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"Neither cast ye your pearls before swine." — St. Matt, vii:6


BEAUTIFUL PEARLS

OF

CATHOLIC TRUTH

CONTAINING THE

Teachings of the Holy Catholic Church

AND

THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE BIBLE

AS INTERPRETED BY

THE ONE TRUE CHURCH FOUNDED BY OUR DIVINE SAVIOUR

INCLUDING

THE HISTORY OF THE BOOKS OF THE BIBLE: LIFE OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN: GOSPEL STORY OF THE PASSION OF OUR LORD; GROUNDS OF CATHOLIC DOCTRINE: LIFE AND WRITINGS OF ST. PETER: FAITH AND HOPE; FAITH AND REASON, ETC.

TOGETHER WITH

BIOGRAPHIES OF ILLUSTRIOUS SAINTS

THE STATIONS OR HOLY WAY OF THE CROSS: DISCOURSES UPON THE SACRAMENTS, THE HOLY ANGELS, TEACHINGS OF THE TWELVE APOSTLES, THE HOLY ROSARY, THE CONFESSION, INVOCATION OF SAINTS, ETC., ETC.

FROM THE WRITINGS OF THE FOLLOWING DISTINGUISHED AUTHORS:

Rt. Rev. Bernard O'Reilly, LL.D., His Eminence Cardinal Henry Edward Manning. Rt. Rev.

Thomas O'Gorman, D.D., Rev. Arnold Damen, S.J.

AND OTHER EMINENT CATHOLIC WRITERS OF EUROPE AND AMERICA

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