Free ebook: “Catholic Church Music”, by Richard R. Terry

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• Catholic Church Music, by Richard R. Terry, 1865-1938 (London: Greening & Co., 1907). With Imprimatur. Available in pdf format on this page at Musica Sacra (linked by by this page at Corpus Christi Watershed), and on this page of Sancta Missa. Also available in pdf, mobi, epub, and other formats at Internet Archive, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive, a 3^rd copy at Internet Archive, and a 4^th copy at Internet Archive.

See also these related books indexed in the Project:

• Hymnals or collections of Catholic music:
  • Byzantine Catholic Hymnal: Traditional Spiritual Songs and Hymns of the Divine Liturgy in English and Slavonic (Pittsburgh, PA: Metropolitan Cantor Institute/ Byzantine Catholic Seminary, 2007). Available in PDF format (on this page) at the Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh.
  • Catholic Hymns for Youthful and Infant Minds; to which are added, a Few Poems on Subjects Interesting to Catholic Readers, by M. A. P (London : T. Jones, 1847). May be read online, and available in various formats (pdf, epub, mobi/kindle, etc.), at Internet Archive.
  • The De La Salle Hymnal, for Catholic Schools and Choirs, by the Brothers of the Christian Schools (New York: La Salle Bureau, 1913). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi/kindle, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive. The hymns may be read online at Hymnary.org.
  • Gregorian Chant for Church and School, by Sister Mary Antonine Goodchild, O.P. (Boston, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Columbus, San Francisco, Toronto, London: Ginn and Company, 1914). With Imprimatur. Available in PDF format (144 pages) on this page of the Church Music Association of America.
  • Jesus and Mary; or, Catholic Hymns, by Frederick William Faber (London: James Burns; Derby: Richardson and Son, 1849). Available at Internet Archive; at Google Books with a second copy at Google Books; and at HathiTrust Digital Library. Also available at Forgotten Books (with some pages accessible only by members). Another edition, Jesus and Mary; or, Catholic Hymns, for Singing or Reading, by Frederick William Faber (London: Richardson and Son, 1852), is available at Google Books.
  • The Standard Catholic Hymnal, compiled, edited, and arranged by James A. Reilly (Boston, Mass.: McLaughlin & Reilly, 1921). With Imprimatur. Available in pdf format (here) through this page of Corpus Christi Watershed (and linked from this page of Top Catholic Songs.)[N.B., We have concluded that this work is in the public domain because it was published before 1923 (see the relevant webpage at the Cornell University Library Copyright Information Center). If this conclusion is incorrect, please comment immediately so we can remove the link. Thank you.]
  • Gregorian Chant for Church and School, by Sister Mary Antonine Goodchild, O.P. (Boston, New York, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Columbus, San Francisco, Toronto, London: Ginn and Company, 1914). With Imprimatur. Available in PDF format (144 pages) on this page of the Church Music Association of America.

