The faith of our fathers - Carmel Apologetics

"""254 THE FAITH OF OUR FATHERS.every one of the oblations will I remember you."And on the death of the Emperor Theodosius, heoflers the following prayer:"Giveperfect rest toThy servant Theodosius, that rest which Thou hastprepared for Thy saints. May his soul return thitherwhence it descended, where it cannot feel the stingof death I loved him, and therefore will Ifollow him, even unto the land of the living. Norwill I leave him until, by tears and prayers, I shalllead him .... unto the holy mountain of the Lord,where is life undying, where corruption is not, norlsighing nor mourning."St. Jerome, in the same century, in a letter ofcondolence to Pammachius, on the death of his wifePaulina, writes : Other husbands strew violets androses on the graves of their wives. Our Pammachiusbedews the hallowed dust of Paulina with balsamsof alms. 1 2And St. Chrysostom writes It was not without:good reason ordained by the Apostles, that mentionshould be made of the dead in the tremendousmysteries, because they knew well that these would8receive great benefit from it."St. Augustine, who lived in the beginning of thefifth century, relates that when his mother was atthe point of death, she made this last request ofhim :Lay this body anywhere let;not the careof itany way disturb you. This only I request of1See Faif.Ii of Catholics, Vol. Ill, p. 176.8Ibid., p. 177. Ibid., Vol. II.