Fr. T. J. Campbell, S.J. - 3 Volumes - PB - Over 1,100 pages
THE JESUIT RELATIONS are full of details of the life and works of some of the most heroic missionaries ever chronicled. These three volumes could properly be described as a summary of the thousands of documents comprising “The Relations” (as they are commonly named) of those first Jesuits who evangelized the area of North America known as New France from 1642 - 1710.In addition to those Eight Canonized Martyrs the stories of many other pioneer priests are outlined. Some are every bit as astounding as those canonized.Volume One covers those missionaries to the Iroquois and other tribes in New York, Quebec, and New England. Volume Two is primarily about those of Huronia, Ontario, and the Great Lakes states. Volume Three the missionaries to other Algonquin tribes.
Volume One Priests
Isaac JoguesJoseph BressaniJoseph PoncetJulien GarnierSimon LeMoyneClaude DablonJames DeLambervilleRéne MenardJoseph ChaumonotJames FréminPaul RagueneauPeter MilletJohn DeLambervilleJohn PierronStephen DeCarheilPeter RaffeixFrancis BonifaceJames Bruyas
Volume Two Priests
Peter BiardEnemond MasseJean DeBrebeufAnne NoueGabriel LalemantAntoine DanielCharles LalemantNoel ChabanelJerome LalemantLeonard GarreauCharles Garnier
Volume Three Priests
Paul Le JeuneJames ButeuxGabriel DruillettesCharles AlbanelClaude AllouezJames MarquetteFrancis de CrespieulAnthony SylvieAnthony DalmasGabriel MaretPeter LaureJohn AulneauSebastian Rale
Make no mistake—Fr. Faber’s original work on the Seven Dolors of Our Lady (The Foot of the Cross, of which the present book is but a re-rendering of one chapter) is sublime. One could argue that it stands in the field of Marian literature virtually unsurpassed for the wealth of its insights and the grandeur of its expressions. Truly, its pathos is breathtaking. Its thoughts are deep and original and well-nigh heartbreakingly beautiful. It deserves to be read by every serious Catholic on earth, not once but many, many times; for advancing in the love of Mary, we know, is the surest, easiest way to advance in the love of Christ, and this is the whole purpose of our mortal existence.
Whoever you are, dear Catholic, whatever duties press upon you in your current state in life, you need not hesitate to pick up this modified masterpiece of Fr. Faber and immerse yourself its richness. It is perfectly accessible. It is a book for every Catholic, and that means you.
Fr. T. J. Campbell, S.J. - PB 330 pages
