May 26
Sweet Flag

Shepard’s Crook

Medieval Mary ​Garden Name

Emblem of Christian Education

Virtue

Acorus Calamus

Latin Botanical name

Parents, ne’er forget your duty.
Lead your children virtue’s way:
That their souls adorned with beauty,
Heavenward tend from day to day.

See their your hearts like a garden,
Where the weeds will freely start;
You be watchful, me’er permit them
to take root within the heart.

God above is ever watching,
And your efforts will reward;
So take courage, do your duty
Even though the task is hard.

May 26
Sweet Flag

Shepard’s Crook

Medieval Mary ​Garden Name

Emblem of Christian Education

Virtue

Acorus Calamus

Latin Botanical name

Parents, ne’er forget your duty.
Lead your children virtue’s way:
That their souls adorned with beauty,
Heavenward tend from day to day.

See their your hearts like a garden,
Where the weeds will freely start;
You be watchful, me’er permit them
to take root within the heart.

God above is ever watching,
And your efforts will reward;
So take courage, do your duty
Even though the task is hard.