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SELECTED WRITINGS OF FATHER LEDOCHOWSKI the confessions of his own Novices who live in the sme house a he unless the Nove rely request foe a grave and urgent reson, and then only is parca instances” “Neverthlesyalter'a deeper sy ofthe mind of the Church, afer dix cussion with the Fothere Asiant and with ethers expert in oot law, and te long weighing the mater in dhe pesence of God we have decided it to be more seemly that we too comply in is entety with this Canon 9. “This in indeed departure fom the age-old practice of the Society which the Church had flly approved but de Church has changed her dssipine {nhs matters Fartermore, it mt be noted that St. Ignatius i the Con- ituios by no meine prescribed that one and the same perio should be the confewoe of the Nowcer and thee Mater" Even though the Mastee wl refrain ia future from hearing the Nove confessions wil be beer that e do not discharge the ofce of Recor since he "shouldbe relieved of i dies and Bares which may iterfere withthe care and direction ofthe ‘Novzes™" a9 that he may give hinuel€ wholeheartedly to his impornt assigament ‘The Taacuctor of the Third Probation, according to the mind of the Holy See, tay in the fur, a inthe past, heat the confessions of the "Terans on eondlton bower that he have no juisiion over them in foro extern or be eliged to report in any way to Superioy on their coda, Lael, its worth making the flowing general remark the fcty 10 cin at follow the esata points of oa Insite uch a ae the vows ofthe Scholes and Coadjutors, the long probation to which no definite Gomi ay che dismisl of members, cis very impactant faulty Ts fot granted us under the tte ofa privilege, bus fortis reason that if we id ot have practically a part of the foundations of our Consiction Sroold be alee. This ws in nowise the intent ofthe lgishtor when be psed the new lgsation and therelore he indieared tha he didnot wih Ur bound by awe of his which were at variance with those foundations. "That all thin hs happened not without the beneficent wil of God is 10 clea t us who are cognsunt ofthe whole procedure and had a share in ty thar we cannot sufflenty admice the iamense Wisdom and Goodness Which eontinwally preserves and goveins the lest Society of Jesus through 2 he vicisitades of human afar ‘Wherefore Tsk that each pet offer one Mass and those wo are not priests one rosary and one Holy Commusion in thanksgiving to the Mos Holy Teaiy. ‘But sine, ater our Supreme Leader Jeus Chri, we clearly owe the blesing granted us to the grest and continued favor of Hit Vicar let us ‘asec the Divine Majeny that Tt may deign out of Its gest and infinite liberality to reward this beneicence most abundandy Ta the week sezefore ‘ext following the receipt ofthis lee, all the priests will eer the Mase ‘which they must say forthe injention of Father Gener or the Supeeme Poni the echers wll reste ther bende and offer Hey Communion, ‘The servant ofall in Chris, ‘Wioonan Laboctows General of the Saciety of Jess ise, Switzerland Sly 31918 ‘THE PROMULGATION OF THE DECREES OF THE ‘TWENTYSIXTH GENERAL CONGREGATION Reverend Father and dear Rete Chit: Pax Chri. Te har pracy bese the seped Stom fora newly elected Father General wie only bet peace to the donee f the Conpepaton which Bis dy to communion ate exer apontunay to he le ‘Sci, le itending ater onto aes snes gree lth, Hw eve, ac the dees recy approved bythe Twextpsith Gener Cn igepaton inthe Ge yar ofthe secre centenary sins thereeraton of the Soxay are characte by an expen somes and importance, td the coon ad eva f or tame ae shot exaniary, T tHought Loud once seine thi case, Revered Faas aod dear Bother in Chri, to peak with you at evewhat gener egy th 10 san my eu dee and campy a bat T nay, with he dy of my ten foun "My shen, be allowed to retin hist rae fully of he principal subject ofthe ee dees, eis tt withot a peal dipston of Divine Providence hat wil thee deter contin many adenine mow eed trim they Hews ake Ronn ay what meas in erence Sic shad sie nthe mide oe tome oh reed mtd tha the ete body of cr least Sai "maybe hep uated sn ch the fivor of dvne gras go on focesig In ts god codon aad way af procure for the glory of our God and Lond ‘Ashe Congregation convened on Febrary 2 unde he auspices of the (ues ofthe Sty the csi tt work began wie me trom Bed Vigin ‘Mary aod at“ bppy enrece ent tos al he Fathers by aclimacon deed that stn cgpetne tine reoraion of the Feat of the Bon Pare He of che Vig Maher of God shouldbe peitoned frm the ApotlcSex* ‘The eter tie dere are, te may wens One eine of he Ra fhe Mat Pie Het of My he Vin2 SELECTED WRITINGS OF FATHER LEDOCHOWSKI sy, died ito four dans of tae two seid eel govern stn reat ofthe Inte two of doce snd suds} to Hkewie of trac wera) Yo