Liturgical Prayer: Its History & Spirit, by the Right Reverend Fernand Cabrol, O.S.B. [1855-1937], translated by a Benedictine of Stanbrook (New York: P. J. Kenedy & Sons, 1922). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive, with a 2nd copy at Internet Archive.
“Jacob said to himself, Why, this is the Lord’s dwelling-place… What a fearsome place is this!… This can be nothing other than the house of God; this is the gate of Heaven. So it was that, when he rose in the morning, Jacob took the stone which had been his pillow, and set it up there as a monument, and poured oil upon it; and he called the place Bethel, the House of God… This stone, too, which I have set up as a monument, shall be called the House of God.” (Genesis xxviii, 16-19, 22)
“It is a matter of justice that the sacrifices of parishioners and benefactors result in a beautiful church, one that manifests Christ to our world. Even those who are unable to contribute monetarily to the building of the church, including the poor, have a right to expect their church to be beautiful, a sign of God in our midst.” (Bishop Jerome E. Listecki, Norms for the Construction and Ordering of Church Buildings in the Diocese of La Crosse)
Instruction “Redemptionis Sacramentum” on Certain Matters to be Observed or to be Avoided Regarding the Most Holy Eucharist, by the Congregation for Divine Worship and Discipline of the Sacraments (2004). May be read online on this page of Catholic Culture, on this page of the EWTN Library. and at the Holy See.
The text should be read with “Introducing ‘Redemptionis Sacramentum’”, Presentation by Cardinal Francis Arinze, Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, made on April 23, 2004, which may be read online on this page of Catholic Culture, on this page of the EWTN Library, and at the Holy See.
The Catechism of Perseverance; or, an Historical, Dogmatical, Moral, Liturgical, Apologetical, Philosophical, and Social Exposition of Religion, from the Beginning of the World Down to Our Days, by Monsignor Gaume [1802-1879], translated from the 10th French edition (Dublin: M.H. Gill & Son, 1884). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, epub and other formats, at Internet Archive: Volume 1; Volume 2; Volume 3; and Volume 4.
“In those days, men will give you up to persecution, and will put you to death; all the world will be hating you because you bear my name; whereupon many will lose heart, will betray and hate one another. Many false prophets will arise, and many will be deceived by them; and the charity of most men will grow cold, as they see wickedness abound everywhere; but that man will be saved who endures to the last.” (St. Matthew xxiv, 9-13)
Reclaiming Our Roman Catholic Birthright: The Genius and Timeliness of the Traditional Latin Mass, Kindle Edition, by Peter Kwasniewski (Brooklyn, NY: Angelico Press, 2020). The print book and the ebook are available for purchase, and the ebook may be read for free by Amazon Kindle subscribers, through Amazon.com and Amazon UK. (N.B., This book is recommended by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, on this post of Fr. Z’s Blog; and by Fr. William Slattery through his brief review at Rorate Caeli.)
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Nothing Superfluous: An Explanation of the Symbolism of the Rite of St. Gregory the Great, by the Rev. James W. Jackson, FSSP (Lincoln, NE: Redbrush, 2016). With Imprimatur. The printed book (softcover/paperback) may be purchased on this page of Fraternity Publications. The paperback and the ebook (which may be read for free by Amazon Kindle subscribers) may be available at Amazon. [See also this review by Peter Kwasniewski “Nothing Superfluous — A Masterful Spiritual Guide to the Traditional Mass” (September 12, 2016) at the New Liturgical Movement.]
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“The Whence and Whither of the Kiss of Peace in the Roman Rite”, by Michael P. Foley, Antiphon, vol. 14, no.1 (2010): pp. 45-94. Available at Academia.edu.
“But we, after we have thus washed him who has been convinced and has assented to our teaching, bring him to the place where those who are called brethren are assembled, in order that we may offer hearty prayers… that we may be counted worthy, now that we have learned the truth, by our works also to be found good citizens and keepers of the commandments, so that we may be saved with an everlasting salvation. Having ended the prayers, we salute one another with a kiss.” (St. Justin Martyr, First Apologia, lxv)
The Veiled Majesty: or, Jesus in the Eucharist, by Very Rev. W. J. Kelly (London : R.&T. Washbourne; New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger, 1903). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, and other formats, at Internet Archive.
“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. But let a man prove himself: and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of the chalice. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh judgment to himself, not discerning the body of the Lord.” (I Corinthians xi, 23-29)
The Roman Missal, Translated into the English Language for the Use of the Laity, first revised edition (Philadelphia: Eugene Cummiskey, 1865). With the approbation of the Bishop of Philadelphia. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive.
See also this text on the English translation of the Ordinary Form Missal:
“Found in Translation: The ‘Sacral Vernacular’ of the New English Translation of the Roman Missal”, by Father U. M. Lang, Adoremus Bulletin Online Edition, Vol. XVI, No. 6 (September 2010). Available on this page at Adoremus: Society for the Sacred Liturgy.
“[T]he liturgy must never be anything less than beautiful…. befitting our communion at the liturgy with all the angels and saints… reflecting the perfect beauty, unity, truth, and goodness of the object of our worship and adoration Themselves, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.” (Bishop Robert Morlino, Diocese of Madison, linked by American Catholic)
