the doors of this profession kept closed by the foolish belief that young women engaged in it must need have the protection of a religious habit and hospital walls. A brief letter on "The Conversion of the Nestorians to Catholicity," is of special interest now; it shows the Nestorians in a missionary character. The conversion of the Patriarch of this mighty heretical body is indeed a subject for earnest thanksgiving. Its possible results for God's glory are great. The Piint always presents a variety of original matter, and its clippings are so carefully edited that they are always "good as new." Its Book and Exchange notices show that the subject-matter is more than "skimmed." Rich Words from Many Writers" is a department soul-uplifting always.

In the Michigan Catholic, Detroit, we find a fine article in vindication of Americus Vespucius, the brave explorer and humble pilot, who for unnumbered years has borne the stigma of having wrested from the Great Admiral of the Seas the glory of giving a name to the New World that he discovered. We commend the article; nevertheless, we hesitate to credit it to the paper in which we find it, and we are tempted to ask whence came it originally? If we were to ask that question in relation to The Legend of the Mignonette," for instance, or "The Shepherdess of Domremy," appearing as original matter in the columns of the same issue, we need have no hesitation in giving a reply. The former laid in manuscript in our own safe, from the time it reached us direct from the author across the seas, until we drew it forth for the June issue of THE ROSARY. As to the latter article, we say nothing; we are rather too young yet to take up the cudgel in defence of the copyright of our elder brother, The Catholic World.

"For the Gift of Faith," is the caption given to a column and a half in the Catholic Columbian devoted to the project of a union of prayer for the conversion of America. Some few years ago, a daughter of Massachusetts, a convert, secured episcopal approbation upon leaflets bearing a prayer for this noble cause. Later on another daughter of the same State, one burning with the same zeal, formed all that seemed to be required in the already existing devotion of the Blue Scapular of the Immaculate Conception that forms one of "The Five Scapulars.'

The only condition of prayer it enjoined being an intention of prayer for the overcoming of heresy and the preservation of morality. To our mind it is not so much any new League of Prayer that is needed as it is a more earnest placing before the people of the efficacy of directing the intention of prayer in general to this greatlyto-be-desired end. It is not to those who say "Lord, Lord," that everything asked in prayer is promised; it is to those who pray for what they desire to get with faith that staggers not. Now how can prayer obtain much, when people pray just to fill an obligation of saying morning or evening prayer? They cannot have faith in obtaining what they ask, when they ask for nothing, or are unconscious of what they are asking for. Infinite insight into the hearts of men did the Author of the Our Father show, and infinite compassion for their own neglect of their spiritual interests, when in that prayer He embraced petitions for every want of soul and body. Now if these petitions, instead of arising almost unconsciously from us, were to be uplifted by the strong hand of faith shown in a welldirected, earnestly adhered-to intention for the conversion of America, how much of light would enter souls, in semidarkness now, every time we say "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven." God's Kingdom is the knowledge, love, and service of Him, and His will is for the possessing of this knowledge, and love, and the rendering of this service by all men. And how much looser would grow the fetters of heresy every time we breathed "deliver us from evil."

The proposed "Parliament of Religions," is a subject well worthy of earnest prayer, that if it be in the Divine plan, that nothing of human planning for or against, may obstruct the divine arrangements; that those who will name the expounders of the Truth may be so directed that they will be but God's voice calling upon the men of His own divine choosing.

In a vein of sadness, and with words of protest and prudential advice, the Columbian comments upon the removal of the Dominican house of studies from Old St. Joseph's, Perry Co., Ohio, to New Haven, Ct. We deeply appreciate the affection of the people of Ohio herein expressed, for "dear Old St. Joseph's."

