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UNIVERSITY 
 
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 DLTIKS or PARENTS AND CHILDREN. 
 
 ,I(illN .liisrril I,^N'■||, hij tin- d'ynrc (f (I'oil 
 nni/ tfi''(i/>jiniiittiifiilnl'/lii f/nh/Scr, Arilifi'<hnp 
 <if Torniilo, (i.yi.<finit <if tli>' I'onfijii-nl Thnmc, 
 </-•., cli-. 
 
 'I'll the VciuMMhU' ('I< I.;} , I!i^ii;iim.s Cuiii- 
 imiiii'ii^-, and Helcivcd I.nity of Our I>iin;is<.', 
 vSulvatiiiii aiiil Pi'.iot; in Our I.inl. 
 
 For a long tiiiu: «!■ li.ive hail it i'l > nr liiiiul 
 t(i . '1(1(1 rcss jdUdiitlio (liiti(.'s (It [lai'iiit.s and 
 (iliildri'ii. Thi; sulij".;t is very iinfxirtaiit, iii- 
 v(ilvin;4 8iiii)iis rt'sji msiliilitiu;). 
 
 W'iu n jKirsonH willii gly enter into tlic 
 .sacrc(l 1) md of niatriniony for tluirou n liajipi- 
 n( 8S and C(inf(irt, liotli lure and lieriaftt r, 
 thoy contract, in licii of tlios(; enjoyrncnta, 
 ()lili;.au ma towards the cliildrcii that (Jod 
 may blci-s tluni with tic luii pv fniit of tlicir 
 iiuuriiij.<'. If (Jod in liis lioiy Providence 
 makes nse of jiarenta as the nieaiis in liis 
 lii.ndn, of introducing clhldrcn into tliia lifo 
 and for lite li(rijaft(.'r. He lia^ iniincnse re- 
 wards or |iuni;sliincnta liotli licrc and licre- 
 after lor tliein accord ini,' as tlicy i)(.rforni their 
 duties well or ill. 
 
 I'poii the training; of children, dept ni's th( ir 
 [irohablo \vell-hcin>,' on earth, and th( ir eter- 
 nal liappiiKiaa in Heaven. " Train up a Ciiiid 
 in the way he ahould >,'o," sailli tliu Pii'rit of 
 (iod, " and when he grows old, lie shall not 
 depart from it." This is the general rule, it 
 has its exceptions, ami only the few form the 
 excc|ition. The training nuikos the man. 
 
 Our good (Jed has ]jroclaiinKl in the most 
 solemn mariner tlie law, " Honour thy father 
 and tliy ninthcr,'' and adds a ]iriimise, " that 
 thy days ma^ he long in the l.md which the 
 Lord thy fl^d shall give thc(\" 
 
 Parents sometimes har this hoiKUir as far 
 as they can, l.y not only neglecting their 
 duties towards their children, hut even 
 liy exhihiting themsclvis unworthy of linnor. 
 
 Tlu^ lir.st duty of parents is their own in. 
 ternal haoitual good living, keeping the Com- 
 mandments of (toil in their hearts. The 
 lio'y life of a good father and mother is a 
 grace to the children horn from them. A 
 goo'l tree jiroduces good fruit, a had tree, ha(l 
 fruit. It is often said of a young man, ' he 
 cou'd not he otherwise than good, he is from 
 good parents," aiul of amither, "no wonder, 
 that he is so had, his parents gave him a i 
 good example." 
 
 WorMly niothi rs giv(! their children an 
 ante-hirth Icii/ning towards worldliness and 
 dissip.ition. Pious motiiers, on the contrary, 
 impress on their oirsiiring a certain religious 
 tendency and indiilitv of character, whit'li 
 w ill make a Christian life easy ami sweet to 
 them. If, in the tcinptati(ms of after life, 
 those children forgot their duty, they will 
 never forget the patli hy which they can 
 vuturn and regain the favour of Ood. St. 
 Loo IX, was born with crosses marked all 
 over his body from the frK]uont prayers and 
 
.) 
 
 intense iiicilitations of his pious ninliicr nu 
 tlio sdllirinj^^* oi' Cliribt. I'hy.sit-'iaiH ran -x- 
 \)I:aii this iil,i-ii(.iin.'n;i. Nm \\ iMhIit tl at tli'.! 
 chilli if Mich (luvuliiiii, mill i.ra\ir, .slmnM 
 have \)t'vi\ rai.icil to llu; liij,'hu.>t ilivnity 1'}' 
 the t;n'i'tiif>s I'f his tiifius, ami his /lmI tn 
 spread tim rcligioii of t'lirist LTUoilinl. The 
 |i(ty if tlio (.'hilil-hi arin^' iiiKtliiT is, tin ii, a 
 jiriiuaiy 'I'n .-oiiiij; in iai' i-iiiiil's ci'iihtitiitinii. 
 
 The .sfi'miil duty of I'ariiits is, to |iii!>crve 
 the life of llicir clii!diLii. Oi.ou life is i^'iveii 
 by A'iiiiL;lity (ind, the iiiiiid liccoiiios (nd'a 
 jirojierty, l.ifo and soul are given at eoucep- 
 tion, and to de.dioy th:it life hy drugs or 
 ovenxachii]^ is to t.ike away tlie ihiMV life, 
 and \\ lioever does it, coininits tniuder ; aiul 
 moreover di'[irives the eniliryo ehild of Ha[)- 
 lisni, ^v^.i^.■h ;;i\es it an entrani'o into the 
 Kinqdoni of Heaven. Uidrss a man he boni 
 ai;ain of water and the Holy (iliost, lie can- 
 not enter the Kini'ilom of (lod. (John iv., H. ) 
 
 The third duty of parents is, to foster and 
 encourage the .,i,iiitual life of their ehddreii. 
 At tlie liist d.iwn of nasi n, th-y must he 
 tanght that there ij one God, wiioni tin y 
 iiiiist love ui;d fear. Tlie mystery of the 
 .Mo.st lj|es.~ed Trinity iniiht not he presi.'lited 
 to Very young minds : the idea may confuse 
 them. The Scripture t^ays, " It is good for a 
 man, when he has home the yoke of the Lord 
 from his y. uth," that is from the early da«n 
 of reiison. Why hlessed ? liecause the yoke 
 of the Lord will l)e to hiin li;4hl and e isy. 
 It was placed on him, w hen he knew no otlier 
 yoke. It bcconiea a seeoiul nature to him to 
 pray, to cuufeisi his .sin.i-:, to restrain his pas- 
 sioiiii, before they obtaineil ftiiy mastery over 
 him. Cod, who delights in the purity of 
 youiij.' hearts, bears the licavicst part of the 
 burden. " My delight is to l>o with the chil- 
 dren of men."' (I'lov. viii., 31.) 
 