• Works on Catholic Music:
  • The Fundamentals of Gregorian Chant: A Simple Exposition of the Solesmes Principles Founded Mainly on “Le Nombre Musical Grégorien” of Dom André Mocquereau, by Lura F. Heckenlively (Tournai, Belgium: Society of St. John Evangelist, Desclée & Co., 1900). Available at Open Libraryand Internet Archive.
  • A Handbook of Church Music: a practical guide for all those having the charge of schools and choirs, and others who desire to restore plainsong to its proper place in the services of the Church, by F. Clement C. Egerton, with a preface by H.G. Worth (London: R. & T. Washbourne, c1909). With Imprimatur. Available on Internet Archive (Digitizing sponsor: MSN; Book contributor: Faculty of Music Library, University of Toronto).
  • ‘The “Hermeneutic of Continuity” and Twentieth-Century Legislation on Sacred Music’, by Philip Carl Smith, Antiphon 13.3 (2009): 247-263. Available in PDF format on this page of the Society for Catholic Liturgy.
  • A Manual of Gregorian chant compiled from the Solesmes books and from ancient manuscripts (Rome, Tournai (Belgium): Society of Saint John the Evangelist/Desclee, Lefebvre & Co., Publishers to the Holy See and Printers to the Sacred Congregation of Rites, 1903). With Imprimatur. Also with approbation from Pope Leo XIII addressed to Abbot Paul Delatte, O. S. B., of Solesmes. Available at Internet Archive and Open Library (which reports: “Includes the Ordinary of the Mass in Latin with an English paraphrase by Dom Gueranger, and a commentary in English on the religious service.”)
  • Sacred Music, Vol. 128, No. 4 (Winter 2001). Published by the Church Music Association of America. Includes the articles: “The Easter Triduum in Milan”, by Vincent A. Lenti; “The Mozarabic Chant Books of Cisneros”, by Dr. Angel Fernandez Collado; and “Reflections on the Liturgical Reform”, by Professor Roberto de Mattei. Available in pdf format (on this page) at Musica Sacra.
• Others:
  • Saint Casimir’s Hymn to the Blessed Virgin, translated from the Latin by Rev. George A. Watson (St. Louis, Mo.: Chas. B. Woodward & Co., 1881). Available in Internet Archive and Open Library. [N.B., The Open Library mislabels the book as Les commencements de la gravure aux Pays-Bas.]

On the Feast of Saint Cecilia in the Roman Rite. For similar texts see the subject index on Music. 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).

“[B]e ye filled with the holy Spirit, speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns, and spiritual canticles, singing, and making melody in your hearts to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God and the Father” (Ephesians v, 18-20)

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Online ebook: “The Ritual of the New Testament”, by T.E. Bridgett

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• The Ritual of the New Testament: An Essay on the Principles and Origin of Catholic Ritual in Reference to the New Testament, 3^rd edition, by Rev. T.E. Bridgett, C.Ss.R. (London, Burns and Oates; New York: Catholic Publication Society, 1887). With Imprimatur. Available in pdf, epub, mobi/kindle, etc. formats at Internet Archive and Open Library, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive, Open Library and Open Library, and a 3^rd copy at Internet Archive. Also available at Google Books, at Google Books, at HathiTrust Digital Library, and (with some pages reserved for members) at Forgotten Books.

On the anniversary of the issuance of the Apostolic Letter Given Motu Proprio “Summorum Pontificum” on the Use of the Roman Liturgy Prior to the Reform of 1970, by Pope Benedict XVI (7 July 2007), for which we offer our own prayer of thanksgiving:

Our God and Savior Jesus Christ, we thank You for giving us Summorum Pontificum through Your faithful vicar Benedict, who thus affirmed and strengthened our liberty to celebrate the living Forms of the Roman Rite. Grant that we, who are nourished by the liturgy and tradition of Your Body the Church, may be ever filled with Your grace and truth, that we might remain in Your love until death and dwell with You forever in heaven. Amen.

Online ebook: “Lectures on the Holy Eucharist”, by Charles Coupe, S.J.

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• Lectures on the Holy Eucharist, by Charles Coupe, S.J., M.A., edited with notes and references by Hatherley More (London: R. & T. Washbourne; New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1906). Available in pdf, mobi/kindle, epub, and other formats at Internet Archive; also available at Forgotten Books (with some copies limited to members).
  • According to The Sacred Heart Review (1906), the work includes these “scholarly and instructive lectures”: ‘I. “The Old Testament Prophecies of the Mass,” II and III. “Christ’s Promise of the Eucharist,” IV. and V. “Christ’s Institution of the Eucharist,” VI. “St. Paul’s Testimony,” VII. and VIII. “Transubstantiation,” IX. “Leibnitz on the Eucharist,” X. “Testimonies of the Liturgies,” XL ” Testimonies of the Early Fathers to the Heal Presence,” XII. “Testimonies of the Early Fathers to Transubstantiation,” XIII. “Two Early Fathers on the Eucharist,” XIV. “Corpus Christi,” XV. “The Sacrament of Love,” [and] XVI. “The Four Manifestations of God in Man.”.’

