Online text: “On Keeping the Lord’s Day Holy”, by Pope John Paul II

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• 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.

On the Feast of Our Lady of La Salette 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).

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

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• 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 text: “The Sacrament of Penance and St. Cyprian’s De Lapsis”, by Maurice Bévenot, S.J.

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• “The Sacrament of Penance and St. Cyprian’s De Lapsis”, by Maurice Bévenot, S.J., Theological Studies, volume 16, issue 2 (1955): pp. 175-213. Available in pdf format at Theological Studies.

For the Feast of St. Cyprian and Pope St. Cornelius 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).

“Be converted, and do penance for all your iniquities: and iniquity shall not be your ruin. Cast away from you all your transgressions… and make to yourselves a new heart, and a new spirit…  For I desire not the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God, return ye, and live.” (Ezechiel xviii, 30-32)

Online ebook and audio: “Letter to the Friends of the Cross”, by St. Louis de Montfort (English et Francais)

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• Letter to the Friends of the Cross, by St. Louis de Montfort.
  • The text may be read online on this page of the Company of Mary [which states that “[t]hese texts are copyright © The Montfort Missionaries 1987… may be used for private study only, and may not be reproduced or published in any way whatever, without permission.”], and on this page of the EWTN Library (reconstructed website); and it is available in pdf format on this page at Montfort Missionaries and on this page (with the first 2 paragraphs by the editor) at the Devout Life Library.
  • The text with preface (Bay Shore, L.I., N.Y. Montfort Publications, 1950), with Imprimatur, may be read online at e-Catholic 2000 [N.B., this copy has images], and on this page of Sensus Fidelium. A copy that includes the Saint’s poem “The Triumph of the Cross”, rendered in English by Clifford J. Laube, Litt.D., may be read online on this page at Catholic Tradition.
  • The audio of the text with preface is available on this page of the Youtube channel Sacred Heart Publications (published on Feb 27, 2018), and on this page of the Youtube channel Classic Catholic Audiobooks (published on Jul 31, 2017).

The text and audio of work in the original French is also available (and if the grammar below is wrong, please correct me):

• Lettre Circulaire aux Amis de la Croix, par Saint Louis de Montfort.
  • Le texte est disponible sur cette page de la Basilique de Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort est sur le website Au Couer de Jesus et Marie: partie 1 et partie 2
  • La microforme de la Lettre Circulaire du Bienheureux Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort aux Amis de la Croix (Ottawa: La Compagnie d’Imprimerie d’Ottawa, 1920], avec Imprimatur, est disponible a Internet Archive et Hathitrust Digital Library.
  • L’audio est disponible sur cette page de Propaganda Fide, et sur cette page de Gloria.tv.

On the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross 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). From the text (citations omitted):

Dear Brethren, these are the two groups that appear before you each day, the followers of Christ and the followers of the world…

To the right, the little flock that follows Jesus can speak only of tears, penance, prayer and contempt for worldly things… Worldlings, on the contrary, rouse one another to persist in their unscrupulous depravity. “Enjoy life, peace and pleasure,” they shout, “Enjoy life, peace and pleasure. Let us eat, let us drink, let us sing, let us dance, let us play. God is good, He did not make us to damn us; God does not forbid us to enjoy ourselves; we shall not be damned for that; away with scruples; we shall not die.” …

In answer to the gracious invitation which Jesus extends, let us rise above ourselves… Let us look up to the unique Author and Finisher of our faith, Jesus crucified. Let us fly from the corrupting concupiscence and enticements of a corrupt world. Let us love Jesus in the right way, standing by Him through the heaviest of crosses. Let us meditate seriously on these remarkable words of our beloved Master… “If any man will come after Me let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me”.

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

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• 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).

Free ebook: “Against Lying”, by Saint Augustine of Hippo

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• To Consentius: Against Lying, by Saint Augustine of Hippo. May be read online as originally printed in English at Internet Archive, Internet Archive (2^nd copy), Google Books, Hathitrust Digital Library, and Hathitrust Digital Library (2^nd copy). Also available (with modernized spellings, by way of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers series) on this page of New Advent: Fathers of the Church, and at Wikisource.
  • Originally printed on pages 426–469 of Seventeen Short Treatises of S. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, translated [by C.L. Cornish and H. Browne, according to Hathitrust Digital Library], with notes and indices (Oxford: John Henry Parker; London: F. and J. Rivington, 1847), which is volume XXII of A Library of Fathers of the Holy Catholic Church, Anterior to the Division of the East and West, translated by members of the English church, with notices of the respective Fathers, and brief notes by the editors, where required, and summaries of chapters and indices, edited by Rev. E.B. Pusey, Rev. John Keble, and Rev. C. Marriott. Available at Google Books, Hathitrust Digital Library and Internet Archive, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive.