 I'arents appear to lose contnd of their chil- 
 dren too soon, before they are able to richtly 
 direct themselves. They are obliged to go to 
 earn their living very young, and put on airs 
 of independence which will woik their early 
 I'uiu. 
 
 The foundation of a good life must be laid 
 at home, and be fostered there ; a few hours 
 each day in School, even with religious in- 
 
 slnieli.ins, wdl not tradieato the v' 'e and evil 
 inclinations toler.ited at lioine. If idiildrrn 
 are taught tlwir iir.-iyers, niuniin^ and even 
 ing, and inide say thorn ii-gul.ir'y; an 1 i' 
 they hi. If tliiiir mothers repeat mm time fo 
 time, when oceiision otrers. words of faith, 
 such MS, "Thanks be to (Jod,"afc any uoml 
 news,'" or " We'coma tin; holy will of <ioiI," 
 at bad news, " " What is the use of being 
 rich and well oil' in this world, .ninl to be in 
 hell for all eternity?" "What will it prolit 
 you to gain the whole world, and go to hell 
 in the end ''." " Mow sad it is to neglect eter- 
 nity fiir this Moi'il ! " " How terril)Ie it is to 
 offend (!od rvml crucify .lesns (."hrist !" these 
 word.s, sound.ing on the ears of the children, 
 will be as the dews of Heaven to nurture and 
 invigorate the svreet plant of virtue in their 
 Bouls. Parents must also, when necessary, 
 encoura„'e their children to bear tribulation 
 and cru.ssea for t'hrist's sake. Tliiy will not 
 be (diiiyed to ( .xhort them to suthr death for 
 their faith, but yet severe trials are in store 
 for thi:re whom (Joel loves, ]]^)r^; we shall 
 quote, fir the edification of all, the words of 
 the pious niothir i'i the .Macliabees to her 
 fii'lis, abuut to be imt to a cruel de.Tth, he- 
 cause they woulil not renounce the law of 
 Ood. "Now till! mother w.is to be .idinired 
 above measure, and worthy to be reinembered 
 by good men who beheld her seven sons slain 
 .n the space of one (lay, and bore it with 
 great courage for the ho[ie she hail in (!od, 
 and she l.ra\i'ly exhorted every oiio of them 
 in her own hiiiguage, being tilled with wis- 
 diin, and ji'in.ng a man's heart to a woman's 
 thoughts, she said to them, "1 know not 
 how you were formed in my womb, for I 
 neither gave! you breath, nor soul, nor life • 
 neither did I frame the limbs of every one of 
 you. Hut the Creator of the world that 
 formed the nativity of man, ami that found 
 out the origin of all, lie will restore to you again 
 in Hisnierey hnth ''leath and life, .'is now yonile- 
 siiise yourselves for die sake of His laws. "(Mach. 
 vii., '20 ) Let us look into the interior of a good 
 Cliristiaii family. The father is the honour and 
 mainstay of his house. His children love, 
 honour, and lespect him ; he is doubly worthy 
 of them, as a father, and as an example of 
 every virtue, His kind and strong rule 
 
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 ku"';) liii oliiMti'ii ill tlif pull iif duty. 
 Hut- fli'! fiitlicT ']» fur tilt' fjreator jiiirt "f tlii! 
 tiiuc! nl)siuit fi'itii lioini!, i)Ursilili;{ liis ItuaiiicHH 
 lit" lifo, to cnrii su'-tiiiaii('(' fur l;is faiiiilj' ; 
 llio Blunt tiuif witli lii.s fimily in tiu' (!VcniiiL;!i 
 ancl tnnrn'.iij^K aiiil (III Siiiid ivH, giviH a j^'one- 
 ral NtMiiip if "rdiT, <ili(liciic(' nrd risjiCft t<i 
 i Is, sinTiiuiii!iii'.;s. 
 
 'i'iu: }.'ncid iniiLliur wiiu wan tulioii liy tlie 
 (.'luircli from tiir liiiiula <if l;i r (laronln in early 
 ailok'sctiiet", and placed undi'rtlii! tiiti;la<,'u (if 
 virj^iiiK c(ins(j(;rat( (1 by vow tu Ood, f'"' tlii- idii- 
 (•atidn of tlicir own sex, or to the care of iiious, 
 lay teaolu rs. Tlieir liigli culture, ladylike 
 manners and , .ii,s demeanour, hav(' impressed 
 tliifi child with 'fts to he di.sti iluiti d in after 
 lifi' ti) lier ehildi ThiH yum] niotlier is the 
 
