SIXTEENTH DOCUMENT:  
SOLEMN ELEVATION TO THE DIGNITY OF THE GLORY OF THE ALTARS THROUGH SOLEMN BEATIFICATIONS AND CANONISATIONS OF CERTArN MEMBERS OF THE MYSTICAL BODY OF CHRIST.

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

We, as Universal Doctor of the Church, assisted by the Divine Spirit, listening to the voice of the Mystical Body of Christ, and after an examination of history, solemnly declare and proclaim;

We, with the Authority with which We are vested, today adorn the Holy Church of God, raising to the glory of the altars certain members distinguished for sanctity and heroic virtue. Namely;

We put forward today these members, models and examples for the whole Church. We exhort paternally, that with true spirit of humility, you study the lives of holiness of those whom today We have solemnly Canonised.

Very beloved children, in these times of great confusion, in these times of general apostasy, you know that, in actual fact, perverse men they are, who, on a universal scale, are directing, the lives of humans. These directors, in order the more to confuse the world, heap scorn and abuse on the great figures of the Church, and contrariwise, raise on high and handsome pedestals, figures belonging to doctrines in complete opposition to Christian Doctrine. Today, disgracefully, owing to the bad teaching of false doctors, they dignify and exalt perverse and devious figures, such as Martin Luther, the great schismatic and heretic, who, led by tyrannical pride, separated himself from the Church. He had reached such extreme pride for not having persevered in the sacred vow of chastity. And there is the true origin of Lutheranism. This perverse man was incapable of controlling his passions. Many times he desired to abandon the life of religion, and take his part of the pleasures of the world, a conduct that took its beginning in his extreme pride, since incontinent as he was, he remained too blind to receive and accept the light to retract his opinions. The accursed theologians, false doctors of today, extol and dignify the figure of the heretic Calvin. The perverse doctors of today present models and examples like Voltaire, or figures like Robespierre. The false prophets, pastors, doctors, many of them with mitre and staff, are in communion with the perverse ideas of those here mentioned. These perverse Bishops, apostates, cursed traitors, followers of Judas Iscariot, are selling Christ again for 30 pieces of silver. What a pity there are too few trees and cords for the Judases of the twentieth century to go and hang themselves! The perverse apostate Bishops of the present time, with their soiled hands, clasp the hands of the enemies of Christ. We wish to point out for all the faithful; keep away from these accursed ones, since following in their footsteps, you will fall headlong into the Infernal Abyss.

Very beloved children, think and reflect on the following; Judas Iscariot, who handed Christ over to his enemies, is called traitor, ‑ and of this traitor, Christ said; "It were better for him had he never been born."  Christ characterized him in the words "the man of iniquity".  We ask you, what do you call the apostate Bishops who sell the Church, the Mystical Body of Christ? We Ourselves reply; these accursed have to be called "traitors", and We must repeat the words of Christ:  "Better he had never been born".  The official Church called Roman, today governed by the Antipope John Paul I, while it tightens the bonds of friendship with the countries of the Iron Curtain, at the same time, an incalculable number of Catholics are suffering in their very flesh, the accursed tyranny of Marxism. It is not possible to have friendly relations with the hierarchs who martyr Our very beloved sons of Poland, Hungary, Czechoslavakia, and of the satellite countries of Russia, not to forget the very beloved Cuba governed today by the accursed Fidel Castro, who, without doubt, is one of the precursors of Antichrist. It is sad for authentic Catholics to hear how today they exalt the accursed figures of Karl Marx, Lenin, Stalin, and others who follow them.

