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Show I burcb Universal J tjwwwwwwwjjiM,. J CHURCH CALENDAR. m Aj- Grmaine Cousin. 247,222 1 1 W grt'',rEtheldreda. 3S9.344 for mis- II retreats. j ff AV. Nat. St. J. Baptist.-421.112 for t " ;(.,tiV works. 1 1 Th- William 379.166 for con-I con-I ! vpr(,n?-j.;icred Heart of Jesus. 1,14:.-: 1,14:.-: 1 .cj'for' sinners. I - s. St. Ladislaus. 412,142 for the 1 intemperate. I ' c Third after Pentecost. St. Ire- I Jeu-K. I Pft. v. 6-11; G. Luke xv, 1 . jfl 3i n.r7 for spiritual favors. ' ! THE GENERAL INTENTION. I pecommended by His Holiness I ' Pius X. I pEVOTlOX TO THE SACRED t cannot be too often repeated that i 1 dcvoti"" l'',es r,ot consist in emotion, ' r feelinc or sentiment. Pious tend-- tend-- Pnf,ef an inclinations may help devo-Ln, devo-Ln, rut Ln themselves they are not Avotion. This great grace in our Hrltual life is not in the feelings, but in the wiU. and may be denned as "the onp will to execute those things ftirh belong lo the divine service." Hence 'lie devotion to the Sacred eart will consist in the strong will to c-rnmr I''i those things which appertain apper-tain to the service of the Sacred Rrart. j pevoti 'H. after all. is only love, and ;.-ve, If it merits the name, consists in ' carrying "ut tne re3sonatle wishes of I jVf "bPl"ved. Our Lord Himself tells 1 .u.f this in he Gospel: "If you love me, my commandments." True deo-t!nn deo-t!nn to the Sacred Heart is the carrying carry-ing out in our daily lives the wishes oi our Flossed Savior. These wishes n'av often run counter to our emotions, I ffffinps and natural inclinations. flTien this is the case, no number 0f pious practices, no special acts of ity. however agreeable, no religious IfjerVises are really the civotion of th Sacred Heart unless they have for their aim the obtaining of strength to carry out practically what Is the will p? tf,e Sacred Heart. Th? devotion, then, to Our Savior's I Heart, must be. not an ornament in I f ir lives, not something which merely 1 amuses dpvout feelings, but vlt must i'M us prow from day to day in the I r-sctlee of self-conquest for the love I Icf that Heart which bled for us. CONTEMPLATION. Happy ,vn stands from all the rush I asido. Rim luits this eager life of deep 1 unrest. 1Whrp mn seek things which never are possessed. But like fast flowing waters from them, glide. I Tn all devouring seas that open wide; J Happy w'ho turns away, and on the I breast i Of th" slow Nile moves on calm and at rest I To rcrions where repose and peace I abide: fl'here earth and sky through ages are ' the same; I And man, knowing the little he can I no, The emptiness of pleasure, power and ! fame. ! Like the calm earth and sky grows I tranquil, too, I And makes sweet contemplation his sole aim. I uazir.R frnm palm tree's shade on I heaven's blue. Bishop J. L. Spalding. THINGS I LIKE ABOUT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH J 'Things I Like About the Catholic fhurch" was th title of an interesting J Ptr.nn preached in the First Congre- 1 gi'.ional church. La Crosse, AViss., by I pastor, the Rev. Henry. Faville. jj "Eappiiy for our Christianity," said preacher, "intolerance is no longer J Wdered loyalty to truth in our I "Hike the Catholic church." he said, ! 