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EUSEBIUS OF CÆSAREA, G. C.-“ Plato observes, that they who nobly die in battle, shall be venerated as heroes, and their monuments he renowned. How well does this apply to the deaths of those friends of God, who are justly called the soldiers of genuine piety! For it is our practice to honour their sepulchres, there to utter our prayers and our vows, and to venerate their blessed souls; and this we say is justly done.” Præpar. Evang. L. xiii.c. xi. p. 663. Coloniæ, 1688.—“ We, indeed, have not been deemed worthy to fight to the last, and to spill our blood for the Lord; but because we are the children of those who thus died, clothed, as it were, with their virtue, we pray to find mercy through them, saying: Be propitious, O God, to the children of the slain.” Comment. in Psal. lxxviii. T.1. p. 487. N. Collect. Montfaucon. Ed. Paris. 1706.—“ May we be found worthy 110 by the prayers and intercession of all the Saints.” Com. in Isai. T. 11. p. 593.-In many parts of his history, Eusebius speaks of the honour shewn to the Relics and memories of the Martyrs, and in recounting the death of Basilides, he mentions, that the virgin Potamiæna, had thus addressed him, when she was near her end: “Be of good heart, Basilides; for, when I am dead, I will obtain thy salvation from the Lord, and thus soon repay the favours which I have received from thee.” Hist. Eccles. L. vi. c. v. p. 263.

St. ATHANASIUS, G. C.-“ Hear now, daughter of David; incline thine ear to our prayers.—We raise our cry to thee. Remember us, O most holy virgin, and for the feeble