"Above all creatures did God so love her that truly in her was the Father well pleased with singular delight. Therefore, far above all the angels and saints so wondrously did God endow her with the abundance of all heavenly gifts poured from the treasury of His divinity."
Letter from the Chaplain:
Dear Tertiaries,
This issue is devoted to the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The article is the majority of the text of the Papal Bull Ineffabilis Deus in which Pius IX infallibly proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception. A few paragraphs were deleted in order to fit the document in this format. When choosing which paragraphs to delete, I retained the main development and left out what could be considered ornamentation. All of the essential theme and development are retained.
As was sent out via email to those tertiaries who gave their email addresses, please note that my address has changed. I have been appointed prior in Chicago as of December 2. The new address is in the footer below and will be included in all upcoming issues.
With the start of a new year on the horizon, let all tertiaries remember the Rule which states that all tertiaries are to make a retreat every two years. I know this can be a great difficulty for some, but please be encouraged to make this act of generosity. Our Venerable Founder understood the need for the laity to make these retreats to stay spiritually refreshed and constant.
In Christ,
Fr. Adam Purdy