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C'OUXKLirS, Bv TiiK GuAC'i: of God an'd Fan ok of the 
 ArosTOLic Skk, Auciuhshoi" ok Halifax: 
 
 To the Clergy and Laity of the Diocese of Halifax, health and 
 benediction in the Lord: 
 
 Deahlv IJEun EI) : 
 
 Holy Chuivli, over solicitous for the sanctificatiou and 
 salvation of souls, has spoken throuah the voice of her Supreme 
 I*astor on earth, and has sono-ht to l)rin2' back States and 
 pcoi)les to an ohservanee of those Christian ])rincii)l(vs, l)y which 
 iilone national irreatness, civil freedom and human happiness can 
 l»e secured. No ne\v theories wei'e ])roi)ounde<l in the Kncyclical 
 of his Holiness re<iardini>' the Constitution of Christian States, 
 puhlislied a few months ago. Tli(> teaching that the Church is 
 a Su[)remc and independent Society in all that pertains to the 
 service of (iod, and the spii'itual good of man, is as old as the 
 time of oui' Divine Saviour. The distinction between the things 
 of (lod and the things of Ciosar was clearly laid down by him; 
 and his Apostles fearlessly acted on the injunction to obey God 
 rather than nitui. Xo civil power, although civil power is from 
 (lod, has the right of making laws hostile; to Christianity; and 
 no Christian should obey such laws when made. Man is a 
 reasonable begin, created for God, not a machine made for the 
 benetit of scheming jjoliticians, unjust taskmasters, or roj-al 
 tyrants. He came from God : he should Avork for God ; he 
 sh(»ul(l as})ire to rest in the bosom of his God after the av< ary 
 pilgrimage of this life. In fuUilling his duties as a citizen he 
 should have the laws of (iod before his eyes. He should resjieet 
 the riu'hts of (»tliers ; and he should have manliness enoui»:h to 
 insist that others respect his. 
 
 All this has ever been the teaehing of our Church, but it 
 was op})ortune to proclaim it iigain from the Chair of Peter. 
 For many false })rinciples were; covertly insinuated, or o[)enly 
 <lefended. The world advocated a reckless license of manners, 
 hurtful alike to man's temporal and eternal good, and sought 
 to defend it bv liivinjr it the sacred name of Liberty. The 
 unwary were caught, and even the easy-going good, of Avhom 
 there are many, from daily intercourse with the uorld, lost their 
 horror for the corru[)ti()n around thenv. If they did not actually 
 participate in it, they raivsed no voice against it ; they did not 
 >shun its i)r<)moters : mistaking »veakness for charity they gave 
 
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 it the approval of their silence, and the encouragement, perliaps, 
 of a smiling reproof. Self-indulgence i.s the god of modern 
 .society, but as every violation of the dictates of reason ))rings 
 sooner or later its j)unishment, we tind [)eo})le old in their youth, 
 and disgusted with life ere they have well begun to live. 
 Reading everything except what is useful and instructive — 
 dabbling in Sciences, whose tirst princi[)les they have not 
 mastered, under teachers who do not understand what they 
 profess to expound, the youth of to-day take their })lace in 
 the world with hearts untrained regarding the duties and re- 
 sponsibilities of life, and with minds too shallow to 1)e impressed 
 even by the grandeur of nature or to rise from its contem- 
 plation to the Eternal Creator. Some think that those who 
 profess to be bored ))y everything, who say they are disap- 
 pointed in the grandest scenes of nature — who only see failure 
 and wearisomeness where generations saw sublimity and ))leasure, 
 are pretending a disappointment tluiy do not feel. Jiut it is 
 not pretence ; they are bored, disgusted, weary. But why ? 
 Simply because they are too shallow to be capal)le of receiving 
 ennobling emotions, because self-indulgence has dried u}) the 
 fount of pure affections ; because, whilst having read nuich, they 
 have studied none. Hence, too, the senseless i)rattle in which 
 they indulge regarding the end and aim of life, the teachings of 
 Religion, and the action of (iod, the (^reator, in relation to 
 His creatures. 
 
 What is the remedy for those manifold evils which afflict 
 society, and which are, in many places, fast tending to bring 
 back the dreary state of the world when men were "without 
 hope I " The same as that which Christ and His A])ostles ai)plied 
 when men were living " without (Iod in the world." Penance 
 and prayer. Penance by which alone sins can be exj)iated, self- 
 indulgence uprooted, and reason not })assion, made the guide of 
 our actions. "Unless you do })enance you shall all perish," are 
 words as true to-day as eighteen hundred years ago. Man's 
 ingenuity in mechanical api)liances ma}'^ be greater to-day than 
 formerly, l>ut his j)otter of resistance to his corrupt })assions is, 
 in itself considered, no greater. Sin has not ceased to be an 
 outrajje to (iod, l)ecause fools sav in their heart " tl ,ere is no 
 God " ; ])enance has not ceased to be necessary because the 
 effeminate and self-indulgent tind it difficult, or because the 
 corrupt laugh at it, as they do at all restraint of their i)assions. 
 If any one would go to Christ we are told what he nuist do — 
 "let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me." Self 
 denial is the tirst requisite. 
 
