will be true that we will be able to do all things in heaven and on earth and no one shall be able to resist our will. And as for honors, He has promised that whosoever shall have conquered in the battle of life, He will give him to sit with Him in His throne, even as He hath conquered and sitteth in the throne with the Father. If, even here, worldly power is transitory and the glory of the saints more enduring than brass, how much more so hereafter, where true merit is never overlooked and honors are eternal! Our temple of fame will there be founded on the eternal rock and not, as here, on the shifting sands of time. And as for pleasure, — who shall foretell the joys of heaven! " Lord, it is good for us to be here," cried the three Apostles, and in the ecstasy of the moment, forgetful of all else, they proposed to build three tabernacles wherein the vision might last and they enjoy it forever. When the Queen of Saba visited Solomon she exclaimed: " O blessed are thy servants who stand before thee always and hear thy wisdom! " But far more blessed they who stand forever face to face with the God of Solomon— the Author of wisdom and goodness. If faith, hope, and charity, are at the bottom of every true enjoyment here, as they are, what will be our delight when faith becomes the vision of God, when hope becomes possession, and charity is perfected ! Delight, not for the soul alone, but for the body too — where the eyes shall feast on the glories of God, of Mary and the blessed; and the ears be ravished with heavenly music; where loving friends are reunited to share
