The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-25
The POpc's Curse.

a par Of bi, kingdom. The Pope has
issued the following anathcma against
him:
BY authrity of the Almighty Cod,
the Father, the Son and Holy Ghost ;
and of the holy cannon and of the
undeilcd Virgin Mary mother and
nurse OF our SAY iour, and Of the cclcs-
tial virtues. angels archangcls
thrones, dominions, powers chcrubim,
aud scraphim and of all the holy
palriurchs and prophets and of al
the apostles and cvangolists, and of
all holy innocents who, in tho sight
Of the Lamb, are found worthy to sing
the new song and of tho holy mar
tyrS and holy confesBors and of the
holy virgins and of all the saints, to-
gethcr with all the holy and elect Of
,iod-wo cxcommunicate and ann
thcmatizc him, and from the thrcsh-
hold of the holy Church of God AL
mighty we scqucster him, that he may
be tormcnted in internal excrutiating
>utierings, together with Dathan and
Abiram and those who say to the
Lord God, depart from us, We want
none of thy ways" Aud as fire is
4ucnchcd with water, SO let the light
of him be put out forcvcrmore.
May the Father who created man
curse him. May the Son who died
for us carso him. May the Holy
Ghost which is given to US in baptism
curse him. May the Holy Cross
which Christ, for our salvation trium-
phing over his enemies, assembled,
curse him. May the Holy and E,er-
nal Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
curse him. May St. Michael, the ad
vocate of holy souls, curse him. May
all the angels and arch-angels, princi-
palitics and powers, and all the
heavenly armies, curse him. May
st John, the precursor, and John the
Baptist, and st. Peter, and ST. Paul
and St. Andrew, and all other of
Christ's Apostles together, curse him.
And may the rest of his disciples and
four Evangelists, who by their preach
ing converted the universal world,
and may the holy and wonderful COM
pany of martyrs and CON fcssors, who
by their holy works are found plead
ing to God Aim ;ghty, curse him.
May the Choir of holy virgins, who
for the honor of Christ have despisod
the things of the world, damn him {;
may all the saints who from the be.
ginning of the world and everlasting
ages are found to beloved of God,
damn him; may the heavens and the
earth and all the holy things remain
ing therein, damn him.
May he be damned wherever he
be, whether in the house or in the
field, whether in the highway or the
byway, whether in the wood or the
water, or whether in the church.
May he be cursed in living and in
dying, in eating and drinking, in fast.
ing and thirsting, in slumbering
and sleeping, in watching or walking,
in standing or sitting, in lying down
or working, mingendo canoando, and
in bloc d >letting.
May he bc cursed in all the faculties
of his body. May he be cursed in
wardly and outwardly. May he be
cursed in his hair. May he be cursed
in his brains. May he be cursed in
the crown Of his head and his temples.
In his forehead and in his ears. In
his check. In his jawboncs and in
his nostris. In his foretecth and in
his grinders. In his lips and in his
throat. In his shoulders and in
wrists. In his arms, his hands and in
his fingers.
May be be damned in his mouth,
in his breast, in his heart, and in all
the vscera of his body may he be
damned in his veins and in his thigh
and genital organs, in his hips and his
knees, and in his legs, feet and toe
nails
May he be cursed in all tho joints
and articulations Of Ills members.
From the top Of his head to the sole
of his feet mag there be no soundness
in him.
! May tho Son of the living God,
with all the glory of his majesty, curse
him and may Heaven, with all tho
powers that may move therein, rise
up against him, and curse and damn
him
Amen, So be it. Amen.
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