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Show SACRIFICE OF THE MASS. View of the Famous Protestant Theologian, Theo-logian, Leibnitz, on the Central Act of Catholic Worship.i In every saciiiiee there is the person who offers, the thing which is offered, and the cause of the offering. Now, in this sa'iament of the altar, the offerer is the priest: and. indeed, the soveieign priest is Christ himself, who not only offered himself for us. but also exercises exer-cises his priestly office forever to the consummation' of ages, and now also offers himself for us to "God the Father Fa-ther through the ministry of the priest. It is therefore he is called in scripture, scrip-ture, "a priest forever accoiding to the oriler of Melchisedcc." in whose offering offer-ing of bread (as nothing can be more manifest), tne Eucharistic sacrifice is allegoric-ally prefigured in the scripture tself. The thing offeied. or the victim or host, is Christ himself, whose body 'and blood are subject to immolation mil 'ibation. under the appearance .of the elements. Nor do I see What is hero wanting to the nature of a true sacrifice. For why may not that be offered to God which is present under the symbols, since the sensible, species of bread and wine are meet matter to be offered, and in them did the oblation of Mole hisodee consist: and since that I which is contained in the Eucharist is J the most precious of all things, and the I most worthy to be offered to God? Thus, by this most beautiful provision ( has the Divine mercy enabled our pov- crty to prese nt an offering which God may not disdain: whereas he himseif is infinite, and nothing would otherwise proceed from us bearing any proportion propor-tion to his infinite perfection: no libation liba-tion could be found capable of propitiating propi-tiating God but one which itself should b? of infinite perfection. For by a nivsierious disposition it occurs that as of'en as the consecration takes place Christ, ajways giving ..himself to jus ..'iew. mav ahvavs a:rain be offered to God. and thus represents and seals the perpetual efficacy of bis first oblation oil the cross. For no new efficacy is superadded to th- efficiency of the Passion, Pas-sion, from this propitiatory sacrifice, lepeated for the remission of sins; but its entire efficacy consists in the representation rep-resentation and application of that first blody sacrifice, the fruit of which is the divine grace bestowed on all those who. being present at this tremendous sacrifice, worthily celebrate the oblation obla-tion in vmmon with the priest. And since, in addition to the remission of eternal punishment and the gift of the merits of Christ for the hope of eternal eter-nal life, we further ask of God. for ourselves our-selves and others, both living and dead, many other sadutiry gifts fand among these the chief is the mitigation of that paternal hastisemtr.l which is due to every sin. even though the penitent be restored to favor: it is therefore clearly manifest that there is nothing in our entire worship more precious than the sacrifice of this djvine -sacramenl. in which the body of our Lord itself is present. A Remarkable Nun. There died last week in the Convent of the Good Shepherd. Philadelphia, a venerable nun who had the . unique distinction dis-tinction of having two daughters, two sisters and two nieces in the same eommunily. Sister Mary of St. Frances entered the cloister a few years after the death of her husband and had been a religious for twenty-nine years. She. was "1 years old at the time of her death. Dissensions in Families. Dissension in families often arises from a lack of humility and too much presumption on the part of the different differ-ent members of the family. "The soft answer turncth away wrath." is forgotten for-gotten for the hasty reply, the unkind retort, that kindle the Are of ill feeling and are the outcome of disorderly minds which are prone to resentment on account of lacking in the gentle grace of humility. Love does not linger in the home where petty pride shows its unlovely qualities. Its choice spirit of unselfishness, unselfish-ness, of self-control, of thoughtfulness, and of charitableness, make the atmosphere atmos-phere sweet. The woman who is quick to take offense is not like her of whom Holy Scripture says: "Her ways are the ways of pleasantness, and all her paths arc peace." .Happy homes depend 011 happy hearts. Home is distinctly a woman's sphere and she who .sweetens it most makes caith nearer heaven. Why? (The following verse:-; arc by J. M. Whitson, who was found dead" in his rooms in Chicago the other day.) , Why do the .shadows oflenest come n here th.' oilier shadows are? Why do the hordes of anguish fo'llow j Hard on the be ds of care? AYhy did the Christ come sorrowing And not to a glad refrain? Why was the world's redemntionl solum? ' j Born in sorrow and pain? Why is the-heart if motherhood ' By the hand of an infant torn? U by must a nation travail That some gtvat truth be born? I Why is the wine the purest 'j Tnat is the barde.-t pre.-sod? Why. after hours of toiling. I Corner thr sweetest space of rest? n. is suouesi perrume found In llenvcis that grow in shade? And why from dwellers in values of tears Are shapers of destiny made? Do you think the life of the Christ Would have had that power to thrill If therejiad been no Gethsemane. . No Calvary's shadowy hill? Or do you think that your own life Would have been pure as it is today If the disappointments that came to' it Passed by some other way? J. M. 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