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Encyclical Letters of Pope Leo XIII

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Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903) wrote eighty-eight Encyclicals during his twenty-five year pontificate (1878-1903). Fifty-six of those are included in this collection.

Among the topics covered are the Rosary, socialism, Christian marriage, labour, freemasonry, Church and state, human liberty, dueling, the Holy Eucharist, and more. (Summary by Maria Therese) (29 hr 0 min)

Chapters

Inscrutabili Dei Consilio (On the Evils of Society) April 21, 1878

29:00

Read by Algy Pug

Quod Apostolici Muneris (On Socialism) December 28, 1878

28:24

Read by Algy Pug

Aeterni Patris (On the Restoration of Philosophy) August 4, 1879

56:30

Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC

Arcanum Divinae (On Christian Marriage) February 10, 1880

1:01:08

Read by Aubrie Kinser

Sancta Dei Civitas (On Mission Societies) December 3, 1880

20:25

Read by Algy Pug

Rerum Novarum (On Capital and Labour) May 15, 1881 - Part 1

45:18

Read by jbev

Rerum Novarum (On Capital and Labour) May 15, 1881 - Part 2

43:00

Read by jbev

Pastoralis Vigilantiae (On Religious Union) June 25, 1881

16:25

Read by Algy Pug

Diuturnum (On the Origin of Civil Power) June 29, 1881

32:32

Read by Kevin F Karam, SJ

Licet Multa (On Catholics in Belgium) August 3, 1881

7:31

Read by Brandy Jay

Etsi Nos (On Conditions in Italy) Feburary 15, 1882

24:39

Read by Algy Pug

Auspicato Concessum (On St. Francis of Assisi) September 17, 1882

29:40

Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC

Cum Multa (On Conditions in Spain) December 8, 1882

19:34

Read by Larry Wilson

Supremi Apostolatus Officio (On Devotion to the Rosary) September 1, 1883

16:35

Read by jbev

Nobilissima Gallorum Gens (On the Religious Question in France) February 8, 1884

26:08

Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC

Humanum Genus (On Freemasonry) April 20, 1884

57:28

Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC

Superiore Anno (On the Recitation of the Rosary) August 30, 1884

9:10

Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC

Immortale Dei (On the Christian Constitution of States) November 1, 1885

1:02:37

Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC

Spectata Fides (On Christian Education) November 27, 1885

6:05

Read by Scott Roe

Quod Auctoritate (Proclaiming a Jubilee) December 22, 1885

15:42

Read by Scott Roe

Vi è ben noto (On the Rosary and Public LIfe) September 20, 1887

7:53

Read by Scott Roe

Officio Sanctissimo (On the Church in Bavaria) December 22, 1887

47:48

Read by Kevin F Karam, SJ

Quod Anniversarius (On His Sacerdotal Jubilee) April 1, 1888

7:05

Read by Algy Pug

In Plurimis (On the Abolition of Slavery) May 5, 1888

42:39

Read by Dory

Libertas (On the Nature of Human Liberty) June 20, 1888

1:13:01

Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC

Saepe Nos (On Boycotting in Ireland) June 24, 1888

9:38

Read by Algy Pug

Paterna Caritas (On Reunion with Rome) July 25, 1888

16:50

Read by Algy Pug

Quam Aerumnosa (On Italian Immigrants) December 10, 1888

8:54

Read by alexandraatiya

Exeunte Iam Anno (On the Right Ordering of Christian Life) December 25, 1888

29:34

Read by joegrimer

Quamquam Pluries (On Devotion to St. Joseph) August 15, 1889

15:25

Read by Mancipia

Sapientiae Christianae (On Christians as Citizens) January 10, 1890

1:02:30

Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC

Dall'alto dell'Apostolico Seggio (On Freemasonry in Italy) October 15, 1890

39:23

Read by Algy Pug

Pastoralis Officii (On the Morality of Duelling) September 12, 1891

10:09

Read by Algy Pug

Octobri Mense (On the Rosary) September 22, 1891

29:38

Read by CassiopeiaSparks

Au Milieu Des Sollicitudes (On the Church and State in France) February 16, 1892

37:32

Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC

Quarto Abeunte Saeculo (On Christopher Columbus) July 16, 1892

14:42

Read by KevinS

Laetitiae Sanctae (Commending Devotion to the Rosary) September 8, 1893

26:10

Read by Leo Behe

Providentissimus Deus (On the Study of Holy Scripture) November 18, 1893

1:10:51

Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC

Praeclara Gratulationis Publicae (The Reunion of Christendom) June 20, 1894

37:30

Read by jbev

Iucunda Semper Expectatione (On the Rosary) September 8, 1894

21:54

Read by jbev

Christi Nomen (On Propagation of the Faith and Eastern Churches) December 24, 1…

8:46

Read by Mancipia

Longinqua (On Catholicism in the United States) January 6, 1895

35:17

Read by jbev

Satis Cognitum (On the Unity of the Church) June 29, 1896 - Part 1

51:05

Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC

Satis Cognitum (On the Unity of the Church) June 29, 1896 - Part 2

53:27

Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC

Fidentem Piumque Animum (On the Rosary) September 20, 1896

16:56

Read by jbev

Divinum Illud Munus (On the Holy Spirit) May 9, 1897

48:12

Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC

Augustissimae Virginis Mariae (On the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary) Septemb…

19:37

Read by jbev

Affari Vos (On the Manitoba School Question) December 8, 1897

19:22

Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC

Annum Sacrum (Consecration to the Sacred Heart) May 25, 1898

16:26

Read by Kevin F Karam, SJ

Caritatis Studium (On the Church in Scotland) July 21, 1898

25:30

Read by PetraStAugustine

Spesse Volte (On the Suppression of Catholic Institutions) August 5, 1898

19:36

Read by helensears

Diuturni Temporis (On the Rosary) September 5, 1898

8:15

Read by Algy Pug

Depuis Le Jour (On the Education of the Clergy) September 8, 1899

51:55

Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC

Tametsi Futura Prospicientibus (On Jesus Christ the Redeemer) November 1, 1900

41:21

Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC

Graves De Communi Re (On Christian Democracy) January 18, 1901

33:57

Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC

In Amplissimo (On the Church in the United States) April 15, 1902

6:35

Read by KevinS

Mirae Caritatis (On the Holy Eucharist) May 28, 1902

46:22

Read by M.S.C. Lambert, LC

Fin Dal Principio (On the Education of the Clergy) December 8, 1902

21:03

Read by Algy Pug