Evening star., 1932-12-25
By the Associated Press.

good wishes of the sacred clergy which
His Excellency has just offered in III!
own name and in yours. We do 1t al
the more cordially because of and il
the same measure as the expression.
to us are affectionate and de.
voted, as the references and allusion.
are kind and good, as the participation
of the sacred clergy in cares, in oul
sorrows, in our consultations Is vita
and profound and as is appreciated BY
us, its unceasing aid through its pray
erS, through its counselS and through
its laborious work We know it to be II
the government of church of God.
We have listed our sorrows and w
cannot do less than mention those
whose duration and gravity have maoo
and still make more painful the mos'
sad and iniquitous condition for the
holy religion, for its faithful, for it!
hierarchy in Spain, in Mexico. and ir
Russia.
Cites Suffering of Poor.
No less dolorous is the sorrow caused
us by the continuation of SO many diff.
cuitieS and so much distrust, of sC
many divisions and conflicts amonf
peoples and states. not excepting the
horrors of war and of civil war ano
consequent continuance, If not worsen-
ing OF a universal financial and eco.
nomic crisis without precedent in his.
Tory, and in which what is most deepl,
lelt and most painful is the sufferine
OF the poor classes and of the workers
because they are the most needful ano
most worthy of the aid of social JUS
tlce and Christian charity.
we have also spoken of our consola.
tlons, and so many and so great are they
sranteo us by the good God that nc
moIo OF ours would suffice to express
our gratitude to the Divine goodness
aha 10 all those who have been made its
ape and generous instruments. Men,
,, rroii!ng merely the most special points
We VIII speak only of the triumphal
congress of Dublin, the ad-
nlraple development CT the missions
ana OF the missionary work in spite OF
the unheard-of world difficulties. the
not less admirable extension to all coun-
tries OF Europe and of the world OF
that aid to the apostolic hierarchy con.
stltuted by the Catholic action, and We
ought TO add. admiring it and signaliz-
ing IL Tor the admiration of all, the ex-
amples of heroic faithfulness and con-
stancy, often of real martyrdom, BY
bishops and priests, monks and nuns
and also for the simple faithful in the
countries previously named, splendid
pages that the church of God already
Is inserting among the most glorious
and edlfylng ones of its history. We
ought to add as last hour consolation
the obtain, for however brief a time
OF Christmas true to hostilities be-
tween two Christian peoples, Paraguay
and Bolivia
We have exchanged with the sacred
clergy fluctuations which the holy fes-
tlval and New Year inspire; we joyfully
profit by the admirable apparatus OF
Marconi which is at our disposition tc
send directly and orally to all our vener-
able episcopal brothers, to all priests, t
all monks and nuns, to those especially
who continue in the missions the apos-
tollc work Of evangelization. to all tbs
faithful, to the neophytes, to the cate
cumens, to the good catechists. to al
and singular our paternal fluctuations
and may they be Fluctuations of every
grace and spiritual consolation in the
HOLY Ghost, joyous felicitations for
in the holy service, for
every aid and useful cooperation in diff
ficult work. for evermore copiouS fruits
Of the glory of God and the salvation OF
souls, for the merit Of Santifcation. as
we pray for and will always pray for to
God.
Prayer for Peace.
And to the peoples let all our felici-
lations go out and for the peoples all
our incessant prayer to God; wishes and
prayer for peace and tranquility in the
order Of mutual confidence, for friendly
relations, for greater extension Of as
sistance where the need is greater, for
sufficient and remunerative work, for
less troubles and less uncertain general
conditions of life.
But it is not only to transmit these
greetings that We wished to make use
Of the microphone. We have remain
ing quite another message for all ouI
dear sons in Christ, indeed. to all hu-
manity. for all of whom Jesus Christ
has paid the price of the redemption
and opened the fountains OF grace sc
that all might there slake their thirst
and find life and the abundance OF life
And we call to the attention OF all
The redemeed peoples the ineffable work
Of the human redemption accomplished
oy Jesus Christ. even more than WorE
and accumulation of divine works. it Is
most wonderful to consider it in its cen
trail eliminating phase. Let us reflect an
instant on the last supper, the 1nstltu-
ton of the eucharist, the first COM
munion. the initiation of the apostles
into the priesthood, the passion. cruel
fixion and death Of Jesus. Mary at the
foot of the cross made the mother Oh
men. the resurrection of Christ, con-
irmed to the apostles the remission OF
sins, the primacy conferred on Peter
.he ascension of Jesus into heaven, the
umphant beginning OF the apostollC
preaching. All Of these wonderful deeds
rom which began the true renaissance
If the world. this life and this Christian
of which We are enjoying
he mature fruits. The coming year
1893 Is that which the common opln-
on of the general faithful Identifies
as the year 33 OF the
present era, with the year OF tne oeatn
If Jesus Christ. and maintains as
We have had testimony from divers di-
'ections, that the centenary year Is the
centenary.
Science does not believe itself able to
ven according to science 1--WE have
estudied to our best ability this difficult
,roblem we have interrogated authori-
ative specialists the year 80 and year
% are those upon which argument OF
,reater probability. if not of absolute
certainty. are fastened. Only very
weak probability remains for the year
A, however much supported by the
.reat names of Bellarmine. saint and
loctor of the church, and Of the great
3aronio, father Of ecclesiastical his
ory. To men, to the redeemed living
oday there remains only the coming
ear. 1888, to celebrate authentically
he centenary Of the death of the Lord
md of his aforementioned cycle Of di-
'ine deeds which crown 1t.
All Men Invited.
And to this observance We invite from
oday, from this moment on. all men
edeemed in the blood of Jesus Christ.
,lood which the Catholic Church and
he alone preserves uncorruptible and
with all the fruits of
rraco and NJ S,Ipernat1Ira1 life which