Friends at Court

New Zealand Tablet, 26 June 1919, Page 3

Friends at Court

GLEANINGS FOR NEXT WEEK'S CALENDAR ■ ■"' i " i I June 29, Sunday.—Third Sunday after Pentecost. ~;"* '< ..... .;■" - SS. Peter and Paul, .Apostles. ~ 30, Monday. —Commemoration of St. Paul. July 1, Tuesday.—Feast of the Most Precious Blood. - „ 2, Wednesday. Visitation of . . the Blessed Virgin Mary. ;' „ 3, Thursday.—Of the Octave. ~ 4, Friday.—Of the Octave. •,, 5, Saturday.—St. Anthony Zaccaria, Confessor. \. Commemoration of St. Paul, Apostle. • ,': The miraculous conversion of St. Paul is commemorated on January 25. After his baptism he spent three years preparing himself in solitude and prayer for the work of the Apostolate. At the end of. that time he proceeded to Jerusalem to confer with St. Peter. During his stay in the Holy City he preached in the synagogues with such success that the fanatical Jews endeavored to take away his life. The missionary career on which he thus entered terminated only with his death. The history of his labors, journeys, and sufferings occupied the greater part of the book of Acts of the Apostles. In the midst of his labors he found time to write' to different churches the 14 epistles which form part of the New Testament, and which manifest so clearly his lively faith, his zeal for souls, and especially his ardent love of his crucified Lord. St. Paul was beheaded outside Rome, near the place where the magnificent basilica which bears his name now stands. The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The event which this feast commemorates is the visit of congratulation paid by the Blessed Virgin to her cousin, St. Elizabeth. The circumstances of this visit, as narrated in the Gospel of St. Luke (chap i., 36, etc.), reveal to us the greatness of Mary's charity, and teach tis that we ought to rejoice at the favors which God bestows on our neighbors, as if we ourselves ...had. received them. . . 1 J / ■}.'."'- GRAINS OF GOLD. * -WITH THEE, O LORD, FOR EVER. | ....... : (For : the N.Z. Tablet.) % "Thou art the God of my heart, and- the God that is my portion for ever." —Ps. 72, v. 26. The God Thou art of my poor heart, | My portion be Thou for ever. : .j From Thee let nothing make me part, | Or from Thy sweet favor sever. ... S ..j Fast hold me, Lord, by my right hand; Inspire and lead me ever still, And waft me into "that right land," For evermore to do Thy will. Thy Spirit, gentle lead me on, And guide my footsteps day by day. ■'■■-■ . Let earthly longings all be gone, And grace benign my heart let sway. A happy exit from this life - .£; 'ln mercy grant me, Jesu good. ■ ."■.:''; At whatso hour Thou'lt end my strife, ' >..'. My soul regale with Thine own Food. |..; , —J. Golden. ■i- Love the will of God, love it alone, and thus ? make a heaven upon earth. r I . Turn your eyes to God and try to please Him in all things and He will not fail to provide for you in all things.—St. Teresa. | The work of our lives may be summed up thus: To leave ourselves and all things to take the cross for our standard, arms, and recompense, and to attach ourselves for ever to Jesus Christ. ... ; ; ; !