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HIS GRAGE THE AReHBISHDP OF TORONTO

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CLBEaT AND LAITY OP THE ARCHDIOOESB.

REI.ATIVE TfrXHE ANNUAL DIOCESAN CONTUIBUTION TOWAtinH

' JoHK, by the Grace of God and the^^ appointment, of the Hoiy
See, Archbishop of Toronto, to the Clergy and Laity of
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Dearly Beloved Brethren:

iu Z^?"" *'"^^ *^ conjo for taking up, in the various missions of
the diocese, the annual collection for the purpose of ecclesias-
tical education. I need hardly urge the Rev. Clergy to
impress upon their people the duty of contributing generously
towards this praiseworthy and holy object. The faithful can-
not contribute their means towards a more necessary, and at'
the snme time a more meritorious work.

Without a sufficieiit number of priests religion would
decay and pei ish. and immortal souls would starve for want of .
the bread of life. Now, we cannot have a suflScient number
of priests in this country without the means of educating
them, and these means must come from the generou^fferings
pf.our ever-faithful people. It takes from eight to ten yea^s
to educate a young m^ in College and Seminary, before he

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ia nualified by science and eecleBiastical training, for the
efficient diflcharge of the high and hol.v duties of the Hacred
Ministry. This one fact serves to show tjbat a very large ex-
penditure of money mtist necessarily be incurred in tlie edu-
cation of young men for the holy ministry in this diocese.

All who have at heart the good of. our holy religion ; all
who desire the solid establishment of the bbly Church of God
in this free and happy country ; all wbo value the Balvatron
of immortal bouIs purchased by the |)refiiouB blood of our
Redeemer, will not hesitate to give laxgely of their worldly
means to enable the Archbishop to educate a holy and efficient
priesthood for this large and growing diocese.

Local improvements, such as the building of churches,
presbyteries, etc., are no reasons why the priest and ^ieople
of each mission should not do their utmost to promote this
sacred caluse, and to do their' duty by the Archbishop and the
diocesan institutions, ,•

Our fathers in the faith in Europe f«r It the pressure on
their consciences of the great duty of helping to edu ate the
priestho^di and herice they founded and endowed great and
renowned Seminaries, in which young aspirants to the holy
' ministry have been trained in learning and piety. Our Irish
forefathers, even in the midst of the persecutions of the penal
' times. i)ut of the scanty means spared them by wholesale
confiscjitions. founded and endowed on the continent of Europe
renowned Seminaries, which are still flouriHhing, and which
for several centuries failed not to send forth holy misBionaries
of the iross to preach the Gospel of Christ to their persecuted
-countrymen kt home, to administer to them the consolations
of our boly religion, and to keep the sacred fire of Catliolic
faith bbrning through lung ages of darkness and storm, until
• the advent of these better and more peaceful times, when the
light df our holy faith has expanded into the calm splendors of

a perfdcMay.

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Now, what is the secret of this strong innate desire of a
Catholic people to help in the creation of a Catholic priest-
hood. This desite spTings from a principle of Catholic faith.
The priest is a representative of Jesus Christ on earth. '* He
that heareth you lieareth me." Luke, x. c, 10 v. He is the
official public teacher of Christ'S' saving ttuths. " Oo teach
all nations, teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I
have commanded you." Mathew, xxviii. c, lJ>-'2() v. He is
the ambassador of Clurist and the disponsdr of His mysteries ;
he is the guardian of tbc body and blood of Christ in the
Euchf|.rist. In his consecrated hands, as he standi at the
4iltar and repeats the ^tvord^ of consecration, the Son of God
becomes, ai^jt were, incarnate, and offers Himsdf as a victim
of propitiation to His eternal Father tor the sink of men, and
applies to immortal souU the saving merits of th6 bloody sac-
riflce of Calvary. T^/e ministry of the Catholic priest is
linked with the ileaiefijt associations of^ Patholic life.. The
priest baptizes the newj bdrn infant, aliHbus makes^it a child
of God, and an heir of lihe Kingdom of H^veh : he unfolds to
the young mind the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, and
teaches it those great truths, that flame out like beacons of
salvation on the darksome journey of life ; he causes th^child
to be enrolled, through confirmation, amongst the soldiers of
Jesus Christ, and thus equips him for warfare against\the
enemies of salvation. When the sinner comes heavy-laden
with the burden ofguilt and of sorrow, which is ever its coi
panion. the priest of God receives him like the Father of th\
Prodigal, forgives him his sins through the Sacrament of Pen-
ance, and through this won(2rous mystery of reconciliation,
restores him to the friendsmp of his heavenly Father and to
the peace and protection and privileges of his Father's house.
But the priest not only tajltes up this poor wounded traveller
of life, whom he finds robbed and wounded by the wayside of
sin and error; he cares tenderly for him; he pours the oil
and wine of Christ's healing merits into hi& wounded soul

