The Wonders of Divine Faith

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I believe I have provided acceptable material. This book encompasses a Treatise on Faith, not so much copied from the books of others as faithfully derived from theological sources original: "locis Theologicis" — This refers to 'theological commonplaces,' a systematic method of organizing Christian doctrine into specific topics or 'places' for study.. How indeed could the subject of Faith please You less, most pious Mother, since You are built upon the rock of Faith original: "Fidei petram" as an insuperable fortress, against which the gates of hell shall never prevail? A reference to the promise made to St. Peter in Matthew 16:18.

Even your very enemies greet You alone as Catholic in deed and in name, for they call You and yours nothing but Catholic; and they see You spread everywhere throughout the whole world, from the rising of the sun to its setting. Deservedly, therefore, you are held to be universal by all, while in public view you alone flourish most fruitfully like a vine, upward toward all the Heavens and downward throughout all parts of the earth, with an innumerable multitude of Angels and men. You are the one Queen of Heaven and Mistress of the world, the most vast and Holy Church of GOD, who triumphs gloriously in Heaven, purges sorrowfully in the flames A reference to the "Church Suffering" in Purgatory., and fights courageously on earth.

Truly you are splendid, all fair, and chosen as the sun, while through the sacred pages you are praised as the Body of Christ Jesus, the very sun of justice. To You the Father of heavenly lights has given his only-begotten Son as your Head; He radiates You and your members with as much splendor of His beauty as the sun illuminates the moon with the brilliance of light. In this, many Angels and many Christians are one body, and we are each members of one another. We are quickened and sanctified by one and the same Holy Spirit, who was given to us so that, as a holy life throughout the entire Body of Christ