We, as Common Father of the Church, in opposition to these accursed figures, present the great army of the Holy Church of God, formed by all the martyrs and Saints of all ages, ‑ and to this army We, with great solemnity, add the Saint, whom, in Our Pontificate, We are raising to the glory of the altars. We are deeply afflicted and dismayed, when We with amazement consider the present day judgement regarding history. Disgraceful to say, We see placed on the lofty pedestals of present day design, personages, who form part of the army preparing the Reign of Antichrist. We analysis minutely the histories written today by the Masons, who, accursed as they are, exalt to high dignity the perverse of all epochs. And contrariwise, they despise, insult and vilify the good Catholics, who in all epochs fought with holy valour against the enemies of Christ and His Church.  We are amazed when in the cities we see great statues in honour of perverse personages, and when on the contrary We see the destruction of statues raised In honour of saintly and valiant Catholics. We feel deep sorrow to contemplate, during Our voyages to Spanish America, in many cities, great statues of false, accursed and satanic liberators, who belonged to the Masons. We put the question to you; Is it possible, perhaps, that those members of the diabolical Masonic sect, be called liberators? We reply: It is not possible to give the title 'liberator' to a Mason, since all those Provinces overseas had learned from the Mother Countrv love of Christ and His Church.  In place of this, those liberators ‑ as they are called ‑separated the children from the Mother Country, and made them slaves of Masonry.  Disgraceful to say, in many Spanish American flags, there appears the Masonic shield with Phrygian cap and the two hands clasped. Can the name Iiberty be given to an action that separates the children whose symbol was the Pillar of Saragossa, only to offer them under a Masonic symbol?

We solemnly promise before Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Most Holy Virgin Mary, the Blessed Patriarch Saint Joseph, Saint Peter and Saint Paul, the Apostle Santiago, Saint Theresa of Jesus, and the Whole Court of Heaven: With great predilection, We will use the time of Our Pontificate to exalt the great figures of the Church, and severely to condemn the enemies of Christ.  We exhort you, very beloved children, that in these times of darkness, you need to know the important figures in the Church; since in this way, you will find marvelous examples for your fight against the enemies of the Church.

We wish to show all the faithful with what joy and jubilation We today raise to the glory of the altars the Ven. Sister Angela of the Cross, Sevillian, and Religious Foundress. Almost all the faithful know that Saint Angela of the Cross is the one appointed by the Lord to intercede in the miracle of Our bodily eyes. We know perfectly the sanctity and heroic virtue of this admirable foundress of religion. It would be ungrateful and selfish on Our part, if We first were to await the miracle in order to Canonise her. We believe that the miracle has not yet been attained through no fault of Saint Angela of the Cross; since, with no doubt, in the plans of God, its hour has not struck. We paternally exhort, now that Saint Angela of the Cross is raised to the glory of the altars, that all beseech her with perseverance that she produce this miracle, if it is for the greater glory of God, the good of Our soul, and the good of the Church. We accept the Holy Will of God!  Be it done as He will!  We publicly renew today the offering to God of Our blindness for the good of the Church. We beg the Lord, through the most powerful intercession of the Virgin Marv, that this offering serve to expiate the innumerable sins of Our past life. We exhort you trust in Our complete dedication to the lofty mission, unmerited as it is, the mission to pasture the flock, While God continues to give strength.  We, with sword of fire, will combat the accursed traitors. Pray the Most Holy Virgin that We, at each moment, be able to co‑operate with grace.

