Friends at Court

New Zealand Tablet, 8 September 1910, Page 1427

Friends at Court

CLEANINGS FOR NEXT WEEK'S CALENDAR September 11, Sunday .—Seventeenth' Sunday after Pente- >..,,. . cost. The Holy Name of Mary. „• ' 12, Monday.— Rose of Lima, Virgin, U „ 13, Tuesday.— Sergius 1., Pope and Con- .- '.•--- fessor. „ 14, Wednesday.— of the Holy Cross. "... „ 15, Thursday.—Octave of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. » „ 16, Friday.—SS. Cornelius and Cyprian, Bishops and Martyrs. „ 17, Saturday.— Stigmata of St. Francis. -■'■> St. Rose of Lima, Virgin. Lima, in South America, was the birthplace of St. Rose, who, in a life embracing only 31 years, gave a signal example of profound humility, patience, and suffering, -voluntary mortification, and an ardent love of God. During a long and painful illness her constant prayer was, ' Lord increase my sufferings, and with them increase Thy love in •my heart.' She died in 1617. SS. Cornelius and Cyprian, Bishops and Martyrs. * These two saints were contemporaries and friends. St. Cornelius: was elected to succeed Pope Fabian in 251. During his pontificate the Church had to contend with not only the persecution of Decius, but also with the internal disturbances excited by the heretic Novatian. In 252 St. Cornelius was banished to Civita Vecchia. Brought back to Rome in the same year, he there gained the crown of martyrdom. St. Cyprian was verging on old age when converted from paganism. He was consecrated Bishop of Carthage in 248. During ten years he labored unceasingly to promote the spiritual interests of his flock. He was the author of several treatises on doctrinal and devotional subjects. He was martyred during the persecution of Valerian in 258. SWEET SACRAMENT Here, at Thy Shrine, in humble adoration, Sweet Sacrament, we raise our hearts to Thee, Hear from our 'lips the words of consecration, :_ Making us Thine for evermore to be! Jesus, our Lord, in love we bow before Thee; Jesus, our Lord, unto our sighs attend: Take to Thyself our hearts, we now implore Thee— Thou" art our Treasure, Comforter, and Friend! Sweet Sacrament, Thou Bread of Heaven that strengthens Each weary heart upon this exile shore, Grant when, for us, life's evening shadow lengthens, That we may ever love Thee more and more! Amadeus, O.S.F. - Success is utter failure if achieved by the sacrifice of moral principles. , Good companionship does not depend upon accident, % but upon selection. Let your means overrun your wants, not your wants overrun your means. ? A noble part of every true life is to learn to undo what has been wrongly done. f£ In all evil speaking the listener is the accomplice of the evil speaker, and commits the same wrong. Come to the Heart of Jesus, the model of meekness. The love of the kindest mother bears no comparison with the unutterable tenderness with which this Heart is consumed for us.—Monsignor de Segur. Perseverance in righteousness brings increase in spirituality. For 'He who sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he who sows bountifully shall reap also bountifully.' If you cannot be happy in one way, be happy in another. This facility of disposition wants but little aid from philosophy, for health and good humor are almost the -whole affair. Many run about after felicity, like an absent-minded man hunting for his hat while it is in his I hand or on his head. The world without faith is a horrible place, where men suffer and hate one another, grabbing at what others have saved upa few coins, some little bit of property that is | coveted. Self-seeking is always wretched, and always discontented. But, with the hope of God's Heaven, the : whole face of the world is changed. '-'.-■ Never was there a more mistaken idea than that fc. it inmnhs in the world bring happiness to women. For WHe things that make for the happiness of women cannot oe bought with power, personal attractions, or worldjy triumphs. The things that make a woman truly happy must be won by goodness and virtue and work well done.