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ClI^CTJXj.i?^^. 
 
 CHATHAM, N. B., 
 
 Rev. and Dear Sir— 
 
 Our Holy Father Pope Leo XIII., now happily governing the 
 Church, directs that a Tri<hium, or three days' special prayers and 
 devotions, be celebrated this year, on occasion of the Feast of the 
 Nativity of the B. V. Mary ; and our revered Metropolitan, the 
 Most Rev. Archbishop of Halifax, has addressed to his flock a 
 Pastoral Letter on this subject, of which we send you a copy here- 
 with. We also adopt for our Diocese the same programme 
 ordained in ^he Archbishop's said Pastoral for hi- Archdiocese, 
 contained in the following extract : 
 
 " In order to carry out the instructions of the Holy Father, we ordain Unit in 
 eac*i church in this Diocese, where a Priest is residing, a solemn Triduum in liono,- 
 ,.f the Blessed Virgin, shall he celebrated on the 6th, 7th and 8th of Septendier 
 this year.— The devotions to consist of the recitation of five decades of the Rosary, 
 after which the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed, the '0 Salutaris.' and the 
 LitJ-ny of Loretto, with Versicleand prayer to be sung, fallowed by the ' T(wtnu, 
 Erijo' and Benediction. An indulgence of seven years am^ seven <iu;«ranteens is 
 granted by the Holy See for each time one is present at the devotions. Those who 
 attend on the three days can gain a Plenary Indulgence, applicable t<. the souls in 
 Purgatory, by confessing and receiving Holy Communion within the Triduum and 
 praying according to the intention of the Holy Father " 
 
 Begging God to bless you and your mmistery and all your 
 
 flock! 
 
 I remain. Rev. and Dear Sir, faithfully yours in J. C. 
 
 t JAMES ROGERS, 
 
 JiiMhijp of Chntliam. 
 
J^i=p=E3sriDi2^- 
 
 THE ARCHBISHOP'S PASTORAL. 
 
 COKNELIUS, in- tkh (Ikace of (k)i) and Favor of thk 
 Apostolic Skk, Ar<"hiushoi' ok Halifax. 
 
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 ■lo tlo' Chr.,„ and LaU;, of tin- J>i.>rr,.e n/\ sneaking evil ..f ycu." They cannot .k'- 
 HaU/'ar," hHt/fh awl h.,.,'<M}o„ h, ^A. j stn.y the spiritual nature of the aoul, Imt 
 
 LiH'il : 
 \)E.\ni.\' Bki,ovki> : 
 
 Man, the work of (J(»d\s riglit hanil. 
 being composed of a body that la visible, 
 and an invi.sible soul, l)elong3 partly to the 
 Material and party to the .Spiritual Older. 
 He has, moreover, been raised l)y the will 
 of hi.s Maker to a supernatural state, hav- 
 ing been endowed with an almosst unlimit- 
 ed capacity for happiuesa, and fitted for 
 the attainment of everlasting biiss. By 
 
 they succeed in degrading it. In the 
 war tiiat is waged between the body and 
 the spiiit they weakly yield the victory to 
 the tle.sh : they forget the warning word" 
 of the apostle—" For if you live according 
 to the flesh, you shall die : but ii by the 
 spirit you mortify the deeds of the Hesii. 
 you shall live. "— ( I'omi. VIl I -IH). How 
 few, alas ! heed those words ; how many 
 look upon them as mere empty .soundH. 
 The animal man/' living, "according to 
 
 reason of his material part man tends to the flesh. ' ab<.unds on every sule. Henoc 
 e.rthly and sensual things; but on account , it is that th. w<.rld otters a premium for 
 uf hisq»i.itual.soul he can never be satis vice; the .scoffer of Holy Scripture i. 
 riedwiththe.se; belongs f..r and a,spires called "learned"; the drivelling .sceptic is 
 to something above and i)evond tiie vulgar an "advanced thinker"; the miserable 
 p'casuresof the sense. It is a sad truth sophistries, the senseless jargon of n.ateri 
 that many lead the lives of brutes, de alists are looked upon as deep phdosophy; 
 grading their natuie by 1 ving 'according immoral piddicatious find a ready sale : 
 to the rtesh,"glorNing, sometime-, in their social honours are showered upon the suc- 
 sli.me. or seeking to excuse their conduct ce.sful swindler, and <.nly th(. beliex^rs 
 by assorting that all are equally vicious, in God's Providence are held up to ndi ■ 
 These "animal men," like thi.se of whom cule. 
 
