The Archive · 1939

Woman's Duty

Loyalty to God—loyalty to race—finally, loyalty to family. What does this mean? You will say of course I love my husband, my children, my relatives! Yet how often are the true interests of the home neglected Charity-love-begins at home; apparently it dies of boredom if it stays there too long, The husband has his work, and his recreations which keep him fit for his work. The woman's first duty is the home. There is no servant shortage here, so often everything is left to them: hence—boredom, then innumerable social gatherings—the necessity keeping up appearances—of, often living at a standard one would not dream of at home, The result—nothing put by for the rainy day which the. Virgin Mary, of one who was, quietly, sincerely and unaffectedly, loyal—loyal to her God, her country, her family. I would sum up her example as one of loyalty.

Loyalty to "what does this

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