Free ebook & audiobook: “True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin”, by Saint Louis de Montfort

See this legally free ebook and audiobook:

• A Treatise on the True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin, by Saint Louis-Marie, Grignion de Montfort, translated by Frederick William Faber (London: Burns and Lambert, 1863).
  • The ebook may be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, epub and other formats, at Internet Archive; and may be read online on this page of e-Catholic 2000. The 2nd edition is available in pdf format on this page of Militiae Immaculatae.
  • The audiobook, read by Michael Portelli and Maria Therese, is available at Internet Archive.

See also this related text:

• The Message of Montfort: A Modern Commentary on the Treatise on the True Devotion to the Blessed Virgin, by Patrick Fannon, D.D. (Liverpool: The Montfort Press, 1964). With Imprimatur. Available in 2 parts at Christendom-Awake.org: Part 1, and Part 2.

Posted on the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary; and in belated observance of the anniversary of the founding of the Legion of Mary. For other online texts and legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

“And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord: And my spirit hath rejoiced in God, my Saviour. Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid: for behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. For he that is mighty hath done great things to me: and holy is his name” (St. Luke i, 46-49)

Online text: “Tolkien’s Catholic Imagination”, by Thomas W. Smith (with other texts & media)

See this online text:

• “Tolkien’s Catholic Imagination: Mediation and Tradition”, by Thomas W. Smith, Religion & Literature, Vol. 38, No. 2 (Summer, 2006), pp. 73-100. Posted by Thomas Smith at Academia.edu.

Likewise, view or hear these media concerning Tolkien’s secondary creation:

• “Christian Themes in ‘Lord of the Rings’ – Biola University Chapel”, by Dr. Peter Kreeft. Lecture delivered on November 18, 2013. The video of the lecture is available at Youtube (published on Jan 7, 2014).
• “J.R.R. Tolkien discussing The Lord of the Rings (1960s Interview)”. The video is available on this page of Youtube (published on Aug 27, 2015).
• “J.R.R. Tolkien, Master Evangelist”, by Bishop Robert Barron. The video is available on this page of the Youtube channel of Bishop Robert Barron (published on May 27, 2019).
• “JRR Tolkien and True Fairy Tales w Fr Longenecker (Dr Marshall #185)”,  by Dr. Taylor Marshall and Fr. Dwight Longenecker. The video is available on this page of the Youtube page of Dr Taylor Marshall (premiered Nov 30, 2018).
• “Peter Kreeft – Lord of the Rings: Beauty and Language”, by Dr. Peter Kreeft. The video is available at Youtube (published on March 6, 2012).
• “Tolkien’s Leaf”, by Fr. Mike Schmitz. The video is available on this page (Published on Oct 25, 2017) at the Youtube channel Ascension Presents.
• “Unlocking the Catholicism of ‘The Lord of the Rings’”, by Joseph Pearce. Public lecture delivered at Christendom College on 30 March 2015.
  • The video of the lecture is available on this page (published on Apr 7, 2015) of the Youtube channel ChristendomTube (embedded on this page of Christendom Media).
  • The audio is available on this page at Catholic Audio; at Soundcloud (embedded on this page of Christendom Media); and at the iTunes, included in the compilation Major Speaker Program by Christendom College (linked by this page of Christendom College, which has a summary of the lecture).

See also these texts concerning Tolkien and his legendarium:

