The Holy Bible : the heritage of Catholic family life


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HOLY BI BLE
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HERITAGE

OF

CATHOLIC

FAMILY LIFE

The Catholic Biblical Association of America



In the Bible, declares His Holiness Pope Pius XII, "are laid

open the fountains of Divine Guidance without which both

peoples and their rulers can never arrive at, never establish,

peace in the state and unity in the heart” Ever since the Bible

was brought into being by the Church, the Church has expressed

the desire that it be made "abundantly accessible to the flock of

Jesus Christ.” (Pope Leo XIII) €| This booklet aims to point

out afresh for Catholics

what the Bible is and how

it came to be. It takes up

the questions raised by

geological findings and

evolution. It traces the

Church’s role in preserv-

ing Sacred Scripture and

tells how the laity is re-

discovering it today. In

the final pages appear

readings for the year se-

lected from the most

important passages of the

Old and NewTestaments.

obStat : Louis F. Hartman, C.Ss.R.

Censor Deputatus

imprimatur : Patrick A. O’Boyle

Archbishop of Washington
September 8, 1952

Any part of this booklet may be used without permission to further the reading of the Bible.



For Catholics, a Fresh Look at the Bible . . .

The Holy Bible, the Heritage

of Catholic *Family Life

Contents

An Open Book 5

The History of the Bible 8

The Bible and Science 11

Bible Discussion Groups 15

Fifteen-Minute Readings from the Bible. .. 17

Indulgences for Bible Reading 20

The Catholic Biblical Association of America

The Catholic University of America, Washington 17, D. C.





PREAD OPEN IN THE BIBLE,
declares His Holiness Pope Pius XII,

are "the fountains of Divine Guid-

ance without which both peoples and

their rulers can never arrive at, never

establish, peace in the state and unity

in the heart.” Ever since the Bible

was brought into being by the

Church, the Church has expressed the desire that it be

made "abundantly accessible to the flock of Jesus Christ.”

(Pope Leo XIII)

Yet not so long ago the friend of a devout Catholic

woman made a startling discovery when she showed him

the family Bible which had lain upon her parlor table for

sixty years. Upon opening it, he found as the frontispiece a

picture of coarse-looking monks dancing around a pile of

burning Bibles. The pious family had been treasuring a

version published by a Bible society with scant love of the

Church, because in sixty years no one had opened it! Much

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knowledge, much inspiration and much grace is lost to all

of us because of a similarly closed book.

The spirit of the Bible is found at all times in the history

of the Church. It pervades the very atmosphere of the

Catholic home by the presence of the crucifix, the recita-

tion of the Our Father, the Hail Mary, the Rosary and the

Angelus. In Catholic theology the Bible and sacred tradi-

tion are considered as the two sources of revealed truth.

The Church makes frequent use of the Bible in her official

prayers. The Mass Book, the Breviary and all the liturgical

books are compiled almost verbally from the Holy Bible

. . . the Bible is the official prayer book for our Sacrifice, our

Sacraments and our Supplications. The Bible has also been

an inspiration at all times for all the arts. The most famous

masterpieces of the pictorial arts represent biblical scenes.

Themes taken from the Bible have inspired some of the

greatest music ever written. From the pages of the Bible

poetry and prose have derived some of their noblest themes

and grandest imagery and no doubt will continue to do so.

The Church Has Not Withheld It

The Church has never withheld the sacred volume from

her children. After the Sacraments, which are the unfail-

ing instruments of divine grace and the authentic means of

holiness or its increase, prayer and spiritual reading, espe-

cially of Holy Scripture, are the most effective means for

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approaching God, and for preserving' and increasing our

union with Him.

