kent. T. 11. p. 1194.-Of the Emperor Theodosius he likewise says: “Lately we deplored together his death, and now, while Prince Honorius is present before our altars, we celebrate the fortieth day.--Some observe the third and the thirtieth, others the seventh and the fortieth.-Give, O Lord, rest to thy servant Theodosius, that rest, which thou hast prepared for thy Saints. May his soul thither tend, whence it came, where it cannot feel the sting of death, where it will learn, that death is the termination, not of nature, but of sin.-I loved him, therefore will I follow him to the land of the living; I will not leave him, till, by my prayers and lamentation, he shall be admitted to the holy mount of the Lord, to which his deserts call him." De obitu Theodosii. Ibid. p. 1197-8. 1207-8.-On the death of his brother Satyrus, he expresses the like sentiments, and utters the like prayers: he also mentions, that to the celebration of the birth-day, succeeded the annual celebration of the day of the death. De obitu Satyri fratris sui. T. 11. p. 1135-6.—“Wherefore I am of opinion, that she (the sister of Faustinus) ought not so much to be a subject of our grief, as of our prayers. I think, that her soul should not be lamented by your tears, but rather recommended by oblations to the Lord.” Ep. xxxix. ad Faustinum. T. 11. p. 944.
St. EPIPHANIUS, G.C. “There is nothing more opportune, nothing more to be admired, than the rite which directs the names of the dead to be mentioned. --They are aided by the prayer that is offered for them;" though it