• “‘Grace of the Valar’: The Lord of the Rings Movie”, by Stratford Caldecott, Communio, vol. 35, no. 1 (Spring 2008): pp. 151-160. Available in pdf format through this page of Communio: International Catholic Review.
• “Heroic Virtue in Newman’s Callista and Tolkien’s Frodo”, by Father Nicholas J. Rouch, S.T.D. Notes for a lecture delivered at the Fordham University Forum “Newman and Tolkien: Using Literary Genius for the Catholic Faith” at the Fordham University (Lincoln Center Campus), New York City on February 20, 2012. May be read online at Yumpu (uploaded by the International Centre of Newman Friends).
• “J.R.R. Tolkien: Lover of the Logos”, by Mark Sebanc, Communio, vol. 20, no. 1 (Spring, 1993): pp. 84-106. Available in pdf format through this page of Communio: International Catholic Review.
• “J.R.R. Tolkien’s Sacramental World”, by Andrew Preslar. In 3 parts at Called to Communion: 1^st, “J.R.R. Tolkien’s Sacramental World, Part One: Memory (Nov 30th, 2009); 2^nd, “Tolkien on Death and Eucatastrophe (Commemoration of the Holy Innocents) (Dec 28th, 2009); 3^rd, J.R.R. Tolkien’s Sacramental World, Part Three: Language (Aug 30th, 2010).
• “New Words for Ecclesiology: Newman and Tolkien”, by Dr. John Ryle Kezel. Lecture delivered at the Fordham University Forum “Newman and Tolkien: Using Literary Genius for the Catholic Faith” at the Fordham University (Lincoln Center Campus), New York City on February 20, 2012. Available in pdf format (on this page) at International Centre of Newman Friends. [N.B., The name of the author is not in the text, and was ascertained from this page after an online search. Correction on this point, if any, would be appreciated.]
• “The Renaissance of Natural Law: Tolkien, Fantasy, and Video Games”, by Edward Castronova (September 18, 2012). Available in pdf format at the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) through this link.
• “’Surely You Don’t Disbelieve’: Tolkien and Pius X: Anti-Modernism in Middle-Earth”, by A. R. Bossert, Mythlore: A Journal of J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Charles Williams, and Mythopoeic Literature, Vol. 25, No. 1, Article 5 (2006). Available in pdf format at Mythlore.
• Tolkien’s Sacramental Vision: Discerning the Holy in Middle Earth, by Craig Bernthal (Angelico Press/ Second Spring Books, 2014). May be purchased through this page of Angelico Press (linked by this page of Second Spring). Two preview sections are available at Christendom Awake: Introduction, “Light From an Invisible Lamp”; and Chapter 1, “J. R. R. Tolkien, Catholic Novelist”.
• “Tolkien’s The Silmarillion: A Reexamination of Providence”, by David C. Powell, August 2009 (© David C. Powell). Masteral Thesis for the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Florida Atlantic University. Available in pdf format at the Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
• “True Myth: Tolkien’s Catholic Imagination”, by Aldean B. Hendrickson. According to the text: “This paper was originally delivered 8 February 2011 as part of the Ottawa ‘Theology On Tap’ lecture series”. Posted by Aldean Hendrickson at Academia.edu.
• “Voices in Tolkien: Aquinas, The Lord of the Rings, and True Myth in the Twenty-First Century”, by Allen Barry Robertson, April 2017 (© Allen Barry Robertson, 2017). Masteral Thesis (Theology and Religious Studies) in Atlantic School of Theology, Halifax, Nova Scotia in Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Arts. Available in pdf format at Saint Mary’s University.
• “’What punishments of God are not gifts?’ The meaning of suffering in Tolkien’s life and work”, by Martina Juričková, Ars Aeterna, vol. 10, issue 2. Available in pdf format at Sciendo (published online 14 February 2019).

Posted in remembrance of J.R.R. Tolkien (+02 September 1973). For other online texts and legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate,
And though I oft have passed them by,
A day will come at last when I
Shall take the hidden paths that run
West of the Moon, East of the Sun.
(J.R.R. Tolkien, “The Road Goes Ever On“)

Online Texts on Being “Born Again”

See these online tracts, articles, and essays on authentic Christian teaching about being “born again”:

 

