Evening star., 1926-02-14

, Kingdom cannot be dependent on any
| foreign power.
| Nay, more, commemorative should
| also give similar liberty to orders
| and congregations of religious of borh
/ sexes, who, since they are the most
powerful auXiliaries Of The pastors OF
! the church in promoting and estab-
| fishing the kingdom Of Christ, thetl,
principal labor, and in overcoming the
| threefold concupiscence Of the world
by their religious vows. and bv the
| profession of more perfect life. so
| that the holiness which the divine
| Founder commended as a distinguish
| ing mark of the church NAV with in
| creased splendor forever dav by dav
stand out luminously before the ewes
| Of all.
| The very celebration Of this festal
| day annually throughout he world
will remind states that they, like
| private individuals, are bound as mag
| istrateS and rulers by the duty to
worship and obey Christ publicly. II
| will recall to them the thought of
that last judgment in which Christ
not only rejected from public affairs
| put also contemptuOuSly neglecte ed
and ignored. will most severly avenee
such injustice, since His royal dig
nifty requires that every common
wealth conform TO the divine com
| mandments and Christian PRINCIPLES
| IN making laws, in determining rights
and in training the minds of the
young to sound doctrine and moral
| integrity.
Nothing Exempt
| Besides, it is marvellous how much
! strength and virtue the Christia n
faithful will derive from the consider
| atlon OF these things in fashioning
their souls after the model of a gen
uine Christian life. If TO Christ the
Lord is given all power in Heaven
| and on earth, if mortal men bought
| by. His most precious blood are sub
! lect to His sway by a certain new
title, if finally, this power embraces
all human nature. it is clear that
| nothing in US is exempt from such an
| empire.
He must. therefore, reign in the
mind of man. and man, with perfect
| submission, should assent firmly and
constantly to revealed truth and all
the doctrines Of Christ. He must
reign in the will, which should OBEY
| divine laws and precept. He must
reign IN the soul. which. denying its
| natural appetiteS, should love God
! above all things and adhere 10 Him
alone. He must reign in the body
and in its members. which as instrI-
ments. or, TO use the words of the
| Apostle Paul as arms of justice
! unto God Romans, Vi.l3l, should
serve for the interior holiness of souls
| If all these things be thoroughly laid
open and proposed for the considera
| ton Of the faithful, they VIII he more
easily led TO the most perfect things
May il be. venerable brethren. thai
those who are not Of the faith may
come to desire and accept the sweet
yoke Of Christ for their salvation. and
that all Of US who in the merCiful de
signs of God are OF the household
NAV act not reluctantly but earnestly.
lovingly and holly. Bv our life con
formed 10 the laws Of the divine king
dom. may we bring forth joyfully Il
| harvest OF fruits and, as good and
faithful servants Of Christ become.
in His celestial kingdom. partakerS Of
everlasting bleSSedneSS and glory.
Let this wish and PRAYER OF ours
for you. venerable brethren, he Z
token OF our paternal charity on the
approach Of the nativity of Our Lord
| Jesus Christ. and, as a means OF oh
tanning Divine blessings, accept the
apostolical benediction which we loH
| lnslY Impart TO You. venerable brett h
| rem. and TO your clergy and people
Givea at Rome at St. Peters on the
! eleventh day of the month of Decem-
/ her IN the holy year 1925, the fourt h
/ Of our pontiticate.