The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-05-17

tnSM IrOm DTOO0lng TOO mUCn over
their own. AS for me, have met a
great many people in my life, but I
count those only my friends, who have
helped me in sorrow, or who have al
lowed me to help them
She had finished her task now, but
she made no move to go, and her face
was very troubled and wistful. She
spoke at last haltingly: "But some
times there is no way we can be help
ed; sometimes, through no fault Of
ours, we get tangled up in things, and
there is no way to free u.s." She
paused mo, she would not go on"
Passionate and pleading voice call
ed to her: Marian, my Marian!"
Father Grey nodded encouragingly.
Il understand just what you mean"
he said: AT least it seems that way
occasionally, for we know, always we
know, there is some way to free us
when it is a question of right"
"But is there?" she questioned doubt
fully; then went on recklessly. you
see it is like this: There is something
I have tried to put out of my life be-
cause l found (only lately that it is
wrong. thought had succeeded, but
today an event occurred which show
ed me that have not-indeed, that
can not, even if l want to-
"Are you quite sure, my child" he
answered gravely, that you want to-?
To say you can not means you have
thought of compromise with this evil,
claiming it necessary to your weak
ness All! One there is who knows
our weakness as we can never know
it, and therefore does He give Himself
to us to be our strength, and He it
is Who bids us to be perfect. On
earth we learn His lesson of perfec-
ton slowly, with lips that often falter
and pronounce the words but poorly.
Only in Heaven shall we recite it
swiftly, gladly, as the language of our
native country"
He paused, and as something that
held no interest for her now Marian
heard the clock in the church-tower
strike five. There is prayer in the
beautiful to me because of high sweet
hope of holiness it offers to human
nature; it comes when the priest pours
the water and wine into the chalice:
o God, Who in creating human nature
hast wonderfully dignifed it, and still
more wonderfully reformed it, grant
that by the mystery of this water and
wine, we may be made partakers of
His Divine Nature Who became par
! taker of our human nature, Jesus
Christ, Thy Son, Our Lord?' Do you
see what the Church claims? That
human nature in it's reformation is
more wonderful than in it's creation
yet created, it was perfect. All! my
child, there is no sin we dare to claim
we can not triumph over no matter
how or when it comes into our lives
There is no height of holiness to which
we may not, at last, attain-trusting
in our Divine and Human Christ; and
no depth to which we may nol fall
relying on our own strength which
is weakness. Take your roses now tc
Our Lady and pray little while be-
fore her altar, that your will may be
strengthened to do Gods Will com
pletely."
In silence she lifted the vase and
went to do as Father Grey advised
while he had busted himself preparing
the main altar for his early Mass to-
morrow; and presently when he was
in the sacristy taking out the vest
ments, she came to him there: q
would like to go to confession, if you
have time, Father" she said. Every
WELL" he answered, and he did moi
tell her that was what he had beer
waiting for.
When it was over it was Father
Grey who knelt before the altar o.
Our Lady; and he noted that now
her outstretched hands seemed tx
bless the roses there; then overheard
the "Angelus" rang out, and peace was
in the heart of the girl as she whisper
ed the prayer, and the eyes that turn
ed to the Tabernacle were like those
of some little child, that has Weakened
to life and happiness from an evil
dream of DEATH
/ Anna Rose In LIE COuteuLr Leader.