1.   Saint Angela of the Cross. Saint Angela of the Cross, in the world Angela Guerrero Gonzalez, and popularly called "Mother of the poor", was born 30th Jan. 1846, in Seville, of poor and honourable parents, Francisco and Josefa. This simple and humble family was distinguished for piety and virtuous life. Saint Angela of the Cross hardly received at school the indispensable elements of education. At twelve years of age, she was put to work in a shoe factory. Since early youth she began her life of prayer and penance: she slept on a board, her pillow was a stone. She wore a hair shirt in the manner of a scapular, and another hidden in her hair (for a crown of thorns ‑ translator). She fasted several days a week, and put ashes in her food to take away the taste. One day during the Rosary, which the proprietress of the workshop and the employees had the custom daily to recite, she was caught tip in rapture and raised above the floor. Saint Angela knew the holy Priest, Father Torres Padilla, who had a reputation for sanctity, ‑ and under his spiritual direction, the virtues of the Saint gained splendour from day to day. Saint Angela developed her apostolate, visiting the sick, and going to the help of destitute families, and so forth. At the age of 19, she sought admission to the Convent of the Discalced Carmelites in the part of Seville known as Holy Cross. The Saint was of a very frail constitution. The nuns regarded as so  (Spanish; 'chiquitita') that they thought she would not endure the heavy chores of the lay‑sisters.  Her aspirations for the contemplative life thwarted, she formed the desire to enter the Daughters of Charity. At the age of 23, Saint Angela accepted, and she adapted herself to the life of observance, and she took the habit. A painful infirmity of the stomach obliged her to leave the Religious Institute and return to her home, despite all the efforts possible that her Superiors made to keep her in religious life. After several days, the ailment began to cease. She went back to her work in the shoe factory, and resumed her works of devotion and charity. One day, Sister Angela felt a thought rise from her heart, a thought she would one day reveal: "If, in order to counsel the poor, who without complaint endure the hardships of poverty, ‑ if it is indispensable oneself to bear poverty, to like it, ‑ then how beautiful would it not be, for love of God, to embrace the greatest poverty, in order thus to gain the poor and bring them up to Him". Father Torres Padilla, who was much interested in this inspiration of the Saint, ordered her to put her plans in writing. She was dismayed, since her meagre schooling made it quite impossible to comply with the order. But she obeyed. and Father Torres was astonished, not how she wrote, but the thing she wrote. Saint Angela was at the time 28 years old. Her writings were signed 'Angela of the Cross.'

The 2nd. August, 1875, there was founded the Religious Institute of the Society of the Sisters of the Cross, with four Sisters in all. The Convent was one little room, with the right to use the kitchen. This was at no. 13 San Luis Street in Seville. The life of the Sisters of the Cross is a great sacrifice. They rise very early, pray many hours, sleep in their habits on boards. Their meals are humble, simple, but sufficient. In the Chapel they sit on the floor. Their habits are coarse and rough, and very penitential in summer. Their apostolate is perfectly organized; while some are engaged in prayer, others visit the houses of the sick to attend them during the night, bring them spiritual consolation and material assistance, ‑ while others attend the poor who come to the Convent. In this way, all take turns in this mission of charity.

Saint Angela of the Cross died 2nd. March, 1932. They saw her of a sudden raise her head and arms towards Heaven, open her eyes, sweetly smile, and sigh three times. The Sisters of the Cross had already been living in the street then called Alcazares, now called Saint Angela of the Cross, where there is a crypt in which her body has been placed. A few weeks after the beginning of the National Movement of 18th, July, 1936, against Communism, there took place in Seville the following very important event; in the highway leading to Seville as one comes from Huelva and Extremadura, a short distance from the bridge of Patrocinio over the river Guadalquivir, there came traveling in the direction of Seville, a lorry with Communist soldiers and dynamite with which to destroy the city. Suddenly there appeared miraculously Saint Angela of the Cross walking on the high‑way. She placed herself face to face with the lorry and raised her right hand with a Crucifix. The Communist soldiers immediately recognized the nun to be the famous Sister Angela of the Cross, Mother of the Poor. The lorry drew back, turned around, and disappeared, freeing Seville from destruction through the intercession of Saint Angela of the Cross. This great event was published by the Press of that day. It went out by radio, and everyone knew of the marvelous happening. Later, as was learned through trustworthy sources, those Communist soldiers were converted and entered the army of Saint Francisco Franco, and died valiantly fighting against the Communists, and shouting up to their final moment; "Viva Christ the King: Viva Espana!"  In this apparition of Saint Angela of the Cross, we observe two miracles at the same time. One, the liberation of Seville from destruction: and the other, the conversion of those Communists who later entered the company of the glorious martyrs of the Holy Crusade against Communism.  We wish to express Our gratitude to the Saint.

