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oRIGIN or THE s0DsldIA
The first sodaIg Of the BLESSED Nlr-
! gin. which was formed in Rome ia 1863
owes its origin to the Jealous exeFtionc
Of Leo John uera FIammingae,a father
+, of the Society Of Jesus, whg Kas then
teaching IA the Roman college. This
holy and learned man collected youths
and placsa theta under the special pro-
tectiou q the Blessed Virgin. ThePious
and exemplary conduct Of the fist So
Salists caused associations Of a similar
nature soon to spread from Rome to
every mart Of the christian world Rec
tors introduced them in the colleges
nlseed under their care, and pastors into
their respective Congregations.
Iu16s4 IN sn encyeliesl letter, Pope
Gregory the XIII. approved the SOdaity
established IN Rome, and extended to all
the faithful the privilege Of becoming
members; he wished that the Sodality Of
the Roman college should be, as it were,
the mother and center Of all the others,
and he gave to the general Of the Society
Of Jesus and to those Of his brethren en-
trusted with the care Of a SOdality, all
the necessary powers TO directthese pioUs
associations.
Pope Sixtus v, Gregory XIV, Clement
WI, Benedict XIV, Clement XIII,
and Plus VII, etc, have enriched the
Blessed Virgins Sodality with indul-
gences, and extolIed its utility in the
warmest manner. Soon after its institu-
ton il numbered among It's members
popes. cardinals, bishops, and many most
zealou5 and learned clergymen, and
likewise many secular princes, magis-
uates. ard men distinguished in every
class Of society. Among the saints who
have saacufed themselves by a faithful
compliance vita the rules OF the Sodality
Of (which hey are members, we might
mention ST. Charles Borromeo, ST. Fran
els Of sales, St. Aloysius, st. Stanilaus
Kotska, etc.
Cergymen wishing to form a Sodality
should write to Rome to the general Of.
the Society Of Jesus, TO have it aggre-
gated 70 that Of the Roman college, ana
thus enjoy its indulgences and priv
iieges but he should previously choose
for his SodalIty a title taken from one Of
the Eve principal festivals of the Blessed
Virgin, namely; the Immaculate COn-
cep6oH. Maturity, ARnuRcidti0n, Rgy-
cation and disruption; to which title
may be added one saint. Both festivals
viii be for the Sodality a feast Of the
first class. If the director of a newly
formed SodaIity is notsyet 3 Socialist, he
should, before receiving any other, first
recite himself the formula of admission,
holding, as usual, a lighted taper in his
hand.
A Socialist who should have changed
his residence from another city where
the Sodality should likewise exist,
shall, if his conduct has continu dirrepre-
heusible, be received as q Socialist with
Jul any new FAouaAAons
Though each Sodality is usually COM
posed merely Of Postulant and Socialists,
however, il. order to keep a holy spirit of
fervor and Iaudable emulation, the men,
bers Of some Sodalities are divided into
four classes. The first includes the Pos
tulants the second the candidates, or
those who are in their second probation
they are paced between the P~ostulants
and the Socialists: they do not yet vote,
but they recite before the altar a formula,
in which they express their desire of
deserving by their good conduct to be adj
mitted to the Sodality; the third class is
composed Of the Socialists, and the fourth
of the senior Socialists, who are chosen
by the director and project among the
most pious and jealous Socialists, and
among whom the candidates for the
chief Offices of the Sodality are selected.
In several countries soda1ities in honor
Of the Holy Angels have been estab-
lished, composed Of youths, who having
made their first communion, are too
young yet to be received in the Blessed
Virgins Sodslity.
GENERAL RULES TO BE OBSERVED BY
EACH SOCIALIST.
The glorious Virgin, Mother Of God,
being the principal protectress Of the
Congregations or Sodalities erected in
her honor, and having an extreme ten
derness for all those who make a public
profession Of being entirely devoted to
her service, the Socialists should not be
content to have in her all possible conf
dence, and to give her the respect
she deserves they should moreover imi-
tate her admirable virtues, and during
the whole course Of their lives, one OF
their most usual occupations should be
to exhort one another 70 make known
her power with God, TO augment her
CORY and to serve her with fidelity.
This solid devotion toward the Blessed
Virgin cannot be better preserved than
by diligsnt observance Of these rules.
The Sodality shall be governed by a
spiritual father, called the father director,
a prefect and two assistants. There
shall be, moreover, a secretary and six or
twelve consuItors, according to the direc-
toD Of the father director, whose duty #
shall be to nominate those whom he
may deem most proper TO further the
good Of the Sodality. These officers are
chosen annually, or o~ftener, as the father
director shall think fit. All The Sodal-
lists must endeavor TO show that defer
enee and submission to their father di-
rector which his station exacts, nor must /
they forget to manifest their respect for
The project and other subordinate Off
Gers, in whatever concerns their respec-
tive duties in the Sodality.
As the end Of the Sodality is virtue and
christian piety, and progress in the study
Of literature and science, for the attain
ment Of which the reorganization of the
holy sacraments is very useful, whoever
VIII wish to be admitted into this Sodal-
ity viii, before his admission, make 8
general confession of his whole life, ifhe
have not yet made any, or from the last
general confession az, however, 20 de-
pend upon the discretion Of their father
confess0r.
Moreover, all the Socialists VIII go to
confession and communion on the first
Sunday Of every month, and win do the
same on other certain days eonsecrated
10 cur Lord and His Blessed Mother, to
wit at Christmas, Circumcision, Resur-
r~ection, Ascension, Penteeost and Cor
pus Christi, and on the Nativity, I'm
macalate Conception, the Annuneiation,
Publication and Assumption, the feast
Of All Saints and Of the Patron. Besides
these days prescribed by the rules, it is
recommended that they should fire.
.9o4ndy and deyoutly participate If tie
Mos Eoly Sacrament.
On Sundays and holidays Of obligation
all should assemble IN the morning in the
place appointed for the Soaality, where
they should spend some time in spiritual
things, according to the direction OF the
father director. And none should intro
duoe any without his permission 10