See also the following related books and texts on the mystery of the Blessed Eucharist:

• The Coming Home Journal, Volume I, Issue 3: The Eucharist (July-December 1998). Includes the articles: “The Real Presence” by David Palm, “Transubstantiation and the Eucharist” and “St. Augustine’s Belief in the Real Presence” by David Armstrong, “But What Do We Mean By ‘The Real Presence’?” by Dwight Longenecker, “The Holy Eucharist (reprint)” by James Cardinal Gibbons, “The Meal of Melkizedek” by Scott Hahn, Ph. D., and “Before You Object” by Marcus Grodi. Available in PDF format (on this page) at the Coming Home Network.
• The Eucharistic Christ: Reflections and Considerations on the Blessed Sacrament, by the Rev. A. [Albert] Tesnière, translated by Mrs. Anne R. Bennett-Gladstone, with a Preface by the Rev. D.J. McMahon, D.D. (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1897). With Imprimatur. Available at Google Books. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi/kindle, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive and Open Library, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive and Open Library.
• Eucharistic Meditations of the Curé d’Ars, by St. John Baptist Mary Vianney (Carmelite Publications, 1961). Available in pdf format (here) at through this archive of the Irish Province of the Order of Carmelites; and also available at Yumpu. [N.B., We have assumed that this work was lawfully published online since it is available on a Carmelite website. If this assumption is incorrect, please comment immediately so we may immediately remove the link.]
• The Sacraments: A Dogmatic Treatise. Volume II, The Holy Eucharist, 2^ndrevised edition by Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph Pohle, adapted and edited by Arthur Preuss (London, St. Louis, Mo.: B. Herder, 1917). Book IX of the Pohle-Preuss Dogmatic Theology series. With Imprimatur. Available on multiple formats at Internet Archive and Open Library, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive and Open Library, with a 3^rd copy at Internet Archive and Open Library.

On the Most Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, see the following books and texts:

• Hierurgia; or, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass; With Notes and Dissertations Elucidating its Doctrines and Ceremonies, and Numerous Illustrations, 3^rd edition, by Daniel Rock, revised by W. H. James Weale (London : John Hodges, 1892). Volume 1 is available in various formats at Internet Archive and Open Library, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive and Open Library; and at eBooksRead.com. Volume 2 is available in various formats at Internet Archive and Open Library, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive and Open Library.
• The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass; Dogmatically, Liturgically and Ascetically Explained, 3^rd edition, by Rev. Dr. Nicholas Gihr, translated from the sixth German edition (St. Louis, Mo.: B. Herder, 1908). With Imprimatur. Available in various formats (pdf, epub, mobi/kindle, etc.) at Internet Archive and Open Library. An earlier edition (Freiburg im Breisgau, Vienna, Munich, Strassburg, St. Louis: B. Herder, 1902) is available at Internet Archive and Open Library, with another imprint (St. Louis, Mo.: B. Herder, 1902) available at Internet Archive and Open Library. An excerpt from a 1918 edition, “The Saints of the Canon of the Mass”, reprinted from The Catholic Voice, is available in PDF format through this page of Sancta Missa.
• How Christ said the First Mass, or, The Lord’s Last Supper: The Rites and Ceremonies, the Ritual and Liturgy, the Forms of Divine Worship Christ Observed, when He Changed the Passover into the Mass, 2^nd edition, by Rev. James L. Meagher (New York: Christian Press Association, 1908). Available in various formats at Internet Archive and Open Library. The 1^st edition (New York: Christian Press Association, 1906) is also available at Internet Archive and Open Library.
• The Sacrifice of the Mass: An Explanation of its Doctrine, Rubrics and Prayers; with an Introductory Chapter, 5^th edition, revised, enlarged, and corrected, by the Rev. M. Gavin, S.J. (London: Burns and Oates; New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1906). With Imprimatur. Available at the HathiTrust Digital Library; and in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats at Open Library and Internet Archive.
• The Sacrifice of the Mass: An Explanation of its Doctrine, Rubrics and Prayers; with an Introductory Chapter, 3^rd edition, by the Rev. M. Gavin, S.J. (London: Burns and Oates; New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1903). With Imprimatur. Available in pdf format (on this page) of the Grupo São Tomás de Aquino. As linked from this page of Catholic AudioBooks, it may be read online on this page of the-latinmass, and it is available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats at Internet Archive. The audiobook of what appears to be the 3^rd edition, read out by Maureen S. O’Brien (2008) is available in video form (on this page), published 25 September 2017 by Classic Catholic Audiobooks. The same audiobook is also available in 3 parts at Internet Archive (linked from this page of Catholic AudioBooks): Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.

