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Las diagrammes suivants illustrent la mdthode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 / 'o?y/} X»AS^01iAI, I,lg^l'«ii@i -OF- lis irflf f tlie iirst Jlrr 1)1) tsliop of f araiitn. lofttt ^o^^ph f jjttdi, bii the to« of 6o(l una by the ajjiwittt- 71> o«/- Bthvjcd Clergy, Rdigiom (hnmumtki,, and People ronjided to Our Pastoral aire, Health and Benediction in Our Lord. Dearly Beloved Brethren, ..A Ph..-«f. Our Holy Father, Pope Pius IX., ihe successor ofS^. Peter, and Christ s Vicar on earth, watches from the height of His ApostoHc Eor^'/e^L'SrisT"''^'^"'^^^ charge hy the .reatVstor or s^Sur w«nf?!'„T? •''"'''''"' solicitude marks their decrease, their increase, their wants and their progress ; and in virtue of His Apostolic authority, guides directs chides, e.icourages and supplies their wants. The commfnd of Christ to St. Peter was "feed my lambs, feed my sheep." This Peter performs in his Success^ors; and performs the office with the promise of never feeding them with false doctrines. Christ prayed for Pet-^r esnecial ly, that his faith should not fail, and on account SftLt never-km?|S, rv.^7-'?r'''l'^. ^h«"'d confirm his brethren in that faith, in as much as £'s ffi^t^'' -r Chnst did not pray for their faitk as he did S; reter s. 1 hus, the wiles of the demon who sought to destroy the Church ;;Zir"i;^tXl:»h:lrl,oS,,«. prevai. .6ai„»t Hi. Church, . '"'" r^trcih . .he great a* of ,aWa.io„ 1^-*^ ™ ^-XK'^ ?r;uCe\' d^ .ar/wiSlhrgh^-eces^^^^^ The dnpUci.y of .he ,!old it rises more glorious Y.'l^^rP^pean^hend of Catholicity, in- thougli always to be P^'^^'^^'"^", . *'^" „:„' Church was in its infancy, Lny XlV'Tor; e rW ,tU h nli.ryS .he ■nigh.y power of .he ,l„w„, i.s sacred books :;'l'''j^'"^'ZmbeSlflheChrht-^ Mood fierv ordeal as gold through the crucible. """scarcely h"ad pcrseea.io,. hy '^^^^^^r^'^^ZSlS^'^Z trialawaitcdhcr.rntheshapeof .he smiles ami ^^^ „orld, am. io .he favors ^ V^"^!:^ ^^o., so o,e, .his .rial / 3 normal state. For the last three hundred years she has suffered more or less severely, especially in Europe, from unjust laws, usurpations of her rights and confiscations of her property, as well as from the imprisonment, banishment, and even death of many of her best ohildron, not to speak of the constant and cruel calumny and sneers launclied at her in public speeches, in Parliamentary debates, in books, pami)hlets and newspapers, as well as in Schools and Universities. The life of the Church is the counterpart of that of Christ, and hence the true Christian sees in persecution and calumny one of the great marks of her Divine Institution. Her children seem destined to suffer rather than to enjoy. And yet, in spite of all the hostile inllueiices and agencies brought against her, she is now, after a lapse of more than eighteen hun- dred years, more full of life and vigor than at any previous epoch of her long and chequered history. The most numerous Synod of Bishops, that ever assembled from all quartersof the world, sits to-day at the Vatican around the Chief Bishop and Successor of St. Peter ; and this fact demonstrates the Divine life of the Church of Christ. From this great and universal Synod, the greatest good is sure to flow for Religion and Society, and hence the father of lies has riot failed to have his agents here to misrepresent and belie it, and to publish against it throughout the world, the most foul and unblushing slanders. We need not. Dearly Beloved Brethren, put you on your guard against these wholesale falsehoods; from long experience", you know how to reject and despise them at first sight. But in the midst of these great scandals, on account of which Christ denounced " woe to the world," We are not without the greatest consola- tion. The Church has her martyrs and apostles in China, in Japan, in Russia, and in Poland. Besides, she has a multitude of holy Bishop Priests, and Religious in various Orders and Congregations. '" " of thousands of fervent fathers and mothers of families, numbers of young persons, who frequent the Sacraments, lives of virtue and innocency and self-sacrifice, worthy of age. Ifmany have fallen from the faith in Europe, their amply repaid by the spread of the same faith in what is termed the World. She has tens and