In reading the Bible, everyone should bear in mind this
principle: Unless the context clearly limits the bearing or

sense of a text or a saying to a particular person or situation

we should take the words of the inspired writers—above
all, the words of Our Lord—as addressed to ourselves indi-
vidually. Thus we shall find that the New Testament in
particular will have a special meaning and value for us, be-
cause it speaks to us directly of Christ and no longer in type

or prophecy as in the Old Testament. At the same time, we
shall find that Jesus Christ is also broadcasting to us and

that His words are reaching our ears and stirring our hearts

through the centuries, because we are tuned in to receive
His message and are deriving spiritual profit from His
words. Thus, we shall find that reading the Bible in the
spirit of faith will effect enduring spiritual values in our

souls, and will minister to many of our needs in these trou-
blesome times, giving us inspiration, courage and hope.

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The J-listory of the Bible

HE Roman Catholic Church considers the

Bible the greatest Book in the world. The

word Bible means simply "the book.” God

is the Author. From time to time, during a

period of about 1400 years, He inspired men

whom He chose to write the different smaller

books which compose it. Those written before
the birth of

Christ are called the Old Testament; those after His
birth, the

New Testament. The word "Testament which means will or

inheritance, indicates that these are God’s legacy to
us.

The New Testament

The New Testament contains the four Gospels, the Acts of

the Apostles, twenty-one Epistles or Letters,
and the great book

of the Apocalypse. The Gospels, which mean good tidings,
are

four short records of the life and teachings of Our Lord Jesus

Christ. All of them were written within sixty-five years
after

the death and resurrection of Christ, and are His
earliest and

original biographies. They are also a summary of His teachings

and His instructions to us — His Will, which He wishes us to

cherish and fulfill.

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The Acts of the Apostles were written at about the same time

as the Gospels. This book records the work of the Apostles

during the first thirty years after Christ’s Ascension, especially

that of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. In that time they established

and organized His Church in many countries of the known world

by constant travel and labor.

During their travels, the Apostles and their companions wrote

numerous letters to their Christian communities and their

friends. These are filled with the inspiration of their zeal to do

what Christ asked them to do; that is, to preach His Gospel over

all the world. Twenty-one of the Epistles, or Letters, are included

in His Testament to us.

Christ wished us to know something of the end of the world,

of His return to it, and of heaven. He entrusted this knowledge
in a vision to Saint John and commanded him to record it in a

book. This book, called the Apocalypse, was written about 96

A.D. and concludes the New Testament.

The Work of Saint Jerome

In the first four centuries of the Christian era, the books of

the Bible were translated and copied and recopied many times,
with the result that a number of errors crept in and were carried

along. In about 390 A.D. Saint Jerome started his retranslation

of the Old and New Testaments from the original languages.
The work was accomplished in about fourteen years, and the
resulting version, which became known as the Vulgate, has been

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of the Roman Catholic Churchthe basis for the services

ever since.

The First Printed Bible

The Latin Vulgate Bible was the text chosen by
Johann Gut-

enberg in 1450 A.D. to demonstrate his new disco
very—the art

of printing from movable type. Gutenberg
was cited by the

Archbishop of Mainz for his services to the Church
in making

the Bible available to an increasing number of
people, and as

knowledge of printing spread, hundreds of editions
of the Bible

were published.

There can be no doubt that the world must thank the
Catholic

Church for the Bible-if only to account for 1500
years that

elapsed before the first of the Reformers appeared on
the scene.

Who spanned the gulf? The monks who copied for centuries,

working from dawn to dark, certainly gave the world the only

copies that were available until the invention of printing.
But

for them we would have no Bible today.

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The Bible and Science

FTEN when a Catholic opens the Bible
at the very first page he thinks of the /
"conflict” between the Bible and "Sci-

ence.” Here is a chapter that presents

formidable difficulties. Ever since Galileo

it has been the object of learned discus-

sion. Moses describes God creating the universe in six days.
But science has proved that our earth broke off from the

sun millions of years ago. The gradual cooling and harden-
ing of this earth, the formation of continents and seas, the

invasion of the glaciers, form an epic narrative of stagger-

ing time-proportions. Only in quite recent times did this
earth bring forth the animals and vegetation of today, these

having evolved gradually from different forms. Can the six
days of which Moses speaks be these long periods described
by geologists?

