Pope Saint Pius X. Pope Of The Blessed Sacrament. (Part Three).

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Deutsch: Papst Pius X. (eigentlich Giuseppe Sarto, 
* 2. Juni 1835 in Riese (Provinz Treviso); 
† 20. August 1914 in Rom) war als Nachfolger Leo XIII. 

Papst von 1903 bis 1914.

English: Pope Saint Pius X, born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, 

(2 June 1835 - 20 August 1914) 

was Pope from 1903 to 1914, succeeding Pope Leo XIII.

Français: Pape Pie X, né Giuseppe Sarto à Riese (Italie) 

le 2 juin 1835 - mort à Rome, au Vatican le 20 août 1914), 

succéda le 4 août 1903 à Léon XIII, et fut suivi par le Pape Benoît XV.

Italiano: Papa Pio X, al secolo Giuseppe Sarto 

(Riese, 2 giugno 1835 - Roma, Vaticano, 20 agosto 1914), 

succedette il 4 agosto 1903 a Leone XIII.

Português do Brasil: Papa São Pio X.

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Pius X promoted daily Communion for all Catholics, a practice that was criticised for introducing irreverence. In his 1904 Encyclical, Ad Diem Illum, he views Mary in the context of "restoring everything in Christ".

According to the Encyclical, Spiritually we all are her children and she is the Mother of us, therefore, she is to be revered like a mother. Christ is the Word made Flesh and the Saviour of mankind. He had a physical body like every other man; and, as saviour of the human family, He had a Spiritual and Mystical Body, the Church. This, the Pope argues, has consequences for our view of the Blessed Virgin. She did not conceive the Eternal Son of God merely that He might be made man taking His human nature from her, but also, by giving Him her human nature, that He might be the Redeemer of Men. 

Mary, carrying the Saviour within her, also carried all those whose life was contained in the life of the Saviour. Therefore, all the Faithful, united to Christ, are Members of His Body, of His Flesh, and of His Bones, from the womb of Mary, like a body united to its head. Through a Spiritual and Mystical fashion, all are Children of Mary, and she is their Mother. Mother, Spiritually, but truly Mother of the Members of Christ (S. Aug. L. de S. Virginitate, c. 6).

A 1904, Copyright-expired, photo of Pope Saint Pius X (1903 - 1914).

Photo: December 1904.

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Within three months of his Coronation, Pope Pius X published his motu proprio, Tra le sollecitudini. Classical and Baroque compositions had long been favoured over Gregorian Chant in ecclesiastical music. The Pope announced a return to earlier musical styles, championed by Don Perosi. Since 1898, Perosi had been Director of the Sistine Chapel Choir, a title which Pope Pius X upgraded to "Perpetual Director." The Pope's choice of Dom Joseph Pothier, to supervise the new editions of Chant, led to the official adoption of the Solesmes edition of Gregorian Chant.

In his Papacy, Pope Pius X worked to increase devotion in the lives of the Clergy and Laity, particularly in the Breviary, which he reformed considerably, and the Holy Mass.

Besides restoring to prominence Gregorian Chant, he placed a renewed Liturgical emphasis on the Eucharist, saying: "Holy Communion is the shortest and safest way to Heaven." To this end, he encouraged frequent reception of Holy Communion. This also extended to children who had reached the "age of discretion", though he did not permit the ancient Eastern practice of infant communion. He also emphasised frequent recourse to the Sacrament of Penance so that Holy Communion would be received worthily. Pope Pius X's devotion to the Eucharist would eventually earn him the honorific of "Pope of the Blessed Sacrament," by which he is still known among his devotees.

A 1904, Copyright-expired, photo of Pope Saint Pius X (1903 - 1914).

Photo: December 1904.

Source: 1904 book on Pope Pius

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In 1910, he issued the Decree, Quam Singulari, which changed the age of discretion from twelve to seven years old. The Pope lowered the age because he wished to impress the event on the minds of children and stimulate their parents to new religious observance; this Decree was found unwelcome in some places, due to the belief that parents would withdraw their children early from Catholic schools, now that First Communion was carried out earlier.

Pope Pius X said, in his 1903 motu proprio, Tra le sollecitudini: "The primary, and indispensable source of the true Christian spirit, is participation in the Most Holy Mysteries and in the public official Prayer of the Church".

Pope Leo XIII had sought to revive the inheritance of Thomas Aquinas, 'the marriage of reason and revelation', as a response to secular 'enlightenment'. Under the Pontificate of Pope Pius X, neo-Thomism became the blueprint for an approach to Theology. Pope Pius X's Papacy featured vigorous condemnation of what he termed 'Modernists' and 'Relativists', whom he regarded as dangers to the Catholic Faith (see, for example, his Oath Against Modernism).

A young Giuseppe Sarto (later, Pope Saint Pius X).

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This is perhaps the most controversial aspect of his Papacy. He also encouraged the formation and efforts of Sodalitium Pianum (or "League of Pius V"), an anti-Modernist network of informants, which was seen negatively by many people, due to its accusations of Heresy against people on the flimsiest evidence.

This campaign against Modernism was run by Umberto Benigni in the Department of Extraordinary Affairs in the Secretariat of State, distributing anti-Modernist propaganda and gathering information on "culprits". Benigni had his own secret code — Pope Pius X was known as Mama.

Cardinal Sarto (later, Pope Saint Pius X).

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