 eeul'-i; of lioliiuss 1 ediliiation to her fandly, 
 
 wliieli she j^overiia a.-s (]ueen and nioUier. Her 
 woiks, her placers, iiistructirni", novenasi, 
 eoiiimui.ii ns and manses, Ue< p up a eotislant 
 iIdw of m'ace trom ll(a\in on Ik r hushand 
 and ehildrcii. These holy e.\erci.-es biie does 
 not allov.' to inlirferc with her domestie du- 
 ties ; nay, th(^y ln/lp and s\\(eliti tii.iii all. 
 She watehi s tlu' daun of iiasoii in h(.r chil- 
 dren, that its lirht lij;lit may he turned hea- 
 venwards towards its Creator. As years ad- 
 vaiKO words of lovo and piety mould the 
 youni,' heart to virtue. No wonder that her 
 eliildreii ri>e upand call her " blessed," (I'rov. 
 xxxi., ;<8.) Nothing brings tears to our eyes 
 i[uieker than the .sight of a father, motlur, 
 and their grown-u[i cliildrin r.ecivin- Holy 
 (Jumiiumion toiether. It is a tru(! si;^!i that 
 they will l)e united in tJo(l for a happy eter- 
 nity. The lirst \i-()rds that the pi(.UH mother 
 of St. Aloysius taught hir son to prornunoo 
 were the holy nanus of .lesua and Mary. 
 Many n.othens follow tlii.< biauliful example. 
 .Mother,-), I know, will [lardon lue if I speak 
 of my own j^('od inotl.er, long .since gone to 
 (iod. Her .s.iyinga to me I have never forgot- 
 ten. 'They are my eailiest recolkctiiuis. 
 " .My de.ir clnld, think that (iod always sees 
 you, and will Ik; disiikased if you do .\rong." 
 I reeo leet having asked her was the sun God, 
 heeausi; he idvvays saw me when I played, and 
 was the ir.oon his niotheT ; she followed me 
 everywhere I went at night. So little seiitc 
 
 h.id I at the time. How oft'-n did 1 l.iarluM- 
 Bay: "Oscn, I would rather follow you ti 
 the grave, than t(' hear that you committed a 
 mortal sin." '!"ho«e jiiniis thoughts were great 
 graces for my whole life. All mothcis >.liould 
 tea(li tluir cl'.ililren thos.! lessons. P.i- 
 rents !-!iou'il se(t that tin ir i liil Iri'o t;o to ( !on- 
 f(!!.'-ii>n and [ repare well fur tluir I'ir.it ('om- 
 mnnion, inspiriu:.' in iheir joung nind.s treat 
 f.-.ith find (h'Vot'on to the Mo.tit Hletsed Sacra 
 im lit and f:reat piety to the Holy .Mothcrof fJod. 
 On .Sundays, when tiny cannot briiii,' tin ni to 
 .\[as8, they.ih..ul(lse<!thatth<!y read the [nayers 
 and devotions for Mass at home, imitating 
 the example of the holy Prophet D.uiiel, who 
 even in the (taptivity, prayed with he.ait and 
 eyes turned towaids the holy city Jerusalem. 
 They should, in presence of their children, 
 speak of sacred persons ai d tilings with great 
 respi-ct. To s]ieak ill of th Mn iu presence of 
 children is to inflict a deadly wound for life. 
 Parents should guard their childn n, especial- 
 ly ai;ainst uiitiuth. To punish theia for 
 Bm.ill faults or aecidental eoinmissions, is, on 
 tlui frank avowiil of the children themselves, 
 to encourage them to tell lies. A fault eon- 
 fi ssed sliou'd he a fault pardoned 
 
 Th(( fourth duty of p;irents is to give good 
 ex imple to their children. F,xatn]ilo teaches 
 more earmstly and truly than words ; pre- 
 cepts and coi'.iis Is without example appear to 
 children as little less than inockf rj-. At 
 least they do not conduce to bring to the 
 mind of a child conviction of the necossity of 
 a virtiKJ, only recMinmonded by [lareiibs, but 
 not practiced by them. How can irreligious 
 or lukewarm ]iarent.( correct in tlieir children 
 vices which they themselves exhibit in their 
 own lives ? 
 
 The good example which parents show 
 their children when they say their 
 prayers, ('evoutly, morning and evening, 
 when they fre(pient the Sacrament?, and at- 
 tend strictly to the solemn duties of Sunday, 
 i.s beyond all value that earth can set on it. 
 It is a light that shines in the souls of chil- 
 dren in the darkest night of waywardness 
 and sin, a beacon that will lead them back to 
 the path of virtue shoul.i they have strayed 
 from it. When good example is added to 
 
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 Jirecept, thin tlif children r.rv hajipv in Uh'1, 
 and g'.vi) liopes that tiuiy will viiyy in after 
 lifo thu lia|i)iiiiuss spnUon of in tie SicimI 
 Scripturi'. If, iMwcvor, thu child has had no 
 religions t)i'.iiiiii„', hut on tho contrary had 
 before him constiUi'.ly the exanip'e of irrtli- 
 y.1 )us parents, cursing.', drunkenness, hrawls, 
 and anyry passions, there is |ila .id on his 
 ghoulik-rs tlie yoki! of the Dfvil, which he 
 will likely cairy to the ^rave. Chiidrir, 
 heing obliged to honour their parents, look 
 upon them as worthy of honour, and shut 
 their eyes, as niueh as possililc, to the faults 
 they see in tiieni. ISilt this reverence will 
 necessarily wear away, if parents are habitu- 
 nlly giving bad example to their chil- 
 dren. We Were sinL^ulaily pained to hear 
 from a y<mn:5 man m jirison, those 
 words, '■ 1 Miiul I not be here, if I had 
 any good e.xanijile fnun my parents at home." 
 Another said, " 1 had no mother to r.iisc inc, 
 and I fell yonn^ into bad company." Many 
 parents, nice and ;unial)le people, will hard.y 
 be saved bec.iuse by their neglect or ill man- 
 agcnient their children arc ioat. The Ca- 
 tholic Church in the United States yaiua 
 over a'l thj sects by her children's being 
 educated in lier own faith, whereas the cliil- 
 dreu of the sects are left to chose their reli- 
 jjion when they grow old. We lind in one 
 family some oi no religion, anotiier an Kpis- 
 copalian, a Baptist, a Metholiat, &c. But 
 Catholic parents are suic of tiieir religion, 
 and bring up their children in it. li^d example 
 of parents ia a black pall of death over their 
 children, an encouragement to live in vice 
 and inicjinity. Fir our Lord has said, "lie 
 that shall scandalize one of these little ones 
 that believe in me, it were better for him 
 that a mill.-jtone should bo hanged about his 
 neck and that he should bo drowned in tho 
 depth of the sea. Woe to the world because 
 of scandals," Matt, .wiii., G. Parents mukt 
 also preserve their children from the inlluencc 
 of bad comjiany, and keep them from running 
 the streets, especially at night, where ini(iuity 
 abounds. How many boys and girls have 
 lost their virtue in tho darkness of night in 
 back lanes and private places. They should 
 also see that their children anuingst tiiein- 
 sehos preserve the rules of modesty, night 
 
 anil ilay, an 1 tro.it oac'i otii-u' with rospiv^f, 
 I'.iienta arii not tullie:>'lit!y watchfn! over the 
 ]irivato iniiduct < f tluir ch lilriMi. •S.ilonmii 
 prajed for wisd )m to bo iiblo to govern his 
 kingdom becan.'ie it contained multitudes. 
 Parents hhould a.--k wisdom of <!od to g.)vern 
 their f.iinilies be<-ause their gcxnl training will 
 inlliienct: tliuir desL-endants who may be multi- 
 tudes. 
 