rll beat oe wo ok le moe ce Eine te mene coking in rests wey o jess render impr aot peak of a die aio, whi wiser they wee awa of ot Sipped to ge the auembled el pros en ol nr tn ot prrcmincaly: the deve of Ue Sony herring copa {age upon iy members nity of minds and ear and the wil, however chung th cvumtanso the ine maybe of asain pied theif for Int ad efecitly prometing to sa "7 hein wih in with one anor wha ber Purp have he dba tenor govenmeat und fda pec sec ha hi fens amg cle std withthe head? Th che Congr fat cal snprewed bet eid prin inh very dese by wh IPcRlaed ce AmertnAssaney. Ads pred wi in eoaning the Gregor Une, ofc Ratan Galego he pec eo Faher Cencl wa in by ths the move cyan fol rte tn aca fom the vrs Pins mint eminent rt ony in scence and me eliotn ol rt own Seaton ecient wha ln sd ed cy our Hal Pate patie he Cuong ut tha ght {hecand fr aa expand mode tbe imate by te oles fn wile Sosy. Farhemor the econ ses ve at Cit fic and det pure rngecdtgunie rt which ws ee et tke dees oof toe Gmgegaen poor tote ay ba hey Chphuine the ronments made a fe Omasiios sweat Se Sle he se mind lly these ingen od edly, She whe on the one hand Oat ny te the fenton fo ie, Ceuly te ofthe Marmite muy on he ce flow Se Toa ‘Nitin sour own dor in hen will he prec of the Iie and ae ‘ey hai oe So Rls tay cand oe eta Sate ec. a a ec og be oe ri oe Bese 1 bate ‘ane th Seo foo pnt na oh Meese Ore eased rng tn dy the Saas the hd Yoga ay Dnowe Oki yey and Pepin the Apa ‘THE srTuTE = ‘ofthe Sovereign Ponti, and also cling faithfully to tote docs which Ihave been accepted inthe Society and were formerly upheld in the name of ‘the whole Soc. Finally, the sme end is loked toby the dees onthe Aposteship of Prayer and the Sodalties of the Bleed Vigia Mary chat all of Ours by «uniform procedure may lead the fitful of Christ ancmbled under the banners of the Sacred’ Heart of Jesus and ofthe Bleed Virgin Mary to the perfection of solid virtues andthe exercise of apostolic zea in keeping with each one's sate of fe. ‘Thus it becomes very clear that the ascmbled Pathe fl in thei inmost, hearts that nowadays nothing is more necesny than thatthe sons ofthe Society shou be held together by the tighten bonds by their wills in obey ing Superior, by doctrine in cukvating the scence, by ther work inthe neces of the sered mininry. But ance the bond of this unity and is ssrength and essence is that only charity by which each one strives to Become perfec at our Heavenly Father i perfect, in whose nature al things are one, {and which Christ our Lord inthe Lat Suppeebesough for His dviples— “that all may be one" we may belive that it wae aot without the inspite ion and prompting of the Most Sacred Heart of Jeut that the Solty shoul be urged anew to union of minds and heats, Let us thea, Reverend uhers and dearest Brothers in Chris, yielding to this divine invitation, devotedly srve to promote this virtue, ditincve, we may say of "the Society af Lave” by those mean which St Ignatius, asset down in the CConsitions, deemed the mos efcacioun “Sone thing them, wil aid on the part of subjects, some’ on che pare of Soperiots some on the part of th Let the subjects, indeed, be and wish tobe not “a great crowd)” which with vicious propensities ot well contol "brooks neither order nor tunon;” but "a chosen eae” adorned with real vires, nor merely eal but solid ao; nor merely solid, bu so perfect But before all echt vistas ‘out Holy’ Father here names thie tre obedience “which muse alvays be ‘reserved in the Sociey in its native strength" ao that “by the bord of ‘obedience subjects may be willingly united with thir immediate Superior, these with their Provincial and he with the Father Gentrl. "For thus, subordination maintained, union, which mainly conan in this will with the help of God's grace be preserve" and tht hierarchies! oder, 50 strongly recommended by the Sovereign Poni to religous a the principle of right government, wil shine ou in all on method of procedure. ‘Two qualifications on the pat of Superiore corespoad to this twofold fequcement on te par of subjea: First they themselves will be the teach ers they the guardians they, a8 it were, the sponsors of the perfection af ‘heir aubjeas: Hence they shoud show themselves extremely eutious inthe ‘almision of candidates and ever so diligent in forming the characters ofthevy SELOCTED WRITINGS OF FATHER LEDOCHOWSKI Solicit ange be found among ut who it very fond of situa ‘Ringer totaly cone heey ae the nero things fom SRE Ei ow eer he nd rd Te lon equiemen ns god sting and ntact he sabe SEPA Rajon te omnia the Soper ban the knowledge, fe ska he ait to de chem well he Lord" Yer hs ptr TMitaiy cme sand without got will moderato, meeknesy sd Zhan whch make nobjece “apne iter to greser ove than fear of the Supers nay the prof