On the worthy reception of Christ our Lord in the Blessed Eucharist, see the books and texts listed in our post “Online texts: Commentaries on ‘Amoris Laetitia’“, as well as the following texts:

• “Abortion, Bishops, Eucharist, and Politicians: A Question of Communion”, by Professor Gregory C. Sisk and Professor Charles J. Reid, Jr., The Catholic Lawyer, Vol. 43, No. 2, p.255-288 (Fall 2004). Available in pdf format on this page and on this page of the Social Science Research Network (SSRN), and on this page of the University of St. Thomas. What appears to be a November 2017 electronic reprint is available in pdf format on this page of the St. John’s Law Scholarship Repository.
• “Canon 915: The Discipline Regarding the Denial of Holy Communion to Those Obstinately Persevering in Manifest Grave Sin”, by the Most Rev. [now Cardinal] Raymond L. Burke, Archbishop of St. Louis, Periodica de Re Canonica, Vol. 96 (2007) pp. 3-58. May be read online on this page of the EWTN Library; and on this page of the Real Presence Eucharistic Education and Adoration Association, linked to from In the Light of the Law (blogspot)and In the Light of the Law (wordpress).
• Communio: International Catholic Review, Volume 41.2, Marriage: Theological and Pastoral Considerations (Summer 2014). Available (on this page) at Communio: International Catholic Review, including the following articles: “Marriage and the Family Between Anthropology and the Eucharist, by Cardinal Angelo Scola (in PDF format); “The Merciful Gift of Indissolubility and the Question of Pastoral Care for Civilly Divorced and Remarried Catholics”, by Nicholas J. Healy, Jr. (in PDF format); and “God’s Gift of Life and Love: On Marriage and the Eucharist”, by Pope St. John Paul II (in PDF format).
• “Happy Are Those Who Are Called to His Supper”: On Preparing to Receive Christ Worthily in the Eucharist, by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, November 14, 2006. Available in PDF format on this page of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
• Marriage: Theological and Pastoral Considerations (Washington, D.C.: Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage & Family and Communio International Catholic Review, 2015), which is available in PDF format (on this page) at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family at the Catholic University of America.

Posted on the Feast of Corpus Christi, 2018.

“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. Paragraph formatting and red lettering supplied.)

Online audiobook & ebook: “The Sacrifice of the Mass: An Explanation”, by the Rev. M. Gavin, S.J.

See this online ebook and audiobook:

• The Sacrifice of the Mass: An Explanation of its Doctrine, Rubrics and Prayers; with an Introductory Chapter, 5^th edition, revised, enlarged, and corrected, by the Rev. M. Gavin, S.J. (London: Burns and Oates; New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1906). With Imprimatur. Available at the HathiTrust Digital Library; and in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats at Open Library and Internet Archive.
• The Sacrifice of the Mass: An Explanation of its Doctrine, Rubrics and Prayers; with an Introductory Chapter, 3^rd edition, by the Rev. M. Gavin, S.J. (London: Burns and Oates; New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1903). With Imprimatur. Available in pdf format (on this page) of the Grupo São Tomás de Aquino. As linked from this page of Catholic AudioBooks, it may be read online on this page of the-latinmass, and it is available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats at Internet Archive.
  • The audiobook of what appears to be the 3^rd edition, read out by Maureen S. O’Brien (2008) is available in video form (on this page), published 25 September 2017 by Classic Catholic Audiobooks.
  • The same audiobook is also available in 3 parts at Internet Archive (linked from this page of Catholic AudioBooks): Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3.