 Th.i' ili'lli duty (.f p.irenta iy to oi^r.ect their 
 children. Tliey are born with tendency to 
 vice, which must bo corrected as u tree is to 
 be [iruind of superlhious branches. This cor- 
 rection nuiMt be made with tendern ss and 
 prudence. It i.i not well to correct the child 
 vvhen the parent is in a tit of anger, and tlie 
 child ill ill tv!mp;r — "anl you fathers, pro- 
 voke not your chiMren to anger, but bring 
 them up in tile discipline of the correetiun of 
 (iod," says .St. Taul, (Hph. vi., 4,) and Ht. 
 James says, (I. "JO, ) " l>e slow to anger, for 
 tho .•xnger of man worketh not the justice of 
 d.id." The parents act as Doil iiiinsill does 
 for Ho too chastiseth those whom ho loves, 
 (llel). xii., 0.), an I tho Holy Spiritsays, " He 
 that j-paveth the rod hateth his sou, but he that 
 loveth him correcteth him betimes," (IVov. 
 .xiii., 21.) Then take the child quietlv at 
 night, bring it apart, kindly and (irmly ad- 
 moni.^h it. .Make it ask pardon of (u)d, and 
 suggest little wonls of sorrow. If these ad- 
 n)onitions be not ell'ectiial then a sterner 
 nproof or puniahnient is to be aduiiui'itored, 
 tliongh generally speaking, kindness will ell'eot 
 more than severity. 
 
 I'aronti should not forget the account which 
 thoy inu.'t render to God for their children. 
 St I'aiil says "bat if a m.»n have not caro of 
 his own, and especially uf tlioso who are of 
 his own house, he hatli denied tho faith aU'l 
 is worse than an intidol," (ITiin. v., 8,) 
 
 The si.xth duty of parents is to educate 
 tiieir children or have them educated uud 
 broughtup, lirst as becomes children of God for 
 eternal life, and secondly that they may bo- 
 come gond eiiizeua of tho community in which 
 they live. 
 
 Tl jie arc tv>o powers in the soul, one 
 carnal, the other spiritual. The carnal is 
 always at haml, the tlosh 'vorking against the 
 spirit, and the spirit working against the llcsh, 
 
.) 
 
 nnil tliirt fit^lit ciiinini'iiccs early in I'.ff, U'lint- 
 (•\-er [I'lwcr ^' .'ti h^'i' 'rtrn with )'it, liy nx- 
 mii()l<! anil mlvioo, is pri'tty S'lro to coiKi'iur 
 at least f(ir a time. (Jliildreii aro liorn liy tlio 
 Holy I'r.iviiloiict) of (Ju(l cijiiiplutuly lielfi'e.ss 
 lioth ill liody ami mind, Tlioy require the 
 (ittciitiori of lioth pariTitH for tlunr l)iini,'iiig 
 ii|>, and iiio.st frt'iiuuiitly jiariiit-) have to de- 
 |iund oil t!io assiiitiutie of othura t.) enahV' 
 tijiiii to i'liilil t\\'A task, r.i|iffi.il y in wli.it. is 
 callLd .soil (ol (.■dncatioii. ('hildi-LMi o iii he 
 IMi.si;d C.ith ilio.-f, I'c.i'ust int<, lull IcIm, ,fu\vs, 
 any thiiij; a;uiinliiii,' to th'-' iii.stru.,'tion wlii>;h 
 tliuy reuuivu. The imiiieiiKe m:ij(irity of the 
 people of the Unite I States are unhaptizjd 
 and profess no religion in pai ti.;ul,ir. The 
 reas m <:i this, we yleaned from niotliers of 
 faniilies when urgnd to have tin ir eliil.' •,., 
 lau.;ht reli_;io!i. They aiiswerc(l, " We do 
 not know wliat i-i the true relip^iui. Miiii-.tor.i 
 ol ddlVrcnt dciioininati'in» a»k iid to join their 
 eliureli all saving their.s is the triU! one ; 
 \i-e will ieavo our ohddrjn to oh'ioso religion 
 for thein.ielvei when they heeoiiie old 
 enough." If they lift their eliilil ion in i;,'no- 
 rauce of other things aa well, they woiihl bo 
 very indiirerent eitizens. 
 
 All ediieation must comnu'iico on the 
 mother's knee. A child's conseienee is gener- 
 iilly formed liefore aevi n years of a^'e to virtue 
 or to vice. Avtr^inn to evil or a love of 
 virtue is most linnly root('<l at tkat age. A 
 ehild can lie more e,■l^ily eorneted of had 
 hahits in early life than afterwardn. In the 
 present state of society many [laronts are not 
 utile themsi'l vcs to yive an advanced edueatiou 
 to tl.eir ehild ren, hence they are obliged to 
 liave recourse to the aid of teachers, to whom 
 they assign this important task. The general- 
 ity of parents are so oecuiiied with the wirioua 
 concerns of life, the fathers in earning bread 
 lor the fainilie-i, wearied after a heavy day's 
 work, the mothers in the care of a number of 
 ^oniig children often nnassistinl by any help, 
 that tliey havelittle timeor perhapsinstruction 
 to teach their children more than the ordinary 
 little prayer.''. IJateehisni and further instruc- 
 tion are left to the teachers in the schools, 
 Hence the Church at all times used every 
 exertion to have good Christian teachers for 
 its youth. The Church has in constant view 
 
 the word ( of our .)!vine Uediernor, "Seek first 
 the kint,'dom of Clod and His justice anrl 
 all the rest w ill bo added to you." Parents 
 must have t!iu siinc in view for their chil- 
 dren. Hence prayer commences and religious 
 instruction ends the day in tJatholic school'-, 
 ' > that (icid, " the tirst and the last," may be 
 al'.vays kept in view. 
 
