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WELFTH DOCUMENT:  SOLEMN BEATIFICATION AND CANONISATION OF SAINT PIUS IX, SAINT LEO XIII, SAINT PIUS IX, SAINT PIUS XII, SAINT MARCELO OF SEVILLE AND SAINT ISABEL I, QUEEN OF SPAIN.

We, Supreme Pontiff, Vicar of Christ, Successor of Saint Peter, Servant of the Servants of God, Patriarch of Palmar de Troya.

1. SOLEMN BEATIFICATION AND CANONISATION OF HIS HOLINESS POPE PIUS IX.

We, as Visible Head of the Universal Church, accept the unanimous acclaim of the Church, and knowing the holiness and heroic virtues of certain members of the Church, We put them in view for all the faithful, as models and examples.

We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, inspired by the powerful light of the Holy Ghost, declare;

We proclaim solemnly the Beatification of Our venerated predecessor, His Holiness Pope Pius IX.

We proclaim the solemn Canonization of Blessed Pius IX, raising him to the glory of the Altar.

We exhort the faithful to send up prayers to God and to make petitions through the intercession of Saint Pius IX, Pope.  We desire to recall for the whole Church, that Pope Saint Pius IX led an exemplary life, a model for all Christians. Saint Pius IX pastured the Holy Church of God during more than 30 years. During this Pontificate the powers of evil directed terrible assaults against the Papacy. In the course of these more than 30 years of Pontificate, Saint Pius IX had to support the heavy cross of incomprehension in the concert of the Nations.  Emperors, kings, heads of state, governors, and even a good number of clerics, aligned themselves with Garibaldi in order to wrest from the Pope the supreme right of Temporal Power. This satanic and Masonic manoeuvre succeeded in taking from the Pope the Papal States. Saint Pius IX, on various occasions, found himself obliged to flee from the Vatican. On one of these occasions, he took refuge in Gaeta, near Naples. Saint Pius IX, in spite of these innumerable sufferings, remained firm, accepting with love the weight of the cross. Saint Pius IX hurled excommunication at all those who seized from him the Papal States; which excommunication We also confirm.

Saint Pius IX, Pope, presided at the First Holy Vatican Council, in which was confirmed the Doctrine taught by the previous Holy Councils, especially the Council of Trent. Pope Saint Pius IX solemnly proclaimed two Dogmas of Faith; one on the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary; the other on the Infallibility of the Pope. Innumerable were his Pontifical Documents, illuminating all of the Universal Church. There is no doubt that the Pope Saint Pius IX squarely enters the grand gate of the exalted and great Popes.

We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, make clear Our irrevocable desire, that this Saint, whom today We elevate to the glory of the Altar, be known by the title Saint Pius IX, the Great.

2. SOLEMN BEATIFICATION AND CANONISATION OF POPE LEO XIII.

We, with the Authority with which We are vested, declare;

We solemnly proclaim the Beatification of the Pope His Holiness Leo XIll.

We make the following solemn proclamation; We raise to the dignity of the Altar, Blessed Leo XIII, under the title of Canonization, Saint Leo XIII, the Great.

We recall for all the faithful, the grand figure of Pope Saint Leo XIII, the Great. This great Pope, with wisdom and sanctity, carried forward the work of Saint Pius IX, the Great. All know very well the holiness and heroic virtues of this great Pope, who inherited the incomprehension that weighed heavily upon Saint Pius IX. Pope Saint Leo XIII, the Great, with great wisdom and prudence, illuminated the minds of the faithful Catholics with most important Pontifical Documents regarding social questions. Above all, this great Pope, in his ardent apostolate, worked ceaselessly, continually teaching sound Doctrine for all conditions and states in the world. He sought to bring the light of the Gospel into every place.

We exhort the faithful to commend the grave problems of the Church today to this illustrious Pope, Saint Leo XIII, the Great.

3. SOLEMN BEATIFICATION AND CANONISATION OF THE POPE HIS HOLINESS PIUS XI.

We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, assisted by the Holy Ghost, solemnly declare;

We declare the Beatification of the Pope His Holiness Pius XI.

We, with the Authority with which We are vested, make the solemn Proclamation;

We solemnly Canonize this day Blessed Plus XI, raising him to the glory of the Altar.

