The Little Apostle of the Mountain Province. Vol. V, No.8 January 1929

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Title: The Little Apostle of the Mountain Province. Vol. V, No.8 January 1929
Issue Date: Volume V (Issue No. 8) January 1929
Year: 1929
Language: English
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extracted text: THE LITTLE !POSTLE OF THE IOUNTAIN PROVINCE 1he organ of the Missionaries of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Scheutveld Fathers) in the Mountain Province of the Philippines. Edited and published monthly Editor • • REV. DR. J. CALBRECHT P. 0. Box 1393, Manila, Phil. Is. Business Manager .•. REV. CHAS. BEURMS P. 0. Box 1393, Manila P. I. Publishers . . . • . . THE CATHOLIC SCHOOL PRESS, Baguio, Philippines. { 191.00 for the Philippines Yearly subscription price: $1.00 for the U.S. and Foreign Countries. All checks and money orders should be made payable to THE LITTLE APOSTLE, Manila, r. I. Notice regarding change of ad<lress should be sent promptly. All communications must be addressed to: THE LITTLE APOSTLE P. 0. Box 1393 MANILA, Philippines +.-..~,_.,_.,_.._..~~._.~._.._.._.,_.,_.,_.,_.~~.-<~.-c.-c~+ I I I I 4Necesita V d. Dinero? 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V, No. 8 JANUARY, l929 A Happy Christmas T HE R 0 MAN Catholic Church has celebrated the birth of Christ for twenty centuries, and every year the world experiences same joy as on the very day the Son of God was lai.d in the manger, as on the very day that the God-Man came to bring us peace. Chr: stmas is the_ feast of peace. Christmas is the feast of joy. The first Christmas day was such, and such should be all the Christmas days till the end of the world. There was enmity between the world and Heaven when Jesus came on earth, as the world was full of iniquity and hatred. There was enmity between the flesh and the s.pirit, as the body guided by its passions had made itself the master of mankind, treating the soul as its slave; the soul of man was captive and the chains that . retained her hindered her flight upward toward Heaven. There was enmity between the spirit of man and the spirit of God, because listening to the inspirations of Satan men's reason had revolted against the law of God and refused to obey. There was enmity between man and man. There was enmity between people and people. Between men and peoples there existed only the band made by egoism or blood and these bands ~-ere broken at the least shock. Nothing but uneasiness, hatred, divisi,on and war were reigning all over the world. But then there appeared on earth the Light of Christ. Jesus preached a new word, He brought a new doctrine, He announced that all men are children of the same Father, and that all men compose a great family of which He is the first-born. He preached that He should redeem through His blood, ahd that all men were called to be His co-heirs in the kingdom of Heaven. He taught that a new law was to be printed. in the hearts of 226 men: the Law of Charity. Charity that unites all men as brothers. Charity that elevates men as children of God. And the world felt astounded before this new doctrine, and the devil roared with madness because it was clear to him that the reign of hatred and brutal force should be destroyed to be replaced by a new reign-the reign of peace. And choirs of angels rejoiced, and sang above Betlehem the song of peace and joy "GlorJ be to God in the highest and peace on earth to men of good will". And to-day more than ever, it is necessary, dear readers, to proclaim the teachings of the Infant God of Betlehem. Men and peoples forget God, they turn their back upon Heaven, to look only upon the world and its riches ses and its sensual pleasures. Every one aims at enjoying the most he can here upon earth, every one concerns himself only with his own interests. But man cannot find rest in the satisfaction of his passions, there is no peace outside of God. Saint Augustine said it "My heart feels uneasy till it finely may rest in You, my God." And just there is the cause of so much discontent upon the earth, disconten~ among all social classes, jealousy and hatred among the peoples. Let all men and peoples turn to Jesus born in the manger at Betlehem, let them humbly kneel down before the God who did not disdain to become man out of love for mankind, and there all shall hear the tender words of the Infant-God "Come to me you who labor or are burdened and I will refresh you." If all men, all families, all peoples were ready to answer that loving call of Jesus, if all knelt down willingly with a sorrowful heart before the crib, how many tears should be dried, how many fears and sorrows would be change!l into intense joy, how many chains would be broken down, and how fast woold hatred among the peoples make place for mutual esteem and support. All would rise with peace in their heart, ready td spread that peace all around them, communicating their peace to others. Because there are still so many mill=ons of heathen who do not know the way to Betlehem, there are still so many millions of poor unbelievers who do not so much as surmise what means the peace of the heart. And notwithstanding, it is for them too that the Son oi God became man. Jesus thought of them when he entered the world, for them too, for each one of them did Jesus suffer the most severe poverty. Shall no one then think of the poor heathen on Christmas-day? Christmas is the period for exchanging presents. We give presents to our friends. to the members of our family, shall we then forget to present our gift to our first-born Brother, Jesus the God-Man? When each morning the bells call us to the 'Aguinaldo' Masses, when in a happy mood we go to church, let then our thought be "What shall be my agu:naldo, my gift to the Infant of Betlehem?" And the answer of Jesus shall not wait, Jesus will say: "Bring peace upon earth, as I myself have brought it." "Bring pea.ce to the hearts of the poor children. Let your prayers implore: this peace for them. And help to spread peace in cooperation with those whom [ have chosen as . Messengers of peace, i!he-Messengers of charity, the Missionaries of the Mountain 227 Province." And who shall dare to refuse to obey this command of the Infant Jesus? Ma)' the sweet smile of peace shine upon the hearts of all our readers.-May you all enjoy a happy and a holy Christmas. But happiness wishes to communircate itself to· others. Happiness is generous, not egotistical. Do then your part so that the sweet smile of peace which was first brought by Jesus in the world may shine also upon the hearts of all pagans of the Mountain Province. The Missionaries have complete confidence in you. And we know that our readers shall not disapoint us in the least in our well-founded hope. ---«»--Holy Name of Jesus January 2 On January 2 we celebrate the feast of the Holy Name of Jesus. This name was given to the second person of the Holy Trinity when he became man, because Jesus means Redeemer and Saviour, and He had to come to redeem and save the world. The name of Jesus, is the holiest, most venerable and most powerful name by which we can be saved. This name has the greatest power, for it repels all attacks of . the evil spirit. And so great is the efficacy of this most holy name that even those who are not righteous can by it expel devils, as we can see in the gospel of St. Matthew. It has the power to cure physical pains and evils, and Christ promised that the faithful by using it could do the same. 228 St. Bernard calls the name of Jesus a "Medicine," and St. Chrysostom says "This name cures all ills; it gives succor in all ailments of the soul, in temptations, in faint-heartedness, in sorrow, and in all evil desires." "Let him who cannot excite contrition in his heart for the sins he has committed, think of the loving, meek and suffering Jesus, invoke His Holy Name with fervor and confidence and he will feel his heart touched and made better," says St. Laurence Justinian. It overcomes the temptations of the enemy "When we fight against Satan in the name of Jesus" says St. Justin "Jesus fights for us, in us, and with us, and the enemies must flee as soon as they hear the name of Jesus." It secures us help and blessings in all corporal and spiritual necessities; whatever tends to the 'salvation will be given to him who asks it in the name of Jesus. Therefore it is useful above all things to invoke this Holy Name in all dangers of body and soul, in doubts, in temptations, especially in temptations against holy chastity, and still more so when one has fallen into sin; this Name