Certainly they are not. Moses knew nothing of modern
science; his picture of the universe is quite naive, no further
advanced, in fact, than that of the people among whom he
lived three thousand years ago. But no human mind has
ever surpassed him in the ultimate explanation which he

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gives of the universe in his first words: "In
the beginning

God created the heavens and the earth...” (Gen. 1:1).

The full realization of this truth has made saints.
And

Moses wants us to realize it fully, to ponder
it in detail.

That is why he goes on to list everything in the
universe,

as he knew it, and insist that it all sprang from a
mere word

of God. God’s creation, moreover, is not
haphazard. Inani-

mate creations are made before living things and
are sub-

ordinate to them; irrational living things are
created before

man, because they are to serve him. Man is the last
and

noblest of God’s creatures. To him the rest of
creation is

given to use, to enjoy, and through it,
to reach God and

everlasting life in Heaven. Thus man is to render God
the

ultimate veneration.

The Seventh Day Calls Us to Worship

There is yet another lesson. With consummate
skill the

tableau of creation is arranged in the
framework of six days

of work and a seventh day of rest to remind
the reader that

he must consecrate this seventh day to
the Creator of all.

We should not think, however, that Moses believed
the

events of creation actually took place
in the sequence and

time-limit that h< uses in this narrative.
He was speaking

figuratively.

The second story of Genesis, with its detailed
description

of the creation of Adam and Eve, may awaken
in the mind

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of the Catholic reader still more bitter controversy. Here

is the problem of evolution! Can evolution be found de-

scribed in the narrative? Certainly not! Can it be recon-

ciled with the teaching of this chapter? Yes, if it is that

form of evolution which recognizes the action of God both

at the beginning and throughout the evolutionary process.

Is evolution a fact? We shall never find the answer to this
in the Bible. What we shall find in this second chapter is a
lesson in humility. What are we? Like the beasts around us,
physically we are mere earth, to which death once more

reduces us.

Moses Shows the Dignity of Womanhood

This bit of earth, however, is the object of God’s special

action, which raises it above the rest of creation. The first

chapter said simply that God created man in His own "image
and likeness” (1:26). The second chapter expresses the

same truth by means of a picture: God breathes into
man the breath of His own life. And to be sure that woman,
whom the ancient Oriental looked down upon as little more
than chattel, would be known to share in this dignity,
Moses shows her community of nature with man and shows
how man and woman are destined for each other in mar-
riage: "the two become one flesh” (2:24) to play their part

in the creative work of God: "Be fruitful and multiply; fill

the earth and subdue it” (1:28).

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Bible Discussion Qroups

HORTLY after ascending the Chair of
Peter, Pope Pius XII wrote: "The needs

of our age demand that the laity too

should be able to give assistance to the

clergy; and that not on a small and

grudging scale; they should equip them-

selves . . . by reading, by discussion, by

circles that meet for study.” Since then tens of
thousands

of the laity have been learning every year of
the power and

the majesty of the God-Man who changed the face of
the

earth.

By reading and discussing the New Testament in Con-

fraternity discussion groups they discover the
personality

of Christ, see Him establish His Church and vest in it

authority in all matters of faith and morals. By reading

and discussion they discover the Christian s
obligation to

live by the truths of the Gospel, become convinced
that

grace is a free gift of God, working in man’s soul,
however,

only when man’s soul works with grace.

The laity are leaders as well as learners in these informal

groups. At meetings, which are usually held in homes,
mem-

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bers in turn read aloud a brief passage from the text while

the others follow silently. Then discussion is developed by

carefully prepared questions, which encourage members

to re-tell in their own words what they have read. In the

beginning expression is limited and halting. Eventually all

acquire a religious vocabulary and discuss the matter with

the ease that accompanies an act performed instinctively.