See also these related texts:

• “Augustine, Aquinas, and the Absolute Norm Against Lying”, by Christopher Tollefsen, American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly, Vol. 86, No. 1 (2012): pp. 111-134. Uploaded by C. Tollefsen at Academia.edu.
• The Eighth Commandment: Truth, by Peter Kreeft (New Haven, CT: Knights of Columbus Supreme Council, 2001). Part of the Luke E. Hart Series: Basic Elements of the Catholic Faith (General Editor, Father John A. Farren, O.P.). The audiobook may be listened to, and is available in mp3 format, and the ebook may be View Online and is available in pdf format, at the Catholic Information Service of the Knights of Columbus.’
• On Lying, by Saint Augustine of Hippo. May be read online as originally printed in English at Internet Archive, Internet Archive (2^nd copy), Google Books, Hathitrust Digital Library, and Hathitrust Digital Library (2^nd copy). Also available (with modernized spellings, by way of the Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers series) on this page of New Advent: Fathers of the Church, and at Wikisource.
  • Originally printed on pages 382–425 of Seventeen Short Treatises of S. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, translated, with notes and indices (Oxford: John Henry Parker; London: F. and J. Rivington, 1847) (translated by C.L. Cornish and H. Browne, according to Hathitrust Digital Library), which is volume XXII of A Library of Fathers of the Holy Catholic Church, Anterior to the Division of the East and West, translated by members of the English church, with notices of the respective Fathers, and brief notes by the editors, where required, and summaries of chapters and indices, edited by Rev. E.B. Pusey, Rev. John Keble, and Rev. C. Marriott. Available at Google Books, Hathitrust Digital Library and Internet Archive, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive.
• [Treatise on Truth and Falsity], by Saint Thomas Aquinas. Questions 109-113 of the 2^nd Part of the 2^nd Part (Secunda Secundae) of the Summa Theologica, translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago by Benzinger Brothers, 1917). May be read online:
  • At New Advent: Q. 109. Truth, Q. 110. Lying, Q. 111. Dissimulation and Hypocrisy, Q. 112. Boasting, and Q. 113. Irony;
  • At the Dominican House of Studies, Priory of the Immaculate Conception: Q. 109. Of Truth, Q. 110. Of the Vices Opposed to Truth, and First of Lying, Q. 111. Of Dissimulation and Hypocrisy, Q. 112. Of Boasting, Q. 113. Of Irony;
  • At Wikisource: Q. 109 – Of Truth (Four Articles), Q. 110 – Of the Vices Opposed to Truth, and First of Lying (Four Articles), Q. 111 – Of Dissimulation and Hypocrisy (Four Articles), Q. 112 – Of Boasting (Two Articles), Q. 113 – Irony* (Two Articles) (*Irony here must be given the signification of the Greek (eironia), whence it is dericed; dissimulation of one’s own good points. ).
• What is a Lie? Why Is Lying Wrong?, by John Skalko. Uploaded by John Skalko on Academia.edu: Chapter I: What is a Lie?; and Chapter II: Why Is Lying Wrong? Aquinas’s Argument.
• “Why Redefining Lying with the Qualifier ‘Right to Know’ is a Mistake”, by John Skalko. CTS Colloquium Series (Friday, January 30^th, 2015, with slight revisions February 4^th). Uploaded by John Skalko on this page of Academia.edu.

On the Feast of Saint Bartholomew the Apostle 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). 

Online audiobook & ebook: “On Loving God”, by St. Bernard of Clairvaux

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• On Loving God, by St. Bernard of Clairvaux.
  • The ebook is available on this page of Catholic Treasury; on this page of Paths of Love: Catholic Vocation Discernment, which also has on this page the original Latin text De Diligendo Deo; on this page of The Prodigal Catholic Blog, which has a summary on this page; at Christian Classics Ethereal Library, of which an except is available at Boston University; and at Internet Archive.
  • The audiobook read by Phil Chenevert is available at LibriVox. The audiobook read by Kirsten Ferreri is available at LibriVox and at Youtube, and another copy at Youtube. The audiobook read by an unknown speaker from the CCEL text is available on this page of the Classic Catholic Audiobooks Youtube channel, and on this page of the Catholica Youtube channel.

For the Feast of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux in the Latin church and in the Maronite 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).

“As the Father hath loved me, I also have loved you. Remain in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love, as I also have kept my Father’s commandments, and do remain in his love… This is my commandment, that you love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love than this no man hath, that a man lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends, if you do the things that I command you.” (St. John xv, 9-10, 12-14)

“Let us, therefore, love God, because God first hath loved us. If any man say, I love God, and hateth his brother; he is a liar. For he that loveth not his brother whom he seeth, how can he love God, whom he seeth not? And this commandment we have from God, that he who loveth God, love also his brother.” (I John iv, 19-21)

Texto en linea: Compendio de la Doctrina Social de la Iglesia, del Pontificio Consejo « Justicia y Paz »

Ver este texto en linea:

• Compendio de la Doctrina Social de la Iglesia, del Pontificio Consejo « Justicia y Paz » (2004). Disponible en Opus Dei y la Santa Sede.

