as such universally among the primitive Christians. Thus we find S. Paul writing, “Salute one another with an holy kiss;”1 and Judas betrayed our Lord with a kiss, because, as has been said, it was His custom to receive His disciples thus, as also the little children of whom we read that He took them up in His arms and blessed them. Thus, a kiss being the token of united hearts, the Bride, whose one desire is union with her Beloved, cries out, “Let Him kiss me with the kisses of His Mouth.” What