The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-11-28

! The mother will only be eight years
Orr Lady, her holy Patroness and the
ptSus and chaste widow is hardly older
thAn the Sire of Falaise."
a. And the knight of Malta7 Illustrious
and brave above his fellow. knights, he is
only twenty -nipe years old according to
tie record of his baptism ; but these few
Years have been we'll employ ed in defend
Jag Christendom against the infdel Turks
who tremble before his Damascus blade
"The knight has made progress, it is
true, in the way of real life. He is almost
old enough to reign; but his guardian
angel demands yet space of time before
Eimprinting on his soul the seal of the eter
nal and heavenly life. Go thy way, aud
continue thy search"
| The hermit in the silence of his cell,
was terrified to see how hard it was to at
| tain length of years according to the reck
| opinp of the angels but he redoubled his
zeal to discover the rare treasure demanded
by st. Michael. Seven Sundays have
ing passed away weeping and praying II
| the undercroft of the church of st. Gerbold,
| shepherd of Bayeux, of learned memory, ne
saw the archangel with his sword OF gold
coming toward him Respondent with light.
Troubled in the depths of his heat the
hermit said to him humbly: 81 have
name offers but little that is worthy OF re :
lating yet lay it before thee" And he
held forth the paper wet with his tears to
St. Michael, who took it, smiling mean
While on the trembling hermit.
"a The paper had hardly been placed IN the
angels hands when the sombre crypt was
filled with q soft light; an unknown per
fume embalmed the air, and the hermit,
almost ravished with ecstasy, at once un-
derstood that the chosen one 80 long
sought after was at length found.
The elect soul rose like blue vapor
above the tower of the church, above the
lofty mountains, beyond the stars it rose
luminous and full of majesty, till 1T came
to the courts of the New jerusalem to tai {
it's place upon the dazzling throne await ne
} it among the angels.
"How old, then is this soul according tc
calender of eternal life I" were the frs
words addressed st. Michael by the hermit
still on his knees.
! Aud St. Michael graciously replied
sTbis saint was only twenty -one year
Eold according to the reckoning on earth
but he was a hundred by that of the guar
: dian angels who watch over souls. No
one hour of his short life was lost for eter
nifty. 1t was not only not lost, but-which il
3 necessary to attain length of years tina
9 are meritorious and venerable in our eye
! mot one hour failed to be reckoned twic
: For thrice, and sometimes hundredfold, b.
/ fthe merit of his deeds of faith, hope, char
Q II ty, and modification. Nothing Is los
= (which is pleasing in the eyes OF the LORD
s La glass OF water gwen Will AoVo ~ III
4 name becomes majestic river flowing OF
}. Rfor ever and ever while treasure givel
!, without love or from human motives l
s counted as nothing in the great Book o
J, Fife! To really live, thou must love Go
/ while exiIed here below, as We love hin
Q in the home of the blessed. Thou mus
8 also love thy neighbor, whose soul reflect
yYl,the image of it's Maker"
-A With these words the angel disappeared
elEleaving behind him long train of light !
sHlthe din vaults of the crypt of St. Geroole
go Lord I" cried the hermit" grant m
fila true knowledge of the Christian life
a the only life really worth the name-tha
d Tat my last hour may not hear resoundln
d above my head the terrible words, IL
VI young! Teach me, o my God the valu
J. of time, which is only given US that "
,r may lay up treasures for heaven. Time
70 the money of eternity! time is the prl'
y of the Saviour's blood time 30 heetln!
: which we seek to kill, and which WI
le surely kill us time the infiexible tyrai
Is who spares no one! Oh! that i might
d. turn triumph over time by making 1t serI
N to the sanctiication of my. soul and q
le, winning of an eternal crown"