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of the Christian religion, that so great a mystery may be honored in a manner worthy of its greatness. Hence the works that have been undertaken are to be urged on more vigorously from day to day ; old institutions, where they have disappeared, are to be renewed, as, for example, the Sodalities of the Eucharist, the supplieations poured forth to the Holy Sacrament. exposed for adoration, all the solemnity of pomp with whieh it was surrounded, the pious salutations before the tabernacles, and other holy and most protitable praetices of the same nature : in fine, everything is to be done that prudence and piety could dictate. But, above all, endeavor should be made to revive widely again among Catholic nations the frequent use of the Holy Eucharist. To this the example of the early Church, the decrees of Councils, the authority of the Fathers and of the holy men in every age exhorts us; for as the body needs its own food so does the soul, and the most life-giving nourishment is given by the Holy Kucharist. Therefore, condemn beforehand the opinions of those who oppose such frequent communions. Banish the idle fears of many and the specious exeuses or reasons for abstaining from the Body of the Lord: for nothing could be more effective in rescuing the world from its anxiety about perishable things, and in bringing back and perpetually preserving the Christian spirit. Here the exhortations and examples of the higher orders, and still more the zeal and industry of the clergy, will be of great value. For priests to whom Christ, the Redeemer, has given the office of conseerating and administering the mysteries of His Boly and Blood, ean surely make no greater return for the high honer they have received than to do all in their power to promote His glory in the Eucharist, and by following the desire of His most Sacred Heart to invite and draw the souls of all to the saving fountains of so great a Sacrament and Sacrifice,
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to day, with abundant growth, also, in faith, hope, charity, and in every virtue ; may this revival of piety tend to the peace and advantage of the State, and may the designs of God's most provident love in instituting such a perpetual mystery for the life of the world be made manifest to all men.
Buoyed up with such a hope, Venerable Brethren, and as a pledge of divine gifts as well as of our affection, We lovingly impart to each one of you, and to your clergy and people, our Apostolic Benediction,
Given at Rome, near St. Peter’s, on this 28th day of May on the approach of the Solemnity of Corpus
Christi, in the year 1902, the twenty-fifth of Our Pontificate,
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CIRCULAIRE AU CLERGÉ
Tout à Jésus par Marie, reine des crure.
ARCHEVÊCHÉ D'OTTAWA, le 6 août 1902.
Mort de S. E. le Cardinal Ledóchowski.
CHERS COOPERATEURS,
Son Eminence le Cardinal M. Ledóchowski, est décédé à Rome, le 22 juillet dernier. C'est ce que m'apprend officieliement une lettre de faire-part des deux distingués seerétaires de la Propagande, Mgr. Aloisius Veecin et Mgr Antoine Savelli-Spinola.
La bienveillance que ma témoignée le vénéré et à Jamais illustre Cardinal me fait un devoir de vous cominuniquer la douloureuse nouvelle de sa mort.