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Ans. (1). The beads of St. Brigid consist of six decades, on which, besides the customary Hail Marys, six Our Fathers, and as many Credos are recited. At the

conclusion, another Our Father and three Hail Marys are said. They are called Brigittine," because the privilege of attaching the indulgences is ordinarily confided to the priests of the Order of St. Brigid. (2). Beads brought from Palestine that have touched the Sacred Relics of the Holy Land, are by this fact alone esteemed to be blessed, and, without other ceremony, they enjoy the Apostolic Indulgences. It is to be observed, however, that as these beads were made the medium of quite a lucrative traffic by unscrupulous persons, the Sacred Congregation of Indulgences (2 Mart. 1721), strictly prohibited the sale or exchange, public and private, of these beads and crosses, declaring that they were not to pass from the person to whom they were first given. (3). Holy Cross beads are so called because the ordinary five or fifteen decade beads receive a special indulgence of 500 days for each Our Father and each Hail Mary, which indulgence can be attached only by the Master General of the Canons Regular of St. Augustine, of the Order of the Holy Cross in Holland, and the priests of the same Order deputed by the Master General. This grant was first made by Leo X., Aug 20, 1516, and declared authentic on the 18th of July, 1883. It is to be noted that the Holy Cross" indulgence is not attached to the Rosary, but to the single beads, or grains of the Rosary. Hence to gain the indulgence (500 days) it is not required that the Rosary be recited, but only an Our Father or a Hail Mary. There are no mysteries to ponder; no meditation is required. All that is required to gain the indulgence, beyond the usual conditions, is to touch the beads while saying an Our Father or a Hail Mary. (4). Beads blessed by the Pope are endowed with the Apostolic Indulgences. The Pope himself may delegate a priest to grant the same indulgences, which, as has been stated in THE ROSARY, are by no means as great as those attached to the Dominican Rosary. The reason of this is, these beads blessed by the Pope OCTOBER

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are classed like the medals and coins that the Popes distribute from time to time. When the Lateran Basilica was being restored, during the papacy of Sixtus V., a large collection of gold medals that had accumulated was found. On one side of the medal was stamped an image of the Cross, on the reverse, that of various Christian emperors. The medals, the Pope, following the example of several of his predecessors, sent to the emperors, kings, princes, cardinals, and others as a special pledge of paternal affection," etc. At the same time he attached special privileges and indugences to those gifts, as he himself declared; (“Laudemus Viros, d. 1. Dec. 1587.) hence the practice of the Popes giving not only coins and medals, but also crosses, crucifixes, rosaries, chaplets, etc., and attaching special indulgences to them. Hence, the papal or apostolical indulgences attached to Rosaries, are like those attached to coins. To gain these apostolical indulgences it is required that the Rosary so blessed be carried about the person, or kept in some suitable place, that the requisite pravers be recited while holding or looking at it.

The same Rosary may receive all these indulgences. It may have the Dominican, the Brigittine, the papal, and the Holy Cross indulgences. But by one and the same recitation, all the indulgences cannot be gained. By one and the same recitation, a person may gain either the Dominican and Brigittine and Papal, or the Holy Cross indulgence.Leike's Rosa Aurea.

CHICAGO PRIEST:-- Will you please inform me by what authority you make the statement, that the indulgences for the recitation of a Rosary are 10,330,000 years, and as many quarantines? Answer: Vide Acta Sanctæ Sedis, Vol. I., P. and Rosary writers, passim.

CONSTANT READER:-Please state the authority for your reply to the question regarding the recitation of the Hail, Holy Queen, given in the August number of THE ROSARY. Answer: Acta Sanctæ Sedis, etc., Vol. I., Chap. VI. ROSARY.

blessing for mission-work of a certain parish priest; to obtain the protection of the Blessed Virgin, St. Joseph, St. Anthony, St. Benedict, and St. Dominic; conversion of a young girl; grace to overcome a certain temptation; that a seminarian gain health; means to pay a certain debt; Patrick Duffy, deceased; conversion of a brother addicted to drink; conversion to the faith of one person; for the good health of three; for Mr. M. Jordan, of Cash's Cor., Me., who died on Sept. 12.