Friends at Court

New Zealand Tablet, 4 January 1912, Page 3

Friends at Court

v - GLEANINGS FOR NEXT WEEK'S CALENDAR '; r{ : -' : ::'.v : ':':-;-'.:^ ,:^i.' -'-':. -,-''-'''" ; ,v. "•;■■■• -'■'"■ ..-,,-_■ r~" " * : ' "^■: ..y*?^-i---''-.''-.-y*Jy :■.':'■.''<■''s'-.' .'■"'■-■' -■ .'*■'■ January 7, Sunday.—Sunday within the Octave of the Epiphany. "*»-,,. 8, Monday. Within the Octave. ::,':-"■■:„: 9, Tuesday. —Within the Octave. -,, 10, Wednesday. the Octave/ __ ~ .11, Thursday.—-WithinVthe Octave. " - "-„ 12, Friday. Within the Octave. ■"': >'. " ~ 13, Saturday. —Octave of the Epiphany. - GRAINS OF GOLD BEFORE THE- TABERNACLE. t Thou gazest down with loving kindness, i ; ; Dear Lord, upon Thy suffering child; : -" '■■■". And into light is changed my blindness, '■■:,'. , As night before the sunbeams mild. ■ ' "With many wounds, with deep, deep sadness, " : ; I came before Thee, Lord, to-day ; But all is changed to heavenly gladness, " ".'- And at Thy feet has passed away.'- >■■. Thy love sheds blessings all around us, ; ' •" As once in far Judea's land .' * : . With many graces Thou has bound "us - Thy captives in a holy band; - ' Arid, oh! Thine eyes, with lovelight shining, > : Console my -griefs, and, make me know ~ That I can rest, till life's declining, C ' Within Thy care Who lov'st me so! How sweet Thy Presence : on Thine altar. —How near, how near, Thou art to me! ...-"■ : Oh, never let: me change or falter, r - ; My heart ; shall live alone for Thee. . - Here let me kneel in adoration, ' _ Here at Thy feet, beneath Thy gaze. _ - •"'.,"" This is my rest, my soul's safe station. :■■ ' Be Thou my all, through all my days! r . - —Sacred Heart Review. .-, The slightest act may be done with a graciousness : that warms the day, or 'with a hard indifference that almost repels us from goodness itself. Success in the higher life largely depends upon ; laying a strong hand upon the appetites and the throb- , bing passions of the carnal nature so that we can sit at the footstool of God undisturbed by the longings of . our discordant strivings. *,- \ " Work in this busy world is likely to bring a great many failures, with only, an occasional success. The failures are discouraging for the time being; but the only; way is to keep on-in spite of failures until the next success is attained. ■- -. Kindheartedness in one's dealings with 'k others'; is the great charm of life. A mind attentive to -the wants: of others, which avoids everything calculated to give them r pain, which is gracious, which : does .not keep silence out of touchiness and pride,, that mind is the mind of the Christian, and is the joy of everyone who '-. ."; comes in contact with it. Do not let sadness .discourage.» you. Sensible joy is a consolation, but the accomplishment of duty is the real source of . all interior progress. Did you ever think—That a kin word put out; at interest brings back an enormous percentage of love and appreciation?- That.though a loving thought may : ' , not seem appreciated, it has yet made you better and braver because of it ? That - the little act of r kindness and thoughtfulness" day by day are really greater "than. one immense act of goodness once a year? That to be always polite to the people :at home is better and more • refined than having company manners ':?v : That to learn to talk pleasantly about nothing in particular is ■:-,,.. /a great art, and prevents you saying things, that you may regret? That to -judge anybody by his personal appearance stamps you as not only ignorant, but vulgar?-""