Free audiobook & ebook: “Instructions for Devout Souls to Dispel Their Doubts and Allay Their Fears”, by Fr. Carlo Giuseppe Quadrupani

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• Light and Peace: Instructions for Devout Souls to Dispel Their Doubts and Allay Their Fears, by R. P. [Carlo Giuseppe] Quadrupani, Barnabite, translated from the French, with an Introduction by the Most Rev. P. J. Ryan, D.D., Archbishop of Philadelphia, Pa. (St. Louis, Mo.: B. Herder, 1898). With Imprimatur.
  • The ebook of the transcribed text may be read online, and is available in mobi, epub, and other formats, at Project Gutenberg and Internet Archive. The ebook with images of the printed text is available at Internet Archive. The images ebook of the 8^th edition (1918) is available at Internet Archive. The ebook of the 5^th edition (1907) is available at Internet Archive.
  • The audiobook, read by Dave7 with Maria Therese as proof listener, may be streamed, and is available in mp3 format, at LibriVox and Internet Archive.

On the Feast of Saint Bernard of Corleone; and in remembrance of George Cardinal Pell (+10 January 2023), bishop and confessor. 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.

Online text: “The Holy Family as a Model of the Spiritual Life”, by Sr. Dr. Ewa Korbut

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• “The Holy Family as a Model of the Spiritual Life in Bl. Bolesława Lament’s Teaching”, by Sr. Dr. Ewa Korbut, MSF, Rocznik Teologii Katolickiej, tom XIX (rok 2020): pp. 19-35.
  • The article is available as a separate file in pdf format through this page of the volume XIX (2020) archive page of Rocznik Teologii Katolickiej, and in pdf format through this page of Rocznik Teologii Katolickiej at the Repozytorium Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku.
  • It may also be read as part of the larger text, Rocznik Teologii Katolickiej, tom XIX (rok 2020) [Annual of Catholic Theology, vol. XIX (year 2020)], which is available in pdf format through this page of the volume XIX (2020) archive page of Rocznik Teologii Katolickiej. (Note: Almost all of the articles of this volume are in English.)

On the Feast of the Holy Family in the Roman Rite. For other texts and ebooks on various subjects, 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 audiobook & ebook: “Life of St. Vincent de Paul”, by Frances Alice Forbes

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• Life of St. Vincent de Paul, by Frances Alice Forbes (London: R. & T. Washbourne, Limited, 1919). With Imprimatur. Part of the series Standard-bearers of the Faith: A Series of Lives of the Saints for Young and Old.
  • The audiobook is available at LibriVox, and through Youtube videos on this page of Classic Catholic Audiobooks, on this page of Sacred Heart Publications, through this playlist of Piusmedia, and at LibriVox Audiobooks.
  • The ebook may be read online, and available in epub, full text and kindle formats, at Project Gutenberg and Internet Archive. Available in pdf format at Saint Patrick Basilica Ottawa. May be read online at Manybooks.

On the Feast of Saint Vincent De Paul 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.

Online ebook: “Life of St. Agnes, Virgin and Martyr”, by Aloysius J. Smith

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• Life of St. Agnes, Virgin and Martyr, by Aloysius J. Smith (London, Glasgow: R. & T. Washbourne; New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Btothers, 1906). Available in pdf format on this page at Mary Our Help. May be read online and available in pdf, mobi, epub and other formats at Internet Archive.
  • [Note: This text is certainly in the public domain in the United States. However, we are unable to ascertain its copyright status in other jurisdictions, as we cannot find the death of decease of the author. Advice on this point would be most appreciated.]

See also the texts listed on the post “Online ebook: ‘Of Holy Virginity’ by St. Augustine“, as well as the following:

• 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.
• Purity, by Rev. Bede Jarrett, O.P. (+1934) (London, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Brighton, Cardiff, Newcastle, Derby: Catholic Truth Society, 1929). Pamphlet. May be read online on this page at e-Catholic 2000. Available in PDF format on this page of Catholic Pamphlets.net. Another edition (London: Catholic Truth Society No. 293, 1973) is readable online and available in PDF format at Catholic Truth Society Pamphlets.

On the Feast of Saint Agnes of Rome in the Syro-Malabar Church and the Latin Church, within the one true and Catholic Church. 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.

“[T]he unmarried woman and the virgin thinketh on the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she that is married thinketh on the things of the world, how she may please her husband… Therefore, both he that giveth his virgin in marriage, doth well: and he that giveth her not, doth better.” (I Corinthians vii, 34, 38)

“If anyone says that the married state excels the state of virginity or celibacy, and that it is better and happier to be united in matrimony than to remain in virginity or celibacy, let him be anathema.” (Council of Trent, Session XXIV)

Online text: “On the Sources of Merit of the Active and Contemplative Lives”, by Sara Majkowski

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• “On the Sources of Merit of the Active and Contemplative Lives. A Comparative Study”, by Sara Majkowski, Studia Teologiczne Bialystok Drohiczyn Lomz [or Theological Studies Bialystok Drohiczyn Lomz], Tom 32, No. 1 (2014): pp. 231-255. Available in pdf format on this page of Studia Teologiczne Bialystok Drohiczyn Lomz.
  • The entirety of Volume 32 of Studia Teologiczne Bialystok Drohiczyn Lomz, with articles in Polish, English, and Italian, is also available in pdf format on this page of Studia Teologiczne Bialystok Drohiczyn Lomz.

