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1 1| 1~TO THE PATRIARCHS, PRIMATES,
2 2| 2~ Wherefore once again, inspired
3 3| 3~ We have said that this
4 4| 4~ And so, Venerable Brethren,
5 5| 5~ And inasmuch as those words
6 6| 6~ For Ourselves, in order
7 1| charity might flow to His abandoned little ones. In this matter
8 1| innocent children has been able to look to their necessities
9 | about
10 2| there is nothing else more acceptable to the Infant Jesus that
11 5| urgency of the present need. Accordingly it is Our wish that you
12 1| always been adequate to the actual need. To this must be added
13 1| ground - an appeal which was actuated by that charity which enfolds
14 1| actual need. To this must be added the fact that in the course
15 1| Encyclical Letter which We addressed to you, Venerable Brethren,
16 1| given, has it always been adequate to the actual need. To this
17 4| a more tranquil state of affairs.~
18 | after
19 | again
20 2| little ones of their own age who languish in want, and
21 4| you, even as We did a year ago, that you may bring it into
22 | almost
23 5| dioceses that a collection of alms is to be made on the twenty-eighth
24 | also
25 | always
26 | amongst
27 1| parts, war has flamed out anew and calamities of every
28 2| to eat" - now, when the anniversary day of the birth of Christ
29 5| wish that you forthwith announce throughout the whole of
30 6| Our example, We have set apart one hundred thousand Italian
31 1| topic, there has been no appreciable improvement in the lot of
32 1| THE PATRIARCHS, PRIMATES, ARCHBISHOPS, ~BISHOPS, AND OTHER LOCAL
33 3| bread" taught us to beg ardently every day of the Father
34 1| the lot of most of those areas where it is evident that
35 1| varied character that the assistance We have rendered has perhaps
36 1| especially well known to you who assisted Us zealously in so salutary
37 | away
38 1| race or nation, whosoever bear within them the image of
39 | became
40 | become
41 2| brother of them all, He Who "being rich became poor," Who from
42 6| seventh of Our Pontificate.~BENEDICT XV~ ~ ~
43 1| penury; that wives have been bereft of their husbands, and children
44 3| indeed, why does the name Bethlehem mean one and the same thing
45 2| brothers in Christ. Is not the birthday of Christ Jesus, in an especial
46 1| PRIMATES, ARCHBISHOPS, ~BISHOPS, AND OTHER LOCAL ORDINARIES ~
47 2| on the night of His birth blessed with a most sweet smile
48 2| He will reward with his blessing and heavenly graces those
49 1| channel whereby the manifold blessings of Christian charity might
50 3| nourishment of soul and body? Oh how Our heart would
51 3| that there Christ was to be born into the light of day, Christ,
52 2| poverty, and even as He brightened their souls with the supreme
53 4| a year ago, that you may bring it into effect, especially
54 2| not that Infant the common brother of them all, He Who "being
55 2| us not only the value of brotherly love but also how men from
56 1| living, which the war has brought in its train, are of such
57 2| with gifts to lighten the burden of His poverty, and even
58 1| has flamed out anew and calamities of every kind, to the serious
59 1| but a thing of yesterday) called upon all to turn their hearts
60 2| smile the shepherds who came to Him with gifts to lighten
61 | can
62 | cannot
63 1| has exerted all possible care and diligence in the collection
64 1| their sorrows. Nor do we cease to proclaim the kindly providence
65 1| towards the children of Central Europe, who were so severely
66 3| would expand if We were certain that throughout the Christmas
67 1| has pleased to use Us as a channel whereby the manifold blessings
68 1| such a complex and varied character that the assistance We have
69 2| had committed the grave charge of training up their offspring
70 2| dwell in the more prosperous cities of the world, to those who
71 1| in other parts where the civil State has been overthrown
72 6| to you and to all your Clergy and people, we lovingly
73 2| their power to nourish and clothe those little ones of their
74 1| the collection of money, clothing, and food. But, indeed,
75 1| been perpetrated, it has come about that numberless families
76 2| time just a little more comfortably, just a little more happily.
