Friends at Court

New Zealand Tablet, 24 February 1916, Page 3

Friends at Court

GLEANINGS FOR NEXT WEEK'S CALENDAR

February'27, Sunday. —Sexagesima Sunday. ~ 28, Monday. —Of the Feria. ~ 29,. Tuesday. — Of the Feria. March 1, Wednesday. —Of the Feria. „ 2, Thursday.—Of the Feria. ~ 3, Friday.—Of the Feria. j ~ 4,. Saturday.— St. Casimir, Confessor.

Sexagesima Sunday.

The Parable of the Sower is an instruction on the manner in which we should hear God’s, Word. They receive this grace as God wishes them to receive it, ‘ who, hearing the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit fix patience’ —that is, who, thinking over /what they have heard, apply it to themselves, ‘ and make corresponding changes in their manner of living. He who listens indeed to a sermon, but makes no practical resolution in consequence of it, is like the man described by St. James: ‘He shall be compared to a man beholding his own countenance in a glass. ‘ For he beheld himself, and went his way, and presently forgot what manner of man he was.’

St. Casimir, Confessor.

Poland honors, as its patron, St. Casimir, second* son of the King of that country. He learned from pious preceptors 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 as a model of every virtue. GRAINS OF GOLD. SALVE REGINA. Hail, holy Queen, ... Mother of Mercy sweet, Life of our souls, Our hope, our refuge be ; Children' of Eve, \ Bending at thy dear feet, Out of the gloom, Tearful we cry to thee. Born without stain, Plead for our souls we prav, Turn unto us . Thy pitying eyes of love; So while our lives Pass from the earth away, Bring thou our souls Safe to thy Son above. O clement Maid, Merciful advocate, Virgin, most sweet, Hear thou our constant prayer, Thee do we call, Thou that art heaven's gate. Lift up our hearts, Save us from sin and care. / — Sacred Heart Review. Individuality is the new, soft name for our secret sins. ''•-".".. ■=-.<--.'..,,• The milk of human kindness is the best cosmetic for the complexion. • „- >The desire of noble minds is not of praise, but of abiding power-for good.—Spalding. " .. '"_ ' "It is the fruit of good works and not the mere blossom of good thoughts and good feelings which God requires. v . ; ..' ■ ..',' "-^ Why should we be filled with apprehension because there are ripples in the little pond where our lifeboat floats? —Spalding. ''' v 'v''^^ss';' : .> ' :' :? " A'v'; - : '} : i/^