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

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• 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).

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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 other legally free ebooks, you may access the List of Free eBooks (Arranged by Title) and the List of Free eBooks (Grouped by Subject).

“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 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• “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.”

Online ebook: “The Catholic Church the True Church of the Bible”, by C. J. O’Connell

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• The Catholic Church the True Church of the Bible, by Very Rev. C. J. O’Connell (St. Louis, MO, Freiburg (Baden), London: B. Herder, 1913). With Imprimatur. Available in various formats (pdf, epub, mobi/kindle, etc.) at Internet Archive and Open Library; and also available at HathiTrust Digital Library.

On the first day of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. 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). 

Blessed Pope Paul VI at the Second Vatican Council. Photo by Lothar Wolleh. Image from Wikimedia Commons

“[O]ur separated brethren… are not blessed with that unity which Jesus Christ wished to bestow.. For it is only through Christ’s Catholic Church, which is “the all-embracing means of salvation,” that they can benefit fully from the means of salvation…

“[W]hen the obstacles to perfect ecclesiastical communion have been gradually overcome, all Christians will at last, in a common celebration of the Eucharist, be gathered into the one and only Church in that unity which Christ bestowed on His Church from the beginning. We believe that this unity subsists in the Catholic Church as something she can never lose, and we hope that it will continue to increase until the end of time.” (Second Vatican Council, Decree on Ecumenism “Unitatis redintegratio”, 3, 4)

Online ebook: “Eucharistic Meditations of the Curé d’Ars”, by St. John Vianney

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• 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.

On the Feast of Pope St. Marcellus I 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). From the text:

“How many there are who have the temerity to come to the Holy Table with sins unconfessed or disguised in Confession. How many have not the contrition that the good God demands of them, and keep a secret will to commit sin again and not to make every effort to correct themselves… If ever you have been in these dispositions when going to Holy Communion, you have been guilty of sacrilege…

“The unworthy communicant is a traitor and a hypocrite… The unworthy communicant is an ungrateful person… The unworthy communicant is a parricide.”

Online ebooks: “Sermons by Fathers of the Society of Jesus”, in 3 volumes

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• Sermons by Fathers of the Society of Jesus, in 3 volumes:
  • Volume 1 (London: Burns, Oates, and Company, 1870) is available in various formats (pdf, epub, mobi/kindle, etc.) at Internet Archive. [It includes sermons on the latter days by the Rev. W. J. Coleridge, on the Temptations of Our Lord by the Rev. F. Hathaway, and Mysteries of the Holy Infancy by the Rev. T. B. Parkinson, the Rev. H. J. Coleridge, and the Rev. Thomas Harper; and lectures on the Remedies against Desolation by the Rev. Peter Gallivey.]
  • Volume 2 (London: Burns, Oates, and Company, 1872) is available in various formats at Internet Archive. [It contains homilies by the Rev. Thomas Harper on God the true, the good, the beautiful, and on modern principles]
  • Volume 3 (London: Burns and Oates, 1875) is available in various formats at Internet Archive. [It includes sermons by Rev. George R. Kingdon, the Rev. Edward I. Purbrick, the Rev. Henry J. Coleridge, the Rev. Alfred Weld, and the Rev. William H. Anderdon.]

IHS monogram, in the Church the Gesù, Rome, Italy. Image from Wikipedia

On the Feast of the Most Holy Name of Jesus in the Ordinary 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).

“A bow signifies reverence and honor shown to the persons themselves or to the signs that represent them. There are two kinds of bows: a bow of the head and a bow of the body.

a. A bow of the head is made when the three Divine Persons are named together and at the names of Jesus, of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and of the Saint in whose honor Mass is being celebrated.

b. A bow of the body, that is to say a profound bow, is made to the altar; during the prayers Munda cor meum (Almighty God, cleanse my heart) and In spiritu humilitatis (Lord God, we ask you to receive); in the Creed at the words Et incarnatus est (by the power of the Holy Spirit . . . and became man); in the Roman Canon at the words Supplices te rogamus (Almighty God, we pray that your angel). The same kind of bow is made by the deacon when he asks for a blessing before the proclamation of the Gospel. In addition, the priest bows slightly as he speaks the words of the Lord at the consecration.” (General Instruction on the Roman Missal, no. 275)