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  • Sermons on Our Lord Jesus Christ: and on His Blessed Mother, 2nd edition, by [Nicholas Patrick] Cardinal Wiseman (Dublin, London: James Duffy, 1866). With Imprimatur from Henry Edward Manning. May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats, at Internet Archive, with a 2nd copy at Internet Archive. The 1st edition (Dublin, London: James Duffy, 1864) is also available at Internet Archive.

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“And Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary, his mother: Behold, this child is set for the ruin, and for the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradicted. And thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that out of many hearts thoughts may be revealed.” (St. Luke ii, 34-35)