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despise the wretched children of Eve. To thee do we address ourselves, O procurer of our salvation, equally powerful and merciful, By the sweetness of the joys which Jesus your Son provided for you, by your participation in His indescribable sorrows

by the splendor of His glory, in which you are enveloped, we urgently beseech you to graciously hear us, though unworthy, and UR our pray er.

The excellence of the Rosary, which We have just pointed out, being considered in its twofold aspect, it becomes plain to you, venerable brethren, why We cou nue to inculcate and promote the custom. As We have stated at the beginning, the age needs Heevenly aid more and more, especially as the Church has to endure, far and wide, many ee which affect her rights and liberty, and there many causes which are bringing ruia on the Dad perity and peace of Christian States. We again openly proclaim that We have complete confidence that this aid will be obtained through the Rosary. Would that this devotion were everywhere held in honour as of old, in accordance with Our desires, In towns and villages, in families and workshops, amongst the upper classes and the humblest, let it be loved and practised as a beautitul wate hword of Christian laith and a most effective means of propitiating the Divine clemency.

It is daily of more urgent importance that this course should be pursued, seeing that the furious wickedness of the impious contrives and dares to adopt every possible measure calculated to provoke the anger of God and to draw down on their country the weight of His justly punitive Hand, Amongst the other sources of regret, all persons of good will will deplore with Us that in the very bosom of the Catholic nations there are too many who rejoice when aflronts are offered to religion in any way, and availing themselves of the extr: ordinary licence to

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publish everything whatsoever, they endeavour, with all their might, to turn its holiest things into ridicule and to eail forth the contempt wid mockery

of the multitude for he confidence in the , atronage of the Virein, the cili acy of which has been proved by experience — Within some months past the Sacred Person of Our Saviour Jesus Christ Himself has not escaped outrage hey ha i0t been ashamed to drag him upon the stage, now in many places sullied

by the introduction of scandalons scenes, and to represent Him devoid of the majesty of His Divine nature, by depriving Him of which even the redemption of the human race is necessarily denied. Nor have they been ashamed to attempt to rescue from eternal infamy a man guilty af a crime and of treachery, for which he will ever be held in horror—the betrayer of Christ. In all the cities of Italy where such deeds have been done, or are about to be done, indignation has been universally felt, the inhabitants lamenting the injury to the most sacred rights of religion— violated and trampled under foot in a nation which very justly takes a first place in priding itself on its Catholicism. Then, as was right, the vie lant solieitude of the Bishops was arroused, and they forwarded suitable protestations to those whose sacred duty it ought to be to safeguard the dignity of religion and country, and they not only warned their flocks of the gravity of the danger, but also exhorted them to repair by religious solemnities the shocking offence offered to the beloved Author of our salvation. Th

zeal shown in so many excellent ways by the friends of Christian morality has certainly deserved Ow warmest approval, and has softened the bitterness ol the pain which that affair has caused Us. On the present occasion We cannot avoid raising Our voice as Chief Pastor of the Church, and We unite our strongest protestations with those of the Bishops and the faithful. And with the same Apostolic ear-

nestness with which We complain of and condemn ‘ this exeerable deed do We urge the Christian na-

tions, and especially the Italians, to preserve invio-

late the religion of their ancestors, which is a most

precious iaheritance, to defend it strenuously and to ! be eareful to further it by conduct always honorable E and worthy of the creed they profess. We desire, | then for this reason also, that during the whole month of October individual and religious societies should exercise their zeal by paying honor to the great Mother of God, the powerful proteciress of Christianity, the Glorious Queen of Heaven. On Our part, We renew and confirm with all Our heart the sacred indulgences previously given for this

purpose.

Venerable brethren, may God, Who “in his bountiful merey provided for us such a mediatrix” (St. | i de XII, Prwrogative, B. M. V, n 2) and Who “has h desired that we should receive everything through Mary” (Id. sern. in Naty. D. M. V, n. 7), hear our

common prayers through her intercession and favor,

and fully satisfy our hopes. As a token of this re-

ceive the Apostolic Benediction which We impart | (En lovingly in the Lord to yourselves and to your res-

peetive clergy and people.

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