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The Roman Catacombs. In Two Parts. Part I. Their Importance For The Teaching Of The Catholic Church. Part II. The Catacombs And The Sacraments Of The Catholic Church CONTENTS. PART I. THE ROMAN CATACOMBS AND THEIR IMPORTANCE FOR THE TEACHING OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. Introduction ... 13 Importance of the Catacombs ... 15 Their foundation ... 17 Their object ... 17 THE CHURCH TRIUMPHANT. The Blessed ... 28 Veneration of Saints ... 31 Cultus of Mary ... 35 Festivals of Saints ... 46 Veneration of Relics ... 47 Pilgrimages ... 51 THE CHURCH SUFFERING. Prayers for the dead ... 56 THE CHURCH MILITANT. Alone beatifying ... 62 Visible ... 66 The Roman Primacy ... 67 The Roman Church ... 73 Evangelical counsels ... 75 Catholicity ... 78 CONTENTS. PART II. THE ROMAN CATACOMBS AND THE SACRAMENTS OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH. Introduction ... 83 The Holy Sacraments ... 88 Baptism ... 90 Confirmation ... 99 Extreme Unction ... 102 Holy Order ... 104 Marriage ... 110 Penance ... 113 The Symbol of the Fish ... 117 The Eucbaristic Fish in the crypt of Lucina ... 123 In the Cemetery of Callistus ... 126 The Consecration ... 131 The Eucharistic Fish in Inscriptions ... 134 Other Types of the Eucharist ...
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