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To the Clergy and Laity of our Diocesa, health and benediction in the Lord. Dearly Beloved Beethren : Our Holy Father has addressed to the universal church the following Encyclical Letter, which we hasten to communicate to you. You will listen with respectful attention and profound reverence to the words of the Vicar of Christ, and obedient to his orders you will not fail to oflFer up fervent prayers to the Throne of Mercy that we may obtain and enjoy the blessings of peace. ENCYCLICAL LETTER OF HIS HOLINESS POPE PIUS IX. To our venerable brethren the PatriarcJis, Pnmatea, Archbishops, Bishops, and other Ordinaries having grace and communion with the Apostolic See. Venebable Brethren, health and Apostouo benediction : M 1 ^/\^* ^i^'^J^,'^^?' '^"^''°^ ^^^^ ^^^y ^"^^ f'sstive days, Venerable Brethren, our Holy Mother, the Church, with one accord throughout the whole world is celebrating the anniversary solemnity of the Paschal Sacrament, and recalls to the memory of alt her faithful children the most joyful words of that most sweet peace, which the only begotten Son of God Christ Jesus Our Lord, after Ho had conquered death, and overthrown the tyranny ot the devil and was risen again, frequently and most lovingly announced to His Apostles and Disciples, at such a time behold! the sad cry of war is raised an.ong Catho- Nations, and is sounding in the ears of all. We, therefore, since, although unworthy, we hold here upon earth the Office of Vicar of Him, who, when He waa born of the Im- maculate \irgin announced by His angels peace to men of good will, and who, when He had risen from the dead, and was about to ascend up into Heaven to sit down at the right, hand of His Father, left peace to His disciples. We cannot refrain, for the singular and entirely paternal love and solicitude by which we are urged especially towards Catholic people Irom again aud again crying Peace, and from often repeating unto all with the utmost vehemence of our soul the very words of Our Divine Redeemer, Peace be with you! Peace be with you! And with these words of peace we most lovingly exhort you. Venerable Brethren who have been called to share our solicitude, to excite with all dilil gence and zeul the Faithful committed to your care, to pray unto the Most High God that He may grant unto all his most wished for neacR. Fnr ^h\^ raa.r.r. tu^r. ,v 7. „J toral office, we have not omitted to order pubfic prayers throughout the whole of our Pontifical dominion, to be offered up to the most clement Father of Mercies. But follow- 2 ing the illustrious examples of our predecessors, wo liave (loterniined tu fly also lo your prayers, and to the prayers ot the whole Church. Wlierclore, with these letters wo earnestly require of you, Venerable Brethren, according to y<.ur singnlur devolioji, to order public prayers in your diocoss as soon as may be, by which the Faithful committed to your charge, after having invoked the most powerful patronage ol the Immaculate and Most Holy Mother of God the Virgin Mary, nuiy earnestfy pray and beseech God, who is rich in mercy, that, through the merits of His only begotten Son Our Lord Jesus Christ, He may turn away his indignation from us, and remove wars lar away, even to the end of the earth — that he may enlighten the minds of all with His divine grace, and inflame the hearts of all with the lovo of Christiim peace ; and that; by His omnipotent power He may bring to pass, that all men, being rooted and grounded in fu'th and love, may most diligently keep His commandments, and with humble and contrite h-eart implore pardon for their sins, that turning from evil and doing good, they may walk in thi) paths of jus- tice, and may possess and practise a continual mutual love among themselves, that so they may obtain a salutary peace with God, with themselves, and with all mankind. We do not doubt, Venerable Brethren, that in ywir manifest respect towards Our Poison and the Apostolic See, you will be zealous in most diligently obeying these Our desires and pray- ers. But that the Faithful with more ardent zeal and more abundant fruit may perse- vere in the prayers to be determined by you, ^ye have thought it well to confer and be- stow upon them the treasures of heavenly rewards, the dispensation of which the Most High has entrusted to Us. Wherefore, to the same Faithful, We grant an indulgence of three hundred days, in the accustomed form of the Church, to be gained as often as they devoutly take part in and recite the abovo-n* ntioned prayers. Moreover, during the time of these prayeis. We grant to the same Faithful a Plenary Indulgence, to be gained once only in the month, on that day, on which, having duly purified themselves by sticra- mental confession, and being refreshed!' with the most Holy Eucharist, they shall re- ligiously visit some Church, and there offer up devout prayers to God with the same in- tention. Lastly, there is nothing more pleasing to Us than totake this occasion of again testifying and confirming the singular good will which we bear towards you all. Vener- able Brethren. And of this Our most earnest good will towards you, let the pledge bo Our Apostolic Benediction, which from our inmost heart we most lovingly bestow upon yourselves. Venerable Brethren, and upon all the Faithful, clergy and people, committed to the charge of each one among you. " Given at Rome, at St. Peter's, this 27th day of April, iu the year of Our Lord 1853. In the vear of Our Pontificate the thirteenlk" As children of the Catholic Church we cannot but take a deep interest in the war which has just broken out, and which menaces the temporal States of the Church. We fear not for the Church of Christ: the promises of Christ are unfailing, the bark of Peter which has withstood the storms of eighteen hundred years will easily resist the present tempest ; guided by her Divine Pilot, she will triumphantly continue on her way through the sea of ages long after the present dynasties of Europe shall have disappeared from the face of the earth. Vet, B. B., though such be our firm conviction, it is our duty to pray Avith fervor that God, in his infinite mercy, would avert the calamities which our sins deserve, and that he would guard His Holy Church and shield, and protect the Pastor and the flock from the horrors of war. 3 In obedience to the desires of the Holy Father, we have prescribed and do hereby prescribe as follows : 1st. From the day of publication of the present letter until the end of the war^ on each Sunday and festival of obligation, at the close of morning service 5 Paters aad 5 Ave{s are to be offered up in all churches and chapels where service is perforraed. 2nd. Every priest will add to the ordinary prayers at daily mass, the prayer pro jpace, in conformity with the Rubrics. i This our present letter is tb be read in all the churches and chapels of this, Diocess on the first Sunday after its reception. Given at the Episcopal resideace at Kingston under our hand and seal this 9th of June, 1859r L. fS, f E. J., Bp. of Kingston. Oratio ab Ordinario pracepta non dicenda in duplicibus primee classia. Quoad duplicia vero Secundee classis, ad libitum cclebrantis legi vel omittipoterit collecta im- perata, in missis privatis tantum: in Solemni omittendas. Decret, 23 Maii, 1835.