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Caeremoniale Episcoporum
Catholic Church.; Created by Pope Benedict XIV
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R697
Discovery Miles 6 970
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This Is A New Release Of The Original 1897 Edition.
This is a 2 volume set this is volume 2. Our blessed Lord was
innocent, and pure from all stain; yet He endured torments greater
than any of the martyrs. His sufering was voluntary, and, if' it be
lawful to say so, superfluous, for the least of' His agonies was
more than sufficient to redeem the world. So again, saints who
never lost their baptismal innocence, have voluntarily punished
themselves, and endured torments of incredible severity. They might
have perhaps abstained from all these inflictions; yet such was
their love of God, that they must enter into the communion of His
sufferings, and offer up their own bodies, cruelly punished, in
imitation of Him, and in deprecation of His wrath, deserved by the
sins of their fellow creatures. It was heroic charity that led
innocent souls like S. Aloysius and Cardinal Baronius to punish
their bodies, and tender women like S. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi and
S. Rose of Lima to put crowns on their heads that drew blood from
their pierced flesh. It would be tedious to enumerate the penances
and strange austerities of the servants of God, which they
willingly underwent for their own sins, and in reparation for the
wickedness of others, who thought not of God and His holy laws
which they were daily transgressing. The contents of these volumes
will supply abundant illustration of this matter. It may suggest
itself to some that this account of the saints and their actions
which Benedict XIV. has given us is technical, and reduces too much
to rule and system the supernatural workings of the Holy Spirit.
But what is the fact? He has but collected together the recorded
acts of the saints, and referred them to their several heads. The
virtues which the Gospel enjoins are definite and known; and the
saints who observed them are known, and so also the history of
their lives. He has but compared the facts with the theory, and if
the theory becomes clearer and more definite, that is the case with
every other theory or system whatever. He had the advantage of the
labours of others who preceded him in this discussion, and also the
results of his own experience as Promoter of the Faith, and was,
consequently, minutely conversant with the very details of the
subject. He has done with the practice of the Church what S. Thomas
and the Schoolmen did with reference to the Faith. These saw the
records of our Saviour's life and doctrine, and constructed
therefrom that wonderful and harmonious system which we revere, and
the ignorant and the wicked ridicule-the scholastic philosophy of
Holy Church. That system was begun before Peter Lombard, but he
reduced it to its proper heads, and then the sanctified intellects
of the Dominican and Franciscan Orders raised it in its grand
proportions, and at the Council of Trent it proved to the Church an
impregnable fortress, against which heresy raged in vain. Perhaps,
too, in the present form of unbelief, and the prevalence of strange
superstition which has taken possession of psychological inquirers,
this systematic discussion of moral and intellectual phenomena
which are displayed in the lives of the saints, may prove to many a
solution of difficulties, and a safe guide to lead them out of
danger. Learning is in our circumstances become a matter of
necessity, and those who dwell much on the simplicity of the
evangelical law, and on the danger of subtle discussions and minute
investigations, will do well to remember that our Blessed Lord was
once found "sitting in the midst of the doctors."
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imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
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