 St Peter spoke, "who have walked in This is no overdrawn picture; it is m. 
 riotousness, lusts, excess of wine, revel- diseased imagination; it is a sad and solH-r 
 linos, baunuettings and unlawful worship- truth. Let any man calmly look at the 
 pina of idols" (1 Pet. lV-3) are not, and , world, its n.odes of speech, and its heroes, 
 cannot be satisfied with these things; yet, land he will see how little they are m 
 do they,as the san.e'apnstle speaks, "think ' accord with the (gospel of Chnst, but how 
 it strange that you run not w,th them in j like to the .state of the Gentiles, described 
 ■o the same .oufusion of ri.tousness, 1 by St. Peter, "who have walked m riotous- 
 
••;^";i>>;^ttingHan.l unlawful worHl.ippiug of 
 
 Hut .„„• Holy ClHuvI, Dearly Bclove.!. 
 -.ot cuntent wid, j.ointiu. ....t u.ni .1.. 
 'l'>.nU.tl....vilsthatalHi..ts..d..ty. ,„,, 
 
 ""•»/'w"- the ...nciy! He.. ....::..;;;;: I 
 
 ;; '"^'V;^ '^';-' -t of .,,,,ty talk an.i 
 -"'P."fitahle theorixin.. H.t nuKiste,. 
 ••"•'• ";'t t.. asuen.l the ,.„lpit to he.t th. 
 
 'JM-w,thh.ghH„.vni,hraHea..,l.ensati..nal 
 •l«da.nation ; they are to - utter l,y the 
 tongue phji,. speech," otherwise .Mh,vv 
 Mull,, he known what is «p„k .,. -y (C,.,. 
 -y V .--!,) They are warne.l to i.e exact 
 ^"r If the tru.npet give an uncertain 
 -un,,, who .shall ,„epare hin..self to 
 '"tttle ? The missinn of the Church is the' 
 '"•-sion of Christ continue,! to our own 
 •'Hy ; lier uietluxls are His .netho.ls • her I 
 
 v<>,ce.sHh.vo.ce-'..,.o hears you hears I 
 '"'•, -'"'^ ■•^•^ t'^'-<'%'l' Hin. '-men wen 
 '"■•^<»^Hhve, "so through her men are tr.h.: 
 -tnctihe.1 She n.ay l,e .lespisd .n.l 
 
 wmr. V"T""^^^'^'^•''"^-•''«'- 
 v.lllahorfortheconversionof.ouls,ana 
 trnunph by .livine charity an the end. 
 
 \V hat then is the special ren.edy for 
 tl'« pn.le, an.l lust, and .hnnkenness 
 - ^h are the fountan. source, of...:;; 
 < h-s,ns ot our tnne r Are we to look 
 
 1-n these as inseparable fn>m our nature, I 
 
 Our Church.thetrun.pet of Christ, "-Mves 
 ;'" """"''^^"^ «'>""<!'■; lience those ^vho 
 prepare not to battle are inexcusable. 
 
 Ve are hrst admonished of the prevalence 
 these evils, so that we may realize our 
 
 danger, and realizing It apply the preven. 
 tionorcure. But we are taught •- let 
 no man when he is tempted, say that he 
 s tempted of Cod : for God fs not a 
 tempter of evils- an.l K ^ 
 man " Tl. 7. "^ t^mpteth no 
 
 man Then there is p.'aced before us 
 the glorious example of Cod s holy ones 
 -orta's like ourselves,-who lived I',: 
 
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 "'*:' •" ^''^ "-'^t of an unclean world, 
 
 tZA "^'^^ '' ^■'^•thless people ,,ere 
 
 hiithhd tr,(jod'H law If fi 
 ene.l bv fi *'"'-^'' st'ength- 
 
 ^'«.n,> the graces received through the 
 •sacraments, could do this uhv 1 
 
 we, aided bv these san ^ '""* 
 
 , likewise y ■ '"'"*' sacranientH. do 
 
 ' '"*'"',""■''<*'"■".••»• the faithlessness 
 •"■"''-' ••^'".' '"I'tion of the world w 1 
 
 -. ncentne to virtue is a serious ..: 
 -•'vt.on of the Hfo of (^od s most ^Zl 
 
 ;;'"•'-' creature. Perfect humil,'; m 
 ■ -nostexa ted station: absolute cha^it; 
 
 "I the nndstofa carnal mimled people 
 -tire sel. denial in every stage l.f h^ 
 
 ^^--clMs the beautiful and'cousoli, ! 
 
