The Immaculate Conception of the most blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God
Subtitle: A Dogma of the Catholic Church
Publisher: P. Donahoe
Published: 1855
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: Episcopal Approbation page 5; title: Dedication 7; title: Preface 11; title: Introduction 21; title: CHAPTER I.; title: Preliminary Observations — The Statement or the Doctrine, and the Nature of the Proof which sustains it 83; title: CHAPTER II.; title: Definition of the Doctrine — Its Reasonableness — Objections answered 46; title: CHAPTER III.; title: The Doctrine considered in the Light of the Sacred Scriptures 54; title: CHAPTER IV.; title: The Ancient Liturgies and Menologies prove the Doctrine — The Abstract Value of the Terms 60; title: CHAPTER V.; title: Remarkable Document — The Testimony of St. Andrew and St. James, Apostles — St. Mark, the Evangelist — The Fathers of the first Five Centuries 76; title: CHAPTER VI.; title: Resume 1 92; title: CHAPTER VII.; title: Festivals Instituted in Honor of the Immaculate Conception 101; title: CHAPTER VIII.; title: Testimony of the Saints and Eminent Writers subsequent to the Fifth Century, and during the Mediaeval times 121; title: CHAPTER IX.; title: St. Bernard 135; title: CHAPTER X.; title: St. Thomas Aquinas 146; title: CHAPTER XI.; title: Resume 2 154; title: CHAPTER XII.; title: The Religious Orders, Academies, Universities, and Theologians adopt the Doctrine of the Immaculate Conception page 162; title: CHAPTER XIII.; title: Various Councils favour the belief of the Immaculate Conception 177; title: CHAPTER XIV.; title: The Declaration of the Council of Trent 187; title: CHAPTER XV.; title: The Sovereign Pontiffs favour the Doctrine of the Immaculate Conception 195; title: CHAPTER XVI.; title: Pius IX, the Illustrious Friend of Mary 209; title: CHAPTER XVII.; title: Resume 3 239; title: CHAPTER XVIII.; title: The Festival of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary, and the Ceremonies Incident To The Publication Of The Dogmatic Decree — given at Rome, December 8th, 1854 249; title: CHAPTER XIX.; title: Letters Apostolic of our Most Holy Lord Pius IX, by Divine Providence Pope, concerning the Dogmatic Definition of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mother of God 269; title: CHAPTER XX.; title: Resume 4 page 295; title: CHAPTER XXI.; title: Conclusion — Motives for venerating the Most Blessed and Immaculate Virgin Mary ; and certain duties and obligations arising out of the recent Dogmatic Decree 308