On the Feast of Saint Martha 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.

Livre gratuit: “Vie de la Tres-Sainte Vierge”, par Sainte Anne-Catherine Emmerich

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• Vie de la Tres-Sainte Vierge, par Soeur [Sainte] Anne-Catherine Emmerich, recueillies par Clemens Brentano (Paris, Tournai: H. Casterman, 1860). Disponible sur Internet Archive.

Pour la fête de la Présentation de la Vierge Marie au Temple. Pour plus de livres gratuits, vous pouvez accéder à la liste des eBooks gratuits (par titres) et la liste des eBooks gratuits (regroupées par sujet).

Free ebook: Life of Saint Philip Neri, by Mrs. Hope

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• Life of S. Philip Neri, Apostle of Rome, and Founder of the Congregation of the Oratory, by Mrs. [Anne] Hope (London: Burns and Lambert, 1859). May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive.

On the Feast of St. Philip Neri 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.

Worth-it book: “Discovering the Gifts of Cistercian Spirituality”, by Carl McColman

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• Befriending Silence: Discovering the Gifts of Cistercian Spirituality, by Carl McColman (Notre Dame, Indiana: Ave Maria Press, 2015). Available for purchase at Ave Maria Press and Amazon.com.

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Online text: “A Catholic Perspective on the Human Right to a Dignified Death”

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• Death and Dignity: New Forms of Euthanasia: A Catholic Perspective on the Human Right to a Dignified Death; With a Selection of Texts from the Church’s Engagement on Euthanasia (Chambésy: The Caritas in Veritate Foundation, 2016). Available in pdf format (on this page) at The Caritas in Veritate Foundation.

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Online text: “Letter to the Elderly”, by Pope John Paul II

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• “Letter to the Elderly”, by Pope John Paul II, 01 October 1999. Available at Holy See and at Rider University. A summary may be found on this page of the Order of St. Camillus.

See also these related texts:

• “Address to the Elderly”, by Pope John Paul II, 30 November 1986. Delivered in Perth on the occasion of his Pastoral Visit in Australia. May be read online at the Holy See.
• Blessings of Age: Pastoral Message on Growing Older Within the Faith Community: A Statement of the U.S. Catholic Bishops (Washington, D.C.: United States Catholic Conference, Inc., 1999). May be read online at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
• The Dignity of Older People and their Mission in the Church and in the World, by the Pontifical Council for the Laity, 1 October 1998. May be read online (on this page) at the EWTN Library. Also available at the Pontifical Council for the Laity and at the Holy See.
• The Final Years: To the Very End: Pope John Paul II (Little Sisters of the Poor, 2011). Available in pdf format (here) through this page of the Little Sisters of the Poor.
• Improving the Lives of Older Adults through Faith Community Partnerships: Healing Body, Mind and Spirit (Washington, D.C.; St. Louis, Missouri: Catholic Health Association of the United States, 2016). Available at the Catholic Health Association of the United States.
• Intervention to the Second World Assembly on Ageing (Madrid, 8-12 April 2002), by H.E. Mons. Javier Lozano Barragán, Monday 8 April 2002. May be read online at the Holy See.
• “A Just Society for the Elderly: The Importance of Justice as Participation”, by Sarah Moses, Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy, vol. 21 (2007): pp. 335-362.Available at the Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy.
• Letter to the President of the Second World Assembly on Ageing, by Pope John Paul II (Madrid, 8-12 April 2002). May be read online at the Holy See.
• Message for Lent 2005, by Pope John Paul II, September 8, 2004. May be read online at the Holy See. Excerpts are available at Presentation Ministries.
• A Place at the Table: Social Justice in an Ageing Society, by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (2016). Available in pdf format at the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference.
• Respecting and Honouring Our Elderly Parents (A Catholic Guide to Family Happiness: The Thirteenth in a Series on Family Happiness: Chapter Fifteen, Honouring Our Elderly Parents), edited by ‘Francis X. J. W.’ Australian Catholic Truth Society No. 1807a (1986, revised 1996). May be read online, and available in PDF format, at Catholic Truth Society Pamphlets.
• Season of Hope: Prayers & Reflections on Aging, by the Little Sisters of the Poor (Little Sisters of the Poor, 2014). Available in pdf format through this page of the Little Sisters of the Poor.
• “Spirituality for Widows”, by Ronda Chervin, Ph.D., Homiletic and Pastoral Review (2013). May be read online on this page at Catholic Culture.
• Words of His Holiness Benedict XVI at His Visit to the Community of Sant’Egidio’s Home for the Elderly “Viva Gli Anziani”, 12 November 2012. May be read online at the Holy See.

Posted on the International Day of Older Persons 2019, and on the 20th anniversary of the Letter to the Elderly of Saint John Paul the Great. 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).