77 2| the Heavenly father had committed the grave charge of training
78 1| ORDINARIES ~IN PEACE AND COMMUNION WITH THE APOSTOLIC SEE.~ ~
79 2| world, to those who can with comparative ease stretch out a helping
80 1| been, as it were, a noble competition in liberality, with the
81 1| its train, are of such a complex and varied character that
82 2| once again, inspired by the consciousness of that universal fatherhood
83 1| the food supply that as a consequence the population is afflicted
84 2| spirit as to be unwilling to contribute even a part of their own
85 5| over whom you are set may correspond to the urgency of the present
86 1| general scarcity and the high cost of living, which the war
87 | could
88 1| added the fact that in the course of the year following the
89 2| and seem to point to the cradle where the Divine Infant
90 2| where the Divine Infant cries in helplessness! Yet is
91 2| opportunity of exciting and cultivating in the minds of their children
92 3| words "Give us this day our daily bread" taught us to beg
93 1| pressed upon it in the hideous days of the war.~
94 3| sorrow should wring the dear heart of its mother, and
95 1| and were face to face with death. And, indeed, a wonderous
96 6| first day of the month of December in the year nineteen hundred
97 2| brothers of theirs, who are deprived of all help and all pleasure,
98 1| In this matter We cannot desist from offering a public tribute
99 2| young? See then how the desolate children of those scattered
100 3| festivities there would be no home destitute of consolation and joy,
101 2| tenderest years onward must detach themselves from the longing
102 | did
103 1| districts, too, where it is so difficult to make provision for the
104 5| to the children in your diocese; further, that with all
105 5| the whole of your several dioceses that a collection of alms
106 1| they were wasting away with disease and were face to face with
107 1| where most frightful and disgraceful massacres have been perpetrated,
108 1| to their necessities and dissipate their sorrows. Nor do we
109 1| embrace all men, without distinction of race or nation, whosoever
110 | does
111 2| day of the birth of Christ draws nigh a second time We call
112 2| at this season. And so we earnestly exhort all Christian parents,
113 2| who can with comparative ease stretch out a helping hand
114 2| for they have nothing to eat" - now, when the anniversary
115 4| that you may bring it into effect, especially those of you
116 | either
117 1| serious loss of those very elements that it is necessary to
118 | else
119 1| which enfolds in its kindly embrace all men, without distinction
120 1| of the year following the Encyclical Letter which We addressed
121 2| think that these last are endowed with such a spirit as to
122 1| actuated by that charity which enfolds in its kindly embrace all
123 4| dwell in districts which enjoy a happier fortune and a
124 1| zealously in so salutary an enterprise. For in truth, a generous
125 1| of praise to the society entitled the "Save the Children Fund,"
126 4| Venerable Brethren, We entrust Our project to you, even
127 2| birthday of Christ Jesus, in an especial manner the feast of the
128 1| those areas where it is evident that the people, and especially
129 2| this happy opportunity of exciting and cultivating in the minds
130 1| Children Fund," which has exerted all possible care and diligence
131 2| season. And so we earnestly exhort all Christian parents, to
132 6| Ourselves, in order that, after exhorting the faithful by Our words,
133 3| Oh how Our heart would expand if We were certain that
134 3| little ones with weeping eyes."~
135 1| To this must be added the fact that in the course of the
136 2| with the supreme gift of faith, so He will reward with
137 1| that Our appeal has not fallen vainly to the ground - an
138 1| come about that numberless families have been reduced to penury;
139 2| consciousness of that universal fatherhood which it is Our office to
140 3| throughout the Christmas festivities there would be no home destitute
141 1| and especially the young, find life growing yet harder
142 2| graces those children who, fired with love for him, shall
143 | first
144 1| in some parts, war has flamed out anew and calamities
145 1| Christian charity might flow to His abandoned little
146 1| in the course of the year following the Encyclical Letter which
147 5| it is Our wish that you forthwith announce throughout the
148 4| districts which enjoy a happier fortune and a more tranquil state
149 1| overthrown and where most frightful and disgraceful massacres
150 | further
151 3| solicitous for our weakness, gave Himself as food to nourish
152 1| and food. But, indeed, the general scarcity and the high cost
153 2| their souls with the supreme gift of faith, so He will reward
154 6| token of Our own paternal good will.~Given at Rome at St.
