Bishop Buddy Scrapbook 1941-1945

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Bishop Gives Talk To Elks Faith and Scholar- hip Distingui h Ir- ish People, S a r Prelate. On last Thursday evening, responding to the invitation of San Diego ·s Lodge ~To. 168, B. P. 0. Elks, of which \\il- liam W. Brnnson sen es a e - alted ruler and Mol'l'i · I. Brunt, secretary, the Most Re\ r- 0end Bishop addressed a large con- course of their members and fam- ilies who assembled in the Elk's Hall to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. After tracing the history of St. Patrick and the Irish people in a brief sketch and showing the marvelous graces that trans1onn- ed a pagan land into Christian Ireland, His Excellency stressed the sanctity and abnegation as .fundamental to the zeal which fired those great missionaries to heroic deeds and made them one with Ireland's patron in extend- ing the Kingdom of Christ on earth. "We do well" continued His Excellency, "to pause in our busy lives and recall what we owe not only to the stalwart crusaders o.f another age but also to the ambassadors o.f a Spiritual King- dom who today still carr;:y on the glorious traditions of the Irish race. Did dif.ficultie obstruct th~ path\vay? To be sure! But cour- age enlightened by faith and ,,·armed by Divine charity broke down barriers of bigotry and filled up valleys o.f ignorance." "The Irish m1ss1onaries re- nowned the wol'ld over, number j many ·who won the crown of martyrdom in carrying the torch light of faith lo countless unhap- py people who sat in darkne s 1 and m the .·ha ow oi death. These valiant soldiers knew f1 om experience th~ meaning of ul• !eringand privation. Persecution famines in Ireland offered po t. graduate course· in the training I of apostles. Hungering after bread to sustain their bodies,

Support You ELKS HEAR BISHOP'S TALK ON ST. PATRICK (Continued from Page 1) spiritual joys, they never lost their love for Ireland. Inde€d,

of strength on the firm princi- ples of Christianity." His Excellency further dwelt upoQ the great learning and sch- olarship of the Irish people-- eulogizing monasteries and uni- versities which dotted the hills of the Emerald Isle.

deep in their hearts they suf- fered a double exile-exiles from Erin and exiles from Heaven. "Just as the wonderful success of St. Patrick provoked a camp of satanic opposition to cause him days and nights of anguish, so those who have fallen heir to his spiritual prowess have been privi- leged to endure hardships and persecutions." His Excellency punctuated his panegyric by many pointed illus- trations, reflecting the fearless character of St. Patrick and his intrepid stand when the honor of Holy Mother Church was concern• ed. "A prince named Corotick, a Christian in name only, disturbed the peace of St. Patrick's flock by plundering the country where the Saint had been conferring con- firmation on a great number of neophytes. Corotick massacred many who were still in their white garments of baptism and others he sold as slaves to the in- fidel Picts. To this barbarian, St. Patrick addressed a letter de- manding him to restore the Chris- tian captives as well as the sav- ings of these poor people whom he had wantonly robbed. Coro- tick answered by an insult. Then Saint Patrick ,in his own hand, wrote a letter to Corotick, and in this letter the Apostle of Ireland styles himself a sinner and an ignorant man, but he also de- clares that nevertheless he is the duly established Bishop of Ire• land and as such excommunicates Corotick and his accomplices. This classic letter expresses Saint Patrick's tender love for his flock and his grief for those who were martyred. For a hire! span Corotick ap- peared to thrive but Divine Jus- tice soon overtook him. Saint Patrick preached not only to the poor and downtrodden but he laced the assembly of Kings who met annually at Tara, the residence of the chief King of the whole Island and the principal seat of the Druids who pursued their pagan rites. Saint Patrick stood as a tower

thirsting for justice, the)' also felt an insatiable hunger for . ouls. "The Isle of saints and :.cholars missioned out its heroes and hero- ines to every corner of the globe. Today you may behold the im· perishable monuments of faith The Statute of St. Joseph In St. ,Jo eph Commercial College. It Is _ d' · their the gift of ,\Ilss Ann Coleman, 3838 GladYi St., Chicago, lll. ~Ilss and good works st an 111 g 111 Coleman prayed to the Saint asking for a favor, 'he promised that myriad pathways. And even I if the favor were granted she would give the statue to a Church or though sustained by a thousand I school, preferably in a mission territory. The favor was granted., lContinued on Page 3) L