[Gnomermind-devel] Hus the words _religion, sacrament

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E kiss and press to our hearts the pictures of those whom we love, and
shall we think it sinful to kiss the image of Him, who for love of us
humbled himself even to the death of the cross? Oh! let each one of us
rather exclaim with S. Paul "God forbid that I should glory save in the
cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified to me and
I to the world" (Gal. VI): or in the words attributed to S. Andrew when
he was going to be crucified "Hail precious cross, that hast been
consecrated by the body of my Lord, and adorned with his limbs as with
rich jewels. Oh good cross, that hast received beauty from our Lord's
limbs, I have ardently loved thee, long have I desired and sought thee;
now thou art found by me and made ready for my longing soul". Act. S.
Andreae.] [Footnote 92: "The greatest glory" says Baini "was deservedly
obtained by _Pierluigi_ on account of the _improperii_, and the hymn
_Crux fidelis_ which he set to music for 8 voices divided into two
choirs, and which were sung for the first time by the choir of the
Lateran basilica on good Friday in the year 1560: by them _fece
sbalordire arte e natura_. Pius IV demanded them for the use of the
apostolic chapel, and, after he had heard them, declared that Palestrina
had surpassed his expectations. These _improperii_ are still sung and
will ever be sung in the apostolic chapel" Baini, Mem. storic. di
Giovanni Pierluigi da Pal