Friends at Court

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 16, 20 April 1905, Page 31

Friends at Court

GLEANINGS FOR NEXT WEEK'S CALENDAR April 23, Easiter Sunday. „ 24, Easter Monday. 25, Easter Tuesday. „ 26, Wednesday.— Of the Octave. „ 27, Thursday.— Of the Octave. „ 28, Friday.— Of the OctaAc. „ 2*>, S-atinday.— Of the Octa>e. Easter Sunday. ' The festival of Easter,' writes St. Gregory, ' is the solemnity of solemnities, because it raises us from the earth into eternity, whicn it enables us to enjoy beforehand by faith, hope, and charity. 1 ' You shall rise again ! ' 1 his is what the Church says to us by the eloquent voice of her ceremonies. From the holy temple all signs of mourning have disappeared. The altars are decked out with extraordinary magnificence. Ornaments of gay color and rich embroidery appear. Every face is bright. The bells are all in motion. The song of joy — the Alleluia — that word of the language of liea\en fallen on earth for our festive days, resounds on all sides, is repeated every moment ; is varied again and as;ain ; is modulated into every key ; and when there are added the rays of a beautiful sun, you cannot avoid those feelings of hope and delight which it is the mission cf this great day to inspire.