1878 Neuvaine en l’Honneur de Notre-Dame de Lourdes Catholic Novena Booklet

Antique 1878 French Catholic devotional booklet titled Neuvaine en l’Honneur de Notre-Dame de Lourdes, ou de l’Immaculée Conception, featuring an official Imprimatur dated April 27, 1878, granted by + Édouard-Charles Fabre, Bishop of Montreal (Marianopolitanus). This rare prayer book includes a full nine-day novena honoring the Virgin Mary under her titles Our Lady of Lourdes and the Immaculate Conception—a powerful expression of post-Lourdes Marian devotion. Originally used by French-speaking Canadian Catholics for personal or communal prayer, this booklet reflects the deeply rooted Marian spirituality of 19th-century Québec and the wider Church following the Lourdes apparitions and dogmatic proclamation of the Immaculate Conception. ⸻ -Features- • Title: Neuvaine en l’Honneur de Notre-Dame de Lourdes • Language: French • Date of Imprimatur: April 27, 1878 • Authority: + Eduardus Car. Epis. Marianopolitanus (Cardinal Édouard Fabre, Bishop of Montreal) • Format: Softcover devotional booklet • Content: 9-day novena prayers, Marian reflections, likely indulgenced supplications -CONDITION- Noticeable wear to cover and spine; front cover is intact but heavily worn • Binding is fragile but holding, with some edge fraying and creases • Pages are complete, legible, and age-toned; some spotting or foxing present