Free ebook: “Helps in Visiting the Blessed Sacrament”, by Matthew Russell, S.J.

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• He is Calling Me: Helps in Visiting the Blessed Sacrament, by Matthew Russell, S.J. [1834-1912] (London: Burns & Oates, 1912). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats, at Internet Archive.

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• The Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, by Rev. A. [Albert] Tesnière [1847-19090, Anne R. Bennett Gladstone (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1902). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats, at Internet Archive.
• Calvary and the Altar; or, Devotions for the Octave of the Blessed Sacrament, the Forty Hours (Quarant’ ore) and the Days of Perpetual Adoration, by Mademoiselle [Léonie] Guillemaut; translated and with a preface by Lady Herbert [Mary Elizabeth Herbert, Baroness] (London, Dublin, Derby: Thomas Richardson and Son; New York: Henry H. Richardson & Co., 1870). Available in pdf, mobi/kindle, epub, and other formats at Internet Archive.
• The Eucharistic Christ: Reflections and Considerations on the Blessed Sacrament, by Rev. A. [Albert] Tesnière [1847-19090], translated by Anne R. Bennett Gladstone, with a Preface by Rev. D.J. McMahon, D.D. (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1897). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats, at Internet Archive.
• The History of Eucharistic Adoration Development of Doctrine in the Catholic Church, by John A. Hardon, S.J. Available in pdf format (on this page) of the Real Presence Eucharistic Education and Adoration Association; and may be read online (on this page) of the EWTN Libraries.
• Jesus is Waiting: Appeals and Reproaches from the Prisoner of Love, by  Matthew Russell, S.J. [1834-1912] (London: Burns & Oates; New York: Benziger Brothers, 1911). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats, at Internet Archive.
• Manual of the Forty Hours’ Adoration for the Catholic Laity (Brooklyn, N.Y.: International Catholic Truth Society). With Ecclesiastical Authority. May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats, at Internet Archive. [N.B., No date, but we surmise it was printed within the lifetime of the International Catholic Truth Society, which according to CatholicSaints.info was 1899–1924, and that it is therefore in the public domain. Advice on the matter would be appreciated.]
• Moments Before the Tabernacle, by Rev. Matthew Russell, S.J. [1834-1912] (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1893). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats, at Internet Archive.
• Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration [Manual], by the Real Presence Association (Lombard, Illinois: Real Presence Eucharistic Education and Adoration Association, 2001-2011). Contains various materials on perpetual adoration, which are available as one combined file and as individual files through this page of the Real Presence Eucharistic Education and Adoration Association. The combined pdf file is also available on this page at Pray and Fast for America.
• Visits to the Most Holy Sacrament, etc., for Every Day in the Month; Aspirations of Love to Jesus in the Holy Eucharist; Rules for Frequent Communion, with a Defence of the Same; Meditations for Every Day in the Week; and a Novena for All Soul’s Day, by St. Alphonsus M. Liguori, translated by a Catholic clergyman, to which is added A Methods of Devoutly Hearing Mass” by Blessed Leonard a Porto Mauritio (New York: Catholic Publication Society, [1870]). May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats, at Internet Archive and Open Library; and available in pdf format at Today’s Catholic World.

On the Feast of St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria in the Extraordinary Form of 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.

Free ebook: “All Glory to the Blood of Jesus: Devotion to the Precious Blood”

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• All Glory to the Blood of Jesus: Devotion to the Precious Blood, Followed by a Choice Selection of Prayers and Exercises in Its Honor (Montreal, 1887). With the approbation of the ordinary and the permission of the superior. Microform. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, and epub formats, at Internet Archive and Open Library.

On the Feast of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Extraordinary Form of 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.

“For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus, the night in which he was betrayed, took bread, And giving thanks, broke, and said: Take ye, and eat: this is my body, which shall be delivered for you: do this for the commemoration of me. In like manner also the chalice, after he had supped, saying: This chalice is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as often as you shall drink it for the commemoration of me. For as often as you shall eat this bread, and drink the chalice, you shall shew the death of the Lord until he come. Wherefore, whosoever shall eat this bread, or drink the chalice of the Lord unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and of the blood of the Lord.” (I Corinthians xi, 23-27)

“Take heed to yourselves, and to all the flock, over which the Holy Ghost hath placed you bishops, to rule the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.” (Acts xx, 28)

 

Online text: Encyclical “Rich in Mercy”, by Pope John Paul II

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• Encyclical “Dives In Misericordia” [“Rich in Mercy”], by Pope John Paul II (St. John Paul the Great), November 30, 1980. May be read online on this page of Catholic Culture, at IntraText, and at Holy See; and available in pdf format at the Holy See.
  • See also this brief comment in the Encyclical: “Three Counterfeits of Mercy”, by Dr. Samuel Gregg, May 1, 2016, at the Catholic World Report.

