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" Think None More Frail than Thyself "
The Grace of Graciousness It would not be amiss if among the
(Thomas a Kempis.) .0h, let me never wear In the presence of sin an air .Of righteousness again So close and strong temptation ai upon me Yesterday, that only b, the grace of
at Mary's hands during this month
blessings and favours we are seeking of special devotion, we were to
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her to obtain for us, one and all, the grace of graciousness. When we join in that superb Litany of Loretto with its inspiring invooations, would we not do well to say with particu-
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lar emphasis-"Mother most amiable, pray for us." It was the late Jahn
Thee Did I resist.
oTREET, NEXT DOOR CELTIC CLUB.
RoA Large Consignment of New Goods just opened :-Statuary, saries, Brass Candlesticks, Stations of the Cross, Crucifixes, Hymn Books, Floats, Incense, Charcoal Tapers, and all Church and Catholic School Requisites. All Irish, English, and American Newspapers, and Magazines in stock. Agents for all Interstate Papers and Magazines. Good Magazines for the home circle-Ave Maria and Catholic Fireside. COUNTRY ORDERS RECEI VE PROMPT ATTENTION. Cruel
ridicule, the "making fun "
not in accord with the love which Christ calls for. It hurts severely and disof people's peculiarities, is
courages, and when much indulged in Oliver Hobbes, we believe, who re- it lowers the character of the one marked on the great number of perwho uses it, and may lead to many sons whose morals are irreproachexcesses. We must have:a respect, a able, but whose ways are odious, reverence, a kindly feeling for men ; Snappish, sour, brusque, cold, tactest. self - centred and try never to hurt anybody's feelE'en though I see another sin before less, unsympathetic, Christians do try wof ully the pati- ings. Some people are more sensimy eyes, ence and temper,' mayhap weaken the Let me not think him worse than I. tive, than others, but all have some faith, of their susceptible brethren. To me Thou hast been kinder ; Father Faber says there never was sensitiveness, and things hurt at Lord, Thou only knowest why. times more than we realise. A kind, kind action that didn't hinder at -E. M. King. aleast sympathetic, appreciative word will one mortal sin. It might be do wonders, and the one who speaks that unkind much say the too to To Renovate a Black Felt Hat.ways of really good people are reit is blessed as much as the one who In order to renovate a shabby black the hears. It creates a love which is felt hat slightly moisten a piece of sponsible for grievous sin on of their fellow creatures, but akin to the nature of God, Who overblack cloth with a little good' black Part they certainly breed a crop of venial looks our poor human weaknesses ink and rub this well into the felt, sins and hinder much good. Once while He encourages us in all good having previously brushed out every there was a good woman, who was things. Particle of dust. Only very little unfortunately cursed with a vixenish hat ink should be used, and the tongue and temper. She often went We must never despise men or any should afterwards be rubbed with to confession, to the same kindly old single man. To say "thou fool" is piece cloth. of another Priest, and it was long a matter of a serious matter. Even common, wordly custom resents it indignantTea and coffee stains can be remov- perplexity to her that he invariabl;, ly, for it places man in the catePrescribed the same penance. "And ed from linen tablecloths and serviettes if the stained part is put in- now, my child," he would say, " for gory of the beast, and wrath arises to hot water as soon as possible, your penance say the prayer, ' Hail in defence of a higher creation. It Holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our is a course and vulgar epithet. To left to steep a short time, and then the Christian it is a wicked epithet. washed out with soap in clean hot life, our "sweetness" and our hope." It dawned on the irascible penitent We strike against, that which God water. one day that the gentle Priest alhas made and forget the sacredness of humanity made in God's image. Creaking Boots.-Stand them on a ways laid special' emphasis on "sweetness,'-' and the revelation had No man ever sinks so low but that dish in which enough linseed oil has the good effect of setting her to work some good can be found in him, and been poured almost to cover the in earnest to overcome her chief it is our business to seek that good soles, and let them remain for 2-1 hours. The oil will also make the fault. Let us, too, say our " Hail and develop it, that it may overcome and bury and kill the evil. And when boots tougher. The soles of the boots Holy Queeen," with a little more accent on the "sweetness" we all need the despising arises from some trivmust be turned, upwards and left to to this at times, for the daily grind ial offence, some foolish word or dry for two days when taken out of is very vexing, and alas. we are so deed, it it especially unjustifiable. the oil. weak, we poor creatures of flesh and What a hell earth would become if blood and nerves. we took notice .of every little thing She who is the Few things are more helpful or model of patience, gentleness, mildthat annoyed us, and suffered ourmore beautiful than friendship betness and sweetness will help us to They selves to recoil from the annoyers. ween the young and the old. win the mastery over our failings. We must cover up and forget a great have everything to give to each other. deal as we journey on. We are all What is most pitiful in both-youth's That sweet-tempered and gentlemanuncertainty and need of encouraging ly saint, Francis de Sales, says pretty vulnerable, even those who " there is nothing that edifies so pride themselves on their superioriand s mpathy, age's untulfilments need of softening tenderness is much as charitable good nature. In ty, and it is as ridiculous as it is it, as in the oil of the lamp, burns wicked for any man to despise his soothed and neutralised by a sitarthe flame of good example." brother. ng of interests and affections. What though till now no grievous wrong Have I been guilty of ? How long Shall I continue so Thou only know-
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LET US LIFT UP OUR HEARTS. When the Lord was about to leave His Apostles to return to His heavenly Father, He consoled them by the assurance : "I go to prepare a place for you." If we .could get this truth into our sad souls and form the habit of meditating on that place of "many mansions" for which we are all, however feebly at times, struggling, joy would abound more among us. Some of us find, says the Paulist Calendar, that, as a general rule, we are prompted to live better lives more from a fear of hell than a desire of .heaven. We read of the torments of the damned, we hear sermons about hell, and we are seized with a sudden dread of being one day cast into these torments. And yet a few moments' meditation each cla.)' on the pleasures and happiness of those in heaven might serve more effectually than fear, to cause us to change our lives. When we consider the care free life of the saints in heaven-no business to be looked after, no trials or sickness to be endured, no sins to be guarded against, no enemies to combat-how we long to be with them and share their Peace ; how we yearn to be delivered from the miseries and trials of this world and to be taken up into our abode in the land of bliss how eager we are to become the companions of saints and angels. And over and above this, how we burn with the desire to be united with God in a Perfect union of love, without fear of ever losing Him again ; without the least danger of ever again offending Him by the smallest sin ; and without the least wish of anything else but Him. These are the pleasures of ;
is there to prevent every one of us from gaining this happiness ? Let us remember that all the saints were at one time here upon earth. heWavhenat,
their trials, their falls, and their repentance. They had their times of sorrow, when prayer seemed useless and God seemed to have deserted them. In a word, they Passed through the same life as we are now, passing through. Their means of success should be ours also. ,Perseverance despite many failures, doing the will of God in small things as well as large', charity to God and neighbour, and, above all, taking up the cross and following Jesus, these are the means used by the saints. They are not hard to follow, especially when we have the help of Christ with us. And even if they are at times difficult, is not our reward sufficient to repay the effort? They had
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A NECESSARY EXCEPTION. "Ah my friend," said the man who was fond of moralising, "it is true that we can really accomplish nothing until the crooked has been made straight----" "Of course," Interrupted the man in the loud clothes, ".,ou except corkscrews ?" !