We recognize, declare and put in view the sanctity and heroic virtue of Pope Saint Pius XI. We desire to remind the faithful that Saint Pius XI bore with a very difficult Pontificate, having to exercise Papal authority in the difficult years between the two World Wars. The Pope Saint Pius XI suffered greatly because of the political events of those times. During the Pontificate of Saint Pius XI, the Pope succeeded in maintaining temporal power as Sovereign over the minute State of the Vatican City. The exemplary life of Saint Pius XI, Pope, is a propitious model to imitate in order to attain to sanctity.

4. SOLEMN BEATIFICATION AND CANONISATION OF THE POPE HIS HOLINESS PIUS XII.

We, with the Authority with which We are vested, solemnly declare;

We proclaim the Beatification of His Holiness Plus XII, Pope.

We make the following solemn Proclamation;

We Canonize today Blessed Pius XII, raising him to the glory of the Altar.

We declare Our irrevocable desire that this Angelic Pastor, Pope Pius XII, be known universally by the exalted title, Saint Pius XII, the Great. We desire to recall for all the faithful, the majestic and mystical figure of Saint Pius XII, the Great. This great Pope bore the cruelty of the Second World War. Saint Pius XII, the Great, was a Pope whose spiritual life was given to prayer, penance, and the wise diffusion of spiritual light in the Church.

We exhort the Church, that her members commend themselves to Saint Pius XII, the Great, in order to strengthen us in the Faith.

5. SOLEMN BEATIFICATION AND CANONISATION OF CARDINAL SPINOLA.

We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, Beatify the Venerable Don Marcellus Cardinal Spinola Maestre, Archbishop of Seville. We solemnly proclaim;

We Canonize today Blessed Marcellus of Seville, raising him to the glory of the Altar.

We desire to speak a little of the exemplary life of Saint Marcellus of Seville. This holy Cardinal belongs to the number of those called late vocations, since he was more than 30 when he felt ardently the call to the Priesthood. Don Marcellus, as he was known, had followed the legal profession, and was exercising his profession in Sanlucar de Barrameda, of the Province of Cadiz. One day he felt the call of God, and leaving all, he became Minister of the Lord. Don Marcellus belonged to the families of the Sevillian nobility. He had been reared and educated always in the holy fear of God; and since childhood, at school he had excelled, giving proof of holiness by his love for God and neighbour. With the passing of time, he was Consecrated Bishop and sent to the Seville of his heart, as Auxilliary Bishop of Cardinal Lluch.  It was precisely during the fulfillment of his heroic work as co‑adjutor of Cardinal Lluch that he began to suffer grievously. At that time, the Cardinal Archbishop of Seville did not understand the Marian devotion of the City of Seville, in the manifestations of which Bishop Spinola took very active part.  He was called idolatrous, heretical, misled, and so forth. Bishop Spinola received a taste of imprisonment, having been accused of high treason against the King of Spain. Bishop Spinola heroically defended Spanish traditions against the masonic liberalism of the Bourbons. In spite of prison and persecution by many enemies, Saint Marcellus of Seville never succumbed; he remained firm in faith and authentic doctrine. Later he was named Titular Archbishop of the Seville of his heart. Only the shortest time elapsed, and he was elevated immediately to the sacred purple of the Cardinalate.  Now is when Saint Marcellus is happy, ‑ not for possessing high rank; rather because, for having full authority as Archbishop of Seville, he can preserve the love of Mary that Seville has always professed.

We know that Saint Marcellus of Seville, as Cardinal Archbishop, was accustomed on many occasions, to dress as Priest, to visit the Parishes, unexpected; to observe in person the devotion of the Priests as they were celebrating Holy Mass. He never allowed a Priest to make elevations or genuflections rapidly. He personally instructed the altar boys to ring the bells slowly, in order that the Celebrant maintain the elevation a longer time. Saint Marcellus of Seville loved most fervently the Eucharist and the Virgin Mary. During the inspection which he made in person, he enjoyed listening to the preaching of his Priests, and if a Priest spoke little of Mary, he would invite him to the Palace, where after the Priest would leave full of love for Mary, having become as well a Marian preacher.  We know also that Saint Marcellus of Seville, organized in the city a great celebration in honor of the Virgin Mary, on the 50th. anniversary of the proclamation of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception. Many Bishops and Priests, coming from different parts of the world to Seville for this great celebration, declared that they had never seen Marian solemnities as great as those of Seville.