155 2| from the longing for the goods of this world and share
156 2| his blessing and heavenly graces those children who, fired
157 2| father had committed the grave charge of training up their
158 1| not fallen vainly to the ground - an appeal which was actuated
159 1| especially the young, find life growing yet harder and harder owing
160 2| ease stretch out a helping hand to their poor little brothers
161 2| districts strain suppliant hands to those other happier children,
162 1| where necessity pressed hard, nor, where help was given,
163 1| afflicted by almost the same hardships which pressed upon it in
164 1| SEE.~ ~Venerable Brethren,~Health and Apostolic Benediction.~
165 2| comparative ease stretch out a helping hand to their poor little
166 2| the Divine Infant cries in helplessness! Yet is not that Infant
167 | her
168 1| which pressed upon it in the hideous days of the war.~
169 1| general scarcity and the high cost of living, which the
170 | Himself
171 3| festivities there would be no home destitute of consolation
172 3| one and the same thing as "House of Bread," unless it be
173 2| their children sentiments of humanity and holy compassion. And
174 1| so severely afflicted by hunger and want that they were
175 1| have been bereft of their husbands, and children of their parents;
176 | I
177 1| whosoever bear within them the image of God. The happy issue
178 2| an example worthy of all imitation; for we remember that last
179 5| you prefer, on the Sunday immediately preceding, for the support
180 6| and people, we lovingly impart the apostolic benediction,
181 1| has been no appreciable improvement in the lot of most of those
182 5| 5~ And inasmuch as those words of Christ
183 2| some sacrifice of their individual pleasures.~
184 1| common father of so many, innocent children has been able to
185 5| month, the feast of the Holy Innocents, or if you prefer, on the
186 2| 2~ Wherefore once again, inspired by the consciousness of
187 1| image of God. The happy issue of our supplication, Venerable
188 6| apart one hundred thousand Italian lire for this most sacred
189 2| a deep consolation, what joys they will secure for themselves,
190 1| and calamities of every kind, to the serious loss of
191 1| Brethren, is especially well known to you who assisted Us zealously
192 1| from the peoples of every land. There has been, as it were,
193 2| ones of their own age who languish in want, and especially
194 5| receiveth Me," We beg that you leave no measure untried whereby
195 1| following the Encyclical Letter which We addressed to you,
196 3| was to be born into the light of day, Christ, Who, solicitous
197 2| came to Him with gifts to lighten the burden of His poverty,
198 2| the Divine Master on our lips - "I have compassion on
199 6| hundred thousand Italian lire for this most sacred work
200 1| scarcity and the high cost of living, which the war has brought
201 1| ARCHBISHOPS, ~BISHOPS, AND OTHER LOCAL ORDINARIES ~IN PEACE AND
202 2| detach themselves from the longing for the goods of this world
203 1| every kind, to the serious loss of those very elements that
204 1| appreciable improvement in the lot of most of those areas where
205 2| nigh a second time We call loudly upon Christian peoples to
206 6| your Clergy and people, we lovingly impart the apostolic benediction,
207 2| became poor," Who from that manger, as from the throne of heavenly
208 1| as a channel whereby the manifold blessings of Christian charity
209 2| Christ Jesus, in an especial manner the feast of the young?
210 1| frightful and disgraceful massacres have been perpetrated, it
211 2| the words of the Divine Master on our lips - "I have compassion
212 | Me
213 3| does the name Bethlehem mean one and the same thing as "
214 | Meanwhile
215 5| We beg that you leave no measure untried whereby the liberality
216 5| Fund," which We have before mentioned.~
217 2| exciting and cultivating in the minds of their children sentiments
218 2| for him, shall soften the misery and the sorrow of their
219 | much
220 2| I have compassion on the multitude . . . for they have nothing
221 | My
222 1| without distinction of race or nation, whosoever bear within them
223 2| children, of whatsoever nationality they may be. Yes, We call
224 2| approaching season of the Nativity of Our Lord, which parents
225 2| very poverty are so much nearer to Christ? Surely the children
226 1| owing to the shortage of the necessaries of life. Nay, in some parts,
227 1| very elements that it is necessary to reestablish; in other
228 1| been able to look to their necessities and dissipate their sorrows.
