LATER E

Faith is the. luminary which enlightens our mind E. and points out to it the manner in which Jesus must be followed. It m:kes us understand that the present life has not for its end to work at feeding, accumulating wealth, following all our propensities to pleasures and the enjoyment of the goods of this world; it helps us in not allowing ourselves to be domineered by the senses ; it persuades us that reason must always be submissive to revelation, to the law of God, to the teaching of the Church.

If then we wish to be truly ehristians, we must live by faith, we must take rank under the standard of | Jesus Christ, we must fight with him the good fight

against his enemies who are also ours, the devil, the - | world and the flesh.

The holy season of Lent is a favorable time to re novate ourselves in the spirit of faith, and resolve to lead henceforth a christian life more perfect, In fact, penance is quite a sure means to follow on the footsteps of Jesus, for, by it, we renounce ourselves and carry the cross. Let us not object that it is too burdensome, for the lenten penance is not as severe as it was formerly You may judge of it hy the present regulation

By virtue of an indult ad deeennium of Pope Leo XII, dated the 27th January 1903, it is regulated, this veur, for the diocese, as follows :