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he feeds Urn A^ith the bread of- life— the body and 1 lord of
Christ— and tluB enables him to reach the land of promise—
the kingdom i.rOodVternal hapiMness. The priest comforts
and Relieves theWf ^e consoles the. i^fflicted and sorrow-
stricken ; he brings the peace of iJhrist i^to families torn by
dissensions J he reconciles neighb3r« who had become
estranged ; he admonishes and reproves the erring ; he
encourages the wavering ; and by word and example he points
out to all his Hock the road that leads to Heaven and to hap-
piness. And when sickness enters the homestead, and when
medical aid is impotent to stay the ravages of disease, and to /
assuage the pains of illness, the priest, the physician of the
soul, comes and ministers to the mind diseased, heals the \
infirmities of the soul, consoles and fortifies the dying Chris-
tian with the Sacraments of Christ, reconciles him to death
as coming from the will of God, and thW by his Christiatt
ministrations makes death a sacred and holy thing, and the
gate that opens into a happy eternity. When the poor body,
cold and lifeless, is borne to the Church, amid the tears of
friends and the sympathetic regreta of neighbors, the pnfst
is there' to offer up the holy sacrifice for the soul that is gone,
to beseech for it eUrnal rest and light perpetual, and with
holy prayers and solemn benedictions to commit the mortal
remains to the guardianship of the consecrated grave. Thus,
from the cradle to the grave, in our joys and sorrows, in t he
epochs that mark the pathway of our existence, the ministry
of the Cath die priest is most intimately connected and inter-
twined with the dearest associations and the deepest interests
of our lives. 0, what an unspeakable treasure, then is
the good and holy priest! What a happiness to the Chui^ch !
What a priceless blessing to the parish or remote mission in
tyhich he ministers ! Such a priest is one of the greatest
gifts that God can bestow on a Christian people. 1 unng life
his ministry is fruitful in untold blessings, and even after
de^th, his memory, his words, his example, his works remain

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to cdneole, to bless, to fortjfy and to sanctify innumerable

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0, Supreme PaRtor, the author and finisher of our faith,
have pity on Thy [leoplo and send forth priests according to
Thy Divine heart into Thy vineyard. This country is already
white with an abundant harvest of precious souls ; deign in^
T^y iufinite mercy, to send forth worthy and numerous work-
men to gather up this rich harvest ; inspire Catholic mothers
with the holy resolution of rearing sons for the service of Thy
holy altar and ihe ministry of salvation ; speak to the hearts of
generous youths, and call them to the ranks of Thy Priest-
hood, an.l finally put it into the hearts of our faithful people
to be nob'e and generous in their contributions, so as to help
in the holy work of educating the Priesthood. St. Dionysius
justly remarks, that it is the most divine of all divine works,
to cooperate with God in the salvation of souls ; and our
people thus co-operate when they dedicate their sons to God,
in the holy offifee of the Priesthood ; or when, by their gen-
erous offering||ihey contribute to the advancement of eccles-
iastical educOT|p. ^ W

