Free ebook: “Explanations of the Prayers & Ceremonies of the Mass”, by Rev. John T. Sullivan

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• Prayers and Ceremonies of the Mass; or, Moral, Doctrinal and Liturgical Explanations of the Prayers and Ceremonies of the Mass, by the Very Rev. John T. Sullivan (New York, Montreal: D.J. Sadlier, 1870). With ecclesiastical approbation. May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi and other formats, at Internet Archive and Open Library . Also available at Forgotten Books (with some pages restricted).
  • [Note: The text is concerned with the ceremonies of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass according to the Roman Rite of St. Gregory the Great. Nonetheless it is supposed that many of the lessons would also apply the Holy Mass / Divine Liturgy / Holy Qurbono as offered in other rites and usages, including in the Revised Roman Rite of St. Paul VI.]

See also the texts and ebooks indexed on the pages Sacraments and Liturgy; and on the pages ‘Free ebooks: “Holy Mass: The Eucharistic Sacrifice and the Roman Liturgy”, by Rev. Herbert Lucas (in 2 volumes)‘, ‘Online audiobook & ebook: “The Sacrifice of the Mass: An Explanation”, by the Rev. M. Gavin, S.J.‘, ‘Free ebook: “Explanation of the Sacrifice and of the Liturgy of the Mass”‘, and ‘Free ebook: “Explanation of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass”, by Martin von Cochem‘. See also

Online ebook: “Singing Chant: Latin and English”, by Fr. Columba Kelly

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• Singing Chant: Latin and English: A Performance Manual, by Fr. Columba Kelly, OSB (Saint Meinrad, IN: Saint Meinrad Archabbey) (Copyright © 2015, 2017, Fr. Columba Kelly, OSB). Available in pdf format on this page of Saint Meinrad Archabbey.

See also the related texts on the page Music, as well as the following:

• Music: First Year, by Justine Ward and Elizabeth W. Perkins (Washington, D. C.: Catholic Education Press, 1920). Part of The Catholic Education Series. Available in pdf format on this page of Musica Sacra.

On the Feast of Saint Blase 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.

Online text: “Inner Dynamics of Divine Worship: Joseph Ratzinger on Liturgical Development”, by Dr. Mariusz Biliniewicz

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• “Inner Dynamics of Divine Worship: Joseph Ratzinger on Liturgical Development” / “Wewnętrzny dynamizm kultu Bożego. Joseph Ratzinger o rozwoju liturgii”, by Mariusz Biliniewicz, Ph.D., Wrocławski Przegląd Teologiczny, Vol. 22, No. 1 (2014): pp. 21-36. Text in English. Available in pdf format at Czasopisma humanistyczne.

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Online text: Pastoral Letter on the Most Holy Eucharist, by Bishop Dr. Thomas G. Doran

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• A Pastoral Letter to the Reverend Clergy, Devoted Religious and Faithful Laity of the Diocese of Rockford on the Most Holy Eucharist, by the Most Reverend Thomas G. Doran, D.D., J.C.D., Bishop of Rockford (2006). Available in pdf format at the Diocese of Rockford.

In belated observance of the Feast of the Holy Prophet Malachi in the Eastern Catholic Churches. 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.

“The chalice of benediction which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? And the bread which we break, is it not the partaking of the body of the Lord? For we being many, are one bread, one body, all who partake of one bread…

“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… not discerning the body of the Lord.

 (I Corinthians x, 16-17, xi, 26-29)

Online ebook: “Holy Water and Its Significance for Catholics”, by Rev. Heinrich Theiler & Rev. J.F. Lang

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• Holy Water and Its Significance for Catholics, by Rev. Heinrich Theiler, S.O.Cist, translated by Rev. J.F. Lang, with a few Scriptural and historical insertions by the translator (Ratisbon, Rome, New York, Cincinnati: Fr. Pustet & Co., 1909). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, mobi, epub and other formats, at Internet Archive.
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Online texts & ebooks by & about Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger / Pope Benedict XVI

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I. Texts and ebooks by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger / Pope Benedict XVI:

Online text: “An Ethnography of Latin Mass Catholics”, by Dr. Nathaniel Marx

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• Ritual in the Age of Authenticity: An Ethnography of Latin Mass Catholics, by Dr. Nathaniel Marx (2013). Dissertation submitted to the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana. Available in pdf format at CurateND.

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Free ebook: “A Complete Manual of English Hymns & Latin Chants”, by Rev. J.B. Young,

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• The Roman Hymnal: A Complete Manual of English Hymns & Latin Chants, for the Use of Congregations, Schools, Colleges and Choirs, compiled and arranged by Rev. J.B. Young, S.J. (New York, Cincinnati: F. Pustet & Co., 1884). 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 and a 3rd copy at Internet Archive.

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Online text: “The Eucharist: Source and Summit of the Life and Mission of the Church”, by the Synod of Bishops General Secretariat

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• “The Eucharist: Source and Summit of the Life and Mission of the Church”, Lineamenta by the Tenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops General Secretariat, 25 February 2004. May be read online at the Holy See.

See also the texts under sub-list IV “On the Blessed Eucharist and the Sacrifice of the Mass” on the page Sacraments, and under sub-list III.B “About the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass” on the page Liturgy; as well as:

Online text: “The Mystery of the Ascension and the Prayers at the Foot of the Altar” by Dr. Andrew Meszaros

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• “The Mystery of the Ascension and the Prayers at the Foot of the Altar” by Andrew Meszaros, Ph.D., Antiphon: A Journal for Liturgical Renewal, Vol. 19, No. 3 (2015): pp. 243-264. Available in pdf format at Maynooth University.