The Life of St. Mary Magdalen De-Pazzi: Florentine Noble, Sacred Carmelite Virgin, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Rev. Antonio I soleri, A p. Miss., Rector of the New St. M. M. De-P azzfs Italian Church, 710 Montrose formerly Marriott) Street, Philadelphia, Pa., U. S. A. Yen. and (D earest Friend :I return endless thanks to you for your loving thought of dedicating to me your translation of the Life of St. Mary Magdalen (D e-fpazzi. (B ythis new token of good=will not only do you tighten the sweet bonds of the old friendship which bind me to you, but you compel me from henceforth to address special prayers to the Seraphic Florentine Virgin, that she may bless and prosper your apostolic labors in that Italian Church dedicated to her glorious name. This I shall do with a sense of gratitude, and, prostrated at the altar where the Saint, among the lilies and the roses, seems still to rest in the arms of the angels after one of her paradisiacal ecstasies, I will beseech her to smile upon you from heaven, to protect those people who venerate and love her so much, and to embalm, with the perfume of her virtues, the hearts of all, enamoring all of Jesus Christ. And these very pious but poor (R eligious, so often relieved in their poverty by the generous charity of (R ev. A. I soleri, will unite with me in prayers and good wishes and will obtain for you, from the Lord, a very ample reward. Whilst wishing you every heavenly blessing, I again tender to you the most lively thanks for the undeserved honor you are doing me, and I again declare myself, with sentiments of loving esteem, Your most devoted ALFONSO MARIA MISTRANGELO, A rchbishop. Florence, March ist, igoo.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of histor Read more