The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1958-08-01

Divine Founder, according 10
prophecy: "H they have per.
secuted me. they will perse.
cute you also" John 5. 7ol.
But it is equally certain that
at the end, the Church, like
Christ Our Redeemer, who .tri-
umphed. will have a peaceful
victory over all enemies.
Be confident, therefore: be
strong and constant. We exhort
you again with words of ST. Ig.
natius, though we are certain
that you need no exhortations:
BE you pleasing TO Him for
whom you fight -. May none
among you become deserfers.
May your Baptism be as an
armament, your faith rs . hei.
met, charity as q lance, pa
thence as . covering srmor.
May your works be your treas
ures. so that you may deserve
due mercy" tSt. Isnafivs TO
ST. P~olycarp).
Furthermore the most beau
tiful words of Bishop st. Am
brose give you a sure hope and
unsuitable fortitude: "Grasr
the helm of Faith so that the
stormy tempest of this world
will not disturb you. 1t is very
true that the sea is vast and i'm.
mense, but fear not; for He hath
founded it upon the seas and
hath prepared it upon the riv'
ers. Psalms %, y. Therefore il
is not without reason that the
Church of the Lord remains un.
moved in the midst of so many
waves because it is founded on
the apostolic rock and perse.
veres on its foundations, unmov.
ed by the furies of the sea (cfr
Matt. Is, 49,. 1t is battered by
the waves. but it is not shaken
The world may break resound
ingly about it, it nevertheless
has a safe port to welcome
weary seamen." (St. Ambrose
End epistle).
AS once in apostolic
times, w h e Christians
somewhere suffered special
persecution, all the others
united by the bond of char,
ity, raised their prayers and
supplications to God,l Fa
Their of Mercies, WI t h
united fraternal accord, sc
that He might given them
strength and bring about
b etter times for the
Church. In the same way
today, venerable brothers
We hope that the help and
divine comforts imploreo
by your brothers may moi
be wanting to all those who
in the regions of Europe
and eastern Asia have beer
tried for so long by an ad,
verse and painful state oil
affairs.
And since We trust so much
in the patronal intercession o.
the Virgin Mary, We expires;
the ardent wish that in ever,
part of the earth Catholics dur
ing the novena which usual,
precedes the feast of the AS
sumption of the august Mother
of God into heaven, shoule
raise up public prayers, particu
larly for the Church which, a.
has already been stated, is il
certain areas vexed and afflict
ed.
We novrish fhe hope THAT
The Virgin Mother, proclaim.
ed by Us during the 1850 Ho.
W Year, and not without Di-
vine will, assumed into heay.
en- body and soul lefr. dog.
matte bull "Munificenfissimvs
Deus" AAs 1850. PIP. 753 and
IT'D; she whom We soIemniy
declared Queen Of Heaven and
to be venerated as such by oil
tefr. eneyclicaI letter "Ad Cae.
Ii Reginsm," AAS 1854, pp.
625 and ~; finally she to
whom on the completion Of
the centenary commemors-
tion Of her apparition at the
groffo OF Lourdes to an limo.
cent child as the benevolent
giver Of gifts, she to whom
we invited the multitude Of
pilgrims to benefit from her
maternal graees (cfr. apostolic
constitutions Primo Exseto
Saecvio," AAS 1857, PIP. 1851
and IT,, and eneyciicsI re pei.
erinsge de Lovrdes." AAS
1857. PIP. sos and ff.) - We
nourish the hope with certain