The New York herald., 1922-01-24
CATHOLICS OBSERVE
WEEK OF MOURNING
Pastoral Letters for Metro
politan District Direct
Services.
TRIBUTES TO PONTIFF
Children Specially Are
Urged to Attend Masses
. in Diocese.
CARDINAL SAILS TO-DAY
O'Connell Hopes to Reach
Rome in Time to Take
Part i'm Conclave.
CARDINAL SAILS TO-DAY

Catholics of the metropolitan dis
trict win observe week OF special
mourning and prayful remembrance"
for the passing OF Pope Benedict XIV,
in accordance with a pastoral letter
issued yesterday for the diocese OF
Brooklyn and Long Island by Bishop
Thomas E. Molloy OF Brooklyn and by
another which will be issued to-day
for the archdiocese of New York by
Archbishop Patrick J. Hayes.
Churches of the greater city and
those of suburban counties will be
draped in black. and in each a solemn
high requiem mass will be sung some
day in the present week for the re
pose of the soul" Of the late Pontiff.
William Cardinal O'Connel,. Arch
bishop OF Boston. reached this city on
his way to Rome early yesterday. He
will sail to-day for Naples on the steani-
ship Presidente Wilson. and expects ts
reach the Holy See In time for tie
sacred conclave en- February 9, when a
successor to Benedict XIV. will be Sc
lected. Mgr. Michael ]. Splaine of Bos'
ton and the Rev. DR.. Richard j. Haber-
lin, secretary to his Eminence, will
accompany the Cardinal to- Italy. The
| Cardinal while In the city stopped In ths
! Gotham Hotel, where he received many
visitors throughout the day.
Observance TO Last Week.
Bishop Molioy was the first high rank
ing Catholic potentate in the metropoli-
tan district TO issue a pastoral letter on
the death OF the Pope. 1t was directed
through the clergy 20 the laity, AMI
urged that all Catholics. particularly
the children, receive holy communion
for the spiritual benefit OF the deceased
Pontiff.'' The weeks observance Will be
brought TO close next Monday morning
with q pontifical mass Of requiem in ST.
James's Pro-Cathedral in Brooklyn, the
l,seat Of the bishopric.
At the archlepiscopaI residence, Madi-
son avenue and Fiftleth street, 1t was
stated yesterday that the pastoral let
ter of Archbishop Hayes will be Issued
at 4 p. NJ to-day 1t was generally un-
derstood In Catholic circles the instruc-
| tions will be somewhat similar to those
1 cf Bishop Malloy. making the observance
uniform throughout the city and the
\ suburban counties.
/ Bishop Malloy in his communication
said Pope Benedict displayed "consum-
mate tact and usefulness" during the
war and strove to lessen the horrors OF
the struggle and TO bring about peace.
Pncificator of Mankind.
1--WE reasonably infer" he wrote,
that the late Pontiff was undoubtedly
chosen by God to serve as the great
pacificator OF mankind. In such a ca
pacity he could best meet the exigencies
of the time In which he lived and with
yer-,rar fitness represent the Prince OF
Ieace, FOR Whom he vicariously dis
charged the duties OF his high station"
The war time encyclicals of the Pope
were recalled by the Bishop. and par
t.cularly the one directed TO President
Wilson.
ITO our illustrious President" he con-
tinued. "the papal note was funda-
mentally sound and merited his sympa-
thetic approval, even though in the
Presidents estimation the note was In
adequate in regard to some demands
and objectinable in secondary details
II may be well to remark. however, that
the world Is not yet fully satisfied tina,
expert and experienced statesmanship
has substituted for the Pope's proposals
a more promising basis for a Just and
enduring peace"