countless and who lead the Apostolic loss has been New The mercy of God is above all his Works. The number of the elect will bfi made up through the grace of God and their own co-operation. Abo *lietime of the great defection in Europe, a new world is discovered, / or rather a long lost and forfjotteu portion of our globe is found ; and a peo- ple that sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, are again united to their brethren in Europe ; and tens of thousands of them embraced the true faith, multitudes of the over-peopled nations of Europe pour in upon this new country, carryiufj; with them the old faith of their fathers. So far back as 1659, the Holy see sent a Bishop to Quebec, to govern a little flock of French Canadians who settled there, and also the numerous converts made amongst the Indians. On the establishment of the Govern- ment of the United States, another Bishop was sent to Baltimore. There were two Bishops then in those vast countries, at the beginning of this cen- tury, assisted by a few Priests and Religious to administer to the spiritual wants of a few thousand Catholics scattered over these vast regions. Behold now the beautiful and fertile vineyard of the Lord in these new countries, belieing the prediction, that the old Catholic faith and discipline are too antiquated for the enlightenment of a progressive age and country. The Catholics now there are counted by millions. The Priests and Religious and Churches by thousands. Seven Archbishops and fifty four Bishops govern the Faithful in the United States ; three Archbishops and twenty Bishops those of British North America. And now we have the pleasure to inform you, that, by Apostolical Let- ters, dated the 18th of March, 1870, the Feast of the Archangel Gabriel, the Holy Father erected Ontario into an Ecclesiastical Province, of which Toronto has been appointed tlie Metropolitan See. The Suffragan Sees are for the present Kingston, Hamilton, and London. That portion of the diocese of Ottawa that lies within the Province of Ontario, will belong to the Ecclesiastical Province of Toronto, as soon as another See can be erected in that portion of the diocese of Ottawa, that lies in the Ecclesi- astical Province of Quebec or Lower Canada. By Apostolical Letters bearing the same date, the Bishop of Toronto was raised to the dignity of Metropolitan or Archbishop. In the Secret Consistory of March the aist, the feast of St. Benedict, he was preconized, and obtained tlie Pallium ; and on the '2.5th of March, the feast of the An- nunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, after liaving offered up the Holy Sacrifice on the tombs of the Princes of the Apostles, for the flock recom- mitted to his care, he was invested with that sacred emblem of the pleni- tude of the Pastoral dignity, by liis Eminence Cardinal Antonelli, by com- mission from onr Holy Father the Pope ; and on the following day took his seat in the (Ecumenical Council, as the first Archbishop of Toronto. We think It better to mention those facts to you, Beloved People, that the his- tory of this event may not bo forgotten We foe! all (lie weight of the bur hen and responsibility, alas ! too great for Our weakness. Our hone is in the mercy of God, who chooses the weak things of ll.is world, that His own power may be the more manifest to all. Our hope again is in H s holy and immaculate Mother, who protected us from our youth. We hone m the intercession and guardianship of St. Michael th.; Archangel-tho glorious Pastor of the diocese ; in St. .lo.seph, the chosen one of Go"d. to be on earth the guardian of His Son, and Spouse of Mary His Motiier. We rWrMnl 'T'"" ''^^'l^^i'""* "''^''"P of Toronto, the martyr of cha- uo^lcf ? f n^'^'i"-^.?"''''' '"!"' ^^" ''"P"" '°° '" t''^ P'-^'Vers, Masses'and good Morks of Our ban.tly predecessor Monseigneur De Charbonnel, who? the more securely to sav. his own soul, and to avoid responsibility, has token the solemn vows under the austere Order of St. Francis, of the fapuchh branch, where he leads a most holy and useful life. It was to u ■ a grea "m.ltTv- •""' ''"'!7 ■" '"'^'" 'T''"^ '^''- P'^l''""» «» thefestiva: of the Blessed Virgin, and to be assisted by our beloved and venerable predeces- himTeI?bv"fr'w*'?'' us Bishop and who had the honor to be coJse rated Se/sSl '^^' ^""^^'r .