2.   Saint Thomas Percy, Martyr.  He was born in 1528, and later succeeded as Earl of Northumberland (England). During the reign of Elizabeth I, Mary Stuart sought refuge in the North of England; and many of the nobles supported her cause, including Sir Thomas Percy, with the object of restoring to its primitive state the Crown, the nobility, and Divine Worship.  He wrote to the Holy Father, Pius V, and he, the Pope, approved of the rebellion. Sir Thomas, however, before receiving the reply, was obliged to go ahead. At the head of his troops, with the Earl of Westmoreland, he set out for Durham, which city received them with open arms: Divine Worship being re‑established there and in the nearby Parishes. The people of the North were showing themselves to be Catholic at heart. But without delay, Elizabeth sent her troops, who recovered the territory.  Vengeance was fierce and hundreds were hanged. Saint Thomas Percy was taken prisoner in Scotland, and patiently endured two and a half years imprisonment, leading an exemplary life of prayer and penance. Elizabeth I offered him his freedom if he should renounce his Catholic Faith. Given the refusal of the Saint, he was condemned to death. On the scaffold, Saint Thomas Percy expressed sorrow for having been the occasion of the death of so many, but he said; "I am perfectly sure that the souls of those who died for this cause already rejoice in the glory of Heaven."  He was decapitated on the 26th. of August, 1572.  He left his widow and several children.

3.   Saint Thomas Ford, Martyr.  After being ordained Priest at the English College of St. Gregory, Douay (France), he was sent to England in 1576, where he worked five years before being arrested and condemned to death. Saint Thomas declared before dying; "I am Catholic and I die a Catholic."  He was martyred 28th. May, 1582.

4.   Saint John Short, Martyr.  He received Holy Orders in Rome, and was sent to England in 1579. After being arrested and condemned to death, he was made to witness the execution and quartering of Saint Thomas Ford. Instead of losing heart, he shouted to the martyr; "Happy you are, blessed soul. Pray for me." Although he could have saved himself by asking for pardon and declaring Elizabeth I to be Head of the Church in England, he declared decisively; "The Queen is not, nor can be, head of the Church. This title belongs to the Supreme Pastor alone."  He suffered martyrdom 28th. May, 1582.

5.   Saint Robert Johnson, Martyr.  He worked four years on the English mission until he was arrested. Three times in the Tower of London he suffered the torture of the rack, being condemned along with his companions. When the hangman placed the rope around his neck, Saint Robert Johnson began to pray aloud in Latin. Someone told him he ought to pray in English, but the martyr replied; "I am reciting the prayer the Lord taught us in a language I know well."  When the cart moved away to leave him hanging, the martyr was still praying in Latin.  He was martyred 28th. May, 1582.

6.   Saint George Gervase, Martyr.  He was born 1569 in Sussex, England. He served two years in Flanders in the Spanish army. In 1599, he at last entered the army of Christ at the College of Douay (France). As Priest, he left for the English mission in 1604. Refusing to take the oath of allegiance to the king, in the form condemned by the Holy See, he declared; "The Pope can depose Kings and Emperors when these so merit."  He was arrested, tried and condemned to death. When the hangman placed the rope around his neck, Saint George Gervase, raising his arms, looked up to Heaven and offered up his soul thus to receive the heavenly prize. He was hanged, drawn and quartered on the 11th. April, 1608. The same day and hour, a fire destroyed almost all the city where he had passed the greater part of his youth.

7.   Saint Richard Herst, Martyr.  He was a farmer.  The Anglican Bishop sent three men to arrest Richard Herst for having refused to take the oath of supremacy.  At the accidental death of one of these after an illness of three months, he was accused of murder, and although the witnesses proved his innocence, he was declared guilty by the judge. Such was the strategy of those heretic authorities, who would pass sentence for offences against the civil law and thus avoid the question of Catholicism, which in their eyes was the real crime. He wrote some beautiful letters to his Confessor. He said in one of them; "Although the flesh is weak and timid, my soul receives great consolation placing itself with great love in the sweet hands of the Saviour. Considering what He did and suffered for me, my greatest wish is to suffer for Him. I would rather die a thousand times than possess an entire kingdom and live in mortal sin; since for love of my Saviour, I hate nothing as greatly as sin."  Before being hanged, he said to the Protestant minister who was interrogating him; "I believe all that the Holy Catholic Church professes." When he died he had six children and his wife was awaiting the seventh. He died 29th. August, 1628.