Saint Marcellus of Seville was also known as Father and Protector of the poor. He had a profoundly spiritual love for the poor, whom he most generously assisted. Nevertheless, it was his custom first to teach them Catechism, and he would say; "Certainly, these poor men are hungry for want of bread, but let us not forget, their hunger for spiritual bread is greater."  We exhort the faithful to commend themselves with piety and charity to Saint Marcellus of Seville, Father and Protector of the poor. Precisely today, the really poor are those Catholics who follow the path of error, and these need to be nourished with the bread of true doctrine.

6. SOLEMN BEATIFICATION AND CANONIZATION OF ISABEL THE CATHOLIC, QUEEN OF SPAIN.

We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, comprehending the unanimous consent of fervently Catholic Spaniards and Spanish Americans, and knowing the life of sanctity and heroic virtue of this exemplary Queen, proclaim;

We Beatify today the Servant of God, Isabel I, Queen of Spain.

With the Authority with which We are vested, We make this solemn Proclamation;

We Canonize today Blessed Isabel I, Queen of Spain, raising her to the glory of the Altar.

We declare Our irrevocable desire that this Saint, whom today We elevate, be known by the title; Saint Isabel of Spain, Queen of Spain, creatrix and consolidatrix of the Catholic Unity of Spain; and as well, promotrix and protector of the work of discovery and evangelization of the American Continent.

We declare for Saint Isabel I, Queen of Spain, the title of exalted protector of Spanish Civilization.  We desire to proclaim the sanctity and heroic virtues of her whom We today have raised to the glory of the Altar,

We exhort all the Church to have filial devotion towards the illustrious Saint Isabel I, Queen of Spain, the antithesis of Elizabeth I of England.  In these times of crisis in the Faith, crisis in doctrine, crisis in Catholic values, and in this moment of great apostasy, it should be very opportune to entreat the intercession of Saint Isabel I, Queen of Spain, for the true defense of Catholic Unity, as well in Spain as in the World. We declare, pledging Our word, that during the whole time of Our dictating the present Document, We have heard innumerable Angels, joyfully singing praises to God, to the exultant sound of trumpets. Without doubt, today is a great day in Heaven; since four Popes, one Cardinal, and a Queen have been Canonized.  Certainly Hell trembles in the face of these solemn proclamations; because in this way, the faithful count on more intercessors and models to show them how to go on the path of holiness.

Later, the Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship, Cardinal Father Leander, will prepare the Liturgical Feasts proper to the newly Canonized Saints.

We, as Vicar of Christ on Earth, wish to remind all Spaniards, that today the Sacred Catholic Unity of Spain is in danger through the satanic and Masonic  regional autonomies.  These can only lead to the destruction of Catholic Spain. We, as Supreme Pastor of the Church, speak with anguish;

Spaniards, for love of God, defend the Catholic Unity of Spain, and fight against the regional partitions that destroy eternal values and patriotic values!  We, as Vicar of Christ, are disposed to defend the Catholic Unity of Spain with the Cross and with the Sword.  We are disposed to defend the Sacred Spanish flag of red and yellow, symbol of the Catholic Unity of Spain.

We, as Supreme Pastor, making use of Our right of temporal power, condemn all separatist and regionalist purposes, in defense of One Great Free Spain, in which is inculcated the Catholic Faith.  Through the present Document We declare;

We anathematize regional banners, because they are symbols that attack the Sacred Unity Catholic of Spain.

We, as Common Father of the Church, entreat Our spiritual children; supplicate Saint Isabel I, Queen of Spain. that We receive strength never to go limping,

Given in Seville, at the Apostolic See, the 12th. of September, Feast of the Sweet Name of Mary, and the sixth anniversary of the Enthronement of Our Crowned Mother of Palmar, the year of Our Lord Jesus Christ MCMLXXVIII,

With Our Apostolic Blessing.

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