See the following resources on the traditional Holy Week liturgy of the Roman Rite–that is, the Holy Week liturgy of the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite developed from antiquity and preceding the promulgation of changes in 1955–: (a) list of websites with liturgical texts and resources on the ancient pre-1955 Holy Week liturgy; (b) index of texts of, or containing, the traditional Holy Week liturgy; (c) index of texts explaining the ancient Holy Week liturgy; and (d) index of texts explaining the changes to the Holy Week liturgy in 1955 and after:

A. Websites with texts of, and resources on, the traditional Holy Week liturgy

B. eBooks with the text of the traditional Holy Week liturgy

  • The Complete Office of Holy Week, According to the Roman Missal and Breviary, in Latin and English, New Edition, Revised and Enlarged (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger, 1875), With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, epub, text, and other formats, at Internet Archive, with a 2nd copy at Internet Archive and Open Library. Also available at HathiTrust Digital Library and at the University of Michigan Library. 
  • The Divine Office for the Use of the Laity, Vol. I, Containing All the Offices from Advent to Easter, a new edition with corrections and additions by the Rev. B. [Benedict] Rayment (Manchester: T. Haydock; London: J. Booker; Liverpool: John Gillow; Dublin: R. Coyne; Cork: J. Haly, 1806). May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, epub, text, and other formats, at Internet Archive. Also available at Google Books, with a 2nd copy at Google Books. [N.B., The publisher T. Haydock is the same Thomas Haydock who published the Haydock Bible with the commentary of his brother George Leo Haydock.]
  • The Gospels for Lent and the Passion of Christ: Readings at Divine Service During the Forty Days of Lent with Short Meditations for the Faithful, by Carl Jacob Eisenring, translated by Charles Cannon (St. Louis, Mo.: B. Herder, 1911). With Imprimatur. Available on Open Library and Internet Archive (Digitizing sponsor: MSN; Book contributor: Robarts Library of Humanities & Social Sciences, University of Toronto).
  • The Office of Holy Week According to the Roman Missal and Breviary; with an Explanation of Its Ceremonies and Observances, by the Reverend Father Crasset, S.J., together with the Blessing of Oils on Maundy Thursday (St. Paul, Minn.: E.M. Lohman, 1915). With Imprimatur. Available at HathiTrust Digital Library.
  • The Office of Holy Week and of the Paschal Triduum, according to the Roman rite, as revised by the new rubrics issued under the Apostolic Constitution of November 1, 1911 (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago Benziger Brothers, 1911). With Imprimatur. Available at HathiTrust Digital Library.
  • The Office of Holy Week, with the Ordinary Rubrics, Summaries of the Psalms, Explanations of the Ceremonies and Mysteries, together with Observations and Devout Reflections, translated from the Italian of the Abbe Alessandro Mazzinelli (Baltimore: Kelly, Piet & Co. 1870). With Approbation. [NB, The liturgical prayers are in Latin-English parallel texts.]. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, epub, text, and other formats, at Internet Archive  Also available at HathiTrust Digital Library.
  • The Holy Week Book; Compiled by Authority from the Roman Missal and Breviary as Reformed by Order of Pope Pius X, with an introduction by Adrian Fortescue (London: Burns, Oates & Washbourne, 1913). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi and other formats at Internet Archive. [NB: “Text in Latin and English in double columns on each page,” according to HathiTrust Digital Library:]
  • The Holy Week: Containing the Offices of Holy Week, from the Roman Breviary and Missal, with the Chants in Modern Notaton (Baltimore: Metropolitan Press—John Murphy & Co, [1890?]). Available at HathiTrust Digital Library. [NB: “Text in Latin, notes in English”, according to HathiTrust]

C. eBooks explaining the ancient Holy Week liturgy

  • L’Année Liturgique: La Passion et la Semaine Sainte, 23e edition, par Dom Prosper Guéranger, l’Abbé de Solesmes (Paris, Poitiers: H. Oudin, 1911). Avec Imprimatur. Disponible dans Internet Archive. La 19e edition (Paris, Poitiers: H. Oudin, 1904) est disponible dans Dom Gueranger et l’Abbaye Saint Benoît de Port-Valais.
  • Catholic Ceremonies and Explanation of the Ecclesiastical Year, from the French of the Abbe [Alfred] Durand [1857?-1928], with 96 Illustrations of Articles Used at Church Ceremonies and Their Proper Names (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1896). With Imprimatur. The ebook may be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi and other formats at Internet Archive. The discussion on the Holy Week liturgy, on pages 206-223, may be read online at Internet Archive.
  • The Ceremonies of Holy-Week at the Vatican and S. John Lateran’s; Described, and Illustrated from History and Antiquities; with an Account of the Armenian Mass at Rome on Holy-Saturday, and the Ceremonies of Holy-Week at Jerusalem, by C.M. Baggs, Charles Michael, 1806-1845 (Rome: Monaldi, and Bourlie, 1839). With Imprimatur. may be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi and other formats, at Internet Archive.
  • The Ceremonies of the Holy-Week at Rome, 3rd edition, by the Rt. Rev. Monsignor [Charles Michael] Baggs, Bishop of Pella. (Rome: Luigi Piale, 1854). May be read online, and available in mobi, epub, and text formats, at Project Gutenberg.
  • The Ceremonies of the Roman Rite Described, by Adrian Fortescue [1874-1923] (London: Burns & Oates, 1918). With Imprimatur.  The ebook may be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi and other formats at Internet Archive. The discussion on the Holy Week liturgy, on pages 272-343, may be read online at Internet Archive, and is available in pdf format on this page linked by Pre-1955 Liturgical Resources.
  • The Liturgical Year: Passiontide and Holy Week, by the Venerable Abbot [Prosper] Guéranger, O.S.B., translated by Dom Laurence Shepherd (London: Burns & Oates, R.& T. Washbourne, Art & Book Company; New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1911). May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive. An earlier edition (Dublin, London: James Duffy, 1870) is also available at Internet Archive. The ebook may also be read online on this page and is available for email subscription through this page of Francis de Sales Catholic Church.
    • This work is the 6th volume of Abbot Guéranger’s monumental 15-volume series, The Liturgical Year. The series was republished with the Jubilee Year 2000 Limited Edition of the 15-volume The Liturgical Year (Fitzwilliam, NH: Loreto Publications, 2000). The printed book may be purchased, singly or as part of the series, on this page of Loreto Publications, and at Angelus Press.
  • The Office of Holy Week According to the Roman Missal and Breviary; with an Explanation of Its Ceremonies and Observances, by the Reverend Father Crasset, S.J., together with the Blessing of Oils on Maundy Thursday (St. Paul, Minn.: E.M. Lohman, 1915). With Imprimatur. Available at HathiTrust Digital Library.

D. Explanations on the changes to the Holy Week liturgy beginning in 1955

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Posted on Palm Sunday 2021 in the Roman Rite. For other texts and ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title), the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject), the List of Worth-It Catholic Books & eBooks, and the main page of the Catholic eBooks Project.