Magnificat February 2022
Editorial
Gregory XVII, Servant of the Church of Jesus Christ
What Is the Church – Taken from the Encyclical of Gregory XVII Peter Speaks to the World
The true Essence of the Holy Church of Jesus Christ, by Father Mathurin of the Mother of God
Saint Gregory the Great (540-604), Pope and Father of the Church -- Biography
Editorial Page 31
Gregory XVII, Servant of the Church of Jesus Christ 32
What Is the Church 33
– Taken from the Encyclical of Gregory XVII Peter Speaks to the World
The true Essence of the Holy Church of Jesus Christ, by Father Mathurin of the Mother of God 36
– What is the Church? – Why did God transfer His Church? – Why is the true Church persecuted? – “If you wish to be My disciple…” – Deny yourself graciously – The Work of the Church of Jesus Christ
Saint Gregory the Great (540-604), Pope and Father of the Church 42
– Disciple of Saint Benedict – Apostolic Nuncio – Abbot of St. Andrew’s – The plague – Elevation to the Sovereign Pontificate – A busy pontificate – The Lombards and the Byzantines – Last years