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1 John 2:3 “Hereby do we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.” TO know God and Christ, in Scripture language, seems to mean to live under the conviction of His presence, who is to our bodily eyes unseen. It is, in fact, to have faith, according to St. Paul’s account of … Continue reading “SAVING KNOWLEDGE”

THE REVERENCE DUE TO HER Luke 1:48 “From henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.” TO-DAY we celebrate the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary; when the Angel Gabriel was sent to tell her that she was to be the Mother of our Lord, and when the Holy Ghost came upon her, and overshadowed her with … Continue reading “THE FEAST OF THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE
BLESSED VIRGIN MARY”

Luke 1:48 “From henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.” TO-DAY we celebrate the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary; when the Angel Gabriel was sent to tell her that she was to be the Mother of our Lord, and when the Holy Ghost came upon her, and overshadowed her with the power of the Highest. … Continue reading “THE REVERENCE DUE TO HER”

TO-DAY we celebrate the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary; when the Angel Gabriel was sent to tell her that she was to be the Mother of our Lord, and when the Holy Ghost came upon her, and overshadowed her with the power of the Highest. In that great event was fulfilled her anticipation as expressed … Continue reading “FROM HENCEFORTH ALL GENERATIONS SHALL CALL ME BLESSED”

CHRIST, A QUICKENING SPIRIT Luke 24:5, 6 “Why seek ye the living among the dead? He is not here, but is risen.” SUCH is the triumphant question with which the Holy Angels put to flight the sadness of the women on the morning of Christ’s resurrection. “O ye of little faith,” less faith than love, … Continue reading “THE FEAST OF THE RESURRECTION OF OUR
LORD”

DIVINE DECREES Rev. 3:11 “Hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.” THIS is the only Saint’s day which is to be celebrated with mingled feelings of joy and pain. It records the fall as well as the election of an Apostle. St. Matthias was chosen in place of the traitor … Continue reading “THE FEAST OF ST. MATTHIAS THE APOSTLE”

Rev. 3:11 “Hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.” THIS is the only Saint’s day which is to be celebrated with mingled feelings of joy and pain. It records the fall as well as the election of an Apostle. St. Matthias was chosen in place of the traitor Judas. In … Continue reading “DIVINE DECREES”

THIS is the only Saint’s day which is to be celebrated with mingled feelings of joy and pain. It records the fall as well as the election of an Apostle. St. Matthias was chosen in place of the traitor Judas. In the history of the latter we have the warning recorded in very deed, which … Continue reading “HOLD THAT FAST WHICH THOU HAST, THAT NO MAN TAKE THY CROWN”

“I am the least of the Apostles, that am not meet to be called an Apostle, because I persecuted the Church of God. But by the grace of God I am what I am: and His grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet … Continue reading “1 COR. 15:9, 10”

SECRECY AND SUDDENNESS OF DIVINE VISITATIONS Luke 17:20 “The kingdom of God cometh not with observation.” WE commemorate on this day the Presentation of Christ in the Temple according to the injunction of the Mosaic Law, as laid down in the thirteenth chapter of the Book of Exodus and the twelfth of Leviticus. When the … Continue reading “THE FEAST OF THE PURIFICATION OF THE
BLESSED VIRGIN MARY”