• “Are Catholics Born Again?” at Catholic Answers (with 2004 Imprimatur).
• “Are Catholics Born Again?” at Catholic Bridge.
• “Are Catholics Born Again?” by Mark Brumley at Ignatius Insight.
• “Are Catholics Born Again?” by Mark Brumley at the Catholic Education Resource Center.
• “Are Catholics ‘Born Again’?” by Deacon Michael Bickerstaff (January 12, 2014) at Integrated Catholic Life.
• “Are Catholics ‘Born Again’?” by Graham Osborne at the Catholic Education Resource Center.
• “Are Catholics Born Again Christians?” by Fr. Dwight Longenecker (April 16, 2012) at Fr. Dwight Longenecker.
• “Are Catholics Born-Again Christians?” by Fr. Dwight Longenecker (April 9, 2018) at National Catholic Register.
• “Are You Born Again?” by Steve Ray (March 21, 2018) at Catholic Convert.
• “Baptism, Babies, and Being Born-Again” by Adam Crawford (26 April 2016) at Catholic365.com.
• “Baptism: Initiation and Regeneration” at Catholic Biblical Apologetics
• “Born Again” (28 April 2019) at Catholic Daily Reflections.
• “Born Again : Baptism in the Early Fathers” at Evangelical Catholic Apologetics.
• “Born Again – The Bible Way” by Tim Staples at Catholic Answers.
• “Born Again in Baptism” (Tract with 2004 Imprimatur) at Catholic Answers.
• “Frequently Asked Questions about being BORN AGAIN” at Catholic Doors Ministry.
• “How should I respond to someone who asks me if I’ve been saved, or born again?”. Part of Two Minute Apologetics at Bible Christian Society.
• “Of Water and the Spirit” by Alex Jones at Catholic Answers.
• “Born Again in Water Baptism”. Part of “Sacrament Of Baptism” at Scripture Catholic.
• “Baptism, Born Again in Water & Spirit – Basil”, excerpt from On the Holy Spirit by St. Basil the Great (ca. AD 360), at Crossroads Initiative.
• “The True Meaning of ‘Born Again’ Isn’t What You Think” by Stephen Beale (July 11, 2016) at Catholic Exchange.
• “What Does It Mean To Be Born Again?” at Catholic Strength.

See also these texts and ebooks on the sacrament of baptism, the means appointed by our divine Lord for our second birth:

 

 

 

• “Baptism” at FishEaters. [N.B., While this site has much valuable material, please exercise prayerful caution when perusing those that refer to the 2nd Vatican Council, as these do not view the Council according to the hermeneutic of continuity and reform.]
• “Baptism”, by William Fanning, The Catholic Encyclopedia, vol. 2 (New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907). Part of The Catholic Encyclopedia at New Advent, transcribed for New Advent by Charles Sweeney, S.J. (© 2017 by Kevin Knight).
• “Baptism and Christian Life” by Jean Evenou at Jubilaeum (Holy See).
• Instruction on Infant Baptism “Pastoralis Actio”, by the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, approved by Pope St. John Paul II, October 20, 1980. May be read online at the Holy See, the EWTN Library and the Catholic Information Network.
• The Sacraments: A Dogmatic Treatise. Vol 1. The Sacraments in General, Baptism, Confirmation, by Joseph Pohle, translated by Arthur Preuss (St. Louis, Mo.: B. Herder, 1917) With Imprimatur. Volume VIII of the Dogmatic Theology series of Pohle and Preuss. Available on multiple formats at Open Library and Internet Archive (Digitizing sponsor: MSN, Book contributor: Regis Library, University of Toronto).
• “Sacrament of Baptism” at Scripture Catholic.
• “The Sacrament of Baptism: Gateway to New Life” at beginningCatholic.com.
• “The Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation” by Father John A. Hardon, S.J at the Catholic Education Resource Center.
• A Treatise on Baptism: also a Treatise on Confirmation, by Francis Patrick Kenrick, Archbishop of Baltimore (Baltimore: Hedian and O’Brien, 1852). May be read online, and available in various formats (pdf, mobi/kindle, epub, text, etc.), at Internet Archive and Open Library, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive and Open Library and a 3^rd copy at Internet Archive. Also available at HathiTrust and HathiTrust (2nd copy) through this page as indexed by the Online Books Page on Archbishop Kenrick.
• A Treatise on Baptism; with an Exhortation to Receive It, Translated from the Works of St. Basil the Great; to which is added, a Treatise on Confirmation, by Francis Patrick Kenrick, then Bishop of Philadelphia (Philadelphia: M. Fithian, 1843). Available at Internet Archive and Open Library, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive and Open Library, and a 3^rd copy at Internet Archive. Also available at Google Books, Google Books (2nd copy), and at HathiTrust (through this page as indexed by the Online Books Page on Archbishop Kenrick).

