This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 edition. Excerpt: ... XVIII THE SAINTS, AND OUR RELATIONS TO THEM This word saint--a holy person--may have a wide range of meaning and application. It belongs to all times. There were saints, and great saints, before the coming of Christ. It denotes various gradations of holiness. In the New Testament all worthy Christians ...
Read More
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 edition. Excerpt: ... XVIII THE SAINTS, AND OUR RELATIONS TO THEM This word saint--a holy person--may have a wide range of meaning and application. It belongs to all times. There were saints, and great saints, before the coming of Christ. It denotes various gradations of holiness. In the New Testament all worthy Christians are commonly called saints, and the use is even extended to all believers, worthy or unworthy. Naturally, in the language of the Church, the saints long ago came to mean particularly those eminent in holiness among the faithful--possibly kept by God's grace, as we may believe the Blessed Virgin was, entirely sinless--certainly free from all grievous sins, patterns of various graces, abounding in positive good works, standards of heroic virtue. The record of history shows that many such have been canonized, that is, their place of honor has been definitely recognized by the Church's authority,1 they are pronounced worthy of veneration by the faithful, and they are invoked at the Church's altars. From the Blessed Virgin and the holy apostles down, what richness of attainment has there been in the saints! What variety of character, of natural and supernatural gifts! Some have led lives of constant contemplation, others of almost ceaseless action. Some have been so engrossed with the supernatural that they have seemed "to have no part in earth or in human nature"; with others the supernatural has so united with nature that they have been not the less men because they were saints. Some have been of intellect most powerful and commanding; others, divinely wise, have been as simple as untaught children. The saints, it has been well said, always our standard, are not always our examples. Aside from their peculiarities, which have been compared with...
Read Less
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
