CONTENTS. American College in Rome, The, 560. Basilica of St. Saturnin, The, ror. Bretons, The Faith and Poetry of the, 123. Brittany, Its People and its Poems, 598. Church of the Future, The, 145. Catholicity and Pantheism, 181, 360, 565, 657, 811. Curé d'Ars, Statue of, 200. Catholic Congress? Shall we have a, 224. Canadian Customs, 246. Charities of New York, The, 279. Catholicity, Creative Genius of, 406. Dante Alighieri, 213. Massacre of St. Bartholomew, 1. Marcel, The Story of, 254, 347, 494. Philosophy and Science, The Present Disputes in, 229. Protestant Episcopal Church, General Convention of, 461. Protestantism a Failure, 503. Pope Pius IX., Letter Apostolic of, 536. "Poor Mara !” 637. Porter's Human Intellect, 671, 767. Progress of Nations, Seaman's, 724. Religion Medically Considered, 116. Rings, 129. Right Path found through the Great Snow, The, 370. Ritualism, The Future of, 828. St. Bartholomew, Massacre of, 1. Sisters of the Poor, The Little, 110. School-Room, In the, 132. Schaff's Church History, 417. Scientific and Revealed Truth, The Unity of, 485 Sun, Eclipse of, in 1868, 697. Seaman's Progress of Nations, 724. St. Michael the Hermit, The Legend of, 853. The Invasion, 18, 162, 301, 473, 619, 746. Alton Park, 143. A Psyche of To-day, 143. A Becket, Life of, 428. Asmodeus in New York, 429. A Book about Dominies, 719. A Few Friends, 856. NEW PUBLICATIONS. Barrington's Sketches of his own Times, 287. Biarnois's Theoretical French, 718. Cardinals, Lives of the English, 139. Dalgairns on the Holy Communion, 430. Excelsior, or Essays on Politeness, 288. Father Cleveland, 141. Fay's Outlines of Geography, 429. Gropings after Truth, 429. Herbert's Cradle Lands, 422. Historical Gazetteer of Vermont, 428. Illustrated Family Almanac, 572. Kelly's Dissertations on Irish Church History, 856. Logic for Young Ladies, 143. Leaf and Flower Pictures, 286. Life of Blessed Spinola, 859. Mühlbach's Goethe and Schiller, 141. THE CATHOLIC WORLD. VOL. VIII., No. 48.-MARCH, 1869. AN APOSTOLIC LETTER FROM HIS HOLINESS POPE PIUS IX. THE letter of the Holy Father which we publish below, in Latin and English, together with one from Cardinal Barnabo, Prefect of the Congregation of the Propaganda, have just been received from Rome. The readers. of THE CATHOLIC WORLD, and those persons especially who have taken an active interest in, and have generously contributed to, the establishment of the Paulist Congregation, the Publication Society, and other associated works, will doubtless feel gratified and encouraged by the approving words with which the Holy Father has deigned to give them his sanction and apostolic blessing. These gracious words of the Vicar of Jesus Christ ought to encourage us all to redoubled efforts for the advancement of our holy religion, and such, we trust, will be their influence. ADMODUM R. D.: Cum Sanctissimus Dominus Noster non levi inter quibus afficitur acerbitates jucunditate ex pluribus nunciis acceperit, D. Tuam per Catholicos ephemerides curam omnem impendere ad religionis nostræ sanctissimæ studium fovendum, ad falsas doctrinas refellendas, et ad hujus Apostolicæ Sedis jura tuenda, aliquod suæ paternæ dilectionis testimonium voluit exhibere. Pergratum proinde erit D. Tuæ literas Sanctitatis suæ hisce adjectas reperire, quibus factum iri confido ut majori usque studio et alacritate inceptum opus prosequaris. VOL. VIII.-46 VERY REVEREND SIR : Inasmuch as the Sovereign Pontiff, our Holy Father the Pope, amid' his many afflictions, has received great joy at hearing, through many different sources, that your Reverence is taking such great care to spread the knowledge of our most holy religion through Catholic publications, adapted to refute false doctrine and to defend the rights of this Apostolic See, he has desired to give you a testimony of his paternal affection. Accordingly, it will be most. pleasing to your Reverence to receive, together with this, the letter of his Holiness, by which I trust you. 722 An Apostolic Letter from His Holiness Pope Pius IX. Cui quidem benevolæ, quam Sanctissimus Pater erga Te testari voluit, voluntati propensionis meæ significationes addens, Deum precor ut D. Tuæ fausta quæque largiatur. Romæ, ex Aed. S. Cong. de Prop. Fide, die 5 Januarii, MDCCCLXIX. D. TUE. Addictissimus, AL. C. BARNABO, PR. DILECTO FILIO, I. T. HECKEr, PresBYTERO AC RECTORI MISSIONARIORUM COLLEGII A S. PAULO NUNCUP., NEO-EBORACUM. PIUS, PP. IX. DILECTE FILI, salutem et Apostolicam Benedictionem. Gaudemus, Dilecte Fili, te tui propositi memorem voce scriptisque constanter adlaborare propagandæ Catholicæ religioni dissipandisque errorum tenebris; ac tibi gratulamur ex animo de incrementis, quæ initis a te operibus accessisse discimus. Scilicet