68 LENT. 



MARCH 8. St. Rosa of Viterbo, v. a.d. 1261. 

 St. John of God, confessor, 1550. 

 St. Felix, bishop and confessor. 

 SS. Apollonius, Philemon, &c. martyrs. 

 St. Julian, abp. of Toledo, c. 

 St. Duthak, bp. of Ross in Scotland. 

 St. Senan, bishop and confessor. 

 St. Psalmod, anchoret. 



Obs. St. Rosa of Viterbo shewed a disposition to piety from her 

 earliest infancy. She professed the third rule of St. Francis, but 

 she lived and died in her father's house at A^iterbo. She is comme- 

 morated today, and also on the 4th of September. 



St. John surnamed of God was born in Portugal in 1495. After 

 1560 he settled at Grenada. He was there so affected with a dis- 

 course on St. Sebastian's Day by John d'Avila the apostle of Anda- 

 lusia, that he burst into tears in the church, and ran as if mad into 

 the streets. He founded the Order of Charity in 1540, which has 

 since spread all over Christendom, The life of John of Avila occurs 

 today in Butler, iii. 77. 



Everblowing Rose Rosa semperfiorens flowers. 



Great scented Jonquil Narcissus laetus flowers. 



The above plants only flower today in mild and early seasons> 

 otherwise they are something later. The great Jonquil is already 

 coming into blow. The Everblowing Rose grows well in our climate, 

 and flowers from this time to Ailhallowtide, and even later, for we 

 have known it to bear flowers at Christmas. The Narcissus laetus 

 recorded today has been called Narcissus S. Felicis, just as the Red 

 Hyacinth is called Hyacinthus St, Davidis. Where its specific 

 name laetus was added we know not, except it be from its lively 

 appearance. 



Narcissus, Iris, Hyacinth, Jonquil, 

 Sweet Tulip, Crocus, Snowdrop, Daflibdil, 

 Of various hues bedight, in ftlarch are found 

 To shed their varied fragrance all around. 

 But sweeter far the greenhouse that discloses 

 Camelia's charms and everblowing Roses. 



Anthol. iii. 8> 