2use of the sanctity it puts upon I ''.arriago tie. I see no permanent J i".; fnr humanity except in connec- I :'" with the home, and in civilized I t'4 Christian .society the home begins I :'tfi marriage. In most instances di- I 1 ends xhf true home, tn this na- I i n nppr; ThP t.,eCk which the Cath- I r,'( -church puts upon divorce. Wheth- I f-rf regard marriage as a sacrament I r,2ly a. a civil contract, we should J cratefui t0 an institution which I nxK'Pt 0f j. a i,n(jmg contract, a con- , 1 rs"t for !it. a contract for better or Ir.',""'-- 1 ' onsider the position of the dh'iiic ;:.;n h jn this respect one of Ir? buU-aiks of society. n 1 "k.P lts rf,vrpnce for its houses I ',J'vorshi;'- It carries out that request ; I "i'h v, make upon our greeting. I fiir-n rf.ar;s; -Whosoever thou art that . i -rest this church, remember it is the I 1"" ' 'id: b reverent, be silent, " 'J'O'ichtful. and leave it not without " I,ra.Vf' t i fjod ffr thyself, for those h,-C .niin',:,"r anl those who worship ,-rIhln :' worship the Catholic I ra"pr' ,n;'!if-s no. distinctions as o f ai-rt" , : F t "r conditions. The rich ,"" r "ieet together. The color 1 rf'J'"' ,np slavery question has I v. (5,'i' 'i ihp Catholic church, as it I p,n"::" .,,l!:"r'i- I like this. It is the I the 7 ' ! :,'-rist'aniiy. It recognizes j rl j ' r': "! of the two great truths Th c.J !-nst a Riven to the world, i A'i r-rSl is' ''"d's fatherhood of man. 1 it fe ',n"Mi;in ' 'lurches recognize this, ,-ic !,ru."' but in Its worship the Cath- frarti " iins n('en able to apply it i :J,h!'.'.1 i:kp it" charities. It builds ; i Sr " 1 "rpnan asylums. It has ' I;'rnn':''' "f r'urs,'s in its Sisterhoods. I -nmIn!1'anrl!8 a srreat bf,d" of nien and t ,v'!k; ,1jlnister to the sick and 1 S-t ,.".'y uni the destitute wid the un- 1 Vo 'V"' '"'t for w&Res. but for the "' '' n' nd the Church." I Doubts. Tl.r ''iladeiphia Ledger.) 1 r,s'f" v"'' a 'larky in southern Tcn- I short ,nav;rd Eph Friday, who died a I mh'1"-0. Kph was neither a I and ,i. , a rhurch nor of a lodge, W ' 110 rip to deliver an ad- j Wan . I"ayrr at his burial. At; I rrfnark'"f "!lr,,a rr,nsrnted to say a few j I ffin S T ,hp df,PartPJ ou!. As the f th ',0 1,f'iri lowered into the grave I mourner,""'1" Paid tf th assembled I to dePhn,fr'day ,Vf trust you hab gone I p e w'har w spects you ain't." IIrthUDfrbt ,0 Posterity. A grand -f)r tiiBii prov,n? her irrandchildren 'Mldren K noi5:e- fiaid: "Dear me. J'ou kp ' nu arfl so noisy today! Can't ".N'ow- " rjuipt?" se; Erandma- you mustn't scold. vUldn't' v U w'asn"t tor us, you un 1 be a grandma at alL" I DOING ONE'S BEST. I may not reach the heights I seek My untried strength may fail me- ' Or, half way up the mountain peak Fierce tempests may assail me But though that place I never gain Herein lies comfort for my pain I will be worthy of it. I may not triumph in success Despite my earnest labor 1 Th3.??1 t8? results at Wess The efforts of my neighbor But though that goal I never 'see This thought shall always dwell' win, I will be worthy of it. The golden glory of love's light I May never fall upon my way, My path may lead through shadowed I night, I T.ilrA firtnia ,1 , . 1 1 ! v. m itru u.vwav, ?w nUSh life"s dearest i0T I miss. There lies a nameless strength in this I will be worthy of it. El'a Wheeler Wilcox. An Objejct Lesson in Faith. i, hae never peen an' sreat political polit-ical party, society or church prosper without faith." said former Senator Morse of Boston at a recent meeting of the loung Men's Congregational club Lven in our Protestant churches except ex-cept when I meet prosperous and energetic ener-getic clubs like this, we are passing away from cherished traditions. When I look on a club like this, which is one of the bulwarks of our churches I am reminded of the great Roman Catholic church, which is growing in a way we never dreamed of. While I regard all churches alike, we are furnished with an object lesson in faith by the Catholic church, which keeps in touch with its members from birth to the grave ln our Protestant churches it often happens not more than one mem, ber of the family is a church attendant