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From the Crucifix to the Cross and the Heretics; Stories of Western Mexico
From the Crucifix to the Cross and the Heretics Stories of Western Mexico Author:Harriet Crawford General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1909 Original Publisher: F.L. Rowe Subjects: Conversion Fiction / Classics Literary Collections / General Literary Criticism / General Religion / General Religion / Christianity / Catholic Religion / Christian Life / General Religion / Christian Theology / Ge... more »neral Religion / Christianity / Denominations Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER II. The Bequeathed Cbucifix. When Rudolfo went to visit his uncle, the following day, the old monk repeated his warnings. Each successive day the priest earnestly besought his boy to avoid the Protestant stranger. Rudolfo said little. But there came a day when he found his uncle unable to arise from his bed. "Dios mio! You are sick and alone! I will call the physician at once!" "No, no, my boy! I need no medicine, save for my soul! My body you will soon lay to rest. But my soul -- I can not tell. I have worn all my life the scapular, and the Holy Mother may be pleased to remember her promise, but I am not sure, my boy, I am not sure. But I can do no more!" "I will run and call my mother!" interrupted the boy. "Nay, go not! Stay thou by me! Come Scapular. -- "To those who wear the scapular during life, the Virgin makes thii promise: 'I, their glorious Mother, on the Saturday after their death, will descend to purgatory, and deliver those whom I shall find there and take them up to the holy mountain of eternal life?" -- "What Rome Teaches," page 193. nearw to me and make me this last promise! Avoid those heretics! And one thing more, when I am gone, wilt tihou take this little crucifix which has hung on my bosom all these years and wear it on thine own heart? It will keep thee from h...« less