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Excerpt from St. Peter''s, Lancaster: A History
It is obvious, on the other hand, that local events illus trate the general tendency. In the apparently painless extinction of Catholic worship in public, in the hidden life of the faithful remnant, and in their quiet emergence into the light of the Second Spring in Lancaster, we seem to have a representation of the lot of Catholics throughout the country. There was a faithful remnant. The congregation of St. Peter''s traces its origin, through the chapels in Dalton Square and Mason Street, to little assemblies of men who in evil days heard mass in secret as opportunity served, and who time after time witnessed the terrible penalties inflicted for this proscribed worship on the hill at the foot of which stands the present church. And those who then risked forfeiture and death for their religion were no colony of strangers, but the descendants and representatives of the priests and people who had for centuries worshipped in the same way in our Lady''s Church by the Castle until Sovereign and Parliament established other rites.
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It is obvious, on the other hand, that local events illus trate the general tendency. In the apparently painless extinction of Catholic worship in public, in the hidden life of the faithful remnant, and in their quiet emergence into the light of the Second Spring in Lancaster, we seem to have a representation of the lot of Catholics throughout the country. There was a faithful remnant. The congregation of St. Peter''s traces its origin, through the chapels in Dalton Square and Mason Street, to little assemblies of men who in evil days heard mass in secret as opportunity served, and who time after time witnessed the terrible penalties inflicted for this proscribed worship on the hill at the foot of which stands the present church. And those who then risked forfeiture and death for their religion were no colony of strangers, but the descendants and representatives of the priests and people who had for centuries worshipped in the same way in our Lady''s Church by the Castle until Sovereign and Parliament established other rites.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Language - English
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Richard Newman Billington
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ISBN - 9780666530158
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
Page Count - 329
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Richard Newman Billington
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ISBN - 9781331839422
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm
Page Count - 331
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