of (gloru to tt|e Jgloob TORONTO SPIRITUAL_READING AD MAJOREM DKI SANCT.EQUE MARINE GLORIAS*. Saints anti Sitfmnt* of LIVES OF THE CANONIZED SAINTS, AND Serbantg of C5oD, BEATIFIED, Oil DECLARED VENERABLE BY AUTHORITY, And others who are commonly reputed among Catholics to have died in the odour of sanctify, especially in modern times. 1. It is proposed to publish a Series of such Lives, translated from the Italian, French, Spanish, German, and Latin, in small 8vo. volumes, of about 400 pages each, and to bring out at least six volumes in the year. 2. The Editor and Translators not making any profit on toe work, the volumes will be sold as cheaply as possible. Each vol. will be sold separately, and will be complete in itself, except when one Life occupies more volumes than one, and the price not ex ceed 4s. 3. The works translated from will be in most cases the Lives drawn up/or or from the processes of canonization or beatification, as being more full, more authentic, and more replete with anec dote, thus enabling the reader to become better acquainted with the Saint s while disposition and spirit ; the simple matter-of-fact style of the narrative is, from its unobtrusive character, more adapted for spiritual reading than the views and generalizations, and apologetic extenuations of more recent biographers. 4. The objects of the friends who have jointly undertaken this task have been 1. To supply English Catholics with a cabinet- library of interesting as well as edifying reading, especially for families, schools, and religious refectories, which would for many reasons be particularly adapted for these times, and would with God s blessing act as a counter influence to the necessarily deaden ing and chilling effects which the neighbourhood of heresy and the consequent prevalence of earthly principles and low views of grace have the and habits of of the faithful may on temper mind even ; 2. To present to our other countrymen a number of samples of the fruit which the system, doctrine, and moral discipline established by the holy and blessed Council of Trent have produced, and which will be to inquirers really in earnest about their souls, an argument more cogent than any that mere controversy can allege , and 3. To satisfy a humble desire which they feel to spread the honour and love of the ever-blessed Queen of Saints, by showing how greatly an intense devotion to her aided in forming those prodigies of heroic virtue with which the Holy Ghost has been pleased to adorn the Church since the schism of Luther, more than in almost any previous times, and whose actions, with a few excep tions, are known to English laymen only in a very general way, will and from meagre abridgments ; while the same motive prevent the Series being confined to modern saints exclusively. 5. The work is published with the permission and approval of superiors. Every volume containing the Life of a person not yet canonized or beatified by the Church will be prefaced by a protest in conformity with the decree of Urban VIII., and in all Lives which introduce questions of mystical theology great care will be taken to publish nothing which has not had adequate sanc tion, or without the reader being informed of the nature and amount of the sanction. S. 2 Philip Neri, 1595, vpls. S. Alphonso Liguori, 1787, 5 Companions of St. Philip Neri, vols. 1 vol. _; Companions of S. Alphonso B. Sebastian Valfre, 1710, ) Liguori, in 1 vol. Father De Santi, 1650, -, B. Sebastian of Apparizio, 1600, J> Father a 1 vol. Matteucci, 1629, j - S. Thomas of Villauova,) ^ Yen. Father Claver, S. J. > 1555, l 1654, (2 S. Francis Solano, I ~ Cardinal Odescalchi, S. J. I** 1610, .,, & 1841, 3.2 S. Rose of Lima, 1617, -s S. Ignatius, 1556, 2 vols. ") B. Columba of 1 501 A Rieti, - Father Anchieta, S. J. S. Juliana Falconieri, I y. Alvera von Virmundt, 1340, .9 V. John Berchmans,SJ 1621 3Lifce* in jjantu S. Stanislas Kostka, S. J., 1568. S. Teresa, 1582, S. John of God, 1550, S. Veronica Giuliani, 1727, S. Felix of Cantalice, 1587, S. Peter of Alcantara, 1562, S. Camillus of Lellis, 1614, S. Giovanni Colombini, Founder S. of the Gertrude, 1292, m Gesuats, 1367, S. John Francis Regis, S.J. 1 640, Ven. Fabrizio d Aste, Founder of S. Francis Jerome, S. J., 1716, the Oratory of ForJl, 16.55, S. Jane Frances de Chantal, 1641. V.Benedict Joseph Labre, 1783, S. Vincent of Paul, 1660, V. Camilla Borghese Orsini, S. Francesca Romana, 1440, V. Margaret Mary Alacoque, S. Cajetan of Thienna, 1547, 1690, S. Turibius of Lima, 1606, V. Mariana of Gesii, 1645. S. Francis of Assisi, 1226, V. Cardinal Bellarmine,S. J. 1621 S. Charles Borromeo, 1584, V. Paul of the Cross, 1775, S. Philip Benizi, 1 285, V. Yvan of the French Oratory, S. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, 1607 and Founder of the Order of S. Pascal Baylon, 1592, our Lady of Mercy, 1653, S. Catherine of Bologna, 1463, F. Auger, S. J., 1591, S. Joseph Calasanctius, 1648, F. Vincent Caraffa, S. J., 1649, S. Catherine of Siena, 1380, F. Segneri, S. J., 1694, S. Francis Borgia, S. J. 1572, F. Pinamonti, S. J., 1703, S. John Capistran, 1456, F. Balthasar Alvarez, S. J., S. Francis Xavier, S. J., 1552, 1580, S. James de la Marche, 1476, M. Olier, Founder of the Senii- S. John of the Cross, 1591, nary of St.. Sulpice, 1 657, S. Louis Bertrand, 1581, F. Licinio Pio, Founder of the The Martyrs of Gorcum, 1572, Oratory of Bologna, 1632, S. Mary of Oignies, 1213, F. Bini, Founder of the Oratory S. Pius V. 1572, [1684, of Florence, 1635, B. Bonaventura of Barcelona, F. Dionisio Pieragostini, of the B. Angela of Foligno, Oratory of Camerino, B. Ambrosio Sansedoni, Domini- F. Pi ever, of the Oratory of can, Turin, 1751, B. Julian of Augustin, 1606, F. Sozzini, of the Oratory of B. Baptiste Varani, 1527, Rome, 1680, B. Bernard of Offida, 1694, Sister Bernardino Roussen of V. Maria Clothilda, Queen of Boulogne, 1823. Sardinia, 1802, Florence de Werquignoeuil, B. Peter Urraca, 1657, Benedictiness, 1638, B. Leonard of Port Maurice, 1751, Tlie Fioretti of S. Francis, B. Giambattista della Con- F. Prosper Airoli, of the Roman cezione, 1613, Oratory, B. Laurence of Brindisi, 1619, Flaminia Papi, Roman Lady. ILifag co S. Aloysius, S. J., 1591, S. Juliana of Retinne, 1258, S. Fidelis of Sigmaringa, 1622, S. Lidvvine, 1380, S. Jerome ^Emiliani, 1537, S. Joseph of Cupertino, 1663,, S. Laurence Giustinian, 1455, S. John Nepomuc, 1383, S. John Cantius, 1473, S. Louis of France, 1270, S.Seraphino di Monte Granario, S. Bonaventure, 1274, 1604, S. Raymund of Pennafort, 1275, S. John of Matha, 1213, S. Peter Paschal, 1 300, S. Margaret of Cortona, 1297, S. Benedict XI., 1304, S. Nicolas of Tolentino, 1 306, S. Elizabeth, Queen of Portugal, S. Andrew Avellino, 1608, 1336, S. Elzear of Salvan, 1323, S. John Bridlington, 1375, S. Lidano, Abbot, 1118, S. Joachim of Siena, 1380, S. Andrew Corsini, 1373, S. Peter of Luxembourg, 1387, . S. Delphina, \vife of S. Elzear, S. John of Pisa, 1435, S. Bruno, 1 125. $ 1369, S. Joanna, Queen of France 1505, S. Bernardin of Siena, 1444, B. Giovanna Maria Bonomi, S. Peter Regalati, 1456, 1670, S. John of Sahagun, 1479, B. Nicolas Albergati, 1643, S. Casimir of Poland, 1483, B. Gregory Louis Barbadigo, S. James of Sclavouia, U85, 1697, S. Veronica of Milan, 1497, B. John Marinoni, 1562, S. Joseph of Leonissa, 1612, B. Hippolito Galantini, 1619, S. Marie de Secours, B. Joseph Oriol, 1 602, S. Francis Caracciolo, 1608, B. John Ribera, 1611, S. Louis of Toulouse, 1297, B. Cardinal Tomrnasi, 1713, S. Natalie, B. Maria Vittoria Fornari, 1617, S. Francis of Sales, 1622, B. Mary of the Incarnation, 1618 S. John the Calybite, 450, B. Elizabetta Picenardi, S. Thomas Aquinas, 1247, B. Catherine Thomasia, Angus- S. Dominic, 1221, tinianess, 1574, S. Clare of Montefalco, 1308, B. Andrea Dotti, 1315, S.~. Zita,^.L., 1272,^i*, B. Henry Suso, 1365, S. Agnes of Montepnlciano, 1317 The Seven Blessed Founders of S. Catherine di Ricci 1590, the Servites, S. Pacificus, 1721, B. Felice, S. Angela de Merici, 1540, B. Giacomo Filippo Bertoni, S.John Joseph of the Cross 1734 B. Simon of Roxas,1624, S. B. Antoninus, 1459, Gioachino Piccolpmini, S. Giacinta Mariscotti, 1640, B. Francesco Patrizi, S. Vincent Ferrer, 1419, B. Peter de Caputiis, Domini S. Catherine of Genoa, 1510, can, 1445, S. Clare of Assisi, 1253, B. Angelo Porro, S. Francis of Paula, 1508, B. Bernard Scamacca, Domini- S. Benedict of Philadelphi, 1539 can, 1486, S. Emidins, Martyr, B. Joanna Soderini, 1367, S. Bridget, 1373, B. Michael de Sanctis, Bare S. Dinacus, 1463, footed Trinitarian, S. Colette, 1447, B. Bernardino a Fossa, 1503, S. Antony of Padna, 1231, B. Pietro Cresci of Foliguo, S. Peter Nolasco, 1258, B. Margaret Colonna, S. Raymond JSonnatus, 1240, B. Jeremias Lambertenghi, B. Peter Fourrier, 1636, Franciscan, [auess, B. Alexander Sauli, 1592, B. Magdalen Albrici, Augustiui- B. Albert of Villacontenis, B. Stephen di Gio. Agazzari, B. Bernard of Corleone, 1667, B. Margaret of Savoy, B. Tommaso da Cori, B. Bernard Tolomei, 1348, B. Paul Burali of Arezzo, 1578, B. Cristina, Augustinianess, B. Louis Alamanno, B. John of Parma, B. Bonaventura of Potenza 1711 B. Peter of Magliano, [tyr, B. Niccolo Fattore, 1583, V. Pierre du Moulin Borie, Mar- B. Gasparo de Bouo Spagnolo, V. John d Avila, 1569, 1604, V. J Bartholomew de Martyribus, B. Niccolb di Longobardi, 1709, 1590, B.