is like oil which cures, nourishes and illumines. To experience the power of this Holy Name let us pronounce it with lively faith, with unshaken confidence with· deep reverence, for to the Name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those that are in heaven, on earth, and under the earth. What wickedness must it be to pronounce this Name carelessly and irreverently upon every occasion. And if the power of this Holy Name is so seldom manifested in our days, it is because the faith is becoming daily weaker, and the perfect submission to the will of God is waiting. When faith grows stronger among the people, and confidence in God becomes greater, then the power of the most sacred Name of Jesus will manifest itself in wonderful and consoling aspects. - - -«»- - - CHRIST-MAS IS HERE Every year an increasing number of our readers recognize the value and appropriateness of using the Little Apostle for Christmas presents. Those who have done so in the past will want to continue the present to their friends. Others will approve t :rn idea and act. "'<!C:Handkerchiefs, glon1s, ties-again you go over the list of commonplace things you can girn at Christmas time and fervently wish you could hit upon something more distinctive yet practical and useful and reasonable in price. _.\year's subscription to the Little Apostle fills these requirement!'. 229 A young christia n lady of ihe Bontok mission. CHRISTMAS THOUGHTS IN THE MOUNTAIN The peaceful days of Christmas are here again, and heavenly hearts of all people of good will. peace may come down to the How eagerly do we contemplate the divine Infant lying in its manger and inviting us to come with the poor Shepherds to adore it in 230 its sublime greatness and attractive loveliness; stretching its little hands to embrace us, one and all .... everywhere, be it the remotest corner of the world. 0, the Light of it is stirring the innermost fibers of soul and heart: Jesus came for us, He came for all.... And looking at the divirne Infant, I forcibly had my thoughts wandering towards those other children .... ; the abandoned children of Lessep .... ! Let me explain it to you, dear readers, in a few words: Some time ago, I again visited Lessep, one of the most populated barrios of my mission field in Bauco, at a distance of about three- hours horse-back riding from the center. There I had met the old people, who, while still pagans were very friendly towards the missionary. There is • no school yet but I fear that most probably they may be presented very soon with a "public" school -with its neutrality and its absence of religious instruction. Seeing the good inclinations of the inhabitants, ·we. talked over. the possibility of a school of the "Father"-and they pr0mised me to build a ~ind of a "camarin," let us say a "barn" or worse-but anyhow a shelter to start a school for the many children of the surroundings;.... and they promised me their help to. send their children, may be 100, 150 .... or more still. My heart said a thankful prayer to Jesus, and I promised to send a teacher catechist and all necessary equipment for the school soon. And most joyfully I returned to Bauco, seeing in the near future a great many children learning how to love the little Jesus .... And now the little Baby of Bethlehem recalls to me that day .... reminded me of my promise to win for Him those other little children, His little brothers.... I promised.... I promised notwithstanding the great difficulties, of which first of all, is the providing of a catechist, who, day by day should instill in the young hearts the knowledge and love of Jesus. "O divine Infant, will my promise be sterile through lack of means? For you know, I knew my poverty materially, but I offered to You my good will. Shall You suffer that all these little ones be forever destituted of the treasures of Your divine Bounty, and tha.1: Satan continues to reign there undisturbed, drawing with him those many souls into eternal damnation? "Give, 0 Jesus that some generous readers of the "Little Apostle" may hear your pressing appeal to help your missionary in that sublime work. So many may have received from You worldly riches in order to help their needy brethren an1d so procure to them and theirs heavenly peace. "Divine Infant. under your protection do I place all my hopes and expectations, that You may conquer the souls of those little ones entrusted to my care. Who, in Your name, will extend 231 that Christmas gifts and receive in return a more profound and durable peace of the souls?" Father Jose Anseeuw ---«»--The Church of the Immaculate Conception at Angaki. Angaki. From Father Wins. Your kinid note telling me of the donation of five pesos for the baptism of two little Igorrotes to be christened FilOIIIl.ena and Ramon cheered me up and prompted me to expose a situation which is all but bright. No need to emphasize the manifold difficuHies I meet with. Enough to say that Angaki is a beginning and pioneer work necessarily entails heavy burdens. Nevertheless allow me to mention summarily what is to be done still and anticipate by saying that the clearest spot of the whole situation the bottom is of my little safe. So to the matter: The little church dedicated to the Immaculate Conception is almost com.pleted, as far as the outside work is concerned. The convento I 232 am living in is the house of one of my parishioners and he expects me to leave it at my earliest convenience! I for onie do not yet see when that convenience may dawn. I felt more than sarry when I was obliged to let slip by splendid opportunities to take over three abandoned schools. It would have meant a strong foothold in those centers, naw almost neglected, but, alas, the means .... indeed, I know, it's always the same story, but for God's sake, at least he1p me run a little religion-class! Baguio. From Father Carlu. I thank ever so much the benefactress of Opon (Cebu) fori the donation to the amount of Twenty Pesos, which she kindly sent me in thanksgiving to St. Therese for a past favoir. The little Igorrote she wished to be baptized was christened Anne Teresita on the following day. As God is never outdone in generosity, I do not doubt that this token of gratitude will bring down upon the kindhearted benefactress more abundant roses of heavenly bliss. - -- «»-- - HUMOR Flubb-Do you beliern in telepathy? Dubb-Well , two days ago a man paid me $50 that he owed me and this morning I got a letter from my wife asking for $50. Irish Official-You cannot stay in this country? Traveler-Then I'll leave it. Official-Have you a passport? Traveler-No. Official-Then you cannot leave. I will give you 2! hours to decide what you will do. First Doctor-I made a lucky discovery today. Second Doctor-Is that so? What was it? First Doctor-I discovered a patient that has never been operated on for anything. 233 @~~~iUk~~~~£Uk~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ ~ ~COUNTRY AND PEOPLE~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ®~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Negritos of Northern Luzon By Rev. Father Mauricio Vanoverbergh Afissionary of Kabugaw, Apayaw. CHAPTER I. - A Short Diary. Continuation. August 7 (Sunday): This morning I heard that the concessionaire had gone to Kamugawan yesterday, and as there were only four families of Negritos present that he would go again today in order to gather them. After that he would call me, perhaps Thursday. After mass Siriko and a whole bevy of Negrito Wlomen and children came to visit me. Siriko is the "presidente" of the pygmies here. He also, like Masigun at Nagan, had been in charge of a Negrito settlement at the time the government made an attempt to gather them and teach them agriculture. The fate of this venture was the same as that of the one at Nagan, when provisions gave ·Out, the Negritos dispersed again, and, no wonder, they had to live and .... to be free to roam around. ·Siriko is a real gentleman, who has learned the ways of civilized people; but I heard since that he had taken over a few of the bad traits also, duplicity and so on. He always treated me very nicely however, and I can make no complaint about his behaviour, as far as I had to do with him. This time he came to offer a few Negri to children for baptism, as he and most all the Negritos around here, at least those that live outside the forest, have formerly been baptized by an itinerant Aglipayan minister. None of them knew anything about the Christian Religion of course, but they wanted their Ghildren to be baptized, so as to be ranked as Ch11istians, or rather civilized, and not as