confertæ illæ conciones, ubi Catholicam exposuisti doctrinam, quæque tui desiderium ita fecerunt aliis, ut ad nobiliores ac frequentiores inviteris; existimatio, quam apud ipsos dissentientes ephemeridi tuæ CATHOLIC WORLD eruditio et perspicuitas compararunt; aviditas qua passim expetuntur editi a Societate Catholica, per te coacta, libelli; novi sodales, qui culturæ a te susceptæ fines latius porrecturi, dant familiæ tuæ nomen ; alumni tandem, qui in idem opus,se tibi tradunt excolendos, totidem sunt amplissimi fructus et diserti testes zeli solertiæque tuæ, ac cœlestis illius favoris, quo cœpta tua fœcundantur. Quod sane facile iintelliges quam jucundum Nobis con may be encouraged to pursue the work you have undertaken with still greater zeal and alacrity. Adding to the sentiments of good will which the Holy Father declares toward you, the expression of my own regard, I pray God that He may grant to your Reverence every kind of prosperity. Rome, Office of the S. Cong. of the Propaganda, January 5th, MDCCCLXIX. Most affectionately, AL. C. BARNABO, PR. TO MY BELOVED SON, I. T. HECKER, PRIEST AND SUPERIOR OF THE MISSIONARY CONGREGATION OF ST. PAUL, New York. PIUS IX., POPE. BELOVED SON, health and apostolic benediction. We rejoice, beloved son, that you, mindful of your purpose, labor continually, by your word and writings, to spread the Catholic religion, and to scatter the darkness of error; and We heartily congratulate you upon the increase which, as We have been informed, the works undertaken by you have received. Undoubtedly those thronged assemblies where you have set forth the Catholic doctrine, and have thereby excited in others such a desire to hear you, that you are invited to address audiences still larger and more notable ; the esteem which your periodical, THE CATHOLIC WORLD, has, through its erudition and perspicuity, acquired, even among those who differ from us; the eagerness with which the tracts and books of The Catholic Publication Society, established by you, are everywhere sought for; the new associates who enroll themselves in your congregation to extend more widely the good work you have undertaken; finally, the students An Apostolic Letter from His Holiness Pope Pius IX. 723 tingere debeat, qui id potissimum optamus, ut evangelium nuncietur omni creaturæ, ut sedentes in umbra mortis ad viam salutis adducantur, ut demum destructis erroribus universis, ubique veritatis regnum constituatur, in quo justitia et pax se invicem osculantes, humanæ familiæ reddant ordinis tranquillitatem jamdiu a monstrosis opinionum commentis abactam. Dum itaque studia tua, et eorum, qui tibi opere, subsidio, ingenio opitulantur, libentissime commendamus, maximas Deo gratias agimus, quod ipsis obsecundare voluerit; eumque rogamus, ut gratiæ suæ virtute, novos tibi jam currenti veluti stimulos addat, aliosque atque alios adjutores tibi conciliet, qui tecum industriam viresque suas conferant in commune Christiani populi honum. Cœlestis vero favoris auspicem, et paternæ nostræ benevolentiæ testem Apostolicam Benedictionem tibi tuæque Missionariorum familiæ peramanter impertimus. Datum Romæ apud S. Petrum die 30 Decembris, 1868, Pontificatus Nostri Anno XXIII. who offer themselves to you to be educated for the same work, all these are so many abundant fruits and eloquent witnesses of your zeal and skill, and of the divine favor through which your undertakings are made fruitful. You will easily understand, of course, how gratifying this must be to Us, who desire, above all things, that the gospel should be preached to every creature ; that those who sit in the shadow of death should be brought into the way of salvation; that, in fine, all errors being destroyed, the reign of truth should be everywhere established; in which justice and peace, kissing each other, may restore to the human family the tranquillity of order, so long banished by the extravagances of error. While, therefore, We most cordially commend your zealous efforts, and those of your associates who contribute to the success of the same by their labor, their gifts, or their talents, We give especial thanks to God that He has condescended to second them, and We pray Him that, by the power of His grace, He may stimulate still more your already strenuous exer tions; and may give you more and more associates who, with you, shall bestow their industry and strength on the common good of the Christian people. And as a token of the divine favor, and an evidence of Our paternal good will, We impart most affectionately to you, and to your congrega▾ tion of missionaries, Our apostolic benediction. Given at Rome, at St. Peter's, on the 30th of December, 1868, in the twenty-third year of Our Pontificate. PIUS IX., POPE. |