8.   Saint Thomas Holland, Martyr.  He was born in 1600, in Lancashire, England. He studied in France and Spain, mastering both languages. After being ordained Priest, he entered the Society of Jesus. His companions called him "library of godliness" for his knowledge and virtue.  In 1635, he was sent to England and worked for six years with great fruit. He was arrested and declared guilty of having received priestly ordination in a foreign country. Many went to see him in prison during the days preceding his execution. He heard many Confessions and said Mass each day. Before dying, he declared to the crowd he was Catholic, Priest and Jesuit. He prayed aloud for the king and for the people ". . . for whose prosperity and conversion to Catholicism, ‑ had I as many lives as there are hairs on my head, ‑I would not hesitate to sacrifice them."  The crowd received these last words with an ovation.  He was hanged, drawn and quartered, 12th. December, 1642.

9.   Saint Maria Consolata Betrone. She was born in Saluzzo, Piedmont (Italy), 6th. April, 1903. She was the perfect disciple of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus, as victim soul of love in the way of spiritual childhood. At the age of 26 she entered the Capuchin Convent of Turin. With innumerable Messages, the Lord guided her soul on this way of intense love and taught her the continual prayer, "Jesus, Mary, I love You, save souls." The Lord explained to her the importance of the practice of love, which pleases Him so much, and more than all other works. She gave herself up to love, charity, mortification, in an unceasing act of pure love of God. The Lord told her that, like Saint Theresa, she would have to be model for the millions of the 'littlest souls' who were to follow this holy apostle of divine love. In the path of simplicity during many years, the only books read by Saint Consolata were the Holy Gospels, the Imitation of Christ, and the autobiography of Saint Theresa. During her final years on earth, guided by the Lord, she limited herself to reading the first two, in which she found the spiritual food she needed to increase her ardent love of God. She died a holy death in her Convent in Moriendo (Testona) 18th July, 1946, at the age of 43.

10. Saint Joseph Calvo Sotelo, Martyr.  Saint Joseph Calvo Sotelo, protomartyr of the Holy Spanish Crusade against Communism, was an exemplary Christian and extraordinary patriot. He was a member of Parliament during the Second Spanish Republic, a figure of prime importance, head of the opposition to Communism. In a short time, Spain became the scene of numerous and horrible crimes and public disorder.  In little more than 4 months, 160 Churches had been destroyed and burned, and 251 more were ruined almost completely. The 16th. June, 1936, Saint Joseph Calvo Sotelo delivered an eloquent and compromising discourse in Parliament, accusing the Government of leading Spain towards anarchy and revolution. To speak thus in Parliament was an undeniably dangerous action requiring a good measure of poise and courage. But this Saint remained firm in defence of Faith and Justice. Defying danger, as an authentic Catholic and apostle, he energetically intervened in protest and accused those who were responsible. A great tumult accompanied his words. At the end of the discourse, there stood up the delegate Dolores Ibarruri, called "La Pasionaria", member of the Communist Party, who, pointing her hand at the Saint, said to him; "You have spoken for the last tirne."  However, the protomartyr, amidst the threatening and aggressive commotion of his enemies, spoke full of feeling: "You can take my life away from me, but no more. It is better to die with honour than to live with shame."

