Manuscript on paper, in a cursive hand, of thirty-three prayers for the relief of the souls in Purgatory. The prayers open with "We salute thee o most sweet Lord Jesus," and focus particularly on redemption through the events of the Passion and Resurr...
Description:
Binding: Contemporary English calf, spine gilt.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church--Customs and practices, Catholic Church--England, Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions, and Jesus Christ--Passion--Prayer-books and devotions
Subject (Topic):
Catholics--England, Devotional exercises--Catholic Church, Devotional literature, English, Miserere, Prayers for the dead, and Purgatory
Manuscript Catholic prayers and other religious texts in Micmac hieroglyphs, written in an unidentified hand. A few pages are annotated with interlinear transliteration in Micmac using the Latin alphabet.
Description:
In Micmac.
Subject (Geographic):
Canada--Religious life and customs and United States--Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church--Liturgy--Texts and Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions
Subject (Topic):
Catholics--Canada, Catholics--United States, Indians of North America--Languages, Micmac Indians--Religion, and Micmac language