and when they wander away from the fold many never return. I say this in no despondent Vav, . but we Slth-have mre f lhat all-abidins Let Me FindThee. (From "California: Where Sets the Sun.") Within my heart a great, strong tidal wave Uplifts me far above the quiet calm ut every day's weak, ummpassioned life Lifts me to high yearning; I stretch out my arm To God and Heaven, my soul s eryinsr rife With strong desire that God Himself would show Me something of Himself, teach me to know What God is. I see his hand in all things In this fair world: each happy bird that sings. Each golden ray of sunshine, each soft breeze. Each blade of grass, the tall and state-i state-i ly trees. The fragrant flowers, the laughing brooks, the sea. The mountains, all voice Deitv to me. But through Thy heart, O God: let me find Thee: Eliza A. .Otis. Henry James and Life. (Saturday Evening Post.) The storm of anecdotes that beats about most well known authors, particularly partic-ularly of the best selling variety, seems never to have struck Henry James. x-tfmap 11 tuuiu iiol ureaK mrougn tne barricades of sentences that surrounded surround-ed him. It will be remembered that Mr. James was once called "an idea entirely en-tirely surrounded by words." But once in a while a story trickles through. Not long ago a young lady, one of the earnest earn-est seekers .after truth kind, said to Mr. James: "Oh, Mr. James, won't you please define de-fine life?" Whereupon the novelist gravely replied: re-plied: "It Is the predicament' that precedes death." Novel Trio. "Do you like ensemble music?" the city girl asked young Nathan Hobbs of Willowby, who was trying to entertain enter-tain her at the church "social." Nathan Na-than looked bewildered. "I mean do you enjoy hearing several sev-eral instruments played together?" inquired in-quired his new acquaintance, taking condescending pity on his ignorance. "I guess I do," said Nathan, brightening bright-ening at once, and speaking with enthusiasm. en-thusiasm. "Pay, you just wait till you hear Etta Willis on the organ with Ed Holmes playing the harmonica and Sadie James the triangle. It's great." Flowers of Friendship. (Clifton Bingham.) Not the brighter, gaudier flowers. Rich and rare, of spring. Those that deck the summer hours Shall my greeting bring. Just the sweet forget-me-nots, Mem'ry's eyes of blue, Culled in unfrequented spots, - Flowers of Friendship true. Just as simple gentle words Tell their story best. And by songs of humblest birds Is the most expressed, So in these shy flowers of mine, That I love so well. Memory and friendship twine, And true wishes dwell. Mem'ry of glad times of old, Cherished truly yet; Friendship that as, days unfold, Bids me not forget; Wishes for the days to be. And for happy hours, F.ach and all acceDt from me. Twined about these' flowers. 'Flowers of Friendship they indeed; In their gentle hue. And their meaning, may you read All I wish for you; ! For they whisper to your heart You are not forgot; Friendship lives, though days depart. So, forget me not! Clifton Bingham. L'nklnd. The following conversation was overheard the other day between a policeman and an old gentleman. The policeman, it appeared, was asking ask-ing for funds to help to bury one of his brother officers. "Would you like to subscribe five shillings toward his burial, sir?" said the policeman.' ... The kind old gentleman put his hand in his pocket and handed him a sov- "Thank you, sir," he said. "I'll have to give vou fifteen shillings change. -Oh never mind the change," said the benevolent old gentleman. "Bury three other policemen." "Cake" sale for 'the' benefit of the cathedral ca-thedral Altar society, Saturday. June 2,. |