 Ii the -Slid diversity of religious opinions in 
 til i-c times all i elij;ii.us in.sln'.etioii is excluded 
 from the ciiiMiiiiiii Rcli'.ols. The Ciitholics 
 c.jn,iidi;r that religion is ;:.i neceisary and im- 
 (lortaiit in the educ.itioii of ymith, as is the 
 mortar which binds the bri( ks in a wall, and 
 hence wherever it is possible tiiey stnd their 
 chihlreii 1 1 a bcIukiI in which true religion is 
 taught, in order that their hearts and eon- 
 seieiicei may bo formed to virtue. What 
 will it protit to know all things on earth, if one 
 is ignorant of (}.id,aiiil of His sen .losus Christ ? 
 In e<lucatioii, as well as in all the successes 
 and adverpities of life, one important truth 
 must be ever kept in vie>N, "Seek first the 
 kiiigd(.m of tiodaiKl His justice, and all the 
 rest will he added to juu." Religinus in- 
 struction given only once a week sets reli. 
 gion in a very secondary position ; religion to 
 irreligi'iii, as one to six. Children so brought 
 u]! will not be very religious. A few minutes 
 pr.".; er at the beginning of the classes, and a 
 half hi'iir or twenty niinutes at the end of the 
 day, will neither embarrass the teacher nor 
 reUinl the progress of the children in their 
 studies. How can a Uovernnunt juit the 
 Bible in the hands of a man to swear on it, if 
 religion is excluded from the Covcrnment 
 schools whire he was educated ? 
 
 The outlook in l')urope, and even in 
 America, is appalling by the anarcki/ of peo- 
 ples, who either never learned the true 
 (uispel of Christ, or threw it away to the 
 winds by the inlluence of bad associations. 
 Had thci-e people a true religious education, 
 the I'agans of Asia and Africa, who form the 
 majority of the world, would not stand 
 amazed at the crimes of the so-called Chris- 
 tian peoples of Europe, Crowned heads then 
 will see that the ouly bulwark against this 
 deluge of revolution, that threatens to uproot 
 all order of society, to murder, plunder and 
 pillage, will be a sincere return to the bojom 
 

 
 I'l" till Citliilic I'i.iiul', llii' licakr I'f ii:i- 
 
 tlilllS, 
 
 \Vli(;n piiiiilu (1(1 I. it luliiivo ill Oi.il, or u 
 friiit; liic if iiWiiril.t j.iiil iPiihi^liii.* iit.f, tlioy 
 ;iio |,r<'i'alMl lor ;ii)j iiiii.f, | liv iilv<i it lufiy 
 luiii'^ ►I'liif jjiiiii (I iiiiitiit iiiv tlii>i lit''. 
 Ciiildrtii .ir.i M IvliHii iMtti-r iliuii tl.eir iitiriiit.i, 
 l:( iifi; it t-hiMiiil \> • imi wu;l itititrilcttd, 
 ^iiii i.iti.iii iitur i^t'ii'r.iliini nil detiTioratf, 
 iii,.i till' ii:ilitiivii;x i'i ail ^<ll•Kty will he tliu 
 r>'tuit. Worldly •c.'iici' iri voiy gondwlitn 
 jirKi'i-rly nwd. Imt it will lie as ilyiianiitc in 
 the liiimlii lit' iiiiui \-. Ii(i, it' Ji'! 1)0 nut (lud- 
 fi.Mniii:. will ilu iiiiinoiiKc liamiL^o. Man bo- 
 lMiiii«;.s as .'III uilt:tMi(!(1 lloiHU witlinut tliu ri. 
 Nti-.tiiits tint ii.'!'.jii)n itupircs. (Kcul. x\\., S) 
 It is ini>l\- iiii|'(irt.xiit U<r iiannls to lia\ <. k''""!, 
 lic'iiot uii'l |iurj (.lii^iluii, tiian to liavc ilioiii 
 \ 1 ry IcaiiH'il an 1 lirli vMtliiuit thn«u Mrtiim. 
 
 Wliai will it I'liilic llu'iii tin; v.li>!i! 
 
 World unci lu-i.; tlnir om i. ,?" 'I'liu 
 
 holiest i;xaiii[)le wiiicli . orld uvor 
 
 sa»' wan that <'f a whole iiiitiou ot (.'hli^■ 
 tiaii [lai'L'iits Iroiii m;iiLiatioii to gojier- 
 utioii rurusiuj^ to ailow their cliiidruu 
 to enter Uiiiversities-:, ('ol!et;esi, ami Suhools 
 where worldly honours and riches weic 
 od'ered to tliefi, on the eoiiditii)n of reiionne- 
 ing the True !'\iith. 
 
 How ofteji had |iarunts in Ireland to eousolo 
 their children who foolishly coiiijilained of 
 their want of opportunities to eurioh thein- 
 aelvea, or gain places, liy sayinj,', "It is 
 better to be riidi for all eternity, and poor 
 here, tiiaii have the whole world and lose 
 our souls." These were true Christian 
 heroes ; they and their cliihlreu rejoiej with 
 Ood now, that they have chosen tlu better 
 part, which shall never be taken from t'aeni. 
 
 Parents are not safe in conscience, but are 
 running' ^rtat ribk (if eternal happiness, who 
 will expose their children to lose their faith 
 or nioralify in irieli^ious seiiools. 
 
