The Most Beautiful Hand
Virtue renders man fair in God’s sight. A party of ladies were exhibiting and comparing their hands, questioning which among them had the most beautiful hand. They appealed to a gentleman who was sitting at table with them, to decide the momentous point. He looked at the hands of all the ladies in succession, and then declared himself unable to give judgment. “I ought to ask the poor, before giving preference to any,” he said. “The loveliest hand is the one which dispenses alms most freely; the most bountiful is the most beautiful.” There is no real beauty without virtue.
Q, What must we do to save our souls?
A. To save our souls, we must worship God by faith, hope, and charity; that is, we must believe in Him, hope in Him, and love Him with all our hearts
The Wise King
The inhabitants of a certain city in Greece had — the legend relates — the singular custom of electing a new king every year, and not one of their fellow-countrymen, but a foreigner who was unacquainted with their manners and customs. The people actually imagined that it would be to their advantage to have a fresh ruler every year. Almost all the kings in turn spent their year of rulership in riotous living; but as soon as the twelve months were ended, they were seized by the citizens and transferred to a barren island, where there was neither food nor shelter to be