Por la Fiesta de San Alberto Hurtado. 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).

Online text: Apostolic Letter to the Youth of the World, by Pope John Paul II

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• Apostolic Letter “Dilecti Amici” to the Youth of the World on the Occasion of International Youth Year, by Pope John Paul II, 31 March 1985. May be read online at the Holy See and at IntraText.

Posted on the occasion of International Youth Day. See also these related texts:

• Christian Pedagogy; or, The Instruction and Moral Training of Youth, by Patrick Albert Halpin (New York: J.F. Wagner, 1909). With Imprimatur. Available in multiple formats (pdf, epub, Kindle, Daisy, text, djvu) at Internet Archive and Open Library, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive.
• A Course of Religious Instruction for Catholic Youth, by Rev. John Gerard, S.J. [1840-1912] (London: Burns & Oates; New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1901). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats, at Internet Archive with a 2nd copy at Internet Archive. The 4th edition is available at Internet Archive and Open Library.
• Guide for Catholic Young Women, Especially for Those Who Earn Their Own Living, 35^th ed., revised, by the Rev. George Deshon (New York: The Columbus Press, 1910). May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi/kindle, djvu, Daisy and txt formats at Internet Archive and Open Library. The 29^th edition (New York: Catholic Books Exchange, 1893) is available in at Internet Archive and Open Library.
• Lettre Apostolique “Dilecti Amici” à Tous les Jeunes du Monde à l’Occasion de l’Année Internationale de la Jeunesse, du Pape Jean-Paul II, 31 mars 1985. Disponible à le Saint Siege.
• Pastoral Letter to Young People on Chastity, from the Episcopal Commission on Doctrine of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (Ottawa: Concacan, 2011). Available in pdf format at Archdiocese of Vancouver.
• 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. [The text states: “This free pdf version of Theology of the Body for Families & Single People plus Family Chastity Formation in Virtue & Purity of Heart is a gift from parents to parents with the blessings of the Church. Any reproductions, full or partial, are not to be sold; sales, as such, are strictly forbidden.”]
• The Young Man’s Guide: Counsels, Reflections, and Prayers for Catholic Young Men, by Rev. F. X. Lasance (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benzinger Brothers, 1910). With Imprimatur. Available at HathiTrust Digital Library; and available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats at Open Library and Internet Archive. [N.B.1, According to the author’s Preface, the work is adapted from Hinaus ins Leben by Fr. Colestin Muff, O.S.B.] [N.B.2, We learned from Internet Archive that Fr. Lasance lived until 1946, but no online source appears to indicate the year of the decease of Fr. Muff. Therefore, while we have assessed as uncertain but probable that this work is in the public domain, we would appreciate further information on Fr. Muff and the text. Thank you.]

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Free ebook: “The New Parish Priest’s Practical Manual”, by Joseph Frassinetti

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• The New Parish Priest’s Practical Manual: A Work Useful Also for Other Ecclesiastics, Especially for Confessors and for Preachers, by Joseph [Giuseppe] Frassinetti, translated by William Hutch (London: Burns and Oates; New York: Catholuc Piblication Society, 1883). With Imprimatur. Available in pdf format at Saints’ Books. May be read online, and available in mobi, epub, pdf, and other formats, at Internet Archive.

Posted on the Feast of Saint John Vianney in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite. See also these related texts:

• Apostolic Exhortation to the Catholic Clergy “Haerent Animo” on Priestly Sanctity, by Pope St. Pius X (August 4, 1908). May read online on this page of Catholic Culture, on this page of EWTN, and at Papal Encyclicals Online.
• A Manual of Homiletics and Catechetics (The Priest in the Pulpit), adapted from the German of Rev. Ignaz Schüch by Rev. Boniface Luebbermann (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1894). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in mobi, epub, pdf, and other formats, at Internet Archive.
• The Parish Priest on Duty: a Practical Manual for Pastors, Curates, and Theological Students Preparing for the Mission, Being a Brief Summary of the Prescribed Manner of Administering the Sacraments, the Service of the Dead, and Sundry Other Pastoral Functions in Accordance with the Roman Ritual (The Sacraments), by H.J. Heuser (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1904). With Imprimatur. Available at Open Library and Internet Archive, with a second copy at Internet Archive and Open Library, linked from Boston University Digital Common.
• The Priest, Pastor and Leader of the Parish Community, by the Congregation for the Clergy (4 August 2002). May be read online at the Holy See.

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