 !-^ture presented for our iiaitation by ti: 
 i'lf*' "t the HIesse.l Vi,..i„ AndV 
 
 ''"'"P'etelv is not that li < "^ 
 
 life or fi ".. <>PI>osed to the 
 
 "feor the "animal man " F iff],. „, i 
 
 I +!.„*. I • •"«wi. iwttle wonder 
 
 "'"" ''lasphemes her holy „,,„,« 
 ^|.ywo,.dspokeninherpi.i.eisac.:: 
 un.n,„,,n.iinself: every exaltati.m of 
 
 , '"f '«'^'"-"ess of his ba.se deed.s. He 
 /^es' according to the fLsh," and, con- 
 '.4uentl,-^shalI die -rshe mortifie^^ 
 ,K. spirit, -'the deeds of the flesh," and 
 therefore, she "shall live." 
 
 Whi'st. then, it is only natural that the 
 animal man" «houhl hate the name of 
 
 ^^'it Holy Church .siiould love her. and 
 ■should propose her life as a model for 
 
 7; ^^i" ^^-i^J' t" --Ik as children <,f 
 light. Hence the Pope has ordered a 
 N.lemnlriduumtobe celebrated in each 
 i)iocese cm the sixth, seventh and ei-dUh 
 ot the coming Septend.r., iu honour!!; 
 the Glorious Virgin Mary. For centuries 
 
 theeightofSeptember has been kept in 
 the Church as the day of the nativi y of 
 
 o-Lady. This celebration goes back to 
 the early ages of Christianity ; it was 
 always a day of joy for the Faithful. St^ 
 
 I 
 
 t eter Damam gives us the reason : " Let 
 
 
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 -'lean world, 
 |>eoj)Ie weio 
 y. strt'tigtii. 
 throu^'h the 
 why ouHiiot 
 
 '■'llll«)lt8, •]<) 
 
 ithlessue^s, 
 ''orM wh.it 
 »"s coiLsid. 
 i'>st grace- 
 lUiiiility ill 
 te cha.stity 
 led pef)p!e, 
 ,ge of her 
 eoi)S()li)i<r 
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 And how 
 sofl to tlu; 
 lo wonder 
 s, or tliat 
 'y name. 
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 Itation of 
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 eds. He 
 md, con- 
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 that tin- 
 
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 ler, and 
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 lered a 
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 '. St. 
 
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 UM rejoice," he says, "on this day, dearly 
 — l)eloved, on which, wlulst venerating tlie 
 l)irth of the Most HIessed Virgin, we also 
 ceMirate the beginning of all tlie Festivals 
 of the New Testament." Yes; as she 
 was mother of the (Jod-made man through 
 whom all christian celebrations have come, 
 her birth is truly the beginning of them 
 all, for, without he, they would never 
 have been. And before him Peter of 
 Sicily had said : " T(. .lay clear signs of 
 our reconciliation with ( Jod arc .seen ; to 
 day our humanity, brinerly cast away, 
 rejoices beholding the I.egimiiiTg of its 
 I-. stoiation "— (in Concep. Deip. Or.) 
 Lii.loie of Thessaly, after relating the 
 cieatiun <.f light, as recorded by Moses, 
 adds : " Hut I say that after the birth of 
 Mian, and for a long series of years, an- , 
 other kind of darkness was S2)read over 
 the whole earth until the joyous birth of 
 the most pure and HIessed \'irgin shed 
 light over all the world"- -(Orat. in Nativ 
 K V.) 
 
 Thus, through the ages the nativity of 
 <uir sweet Mother was celebrated with joy 
 by her loving ciiildren ; they otfere.l her 
 their iioniage, and they asked her p ayers. 
 This is what we are now cal ed u[)(m to 
 do. But as the teaching of our religion 
 regarding devotion to the liiessed Virgin 
 IS so often, and, it would seem, at times, 
 wi, fully, misrepresented, a few words cm 
 this subject may not be amiss. We be- 
 lieve that to God oidy is supreme htmour 
 dne ; (mly He can give grace, sanctify 
 souls, and bestow on the deserving ever- 
 lasting happiness. There is only one 
 Redeemer, Jesus Christ ; there is no other 
 name under heaven through which salva 
 tion can be obtained. This is what Catho- 
 lics believe, what they are taught in their ; 
 Catechism, what they hear from the pul- 
 pi*, what they profess publicly and pri 
 vately, But whilst they hold fast to 
 this, they know that it is lawful to honour 
 (Tod's holy ones, and espetnally our 
 
 ; Blessed Lady ; they know that it is as 
 lawful to ask her prayers as to ask those 
 of our frieufls on earth ; ami they know 
 of a surety that (Jod will listen to her 
 more readily than to tliose who are less 
 perfect. 
 