pagans or uncivilired. After a long explanation of the duties incumbent on the parents, I finally acceded to their request and baptized the little babies, telling the others first 234 to learn their prayers and a short summary of the Christian Doctrine. Siriko also promised me to gather the Negritos together for a boda (a prayer ceremony) in my honor. The Negritos stayed for several hours. and I had occasion to observe a good many details, and to hear a few more from Christian lloko, who were present at the ceremony. This evening I heard that the concessionaire had indeed left for Kamugawan. August 8 (Mon<lay): Today I went to baptize a sick child at Marko. After dinner I heard that a Negrito was living in the forest at a little distance from the houses of the Christian Iloko. We directly set out for the place, and after having passed a brook over a primitive bridge (a small tree), we came to the house of Bagiaw and his wife Bilibina. There we were well received as usual, saw lots of things but, also as usual, we could find nothing about belief in God and survival of the soul after death. The little they know has been so much obscured through isolation from their fellow Pygmies and through contact with superstitious Malays that they cannot make head or tail about it and keep mum. Then, in general, life after death does not seem to bother them very much. More of this later. While I was at Bagiaw's an ant came along taking a walk across my back, and the Negritos directly came to the rescue, as this particular kirnd of ant is supposed to bite. Our Iloko guide asked for a few arrows, which he obtained at once, anid each of us received an unfinished one. Then, Ulila, Bilibina' s son-in-law, asked the Iloko for a box of matches; the latter demurred at first, but Ulila told him frankly that as he had received the arrows, he should give something in return; this settled the affair. August 9 (Tuesday): While on a visit to a Christian family living near Asingol's hut, I heard that the latter was unwell, and that Palina, his wife, had come here to ask for some preserved fish for Asingol to eat with his rice. August 11 (Thursday): I went to Arnani to see Ulila and once there, I saw Medina, Ulila's sister, for the first time. All women were very busy weaving mats and baskets. As I wanted to see a few plants used in the manufacture of these things, and expressed a wish to have someone show them to me, Kasinto was ready in a moment anld we entered the forest. The boy showed me whatever I wanted to see and proved himself useful in getting the leeches off my feet; as soon as he saw them he took them off without waiting even for a signal or a request; in fact I generally did not notice them before he came along. I passed the day in conversation and observation, and went home laden with an unfinished basket, a bow for which I had paid ten cents, a:nd six arrows. In the evening I heard from the concessionaire's wife that she expected her husband any time, as he would probably be without rice from now on. August 12 (Friday): This morn'ing some Negritos from Arnani came to my house bringing baskets. Medina brought two, one finished and one not, and received a ganta (three liters), the regular price. Simiana also took a whole ganta, partly in payment for the basket I had taken yesterday, and partly in account. They asked me one saya eiither for one large mat or the small ones." I accepted, but I preferred the small ones as the weaving was the same, and the larger number better suited my purposes. Kasinto asked me one coat for ten arrows, anid this I promised him. August 13 (Saturday): As the concessionaire had not yet made his appearance, we decided, my catechist and I, to go to Kamugawan to find out. Fortunately, before we had gone very far, Asingol came along, and so prevented us from going on a useless journey, as Kamugawan was not the place 'where their camp had been built, and invited me to go to Kabaritan, where Siriko was waiting for me. He said that a canoe was ready to bring me as 235 far as Kasikallan, and that his whole family would accompany me. So we turned back and went to Asingol's house, where we had to wait for further developments. After a while we started for the river, and t11e young men got the canoe afloat under the numerous and loud directions of Palina. I took my place on the unique bench that wa·s available, and the rest of the party found a place here and there, in such a way as to balance the canoe on aU sides. The children seemed very fond of flowers a:nd continually pointed at sev.eral showy plants, laughing and gesticulating all the time. After an hour or two, we came to the landing place at Kasikallan, where we had to wa·de knee-deep ~n water for a few yards; then we walked over several hills and through a goad many thickets before we rea:ched Siriko's house at Kasikallan. We met his wife and a few others, and then immediately set qut for Kabaritan, where a prayer ceremony would take place at the house of Manuel. It seemed that we were either too early or too late, and thatAsingol must have misunderstood the date. But anyhow the ceremony would take place. Manuel haid a house that was quite pretentious, and I was pleased with the foresight of being able to pass the night more comfortably that at Nagan, in Asi's hut, during the prayer ceremony in 1924. 236 A few inevitable Iloko came along to help in the pr.eparations for dinner and to give unasked-for informations. Among other things one of them related to the whole company that he had met people with tails who, when they sat down, always pushed their tail in a hole practised in a s,ection of a coconut, so as not to break it and not to hqrt themselves. This story I have heard all over northern Lu:uon, but always in some place far away from that place where such people are supposed to live. There they told it about an eastern tribe, in another place about a western one, al1ld so on. The whole story as it stands is imaginary, but there is a certain foundation in fact, as I know a Kankanay, the ex-mayor of Bauko, now serving a life sentence for murder, and a Pampango, who both of them, have a kind of excrescenoe at the coccyx, which might be called a rudimentary tail if one ·so desires. But this is very far from the story of a whole tribe, an of whose members have to push their tail through a hole when sitting down. You cannot imagine how the Malays invent stories and extraordinary happenings, and much less how easily everybody believes them and tells them to others with more and more supplementary details, always with the mention that they were eye-witnesses. The man who related the story about this tailed tribe (a tribe I know very w.eU, although no tails have ever been encountered), also stated that the latter were able to catch bees without being stung, they just scraped them off their hands. and that they could catch a wild boar armed only with a cutlass. While all Iloko looked very much interested, the Negritos seemed to consider the whole thing very lightly, and as far as the expression their physiognomy and their scattered remarks went, I think they did not believe very much of all these things. At this junctur,e, I received the visit of Garvasio, a Negrito, who seemed to have taken over most of what is bad in civilization. According to his remarks and conversation, he was very wise and thoroughly versed in all that is less good. He had almost forgott~m Negrito-Ibanag and was speaking Iloko rather fluently. Later on I heard that after the death of his second wife he had married his stepdaughter on account of which most of his relatives never entered his house anymore. The Negrito had been ashamed to tell it to me at the time. More and more Negritos came along, shouting: (To be continued) 237 The Songs of a People Igorrote Customs in East Benguet by Rev. Father Claerhoudt Missionary, Bokod, Benguet Copyrighted Lie. 343 "':lE?' Continuation · XVIIICI Salehi and Kiad and Ampasit The ghost of Ante did not again appear to Silas who hence passed the nights in peace. But each medal has two sides and one misfortune always brings ~mother. Not two days after the Ki ad kaniow had passed, Sopdja, Silas' wife, felt a grieving pain in her eyes: she continued to rub them with a dirty black rag. She was· continually shedding tears, .and she felt an itching in her ey;es; her lids were hadlly swollen and reddish little veins crossed her eyeballs in aJl directions. Sopdja indeed suffered much; , she cursed her body, as only an Igorrote can curse herself; she cursed K:abunian, she became bitter and unbearable and she gave vent to her bitterness