Pope Reveals Mission of Paraclete

New Zealand Tablet, Volume LII, Issue 28, 29 July 1925, Page 27

Pope Reveals Mission of Paraclete

, His Holiness Pope Pius XI, pronounced ■ t following inspired discourse during the ionization ceremonies of the Cure of Ars and Blessed John Eudes. The discourse of the Holy Father was delivered in Latin in presence of a great number of bishops and -priests from all parts of the world, assembled on the Feast of Pentecost for the memorable event. Discourse of Pope Pius. v "The venerable solemnity of this day brings to Us'and to all the faithful a special cause for joy. We see here the Church adorned with all the gifts of the Holy Spirit, and manifesting itself for the first time to men. "From this moment eternal life and virtue commenced to flow in the veins of the Immaculate Spouse of Christ, for, following the testimony of St. Augustine, what the soul is in our body, the Holy Spirit is in the Body of Christ which is the Church, and in consequence, being assisted very specially by the Spirit of Truth, not only is she preserved from all error, but she ceases not to sow and -cultivate with the utmost zeal the germs of holy doctrine and truth in the entire world, since she was born for the common salvation of all peoples. . "The divine virtue of the Paraclete which arms the Church against the contagion of errors has clearly appeared in the Council v of Nice. May it please God that this divine virtue, illumining and transforming, souls, hasten the reunion of the dissident Churches gWith the Apostolic See, conformably to Our most ardent desire. * "The work which the Apostles accomplished after Pentecost is perpetuated by the missionaries who carry to the pagans the light of the Gospel, and by all those who seek to promote the suppression of vice and the practice of virtue. The Holy Spirit distributes His gifts liberally to these souls in order that they may communicate them in the same measure to others. He bestows them with such abundance upon some souls that to sanctity of life they unite an admir- • able apostolic v zeal. .. "This was precisely the case with the two - priests whom to-day We place among the number of the Saints. Before Our eyes there arises • the frail silhouette of John Baptist • Vianney, his head encircled with, abundant white locks, his countenance sunken and emaciated by fasts, all his person resplendent with the innocence and sanctity which . shone from his soul, so sweet, so humble that his very appearance among the crowds gave « birth to salutary reflections.

... . Fisher of Men iy s + , . >. . ' . vV Who that was m sin could resist his words, his tears? Who .was not inspired to - repent of an evil life and •to conceive new Jove for Jesus Christ? This was the result i*° , the action of the . Holy Spirit upon an and uncultivated man to the end \ that he might more easily become a fisher of - men * ' ? s

“A wider field was offered to John Elides His voice re-echoed throughout all France' Ho was an eloquent preacher of the eternal truths, snatching from the • enemy 'of souls much prey to offer the Divine Redeemer “He + , , , ~ . * Jesn« ind \f Q !.. +v. °i •? Congregation of 1+ ‘>. ■. \, . \ ienta f e of his a P ost °- Ute, and that of his holy ardor to the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity, who, besides the three usual Vows, take a fourth, to strive to recall fallen women to habits of virtue after the example of Our Saviour illustrated by His dealings with ti,. Samaritan woman and the woman taken the Samaritan woman a „d the woman taken in sin. -- (T . n ,, , wp u ° those who have the care of souls " e would say, therefore, fix your eyes upon ° f th ® Cure ° f To those who V "Ti! reco f ™ en d that they place EndesT’*^ 8 m ° apoSt ° 10 sf lo of St ‘ d °h n "tw ’ -n- , ~ . , -f, P v PUS cloS€d hls beautiful allocution ' , recommendation to all present -to P Vr- °. f . le 0y k P in t for an abundance * UP ° U thcmselves> the Church and _ • —The Pilot (Boston), •fl l