all the dioceses in which it was not yet received; that he did not doubt but the assembly would be sensible of the manifold advantages 'of such a pious establishment, and would approve of, and authorize it by a deliberation conformable to her majesty’s laudable design. Upon which, the Bishops, of whom the assembly consisted, penetrated with the profoundest respect and veneration which her majesty deserves, both by her exalted rank and her eminent virtues, and being desirous to assist and favour, as much as in them lies, the commendable zeal of her majesty, have, with an unanimous consent, agreed and resolved to establish in their respective dioceses, the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and a solemn office in its honour; and to invite by a circular letter, the other Bishops of the kingdom, that have not yet recommended this salutary devotion to the faithful who are committed to their care, to do the same, and to comply with her majesty’s desire. Signed,
By our Lords of the Assembly,
The Abbot of Bausset, formerly Agent,
The Abbot of Lestoco; both Secretaries.
OUR august Queen,[1] my dear brethren, not satisfied with making that pious devotion
- ↑ Mary Lecksinska, Princess of Poland, Queen of France, daughter of the late Stanislaus, King of Poland at.d Duke of Lorrain, espoused to Lewis XV. She died on