at the slightest provocation. And the worst of it was that this sickness had befallen her at the time she ought to have been in the fields, at the time of weeding in the rioepaddies. She was alone to do the work; Kitong was still too small to help, Silas had more than enough other work, and in the meantime there was the bad grass growing wildly midst the tender rice blades in her paddies at Niebaleew. Ay! that prickling and that biting! Ay! that burning pain in her eyes! Banasen, the maJmbunung, the w.itch and exorciser, had read in the tapoei pitcher and he had seen that the cause of the sickness was nobody else but the "Ampasit", the waterghost. -"You have been to the river", Banasen said, "and you washed yourself in the water, and Attnpasit has thrown something at you and he has struck your head and therefore your eyes are red and aching. . Impossible to remedy the pain except by offering the "Ampasit 238 kaniow". At this, Silas had gone out in search of a small pig to be slaughtered and offered and he had boiled ricewine and tapoei. The day of the "Ampasit kaniow", Banasen sat down at the house of Silas; he prepared everything: a small pitcher of ricewine, a necklace of old silver coins on the flat rattan basket, the camote spade, the copper bracelets,_ the heavy iron knife of the · plow. When Banasen had finished all his preparations and when nothing failed that might hinder the success of the "Ampasit kaniow", the mambunung began his exorcisms: "Ampasitka'd Bajung-bung. "Ampasitka tchi Kolomg. Aip.pasitka'd Tujakaab. Ampasitka tchi Sadang. Ampasitka' d Kane bas Ampasitka'd Pinaldjok. Ampa.sitka tchi Mwatong Ampasitka tchi Pedai. Ampasitka'd Asulan. And each time he named the Ampasit of each one of the ditches and rivulets at Bajung-bung and Kolong etc;., Ba)asen yelled aloud and shouted: I....! Baknaingkami ii.go ... .! Binunu-djo anakko .. :. I....! We are rich, you know! You have killed my child! In fact it was not Banasen who yelled and shouted: I baknangkami ii.go .... Binunu-djo anakko .... No, it was the Ampasit who shouted this to the people through the mouth of Banasen, the mambunung. Of course, the people knew all that and therefore, each time the ghost raised his voice, all the people yelled angrily: "N garanto i bimaknangmo Ampasit? Ampasit dja mam-pep-pepsaw tchi tchanum! Io-di-odi i karatchua-to! Tep- iaii.go bessalto dja pansaii.gid rii angelto. Iai ba bui dja pansaii.gid ni angel to." "Why did you become rich Am pa sit! Ampasit who follows the water in its streaming downward!_ Give back give back her soul! For here is a camote spade m exchange for her body! Here is a pig that we give in r xch.ange for her body!" So did thie people howl their anger against the waterghost of Bajung-bung and the waterghosts of the different ditches and rivulets in the neighborhood. But....as the Am pas.it continued to r~main in the mambunung's body and as the yelling of the people could not dr.ive him out.... all at once. Banasen grasped one of the l<?gs of the pig to be slaughtered and he jolted and he tossed it to and fr.o, and some of the bystanders laid their hands on the pig's body, while two young men pressed the basket upon the head of the mambunung, the basket with the plow iron in, and the necklace of o'ld silver coins, and the camotespade and the copper braoelets and the sickle and the ring: Once more the waterghost yelled, through the mouth of the mambunung, the waterghost, the cause of Sopdja's evil and sick- · ness: "Baknangkami ngo .... !!!! And then he kept quiet, he kept silence, and he left the body of the mambunung and he fled away back to his abode in the waterstream .... But .... !!!!the wife of the waterghost was not as yet overcome .... The mambunung knew that by experience. 11herefore he grasped once more the feg of the hog and he pulled it to and fro while the othel'IS threw another dirty rag and a useless old broken kettle into the basket which the young men continued to press upon the head of Banasen, the mambunung. This last ceremony seemed to satisfy the wife of Ampasit, the waterghost, for she shouted, of course through the mouth of the witch: -"Unakachak .... Baknaii.g-ak ii.g,o .... ! I go home .... I a·m rich!" And she fled to re1om her husband, Ampasit, the waterghost. "':)£::-' -"Quick! Where is the fire?" Banasen shouted. Silas, who was sitting inside 239 the house, grasped two burning branches from the hearth trough, jumped up, ran to the entrance of · his hut and knocked them severa1 times on the threshold so that the sparks spattered all around in a wide circle and the fire was extinguished. At the same time all the people of the neighboring houses did the same: they took the burning branches of their fire troughs, and extinguished th~m on the thresholds of their huts so that Ampasit would not come baok. Then, they slaughtered the pig, boiled the meat, with, the exception of the most important parts such as the 'liver, the fat and some blood that were laid aside to be exorcised by this short prayer: Waterghost of Bajung-bung Of Kolong and Tujakaab, Of Sadung and Kanebas Waterghost of PinaJdjak Of Mwatong and of Pedai, Waterghost of Asulan Kamon $1kayo .... W ere you Sim:adpag ni mata'n S'opdja Torturing the eyes of Sopdja Causing all her pain and weakness? Wa terghosts .... oome .... kalladjo! Take for you all what we offer, Cure, restore her paining eyeballs; 'Dake the ne~klaoe of old silver, Take the ring and take the sickle, The "sangkab" camotedigger, Take these "kariing" these bracelets .... 240 Here, for you, are pork and ricewine Boiled rice that we you offer. You mambunungs gone forever, Came, "Kalladjo" exorcise this: For you taught us not that prayer!.... Sopdja's eyes remained sore and painful for many days. In the meantime, Silas hired himsel!f to a rich man of the country and he slaved long to earn some money wifh which to pay the carabao, th~ wiaterbuffalo, he had slaughtered to pacify the spirit of his father on the Polag Mountain and the pig he had offered for the "Ampasit kaniow" to relieve his wife. Sopdja of her sore eyes. XIX Badjoog OLD SANKAI was evidently feeling that the end of all her earthly wanderings, was near. So, leaning on a stick and with a rattan basket on her back, she went out in search of all her debtors and asked them to pay what they owed her. - "Abwakol-ak. ... matei-ak!" was everywhere the introduction to her speech; "I am an old woman and I am going to die, but I want first to gi,ve a feast and thus, you must pay me. Kaasi-imak. have pity on me; bait<;:hanyonin utangyo, now pay your debts .... "";)~ Old Sankai would hold a feast and Du-bu-loob, the mambunung from Boo-book, would say the prayers and arrange the ceremonies. In bygone days, Sankai had more than once given a feast and therefore, really, she was greatly esteemed by a11 the neighbours of her village. Sankai was not rich, oh no, and for an Igorrote of her standing I and conditioo, a Badjoog kaniow was as much as a "Pechit-feast" among the well-to-do people; therefore, was old Sankai honored and revered by all the inhabitants of her village. It was the seventh day of the new moon. Toward evening of that date, the villagers set out for Baktang, where the poor hut of old Sankai stood. The place was indeed beautiful: she lived there among the gr.een mangotrees, near ever waving bamboos. Behind her little hut lay a small camotefield and, from her window, she could see the whole hamlet at her feet, on the slope of the mountain, and the ricefie1ds as far as Agpai and the rocky mountainwall as well as the winding, roaring torrent, far below. All the old men were already gathered in front of the hut. Near the entrance lay a hog ready for the feast; Majaw was busy beating the suliba"f drum; only one drum birrib:le~bamble-bum bled; neirther kalsa nor kimbal, nor pallas accompanied the sulibaw. This ha~ to be so, according to the ceremonial of the Badjoog kaniow. Thus, the feast had begun. Du-bu-loob was sitting on her heels near the hog: in front of her, on a flat rattan basket, lay a small heap of old silver coins and new cloth; near the basket stood two tapoei pitchers; some ricewine was poured into the dipong-dish I and Du-bu-loob began her powerful prayer: You mambunu:ngs who are gone, You Kamsabai and Kojapee, You Sabae, you Pasdiai, · You Djadjoon and c>thers more Who have prayed the Badjoog prayer, Came and pray now ov'r this offer. Lend your help to the mambunung, To-ka-pan-i-ibal, goodness! What a pity his poor prayer! Don't be mad and don't be bitter! Itu-tudjo iai mambunung! Teach him, teach this poo.r mambunung! And mope: 'page-page-baidjo' Make them grow and make them fertile What we are about to offer. In this house here they are feeding Some hogs, fat and very heavy, 241 Hogs without disease, not scurfy, Give them growth, make them increase, That again in days of later At this h01.i.se we may be merry As today, and may be feasting! Ah! what shall I.say and tell you? Make the water flow, and rouse it From the wells and from the sources. Make the "duktos" grow and flourish, Ah, our duktos, the camotes And our"Abba" and our"gabbi" And our rice too in the paddies! Ah! What shall I tell you further? Ai! nanto i pasing niai? Out! How shameless your past conduct! Y esf -The water from our sources, And the duktos from our paddies, And the waterplant, the "abba" And our mountainrice you've taken. ~G'"' You, oh earth, "aisikamtchaga" On whose surface we are sitting, Grant, we beg you, to the products Of our fields we're daily tilling Great fertility, abundance; For the sun divine proclaimed it That our life to you is trusted That it is your very duty To take care of our existence! 