Bishop Buddy Scrapbook 1937 (2)

Prayer of Our Lady of Olives K neeling at thy feet we pray thee Virgin Mary that through thine intercession there may .be borne a new generation who will unite all hearts and souls in the same faith and same charity. \Ve pray thee, "Divine Olive of Peace," to implore God that harmony may reign between nations, that true liberty be given to all 'leople, that heresies and all bad doc- trines condemned by the Pope may dis- appear. W e pray that all the treasures of the Divine Heart be showered upon all men and that we be preserved from all harm. Pray for us, help us and save us, Amen. The statue of Our Lady of the Olives, according to alJ probabilities, dates back from the year 1380. The name of our Lady of the Olives, is unique in the church. If the name of the statue does not come from the wood, olive, of which the statue is made, it may be that the name was given in memory of the passion of Jesus in the garden of the Olives and in memory of Mary who, during the passion suffered for her son. This statue of the Virgin Mary, patron of the city of Murat, is the property of the college of the town and was miraculous- ly preserved from the fire which burned

This is a treasure that we have found. Let us be safe from the fire of heaven and through charity let us spread broadcast the good news and the extraordinary favor that the blessed Virgin has given the en- tire world. The second privilege of the medal is to protect in an unmistakable manner, women who are about to become mothers and to assist them in the hour of deliverance. All women who are calJed to the holy state of matrimony should have one of these medals and should never part with it. Many mis- fortunes would be avoided in this way. The only fact of having this medal on their person has caused many sinners to ask for the consolations of the church at the last hour of their life. . And in this instance again it has proved its worth. A PPROBATIONS "To make known and to oropagate the medal of O ur Lady of the Olives, is doing God's work." + F. M. BENJAMIN, Bishop of St. Flour. + PETER, Bishop of Paneas. + JEAN EMILE, Bishop of Albi. + ALPHONSE, Bishop of St. Die