GLEANINGS FOR NEXT WEEK'S CALENDAR

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 21, 28 May 1908, Page 3

GLEANINGS FOR NEXT WEEK'S CALENDAR

May 31,, Sunday.— Sunday within the Octave of the Ascension. Juine 1, Mondaiy.— St. Eleuthterius, Pope ajxd Martyr. „ a, Tuesday.—St. Eugene 1., Pope and Confessor. „ 3, Wednesday.— St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, Vdrgin. \ „ 4, Thursday.— Octave of the Ascension. „ 5, Fr/iday.— St. Boniface, Bishop and Martyr. „ 3, Saitnrdiay.— Vigil of Pentecost. Fast Day. St. Eleutherius, Pope and Martyr. St. Eleutherius, a -native of Greece, became Pope on the death of St. Soter in 177. After a pontificate of fifteen years, St. Eleutherius was martyred in the reign of Commodus. > > St. Boniface, .Bishop and Martyr. St. Boniface was a native of Devon, in England. Shortly after Ms ordination to the priesthood, he was commissioned by Pope Gregory 11. to preach the Gospel to the pagan inhabitants of Germany. He labored with such success that in a short time many ' episcopal sees were erected in that country, Boniface himself being appointed ArchMshop of Mayence. He suffered martyrdom at the hands of the infidels in 755. Octave. The eight days assigned for the celebjration of a feast are called the Octave. During this time is repeated every day a part of the office of the feast, as the hymns;, antiphons, or verses, with on© or several lessons referring to the subject. On the eighth day, the Octave properly speaking, the office is more solemn than that of the preceding days. Generally the most solemn feasts, like Christmas, Easter, Pentecost, Corpus Christi, the feast of the patron saint, are accompanied by an Octave.