The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-01-09
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There is an elaborate review of this most |
interesting volume of reflections IN verse for |
Holy Days and Seasons in the Dublin Reriew, |
the perusal of which will repay those of our
headers who may feel interested in the sesthetcs
|of the Cburch's divine Offices.
The author of this volume is one of the most
distinguished divines of the Catholic Church
n England, and has most happily succeeded
In representing, in appropriate verse, the spirit
|bf the Church in the services set for each
'Beason and festival of the ecclesiastical year.
| There is nothing more beautiful and express
I've than the remarkable adaptation of the
Liturgy to the four seasons of the year.
During the penitental season the services are
|puggestive and sorrowful; at Easter tide the
|Riturgy responds to the sympathes Of nature,
and it becomes joyful and triumphant. In fact
the recurrence of the Churchs festivals is the
constant recalling to menory the different
ARTICLES of the Christian faith, the comfort of
the Sacrame nts, and impressed upon the minds
of the clergy and laity the sublime mysteries
|of the Creators omnipotence in the creation,
and His mercy in the redemption of man.
Both in it's devotional and technical fuuc-
tions our ancient Liturgy is adapted to meet
1.-THE wants of the intellect, to crafty the
drawings of the soul and to congenializs with
.6he sentiments and love of the true and the
beautiful.
In this mode of treating the subject, the
IEpistles aud Gospels of the Mass, with the
Blossoms, chapters and "short chapters" of the
|Breviary, may be classed under the head of
| the technique of theology; while to the other
| may be assigned the Introit, the Gradual or the
Communion, and partially the collects and
prayers of the Mass, with the antiphons, verses,
hymns and responses of the Holy Sacrifice.
II The following, which are the closing lines of
Canon Oakeley's Introductory verses on the
sacred rites will give readers some idea of
his study of the Calendar of the Church:
Teach ms, dear Lord, obedient to Thy rnle,
70 con Hearen lessons IN the ChuTch'S school:
ve touch Thy holy things with hands profans.
torget Thy presence, though Thy steps bs
And verge on angels ground with less than angels fear
The author of this beautiful poetca inter
probation OF the Liturgy begins the ecclesias-
tical year with the 1.-TWO Advents," showing
the symbolcal connection between the natural
and the mystical winter of the Calendar in the
Following expressive lines:
TtciEyht of gear
Sure token that the sun Is near;
Wien darkness melts into hight
| 80 softly warm, calmly bright;
Comminglins alleluias glad
The Very Rev. Canon then develops the idea
and draws attention to the fact that the two
Adveuts aSe in relationship to the ecclesiastical
year ending on its Z" Last Sunday of the Pente-
Oost," with the coming of Jesus Christ to
|judge the living and the dead ;" the new year
| of the Liturgy opens with the mercful coming
| of Bethlehem, the celebration Of which COM
mences with the "First Sunday of Advent" as
Follows:
But Advent hath it's double sense
Its strain of joy and penitence
Since He, who once IN mercy came,
Shall come TO wrap the world IN fame.
Then shall the dead awake and all
Re GATHERED at tho Judges call;
And He the nations shall divide.
Like " sheep and goats" on either side
And He shall say. Come all We blest
Heirs of my kingdom, o your rest -
But TO the curht. Depart and 90
Into the place of endless Woe"
Judgment and Mercy haunt our gates;
But Mercy knocks, while Judgment waits;
Null eighteen hundred yeara and more,
Have faipd to drain Loves bounteous store
II like Thy love Thy judgments be-
where, Lord were fra Q
Glowing Judge, Savic ur Just,
Remem Der that we are but dust.
q, spare yet a little space
10 profit by this Day of Grace;
Dra~ Us bv love, by mercy win,
. Ere Judgment come, and wrath begin
On the day assigned by the Church for the
|commemoration of the "Immaculete Copcep-
tion," the Rev. Mr.. Oakeley presents most i'm
Excessively Oar Lady the patronness of the
swo Advents, and emphatcally declares dis
'tinctively tie veneration and honor of the
Church to The Blessed Mother of our Lord in
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