^^'. 'f'^ ^'""'^ ^'"^^ Monseigneur De Charbon- r^el should be in our place, for his labors and success in the diocese merited the honor ; am that We sho.dd be in his place. However i is now the holy will of God that We should bear the burthen, and We have no do k of the good will of our dear Children in Cln-Jst to help us to bear it Our good pnests will offer with more fervor their prayers\it the holy iaeri? e of the Mass, and the good Religious, and delout People will ofTer E communions and rosaries for us. ^ "■ unti uieii arch J^Jthrn^S V' n'*''^",^; ''"^T «i"S"l'irly '"'ited is the grand Hier- archy of the Church ! How like the vine tree and its branches as ex- pressed by our Lord Jesus Christ. The body of the tree is Chdit "I am the vme,»the Pope is the successor of the first branch, "you are the branch- es, the Primates or Patriarchs, as ,bey are called in the language of tie Eastern Church succeed next. The Archbishops, Bishops, ^PriSts ad Clerics next, then the fiiithful Children of the Clu rch, all d a ving sSritua ife from the sap of the tree, which is Christ. The Pope and f Pre ate Sirisnil^eH-t'^T^'lf Church-of which Christ is tl!e head alld Sc lif: « kIv o '^'"P'^*^:^^'"' ''^te of those who will not ivmain united to Him. If any one remaineth not in me, he shall be cast forth as a branch and wool, taken Irom 1;;"^«' ^^f ^^^'^'^ S wool is ;oven into a long band by breast, two on the '>-!<' -^Ct'X^^ *« ^»^"^ ^"'^ neck, to remind ^^« f "^^^ f PaUilm L P^^^^^^ the Prelate, and cannot the wandering sheep. Th^ Pallium is per o ^^^^ ^^^^^ be used by another Arch b shop, ^"J »f JP .^ °''/ festival of SS. Peter and detah. The P'^lli"«'VlP'^''p .« nf the Anostles where it remains all Paul, on tlie tomb of these f"";^J «f^*^«„,f^^^^^^^^ power that night that It nuRht be, as it ^y^^J;""^ "^^y^ Paul, or the shadow of St. t^^^^^ft^^^^^"^^^ ^^^^ ^rrTtuile^ Peter possessed, yjn i»^ hlessiu? it is religiously kept till re- ISy sublin,rallu.ions, and carry with thein great elficaey. Tlie Blessing. LET US PRAY. Oh God .he eternal Shepherd of Soul., who through .lc«u. Christ thy So" hast ;r u/nlt praye:. and grant, through the n.erit. and suffrages o ihe sa. Mostles, that h..,lvho, in thy benignity will wear it, may ""ders and t^^^e is tU^ n . fThvflopk and that he may exhibit in his works, what his title signine.. i::;i:fXV:^^^^^ g-Ld good Pastor -^^^^^z.^ni^X and brought back to the fold the strayed sheep, for whuh He laid down His life. By »| Hia example, may he be NnlioitouH in the nare of the flock commit(istival, and on Saturdays for onr good Priests, and members of Religious 10 Orders, that through the intercession of the Immaculato Mother of God, they may be strengthened in all good, for the great work of co- operating with Christ in the salvation of souls, in the sublime labors of Christian education and in administering to the wants of the sick, the poor and the orphans— for whom Christ died. What a pleasing duty; what a holy work ; what a reward ! " They that instruct many to justice shall shine as stars for all eternity." Daniel, xii. 3. And again "He who causeth a sinner to be converted from the error of his way, shall save his soul from death, and shall cover a multitude of sins." James v. 20. If a cup of cold water o-iven in the name of God, will not go unrewarded, what must be the re- ward to save a soul from eternal burnings ? Let us, therefore, beloved Priests and Religious, Fathers and Motheis, labour— "w"^ />oni milite>i Chrlstir—nH good soldiers of Christ ; " e.-'prrtaidcs hiviaw ^pnru ' etc.: "Look- in" for the blessed hope and coming of the glory of the great God, and our Saviour JesusChrist." Titus ii. 15. In conclusion, we salute you with the kiss of peace. 2 Cor. xiii. 12. "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast and uninoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord." 1 Cor. xv. .58. "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the charity of God, and the communicalion of the Holy Ghost be with you all. Amen." 2 Cor. xiii. 13. This Pastoral is to be read in all the Churches, Chapels, and Religions Houses, of Our Diocese, on the first Sunday after its reception. + JOHN JOSEPH, AnJilii'^Jiu}) of Toronto Given near Home, isliop or Toronto. 'V*' .v\