THE Arch-Confraternity for the relief of the souls in Purgatory,
being favored in a most extraordinary manner both by the Holy See
and the Heads of several Heligious Orders, a quarter of a century
had not elapsed after its establishment, when four hundred
confraternities were already incorporated with the mother
association at Rome, the number of its members exceeding one
million. Thus it became an absolute necessity for the Very Rev.
Father Brixious Queloz C. S. S. R. Chief Director of the
Arch-Confraternity, to compile, for the use of its members the
manual of devotion. This manual has been translated into several
languages, and as the Arch-Confraternity has already been
established in. six dioceses of this country, and continues to
spread rapidly, the many and pressing demands of its members have
made the translation of this manual an absolute necessity. The
translation is substantially the same as the original, with the
exception of some additional prayers, devotions, and instructions,
mostly taken from the writings of St. Alphonsus, and more
especially adapted to this country. In the selection of prayers,
the translator was guided both by the advice of St. Alphonsus, viz:
that our prayers should be petitions rather than affections,
especially for the grace of divine love and final perseverance, and
by the later and more stringent rules of the Church concerning
prayer books, and as this manual has already become the favorite
manual of thousands of pious Catholics throughout Europe, the
translator confidently presents it, not only to the members of the
Purgatorian Arch-Confraternity, but also to the public in general.
As a prayer-book it combines force and solidity, and is well
calculated by the pious instructions on Purgatory which it
contains, and the extraordinary spiritual advantages and privileges
which it holds out to induce the clergy as well as the laity to
promote to the best of their power the spreading of this pious
Association. Finally, this manual will not fail, as general
experience has proved, to stir up in the hearts of the faithful
both great charity toward the suffering souls in Purgatory and true
love of Jesus Christ, inspiring them, by the reflections on the
Purgatorial torments with a holy fear of the severe chastisements
of Almighty God, with a true hatred of sin, both mortal and venial
sin, and an effectual desire to perform works of sincere penance
and charity whilst they have time and grace to do so.
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