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Show Proud of His Faith. It is most consoling and refreshing to hear or read of a prominent Catholic layman being proud of his faith. Councillor Coun-cillor Marx of Dusseldorf, at the Eucharistic Eu-charistic congress at Cologne, made the following, edifying remarks: "As Rudolph of Hapsburg was proud to show himself before his people as the servant of the King of Kings in the Holy Eucharist, so let us all, civil officials offi-cials with our badges of office, soldiers and officers in their uniforms, men of every- rank and class, consider it to be the highest honor to be allowed to appear ap-pear in every public manifestation of honor paid to God and Savior. Away with mere human aspect. Let us allow no one to show dishonor to the great mystery of our faith. Let us take care that no one is allowed rti ?peak disrespectfully disre-spectfully of it without instant protest. Let us cast aside newspapers that speak lightly of it, and refuse to remain even in any social circle where there is a whisper of dishonor of Our Lord. Let us be men ! True-hearted, brave. Catholic Cath-olic men ! Let us show we have strength of character in this age of weak characters charac-ters and lack of all character! Let us not forget the day our bishop's hand marked our foreheads with the sign of the cross and bade us be soldiers of Christ! Let us profess with heart and lips, with firm, unfailing faith, unshaken un-shaken hope and burning love the wstchword of our religion that Thou art the Christ, the Son of the Living God. |