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 where, with  all  we  love  on  earth  and  in  heaven,  we  hope to pass  our  eternity. For each  of  us,  soon  "time  shall be  no  longer";  meanwhile  "Sursum  Corda" —  Mater Mea.

efore everything  religion. Let all  love  well  our good God;  let  all  observe  the  commandments  of God  and  the  Church;  let  all  say  their  prayers  morning and night,  let  all  put  their  trust  in  divine  Providence. In the  next  place,  union;  let  the  members  of  the  household be  affectionate  toward  one  another,  having  only one heart  and  one  soul,  not  saying  or  doing  anything that can  pain  any  one  of  them. Then again,  the  spirit of sacrifice;  we  must  be  ready  to  do  without  something in order  to  make  another  member  of  the  family,  en  joy it, we  must  give  up  our  own  personal  tastes  to  conform to the  tastes  of  others. Finally, pliancy  of  character; not to  be  hard  to  deal  with,  touchy,  sour,  proud;  not to be  obstinately  rooted  in  one's  ideas,  not  to  grow  impatient about  mere  nothings,  but  to  have  a  large  mind and a  generous  heart. The home  of  a  family  whose members possess  these  qualities  is  a  paradise  on  earth.

— Russell, The  Art  of  Being  Happy.

here are  other  things  than  merely  food  and  clothing, which  make  up  a  good  home. Love and  kindness are  essential  to  a  happy  home;  —  not  the  mistaken love and  the  foolish  kindness  which  give  way  to  every selfish whim  of  childhood,  but  the  patient,  far-seeing virtues that  look  beyond  the  present  to  the  child's  future life here  and  hereafter.