Online text: “Love is for Life: Pastoral Letter of the Irish Bishops”

See this online text:

• Love is for Life: Pastoral Letter of the Irish Bishops (Dublin, Ireland: Veritas Publications, 1985) Described as the “Pastoral letter issued on behalf of the Irish Hierarchy in Lent 1985”. May be read online on this page at Catholic Culture, and on this page at EWTN Library. The popular edition is available in pdf format at the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference.

See also these texts specifically relating to courtship:

• A Better Way: A Pastoral Letter to the People of God in the Province of Kansas Addressing Cohabitation before Marriage, by the Kansas Catholic Conference, June 4, 1998 (New Haven, CT: Knights of Columbus Supreme Council, 2007). Available in PDF format (on this page) of the Knights of Columbus Catholic Information Service.
• Cultural Apologetics (articles), by Jason Evert, Matt Fradd, Dr. Janet Smith, Ryan T. Anderson, Abby Johnson. Available on this page of the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, which describes it as a series of articles “designed to help you and your disciples wrestle with teachings of the Church, which are often difficult in today’s cultural context.”
• Dating: A Practical Catholic Guide, by Professor Jason E. King, Ph.D. (New Haven, CT: Knights of Columbus Supreme Council, 2007). Available in pdf format (here) at the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council – Catholic Information Service. (See also “Teens And Dating”, an interview with Dr. King on his book, at Fathers for Good.)

See also the related texts listed on this page of the Project: 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 (on this page) of the Holy See, and on this page of CBCP for Life.
• Draft of a Dogmatic Constitution on Chastity, Marriage, the Family, and Virginity, by the Preparatory Theological Commission for the Second Vatican Council, translated by Fr. Joseph A. Komonchak (2012). Available in pdf format (on this page) at In Verbo Veritatis.
• In Perfect Union: Living the Sacrament of Marriage: State of Wisconsin Catholic Marriage Compendium. Available in interactive PDF format through this page of the John Paul II Center for the New Evangelization.
• Marriage: Love and Life in the Divine Plan: A Pastoral Letter of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Issued 17 November 2009 (© 2009, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops). Available in pdf format at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
• The Sixth and Ninth Commandments: Sexual Morality, by Peter Kreeft (New Haven, CT: Knights of Columbus Supreme Council – Catholic Information Service, 2001). With Imprimatur. The ebook may be read online and is available in pdf format (here), and the audiobook is available in mp3 format through this page of the Knights of Columbus Supreme Council.
• Theology of the Body for Families & Single People, plus Family Chastity Formation in Virtue and Purity of Heart: Universal Truths about Human Sexuality for People of All Ages, with Extensive References to the Official Teachings of the Roman Catholic Church (Kettle River, Minnesota: Communitas Dei Patris, 2006-2017). (Rev: 1/25/2017). Available in pdf format (here) through this page of Family Prayer Night.
• Theology of the Body: Weekly Audiences on the Subject of the Redemption of the Body and the Sacramentality of Marriage, September 5, 1979 – November 28, 1984, by Pope St. John Paul II. May be read through this page of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; through this page of the EWTN Library; through this table of contents of Catechesis of the Popes, which also has a prefatory page and a list of ecclesiastical documents on marriage and the family; through this page of Average Joe Catholic; and the  Internet Archive Wayback Machine (being the 11 December 2017 snapshot of a page from the sadly defunct website Catholic Primer).
• The Truth and Meaning of Human Sexuality: Guidelines for Education Within the Family, by the Pontifical Council for the Family (November 21, 1995). May be read online at the Holy See, Simbahayan sa Maynila, Family Life Center,EWTN Library, Women for Faith & Family, and New Advent, with an excerpt at the National Coalition of Clergy and Laity. Available in PDF format at Super Flumina. Its principles are summarized at Women for Faith & Family and AD2000.

On the Feast of St. Valentine (St. Valentine’s Day) 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).

Online text: “We Cannot Live without the Eucharist!”, Pastoral Letter from Bishop Camillo Ballin

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• “We Cannot Live without the Eucharist!”: Pastoral Letter 2009-2010 to All the Catholics of Kuwait, from Bishop Camillo Ballin, MCCJ, Vicar Apostolic of Kuwait, released on September 2, 2009. Available online on this page at the Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Arabia.

See also these related texts:

• Apostolic Letter “Dies Domini” on Keeping the Lord’s Day Holy, by Pope John Paul II (Saint John Paul the Great), 31 May 1998. May be read online on this page of Adoremus, and at the Holy See.
• The Moveable Feasts, Fasts, and Other Annual Observances of the Catholic Church, by Rev. Alban Butler, with life of the author by Charles Butler, to which is added, a continuation of the feasts and fasts, by a Catholic priest (Dublin: James Duffy, 1839). May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive.

On the Feast of the Holy Martyrs of Abitene (Abitinae). 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 not asking you if you are a Christian, but if you have taken part in the assembly or if you have a book of the Scriptures [said the pagan magistrate] …

“O foolish and ridiculous question of the judge! As if a Christian could be without the Sunday Eucharist, or the Sunday Eucharist could be celebrated without there being a Christian! Don’t you know, Satan, that it is the Sunday Eucharist which makes the Christian and the Christian that makes the Sunday Eucharist, so that one cannot subsist without the other, and vice versa?…

“When you hear someone say ‘Christian,’ know that there is an assembly that celebrates the Lord; and when you hear someone say ‘assembly,’ know that a Christian is there” (from the acts of the martyrs of Abitene, quoted in Aleteia)

Free ebook: Sermons on Our Lord Jesus Christ and His Blessed Mother, by Cardinal Wiseman

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• Sermons on Our Lord Jesus Christ: and on His Blessed Mother, 2^nd edition, by [Nicholas Patrick] Cardinal Wiseman (Dublin, London: James Duffy, 1866). With Imprimatur from Henry Edward Manning. May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats, at Internet Archive, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive. The 1^st edition (Dublin, London: James Duffy, 1864) is also available at Internet Archive.

