ARTICLE III. The members are invited to strive to obtain these objects: 1. By praying much for this intention; 2, by themselves observing all the commandments of God and of Holy Church, and by doing their best to cause all those under their control or influence to observe them; 3, by propagating, in every possible way, the devotion to our Lady of La Salette, as for instance, by offering up masses and communions, by relating the miracle, by distributing holy pictures and medals of it, by inducing others to enrol themselves in the Confraternity; 4, by saying every morning one Our Father and one Hail Mary, and the invocation, “Our Lady of Reconciliation of La Salette, pray for us sinners." ARTICLE IV. All Catholics of either sex are invited to enrol themselves in this Confraternity. Chil. dren, who can say the Our Father, and the Hail Mary, and the Invocation, are also admitted. ARTICLE V. Every member is to give his Christian. name and surname, to the Director of the Confraternity, to be enrolled on the books. Religious are enrolled with the name by which they are known in religion. ARTICLE VI. The Superior of the Missionaries of La Salette is the Director of the Archconfraternity. He alone is empowered to aggregate the branch Confraternities, which have been canonically erected by the Bishop of each diocese. The parish priest (or in England he who fulfils the duties of parish priest) the chaplain or superior of a community is ex officio the director of the Confraternity where it is erected. ARTICLE VII. The members are to recite, morning and evening, one Our Father and one Hail Mary: the usual Our Fathers and Hail Maries of our daily devotions, may be applied for this purpose. ARTICLE VIII. The members are strongly recommended to wear a blessed medal of La Salette, and to place the picture of the Apparition in some conspicuous place in their houses.* ARTICLE IX. The members are invited to make an offering to the Confraternity at the time of enrolment, and to renew their offering at least once a year. ARTICLE X. Where it is feasible, a service or exercise of expiation is established in the Confraternity, to disarm the wrath of Almighty God. It should be performed at least once a fortnight. The medal and picture of La Salette may be had of Messrs. Richardson, publishers, Derby: as also the new ticket of enrolment. ARTICLE XI. The Director of the Confraternity offers the Holy Sacrifice, on a day assigned in each month, for the intentions of the Confraternity, and once a year for all departed members. ARTICLE XII. The principal feast of the Confraternity is the 19th of September, anniversary of the Apparition of our Blessed Lady on the mountain of La Salette. The lesser feasts (if the bishop of the diocese. so approve) are as follows: The 21st of November, (Presentation of the Blessed Virgin). The 2nd of February, (Purification of the Blessed Virgin). Friday in Passion Week, (Feast of the Seven Dolours of the Blessed Virgin). The 16th of July, (Our Lady of Mount Carmel). ARTICLE XIII. The following are the Indulgences accorded by His Holiness Pope Pius IX., (by a Brief of the 26th of August, 1852,) to the pious association in honour of our Lady of Reconciliation of La Salette. 1. A plenary indulgence on the day of enrolment. 2. A plenary indulgence on the 19th of September, or on the Sunday following, according as the feast of the Apparition is celebrated, provided the members communicate, and devoutly visit the church or oratory of the Confraternity, and pray there for some space of time for the intentions of the Sovereign Pontiff. 3. A plenary indulgence at the hour of death, on fulfilling the above conditions; or, if this cannot be done, on invoking from the heart, if they cannot do so with the mouth, the Holy Name of Jesus. 4. An indulgence of seven years and seven quarantines, if the Bishop of the diocese so approve, on each of the four lesser feasts of the Confraternity, provided that having confessed and communicated, the members visit the church or oratory of the Confraternity, and pray there for some space of time, according to the intentions of the Sovereign Pontiff. 5. An indulgence of sixty days every time that the members do a good work, or any act of charity. All these indulgences are applicable "by way of suffrage" to the souls in Purgatory. No member can gain these indulgences who does not say daily his Our Father and Hail Mary, as enjoined above. ARTICLE XIV. The Rules and Statutes of this Confraternity do not oblige any one under pain of sin, that is, there is no sin committed by not observing them-unless of course, this should be done out of contempt. No change can be made in the Rules without the license of his Lordship the Bishop of the particular diocese in which the Confraternity is erected. * A Quarantine is forty days. USEFUL INFORMATION FOR PILGRIMS. 83 WHAT IS NECESSARY FOR THE ERECTION OF A CONFRATERNITY OF LA SALETTE. In order to erect a Branch Confraternity of our Lady of Reconciliation of La Salette, the following is necessary: 1. The license of the diocesan Bishop to establish the said Confraternity. 2. A set of rules for the Confraternity, which have been approved of by the Bishop. 3. The enrolment of the members in a book kept specially for the purpose. 4. Letters of aggregation and affiliation to the Arch-Confraternity of La Salette, in virtue of which a Branch Confraternity becomes participant in all the privileges and indulgences granted by the Pope. These letters can be obtained by application to the Superior of the Missionaries at La Salette. Note.-No Confraternity can be erected within a lesser distance than three miles from any church, chapel, or oratory, in which another Confraternity of the same kind is already established. (Bouvier on Indulgences.) USEFUL INFORMATION FOR PILGRIMS TO The shortest and cheapest route from London to La Salette, is the following. Railway from London to Newhaven, near Brighton. Steamer from Newhaven to Dieppe. Railway from Dieppe to Paris, and from Paris to |