pg 306 forty at the college and sixty at the academy. But what made this year forever memorable in the annals of the Congregation is the twofold approbation by the Holy See: the first, dated [?] announcing the approbation of the Congregation of the Holy Cross; and the second dated [?] that of the Rules and Constitutions. Thus a society that had been in existence for only a few years was raised to the rank of one of the religious orders of the Church, and such an early encouragement was a pledge of other special favors from heaven. Such was the surprise caused within and without by this unexpected approbation of the Sovereign Pontiff, that many months after is promulgation there were found unbelievers who denied it. Certain discontented spirits took occasion from this to come back again to the list of their grievances against the society and its venerable founder, thereby to justify their suspicions as to the fact of the approbation; but all they gained was the shame of having made a last effort equally