Brother Francis Memorial Edition

The writings of Father Demetrius Augustin Gallitzin

The three articles by Fr. Gallitzin included here were originally published in sequence over a period of several years. The first, A Defense of Catholic Principles, was published in response to a public sermon of a protestant clergyman who used the occasion to attack the Church. The second, An Appeal to the Protestant Public, was published after the clergyman responded with a public “Vindication” of his remarks and accusations, which utterly failed to address Gallitzin’s Defense. One of the results of this exchange was that a friendship developed between Gallitzin and another protestant minister who eventually converted. It became clear to Gallitzin that any attempt to convince protestants of the truths of the Faith must depend for its effectiveness, not upon appeals to authority or tradition, but rather to scripture. This he did in his Letter to a Protestant Friend on the Holy Scriptures. All three articles are masterful, manly, and effective. Many protestants converted. We are pleased to make these writings available to a new generation of Catholic evangelists.

Softcover, 290 pages

Contents

Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii

Editor’s Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xi

Sentimental Theology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

A Defense of Catholic Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Article One: A Summary of Catholic Doctrine. . . . . . . .23

Article Two: Confession. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Article Three: The Eucharist, or Lord’s Supper. . . . . . . 53

Article Four: The Sacrifice of the Mass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Article Five: Communion under one kind or form. . . . . 78

Article Six: Purgatory and Prayers for the Dead. . . . . . .82

Article Seven: Honoring the Saints and Applyng to their Intercession. . . . . . . . .92

Article Eight: Images, Pictures, and Relics. . . . . . . . . . .103

Article Nine: The Pope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Article Ten: Toleration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122

Conclusion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

An Appeal to the Protestant Public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

A Letter to a Protestant Friend on The Holy Scriptures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Prince Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159

Letter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Six Final Points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238

Post Script. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252

Biographical Sketches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .267

Brother Francis Maluf, M.I.C.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

Prince Demetrus Augistine Gallitzin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271