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 rhe necessity and obligation of prayer arc everywhere 
 
 Prayer is at once the spiritual 
 
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jirms by which we cjni overcome the enemies of our souls, 
 and the means ])y whicli light for the mind, stren<ith for the 
 will, and tenderness of heart can l»e obtained. The prayer 
 of the Christian is a ])rofession of Faith in God, an act of 
 submission and a mark of contidence in the love of our Creator. 
 Ilencd it is most pleasing to the Almighty, and most powerful 
 in moving llim to pity and to spare us. The proud of heart, 
 and those who do not understand, whilst, i)erha})s, j)retending 
 to teach Christianity, may laugh at the power of jn'ayer ; but 
 God's word endures: "Ask and you shall receive; seek and 
 you shall tind ; knock and it shall be opened unto you." 
 
 In order to ))r()mote in the faithful the spirit of Penance and 
 prayer, the only remedy for the ills of the soul, and the only 
 cure for the corru})tion of societ3\ the Holy Father has not only 
 raised his voice in warning and exhortation, but he has also 
 added the inducement of the graces and privileges of a Jubilee 
 wdiich may be gained during the present year, under the follow- 
 ing conditions : 
 
 1. That within the course of the present year one shall visit 
 six times the church or churches designated, and there pray for 
 some time according to the intentions expressed by the Pope in 
 grantino; the Jubilee. 
 
 2. That they shall fast and abstain on two days on which 
 they are not already bound to fast and al)stain. 
 
 3. That they shall truly and sincerely confess their sins, 
 and receive Holy Communion. 
 
 4. That each one shall give according to one's means, and 
 after consultation with one's Confessor, an alms for some pious 
 work destined to promote and increase the Catholic Faith. Each 
 one is left free to choose between the various pious works of 
 this nature ; still the Holy Father mentions two special ones 
 for which alms would be well bestowed — private schools for 
 children, and seminaries. We, too, knowing the needs of our 
 Diocese would reconnnend, whilst, of course, leaving each one 
 free, the fund for the support of Ecclesiastical Students. 
 
 The Indulgence to be thus gained may be applied hy way of 
 suffrage to the souls in Purgatory. 
 
 The conditDUS for gaining this great spiritual favour are not 
 difficult ; but if faithfully performed will be something in the 
 waj^ of nourishing a spirit of self-denial and pmyer. The 
 chuiches to be visited for the purpose of gaining the jubilee 
 are : 
 
 In the city of Halifax two visits each to St. Mary's, St. 
 Patrick's, and St. Joseph's. Outside of Halifax six visits to the 
 
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 cliureh or cliapcl of the Mission in which one is losldina* iit the 
 time. Those prevented hy sickness, okl a^c, or any k^^itiniatc 
 cause, from fulfilling any, or all, of tlie foregoing good works 
 can, by disposition of the Po})e, have them coni.nuted by their 
 confessor into other works of piety ; and children who iuive not 
 yet made their first connnunion can he dispensed from the 
 obligation of communicating. Confessors have the same Faculties 
 granted to them by the Holy Father as were granted in F(i)).4 
 1879, and with the same exceptions. 
 
 Acting on the declaration of tlie Sacred Penitentiary, issued 
 Jany. 15th, 188(5, by command of His Holiness, we permit, 
 owing to the difficulty of procuring suitable food, that eggs juid 
 white meats may 1)e used oii the two da}'s of Fast, the faithful 
 l)eing careful, however, not to exceed in cpiantity that which 
 constitutes the Ecclesiastical fast. 
 
 One Confession and Connnunion will not suffice to gain the 
 jubilee and satisfy the Easter })rece})t. 
 
 The Plenary Indulgence of the ju])ilee may l>e gained twice, 
 or oftener, by fulfilling twice or oftener the prescribed works ; 
 but only the first time can the privilege of connnutation, or 
 dispensation of vows, and the absolution from censures and 
 reserved cases be acquired. 
 
 The visits may all be made on the one day, or on different 
 days. 
 
 Part of the conditions may be fulfilled in one Diocese, and 
 part in another, provided the disi)ositions of the various Ordin- 
 aries be observed. 
 
 Confessors cannot exercise the extraordinary Faculties 
 granted by the Pope, except in the case of those who intend to 
 fulfill the works, and gain the Jubilee. 
 
 On your pastoral zeal, dearly beloved brethren of the clergy, 
 we rely to stir u]) by word and exam))le the faitliful to repent- 
 ance and to a love of prayer, especially the beautiful one of the 
 llosary. With you, dear children of the Laity, though absent 
 in body, we are present in spirit, and we beseech you to give 
 heed to the voice of God, s})eaking through oiu- Pontiff, and 
 calling you to glorify him l)y the practise of Christian virtues. 
 
 fC. O'BKIEX 
 
 Out the Porta Pfa, 
 
 Feb. 21st, 1880. 
 
 AnhbisJiop of Halifax. 
 
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