 Parents are bound in conscience to send 
 their children to Catholic scliools wlierever 
 they are established, The Church tijleratis 
 parents in sending their children to Conunuu 
 schools where there ia no Catholic school 
 near them, but the Church does not take the 
 responsibility oiculviiiinj parents to send thcin 
 
 to thi:ni, aiiil \t hell C.itholic eliildrtn are so 
 cdiistiaiiii-d, i>ari (it.4 and Priests are obli^ud 
 to be nioru iittcntive in in^t^uctin^' these 
 diddri'ii ill t Ik ir reli^i.in iu.d insei in;,' thatthoy 
 fi(^(iuii.t till- ^llln•allu■^t?. Tlieio is ii good 
 iininbtrof ('('iiiinon uehi ol;! ill this ■(iniitry, 
 in Call.oHc :-ettleUii;litc, win re tlnTe iH littlo 
 dali.cr. 
 
 I'.inntH are obliijcd to tian-<init to tin ir 
 children the most iTceiinis iiihi'i itaih:e i^f faitli 
 whieli they neeivel from ihi ir aiiecjtors, and 
 tliey (iiiiiinita more ;^rn'\ oils iiijiHliee in not 
 dniiii,'it, tli.in if tiny were to h([ lander away 
 their worldly inlit-ritivnC'-, beeaiife the inluri- 
 tanci' of fa:tli is the more preciout as io is t > 
 last for an ettiiiity. ChiMieii have alwjiys a 
 right to this treasure, r.ipceially in youth, thu 
 fpiiiit! lime of life, fur when tlio seorchln;! 
 rajsof thu summer sun ()f adolescence come, 
 it may be too late tt ii'aiit the scud. A^aiii, 
 the life of a child is like a \t'el)of clotli whieli 
 the hhuttie is constantly ni ikin^. a id whatevjr 
 ti„'uri's t!"e wotknimiiiay wisii to iiiterwtave 
 « ill be iiiarktdnp 111 it, wln.'thorliean'.ifulortho 
 c.inri'.-y. Ai t lu slnr.tle is con»t:nitly going 
 the iireitest c.ire .shoilM be taken that thu 
 itna;,'es may be alw.iys pme and true. Kvil 
 impressions on youiij min Is are in isL ditlioult 
 to bi; erased. The f^iolish ^liost stories or lies 
 ag.iiijst the tnii; ehniih, h .'.ird in yo ith, will 
 inlluenco (dd age. I'hcii wlien ri;as in his cor- 
 rcct':d thoi'e faiseho 1 1-", the iniiginvti'M will 
 still conjure u[> thu iiii ij^es of youth. 
 
 For t.'itl! ilies llio rule of the ''hureh from 
 the e.irlitst agea is, that tlu ed ic itioii of Ca- 
 tholic children must be based upon, and mixed 
 lip with reiiyinii, an 1 our Holy Father I'ius 
 IX. of bles.^<;d memory, lias declared that 
 '• mixi'd education is an evil." The sneer and 
 taunt of Protestant children a;»iinst piic^ts, 
 the sign of the (,'r.iHS, Mass, Blessed \'iigin, 
 holy walcr, k':,, chills greatly tiio rev(Menee of 
 the ehil I towards sacred tilings. We liuow 
 this from expcu'ienci!, and fr mi tlie exp.rienc-.! 
 of otiier.s, who had to freipieiit Protestant 
 schools. Wo could not induce a (Jitiiolie 
 child of ei).ht years of age, who !i,nl fi\i(pi.;ateil 
 a Protestant school fitr about, three inontln, to 
 make the sign of thu Cro.-<s, because tlio child 
 had heard it was a wicked thini' 
 
to do. 'I'lio 'li.if ami iluni'i nrt; xtill 
 !M<ir'! tinaciniH if tir-t iti)[irc«sii>iM. 
 
 \Vt< nhall c'oncluili! tln' first jmrt of our in- 
 .vtrii'.'ticiH by rciM|iitiilatin,' tin' |iriiiciii;il 
 )i<iiiits (if it. l'.irtiit.>4 am olili.'tcl to <■///'•'/'/// 
 t/ii III"! IrtM for the Maki^ even <if their ehihiriii. 
 Tliey art! al.-io to /tc rrre tlitir lircs ami to 
 tftke eare of the ■•jiirihnil lil'f of tlmir souls by 
 teai'hiiiji them thiiii tiieir llrayer^ aivl ^ivins; 
 them .solid iii.sr.ructioii in jiiety and the fear of 
 tho I.ord. They must also j^ivu them tjotid 
 fjinii/ilc, and reprovi! and ciirnrt iln m when 
 Meel•.^.•^ I! y and keeji tliiin froiri hid oom!)iiiy 
 ami from itadini,' iiad lio ks and ni-W!iiii|if'r<. 
 i'.irents hiiiNt alH > prouuiu f'lr their ehildr'ii 
 a 'jdOil }i'lij!t .t iiHil sffiiliir <•■//((•«('*■')/( —and 
 Iiistly nil Mild help them t > start in life hy 
 irivnr.^ them a lin.sine.is or tr.ide. 
 
 I'.iri-nts who {(erform th'.'ir iliifies well 
 fowariU their ehiidnn, will have, their reward 
 in this lile, hy the Inve, reveienee and devot- 
 ed lielj) wliieh their ihildi'on will ^ive them — 
 itnd in the lie.xt li'e, the never eiidilij,' j>y8 
 cf ii'Mven whic'i 'J'ld will ')iMtow on thoni a^ 
 Ills laithliil stew.ird< for havin^' taken ),'ood 
 eiro of iiio.i.) wiioiii llii eieatieil an 1 tor whom 
 lie shell His ne^.^t lireeioi" hh.od. To |ia- 
 rents who have lu'tj'euted their eiiddreii, 
 now lost and eiir>in;; ihe day they were horn, 
 Our Lord (J.id will siy : "How can I he 
 ni-ri-iinl to 3011. jonr e'hiidr 11 lia\e torsaken 
 111'-. ' (.ler. V , 7.) 
 