229 1| those parts of Europe where necessity pressed hard, nor, where
230 5| support of the children made needy by the way and that you
231 | neither
232 2| the birth of Christ draws nigh a second time We call loudly
233 2| the Infant Jesus on the night of His birth blessed with
234 6| of December in the year nineteen hundred and twenty, the
235 2| many children of the Roman nobility made their offerings to
236 1| has been, as it were, a noble competition in liberality,
237 3| every day of the Father for nourishment of soul and body? Oh how
238 1| it has come about that numberless families have been reduced
239 2| fatherhood which it is Our office to sustain, and with the
240 2| charge of training up their offspring to the practice of charity
241 | once
242 | only
243 2| from their tenderest years onward must detach themselves from
244 2| virtues, to use this happy opportunity of exciting and cultivating
245 6| 6~ For Ourselves, in order that, after exhorting the
246 1| BISHOPS, AND OTHER LOCAL ORDINARIES ~IN PEACE AND COMMUNION
247 | Ourselves
248 | over
249 1| the civil State has been overthrown and where most frightful
250 1| growing yet harder and harder owing to the shortage of the necessaries
251 2| unwilling to contribute even a part of their own little savings,
252 2| generous offering, but in particular we turn to the young children
253 5| by the way and that you particularly recommend this collection
254 1| Benediction.~A whole year has now passed since We (when the war was
255 6| reward and a token of Our own paternal good will.~Given at Rome
256 1| 1~TO THE PATRIARCHS, PRIMATES, ARCHBISHOPS, ~
257 1| OTHER LOCAL ORDINARIES ~IN PEACE AND COMMUNION WITH THE APOSTOLIC
258 1| families have been reduced to penury; that wives have been bereft
259 | perhaps
260 1| disgraceful massacres have been perpetrated, it has come about that
261 2| made their offerings to Us personally, offerings which, at the
262 6| will.~Given at Rome at St. Peter's on the first day of the
263 1| providence of God, Whom it has pleased to use Us as a channel whereby
264 2| compassion. And in this matter it pleases Us to set before you an
265 3| and kindness would be most pleasing to the Infant Jesus. And,
266 2| deprived of all help and all pleasure, should spend the approaching
267 2| sacrifice of their individual pleasures.~
268 6| apostolic benediction, a pledge of heavenly reward and a
269 2| happier children, and seem to point to the cradle where the
270 6| twenty, the seventh of Our Pontificate.~BENEDICT XV~ ~ ~
271 1| that as a consequence the population is afflicted by almost the
272 5| Our Lord should take deep possession of your souls, "He that
273 1| which has exerted all possible care and diligence in the
274 2| up their offspring to the practice of charity and the other
275 1| offering a public tribute of praise to the society entitled
276 5| on the Sunday immediately preceding, for the support of the
277 5| Holy Innocents, or if you prefer, on the Sunday immediately
278 5| correspond to the urgency of the present need. Accordingly it is
279 2| children by little gifts and presents. And shall we think that
280 1| 1~TO THE PATRIARCHS, PRIMATES, ARCHBISHOPS, ~BISHOPS,
281 1| sorrows. Nor do we cease to proclaim the kindly providence of
282 4| Brethren, We entrust Our project to you, even as We did a
283 2| children who dwell in the more prosperous cities of the world, to
284 1| cease to proclaim the kindly providence of God, Whom it has pleased
285 1| is so difficult to make provision for the food supply that
286 1| cannot desist from offering a public tribute of praise to the
287 1| without distinction of race or nation, whosoever bear
288 1| perhaps neither succeeded in reaching those parts of Europe where
289 5| your souls, "He that shall receive one such little child in
290 5| little child in My name, receiveth Me," We beg that you leave
291 5| and that you particularly recommend this collection to the children
292 1| numberless families have been reduced to penury; that wives have
293 1| that it is necessary to reestablish; in other parts where the
294 2| whereby we may offer some relief to the sick and suffering
295 2| of all imitation; for we remember that last year many children
296 2| which parents are wont to render still happier for their
297 1| that the assistance We have rendered has perhaps neither succeeded
298 1| in liberality, with the result that the common father of
299 2| them all, He Who "being rich became poor," Who from that
300 2| Surely the children of the richer parts of Europe will have
301 2| year many children of the Roman nobility made their offerings
302 6| paternal good will.~Given at Rome at St. Peter's on the first
303 | s
304 6| Italian lire for this most sacred work of charity. Meanwhile,
305 2| themselves not without some sacrifice of their individual pleasures.~
306 3| 3~ We have said that this work of charity
307 1| assisted Us zealously in so salutary an enterprise. For in truth,
308 2| part of their own little savings, whereby they might strengthen
309 1| But, indeed, the general scarcity and the high cost of living,
310 2| desolate children of those scattered districts strain suppliant
311 2| birth of Christ draws nigh a second time We call loudly upon
312 2| consolation, what joys they will secure for themselves, if happily
313 | seem
314 5| money thus collected is sent either to Us or to the "
315 2| minds of their children sentiments of humanity and holy compassion.
316 1| calamities of every kind, to the serious loss of those very elements
317 6| hundred and twenty, the seventh of Our Pontificate.~BENEDICT
318 | several
319 1| Central Europe, who were so severely afflicted by hunger and
320 2| goods of this world and share them with the poor, who
321 2| with a most sweet smile the shepherds who came to Him with gifts
322 1| and harder owing to the shortage of the necessaries of life.
