The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-08-04

wards us, and after this our exile is end
ed shew unto us the blessed fruit of tbv
womb Jesus. o clement, o pious o sweet
Virgin Mary" page 245.
"Sweet Virgin we offer
On supplant knee
These prayers that the Church
Has devoted to thee
Oh Mary, conduct us
In happiness way
And at the last hour
ASSIST us we pray. Amen"
The third book is entitled /" The Ptous
Gat'de to Prayer, and deuotsoa calculated
to onsacer the demands of the devout
members Of the Roman Catholic Church."
baltimore: Lucas Brothers. 1916. On
page 10, In prayer to the Virgin
Mary as Mother of God, is the follow
ing passage, Pardon my past offenses
and indignities, pardon those of man
kind. Prostate in like manner before
thee, make us sinners as we are, sensible
of the favors thou hast conferred upon
us, and being truly contrite for the past.
may we by thy aid and assistance, break
ing, the chains of our former thraldom
and slavery live henceforward in thy
favor and in the happy liberty of the
children of God" In each of these works
is Litany called the Litany of our Lady
of Loretto, in which the Virgin Mary is
addressed with more than forty titles of
reverence-amongst which are the fol-
lowing, viz; Holy Mother of God"
Mother of Divine Grace, Mirror of Justice,
Seat of Wisdom, Tower of David. Ark of
the Covenant, Gate of Heaven, Morning
Star, Refuge of Sinners, Comforter Of
the Afflicted, Help of Christians, Queen
OF Angles, ETC., etc. What can be said
OF such worship as this, but that it in
wolves the very highest elements of ad-
Grafton 1t is the offering to a mere
creature of the worship which belongs to
God alone
But the most remarkable of all these
books is one entitled, Tile Gloraes of
nary, Translated from the Italian of
st. AlphomSatS Liga1orl, founder of the
Congregation of the most Holy Redeem
En-. First american Edition. James B.
RrkeY.
The author of this work is the one
from whom we quoted last week. who
was canonized some fifty odd years ago
by Pope Leo XII, and whose writings
are commended by the present Pope in
the following words, "These writings
have been spread throughout the whole
world with the greatest profit to the
Christian cause, and it is to be wished
that they should become still more and
more popular and be placed in the hands
OF all. For with the greatest skill he di-
rected and promoted the moral training
OF all and they may be all perused by
the faith fn1 Iuitbo,,+ 49, -
bling"
The edition of this work from which
l am enabled to quote has the inaprinaot.l1.
OF Cardinal McCloskey in these words:
This new and improved translation
OF The Glories of Mary having been
duly examined is hereby approved of
/ John, Archbishop of New York. New
York, January 21st, 1852" This book
then is sanctioned by the highest au-
thority, and the translation fully en-
dorsed. Let us see what its teachings
are.
On page q, is the following, "The
Kingdom of God consisting of Justice
and Mercy, the Lord has divided it
He has reserved the Kingdom of Justice
for Himself, and He has granted the
Kingdom of Mercy to Mary, ordaining
that all the mercies which are dispensed
to men should pass through the hands of
Mary, and should be bestowed according
to her good pleasure"
With this view of Mary as the ONLY
source Of Mercy, this teacher, canonized
by Popes and commended by Cardinals.
teaches his readers to pray as follows
Page 88, Behold, o Mother of nv
God, Mary, my only hope, behold at thy
feet miserable sinner who implores thy
mercy. Thou art proclaimed and called
by the whole church, and by all the
faithful refuge of sinners; then art my
refuge it is thine to save me-"
Page l30, 90 Mary, we poor sinners
know no refuge but thee. Thou art our
only hope. To thee we entrust our sal
walton"
Page go, II invoke then thy aid, 0
my great advocate, my refuge, my hope,
and my mother Mary. To thy hands I
commit the cause of nay eternal salvation.
TO thee consign my soul. 1t was lost
but thou must save it"
Page 673, "Thou art the mother Of
God, the mistress Of the world, the queen
Of heaven. Thou are the dispenser of all
graces, the glory of the holy Church
Thou art the evan,1e of AZ ;,,o4 +ba