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 COUNCIL OF CHALCEDON, G. C.–After hearing read the letter of Flavian, the Fathers, with one voice exclaimed: “ That is the truth ; we all say the same: may Flavian's memory be immortal.-Flavian, though dead, still lives; the Martyr will pray for us.” Act. xi. Conc. Gen. T. iv. p. 697.Certain Bishops of the province of Europa, write to the Emperor: “We place the blessed Proterius in the rank of holy Martyrs, and, through his intercession, we beg that God may be merciful to us." Ep. ad Leo. Aug. P. iii. Conc. Chalced. Conc. Gen. T. iv. p. 907.

St. Nilus, G. C.-“ Learn then, that the holy Angels excite us to pray, and are present with us, rejoicing, and praying for us.” ''Tract. de Orat. c. lxxxi. T. i. p. 496.

St. LEO, L. C.-Omitting many other authorities, which I could adduce from other Fathers and the ecclesiastical historians of this century, I shall here close the list with St. Leo the Great.—“ Strengthen your connections with the holy Angels; enter into the city of God, of which the dwelling is promised to us; unite yourselves to the Patriarchs, Prophets, Apostles, and Martyrs. Rejoice, where they rejoice. Let these wishes be the objects of your desires; and by a holy emulation sue for their suffrages. For with whom you shall communicate in prayer, with them shall you enjoy honour.” Serm. v. in Epiphan. T.i. p. 195.-—“As we ourselves have experienced, and our Ancestors have evinced, we believe and trust, that amidst the troubles of this life, the prayers of the holy Apostles Peter and Paul will ever be ready to obtain for us the mercy of God. As we are depressed by our own