The 13th. July 1936, a patrol of storm troopers under the command of a captain, presented itself at the home of the Saint, with the orders to escort him to the Department of General Security on an important matter. Saint Joseph Calvo Sotelo, given the unsuitable hour, it being very early morning, suspected the deceit and wished to telephone to ascertain the truth.  But they had cut the wires and therefore he understood perfectly what was to happen. He took leave of his wife, calming her with the assurance of a quick return, left the house in the patrol car with the guards who had been sent by the Government. Saint Joseph Calvo Sotelo observed that the route taken by the car did not lead to the place they had mentioned. A few moments later he was murdered with a gunshot wound in the nape of the neck and they cast the body at the entrance of the cemetery.  At the death of Saint Joseph Calvo Sotelo, Catholic Spain was afflicted, for the spirit that had given heart to the authentic patriots had departed.  However, Our Lord had prepared another eminent figure who would be the salvation of Spain.  The 18th. of July, 1936, the great Caudillo, Saint Francisco Franco, rose up in arms, initiating the Holy Spanish Crusade against Communism, ‑ which subsequently was defeated and thrown out of Spain, thanks to the invincible Caudillo.

11. Saint Barbara of Saint Dominic.  She was born in Seville 7th. February, 1842. Her parents were Casimir Jurado and Josepha Antinez. They were of humble circurnstances, since Casimir was bell ringer of the Cathedral of Seville. Baptism took place the day of her birth in the Parish of the Sanctuary of the Cathedral. At the age of three, prodigious as it was, she began to speak of Divine things, and urged her mother to speak with her. She was only six years old when she began to perform great penances, like fasts and wearing hairshirts. In the morning she would hurry to hear Holy Mass without missing a single day. On one occasion, she made ready to go to the Holy Places in order to be martyred for the Lord. The spiritual director of the Saint was Father Joseph Torres Padilla, co‑founder with Saint Angela of the Cross, whom the Lord Himself designated for her. Through a revelation of the Most Holy Virgin, she entered the Dominicans of the Mother of God, as organist, and was most strict in observing the rule. The 18th. November, 1872, Saint Barbara died, made perfect in Divine love. When he administered Extreme Unction, Father Tortes Padilla said to her: "Go now you are pure."  And speaking in a low voice to the Sisters, he said; "Pure, she has always been very pure." The body remained exposed eight days incorrupt. Meanwhile all Seville was telling of the unbelievable penances and mystical occurrences in the life of that uncultivated girl, today Saint Barbara of Saint Dominic. Her body reposes in the Monastery of Saint Clement of Seville.

12. Saint Andre Bessette.  He was born 9th. August, 1845, in Saint Gregoire d'lberville (Quebec, Canada). He was a brother in the Congregation of the Holy Cross, in which he was outstanding for great piety, and love for Saint Joseph, Patron of Canada. Thanks to his great zeal and tireless labour, there was built the great Basilica of Saint Joseph in Montreal. Besides his heroic confidence in Saint Joseph, he had a profound devotion for the Sacred Passion of Our Lord, and most tender love for the Most Holy Virgin Mary.  He died 6th January, 1937, at the age of 91. His Holiness Pope Paul VI declared him Venerable in June 1978. In the world he was called Alfred Bessette.

13. Saint Theresa Benedicta of the Cross, Martyr.  She was born 12th, October, 1891, in Breslau, Germany, in a Jewish family. In the world she was called Edith Stein. She was strictly educated in the Jewish Religion, although she later confessed that she had been an atheist until the age of 21. In 1916, by reading the autobiography of Saint Theresa of Avila, she was converted to Catholicism. When she finished the book, she said, "This is the truth."  She bought at once a Catechism and a Missal. Shortly afterwards she was Baptised, Confirmed, and felt the vocation to the Religious life. The 16th. of July, Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, she presented herself at the Carmelite Convent of Cologne‑Lindenthal, and entered October 1933.  Saint Theresa Benedicta of the Cross, who had been a famous doctor of philosophy and professor, became the most humble sister, and learned to cook and sew. There began the persecution of the Jews by the Nazis. The Saint offered her life for the conversion of the Jews.  By order of the Father Provincial, she continued her philosophical work. As all knew she was a Jew, her Superiors sent her to Holland for greater security. There she finished the book "The Science of the Cross."   The Second World began and the German army invaded Holland. The Carmelites tried to send the Saint and her sister to Switzerland, but without success. The 2nd August 1942, the Police came and took both sisters to the carnp. There she consoled and assisted Jewish families in the state of desperation. The 4th August, they were transported towards the East. Later we are informed that the Saint and her sister died in the gas chamber, 9th. August, 1942.