In belated observance of the Feast of St. Nicodemus. For other online texts and legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

 

 

Online text: “Adopting Healthy Maternal and Child Survival Practices in Rural Ghana”, by Debbie DeVoe

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• Adopting Healthy Maternal and Child Survival Practices in Rural Ghana: Eight CRS Maternal and Child Health Innovations, by Debbie DeVoe for CRS Ghana with contribution by Mohammed Ali (Accra, Ghana: Catholic Relief Services, 2016). EPPICS Implementation Guide 2016. Produced with the assistance of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Available in pdf format at the Ghana Health Service.

See also the following related materials:

• “Improving Maternal Health in Kenya: Challenges and Strategies for Low Resource Nations”, by Dr. Jean Kagia, Linacre Quarterly, vol. 80, no. 2 (May 2013): 161–166. The paper may be read online, and is available in PubReader, epub, and pdf formats, at the National Center for Biotechnology Information. Dr. Kagia’s presentation of her paper at the International Symposium on Maternal Health, Dublin, Ireland on 8 September 2012 may be viewed on this page of the Youtube channel of the International Symposium on Maternal Health.
• “The Role of Faith-Based Organizations in Maternal and Newborn Health Care in Africa”, by Mariana Widmera, Ana P. Betrana, Mario Merialdia, Jennifer Requejob, and Ted Karpf, International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, vol. 114, issue 3 (September 2011): pp. 218–222. Available in pdf format at the Joint Learning Initiative on Faith & Local Communities.

For the Feast of St. Raymond Nonnatus in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite. For other online texts and legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

 

“As experienced practitioners and researchers in obstetrics and gynaecology… We uphold that there is a fundamental difference between abortion, and necessary medical treatments that are carried out to save the life of the mother, even if such treatment results in the loss of life of her unborn child.” (Dublin Declaration on Maternal Healthcare)

Worth-it book: “The Power of Truth: The Challenges of Catholic Doctrine and Morals Today”, by Cardinal Gerhard Müller

See this worth-it book and ebook:

• The Power of Truth: The Challenges of Catholic Doctrine and Morals Today, by Gerhard Ludwig Cardinal Müller (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2019).
  • The paperback is available on this page of Ignatius Press and on this page of Leaflet Missals. The Nook book and paperback is available at Barnes & Noble. The Kindle ebook and paperback are available at Amazon.
  • N.B., The work consists of various essays by Cardinal Muller, including the following essays which may be read online:
    • “Faith’s Political Witness: The Demands of Justice and Love”—earlier published on this post at First Things (April 2013);
    • “Testimony to the Power of Grace: On the Indissolubility of Marriage and the Debate Concerning the Civilly Remarried and the Sacraments”—from “L’Osservatore Romano, ed. quotidiana, Anno CLIII, n. 243, Merc. 23/10/2013”, earlier published at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith;
  • See also the following essays and audio on the work:
    • “Cardinal Müller on the Truth”, by Dr. Jeff Mirus (May 10, 2019) at Catholic Culture;
    •  “May 20 –The Power of Truth: Fr. Joseph Fessio Interview” (podcast), by Amy D’Angelo (May 20, 2019) at My Catholic Faith, which summarizes it thus: “Dr. Tom Curran interviews Fr. Joseph Fessio, Founder and Editor of Ignatius Press, to discuss the book: The Power of Truth, The Challenges to Catholic Doctrine and Morals Today by Cardinal Gerhard Müller.”
    • .“A sorely needed theological justification of the truth of the Catholic faith”, by Eduardo Echeverria (June 18, 2019) at Catholic World Report, which states: “Cardinal Gerhard Müller’s book The Power of Truth addresses the challenges to Catholic doctrines and morals today—not only by the culture at large, but also by elements within the Church.”
    • “A zealous pastor of souls”, by Francis Phillips (5 August, 2019) at Catholic Herald.