Husbands and Wives Meet Together

Our bishops have encouraged and directed organized

effort on the part of the laity to meet in circles to read and

discuss the doctrine of Christ and His Church; to discipline

their lives by this doctrine; to equip themselves to spread

it wherever they go. Men, women and youth from every

walk of life are forming circles or clubs of from six to ten

members to steep themselves in Christ’s doctrine. Husbands

and wives meet together; non-Catholic parties of mixed

marriages join their groups. Young men and women form

clubs separately and jointly. Out-of-school and college

youth assemble in homes, clubrooms or wherever they can

conveniently come together. Informally and cooperatively

the members of each small group read and discuss the Gos-

pel truths. Catholic students in secular high schools, under

the guidance of an adult leader, relate and dramatize the

Divine Saviour’s inspiring deeds, miracles and parables.

They learn to apply them to the problems of today.

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p

Jifteen-Mnute Readings from the Bible

Each of the selections listed here takes about
a quarter of an

hour to read with the thoughtfulness and
devotion that befit

the Sacred Scriptures. They thus are of the
approximate length

required for gaining the Indulgence granted by
the Church. See

the reference on page 20.

They cover most of the highlights of both the Old
and the

New Testament, and will therefore be found useful not only

for the general reader but also for students
and study clubs. In

Part I these selections lay stress upon those incidents
and reve-

lations which pointed toward the coming of Christ to
redeem

men. Part II focuses upon the most important phases of
the

Saviour’s life and teachings. In Part III the selections
mark

out some of the most valuable lessons in both the Old Testa-

ment and in the writings of the Apostles in the New Testament.

Apostles in the New Testament.

In each selection a comma between numbers
means that

the preceding number refers to the chapter,
the following

number to the verse; different passages are
divided by semi-

colons.

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Part I. The Old Testament Story

God Reveals His Will to the Patriarchs and to Israel

1. Creation and Fall of Man Gen. 1, 1—3, 24
2. Noe and the Deluge Gen. 6, 1—9, 17
3. Call and Promise to Abraham Gen. 12, 1-7; 13, 14-17;

15, 1-18; 17, 1-22

4. Isaac, Child of the Promise Gen. 21, 1-21; 22, 1-18;

24, 1-67

5. Jacob and Esau Gen. 25, 19-34; 27,1-45; 28,10-22

6. Joseph of Egypt Gen. 37, 1-36; 39, 1-23; 41,1-57

7. Birth and Call of Moses Exod. 1, 1—4, 18
8. Passover and Paschal Lamb Exod. 11, 1—13, 16
9. Exodus from Egypt Exod. 13,17—14,31; 15, 19-27

10. Covenant at Sinai Exod. 19,1—20,21; 34,1-35
1 1 . Prophecies of Balaam Num. 22, 1—24, 2 5
12. Josue’s Conquest of Chanaan Jos. 1, 1—3, 17; 6, 1-27
1 3 . Gedeon and the Madianites Judges 6, 1—8, 3 5
14. Ruth, Grandmother of David Ruth 1, 1—4, 17
15. Samuel, Last of the Judges 1 Sam. 1, 1-28; 3, 1-19; 7, 1-17

16. Saul, First King of Israel 1 Sam. 9, 1—10,27; 15,1-35
17. Early Life of David 1 Sam. 16, 1—18, 30
18. King David at Jerusalem 2 Sam. 5, 1—7,29
19. David’s Sin and Penance 2 Sam. 11, 1—13,38
20. Solomon, the Wise 3 Kings 3, 1-28; 8, 1-66

21. Elias, Foe of Baal 3 Kings 18, 1—19, 21; 21, 1-29

22. Eliseus, the Miracle-worker 4 Kings 2, 1-25; 4, 1—5, 27
23. Ezechias and Sennacherib 4 Kings 18, 1—20, 20

24. Fall of Jerusalem 4 Kings 22, 1-20; 23, 29—25, 21
25. The Temple Rebuilt. .. ..Aggeus 1, 1—2,24; 1 Esdras 5, 1—6,22
26. Tobias and Raphael Tob. 5, 1—8,24; 11, 1-21
27. Judith and Holophernes Judith 8, 1—13, 26
28. Esther, Queen of Persia Esther 2, 1—9, 4
29. Daniel at Babylon Dan. 6, 1-24; 13, 1—14, 42
30. Machabeean Martyrs 2 Mach. 6, 1—7, 42

