 | Nicholas Patrick Wiseman - 1875 - 618 pages
...in se habmtem. It is to us, who are the flock of Peter, that his brother Apostle cries : " You are come to Mount Sion, and to the city of the living God, and to the church of the firstborn, who are written in the heavens." (Heb. xii. 22.) Woe to us if we... | |
 | Archiconfraternitas sacratissimi rosarii beatae virginis Mariae - 1876 - 344 pages
...the privilege of the Christian not to serve God alone. We have been brought, as St. Paul tells us, to Mount Sion, and to the city of the living God,...firstborn, who are written in the Heavens . . . and to the spirits of the just made perfect" (Heb. xii). He who loves God will therefore praise Him in union... | |
 | Henry Edward Manning - Sacred Heart, Devotion to - 1876 - 356 pages
...conscious of the existence of all others that are under the same roof. As the Apostle says, ' You are come to Mount Sion, and to the city of the living...of the firstborn, who are written in the heavens, to the spirits of just men made perfect.'18 There is a cloud of witnesses hanging over your heads,... | |
 | Prayer books - 1877 - 840 pages
...of Christ, tells the Hebrews (xii.) that they have a fellowship with the saints in heaven. You are come to Mount Sion, and to the city of the living...to the Church of the first-born, who are written in Leaven ; and to God, the Judge of all ; and to the spirits of the just made perfect, and to Jesus the... | |
 | Edward Garbett - 1880 - 184 pages
...with the whole body of thy Church, both in heaven and earth. May we come by faith to the Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to the innumerable company of angels, to the general assembly and Church of the First-Born which are written... | |
 | Pierre-Marie Grégoire - Women saints - 1881 - 418 pages
...forth from heaven : "Come, O Lady, come, the joys of heaven await thee. " Gertrude heard the call ' ' to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem,...to the church of the first-born, who are written in heaven, and to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of the just made perfect. * No further summons... | |
 | Programmes - 1881 - 478 pages
...hands that liang down, and the feeble knees, and make straight steps with your feet . . . for you are come to Mount Sion and to the city of the living God,...Jerusalem, and to the company of many thousands of saints." (Heb. xii.) And St. John would present to us the vision of this glorious company, saying :... | |
 | Richard Challoner - 1885 - 356 pages
...stoned. 21 And so terrible was that which was seen. Moses said: I am frighted and tremble. 22 But you are come to mount Sion, and to the city of the living...Jerusalem, and to the company of many thousands of Angel«, 23 And to the Choren of the firstborn, who are written in the heavens, and to God the judge... | |
 | Bernard O'Reilly - Death - 1886 - 360 pages
...the angelic hosts who are their brethren. There it is before us as St. Paul describes it : "You arc come to Mount Sion, and to the city of the living...written in the heavens, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, and to Jesus the Mediator of the New Testament, and to... | |
 | Bp. Louis De Goesbriand - Bible - 1890 - 774 pages
...indifferent occupation, or useless conversation, when by being at Mass, in the words of the apostle, "You are come to Mount Sion, and to the City of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to the compauy of many thousands of angels, and to the spirits of the just made perfect, and to Jesus the... | |
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And so terrible was that which was seen, Moses said: / am frighted, and tremble. 22 But you are come to mount Sion, and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem... 
