The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1877-11-25
.NEW PUBLIOATTONS.

Sebastian Bowden of the OrAtory. New
York: BeDziger Brothers,
This charming work is in two volumes; ;
each 80 small as to be easily carried in the
pocket, and the whole comprising three hum
dred and sixty-ive lives, or one for every day
in the year. The plan followed 10 this: The
face of each leaf contains q simple outline OF
| the Saints life, while the reverse bears as its
title virtue characteristic of the Saint, an ex-
hortation, a maxim, an illustrative aneodote,
| and inaliy text from Scripture.
1t has been q custom in Catholic countries
to distribute single leaves containing short ac'
oeunts of the saints with grace or virtue ap-
propriate to each, and which served the
faithful for both prayer and meditation
Those Miniature Lives are but collection OF
snoh leaves, prepared for the use of the
Oratory in London; but which must prove
welcome and useful to every sincere and pious
Catholic.
Although there is O wonderful resemblance
| between all the saints-a family likeness, as 1t
were, which shows the relationship to their
Divine Model-stilI they are very unlike in
their characteristic traits, individual sacrifices,
and manner of serving God. "As one star
differs from another in glory so do the servants
of the Most High differ in the lustre of their
virtues and the heroism of their lives.
Countless the saints may seem upon the
Calendar of the Church, each one is known to
us by some endearing peculisrity, and is
| reverenced because of some distinguishing
quality of mind and heart. How we love st.
Vincent de Paul for his almost infinite charity,
and how familiar the venerable figure appears
with it's arms burdened with the little waifs
| of fortunei
Who does not distinguish from among
the throng, the noble Saint Ignatius Of
Loyola, who, having served his King as
Courtier thirty years, turned his whole heart
to God, spending thirty-five years in such de-
voted service to his heavenly King, that his
name as Soldier of Christ, will live forever
How we'll we know st. Agues-the child
martyr; St. Cecilia, whose guardian angel
always walked visibly beside her; st. Eliza
beth, W hose aims of bread and meat turned to
roses and lilies fresh with the mornirge dew {;
st. Martin, with his soldier mantle out in two /;
st. Lawrence. smiling on his bed of fame; St.
Maoarius, with his bunch of grapes and o
host of others all alike in their love for God,
and all differing in the manner of their sanotity.
These Miniature Lives are intended to en-
large our acquaintance with the Saints, to
make rs know them better, love them more,
90 that, being familiarised with their heroic
virtues and encouraged by their sanity ex-
amples, we may follow in their footsteps and
attain to an equal share Of grace and happiness.
The old objection to the Lives of the Saints
namely that the work was large aud clumsy,
exists NO longer; for these miniature volumes
obviats all difficulties and bring these ad
mirable lessons within the reach Of every
Christian.
Ancient History. From the French of Reu. f.
Gazedu. s. j. New York: Catholic Pnblica-
tion Society.
This seems to be as complete text book Of
! Ancient History as can we'll be arranged in 80
small q space The name Of the author 10 o
! guarantee that the work is correct in every
detail, and that it will be found equally as
] interesting "a it is instructive.
Although the volume is small. the work 10
not intended for young children. It is, On the
| contrary, an excellent manuel for advanced
students who desire to fix in their minds the
chief events aud personaGes of ancient history,
without encumbering the memory with useless
details and prossic records.
MoGee's illustrated Weekly. New York.
This fine pictorial weekly-the only Catho-
lie one in the two Americas-continnes to i'm
prove upon acquaintance. The designs this
week are really artistic, and the taste and
Judgment displayed in the selection of q few
particular ones, more than atone for some pre-
vious illustrations which were rather mediocre.
Our old friend Zozimus, whose doleful presence
Jared upon our sense of the fitness of things,
has left his post, and We think his absence q
marked improvement in the management OF
the Weekly.
We are great admirers Of Catholic zeal and
genius and as the Weekly Is under the con.
troll of these combined qualities, we hope to
see it grow in popularity until it effectually
excludes from every respectable family suoh
other publications as may truly be called
Dabolioal Piotorisls.
This opening number of it's second year is O
genuine art number, containing no less than
four foil page eDgravings of interesting de
signs, besides four other pages we'll adorned
with graceful illustrations. The reading mat
ter is also varied and excellent, go that the
Weekly is we'll deserving of generous and
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