14. Saint Joseph Mary Escriva de Balaguer.  He was born 9th. January, 1902, in Darbastro (Spain). His parents, splendid Christians, educated their children in the strictest norms of Christian Doctrine. He said he never thought of becoming a Priest, but he loved and venerated the Priests for the education he had received. However, later he felt his vocation, but first he resisted, and subsequently accepted the invitation of the Lord and was ordained 1925. At the same time he followed the profession of lawyer. Christ, Mary and the Pope, were the three great loves of this Saint and he let it be everywhere known. On a certain occasion, when someone addressed him as 'Don Jose', whereas his name was Jose Maria', he replied; "Please don't take the Virgin from me."  He founded the secular  institute ''Opus Dei", which was approved by Pope Saint Pius XII, the Great, 2nd, February, 1947, when he published the Apostolic Constitution "Provida Mater Ecelesia."  After an exemplary life, devoted to the love of God and souls, leaving innumerable writings of lofty spirituality, he died in Rome, only minutes after having celebrated Holy Mass, 26th. June, 1975.

15. Saint Francis de Paul Tarin. This Saint was born in Godelleta (Valencia, Spain), 7th. October, 1847. His parents were landed farmers and excellent Christians. The Saint was the ninth child. The death of a brother brought him to the point of death, and he received Holy Communion as Viaticum, which at the same time was his first Communion. Still a youth, he entered the Society of Jesus. Saint Francis de Paul Tarin, of great simplicity, affable, generous to the poor, affectionate with children and the sick, was at the same time a tireless preacher and self‑sacrificing missionary. He would travel the cities and towns of Southern Spain, Castile, and La Manchu preaching solemn Novenas, organizing Rosaries at dawn, and other functions in which he exercised the preaching ministry. His love for the Most Holy Sacrament led him to spend many hours by the Tabernacle, especially during Nocturnal Adoration. His love for the Most Holy Virgin was so intense, that everywhere he spread it among those who were with him, particularly by his preaching, the confessional, and so forth. The conversions achieved by this great apostle were innumerable, as well as miracles. When young he had struck himself on a stone and received a wound that remained infected all his life and caused very great pain, given the very active life that he led. He spent a good part of his life in Seville, where he died, 12th. December, 1910. He was buried in the Jesuit Church of the Sacred Heart in Seville.

16. Saint Mary Rose Ferron. She was born 24th. May, 1902, in Saint Germain de Grantham, near Quebec (Canada). At the age of three, she went with her family to the United States. Her parents were excellent Catholics, and reared their children with due care. Since tender years, Saint Mary Rose Ferron practised virtue, prayer, obedience and piety. Later she suffered painful illnesses, and as her sufferings increased, so her love for God. She had great devotion to the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ, and offered her own sufferings in union with the Passion of Christ, in order to make reparation to God, and to obtain the conversion and salvation of sinners, She had many visions and ecstasies, and for many years bore the marks of the Lord; stripes, wounds, crown of thorns, tears of blood and other wounds. She frequently suffered intensely the Passion of the Lord in all its phases, especially on Fridays. She died in Woonsocket, Rhode Island (U.S.A.) 11th. May, 1936.

We implore the intercession of the Saints We today have raised to the glory of the altars, in order that their example give strength to all, and that you confess Christ valiantly wherever you are, and when He demands it.

In the present Document, We correct certain points of Document 14, namely;

Concerning the dates in the beautiful life of Saint Leon Papin Dupont, there was an unintentional error for the time of' his holy death. There appeared the year 1797 for the date of his death, whereas 1797 was the year of his birth, his death taking place in the year 1876.We wish with joy to take this opportunity to speak again of the "Holy man of Tours."

Given in Seville, 24th. September, Feast of Our Lady of Ransom, the Year of Our Lord MCMLXXVIII.

With Our Apostolic Blessing.

Gregorius XVII, P.P. Pontifex Maximus

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