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 men who  would  probably  be  negligent  Catholics  were  it not  for  the  Society. In the  providence  of  God,  it  is,  furthermore, a  most  potent  factor  in  maintaining  belief  in  the Divinity of  Christ  among  the  men  in  America"  ("Manual of  the  Holy  Name  Society").

In many  dioceses  of  the  country  the  Holy  Name  Society is officially  established,  and  in  the  diocese  of  Pittsburg  its introduction has  recently  been  made  obligatory  in  every parish.

The author  of  Auxilium  Infirmorum  says:  "We  must bear  the  office  and  spirit  of  the  Holy  Name  of  Jesus,  which means  Saviour.

"We must  be  the  saviours  of  one  another,  healing  the wounds  of  one  another,  bearing  one  another's  burdens,  and we  shall  in  our  measure  be  worthy  not  only  of  the  name  of Christ,  the  anointed  of  the  Lord,  but  also  of  the  name  of Jesus,  Saviour,  Who  went  about  doing  good.

"How are  we  to  heal  others?  First,  by  keeping  in  good spiritual  health  ourselves,  lest  we  be  told:  ^Physician,  heal thyself!  '  By  lives  of  regularity,  by  regular  prayer,  and regular  sacraments;  by  lives  that  keep  ever  in  touch  with God,  that  look  to  God,  that  are  spent  in  His  presence,  and are  filled  with  work  done  for  His  cause.  Thus  shall  we spread  the  light  of  truth,  and  make  the  force  of  good  example felt:  thus  shall  we  make  a  protest  against  the  disease of  sin,  and  reparation  to  the  Sacred  Heart.

"And in  our  active  work  for  others,  how  shall  we  heal their  wounds?

"By kindness;  by  always  being  kind  —  kind  in  word, kind  in  thought,  kind  in  deed;  never  speaking  scandal, never  picking  holes,  covering  every  wound  and  failing  with the  clean  linen  of  charity,  that  the  heart  of  mankind  may beat  less  heavily,  that  the  world  of  men  may  rejoice  more fully  in  God,  its  Saviour,  who  bore  the  name  of  Jesus,  and wished  the  spirit  of  that  name  to  be  uppermost  in  the  lives of  all.  Each  one  may  ask  himself:  Is  my  life  spiritually healthy  and  sound,  vigorous  and  regular?    Do  I  go  about