Maiorem hac dilectionem

Maiorem hac dilectionem (Latin for 'Greater love than this') is an apostolic letter issued in the form of a motu proprio of Pope Francis, dated 11 July 2017.[1] The document creates a new path towards sainthood under the canonization procedures of the Catholic Church, through the path of oblatio vitae. This means the offering of one's life and premature death for another individual; it is to give one's life as a sacrifice for another.[2]

  1. ^ "Pope Francis creates new category for beatification: oblatio vitae". Vatican News Service. 11 July 2017. Archived from the original on 16 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  2. ^ Marcello Bartolucci (11 July 2017). "The offer of life in the causes of saints". L'Osservatore Romano. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.

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