242 The mambunung Du-bu-loob, after this blissful prayer, turned herself toward ald Sankai who was sitting under her hut, wrapped in her blanket; and she gave her a cup of ricewine, mixed with fermented rice, "dipek". -"Keep that with both your hands in frO'nt of you" Du-bu-loob said, while for a few moments she gazed skyward, and, as soon as she had seen "Ustchungan and Takimai" the children of the sun divinity descending and drinking fr.om the ta'poei cup in the hands of Sa~~ai, Du-bu-loob shouted a,loud: "Kimusat si Ustchung1l'n! ~ ! I • , , "Kimusat si 'Dakimai! "Ustchungan ha-s come down! "Ta~imai has descended!" at whkh, the two children o~ the sun returned tCi the sky and the pe0iple around Du·i::m-loob shouted as one man: "Send all sickness somewhere else And cleart the water of all dirth!" The next day, three heavy hogs lay securely tied in front of Sankai's hut. Again Du-bu-loob prayed the exorcism of the preceding day, after which the people danced until late at night, and all the ·brown faces glimmered with delight and perspiration, for the sun was hot, and they smiled with inner satisfaction while drinking of the pearling rioewine and eating 'of the fat meat. ~(7 At dawn of the third day, all dancing stoip;pedand the exhausted dancers, with heavy heads full of tapoei vapors, were lazy lying against ehe fen~e of black mountainstones, but nobody thought of going home. , for there was question of slaughtering of one more pig, and o.f eating it .... And the f~ast went 9n during the fifth, sixeh, seventh and eighth days: the p00rple gathered around Sankai's hut, for every day on~ more ,pig was killed and consumed and a pitcher of taipoei continually made the ro~nd. ---«»·--THREE INSCRIPTIONS Over the triple doorways of the Cathedral of Milan there are three inscriptions spanning the splendid arches . . Over one is carYed a beautiful wreath of roses. and underneath it the legend: "A 11 that pleases is but for the moment .. " Over the other is sculptered a cross, - and. beneath, the worrls: "All that which troubles us is but for a moment." But underneath the g-reat central entrance t_o the main aisle is the inscription: "That only is important which is eternal. .,: : ". : .. .. • ,.. ~J;~'::'.'JC·. ; {(f:{: ~~.·~~ !~ ~.~:.:~_:: ... : :,: ~~ .. '(,\.-.. ':t: -~~~t~t{ 243 Catholic Chronicle Rome and the Eastern Churches. The Encyclical Letter of Pope Pius XI, which appe~red in September is an. appeal for the promotion of the study of all questions connected with the Eastern. Churches. The Holy Fath~r urges a wider knowledge of them with a view of increasing the interest and charity that will lead to zeal in prayer and action for their reunion with t;he Roman Catholic Church . The Catholic University of Louvain COIT\plied with the desire of the Holy Father and established a new course on History of the Oriental Churches. It is the earnest desire of the Pope to complete the Oriental Institute founded by his predecessor. 244 Pope Leo XIII founded colleges for some of the Oriental Rites; Pius X established the Biblical Institute which gave a new impetus to Oriental studies, and finally came the Oriental Institute of Benedict XV, which the present Pope has placed under the direction of the Jesuits. In the Encyclical "Rerum Orientalium" the Holy Father pleads for the material means to carry on the work of the Institute and to adequately equip it with pictures, manuscripts and books. China. China has now 73 eoclesiastical districts (dioceses) with 67 bishops, six of whom are natives. In spite of the disturbances there were in the year 1926 to 1927 no fewer than 380,438 baptism, of which 56,795 were adults. More than sixteen and half millions of communions were distributed. In 94 hospitals some 55,000 sick were cared for, 110 homes sheltered 8,113 old people, and 334 orphanages no fewer than 19,502 children. The Holy Childhood pr:ovided for more than 60,000 children, and more than three millions cases were taken care of in Catholic dispensaries. A most astounding record of Catholic charity. -An organization of laymen called the "Catholic Action" has been created in Shanghai by Mr. Lo Pa Hong, who some people call the "St. Vincent de Paul" of China. Each Su111day after Mass the members instruct neophytes and exhort pagans, visit hospitals, prisons and asylums. They cover not only Shanghai but the neighborhood in their ministrations. In the year which ended July 1 it is estimated that these workers have baptized about 13,000 persons; Mr. Lo Pa Hong himself baptized over a thousand. He founded and largely supports two hospitals in Shanghai which take care of over fifteen hundred poor. Will the "Catholic Action" of the Philippines not follow such a beautiful example? .-Twelve China missioners have met violent deaths within the last five years. These deaths are to be attributed not to any one body but rather· to the general disturbed conditions. Four were of the Scheut Fathers; two were Franciscans, two Jesuits, one a Paris missioner, one a Picpus Father.· and two were .native Chinese priests: Father Melotto, Franciscan, killed by brigands, September 4, 1923. Father Pitton, M. E., killed by brigands, February 4, 1924. Father Achille Soenen, Scheut, killed by revolting soldiers, December 23, 1923. Father Aureliano Mai g n e z, Franciscan, killed by soldiers of Honan, August 3, 1926. Father Ruyff elaert, S ch e u t, murdered near Soei-yuen, August 12, 1926. Father Frederick Lauw ens, Scheut, killed near Si-wan-tse, August 20, 1926. Fathers Dugout and Vanara, Jesuits, kiHed by soldiers at Nanking, March 24, 1927. Father Joseph Hou, a native secular priest of the Vicariate of Ki-nan, in the province of Kiangsi, killed for the Faith, April 20, 1927. His catechist was buried alive. Father Van den Bosch and a Chinese priest were killed with six other Catholics on September 30, 1927. Father Alexan'der J.ulliotte, Picpus, killed by brigands on the Island of Hai-nan, in January of the present year. United States. The French contestant, Rene Ponthieu of Paris won the students' Third International Oratorical Contest held in Washington. Eight nations had representatives in the contest this year, France, United States, Canada, Argentina, Cuba, Mexico, England, Germany. Six of the eight contestants were Catholics. The two from the United States, and England were not. The three who won first, second and third place were catholics. The purpose of the international contest is to bring about a better understanding of the ideals and problems of different nations 245 and so advance peace and world fellowship. England. On October 18, 1906 a group of Protestants established a monastic community, modeled after the Benedictine rule, upon the Island of Caldey (England.) Seven years ago they were received into the Roman Catholic Church, and in 1914 they were professed as Benedictihes. There were then 12 monks in the community. After the world war they were pressed by financial difficulties, and the Cistercians fathers bought the property on the understanding that the Benedictine Community could buy it back when they would be able to do so. However, all efforts to solve the financial problem seem to have been vain. At the end of September the Community, now numbering 35 monks moved from the Island. Fortunately they had received a gift not long ago of a park and a fine house in Gloucester, large enough for all the needs of the Caldey Fathers. The donor was the Earl of Rothes, a former protestant but now converted to the Roman Catholic Church. He was a friend of the Caldey Fathers since the time