On the Feast of the Circumcision of our Lord Jesus Christ and the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God (Roman Rite), which is New Year’s Day 2020. 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 Simeon blessed them, and said to Mary, his mother: Behold, this child is set for the ruin, and for the resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign which shall be contradicted. And thy own soul a sword shall pierce, that out of many hearts thoughts may be revealed.” (St. Luke ii, 34-35)

Texto en linea: “Conciencia y Verdad”, por Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger

r este texto en linea:

• “Conciencia y Verdad”, por Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Humanitas, 01 Mayo 2005. Discurso presentado en el X Seminario de Obispos, febrero de 1991, en Dallas, Texas. Disponible en esta pagina de Vivir la Fe Catolica; y en  Humanitas, Amigos es decir Testigos, Analisis Digital, y Almudi.org.

The text is also available in English:

• “Conscience and Truth”, by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger. Keynote address presented at the 10^th Workshop for Bishops, February 1991, in Dallas, Texas.
  • The complete text may be read online on this page of the Catholic Education Resource Center (CERC), on this page of the EWTN Library, on this page of the Catholic Information Network (CIN), and, under the heading “If You Want Truth, Respect the Conscience of Every Person: Conscience and Truth”, in the Google Books preview of Faith and Politics: Selected Writings, by Joseph Ratzinger / Benedict XVI, with a Foreword by Pope Francis (San Francisco Ignatius Press, 2018), which is available for sale on this page of Ignatius Press.
  • A substantial selection, “Conscience and Truth”, by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Communio 37 (Fall 2010): pp. 529-538, is available in pdf format (on this page) at Communio: International Catholic Review, reprinted with permission from On Conscience, by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2007), which is available for sale on this page of Ignatius Press, and on this page of the National Catholic Bioethics Center.

Por la Fiesta de Virgen del Pilar y la víspera de la canonización del cardenal John Henry Newman. Para más libros, por favor ingrese a la lista de los libros electrónicos gratis (Ordenados por título) y la lista de los libros gratis (Agrupados por tema).

Desde el texto:

“[P]odemos ahora comprender correctamente el brindis de Newman antes por la conciencia y sólo después por el Papa. El Papa no puede imponer a los fieles católicos ningún mandamiento solo porque él lo quiere o porque lo considera útil… El significado auténtico de la autoridad doctrinal del Papa consiste en el hecho de que él es el garante de la memoria. El Papa no impone desde fuera sino que desarrolla la memoria cristiana y la defiende.

“Por ello, el brindis por la conciencia ha de preceder al Papa, porque sin conciencia no tiene ningún papado. Todo el poder que él tiene es poder de la conciencia: servicio al doble recuerdo, sobre el que se basa la fe y que tiene que ser continuamente purificada, ampliada y defendida contra las formas de destrucción de la memoria, que está amenazada tanto por una subjetividad que ha olvidado el propio fundamento, como por las dificultades de un conformismo social y cultural.”

[And if the grammar is wrong, pray correct me. Gracias!]

Online text: “Encyclical on the Council of Chalcedon”, by Pope Pius XI

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• Encyclical on the Council of Chalcedon “Sempiternus Rex Christus”, by Pope Pius XII, 8 September 1951. May be read online on this page of Catholic Culture and on this page of the EWTN Library; and available in pdf format and may be read online at the Holy See.

On the anniversary of the opening of the Ecumenical Council of Chalcedon. For more legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God…. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us: and we saw his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth… And of his fulness we all have received, and grace for grace. For the law was given by Moses, grace and truth by Jesus Christ. No man hath seen God at any time: the only begotten Son who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.” (St. John i, 1-2, 14, 16-18)

“So, following the saintly fathers, we all with one voice teach the confession of one and the same Son, our Lord Jesus Christ… truly God and truly man… begotten before the ages from the Father as regards his divinity, and in the last days the same for us and for our salvation from Mary, the virgin God-bearer as regards his humanity… acknowledged in two natures… a single person and a single subsistent being… one and the same only-begotten Son, God, Word, Lord Jesus Christ”. (Council of Chalcedon, Definition of the Faith)

Free ebook: “A Full Catechism of the Catholic Religion”, by Rev. Joseph Deharbe, S.J.

See this legally free ebook:

• A Full Catechism of the Catholic Religion; Preceded by a Short History of Revealed Religion, from the Creation to the Present Time, 6^th American edition, with questions for examination, by Rev. Joseph Deharbe, S.J., translated by Rev. John Fander, revised, enlarged, and edited by the Right Rev. P.N. Lynch, D.D. (New York: Catholic Publication Society, 1889). With Imprimatur. Available in various formats at Internet Archive. The 11th American edition (1889) is available at Internet Archive.

On the Feast of Saint Robert Bellarmine in the Roman Rite. See also the other ebooks and texts listed on the page Catechisms and Explanations of The Faith. 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).

“If you continue in my word, you shall be my disciples indeed: And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (St. John viii, 31-32)

“Now this is life everlasting, that they may know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent… I have given them thy word, and the world hath hated them, because they are not of the world: as I also am not of the world. I do not ask that thou take them away out of the world, but that thou preserve them from evil. They are not of the world: as I also am not of the world. Sanctify them in truth. Thy word is truth.” (St. John xvii, 3, 14-17)

 

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).

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 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)