GRAINS OF GOLD.

New Zealand Tablet, 3 December 1914, Page 3

GRAINS OF GOLD.

‘ CHILD OF MARY.’ ‘Child of Mary,’ angels whisper. As our promises are made, And, with hearts renewed in fervor, We go forward unafraid.

‘ Child of Mary ’ —wondrous meaning Do the simple words conceal!

Virtues of the Queen of Heaven May our lives each day reveal.

‘ Child of Mary,’ when temptation, Siren-like, our souls entice,

May the echo softly stirring Rouse against the seeds of vice.

‘ Child of Mary ’surely heaven Will unbar its gates at last To the soul that breathes this password When the trials of life are past.

’Philadelphia Standard.

There is nothing which draws man nearer to the Divinity than to do good.—St. Gregory..

■ When one has fallen into any sin, the best remedy is to have instant recourse to the Heart of Jesus in the Most Holy Sacrament.—St. Alphonsus Liguori. There is a reciprocity in human-nature, 'and each heart is quick to recognize a kindred spirit, and give and take and grant a blessing, as occasion serves.