they were still Anglicans. It is understood that the Cistercians Fathers will occupy the Caldey Island. Philippines Financial Aid giYen by the Holy Father to the victims of the typhoon. When the Holy Father, Pius XI heard how the severe typhoon of last No\·ember had done so much damage in the Philippine Islands, Jie sent at once a cable to Monsefior Piani the Apostolic Delegate, telling that he was so sorry'at the news, that he accorded his blessing to the victims. and a gift of P50,000, to alleviate their sufferings. This proves once more that the Holy Father is really the father of all races and his charity has no bounds. The Filipino people will show their gratitude to the Father of the whole Christianity by remaining faithful to their sentiments of love towards the Roman Catholic Church. "':le"' President Coolidge on the Philippines. In what was considered as his valedictory speech to congress on December 4, President Coolidge emphasized once more his desire for an increase in Ameican naval strength. As for smaller countries, we certainly don't want any of them" said the President. "V\Te are more anxious than they are to have their so\'ereignty respected. Our entire influence is in behalf of their independence. Cuba stands :}S witne~s to this principle." Concerning the Philippines, the President said: "Under the guidance of Governor Stim~on, economic and political conditions in the Philippine Islands have been raised to a standard never before surpas~ed. Co-operation between his administration and the people of the islands is complete and harmonious. It would be of advantage if relief from double taxation could be granted by congress to our citizens doing business in the Islands. "':le"' Sugar Question before Congress. Whether any legislation affecting the-Philippines would be enacted at the present short session of the Congress in the United States appeared highly problematical, at the opening on December 3. Most of the interest centered in the Timberlake resolution to limit the amount of duty free sugar coming in the United States from the Philippines. Formidable opposition to sugar restriction is expected to develop among those members of congress who agree with Governor General Stimson, and with Secretary of War Davis and the Bureau of Insular Affairs that such restriction would be a s~tback from the steady dernlopment of liberality towards the growth of the Islands. "':;)(7" Legislation. On December 9, Governor General Stimson sent a cable to the \Var Department reporting his approval of the 1929 public works bills and the 1929 budget of the Philippine government. The chief executive informed the War Department that the legislature ana the executi Ye departmell-l S Of the gornrnment have had the most harmonious relations in the adminis tration of the Philippine affairs. This, he said. had been accomplished without any conflict of any kind in spite of the fact that a number of bills passed by the legislature were either killed or vetoed. In fact Governor General Stimson signed 89 bills and vetoed 20. It is not true that Governor General Stimson vetoed more bills than any of his predecessors. Governor Wood in 1925 approved 43 bills and vetoed 26 bii"ls. In 1926 he approved 68 bills and vetoed 4-!, a.side from many items of the public works bill which he also vetoed. In 1921 acting Gov. Gen. Gilmore approved 60 bills and vetoed 45. Governor General Stimson has forwarded through the Secretary of War five important bills to ·washington for confirmation by the President of the United States. Among tho'e bills were the amendments to the corporation law, the tobacco tariff bill, and . the bill amending certain sections of the public land law. In view of the fact that these proposed measures will directly affect the economic policy of the United States in the Philippines. the chief executive was obliged to send them to 247 President Coolidge for final action. The corporation law amenrlment pro\·ides among other things that Philippine companies may issue stocks without par value, and restrict the formation of merg·ers and combinations. The tobacco tariff amendment would piace the Philippines on the same leYel with the United States by equalizing the tariff charges in Philippine ports with tho:::e of the American ports. After approval by the president of the Cnited States these acts wi-11 be proclaimed by the GoYernor General. "'::iG"' Language-bill approvc:d. Governor General Stimson approved the bill, authorizing the use of the Spirnish language, in addition to the English. as official language in the courts of justice in the PhUippine Islands until the year 1940. In approving the measure the goYernor made the statement that otherwise a ,-ery serious hardship would be imposed upon a large number of the older members of the· Bar, who know only the Spanish language. The GoYernor General had received many prntests against the bill particularly from the younger ,zeneration who study and take their examination for the Bar in English, and who find that entering practice many of the courts take advantage of the present law to conduct their proceeding in Spanish, and they are thereby placed at a great disadvantage. The Governor General will solve the difficulty by way of administration. Through the department oi Justice and through the executive power to nominate future judges, he shall endeaYpr to promote the change, which will provide a fair deal to all lawyers. 248 Foreign .America. Now that Hoover is elected to the presidency he will be the first Quaker to be Chief Executive. So far in the history of the presidents. nearly all the Protestant denominations have been represented in the White House. The Episcopalians furnished W ashin-gton, Madison, Monroe, William Harrispn, Tyler, Taylor, Pierce and Arthur. The Presbyterians, Jackson, Polk, Buchanan, Lincoln, CleYeland, Benjamin Harrison. and Wilson. The Methodists, Johnson, Grant, Hayes, McKinley. The Unitarians, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Fillmore and Taft. The Baptists, Harding. The Reformed Dutch, RooseYelt. The Disciples Garfield. The Congregationalists, Coolidge. Jefferson was not a member of any denomination. England. The British Association for theAdYancement of Science is one of the foremost scientific organization in Great Britain. Last year, Sir Arthur Keith, its·president at the time, declared that science knew nothing of a soul or an after life. And so many would-be scientists, and other snobs said: "There is the Yerdict of Science. There is no such thing as a soul!" But this year, Sir William Bragg, an equally great scientist and the present president told his audience in clear terms that man has a soul and that "science is not setting out to destroy the soul, but to keep soul and body together." Perhaps the same would-be scientists and ·other snobs wil 1 call Sir William Bragg, "a biased Conservati Ye." France. The proposed bill for drafting the women of France, regardless of age or condition, in time of war. was defeated through the efforts of the French Catholic organizations-the A ssociation for the Protection of Young Girls, the women 's Action Socia le, and the Associated Leagues of Catholic Women. Any time that Catholics have the coun1.ge of defending their rights, th<'se rights will be respected. ~G"' Hungary. Hungary mav have a king again before long. Prime minister Count Bethlen bas said that soon the country will select a king by referendum. That is, the goYernment will make its selection and the prnple will approve or reject its choice. There are several aspirants to the throne. King Charles abdicated 1he dual tnrone of Austria-Hungary in 1918 during- the revolution which broke out in the closing clays of the worldwar. He is dead, but his son the Achduke Otto, now 16 years old is attending school in Luxemburg and is the rightful heir to the throne. Archduke Albert of the ancient dynasty of the Habsburg also is a contender, and he is said to be popular because he did not flee after the war, but remained in the midst of the danger when the Communists were overrunning the country. When King Charles abandoned the throne Hungary became a Republic for awhile and then for a time the Bolshevists controlled it. In 1920 Hungary was declared a monarchy and Admiral Horthy was made Regent until the vacant throne could ·be filled. Since the war Hungary is quite a small country, its population is about 9,000,000. Rumania. October 25 is the sernnth birthday anniversary of the little Rumanian King, ";\Iichael. It is time for the child-ruler to go to school and his mother, Princess Helen has decided that he