Evening star., 1926-02-14

the solemnity Of Christ as King every
year in every part of the world greatly
help to expose and in some manner
repair the public detection which
laicism has brought about with so
much damage to society? Indeed, the
greater the indignity offered to the
sweetest name of our Redeemer in in
ternational conventions, and the
greater the silence about Him in the
courts, all the louder should He be
proclaimed and the more broadly the
rights of the royal dignity and power
of Christ be affirmed.
Have we not seen the way to insti-
tute the celebration of this feast hap
PLY and impressively prepared from
the very end of the last century?
Every one knownS how wisely and
how excellently well this devotion has
been advocated in every part Of the
world in books in many languages;
and also how the principality and
empire of Christ has been recognized
in the custom by which innumerable
congregations have dedicated and de
voted themselves to the most sacred
heart of Jesus.
Under Eucharistic Veil.
Not congregations only have done
this, but states also and Kingdoms;
nay, the whole human race, with Leo
XIII inspiring and guiding. was aus
piciouSiy conSecrated to the same Di-
vine Heart in the holy year Of 1900.
Nor should we overlook how wonder
fully the crowded eucharistic conven-
tions peculiar 20 our day have con
tributed to the solemn declaration of
this royal power of Christ over human
society, having in view either that
special dioceSeS and localities and ma
tions or that the people of the universe
assemble to Venerate and worship
Christ our King hidden under the
eucharistic Veil. so that by sermons in
hall and temple, by common alteration
! of the august sacrament publicly eX-
posed, by magnificent professions.
Christ should be hailed as our King
divinely given.
Very properly, therefore. you will
agree that the Christian people, led
| by divine instinct, wish to restore
TO this Jesus. Whom impious men
| We're unwilling to receive when He
came unto His own all His royal
| rights, leading Him as they do from
| the silence and hiddenness of the
| sacred temples throughout the streets
| of the cities after the manner of one
| who is triumphant.
Therefore, to. complete the design
which We have mentioned. the holy
year now closing affords the most
favorable opportunity, since the most
benign God. either by Increased gifts
Of His grace or by new impulses to
aspire for the better gifts. has con
firmed the minds Of the faithful in
their progress on the right way after
the celestial goods which surpases all
uudersta nding. Whether. therefore.
We consider the petitions addressed
TO us. or record what has happened
during the great jubilee. there is
every reason why we should at lengt h
appoint the day, earnestly desired by
AZ, on which We decide Christ is TO be
worshiped as King Of the whole hll-
man race by proper and special
fea St
For this year. as We said in the be-
ginning. this divine King. truly won
derful in His Saints, with a new
array Of His soldiers raised to
the heavenly honors, has been glori-
ously magnified: this year also by the
unusual exposition of objects. and to
some extent OF these labors. il has
been possible for all TO admire the
victories won by the heralds of the
gospel in spreading His kingdom
this year finally. by the solemn ami
versary Of the Nicene Council. we
have commemorated the esta bIish-
ment of the truth that the incarnate
word is consubstantial with the