For related texts, see the texts indexed in our 08 April 2018 post “Online texts: Commentaries on “Amoris Laetitia”” and on the subject index page “Marriage and the Family“, as well as the following texts:

• Apostolic Exhortation “Familiaris Consortio” on the Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World, by Pope St. John Paul II (22 November 1981). May be read online at the Holy See.
• Encyclical “Arcanum” on Christian Marriage, by Pope Leo XIII (10 February 1880). May be read online at the Holy See.
  • Included in the larger work: The Great Encyclical Letters of Pope Leo XIII: Translations from Approved Sources, with Preface by Rev. John J. Wynne, S.J. (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1903). With Imprimatur.
    • The ebook may be read online, and is available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats at Internet Archive, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive and Open Library. It may also be read online at Wikisource; and it is available in pdf format at Today’s Catholic World.
    • The audiobook, read by Maria Therese, may be listened to online and downloaded in mp3 and other formats at LibriVox and at Internet Archive. [N.B., The recording states that it is in the public domain.]
    • The LibriVox audio is also reproduced for Youtube in 2 parts at Classic Catholic Audiobooks: Part 1 of 2 (11:16:51) and Part 2 of 2 (7:70:43), said Part 2 being also available at Padre Manuel Antonio Garcia Salcedo; and in 2 parts at Full Audiobooks: Part 1/2 (9:10:55) and Part 2/2 (9:56:40); and in 13 parts at Priceless Audiobooks: Part 1/13, Part 2/13, Part 3/13, Part 4/13, Part 5/13, Part 6/13, Part 7/13, Part 8/13, Part 9/13, Part 10/13, Part 11/13, Part 12/13, and Part 13/13.  A portion of the recording (4:26:34) is available at Padre Manuel Antonio Garcia Salcedo and Free Audio Books, and likewise, a part (10:42:14) is available at GreatAudioBooks In Public Domain.
• Exhortación Apostólica “Familiaris Consortio” sobre la misión de la familia cristiana en el mundo actual, del Papa San Juan Pablo II (22 de noviembre 1981). Disponible en la Santa Sede, y Catholic.net, y la Vicaria de Pastoral, Arquidiocesis Primada de Mexico.
• The Juridical and Christian Anthropological Study of the Indissolubility of Canonical Marriage in the Light of Canon 1056, by Clothilde Ngwe Wanki (Rome, 2011). Doctoral thesis in canon law at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross – Faculty of Canon Law. 580 pages. Available in pdf format at Bibliotecanonica.
  • [N.B., This is an admirably comprehensive historical-theological overview of Catholic Christian teaching on the unity and indissolubility of marriage, which shows (i) its fidelity to divine revelation and natural law, seen in the continuity of apostolic, patristic, scholastic, and modern canonical legislation, especially on sacramental marriages; and (ii) its development on matters subject to positive law, such as the effect of privileges in favour of the faith on non-sacramental marriages.]
• Lettre Encyclique “Casti Connubii” sur le Mariage Chrétien Considéré au Point de Vue de la Condition Présente, des Nécessités, des Erreurs et des Vices de la Famille et de la Société, du Souverain Pontife Pie XI (31 décembre 1930).  Disponible sur le site officiel du Saint-Siège. [D’apres Wikipedia : « Elle forme l’essentiel de l’enseignement doctrinal de l’Église sur le sacrement matrimonial et la vie conjugale. »]

On the Feast of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist. For other online texts and legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

Online ebook: “The Lord of History”, by Msgr. Eugene Kevan

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• The Lord of History: Christocentrism and the Philosophy of History, by Msgr. Eugene Kevan (The Miriam Press, 2003).
  • May be read online through this page of the Association of Hebrew Catholics:
    • Introduction (with references here);
    • Chapter I, History and Philosophy in the Classical Culture (with references here);
    • Chapter II, Hebrew and Christian Historical Understanding (with references here);
    • Chapter III, The Patristic Understanding of History (with references here);
    • Chapter IV, The Modern View of History (with references here);
    • Chapter V, The Emergence of Post-Modern Thinking (with references here);
    • Chapter VI, The Philosophy of History in Christian Philosophy (with references here);
    • Chapter VII, Modernity as Apostasy from God (with references here), with another copy (St. Paul Editions, 1980) that may be read online on this page of Catholic Culture;
    • Chapter VIII, Intellectual Victory Over Modernism (with references here);
    • Chapter IX, The Lord of History and His Parousia (with references here); and
    • Epilogue, The Centenary of ‘Aeterni Patris’ (with references here).
  • Also available for worth-it prices: ebook and hardcover at St. Paul Center, paperback at Barnes & Noble, paperback and hardcover at Amazon, and kindle and hardcover (Emmaus Road Publishing, 2018) at Amazon.
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On the Feast of Saint Augustine of Hippo in the Roman Rite. For other online texts and legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject). 

