The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-10-05

molten SEQ were arranged in threes, and the
vessel was large enough to contain three tnoa- tr
the temple three times q year. There were
three great religious festivats--the Passover,
Pentecost, aud tina Feast of Tabernaeles.,
when she dedicated her son Samuel to the SER
vice of the temple. Samuel was called three
times. He gave sign to Saul consisting OF
being struck three times. Samson deceived
DeliIah three times before she discovered that
source Of his strength Elijah strei %d h hm
bringing him to life. The prophet conferred
on Israel three blessings: David bowed three
times before Jonathan. He had three mighty /
| men of valor After numbering the people, he
was offered three me3ps OF eXplaton namely,
three years of famine, to be three years at the
| lence- Tho ark was in the house of Obed |
Edom three months. The Jews TASTED three
days and mig hts, by command OF Esther, be-
fore their triumph over Haman. Samara sus-
tanned siege ofthreo years, some three months
| and some three days Roboam served God
three years before apostatizing. Daniel was
three times a day. The three, Shadrach, Ne
| sech and Abednego, were saved from the fire.
Isaiah walked uncovered and barefoot three
| years for a sign. Jonah was in the whales
In the New Testament three wise men came
from the East to adore the infant Jesus, bring
ing -witiFf hen theee=oaie agssIThe child Jesus
ii was found after three days in the temple.
Three apostles were with our Saviour at the
Transfiguration, and three III the Garden OF
Olives. Our Lord asked Peter three times,
Lowest thou me I" st. Peter denied his Mas
ter three times. Our Lord found the disciples
sleeping three times in the garden. He hung
three hours on the cross. lie rose again ON
the third day.
Tho vision Of the beasts appeared to st. Peter
three times. st. Paul was blind three, days.
f He spoke boldly in the synagogue three months.
: He abode in Greece three months. The hea-
: yenly Jerusalem has three gates in each of its
f quarters. There are three that give testimony
q In F,fh nr fha nd
: Holy Ghost, and these three arc enc. And
f there are three that give testimony on earth
f the spirit, the water and the blood, and these
), three aye one. st. Paul speaks of faith, hope
3 and charity, these three. Three is an emblem
d of strength threefold is not easily broken.
% Tho roots of the Hebrew words are, with few
If exceptions composed of three letters The
d Mount of Olives has three spmmits
8, There arc three theological virtucs-faith,
.s hope and charity There are three great duties o.
h ourselves. There are three eminent good
ID works-alms-deeds, prayer and fasting. There
are three evangelical soassesmpover.y ehas
!. Christmas day, in honor of the eternal genera
m ton of Christ, his being born of the Virgin
I'd Mary, and his birth in our hearts.
sy| At the holy sacrifice of the Mass, the oficia
" ting priest smites his breast three times q
e. three different times-at the Confteor, tn
IL Agnus Del and the Domino non sum dlgnns
ut the Christie eleison. He incenses the missa
a three times and says the sanctus three times
1he L
times with the sign of the cross, and breathe
upon it three times in the form of o cross. 1
bap no shs se
the blessed water three times. triangnla
candle 10 lighted at theNofice of the Ienebra
which is Continued three days: There a =
il. three EMber-days. The sacred letters are l. I
ok s. In the Christian church
cir Three solemn parts together Irvine
ost In harmonys mystertous line;
| Three solemn aisleS approach the shrine
REQ Yet all one-.together all
r sSq ,s sd thss ssss s1s pst
Ss The poets take cognizanee of this numbe
nj In Dante's Inferno, Satan is represented vii
by three faces tears flow from his six eyes mi
Of Cling with bloody foam on bis three ehlns
w Blood that flows from three traitors whom
iod ia crushing in his engine-like jaws. So, to
non Milton, deriving his idea from the great Itali
en- poet depicts tho hend:
rit, Each passion dimm'd his face,
ali Thrice changed with pale ire. envy and deepar
}. is Satan in his fall
gh Drew after hin, the third part of heavens sons
'nu Thrice he essayed to speak,
.ss And thrice. in spite Of scorn,
'T E. s;s. sss sanin0''iAl line
The gates of hell were thrice tbTeefoid:
Three folds were brass
Three iron ROM, three of adamansine rock
MI
his expression, thrice happy" has super
tive meaning.
The planet EARTH % steadfast though she seem,
Insensibly three different motions move
The triangle is of the utmost Importance
mathematics Think of the power of
wedge. In every syliogism there are tn
parts That " three is a lacky nnm6sr" i
common saying. Franklin says, Three
moves are as bad as a fire."
The Greeks had veueration for odd nu
bers, particularly for the number three. N
Hosmer, travelling to Switzerland with
sculptor Gibson, took charge Gin compass
for his helplessness out of the studio) of /
and of his luggage, which consisted of th
pieces, one of which was hat box. She
ticed that this box never opened. Al
their return to Rome, she asked what was
Holy object of taking the hat,boz on tour
aanS swing her the trouble of looking after it.
atri. son calmly replied, The Greeks had q
haro | respect for the number three-yes, the Gre
nent ZOE 1he nulnSot W.. n,,,o;nad
as Gibson was right. The Greeks divided Il
go deites into three classes: celestial, terreStr
L. and internal. OracIes were delivered from
n;.. tripod. Pythagoras said all things are g
IT., | arned by hafmony-a System OF three