Saints and Festivals of the Christian ChurchFrederick A. Stokes Company, 1904 - 558 páginas |
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Saints and Festivals of the Christian Church Harold P. Brewster,H. Pomeroy Brewster Vista de fragmentos - 1990 |
Términos y frases comunes
abbot Alexandria ancient Apostle April Archbishop Arian Austrasia B. C. July B. C. June B. C. Nov B. C. Sept Bademus beatified beauty became Benedict Bishop Blessed Boniface born brother Butler called celebrated century Christ Christian Christian Church Church honours Clement Clog Almanacs Columba Constantine Constantinople cross death devoted died Dioclesian early Easter Emperor England especially Eusebius Evangelist faith father feast festival of St France Galerius given gospel Greek Gregory held holy honours this day Ireland Irenæus John Kalendar King labours later Latin Laurence legend tells lived March Martin of Tours martyr martyrdom Mary Maximian missionary monastery monastic monks noble pagan patron Paul persecution Peter Picts Pope prayer preaching priest relics Rogation Days Roman Church Roman Martyrology Rome sacred Saxon says sent Stephen story suffered Sunday symbol Theodosius tion to-day told took Virgin young
Pasajes populares
Página 39 - COME, bring with a noise, My merry, merry boys, The Christmas log to the firing ; While my good dame, she Bids ye all be free ; And drink to your hearts
Página 77 - They told her how, upon St. Agnes' Eve, Young virgins might have visions of delight, And soft adorings from their loves receive Upon the...
Página 152 - Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
Página 51 - Then came old January, wrapped well In many weeds to keep the cold away; Yet did he quake and quiver, like to quell, And blowe his nayles to warme them if he may; For they were numbd with holding all the day An hatchet keene, with which he felled wood And from the trees did lop the needlesse spray: Upon an huge great Earth-pot steane he stood, From whose wide mouth there flowed forth the Romane Flood.
Página 398 - Hilda's nuns would learn If, on a rock by Lindisfarne, Saint Cuthbert sits, and toils to frame The sea-born beads that bear his name...
Página 38 - On Christmas eve the bells were rung; On Christmas eve the mass was sung ; That only night, in all the year, Saw the stoled priest the chalice rear. The damsel donned her kirtle sheen ; The hall was dressed with holly green ; Forth to the wood did merry-men go, To gather in the mistletoe.
Página 311 - Last came, and last did go The pilot of the Galilean lake; Two massy keys he bore of metals twain...
Página 497 - At last divine Cecilia came, Inventress of the vocal frame ; The sweet enthusiast, from her sacred store, Enlarged the former narrow bounds, And added length to solemn sounds, With nature's mother-wit, and arts unknown before. Let old Timotheus yield the prize. Or both divide the crown ; He raised a mortal to the skies ; She drew an angel down.
Página 436 - Then came October full of merry glee; For yet his noule was totty of the must. Which he was treading in the wine-fats see.
Página 332 - ST. Swithin's day if thou dost rain, For forty days it will remain : St. Swithin's day if thou be fair, For forty days 'twill rain na mair.