 That W(; should honour our Blessed 
 Lady anil sing Her praises, (iod himself 
 taught us. In the Hrst Chapter of St. 
 Luke we are told how (iod s»;nt His Angel 
 to the Virgin Mary. The angel was sent 
 (^n the most important of .\Jissions ; the 
 Son of (tod was about t(» assume human 
 flesh, and the angel was to make this 
 known to His future mother. The words 
 spoken by the Angel were the words of 
 («od, the respect shown by the Angel was 
 the outcome of (iod-given knowledge. 
 ■ What were these words ? Will it be be- 
 lieved that they were the same which we 
 are blamed for repeating ! But there they 
 stand recorded for ever in Holy Writ : 
 "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with Thee: 
 Blesed art thou among women." What 
 I more do we want? (uxl teaches us 
 I through His Angel, the measure of respect 
 and pi-aise which is to be jiccorded to our 
 Lady. She is " full of grace "—that is, 
 without any loom for shade or thought of 
 sin ; the Lord is with her,— therefore 
 most dear to Him, most beloved by Him, 
 most powerful to obtain favors from Him. 
 She is " blessed among women,"— there- 
 fore the noblest type of womanly perfec- 
 tion, the grandest embodiment of human 
 virtue. This is what (iod teaches regard- 
 ing our Blessed Lady ; our devotion to 
 her requires no other justification. 
 
 But not only are we taught to honor 
 her, we are, also, taught that through her 
 (^d is pleased to work His greatest won- 
 ders. Through her all good has come to 
 mankind, for throu^di her has come the 
 Redeemer, the incarnate God. To give us 
 confidence in her intercession for the ob- 
 taining of special graces. Holy Scripture 
 records that the first spiritual favor c;on. 
 
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 ferred l»y the iiicarimte Lord, viz., the of th<! jti^t man. (Joil ahidyivtu.s iio liiv. 
 MiiuctitiLatiou of thu haiitiHt, \\ii8 coiiferrtMl uliun worUiiij,' a iiiiraolu ; h« \vl»o i-j tli«. 
 tlu'oiigh the iiiHtruiiit^iitality of tht HIcHHud author of iiatui'.il foict'^ and a^ u coiiHt-- 
 Virgin. Tlie words of the (io8|iel arc un- (iiieiico of natural hvws, hatj not ahdioati'il 
 nii«takal>le ; Elizalieth '* iilK-d with the iiis nia.stery over tliein ; tiiey exirtt hi- 
 Holy (JhoHt " as.-tcrt.s tliat " us 8oon lu the cauf*e lie has willed it ; thuy aet in tlli^, 
 voice of thy salutation Moundttd in my or that niainier heeausi' ho ^ave thein that 
 earM, the infant in my Wi»ndi ieajted for initial direction. Aa the skilled engintei . 
 joy." Treating <f thin event the great hy a slight movement of hiri ringer, can. 
 .St. .fohn Chrysoatom wrote font teen cen- without changing or destroying the law> 
 turies ago ; " For although Christ repos of action in a complicated nuvchinu, pro 
 ing in the womli of his mother could hav« duce v.irious and, aiti)ait!ntly, contradie 
 wanctitied John as his precursor he could toiy etlccts, can n>ake the huge hamme'' 
 not have done it in a numner apparent to or threatening saw arrest its tleatructivo 
 .ill. Therefore he caused Mary t<' salut«' course, and turn back when within an 
 Kli/aheth .HO that the word, ]iroccedinn inch of a human head ; so (iod, the archi- 
 from tlu! lioMom of the mother, where the tect ami engineer of the univer.se, withour 
 Lord was indwelling, and pa.ssiny through destroying I. is own laws, can guide and 
 the ears of Klizabeth, might descend to govern their ai-tion, can s>tay the march of 
 • loliii, and thus anoint him as a prophet disease, arrest the storm cloud, or send to 
 (Mm. '21 in ('. '2 Math ) And in the thinl the i»arched earth refreshing showers. A 
 century Origenes wrote: ' Fief(»re Mary little understanding of the relation he- 
 liail arrived and had salulod Klixnbeth, tween (to I the cause, and natural laws— 
 the infant did not rejoice in her womb : etl'ects produced by Him — would sileiKv* 
 but .as soon as Mary i..'.d sjjoken the the tuitcry, born of ignorance and mater - 
 Wind, which the Son of (!od, in tli<> womb alism, against the possibility <»f miracles. 
 suggested to his mother, the infant exult Since, then, dearly beloved, the Bles>ied 
 e<l f'T joy, and tlieii tir.st Jesus made his Virgin is the highest and holiest tyi)e or 
 pi-ecursoi' also his pn»pliet." (Hom. \'II womanhood, the glory of the hunifinract, 
 in Luc.) a model for all "ho do not wi.»li to live 
 