 We now turn to the second part of oiir in- 
 strnetion, viz. :--Tlie duties of eliddron to- 
 wards the r ii'irents -N iture i!i'!tat. s the.se 
 (liitii;s : the lirst is to love and reverence them. 
 Those \irtms eoine to tin- hearts of iliildreil 
 ea.-ily ;iml naturally ; iliey will not fail in 
 them in early yi-uth, it' jiareiitsare inuderately 
 ^'I'od. In alter life these virtues may he lost 
 hy ill-hred aiiil ill-ediieated ehildren, but, in 
 the ordiiiaiy ei'nr>e of i.ature, giod jiaieiits 
 will always jiiisst.ss the li'\e and reispect of 
 their eliihlren. It is hardly any use to ad- 
 monish a ehihl t > love and reverence his pa- 
 rents. If he do not, he is alniiist past udviee. 
 It is useless to throw it away on him. 
 
 Though eliihlren cannot respect the vices of 
 their parents, they imi.«t at le isr respect their 
 persons. " (Jlory not in the dishonour of thy 
 lather, for his shame is no glory to thee," 
 najs the spirit of (iod. (I'ecl. iii., 1'2 ) Chil- 
 dren must resji'ct tlu^ir pari'iits who are under 
 God, ttie auihor.s of tln.'ir existence, thi;ir best 
 and earliest benefactors, and placed over 
 them by (Jod as their rulers and directors. 
 With thy " whole h(;art honour thy father, 
 and reineniber the ;;roanin),'.s of thy mother ; 
 remember that thoi". hadst not been 
 bora but through tlicin ; and make a 
 return to them aa they hav • done for 
 thee. With all thy soul fear the Lord, and 
 
 r.!v:ri'nee hi* priisM. Wi-li all thy stren^-th 
 love lliiii tli.'it tn.idi' till e : ,uid torsiik"' not his 
 niinisters. Honour <iod with all thy 8011I, 
 and eive honour to His priests, ami 
 purify tl-yself w'th t' y oll'eriii^.s, ('Jive the'ii 
 tlieir piirtii'ii, a.4 is coinniandi ' .lee, of the 
 first Iriiits, ami of jiuritieatio.: , .i.ul for tliy 
 mi!li;L;eiice.s purify tl'ysoll with i few," (I'^ool. 
 VI i:. -Jit) 
 
 Thev must lovi} them with .1 kind afTuc- 
 tion of the heart, and exhibit it by ex- 
 ternal acts, wheiioec isi'«iis present themselves, 
 and prove their love by helpini; them in tiieir 
 distress. '■ Honor thy father in w irk ami 
 word ami nil pfttii;iii;e, that a bles-iiii; niav 
 c line Upon tine from him, and that his hiess- 
 in^ may iniluni unto the itid," {Keel. iii.. 
 .iiid 10 ) How can a man expect honor a id 
 Miecour from his own chiliiieii, if In; wa:* a 
 bad son himsi^lf ? l'"or " « ith the -atne ni".i- 
 sur; that you sli ill mete uithal, it shall he 
 iiie.asiired t 1 yoii a^' liii," — Luc. vi., 3S. 
 
 It is a ^riivoiis >in williiiiily to |irivokj pa- 
 routs to anu'iM' or to treat thein with .my kind 
 of disres(iect in Word, lunk, or action, 1 r to 
 wish death or ivny evil to befall them. The 
 Sripture say.s "Of what evil fame is he that, 
 forsakelh Ins lather, and he is cured of (iod 
 th it anyeretii his mot her," (I'.col. iii., IS.) " He 
 th it eursetli his f.ifher, or his mother, dyin,' 
 h;t him die ; he that ••ursi.'th his t.ither ami 
 inotlier, let his hlood be upon liiiii," (Lev. .\x., 
 D) All I a^'aiii, " Tlie eye that im-ckelh at 
 his f.itiier, or that despiseth the labour of the 
 mother tint bore him. let the rav.'iis of the 
 brooks pick it; out, ;inil the young eagles de- 
 vour it." — Prov. XXX., 17. 
 
 Though parents should not cur.se their chil- 
 dren, yet when they di)8o,thechaatiseinentinay 
 fall on both. The parents ought to aiiller iiii- 
 ineiisc remor.<e ;it seeing tliiMr ciir.se f.ill, and 
 children in turn have to hear the weiiiht of it. 
 The blessing or the cur<c will f.all. The 
 Scripture says, "Tlio blessing of the father 
 estahlisheth the homes of the children, hut 
 the mother's curse rootcth up the foundation." 
 — Keel, iii., 11.) 
 
 Hut children who love their parents will 
 follow the instinct which (Jod has placed 
 in theiv ho-ioms, and will " in word and and in 
 work and in all patience " honour them. 
 
 Tlu second duty of children is obedience. "My 
 son," says the .Scrijitures, "hear the instruc- 
 tion of thy father and forsake not the law of 
 thy mother, that grace may he added to thy 
 heavl and a chain of gold to thy neck." (Prov. 
 1, 8. it.) that i.s grace and benediction frotn 
 Ood and honour before man. .St. Paul con- 
 stantly ii.culeates the same 
 dren obey your parents 
 f(,r this is just.' (Kpli. 
 Old Law required the 
 
 duty— "Chil- 
 
 in the Lord ; 
 
