EWTN - Feb. 7 is the feast day of Pope Pius IX, whose pontificate was the longest in history (1846-1878), and who proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception. Here's a commentary
![Mitre and Chasuble of Pope Pius IX Used at the First Vatican Council in 1869 ~ Liturgical Arts Journal Mitre and Chasuble of Pope Pius IX Used at the First Vatican Council in 1869 ~ Liturgical Arts Journal](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE05tei6eCltmJ-CMpM3BcAB8mxLlG0ga63Ws1Gmy4j4Nojr-ZjPK2jwc55bAO99cAMRRlB07KWESUJysTsPfSuUyu07krzeooVM8hnEtjMXYkw0POtT9-8B7kjCzmDWr99MeGshIGohLJvLV8aLB6xATDiAykZGj0MEuzexp-K0XyrqmLADs4DMxvsg/s1014/2.jpg)
Mitre and Chasuble of Pope Pius IX Used at the First Vatican Council in 1869 ~ Liturgical Arts Journal
![Group portrait. Pope Pius IX and members of the Papal court (1868).... | Download Scientific Diagram Group portrait. Pope Pius IX and members of the Papal court (1868).... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342509722/figure/fig10/AS:1000880795033604@1615639985207/Group-portrait-Pope-Pius-IX-and-members-of-the-Papal-court-1868-Monsignor-Pacca-is.png)
Group portrait. Pope Pius IX and members of the Papal court (1868).... | Download Scientific Diagram
![Mitre and Chasuble of Pope Pius IX Used at the First Vatican Council in 1869 ~ Liturgical Arts Journal Mitre and Chasuble of Pope Pius IX Used at the First Vatican Council in 1869 ~ Liturgical Arts Journal](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg37PMVcbjgfAaVxC05f7DWvFGooNrYIXVlxQshjMtIZNVn-uGgO417k8tuKuXc7GyOKywAKQwfsO5eHHFhHr85vNmv_L-R95jlKTLsoxVSzgdovXwSrk70BiIhrxTYUlXPvrwGJs11ButxwxqE_sMMCwMTxkUMNJE-I_iu4_ySWUUjyc40LmJqgKt_MA/s2180/Untitled.jpg)