Friends at Court

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 43, 27 October 1904, Page 31

Friends at Court

QLEANINGS FOR NEXT WEEK'S CALENDAR

October 30, Sunday.— Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost. St. John Baptist de Ja Salic, Crnfessor „ 31, Monday.— St. Sineius, Pope and Confessor. November 1, Tuesday.— Feast of All Samts. „ 2, Wednesday. — Commemoration of tb.3 Faithful Departed. „ 3, Thursday.— St. Malaehy, Bishop and Conlessor. „ 4, Friday.— St. Charles Borromeo, Bishop an.d Confessor. „ 5, Saturday .—St. Columba, Abbot. St. John Baptist de la Salle, Confessor. This sauit was born in France in Itisl. Even, before Ins. ordination he took a keen interest in the v edutaturn of children, a work for which he was r nat»uralLy fitted, and ta which he afterwards entirely devotad himselt. His zeal, his unalterable patience, and ''his humility were brought into strong relief by the many trials to ■which, like- all reformers, he was eipostU. He died at Koue'ti in 1719, after having successfully established t'h'o well known teaching Order of the Bibthers of the C hnstian Schools. St. Siricius, Pope and Confesfcor. St. Siricius, during a pontificate of fourteen years, labo 1 >ed zealously for Xho propagation of the true Faith among heretics and mlide-ls. He died in 31)8, being Mien mo: a than se\enty yeais of age. Feast of All Saints. r l hough we are apt to look upon the saints as the far-oil ci»»uoiis ot t.he hea\enly Jerusalem, we must not lorget that we can still communicate with them and that they are united with us by the most tendor ties. They are our fellow-members in Jesus Christ, and although already glonfied, continue to form one body with us under the same head. At any time we can converse witih them in prayer, lor they know and see all things m Ci-cd On their part they continue to take the most lively interest in our, welfare, for they know that we also aio called to be saints and companions with them lot all eternity m the heavenly kingdom. They Know, t o o, by their own experience, the dangers that beset us, ti 10 cratt and cruelty oi our deadly enemies, the weakness ot oai corrupt nature ; and they are full of tendor compassion and solicitude in our regard. Commemoiation of the Faithful Departed. ( n tins day the Church solemnly commemorates and piay.s loi all the souls in purgatory that lihey may be speedily icleasc-d from their sullcung St. Malachy, Bishop and ConfetJs<or. St. Malachy was born at Aimagh, and was a disciplo of St. Malchus, Bishop of Lismore. After he had built the gieat Abbey of Bangor, which by his care l>e.came a nourishing seminary of piety and learning, ho was nouned to the bishopric of Down, an.d attei waids ele\ atod to the pnmatial chair of Armagh. While in this high staticn, Malachy introduced many retQ ins, and, by his zeal ani still more by his holy example, wrought a great change throughout Ireland. iii Jl.i7 ho 'resigned his primatial dignity, consecrated (.'elasuis in his place, another Bishop of Connor, and reserved for himself the small See ot Down. To proouro t;ne Papal sanction for his reforms, and alto to obtain tlu pallium for the metropolitan of Armagh and Cas'hel, St. Malachy undertook a journey to. Rome in 11 3 D. Pope Innocent 11. received him with marks of tho highest, distinction, and appointed him Apostolic Legate lor Ireland, but deferred the concession of the palnums to a future date. After his return, St. Malachy discharged his olhce of Legate with characteristic devotedness, which resulted in much fruit, visiting overy part of the island aod holding synods. With the aid ot the monks who had taken the Cistercian \iabit at Clairvaux, he founded the Cistercian Abiey ol Mellifont, in Loath, which was the hrst of that Order in Irelaml In 11 18 he held the great Synod of Holmpau lck, and undertook a second journey to Rome, but goif] only as far as Clairvaux, where he died in the arms of his illustrious friend, St. Bernard.