Friends at Court

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 15, 16 April 1908, Page 3

Friends at Court

GLEANINGS FOR NEXT WEEK'S CALENDAR

April. 19, Sunday.— Easter Sunday. „ 20, Monday.— Easter Mond a y. „ 21, Tuesday.— Easter Tuesday. „ 22, Wednesday.— Of the Octave. „ 23, Thursday.— Of the Octave. „ 24, Friday.— Of the Octave. „ 25, Saturday.— Of the Octave. Easter Sunday. 1 The festival of Easter,' writes- St. Gregory, ' is the** 1 solemnity of solemnities, because it raises us from the earth into eternity, which it enables us to enjoy beforehand by faith, hope, and charity.' ' You shall rise again ! ' This is what the Ghurch says to us by the eloquent voice of her ceremonies. From the holy tenv pie 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 heaven fallen on earth for our festive days, resounds on all sides, is repeated every moment ;is varied again ajid again ; 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 of this great day to inspire. '—^