The Correct Thing for CatholicsBenziger, 1891 - 213 pages |
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Page 201 - That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Let us pray: Pour forth, we beseech thee, O Lord, thy grace into our hearts; that we, to whom the Incarnation of Christ, thy Son, was made known by the message of an angel, may by his Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of his Resurrection. Through the same Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Page 110 - Breathes there a man, with soul so dead, Who never to himself has said, This is my own, my native land!
Page 201 - V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Page 202 - Christ, hast been pleased to fill the world with joy ; grant, we beseech thee, that by the intercession of the Virgin Mary, his Mother, we may receive the joys of eternal life : Through the same Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Page 211 - And it came to pass that after three days they found him in the temple sitting in the midst of the doctors, hearing them and asking them questions.
Page 161 - Burgundy declared it to be his opinion that kings existed for the good of the people, and not the people for the good of kings. Saint Simon is delighted with the benevolence of this saying ; but startled by its novelty, and terrified by its boldness.
Page 77 - I will give to thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven ; and whatsoever thou shalt bind upon earth, it shall be bound also in heaven ; and whatsoever thou shalt loose upon earth, it shall be loosed also in heaven.
Page 211 - Let us contemplate, in this mystery, how the Blessed Virgin Mary, on the day of her purification, presented the child Jesus in the Temple, where holy Simeon, giving thanks to God, with great devotion received him into his arms. Our Father, &c.
Page 125 - A fool can ask more questions in a minute than a wise man can answer in...