323 2| offer some relief to the sick and suffering children,
324 2| throne of heavenly wisdom, silently teaches us not only the
325 | since
326 2| blessed with a most sweet smile the shepherds who came to
327 1| tribute of praise to the society entitled the "Save the Children
328 2| with love for him, shall soften the misery and the sorrow
329 3| light of day, Christ, Who, solicitous for our weakness, gave Himself
330 1| necessities and dissipate their sorrows. Nor do we cease to proclaim
331 3| Father for nourishment of soul and body? Oh how Our heart
332 2| and all pleasure, should spend the approaching Christmas
333 2| are endowed with such a spirit as to be unwilling to contribute
334 6| good will.~Given at Rome at St. Peter's on the first day
335 | still
336 6| faithful by Our words, We may stir their generosity by Our
337 2| those scattered districts strain suppliant hands to those
338 2| savings, whereby they might strengthen the weakness of children
339 2| can with comparative ease stretch out a helping hand to their
340 1| rendered has perhaps neither succeeded in reaching those parts
341 2| some relief to the sick and suffering children, of whatsoever
342 2| offerings which, at the suggestion of their parents, they had
343 5| or if you prefer, on the Sunday immediately preceding, for
344 2| scattered districts strain suppliant hands to those other happier
345 1| The happy issue of our supplication, Venerable Brethren, is
346 5| immediately preceding, for the support of the children made needy
347 2| brightened their souls with the supreme gift of faith, so He will
348 2| so much nearer to Christ? Surely the children of the richer
349 2| which it is Our office to sustain, and with the words of the
350 2| birth blessed with a most sweet smile the shepherds who
351 5| of Christ Our Lord should take deep possession of your
352 3| this day our daily bread" taught us to beg ardently every
353 2| heavenly wisdom, silently teaches us not only the value of
354 2| also how men from their tenderest years onward must detach
355 2| those little brothers of theirs, who are deprived of all
356 | then
357 | these
358 2| and presents. And shall we think that these last are endowed
359 | thou
360 6| have set apart one hundred thousand Italian lire for this most
361 2| that manger, as from the throne of heavenly wisdom, silently
362 | thus
363 6| of heavenly reward and a token of Our own paternal good
364 | too
365 1| Venerable Brethren, on this very topic, there has been no appreciable
366 | towards
367 1| the war has brought in its train, are of such a complex and
368 2| committed the grave charge of training up their offspring to the
369 4| happier fortune and a more tranquil state of affairs.~
370 1| desist from offering a public tribute of praise to the society
371 1| salutary an enterprise. For in truth, a generous supply of money
372 6| year nineteen hundred and twenty, the seventh of Our Pontificate.~
373 5| alms is to be made on the twenty-eighth day of this month, the feast
374 2| the consciousness of that universal fatherhood which it is Our
375 | unless
376 5| that you leave no measure untried whereby the liberality and
377 2| with such a spirit as to be unwilling to contribute even a part
378 | up
379 5| set may correspond to the urgency of the present need. Accordingly
380 1| Our appeal has not fallen vainly to the ground - an appeal
381 2| teaches us not only the value of brotherly love but also
382 1| are of such a complex and varied character that the assistance
383 2| of charity and the other virtues, to use this happy opportunity
384 1| and want that they were wasting away with disease and were
385 5| children made needy by the way and that you particularly
386 3| upon her little ones with weeping eyes."~
387 | well
388 2| and suffering children, of whatsoever nationality they may be.
389 2| 2~ Wherefore once again, inspired by
390 | whose
391 1| distinction of race or nation, whosoever bear within them the image
392 | why
393 2| from the throne of heavenly wisdom, silently teaches us not
394 5| need. Accordingly it is Our wish that you forthwith announce
395 | within
396 1| reduced to penury; that wives have been bereft of their
397 1| with death. And, indeed, a wonderous joy it is to Us that Our
398 2| Lord, which parents are wont to render still happier
399 2| set before you an example worthy of all imitation; for we
400 3| child whose sorrow should wring the dear heart of its mother,
401 6| Our Pontificate.~BENEDICT XV~ ~ ~
402 2| men from their tenderest years onward must detach themselves
403 | Yes
404 1| the war was but a thing of yesterday) called upon all to turn
405 1| known to you who assisted Us zealously in so salutary an enterprise.
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