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Part II. The Gospel Story

God Sends His Son to Establish His Kingdom on Earth for All Mankind

1. Prophecies of Emmanuel Isa. 6, 1—7, 16; 9, 1-7; 11, 1-10;
40, 1—41, 29

2. Salvation Through Christ Isa. 53, 1—5 5, 13; 60, 1—62, 12
3. The New Covenant Foretold Jerem. 23, 1-8; 31, 1—34;

Ezech, 34, 1-3

1

4. Birth and Boyhood of Christ. .Luke 1, 5—2, 52; Matt. 1, 18—2, 23
5. John the Baptist John 1, 1-34; Luke 3, 1-20; Mark 6, 17-29

6. Christ’s Ministry Begun Matt. 3, 13—4, 17; Luke 4, 14-44;
John 2, 1-11

7. The First Disciples. . . .Matt. 4, 18-22; Luke 5, 1-32; John 1, 35-5

8. Sermon on the Mount Matt. 5, 1—7, 29; Luke 6, 17-49
9. Miracles of Jesus Matt. 8, 1—9, 8; Mark 5, 1-43;

John 4, 46—5, 47

10.

Parables of the Kingdom Matt. 13, 1-52; 20, 1-16;

21, 28—22, 14

11. Christ’s Mercy to Women. Luke 7, 36—8, 3; John 4, 1-45; 8, 1-11
12. The Good Shepherd Matt. 18, 10-14; Luke 15, 1-32

John 10, 1-18

13. Danger of Riches Mark 10, 17-3 1; Luke 12, 1-34; 16,19-31
14. Doctrine of the Cross Matt. 10, 16-39; 16, 21—17, 22
15. Palm Sunday and Holy Week. .John 11, 1—12, 19; Matt. 21, 1-27
16. End at Hand—Vigilance. .Matt. 24, 1—25,46; Luke 12, 35—13,9
17. Last Supper Matt. 26, 1-3 5; John 13, 1-38

18. Last Discourse and Prayer John 14, 1—17, 26
19. The Sacred Passion Matt. 26, 36—27, 30; John 18, 1—19, 16
20. The Crucifixion Matt. 27, 3 1—28, 66; Luke 23, 26-56;

John 19, 17-42

21. The Resurrection. .Matt. 28, 1-20; Mark 16, 1-20; Luke 24, 1-53
22. Primacy of Peter Matt. 16, 13-20; John 20, 1—21,25
23. The Holy Spirit’s Descent Acts 1, 1—2, 47
24. Early Church at Jerusalem Acts 3, 1—5,42
25. Martyrdom of St. Stephen Acts 6, 1—8, 3
26. Conversion of St. Paul Acts 9, 1—11,30
27. First Journey of St. Paul Acts 13, 1—15, 35
28. Second Journey of St. Paul Acts 15, 36—19, 22
29. Third Journey of St. Paul Acts 19, 23—2 1,16
30. St. Paul’s Arrest Acts 21, 17—24‘, 27

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Part III. Spiritual Wisdom of the Bible

A. The Teaching of the Old Testament

1 .

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4.

5 .

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7.

8.

9.

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12 .

13.

14.

15.

