it from you, and
destined it for such as have believed in God, the One, the All-Powerful,
the Almighty, the Unconstrained.

POPE PIUS IX

O POPE! Rend the veils asunder. He Who is the Lord of Lords is come
overshadowed with clouds, and the decree hath been fulfilled by God, the
Almighty, the Unrestrained... He, verily, hath again come down from Heaven
even as He came down from it the first time. Beware that thou dispute not
with Him even as the Pharisees disputed with Him (Jesus) without a clear
token or proof. On His right hand flow the living waters of grace, and on
His left the choice Wine of justice, whilst before Him march the angels of
Paradise, bearing the banners of His signs. Beware lest any name debar
thee from God, the Creator of earth and heaven. Leave thou the world
behind thee, and turn towards thy Lord, through Whom the whole earth hath
been illumined... Dwellest thou in palaces whilst He Who is the King of
Revelation liveth in the most desolate of abodes? Leave them unto such as
desire them, and set thy face with joy and delight towards the Kingdom...
Arise in the name of thy Lord, the God of Mercy, amidst the peoples of the
earth, and seize thou the Cup of Life with the hands of confidence, and
first drink thou therefrom, and proffer it then to such as turn towards it
amongst the peoples of all faiths...

Call thou to remembrance Him Who was the Spirit (Jesus), Who when He came,
the most learned of His age pronounced judgment against Him in His own
country, whilst he who was only a fisherman believed in Him. Take heed,
then, ye men of understanding heart! Thou, in truth, art one of the suns
of the heaven of His names. Guard thyself, lest darkness spread its veils
over thee, and fold thee away from His light... Consider those who opposed
the Son (Jesus), when He came unto them with sovereignty and power. How
many the Pharisees who were waiting to behold Him, and were lamenting over
their separation from Him! And yet, when the fragrance of His coming was
wafted over them, and His beauty was unveiled, they turned aside from Him
and disputed with Him... None save a very few, who were destitute of any
power amongst men, turned towards His face. And yet, today, every man
endowed with power and invested with sovereignty prideth himself on His
Name! In like manner, consider how numerous, in these days, are the monks
who, in My Name, have secluded themselves in their churches, and who, when
the appoint