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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859. Excerpt: … HIS HOLINESS PIUS IX. AND THE TEMPOEAL EIGHTS OF THE HOLY SEE. I. When our adorable Lord and Saviour made His triumphal entry into Jerusalem, and the whole air rang with the hosannas of the multitude, some of the Pharisees said to Him, “Master, rebuke thy disciples;” and He replied, “If these shall hold their peace the stones will cry out.” If I may with reverence adopt those words of my divine Master, I would say, that on the occasion on which we are met together, if we were to keep silence, the stones would cry out. Yes, the very stones would reproach us! The consideration of the position of our holy and venerable Pontiff at this moment of trial is enough to cause emotion in the most stony of hearts. I say, moreover, that if we were silent on the … More >>

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