Fidelity to God’s Law
Punishment for Infidelity

Blessings of Obedience

The Call to Wisdom

Excellence of Wisdom

Eternal Wisdom

In Praise of Wisdom

Vanity of Vanities

Good and Bad Women
Eccus. 9, 1-13; 25, 17—26, 24

Isaias’ Mission Sermons

Jeremias’ Preaching

The Wages of Sin

Brevity of Man’s Life

Confidence in God

God’s Wisdom and Power

.Deut.4, 1-40; 6,1-25; 7,6-26

Lev. 26, 14-45; Deut. 28, 15-68

.Deut. 10, 11—11, 32; 28, 1-14

Prov. 1, 20—4, 27

.Prov. 8, 1—9, 6; Eccus. 1, 1-32
Eccus. 24, 1-31; 42, 15—43, 37

Wisd. 7, 1—9, 19

. . .Eccles. 1, 1—3, 22; 12, 1-13

Prov. 7, 1-27; 31, 10-31;

. .Isa. 1, 2-31; 5, 1-30; 28, 1-22

Jerem. 2, 1—4, 31
Jerem. 8, 1—10, 25

.Job 7, 1-21; 10,1-22; 14,1-22

Job 16, 1—17, 16; 19, 1-29

Job 26, 1-14; 38, 1—39, 35

INDULGENCES GRANTED BY THE HOLY SEE

For the Pious Reading of the Sacred Scriptures

§ An indulgence of three years is granted to the faithful who

for at least a quarter of an hour read the Books of Sacred

Scripture as spiritual reading with the reverence which is

due the word of God—A plenary indulgence, under the ,
usual conditions, provided they perform the above men- §

§ tioned pious work each day for a
month.

& Enchiridion Indulgentiarum (1950), No. 694

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16.

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B. The Teaching of the Apostles

Humanity Without Christ . .
Salvation Through Christ . . .

Our Union In Christ
Living In Christ

Charity in the Mystical Body

1-13; Col. 3, 1-21

Labors of the Apostolate. . . .

Apostle of the Gentiles

Christ, Our High Priest ....
Perseverance in Faith

Good Works
Christian Virtues

Love for God and Man
Second Coming of Christ . . .

1-17; 2 Pet. 3, 1-18

John’s Visions at Patmos

The New Jerusalem .......

Rom. 1, 1—3, 31
Rom. 5, 1—8,39

Ephes. 1, 1—4, 32
Philip. 1, 1—3, 21

Rom. 12, 1-21; 1 Cor. 13,

1 Cor. 2, 1—4, 13; 2 Cor. 4, 1—6, 10
2 Cor. 10, 1—13, 13

Heb. 4, 14—5, 10; 7, 26—9, 28
.Heb. 10, 19-12-29

James 1, 17—5,20
1 Pet. 1, 1—4, 11

1 John 3, 1—5,21
1 Thes.4, 13—5, 11; 2 Thes. 2,

Apoc. 1, 1-20; 4, 1—6,17

Apoc. 19, 1—22, 21

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The Pope Endorses Catholic Bible Week

A Pontifical Letter of the Holy Father was sent to the Most

Reverend Edwin O'Hara, Bishop of Kansas City and Chairman

of the Episcopal Committee of the Confraternity of Christian

Doctrine, for the occasion of Catholic Bible Week, September

jtf to October 5, 1952, from which the following excerpt is taken.

It is indeed a source of consolation to learn of the marked

progress being made by the Confraternity, with the cooperation

of learned Scriptural scholars, in the publication of the new

P.nglish language edition of the Holy Bible; and also of the

stimulation being given to a more widespread reading of the

Holy Scriptures through Catholic Bible Week. Against the

dangers of disillusionment and despair at the failure of worldly

remedies in the present crisis affecting all of mankind, there ever

remains a shining beacon, a sure source of hope and solace in

the unchanging inspiration of the Word of God.

That the faithful of the United States . . . will give them-

selves in increasing numbers to a more frequent reading of the

Bible and draw from meditation upon its eternal truths spiritual

light and strength for the salvation of their souls in Jesus Christ

( )ur Lord, is Our fervent and confident trust, in pledge of which

We impart to all who generously cooperate in this high purpose,
Our paternal Apostolic Blessing. Given at Castelgandolfo, July

30
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1952 .

(signed) Pius P. P. XII