Excerpt from The Life of the Venerable Madeleine Barat: Foundress of the Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Since the Life of Mother Baiat, translated from the French of the Abbe Baunard, was published in English some years ago, an event deeply interesting to all those who cherish the memory of this great servant of God, has changed the feelings of admiration and reverence, with which she was looked upon during her life and after her death in every part of the world where her spiritual children carry on the great work she instituted, into one of a more solemn and devotional nature. On the 18th of July, 1879, His Holiness Pope Leo XIII. signed the decree for the introduction of the cause of the Beatification of the Foundress of the Sacred Heart, and allowed her to be called Venerable, thus authorizing the spontaneous homage paid her by many of the faithful and encouraging the hope that her sanctity will be one day attested by the infallible voice of the Church, and the name of Sophie Barat, the daughter of the vine-dresser of Joigny, numbered amongst those of the saints who in every age have done great things for the glory of God and the salvation of souls. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."