 vi.. I.) The 
 
 death of a 
 
 son who would not heed the command or 
 
8 
 
 the riK ico of liis |i:iruiit:<. '■ It a man liavo a 
 s' iililxirn ;iiiil unruly huh wIim will not lie ir 
 th' u.iihiii .ii'liiifiits (if Mh t.aiier or iiiiitliiT, 
 ill il w lie, In Jul; .uriT. tfl, Hli;iliti tli (ilieilii'iiuo, 
 t I'V chilli taU>' liini ainl luiiu liini tn tin- 
 Aii'ii-nt.-i ot till! city, itml t^i tint (iito nl 
 •lii'l^iiH tit. and hIi ill Mi\ til tliuin, ' TliiH niii' 
 hull IS rtlit'lliiuiij anil ttnlilmiii. In- fli^litilH 
 liriiriiii; niir iiilniiiiiitiiini, ln' j;ivrlli luiii-n If to 
 ii vulliiii.'. aiiil iltliiiiicln'ry, ami liiiiiiiui tin;;.' 
 Tint ii<'ii,>l) lit till' oity Alia'l i>tiiiiu iii:n an<l liu 
 ulia I ilii', tiiat. jiiu may take u«ay tin- I'vil 
 iiiit of tln! iniilsl .if \i.u." (l).ut. xxi.. Is •_".'.) 
 Tin'. pareiitH nf tin! sjiiritiial life -.hiioIi in 
 15ir<liii|m anil l'n<'nt» aro al.-o ti Iw litattnl 
 wit.li n vereiioi! ami rtK|iii;t. Tlii'v ftif .\"nr 
 patt'iitM ill till! I. mil. St. I'aiil nays " Fur if 
 Villi liavi; tin tliiiii!<aiiil ii.Htnntiiih in Clui.st, 
 vit lint iiiiiiiy fatlitr-i, fur in (,'l riii .Imu.^ liy 
 the <ti).siii 1 1 liavu lir^'utti'ii you." (1 C'lr iv , 
 1").) •• Mv lilt'i! cliililnn wlimn I liiar i^'a n 
 till Christ lie foainl ia you."" ((l.il. iv., lit) 
 Tliin 8|iiiii,ual Kit tii in ( "lirint is .«n|ii''i'ir tu ttie 
 lir.st liiitli as lii'avi'ii i« NUi'trinr tn iiirtli. 'I'n 
 • luj-jii-ic the I'lic-t its ti) ili!s|iiM! (inl hini<rlt. 
 Clin.'-t h.is ili;i!larcil, " Hi; that (li.s|iiMith _\mi 
 liesjiisutii Mf." (Liiku x, l(i.) Ami in 
 Piialni civ., !">.. " Toiiuh ye imt my amiinti'il, 
 anil ill) no evil to my iirojilifti." Ami ihc 
 l'r(i|'liut Z lehariii-i, (it., N.) ^ays, " lie that 
 toui'lntli you tiiuchttli the apph: uf my eye." 
 
 The tliinl duty uf cliildnn i-i to sii|)[i:irt their 
 I areiils in imveity or old a^je. The Sjiirit of 
 (1. d ai;a'ii say.", "Son, 8ii|i|)iirt the old a^e of 
 thy father, and grieve him not in his life, 
 and if hi.s nnderMtatidiiiL; fail, have patii in'e 
 with him and despi.ie him not when thou art 
 in thy .strength ; for the relieviiii,' of the 
 father tlia'l not he forgotten, for good .iliall 
 he rej'aid to thee for (lieaiin; patiintly) the 
 faiilt.s of thy mother, and in justiee thmi 
 shall he Imilt up, and in the day of alllictioi; 
 thou slialt he rememhered, anil thy .-^iiLS shall 
 melt away a-i the lee in the lair warm wea- 
 ther." (Keel, iii., !l 17.) Tlie love of the 
 Chriftian child will not re.st even here ; it 
 will follow the parent beyond the grave, aud 
 
 will ex.ir-'si iti ilf in priyori a'ld ||-oih i IF r- 
 
 ini!H for the repoMe nf the HoIiIk of tlliise «lll 
 ill their lift had e.ired mi t'lideily fur I ini. 
 "Many watirn," says the .Spirit of (ini, 
 " laiinot ipie'ieh love." (Ciuit. viii.. 7 Th'* 
 love lit tlie I'liild for his | in Ills will mitlivM 
 life itsel', lnr " that luve is Ntroin; .n death," 
 (('int. xiii., (i), and destined to ililiue eti r- 
 imlly. Nfitliei a;^!' nor eoiidi'i.in nf life will 
 e.\cniiit the ehildr. n fnnii the duties tln-y nnj 
 tlieir [iirents a-< l.iii;^ as they livi'. 
 
 How heautfill wmild 1 e the shite uf sii- 
 eiely it pinnfsHiid ''liiMr.n wi re f" i.hservi! 
 th' ir re.-peetivH iliitiis. Il.ippini s-, romfnrt 
 ai.d peaee wiiiilil n iiio in l.aiiiilu .«, ami tho 
 Chllieh of Cliiist Moiilii tl.iliish ;|s a fei tilii 
 g^ir liii of hi.;iu'i 111 11 iwiTs, TliDse lile ninjs 
 me ti' ! .i>t,iilied hy ferv.'ilt ] r.iyi-rs to tlio 
 Father "' all mer.ii s. We heg, then, that 
 ttie li'i'tising and peai.'u of our l.nrd •le>un 
 ('illi^t, ami the pM'eetion of Mis I'les-ed 
 .Miitlii-r and i.f .">'. .I.ise|ih ma.' re-t on evi-ry 
 f.iinily. " Fi;r lu'lmld thus sli.ill the man l>n 
 hh'SSed that teareth the Liir.l. .M ly the I, nil 
 hiess tliee nut of heaven, and mave-<t tlnu; Ben 
 tiie iroo.l thiiii;s of ,1, riis.il.ni all theda>K ot 
 th\ life ; and iriayi sL ihoii sei! tliy ehi dren's 
 ehildreii, and peiieo upon isi;iel." 
 
 Wo r. ipie.st that the Itevireml Chu'L-y will 
 prcmrse this pant'iral letter, to h,- nail every 
 year mi the .srenml Sunday after 1'! ister, tho 
 l''i'ast of the 11 .|y Family. It ii to he read in 
 all the ehurehes nf the Anlidineesi! nn the 
 lir.-!t and seemid .Sunday after its reee|itiiiii. 
 Ah it is long, it may he divided into tv\'o 
 parts. It is al.so to tie read in the mission 
 cl.uiehes mi the lii'Kt ami i.iili.si ipient occa* 
 simi.s when Mas-s will he eelehrated. 
 
 (JivenatSt. Michael's Palace, on the feast 
 of the Holy F.imily, 1.S7!). 
 
 -f JOHN JOSEPH, 
 
 AnliliixliOfi ()/' Toronto. 
 
 .lOSKlMl J. MiCANN, Priest, 
 
 Secretary, 
 

 
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