There are some parents in this country who will make any
sacrifices to enable their sons to study law or medicine, or to
enter into commercial business, but who will do iittle or
nothing for the sons who may be willing to study for the holy
Priesthood. ' The faith and charity of such parents must be
very weak and cold. In the agos of faith, and still, in many
European countries, Catholic mothers would prefer seeing
their sons ministering at God's altar in the office of the Pj iest-
hood than plaqed iu the highest positions of worldly honor.
Can it be said that it is the dearest wish of the mother's heart,
in this country, to see her son apriest ? It is a Very bad sign
of the spiritual life of a people when tjiey dc/not supply a
Priesthood drawn from their own sons. The iest and most
fruitful seed must decay and die if it gets little or no nourish^
ment from the soil into which it is cast. A >

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It can truly bo aftlrmoa tl/at tho Church will never ho
firmly eBtiibliHhod in this country until it posBoBBos a native
PrioBthood— until it is interlaced with tho fooUngB, afTection»,
and national hnbits and traditions of tho people— until, in
fine, it iB made " racy of the Hoil," like Bome giant oak that
ha8'git)wn gradually up in our forcBts, spreading itH roots
abroad, and driving them deep into the soil and deriving
therefrom itH sap and nourishment, until it has acMiuired the
sturdy strength and magniticont projiortions that bid defiance
to the ttercest stormH. >

We, therefore, most earnestly entreat Christian parents to
encourage in their holy puri)OHe tlioso of their children wliom
God may call to the high and holy life of tho I'rioHthood and
to help them according to their meanBto reach that cherished
object of their hearts.

We exhort the pastors of souls to have special care of the
young boys who, in their opinion, give signs of a diviue-voca-
tion to tlie Holy Ministry t to encourage and befriend them,
and lead them on to piety and the love of God.

• Finally we call on pastors and people to co-operate in
making the annual collection for ecelesi^Btical education a
generous one. Each fai^ily in the Archdio^e ought to con-
tribute, at least, one dollar annually for this puri)08e. This
sum is, in itself, insignificant, and would not be oppressive
to the poorest families, but yet, in the aggregate, it would
create a fund which would enable the Archbishop, not only to
educate theological students, but also to encourage and help
deserving students who are not so far advanced, and who have
little or na means of prosecuting their studies ; and there are

several such in the Archdiocese. - -. - _ :

We confidently count upon priests and people to co-operate
loyally and heartily with us in this important matter, and
thus enable us to discharge efficiently one of the weightiest
and most essential duties of our episcopal office. -

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To show how gonerouily iind nobly CathoUcB in other
placed do their duty in this roBpoct, it will suftioo to state that
in the dioceHo of Koohester, N. Y., according to tho printe«i
report iust come to hand, the sum of nine thouHand four hun-
dred and thirty-Boven dollars was raised last year for the
purpose of eoclesiastioal 43ducation. ^-

We trust, therefore, thaV in a uuitter of hMi extreme
importance our Catholic people will do their duty, and thus
bring upon iheraHolves and families the abundant blessings of
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We d-sire the Rev. Clergy to take up this collection each
year on the first and succeeding Sundays of October and to
send the proceeds to the chancellor of the ArohSiocese. The
collection should be taken up by the priests thbmsdlves.

This Pastoral shall bo read in all our churches on tho first
Sunday after its reception, or as soon afterwards as possible.

We wish tho clergy to preserve this Pastoral, with tho
view of reading it each year on the occasion of the collection
for Ecclesiastical Education.

May tiio peace of God, which surpasseth all understand-
ing, keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

Given under our Hand and Seal, at St. Michael's Palace,
Toronto, on the 30th day of August, A. D. 1890.

f JOHN WALSH,

Archbishop OF Toronto.
By order of His Grace the. Archbishop.
James Walsh, Secretary. ^ ^. '

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