shall attend a real school- and not have private teachers. A child from each province of Rumania will be sent to the capital, Bucharest, to attend the little I{ing's school and be his classmate: This, his mother thinks, will give him demo- · cratic ideas, for some of the children will be poor and of humble birth, representing the many races and nationalities which are to be found in Rumania. ":;)(;"' R evision of the Da\.ves Plan. Premier Poincare, the French Finance minister, Winston Churchill , the British Chancellor of the Exchequer and S. Gilbert Parker an American, agent general for German reparation-pa~·ments, held an important conference in Paris. They decided that a commission of banking and economic experts from different countries should be appointed to redse the Dawes plan. Such a world-commission would be much like the DawesCommittee that drew up the Dawes plan except that Germany would be represented on it. It is probable that this body will meet iu Berlin before the end of December and consider three things: 1) Fixing the total of Germany's 249 war reparations due to the Allies: 2) Naming a period of years during which payment shall be made; 3) Withdrawing Lhe Allied army of Occupation from German territory on the Rhine. The total of Germany's bill to the Allies probably will be fixed at about 8 billion dollars of which 3t billion is for reconstruction in the war zone, and the remainder covers the war debts owed to the "Cnited States by the Allies. Tyrol. This country was gi Yen as a spoil of the war to Italy, though the people are dominantly German and Austrian. But since then there bas l.Jeen in this country widespread dissatisfaction on account of the language regulations; even religion was taught in Italian. It is now announced from Innsbruck that in response to appeals by the Holy Father Pius XI, the officials will hereafter permit the German-speaking clergy to give religious instruction to the Austrian children in their mother t ongue. United Sta tes and Europe. At the very moment that every body thought t hat Kellogg Pact would help to outlaw war, t here turned up a nasty r umor of a secret naval contract between E ngland and France. President Coolidge in an emphatic note rejected the Franco-British Plan. The government of the United States considers the agreement, whatever be it terms as virtually a conspiracy against the United States. ":;)(;"' Spain. A.ccording to the cen&us completed March 31 and announced very recently Spain has a population of 22.121. 699. The last pre\·ious census figure in 1920 11·as 21,341,335: so that there is a gain of nearly a million. 250 ~cJ:.,TcJ:.,Tc.X,TcJ:.,~;;~~~TcJ:.,TcJ:.,TcJ:.,T~ ~ QUESTION BOX ~ ~cJ:.,TcX>TcJ:.,TcJ:.,~~~~TcJ:.,TcJ:.,TcJ:.,T~ Questions unsigned will not be answered. Anonymous letters must find their way into the waste paper basket. We will not publish the names of those who send questions. Please, will you explain what is meant by "the Heroic Act," and why it is called so? The Heroic Act consists in giving up for the souls in Purgatory all the indulgences one can gain in life, whatever may make one's own Purgatory shorter or remit the temporal punishment clue to one's sins; in giving up, too, • whatever indulgences may be offered for him after death, whatever masses are said for him, or the prayers that are recited for him, placing them in the hands of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In a way, that is heroic. It is a splendid act of confidence in God and in our Lady. We la)'l aside all diffidence about our own Purgatory and we trust our stay in Purgatory to their tender mercies. It is a fine act of generosity for we give all our merits to those who cannot help themselves, the souls in Purgatory. No form of prayer is necessary for the Heroic Act. Quietly it can be made is a form as this "Blessed and merciful Virgin Mary. I place in your hands whatever may be offered for me after death, and whatever I may merit in life, and I ask you to apply all this to the souls of Purgatory. I renounce all this for myself, I trust it all to you, and beg of you, to distribute it to the suffering souls who need it most. I entrust myself to thy tender .mercy and the mercy of thy divine Son." But one should not do the Heroic Act without consulting his confessor. What is a so called "Broadminded Catholic?" A broad-minded Catholic is a mild form of a renegade, who does not heed the commandments of the Catholic Church and the advice of the ecclesiastical authorities, who misses mass when it suits his fancy, and when it is hard to profess the Catholic Faith imitates Peter and denies that he knows Jesus Christ. lvfay I receive and use a rosary once used by another? Yes, it is not necessary to have them reblessed. l If the Catholic Church is the true Church, why do Catholics fall away from it? How or why men should give up the practice of a religion when they know it to be the only true religion is hard to understand, but the main reason is that they do not know or appreciate the value of what they are giving up. Many are poor~y instructed, and have but vague notions of the worth of their religion. Many others after being baptized drift away from the church because they do not receive the sacraments, the channels of spiritual life. Some for material gain or position give up the practice of their religioJl and join organizations forbidden by the Church. Some are weak and neglectful and find the demands of the Catholic Church too hard on nature and self-love, for to be a good Catholic the words of Christ must be fulfilled "If anyone come after 251 Me, Jet him deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me." Such weaklings who give up the practiice of their religion try to formulate some excuse in order to ease the sting of conscience but they fail. God gave them the gift of faith but in giving it to them He did not take away their free will. They are at liberty to keep it or not, but they must bear the consequence of their free choice. The fact that some men give up their Catholic Religion has nothing to do with the truth of this religion. It makes no difference whether I agree with the conclusions of the multiplication table, 2 times 2 wiH remain forever 4. The truth of that fact does not depend upon what I think. So it is with the truth of the doctrines o.f Jesus. True Catholics willingly subscribe to the teachings of the church, for they know that their church was founded by the Eternal Truth. - - - ( ( ) ) - - - God·s ·word saves the souls of men. Preach God's Word if you can. If you cannot preach it, write it. If you cannot write it spread it. You can all do this by supporting and di:-:tributing Catholic literature. v.:JG>:" Next to grace. the most precious thing we have is time. Alas for the man who is too busy t.o pray, for eh is too busy to be saved. Cardinal "'.\fanning. '<;)(7' 252 ftAllBA& OFTHE LITTLE APO!TlE For all correspondence with "THE LITTLE APOSTLE" send your letter to "THE LITTLE APOSTLE" BOX 1393, MANILA ~Iy dear readers; Our most hearty and sincere thanks to all those who sent mass stipends to the Little Apostle, P.O. Box 139:l, Manila or to very Rev. Father Aldenh11ysen, Home Sweet Home, Baguio. BL1t there is still a. scarcity, and we <lo hope that our benefactors will continue their work of generosity, and that their example will be followed by many others. Dear readers, do believe that this ls not "a trick of missionaries to get money", and be convinced that the greatest part of the support of the valiant Missionaries of the Mountain Province must come from thestipends they recei Ye. You are enjoying the bliss of Christmastime: your parents and relatives and friends are fulfilling all your wishes, and their precious gifts are answering your expectations: and in the meantime some Missionaries are Jacking the means of saving souls. Does this idea not appeal to your generosity? A New Year big with hope and fear, awaits your Missionaries. Pro Ye by your generous deeds that in the struggle for Christ you will stand at she side of Your )Iissiona ries. After al 1 it is the best wa v to secure for ~·ourself and yourfamil~: the choicest blessings from Almighty God. \Ve received a letter and a parcel of clothes from a generous girl, who does not like to have her name published. She says "I am little bit ashamed of sending theseclothes, which are out of fashion. But still, they are in good condition. If I knew only that my gift, is welcome. I would go to my friends and ask for their suits, they do not use anymore. The fashion is so whimsical at present, that some of us, after using a dress four or five times, do not wish to wear it again." My dear chiid we are grateful for the val1:1able package received. Now you can find for the ~Iissionaries some more of that kind I assure you they will be Yery welcome indeed, for in the Mountain Province fashion is still, thanks · be to God, unknown. The main thing is that they are not altogether worn out. If little repai rs have to be made, there are in the Mountain Province many good souls who will gladly do it. Even just cloth will do, for the poor Igorrotes are very ingenious. and they do not need much to appear all dressed up. From )L S student in Tuguegarao we received a letter of thanksgiving to the Little FJower, for special graces asked for ancl obtained. Hearty thanks my dear friend. for your letter and the donation you think insignificant, and I feel confident that the Little Flower will continue to bestow upon you her choicest blessings. To finish mv letter I sav to vou agai:J"MERRY CHRIST~IA.S Al\D A HAPPY .NEW YEAR." Your grateful. Little Apostle. 