Friends at Court

New Zealand Tablet, 26 February 1914, Page 3

Friends at Court

GLEANINGS FOR NEXT WEEK'S CALENDAR March 1, Sunday. First Sunday in Lent. „ 2, Monday.— St. Simplicius, Pope and ' Confessor. ' „ 3, Tuesday. Of the Feria. „ 4, Wednesday.— St. Lucius, Pope and Martyr. Ember Day. ~ 5, Thursday.—St. Casimir, King, ~ 6, Friday.— St. Fridolin, Abbot. Ember Day. ~ 7, Saturday.— St. Thomas Aquinas, Confessor and Doctor. Ember Day. St. Lucius, Pope and Martyr. The pontificate of St. Lucius, who was a native of Rome, lasted only a few months. Immediately after his accession, A.D. 252, he was sent into banishment by the Emperor Gallus. It is uncertain whether he died a martyr's death or received this title on account of his many sufferings for the Faith. St. Casimir, Confessor. Poland honors, as its patron, St. Casimir, second son of the king of that country. He learned from pious precept ors to practise-austerities which contrasted remarkably with the luxury and splendor of his father's court. He died in 1482 at the age of 24, and is proposed to the young a i model of every virtue. GRAINS OF QOLD. TO THE QUEEN OF THE ANGELS. Queen of th? Angels, we, thy little ones, Lift up our voices at the fall of night, And pray that thou wilt keep us ever good, And help us do what's right. And when our little life on earth is. done, Lift us above the starry skies of blue; Give us gold crowns and snowy wings to fly, And make us angels) too. — Ave Maria. ' Religious reading is practically the only available antidote for many against the false maxims of the world.'Cardinal Vaughan. Though thou thyself fail, reoice that it has been given to another to do nobly, for if thou art capable of envy thou are incapable of wisdom. —Bishop Spalding. How unfortunate are those who become more wicked because their brothers become better, and who cannot witness their prosperity without • conceiving •an envy which may cause the death of their soul.— St. Gregory the Great. Remember you are immortal ; realise your own immortality. Remember it all day long, in all places. Live as men whose every act is ineffaceably recorded, whose every change may be recorded for ever. Cardinal Manning. , . / It is by little acts of our lives .that character and disposition reveal themselves. A severe test is not at all necessary to find out the character of our companions—the slightest would do. Observe their common daily actions, : and you will have all the evidence for safe judgment. :>.' s _ ~' - We have to work, work seriously at the formation of- the mind and » heart—the task allotted us in this world.,, Both have to be conformed to , the likeness .of Him who is the pattern of all the elect. Both have to be brought into harmony with the surroundings in which they ■ • find ; themselves ' directly. — Mother hi M. Loyola. : ' ■ ,"> rv•#>:'•*'= j&H Vv.!=-' ■k&A >•> ■'•]<■"' :