Supers and subj lk, the ci means by fart th Sve of Gol and Jems Caso Lond the Super and ‘Slt re ely uted wth His dine nd reme guns they will ery cay be ued with one stir This mers eet ws oe most “igendy in rfrence to al te tency conta all the oes si RS hate th egerac to th she and oan of hs lve, Tien the Divine Hea of Jen al of on fll nob who ae he Compo af Jens er Selig ther contempt he wonder Scape of dee hums of ay of al for Gos glory and he ‘vt of vy and ofthe besa onde pay uz with Sur Til Fer far an inte Knvledge of our King ht we may lve im sere nl flow Hi more ty. For then we ance fl wo ame Sy more italy tel ith one ancher tro that sae ve ‘th caning don fm God wi sch ot all or ighrs and in Jil mie othe by of or Secs ‘Now wall hse pins ars porate coding othe mind of our Hey Fer toa che mater ify ob dal wih in mee Sorat ce me by an athe deen eke the ground fom hie one hinrce which forme cine Erb inno small degree thse find anda lena ely nde anther which can mand ¥ey mh ashe wey of iy of ee in ect yrs some eve rte at oor obligation of follwing the donne ofS Thoms and nec thoghe that eta eins {ores eof re sci, had noo Be adie yal cy tem! he wth ofthe uly Se pean the Holy Pater with duc wenc oma Epo tou His min nthe mater The espoase wad {Ses ich ate fi intanee He exeoed om then fn pence Shh Fats Avitny and afer eed in His own had" He Stacy inden, tar we should by all tena follow the daerne of St “Tots br ta in ao way he fed of adgmene should be eid Meme hat Your Hae 1 amt pay ht oy whl doa Your Ty float onegincm ne peyeemeeenennae ste eee {THE INSTITUTE 15 in those matters and questions which were disputed among Catholics, and Which were dapatale~such a for insane, would be the debate on the real dsincion benweea exence and exieence and others of the sie kind, Which are in no way contained in the depost of faith. He rather feared, on the entrar, that in cating off this bert the wings of geaius might abo be clipped with injury to deper theological study. Inde in controversies of this kind the really humble soul of Se. Thomes himself deserved com ‘mendatioa, who alter sting forth his opinion once or twice, would modesty hold his peace if others een then persed in their dient. Now, if the prince of theologians conducted himself with such moderation, why should ‘ot his diciples practic ike reserve? Let them, then, sve to iit iy, those, dough, wh las to much in forcing thee opinions on eters show ‘that they are wanting in true humility and they evaly oe charity, which ‘beyond all els and inal shouldbe safeguarded I all of us aight will faithfully follow ches salutary admonitions of Ue Sovereign Pont, couched ‘ertaily in no ambiguous terms, all ccasians of discord and uses co tention willbe set aside and scholastic philosophy and theclogy under the suidance of St. Thomas will orish more and more and from day to day in our schools and the numberof oxttanding scholars wil increase inthe Soci, and they ‘will eambine al thei forse with greter advantage forthe twofold purpose of our Tnainne, thi eto sy forthe defense aswel 8 for the propagation ofthe Fath, ‘Thete i another danger also which I should wih to div from us with all my strength, which especially in our age aces to threaten our Solty. Tt springs fom that modern natonalim which is wont evento tuea aay love from the hearts of brother. No one certainly wil condemn the true love of county, sexing that the Aposle himself wishes to be anathema foe ‘es tiny an ye epee Ete a! sn, he Sn andere fred owl teh cote rl ‘eral Ant wera og The Sn et na ey oe pe er ‘Siti oe poeta Dro i Say whe he Sh ae con oe ite sores ome Father Mun wo de wp afm he Soy mena an rere We span Esa mae eae Oot16 SELECTED WRITINGS OF FATHER LEDOCHOWSE his own people! Nor indeed thatthe Society ever thought otherwise i bundanly tested by her history bth of old and recent times, and thee ‘most calamitous days in which we live daly witness quite a large number ff our men, wherever the wari spreading, going wo the id oftheir revpee: tive fathelands with a charity try hero that wine the applause even of ‘ou opponents. Yet in these day after the rejection ofthe wise principles of CCivitanty,cerain eroneous doctrines are being spread. These, puting God aside or neglecting Him, would have one's naive abodes and the de- lighs of fatherland asthe Ist and supreme beatin, to sich an extent 3¢ ‘ot even to dread the violation ofthe eternal laws of charity and justice, "Thus haved of other nations is bred and nourished, whereas with nature hetelf ab 2 guide, ll men ackaowedge thatthe fraternal union ofall men in charity shouldbe the objec of our desires. There ir no need, certainly, of potting Ours on theie guard against such unerances which, flea they te, and contrary to che Pith and the very principles of right reason, are