See also the following work(s) on the same subject:

• Nothing Superfluous: An Explanation of the Symbolism of the Rite of St. Gregory the Great, by the Rev. James W. Jackson, FSSP (Redbrush, 2016). May be purchased on this page at Fraternity Publications; and at Amazon.com, with the Kindle edition here. (as linked from this post by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf.)

On the Feast of Pope St. Pius V in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite. For other 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 Eucharistic Christ”, by Rev. A. Tesnière

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• The Eucharistic Christ: Reflections and Considerations on the Blessed Sacrament, by the Rev. A. [Albert] Tesnière, translated by Mrs. Anne R. Bennett-Gladstone, with a Preface by the Rev. D.J. McMahon, D.D. (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1897). With Imprimatur. Available at Google Books. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi/kindle, epub, and other formats, at Internet Archive and Open Library, with a 2^nd copy at Internet Archive and Open Library.

On Holy Thursday, 2018, in the one true Church.

“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. Paragraph formatting and red lettering supplied.)

Online ebooks: “Faith Seeking Understanding: A Complete Course in Theology”, 2 vols., edited by Fr. Charles Belmonte

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• Faith Seeking Understanding: A Complete Course in Theology, 2^nd edition updated, in 2 Volumes, edited by Father Charles Belmonte, S.Th.D. (Mandaluyong, Philippines: Studium Theologiae Foundation, 2006). With Imprimatur. Both volumes may be read online at Faith Seeking Understanding. Volume I is available in pdf format, epub format, mobi/kindle format, and pdb format, and Volume II is available in pdf format, epub format, mobi format, and pdb format, through the Free e-Books page of the same website.

• Volume I contains the following treatises:
  • Introduction to Theology, by José Miguel Odero,
  • Fundamental Dogmatic Theology: Revelation and Faith, by Enrique Moliné,
  • Introduction to Sacred Scripture, by Charles Belmonte,
  • God One and Triune, by a team of professors of Dogmatic Theology,
  • God the Creator, by Francisco Varo,
  • God Made Man: Jesus Christ the Incarnate and Redeeming Word, by José María Pujol Bertrán,
  • God’s Mother, by José María Pujol Bertrán,
  • The Divine Grace of the Children of God, by Jorge Salinas,
  • God’s Church, by Charles Belmonte,
  • Sacred Liturgy, by Charles Belmonte, and
  • The Sacraments, by Enrique Moliné.

• Volume II contains the following treatises:
  • Fundamental Moral Theology, by Charles Belmonte,
  • The Commandments of the Law of God and of the Church: The Theological and Moral Virtues, by Enrique Moliné,
  • The Social Doctrine of the Church, by Urbano Ferrer,
  • Marriage and the Family, by Charles Belmonte, and
  • The Last Things, by Carlos Escartín.

• [N.B., We have assumed that this website belongs to the author and that the publication of the foregoing is authorized, in the same way that the multiple volumes of The Way of the Lord Jesus was published online by the late Professor Germain Grisez, Defender of the Faith. If that is not the case, please advise us immediately so we may take appropriate action, including deleting all links. Deus vobiscum.]

On the Feast of St. John of Damascus in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite. For other legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

Livre en ligne: “La Passion et la Semaine Sainte”, par Dom Prosper Guéranger

Voir ce livre en ligne:

• L’Année Liturgique: La Passion et la Semaine Sainte, 23e edition, par Dom Prosper Guéranger, l’Abbé de Solesmes (Paris, Poitiers: H. Oudin, 1911). Avec Imprimatur. Disponible dans Internet Archive. La 19e edition (Paris, Poitiers: H. Oudin, 1904) est disponible dans Dom Gueranger et l’Abbaye Saint Benoît de Port-Valais.

