'04 PASQUE ? 



APRIL 13. St. Hermenegild, martyr, a.d. 586. 

 St. Guinoch, bishop and confessor in Scotland. 

 St. Caradoc, priest and hermit. 



Jovi Victori. — Julian Cal. 



Obs. Hermenegild was the eldest son of Levigild, a Goth king 

 of Spain. He was educated in the Arian heresy, but was converted 

 to the Catholic religion by his wife Ingondes, daughter to Sigibert, 

 king of Austrasio, in France. Levigild knowing of his son's con- 

 version used every means possible to pervert him, but finding it im- 

 possible, after keeping him in prison some time, he had him put to 

 death on the 13th of April. His body remains at Seville. 



Low Sunday.— It has been a custom since the times of the 

 primitive Christians on the first Sunday after Easter Day to repeat 

 some part of the solemnity of that grand festival ; whence this 

 Sunday took the name of Ldu; 5un<faj/, being celebrated as a feast, 

 though in a lower degree. 



Greenflower Narcissus Narcissus vindiforus flowers. 

 Heartsease Viola tricolor full flower. 



The Heartsease is in full flower today. It is an annual or at most 

 a biennial plant, and differs from the Violet in having no smell and 

 being usually of three colours, deep purple, pale blue, and bright 

 yellow. An almost infinite variety of tints are however produced, 

 and it seems to be the favourite pastime of florists to get new varieties 

 from seed. The name of Herb Trinity evidently alludes to its three 

 colours. The rich glow of a cluster of these elegant flowers in a 

 bright warm still spring day can be better conceived than described. 

 We have already given the numerous names of this flower. 



The singing of the morning Lark now reminds us of the following 

 lines that we have somewhere met with : — • 



From the green waving corn 



The Lark spreads his wings, 



And hails as he sings 



The fresh glow of the morn. 

 With pinions replenished, he hovers on high, 

 And so far sends his song from the blue vaulted sky, 

 You would think the shrill note, as he soars from your view. 

 To his dear native earth bade for ever adieu ! 

 But his eye is still fix'd where his wing shall repose; 



And though heavenward his flight, 



He upholds with delight, 

 Yet with rapture he darts to the spot whence he rose. 