“I am alpha and omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. Blessed are they that wash their robes in the blood of the Lamb: that they may have a right to the tree of life, and may enter in by the gates into the city. Without are dogs, and sorcerers, and the unchaste, and murderers, and those that serve idols, and every one that loveth and maketh a lie. I, Jesus, have sent my Angel, to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the root and stock of David, the bright and morning star.” (Apocalypse xxii, 13-16)

 

Online ebook: Prayers, Meditations and Activities to Enrich Your Family Life

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• The Family Fully Alive: Building the Domestic Church: Prayers, Meditations and Activities to Enrich Your Family Life (New Haven, CT: Knights of Columbus Supreme Council, 2016). Part of the Building the Domestic Church Series of the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council – Catholic Information Service. May viewed online and is available in pdf format at the Catholic Information Service of the Knights of Columbus, which states: “This booklet is a devotional guide, which provides monthly themes, reflections, meditations, Scripture readings and family activities.”

On the Feast of Saint Monica of Hippo. For other online texts and legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject). 

Notice: Reconstruction of Title Index

Please be informed that on 26 August 2019 the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) on the Project was reorganized thus:

In place of the original organization, which listed all of about 1800 texts on a single page, and which caused a lag in loading time in older units or on slower connections, said texts have been placed on 3 sub-indexes with about 600 texts each:

• Titles 0 – E
• Titles F – M
• Titles N – Z

This reconstruction is still ongoing, so please bear with the changes; and to avoid dead links, please link to the main index page List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and not the sub-index pages.

We request readers to comment on the change, and to recommend further improvement, by commenting below. For instance, would readers prefer that the Project (1) go back to the previous organization of putting everything on a single page; (2) keep the new division of 3 sub-pages of 600 texts each; (3) increase the number of sub-pages, like 4 sub-pages of 450 texts each, 5 sub-pages of 360 texts each, &c.; or (d) adopt some other organization?

Thank you all, et Dominus vobiscum.

Online ebook: “The Fulton J. Sheen Sunday Missal”

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• The Fulton J. Sheen Sunday Missal, arranged and edited by Philip Caraman, S.J. and James Walsh, S.J., with an Introduction by Fulton J. Sheen (New York: Hawthorn Books, 1961). Available in 2 parts through this page of Corpus Christi Watershed: Part 1 and Part 2.
  • [N.B.1, We have assumed that this ebook was lawfully made available online and that links to it are likewise lawful. If this is not the case, kindly inform us so we may remove the links immediately. Tibi gratias.]
  • [N.B.2, We strongly recommend that readers peruse and meditate on the introduction of Archbishop Sheen, which is a concise summation of the truth concerning the Most Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.]

On the Feast of Saint Mariam Baouardy, O.C.D. (مريم بواردي‎) (Mary of Jesus Crucified) in the Melkite Greek Catholic church. For other online texts and legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

“And beginning from Moses, and all the prophets, he expounded to them in all the Scriptures, the things that were concerning him… And it came to pass, whilst he was at table with them, he took bread, and blessed, and brake, and gave to them. And their eyes were opened, and they knew him” (St. Luke xxiv, 27, 30-31)

Free ebook: “A Short and Simple Exposition of Catholic Doctrine”, by Rev. Joseph Faà di Bruno

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• Catholic Belief; or, A Short and Simple Exposition of Catholic Doctrine, 5^th edition, by Very Rev. Joseph Faà di Bruno, 1815-1889 (London, Burns and Oates; New York: Catholic Publication Society, 1884). With the approbation of Cardinal Manning, Archbishop of Westminster. May be read online and available in epub, pdf, mobi, and other formats at Internet Archive. The 2^nd edition (London, Burns and Oates, 1878) with Imprimatur is available at Internet Archive with a 2nd copy at Internet Archive

For the Feast of St. Joseph Calasanz in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite. For other online texts and legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

“And looking up to heaven, he groaned, and said to him, Ephphetha, that is, Be opened. And immediately his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke right.” (St. Mark vii, 34-35)

“Now I make known unto you, brethren, the gospel which I preached to you, which also you have received, and wherein you stand, By which also you are saved: if you hold fast after what manner I preached to you” (I Corinthians xv, 1-2)