Official Documents Connected with the Definition of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1855)


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Official Documents Connected With the Definition of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary


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Excerpt from Official Documents Connected With the Definition of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary: In Latin and English, With a Complete List of the Cardinals and Prelates Present in the Basilica of St. Peter, the 8th December, 1854 Besides, what consolation to the Catholic heart to see, even in this his day, things that are to its peace; that Peter still speaks and confirms his brethren; that his Church is the living stream, ever flowing from the mount of God. I saw upon a mountain a Lamb standing, from beneath whose feet there' flows a living stream The stream of the river maketh joyful the city of God. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




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Official Documents Connected with the Definition of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary


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The Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary of God


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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ The Immaculate Conception Of The Most Blessed Virgin Mary Of God: A Dogma Of The Catholic Church J. D. Bryant P. Donahoe, 1855 Immaculate Conception







The Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary of God; a Dogma of the Catholic Church


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1855 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XIX. LETTERS APOSTOLIC OF OUR MOST HOLY LORD PIUS IX, BY DIVINE PROVIDENCE POPE, CONCERNING THE DOGMATIC DEFINITION OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE VIRGIN MOTHER OF GOD. Pius, Bishop, Servant of the Servants of God. For the perpetual remembrance of the thing. The Ineffable God, whose ways are mercy and truth, whose will is omnipotence, and whose wisdom reaches powerfully from end to end, and sweetly disposes everything, when He foresaw from all eternity the most sorrowful ruin of the entire human race to follow from the transgression of Adam, and in a mystery hidden from ages determined to complete, through the incarnation of the Word in a more hidden sacrament, the first work of his goodness, so that man, led into sin by the craft of diabolical iniquity, should not perish contrary to His merciful design, and that what was about to befall in the first Adam should be restored more happily in the second; from the beginning and before ages chose and ordained a Mother for His only-begotten Son, of whom made flesh, He should be born in the blessed plenitude of time, and followed her with so great love before all creatures that in her alone He pleased Himself with a most benign complacency. Wherefore, far before all the angelic spirits and all the Saints, He so wonderfully endowed her with the abundance of all the heavenly gifts drawn from the treasure of divinity, that she might be ever free from every stain of sin, and all fair and perfect, would bear before her that plenitude of innocence and holiness than which, under God, none greater is understood, and which, except God, no one can reach even in thought. And indeed it was most becoming that she would shine always adorned with the splendor of the most perfect holiness, and...