Sacerdotii nostri primordia

Sacerdotii nostri primordia
(Latin: From the beginning of our priesthood)
Encyclical Letter of Pope John XXIII
Ad Petri cathedram Grata recordatio
Date 1 August 1959
Argument About St. John Vianney
Encyclical number 2 of 8 of the pontificate
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Sacerdotii nostri primordia ("From the beginning of our priesthood") was the second encyclical of Pope John XXIII, issued 1 August 1959. It commemorated the 100th anniversary of the death of St. John Vianney, the patron saint of priests.

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