AT THE MATTINS. He shewed Himself alive after His passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God; and, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father.-ACTs i. "Regnis paternis debitus." Now hath He oped afar the golden bars That look'd before: How hidden lay in ancient shadows dim All bright-bedropp'd with colours of the skies. Lo, where the boy up old Moriah's hill, The wood upon his shoulders lain, Is climbing to be slain, Obedient to his father's will: Or, in the dark Egyptian land, Where the blood marks the lintel high, O pledge of love! to tend and keep O Lord, 'tis he who with Thee dies, Praise to the Father, and the Son Praise to the Spirit, ever One, Who leads us to the stars. ST. JOHN IN THE ISLAND OF PATMOS. I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the Isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ.-REV. i. "Jussu tyranni pro fide." JOHN, by a tyrant's stern command, And there his awestruck soul before And now before his ravish'd eyes, Which through all lands shall spread abroad. O Lord, the power baptismal give All glory and dominion To God the Father, Spirit, Son, ST. BARNABAS THE APOSTLE. Blessed is he who considereth the poor and needy, the Lord shall deliver him in the time of trouble.-PSALM xli. "Cœlo datur quiescere." CROWN'D with immortal jubilee Thy soul this day set free, To the calm Heav'ns from earth did pass, O holy Barnabas! He, for whose sake, at whose dear call, Thou gavest up thine all: He shall thine all, thy treasure be, Lasting eternally. 'Mid fasting, prayer, and holy hands, The Spirit's high behest to bear, T |