The Wonders of Divine Faith

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You also, distinguished Leaders of the heavenly Court, and chosen ranks of the most renowned Citizens of the eternal Kingdom, graciously take under your most powerful protection this literary gift, which I consecrate to you on bended knee. For it is rightly called the rule and standard of your life, which you observed holily upon the earth, while in this work—to the extent that a just man may live by Faith original: "ex Fide vivat"; a reference to the biblical principle in Romans 1:17 that the righteous live by their faith.—it is described in colors that do not deceive.

Truly you, holy Patriarchs and Prophets, received and foretold the holy Faith through revelation; you holy Apostles and holy Martyrs preached the Faith to the entire world, and as so many witnesses of the faith, you signed its infallible truth with your own blood; and you holy Confessors, and all the most happy Inhabitants of the high court, were tested and sanctified by the testimony of faith. Through faith you conquered Kingdoms, performed justice, and obtained the promises; those same most sacred Mysteries of Faith, which you believed in the shadow of this life, you now behold face to face in the Fatherland of Light original: "Patria Luminis"; a poetic term for Heaven, where the "light of glory" allows the soul to see God directly. by the aid of glory.

Kindly accept this exposition of the Faith from me, the least of all your servants, under your protection—to which I flee as a suppliant—and through your intercession, see to it with care that all people return to the true faith, and that all Christians live according to this divine direction.

Likewise, I implore your support, O beloved partner of the Most Holy Body of Christ, the Church Purgant Church Purgant (original: "Ecclesia purgans") — also known as the "Church Suffering," these are the souls of the faithful departed who, according to Catholic doctrine, are being purified in Purgatory before entering Heaven.; a society destined with certain security for the eternal glory of the heavenly Kingdom. You are being purified by the Sun of Justice A title for Christ, often used in a judicial or purifying context. with expiatory flames, just as the finest gold...