Philo-Celts.
The Irish school will reopen about October 1st. So
President Gilgannon says. The day and hour will
be announced in the local papers. And, thanks to
the Democratic General Committee — we have the
use of the hall free.
Picnics or balls should not be the object of
Philo-Celts, but the cultivation of their language.
Let the students of the Irish Classes
send on their compositions occasionally
and we shall cheerfully publish them.
This is what the GAODHAL is for.
Mere students cannot be expected
to write the language perfectly, and it
is only an enemy of the language
movement that would discourage them.
Mr Edward Meakim, Phila. Pa, informs us
that President M’Fadden, of the Gaelic Society
did good work for THE GAEL while attending the
convention of the I C B U in Washington, D C.
lately. There are no sneaks in Philadelphia,
We hope those in arrears will pay up. Remem¬
ber that it costs money to turn out THE GAEL
and that it has no corporation at its back to sup-
ply the needful funds, but that it has, on the con¬
trary, to do battle against the wiles, enmity and
malevolence of the enemies of our nationality, and,
therefore, has to depend on the Intelligent patriot-
ic Irishman for its support,
Let every Irishman do all in his power to extend
the GAEL by getting subscribers for it.
If every Irish Nationalist became a teetotaler until
the freedom of Ireland is attained, the time would
pe short and the English detective's vocation would
be gone, for it is in the dram shop that he gets his
information. Do, then, Irish Nationalists, take the
pledge until Ireland is free.
The following newspapers are friendly to the
Gaelic cause, and therefore, Gaels should be friendly
to them;
Brooklyn — The CATHOLIC EXAMINER, the CITIZEN
the STANDARD-UNION, and the TIMES.
New York — The IRISH WORLD, the SUNDAY
DEMOCRAT, THE FREEMAN.
Columbus — The CATHOLIC COLUMBIAN.
Leavenworth — The CATHOLIC.
Kingston — The CANADIAN FREEMAN.
New Orleans — The HOLY FAMILY.
Hastings — The STAR.
Cleveland — The CATHOLIC KNIGHT.
Omaha — The NEBRASKA WATCHMAN.
Scranton — The TRUTH.
Montreal — The EVENING POST.
St. John’s — The GLOBE.
San Francisco — The MONITOR.
Chicago — The EMERALD.
Boston — The PILOT, THE ECHO.
If we have omitted to mention other friendly
journals, it is because we have not seen them,
We regret to learn of Canon Bourke's
serious illness.
Mr P. F Lacey requests us to publish the fol¬
lowing prayers of the Confraternity of the Holy
Face of our Lord, The translations are by Mr
L M Baldwin, a comparatively young member
of the Brooklyn Philo Celtic Society
PRAYER OF POPE PIUS IX.
O my Jesus! cast upon us one look of mercy;
turn your Face towards each of us as you did
to Veronica, and that we may see lt with our
bodily eyes; we do not deserve it; but turn it
towards our hearts, so that remembering You we
can always draw from this fountain of strength
the vigor necessary to sustain the combats of life.
URNAIGHE an PHÁPA, PIUS IX
Ó m' Iosa! Bronn orrainn aon amh-
arc trócaireach. Iompuidh d'aghaidh air
gach aon dínn, amhail d'iompuidh tú air
Bheronica é, ionnus go bh-feicfimís le n-
ar súilibh corpordha é. Ní fiú sinn-ne é.
Acht iompuidh d'aghaidh taobh re n-ar g-
croidhthibh, ionnus go mb'fhéidir linn an
uair chuimhnimíd ortsa, neart do tharr-
aingt ó'n tobar bríoghmhar so — an neart
a tá riachtanach dhúinn chum troda na
beatha d'fhulang.
O Savior JESUS, at the sight of Thy most holy
Face disfigured by suffering, at the sight of Thy
sacred heart so full of love, l cry out with St.
Augustine: "Lord JESUS, imprint on my heart
Thy sacred wounds, so that I may read therein
sorrow and love; sorrow, to endure every sorrow
for Thee; love, to despise every love for Thee.'
A Slánuightheoir a Íosa: 'Nuair a
chidhim d'eudan naomhtha air n-a dhorchugh-
adh le páis, 'nuair a chidhim do chroidhe
naomhtha cho lán de ghrádh, glaoidhim a bh-
foclaibh Naoimh Augustin: A Thighear-
na Íosa buail air mo chroidhe clódh do
chneadh náomhtha, ionnus go bh-feicfinn
ann brón agus grádh : Brón — ionnus
go m-b'fhéidir liom gach brón d'fhulang
air do shon-sa; Grádh — ionnus go m-b'
fhéidir liom gach grádh do tharcuisniughadh
air do shon-sa.
THE GAELIC ALPHABET.
Irish.
Roman.
Sound.
Irish.
Roman.
Sound.
a
a
aw
m
m
emm
b
b
bay
n
n
enn
c
c
kay
o
o
oh
d
d
dhay
p
p
pay
e
e
ay
r
r
arr
f
f
eff
s
s
ess
g
g
gay
t
t
thay
i
i
ee
u
u
oo
l
l
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