Friends at Court

New Zealand Tablet, 20 May 1915, Page 3

Friends at Court

0. QLBANINOS FOR NEXT WEEK'S CALENDAR May 23, Sunday.— Sunday. "' ~ 24, Monday.—Pentecost Monday. _- ;;- „ 25, Tuesday .—Pentecost Tuesday. "„ 26, Wednesday.—Of the Octave. Ember Day. -■ Fast. ' ' „ 27, Thursday.Of the Octave. ■ ■ 1 : -■ _,, 28, Friday.—Of the Octave. Ember Day. Fast. „ 29, Saturday.—Of the Octave. Ember Day. ..'-' '♦'".. Fast. No Abstinence. Pentecost Sunday. On this day, in accordance with the promise of Christ r the Holy Ghost, the Third Person of the Adorable Trinity, descended on the Apostles. ' This day,' Butler, remarks, 'is the birthday of the Church. Christ had indeed begun to form His Church during His ministry on earth, when He assembled His disciples, selected His Apostles, and placed St. Peter at their head. -But by the descent of the Holy Ghost He completed His revelation, and gave to His Apostles a special and extraordinary assistance, by which they were directed and -preserved from 'all error in teaching. He - thus, as it were, infused a soul into His mystical body—the Churchand endowed it with a vigorous principle of life and action. From this time its rulers, ministers, and officers, being completely commissioned and quali- . fied by the miraculous effusion of the Holy Ghost, set themselves to exercise their respective functions in governing and propagating the spiritual kingdom of Christ; which was then perfectly settled and established.' GRAINS OF GOLD. i i AGNUS DEI. O Lamb ef God, Who takes away From the whole world its sin, Give me the grace, I humbly pray, My home in to win. O Lamb of God, Whose blood was spilt For me on. Calvary, O save my soul from all its guilt, That I may reign with Thee. —Dulcie Hulme. Perfect contentment would make a man a sluggard.Those that think it permissible to tell white lies soon grow color-blind.** Learn to live thy religion, and thou- shalt have little need or desire to argue and dispute about it. One foundation of happiness is the ability to know when we have what we want, and then not restlessly seek after something else. Whether we think of death or whether we forget it, whether we serve God or neglect Him, life, in spite of us, is all the while a minute and detailed preparation for death. Self-mastery is a great thing. It is not gained all at once, but by little victories at a time. , Every near victory gives fresh strength for greater victories in the future. It is important, therefore, that we practice self-control daily in little things. T Habits formed early in life are like letters cut into the bark of a beech tree. They grow and widen with age. This is a thought that ought to be considered by those who are giving their children an education. This is the reason why education should be Christian. He who waits to do a great deal of good at one time will never accomplish much that will be of merit to him. Let us do the little good Ave can while we are on the journey through life.