253 For the Little Tots L A Lit~le Life of the Little FJloiwer for Litt.le Children Continuation CHAPTER XXVIII. Therese visits Rome. I T WAS November 4,- 1887, four days after Mr. Martin's . and Therese's visit to the Bishop of Bayeux. Early in the morning, Mr. Martin, accompanied by his two youngest daughters, could be seen p a s s i n g through the streets of Lisieux, notwithstarnding the darkness that still hung over the quiet village. They were on their way to Rome. A few hours later, they had reached Paris, the capital of France, where they stopped a few hours, and -visited s e v er a 1 churches. The splendid - bui·ldings, that adorn Paris,- did not · attract Therese's attention; she was most of all interested in the church of Our Lady of Victories, where she remained a long time in prayer, thanking the Blessed Virgin once more for thait heavenly smile with which she had deigned to look at her, when she was still a little child. She placed her journey under the protection of the Mother of Jesus, but, as one can not perfect-· ly love Mary, without honoring St. Joseph, the fosterfather of the Holy Infant and the protector of the Pure Virgin, Therese also implored the intercession of this most holy Patriach. Full of confidence that her Patrons, who once protected the holy Infant, would bring her safely to the capital of the Christian world, 254 she resumed her voyage the next day. Our three travelers passed through Switzerland; they admired the giant m o u n ta i n s wrapped in mantles of everlasting snow and felt very small; they enjoyed the azul lakes, the babbling waterfalls, the golden sunsets .... Therese was enraptured by nature's panoramas and indescribable beauties, but that same contemplation was only a means to bring her soul higher and higher to God, who in His infinite goodness has adorned this world to give us a glimpse of His limitless Majesty and Heaven's boundless glory, that will last forever. After a few hours, they passed the famous St. Gothard tunnel and entered sunny Italy. They stopped in Milan where Therese and Celine, without any fear of dizziness, climbed the highest to\yer of the wonderful cathedral. On their way, they visited Venice and enjoyed immensely an excursion in a gondola through the streets of the town that are canals. From here, they went to ~oretto and visited the famous shrine of the Blessed Virgin, said to be the little house once inhabited by the Holy Family in Nazareth. Very early next morning, our travelers woke up at the cries of: Rome! Rome! They had passed the night in the train. It was not a dream. They were in Rome. Of all the majestic monuments that enchant the Italian Capital, those that most enraptured the two sisters, were the Catacombs and the Coliseum. The Catacombs are subterraneous places in which the first Roman Christians found shelter to hide during the murderous persecutions. Here Holy Mass was celebrated, sacred ceremonies were performed and the dead were buried. How impressive their long dark galleries, that seem almost endless and evoke glorious souvenirs of countless martyrs resting in their walls! The Coliseum is an immense amphitheater, made of stone and able to contain thousands of spectators. It was here that the Romans enjoyed the barbarous sight of bloody fights and atrocious executions of innocent christians. who preferred to sacrifice their lives rather than to offer incense to the idols. Here they were thrown to wild beasts, or beheaded, or rent into pieces and mutilated to death, for their faith in Christ the Saviour. Of its ground it may be said that every grain of sand is a sacred relic, for it has been saturated with the blood of countless holy martyrs. Though it was forbidden to descend into the arena, because of the danger from falling· stones, Therese and Celine took the risk and, passing between the columns and over the heaps of ruins, they reached the plot beneath, where they devoutly kissed the ground 255 from where so many souls had Therese. She looked at her sistaken their flights to heaven. One ter Celine as if to say: what will I and the same prayer escaped do? from the lips of both: they asked -"Speak anyway!" answered the grace of giving their lives for Celine. the sake of God, and, if this were A few moments later, a double not granted, of becoming martyrs door was opened, giving entrance of love for Christ. , to another big room, adorned After this most fervent prayer, with red draperies. On a throne Therese and Celine climbed back in the back, surrounded by Preltowards their father and arrived ates of the Church, was sitting safely at his side. He himself was the visible representative of Christ so enthusiastic about the place, on earth, Leo XIII. that he did not make a single re- Notwithstanding the h ea v y µroach against his daughters for beating of her heart, little Therese their dangerous exploit. approached His Ho1iness, knelt Six days ·long, the three pil- down, kissed his foot and his grims spent their time in visiting hand and said: the many wonders of Rome. ~"Holy Father, I have a great The seventh day was set aside grace to ask from His Holiness." for their audience with the H91Y Leo XIII bent down; his deep, Father, Leo XIII. How Therese black eyes seemed to penetrate had longed for this important mo- into the deepest of Therese's heart. 411 ment. and yet, how she feared it - "Holy Father," Therese conat the thought of the step she tinued, "I ask the favor to enter ·-would take to obtain the permis- the Carmel as soon as I reach my -sion of entering the Carmel next fifteenth year." Christmas. Dressed in black and A priest, representative ot the covered with a vieil of the same Bishop of Bayeux, somewhat imcolor, as tihe etiquette of. the Va- patient, came nearer and said: tican requires of those received -"Holy Father, she is a child by the Holy Father, Therese, ac- that wishes to enter the Carmel companied by her father and sis- and the Superiors are seriously exter, entered foe Vatican. amining her case." The public audience began af- -"Very well, my daughter," ter Mass. AU the pilgrims, nicely the Pontiff said, "just do what the alined, were waiting in a large Superiors decide." room of the place. Just before At these words, Therese joined fhe reception, they were told not her hands and resting them upon to speak a word in the presence the Pope's knees, she made a last of the august Pontiff. ·The order effort to obtain her favor. eaused no little anxiety to little -"Holy Father," she sighed, 256 "If His holiness-gives me the permission, everybody will grant it." Leo XIII looked T h e r e s e straight in the eyes and, with a penetrating voice, marking well each one of his words, he answered: -"Very well. You will enter the Carmel, if it pleases God!" Therese was about to insist more, when she was told to stand up; but!, as she did not move, the guardians and the Vicar General of Bayeux . took her by the arms and lifted her up. At this critical moment, the Sovereign Pontiff gave her his hand to kiss and blessing her, his eyes followed Therese to her place in the file of pilgrims. Therese was :bitterly crying when she left the Vatican, and • that day, as during the rest of her Ill" stay in Italy, the blue Italian sky, now covered with heavy clouds, wep.t together with her. The supreme effort of the child had brought no result! But she had done all what she could to answer God's call and therefore calm soon was restored in her loving heart. A long time agd she had off ered herself to Jesus to be His "little toy", as she said. 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