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Title: The life of Pope Pius IX..
Year: 1877 (1870s)
Authors: Shea, John Gilmary, 1824-1892
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71, Provi-dence permitted Pius IX. to celebrate ananniversary which no one in the long lineof Popes had been permitted to see. He 370 LIFE OF POPE PIUS IX. reached and passed the years of SaintPeters pontificate at Rome. Thou shalt not see the years of Peter had been said of every Pope, and till PiusIX. not one had done so. The chief of the Apostles spent twoyears in Rome and its vicinity; then pre-sided over the church of Antioch forseven years. In 42 he made Rome thecapital of the world, the central See ofChristianity, and remained there till hisdeath under Nero, in the year 67, havinggoverned the Church from that citytwenty-five years. The anniversary of June 16, 1871,- wasnot celebrated throughout the city ofRome with all the pomp that would havebeen displayed had it still been the greatCatholic city and not a slave, with churchand shrine profaned. The solemnitieswere confined to the basilicas of St. Peterand St. John Lateran, but the crowd ofworshipers was overwhelming. All ranks
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LIFE OF POPE PIUS IX. 373 and a^es were confounded in this mani-festation of love to Pius IX. and supplica-tion to God to succor him, and rescue himfrom the hands of his enemies. The whole Catholic world was in con-cert with the Romans. From the rising tothe setting sun masses and communionswere offered for Peter in chains, as of old,in the days of Herod. The telegraphbrought felicitations from all continents.The sovereigns of Europe, led by QueenVictoria, paid homage to Pius IX., few,very few, omitting to honor him. Deputa-tions reached Rome, so that one day thePope almost needed the gift of Pentecost:he spoke no less than twelve times, inLatin, French, Spanish, and Italian. It will scarcely be credited that on thisoccasion of holy joy when the illustrioussuccessor of Saint Peter was thus sur-rounded by his faithful children, the arch-enemy of the Church, the very man whohad deprived him of all his possessions 374 LIFE OF POPE PIUS IX. as Pontiff, sought to force his way into hisaugu

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