 Holy Scripture also recoidsthat Christ's •' according to the tlesh,'" lest tliey should 
 lirst miracle was performed at the re die. but who wish to mortify by the si)irit 
 (pu'st of hi.s Llessed Mother. At the the " deeds of the Hesh," so that they 
 marriage feast, in Cana of (i.dilee, Christ may live, do ye all celebrate with lovinu 
 did a " beginning of miracles." and he d'd hearts the feast of her nativity. Uefleih 
 it sooner than he would have h;ive done, on her beautiful life, so pure, so unselHsli. 
 becau.se asked by her, tor he tells us " My so hund,>ie. so tilled with love for (Jod and 
 Ijour is not yet come." (.John '22.) Ac- her neighbour. The world may laugh at 
 oording to Christ himself. His almighty y(Ui, it may go on in its brutal animal 
 power would not have been u.sed so soon, way. steeped in pride and lust ; but what 
 were it not tor the request of onr dear of that ? The wcu'ld hated and persecuted 
 Mother. And still men, whose knowledge Christ; it hated and ])ers('cuted Hi>< 
 is just suiiicient to enable them to bias Apcstles and holy ones ; if it hates and 
 |)heme, would have us believe that her persecutes you. it is a sign that you stiive 
 intercession is of no avail, and that (rod to imitate them. Whilst humbly doing 
 never exercises His onniipotence, in modi- your duty towards C^od and man, defeiiu 
 lying the forces of nature, at the prayer! manfully your own rights. 
 
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 ■ ' ' to he »u„,, f..ll..»ed by:OurHolyK«,herh...e,.e«t..,l,yexl„,r„., 
 '1 ,„",„, i-,..,o »n.l Ifeuclictio,, , all, ol,l a,„l youog, to heeome n.emW .. 
 
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 am.licable to the souIh m l'argat(»ry, by i the leading icjvi 
 
 :::;:;;:4 and receding Holy CMmmunh. : Communion. ^^^ ;^-^_;' ^ 
 within the triduom. and praying accord- men.-men of aith ^^^^ ^'^'^^ 
 inu to the intention of the Holy Father. tram up boyn to a fiequentation . t . 
 1>ov . lar brethern of the Clergy, Saciaments. This can be accon, 1 . 
 ...xlort your people to devoutly celebrate , more readily i rou.h means ot a Sociality 
 this t. Jduum in honor of the Queen ..f j tlmn in any other way. 
 
 Heaven. 'lutold blessings will be brought The grace of our Lonl .lesus C linst lu- 
 
 tlowii on the Parish in which priest and ■■ with you all. 
 
 ^leople will unite with pure heart, and \ rpy^-^^ Paatoral shall be nad in »'vi-ry 
 
 tnii^ting spii-it, in adoring tJod and honor chunihof the Diocese, on the Hist Sunday 
 
 ing the Immaculate Virgin, Hisaensions . .^^j.^.,. j^^ reception. 
 
 wdlbeheftkd. hardened hearts will be ^ (. O'BKJKN, 
 
 hoiteued, the good will be strengthened, 
 
 the wavering confirmed, sinners converted. , 
 
 A moment of grace for which, poihaps, i 
 
 you have been praying, is about to be i 
 
 uivcn to your people, souls for which you Halilax, 
 
 w^dhlve to give an account may now be Feast of the Assumption, 
 
 rescued, if only yuv Jteal will eecond the , l^*-*- 
 
 t {\ o'bkii:n, 
 
 Ah/), o/ nalijd.i: 
 
 K. F. MUKPHY, 
 
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