Francis Patrick Kenrick

Let those who are dead in sin, (Eph. v. 14,) bury the dead. This was intended to show that no delay should be used in following the Divine call to the ministry. The claims of parents on their children are subor- dinate to the rights of God, who calls whom He pleases to His altar. Where they absolutely need the support of their children, this should not be denied them under pretext of a Divine call, unless, as in the instance above related, the call be manifest. " Jesus," says St. Chrysostom,