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Show 1 1 , ' (Zfturcft Universal " , . 4 CHURCH CALENDAR. 1G. S. Fifth after Easter. St. John Nepomueene; E. James, i, 22-27- G John, xvi, 23-30.-265,608 for the clergy. , 17- M. Rogation. St. Pascal. 168,86 f iw the religious. I V .1S- T- Rogation. St. Felix of Canta ta I llce- 1'3,549 for seminarists, novices. 19- w- Rogation. St. Ivo. 2S3 974 for vacation?, j , 20. Th. Ascension. 375,398 for nar- J ishes. If ?' , F- St- Hospitius. 219.S15 for y t schools. s- St. Juiia. 203,011 for superiors -3. S. Within Octave of Ascension Bl. Andrew Bobola, S. J., E. I Pet iv i T-ll; G. John, xv, xvi, 4. 236,317 " for ' missions, retreats. NEW LITANY OF ST. JOSEPH. '"f 1jus X. on the recommendation of th? congregation of Sacred Rites 1 . and at the urgency of the Abbot Gen eral of the Reformed Cistercians, has cordially approved a new Litany of St 1 Joseph, has granted that it be inserted : in the liturgical books after the other approved litanies and has enriched it with an indulgence of 300 days. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Jjord. have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us. God the Father of Heaven, have mercy mer-cy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the World, have mercy on us. God the Holy Ghost, have mercy on us. Holy Trinity, One God, have mercy on us. Holy Mar?'. Saint Joseph. Illustrious scion of David. Light of Patriarchs, j Spouse of the Mother of God. i ("haste Guardian of the Virgin Mary. I Foster Father of the Son of God. 1 Watchful defender of Christ. Head of the Holy Family. SI. Joseph, most just. St. Joseph, most chaste. i St. Joseph, most prudent, T St. Joseph, most valiant, St. Joseph, most obedient, St. Joseph, most faithful. Mirror of patience, I,ovcr of poverty, f Model of workmen. it-, Glory of the domestic life, 'S" j e;uardian of virgins. ' Protector of families; Consolation of the poor, Hope of the sick. Patron of the djing, j Terror of demons, "f Protector of the Holy Church. 4 Pray for us. Lamb of God. who takest away the sins of the world, hear us. O Lord. Lamb of God. who takest away the sins of the world, graciously hear us, O Lord. lamb of God. who takest away the f sins of the world, have mercy on us, O Lord. j Y. He made him lord over his house hold. . P.. And the ruler of all his posses- sions. Tet us pray: O God, who by Thine unspeakable providence didst vouchsafe . to choose Blessed Joseph to be the Spouse of Thy most Holy Mother, mercifully mer-cifully grant that, as we venerate him fur our Protector on earth, may be j found worthy to be aided by his Inter- I c-ssion in heaven. Who livest and '! reienest forever and ever. Amen, i i I The only litanies heretofore approved by the Church and permitted to be said ' in publie devotions were the Litany of 1 the Saints, the Litany of the Holy; -! Name of Jesus, the Litany of the Sacred ? Heart and the Litany of the Blessed Virgin Mary. To these has now been A ad fled the Litany in honor of SI. Jo- i soph. 1 CATHOLIC TRAINING FOR THE PRIESTHOOD. I ' "The power of authority in the Pro- I tcstant churches has passed away." J says Dr. Henry S. Pritchett. of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advance- I went of Teaching, "and unless they do I something to follow out the rule of th I Catholic Church, under which clergy- I men are well trained and celibate 1 priests, drawing their support from the 'hurch, they will be doomed to loss t.nd disintegiation. t -Much has been said in recent years 1 of the decay of churches, and the weak ening of church ties, particularly among Protestants. Many explanations have k4 been given of this tendency. No doubt F manv factors have a share in the result 4 -which we see. Among these one of the V most evident is the inefficiency of the ministry, due in main to low standards of admission. In the Protestant churches, where the power of authority has largely passed by, the work of the church depends on the quality of the religious leadership of its preachers. The efficiency of this leadership is low. ' The old Mother Church has pursued v more far-sighted policy in this matter I t han the majority of her daughters. She requires of all her priests a long and severe training. However one may criticise crit-icise the kind of education which they rweelve, or the large factor of loyalty to the ecclesiastical organization which forms part of it. the wisdom of the requirement re-quirement is unquestionable. To it is due in verv large measure the enormous moral power of the Roman Catnollc Church throughout the world, particularly particu-larly among the great masses of working work-ing people in the cities, where Protestantism Protest-antism has been so markedljrlnefl partly, at least, because of defects that an adequate modern education would "0 far toward remedying. ""It is impossible to estimate how much the cause of religious progress is qeiaved by the fact that a great proportion pro-portion of the men -who assume, as rep-UenUtlves rep-UenUtlves of the Christian denom na-fions. na-fions. to take the place of religious j leaders, are unprepared for such lead ership are untrained In the fundamen-JL fundamen-JL tain of theology, in the Jmtf ! 1 earning, in knowledge of mankind in 7i interpretation of life from the re- w liglous rather than from the denomina- , i li toinal sta-ndpolnt. Meager as are the j it salaries paid, they are tn many caw filj auai to the service rendered. In this ifffi rituation the public is profoundly mter- J.Boy. In. the Sttreet. This is a little sermon that mit to parents. If they cons.der it proper and useful, they will enforce it. Now for the sermon: ' The worst that can befall a. boy is to havth liberty to stay out late at night. This is too often a fatal pnii- because it is mostly during the nxht that all the mischief js planned snd executed. The boys who are permitted per-mitted the freedom of our publk v sVreeta at all hours of the night are t tlie bovs who fill our workhouses and bring sorrow upon their relations and f friends. All parents should keep their boys off the streets and at home at night. . But p,re not the boys who work in shops and factories all day entitled to """"-fiTfrriwffUMWWMWflwJ some recreation and amusement? Most assuredly they are; and it is a poorly-managed poorly-managed home that cannot provide these. Music, singing, reading cannot young people have these amusements at home And what more does the street offer? Parents, look to it! Do not think that because the boys bring their earnings on Saturday night they are free to do as they please and go where they will. By no means. Tou are always supreme in the home, and God will hold you' responsible for the conduct of your children as long as they live under your roof. |