Le dimanche des Rameaux, 2018.  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).

Nous t’adorons, ô Christ, et nous te bénissons. Parce que tu as racheté le monde par ta sainte Croix.

(And if the grammar is wrong, please correct me. Merci.)

Online ebook: “The Fundamentals of Gregorian Chant”, by Lura F. Heckenlively

See this online ebook:

• The Fundamentals of Gregorian Chant: A Simple Exposition of the Solesmes Principles Founded Mainly on “Le Nombre Musical Grégorien” of Dom André Mocquereau, by Lura F. Heckenlively (Tournai, Belgium: Society of St. John Evangelist, Desclée & Co., 1900). Available at Open Libraryand Internet Archive.

On the Feast of Pope St. Gregory the Great in the Eastern Catholic churches and in the Latin church (Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite). For other 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 Externals of the Catholic Church”, by Rev. John Francis Sullivan

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• The Externals of the Catholic Church: Her Government, Ceremonies, Festivals, Sacramentals, and Devotions, by Rev. John Francis Sullivan (New York: P. J. Kenedy & Sons, 1917). With Imprimatur. May be read online or downloaded in multiple formats at Internet Archive and Open Library. The 2^nd edition, revised to conform to the new code of canon law, may be read online or downloaded in multiple formats at Open Library.

See also the following relevant works previously indexed in the Project:

• The Chair of Peter or the Papacy, by John Nicholas Murphy
• The Evidence for the Papacy, by Colin Lindsay
• From Tarsus to Rome: The Story of the First Christian Hierarchy, by Herman Joseph Heuser
• The Pope of Rome and the Popes of the Oriental Orthodox Church, by Rev. Caesarius Tondini
• The Purpose of the Papacy, by John S. Vaughan
• Saint Peter, Bishop of Rome, Proved from the Fathers, History, Archaeology, by Rev. T. Livius, C.Ss.R.
• St. Peter in Rome and His Tomb on the Vatican Hill, by Arthur Stapylton Barnes
• The Syriac Tradition on St. Peter and the Popes, by Cyril Benham Benni
• The True and the False Infallibility of the Popes, by Joseph Fessler

On the Feast of the Chair of Saint Peter in the Roman Rite. For other legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

“The scribes and the Pharisees have sitten on the chair of Moses. All things therefore whatsoever they shall say to you, observe and do: but according to their works do ye not; for they say, and do not.” (St. Matthew xxiii, 2-3 DRB)

“[T]he reason he first said ‘The scribes and pharisees sit upon the chair of Moses’ was so that what he then added, viz., ‘Do everything and observe everything they tell you,’ might be understood to apply to those things which pertain to that chair. However, things which are contrary to the faith or to good morals do not pertain to that chair.” (St. Thomas Aquinas, Quodlibet 3.4.2)

Online text: “The Vestments of the Roman Rite”, by Adrian Fortescue

See this online text:

• “The Vestments of the Roman Rite”, by Adrian Fortescue. The text describes it as: “A paper read at the annual meeting of the Westminster Cathedral Altar Society, Cardinal Bourne presiding, Feb. 8, 1912”. Available in pdf format (on this page) at the Maternal Heart of Mary Parish, Lewisham, Sydney.

On the Feast of Saint Sigfrid of Sweden. For other 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:

“[T]hese vestments, they are but a little detail of ritual, yet they too are a wonderful witness of our unbroken continuity… If Ambrose or Augustine or Leo came back now… [and] wandered into a Catholic church, there and there alone they would be at home. They would see the sacrifice they offered still shown forth in the same way. They would recognize the prayers and understand the language that they used. And as they gazed from the barbarous clothes of the congregation to the altar they would see at least one man dressed as they were… So the ghosts of the mighty men who spread the name of Christ throughout the dying Empire would know that, in spite of all changes, their Church still stands, after sixteen long centuries.”