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The Spirit of the Cure of Ars.pdf - the Catholic Kingdom!

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YiPBEFACE.even fashion, wua submitted to his decision; andhe answered one and all in words which mighthave fallen from St Vincent Ferrer or <strong>the</strong> B.Leonard <strong>of</strong> Port Maurice. Thus, when we hear<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> numbers <strong>of</strong> all ranks and conditions whocrowded from town and county into <strong>the</strong> secludedvillage church to hear hia simple exhortations,our thoughts go back to <strong>the</strong> time when Pharieessand Sadducees, soldiers and publicans, thmuged<strong>the</strong> desert-banks <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Jordan to hear <strong>the</strong> preaching<strong>of</strong> St Johu Baptist, and to be told that <strong>the</strong>ymust do penance, because <strong>the</strong> kingdom <strong>of</strong> heavenwas at hand.In perusing <strong>the</strong> instructions <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Uud <strong>of</strong> Are,we may 111iss <strong>the</strong> sweetness <strong>of</strong> his voice, or <strong>the</strong>bright look and affectionate manner with whioh<strong>the</strong>y were wont to be accompanied; but our hearbb&n within us as we read,for <strong>the</strong>y come from asaint on fire with <strong>the</strong> love <strong>of</strong> God, who was raisedup in an unbelieving generation to carry on <strong>the</strong>old tradition, and to sanctify <strong>the</strong> world by <strong>the</strong>simple preaching <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Cross.JOHN E. BOWDEN.

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