Evening star., 1932-12-25
Text of PoPe's Message
Plus XII Extends Good Wishes to World in Messdge
Sets Aside April ?, 1888, to April 2, 1884, for
Holy Jubilee to Commemorate Death of Christ.

benefits greater than those which It
brings? What centenary celebration
more dutiful? I. is particularly dutiful
for us and our generation since to Gel
citrate centenaries had become almost a
fashion, and for this reason necessarily
embraces subjects and events Of. very
questionable dignity and grandeur. Is
our observance less dutiful owing to the
uncertainty OF the year? But the un-
certainty of the year does not take
away the certainty and infinite great
ness of the benefits received by all Of
us. If the men Of 2033 shall have ar
rived through new discoveries and cal
culations at certainty as to one of the
years in question, they will have known
how to do their duty, we must satisfy
ours for this reason a dutiful and be-
Inefficient observance Is desired by very
many men and it will be no light bene-
fit that the world should not hear any
longer and practically not talk about
conflicts, antagonisns, lack of conf
dence. armaments and disarmaments:
damages and reparations, debts and
payments, moratoriumS and insolvency,
economic and financial interests, in
dividual mlseries and social miseries
that should not only not hear these
notes. but instead, those of high Spir-
ituality and of a strong recall to the
life and interests of souls of the dig
nitaries and preciousness of these souls
in the blood and grace of Christ, of the
fraternity of all men divinely united
in the same blood, of the saving mis-
sion of the church toward humanity. of
all other holy thoughts and holy eleva-
tions which cannot disassociate them
selves from the divine deeds which will
be the object Of this centenary, however
little attention the spirit pays them.
Prcclaims Holy Jubilee.
And in order that our celebration
may not consist in f1eeting acts and
that to all sous even the busiest find
time and manner for profiting from it
to the necessary extent, We dispose
that the celebration itself take place
during an entire year A year which,
from now on We proclaim a holy jubilee
SO that the celebration may gain the
greatest possible value in prayer, ex-
piation. Precipitation, holy indulgences
and reform of life. OF al this our days
have such particular need in the midst
of so many tribulationS, in so much
forgetfulness CT the eternal, in so much
paganism which pervades life, in so
much pursuit of pleasure, of worldly
things and of money which is abused
in one way and another.
To take into account en- one hand the
probabilities, however, slight. with ref
erence to the year 1884 and on the other
to give the necessary time to the episco-
pacy. to the clergy and t. the faithful
for the opportunity, in fact necessary,
preparation, We dispose that the an
nounced year of holy jubilee run from
April 2, 1888. Passion Sunday, until
April 2, 1884, the second feast CT
Easter.
We shall direct our attention with
the beginning of the new year to the
publication Of the documents and In
structions to be used
May the good Gcd bless our holy in
tentions and those of all the sons of the
great family entrusted to us by Him,
even as We bless in your name al pres
ent and absent, near and far.