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Online texts & media: “Meditations on the Stations of the Cross”, by Cardinal Newman

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• Meditations on the Stations of the Cross, by St. John Henry Newman, in Meditations and Devotions of the Late Cardinal Newman (London, New York, Bombay, Calcutta: Longmans, Green & Co., 1916): the longer Meditations on pages 127–152; the Short Meditations on pages 153–168.
  • The text of the longer Meditations may also be read online on this page of the National Institute for Newman Studies (linked by this page of Cardinal John Henry Newman and by this page of the Lioness blog), and on this page of Catholic Saints.info; and it is available in pdf format on this page of the St. Mary’s on Broadway.
  • The longer Meditations are prayed on this video of the St. Mary’s on Broadway, FSSP Youtube channel.
  • The text of the Short Meditations may also be read online on this page of the National Institute for Newman Studies  (linked by this page of Cardinal John Henry Newman and by this page of the Lioness blog); on this page of St. Patrick’s Church; and on this (poorly formatted) page of the EWTN Library.
  • The audio of the Short Meditations, is available at Player FM. read by Deacon Matthew Newsome, and on the video “The Stations of the Cross (St John Henry Newman)” of the Oxford Oratory Youtube channel.

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Free ebook: On the Passion, Death, and Glorious Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ

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• Contemplations and Meditations on the Passion and Death, and on the Glorious Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ, According to the Method of St. Ignatius, 5^th edition, [by Charles Michel Alexandre de Brandt,] translated from the French by a Sister of Mercy, revised by the Rev. W. [William] H. Eyre, S.J. (London: Burns & Oates; New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1901). With Imprimatur. Available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats at Internet Archive (linked by the Free Traditional Catholic Books page of Traditional Catholic) and Open Library.
  • The 2nd edition (London: Burns & Oates), with the approbation of the Bishop of Birmingham, is available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats at Internet Archive.
  • The 2nd edition (London: Burns & Oates; New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1898), with Imprimatur, is available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats at Internet Archive.

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“The very stone which the builders rejected has become the chief stone at the corner; this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes… Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!… The Lord is God; his light shines out to welcome us; marshal the procession aright, with a screen of boughs that reaches to the very horns of the altar. Thou art my God, mine to thank thee, thou art my God, mine to extol thee.” (Psalm cxviii, 22-23, 26-28)

Online ebook: “Devotion to the Holy Face”, by Rev. Dean Kinane

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• Devotion to the Holy Face, &c., by Very Rev. Dean Kinane, Diocese of Cashel (Tipperary, Ireland, 1890). With Imprimatur. Available in pdf format at Holy Face Devotion.

On the Feast of Saint Gaetano Catanoso. 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. Blessed be God in His angels and in His saints!

Free ebook: Pious Union in Honor of St. Joseph for the Salvation of the Dying, by Rev. Hugolinus Storff

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• Pious Union in Honor of St. Joseph, Patron of a Happy Death, for the Salvation of the Dying, by Rev. P. Hugolinus Storff, O.F.M. [1859-1948] (St. Louis, Mo : Franciscan Monastery). With 1914 Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive; and available at the HathiTrust Digital Library.

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Free ebook: “Sister Saint-Pierre and the Work of Reparation”, by Very Rev. P. Janvier

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• Sister Saint-Pierre and the Work of Reparation: A Brief History, by the Very Rev. P. [Pierre Désiré] Janvier, translated by Miss Mary Hoffman, with a Preface by the Rt. Rev. Mgr. T. Preston, with an appendix of prayers and devotions for the confraternities of the Holy Face (New York: Catholic Publication Society; London: Burns and Oates, 1885). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats, at Internet Archive and Open Library. Also available at Forgotten Books (some pages omitted for non-members) and Cofradia de la Santa Faz.

On the day dedicated to devotion to the Holy Face of Our Lord Jesus Christ. 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).

“My most beloved Jesus, Thy face was beautiful before, but in this journey it has lost all its beauty, and wounds and blood have disfigured it. Alas, my soul also was once beautiful, when it received Thy grace in Baptism; but I have disfigured it since by my sins; Thou alone, my Redeemer, canst restore it to its former beauty. Do this by Thy Passion, O Jesus.” (Saint Alphonsus Liguori, The Way of the Cross, Station VI)

Free ebook: “Manual of Devotions in Honour of Our Lady of Sorrows”

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• Manual of Devotions in Honour of Our Lady of Sorrows, 2nd edition, reprinted and enlarged (London: R. Washburne, F.A. Little, 1868). Available on this page of the Catholic Harbor of Faith and Morals   (which states that it the 1861 edition was translated by Fr. Ambrose St. John). Also available in pdf, epub, mobi and other formats at Internet Archive, with another copy at Internet Archive.

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Free ebook: “Prayers for the Faithful Departed”, by a Father of the Society of Jesus

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• Prayers for the Faithful Departed, in Honour of the Three-and-Thirty Years of Our Lord’s Life, by a Father of the Society of Jesus, reprinted from the first edition, 1641, edited by Edward G.K. Browne (London, 1860). May be read online, and available in mobi, epub, pdf, and other formats, at Internet Archive.

On the Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed 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).