numerous miracles
recorded in favor of his intercession
before the Throne of God, one OF
which occurred in the United States,
attest to the glory which he now en-
joys in Heaven and to the efficacy of
his prayers.
made perfect in short space, he
fulfilled long time" So reads the
eulogy of this young man who "abun.
dainty compensated for the shortness
of his life by the greatness of his
merits" according to the words Of
| the Brief of Qualification of Plus TX.
The illustrious Leo XIII in the Bull
of st. Johns Canonization said:-
"At these glad tidings, dearest chill
dren, let your hearts rejoice. Let
them congratulate our Holy Mother
| Church, which by the action of the
Holy Ghost, has brought forth so Illus
trious son to the glory of Our Lord
| Jesus Christ, and for your santifica-
ton and protection. May one and all
show forth humility, obedience, chas.
tity, a thorough and abiding profess
sion and practice Of your duties. Let
young men especially, under our
| guidance and patronage, do that
which tends so much to give hope to
| the Church and to society at large.
Let them educate themselves deeply
| in culture and science, and thus
show forth the folly of those who are
ever acquiring knowledge, yet never
coming to the knowledge, of Truth.
Avoid such as these, as the Apostle
bids us, and, while initiating the vir-
tues of this angelic young man, apply
yourselves to the deep study of sound
teaching, especially that of the saint
| ly Doctor of Aquino, so as to be a
help and honor to the Church"