Free ebook: “The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass; With Notes and Dissertations Elucidating its Doctrines and Ceremonies”, by Daniel Rock

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• 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.

On the Feast of Pope St. Pius V in the Maronite 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).

O God, our refuge and our strength, look down with mercy upon the people who cry to Thee; and by the intercession of the glorious and immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of Saint Joseph her spouse, of the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the saints, in Thy mercy and goodness hear our prayers for the conversion of sinners, and for the liberty and exaltation of the Holy Mother the Church. Through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen. (From Sancta Missa)

Free ebook: “The Sacraments: Extreme Unction, Holy Orders, Matrimony”, by Joseph Pohle & Arthur Preuss

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• Dogmatic Theology XI. The Sacraments: A Dogmatic Treatise, Vol. IV, Extreme Unction, Holy Orders, Matrimony, by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph Pohle, translated by Arthur Preuss (St. Louis, Mo., and London: B. Herder Book Co., 1917). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available on multiple formats at Internet Archive (Digitizing sponsor: MSN, Book contributor: New York Public Library). The 1918 edition is also available at Internet Archive, with a second copy at Internet Archive and Open Library.

On the Feast of the Prophet Haggai in the Maronite church; and of St. Ado of Vienne. 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).

O God, our refuge and our strength, look down with mercy upon the people who cry to Thee; and by the intercession of the glorious and immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of Saint Joseph her spouse, of the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the saints, in Thy mercy and goodness hear our prayers for the conversion of sinners, and for the liberty and exaltation of the Holy Mother the Church. Through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen. (From Sancta Missa)

Online text: “Sacred Architecture”, Issue 8 (2008)

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• Sacred Architecture, Issue 8 (2008). Available in PDF format (here) through this page of Sacred Architecture. [N.B., Includes the articles “Anatomy of Sacred Art: Presence, Witness, and Transcendence” by Anthony Visco and “One Step Forward: An Analysis of Built of Living Stones” by Duncan G. Stroik, and the commentary “The Church from the Eucharist: The Dignity of the Eucharistic Celebration” by Raymond Cardinal Burke, then Bishop of La Crosse]

On the Feast of the Dedication of the  Archbasilica of the Most Holy Saviour (Lateran Basilica) in the R0man 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).

O God, our refuge and our strength, look down with mercy upon the people who cry to Thee; and by the intercession of the glorious and immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of Saint Joseph her spouse, of the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the saints, in Thy mercy and goodness hear our prayers for the conversion of sinners, and for the liberty and exaltation of the Holy Mother the Church. Through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen. (From Sancta Missa)

Online text: “Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy”, by the Congregation for Divine Worship

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• Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy: Principles and Guidelines, by the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments (December 17, 2001). May be read online (on this page) at the Holy See.
  • A summary of its key points is provided in the essay “Popular Piety in the Spiritual Life” of Catholics United for the Faith.

On the Feast of Saint Helena in the Latin 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).

O God, our refuge and our strength, look down with mercy upon the people who cry to Thee; and by the intercession of the glorious and immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of Saint Joseph her spouse, of the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the saints, in Thy mercy and goodness hear our prayers for the conversion of sinners, and for the liberty and exaltation of the Holy Mother the Church. Through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen. (From Sancta Missa)

Online text: “Liturgical Architecture and the Classical Tradition”, by Denis R. McNamara

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• “Liturgical Architecture and the Classical Tradition: A Balthasarian Approach”, by Denis R. McNamara, Communio: International Catholic Review, Vol. 32, pp. 137-151 (Spring 2005). Available in PDF format (through this page) at Communio: International Catholic Review, with a link from Spring Hill College.

On the Memorial of the Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major (Santa Maria Maggiore) 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 profound connection between beauty and the liturgy should make us attentive to every work of art placed at the service of the celebration. Certainly an important element of sacred art is church architecture… Here it is important to remember that the purpose of sacred architecture is to offer the Church a fitting space for the celebration of the mysteries of faith, especially the Eucharist. The very nature of a Christian church is defined by the liturgy, which is an assembly of the faithful (ecclesia) who are the living stones of the Church (cf. 1 Pet 2:5).” (Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI)

e-Livre gratuit: “Manuel Pratique du Jeune Curé”, par Giuseppe Frassinetti

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• Manuel Pratique du Jeune Curé, Troisième Édition Française, par Giuseppe Frassinetti, traduit sur la Quatrième Edition Italienne de 1868 et annoté pour la France par Fr.-Xavier Marette (Paris: Librairie Bloud et Barral, 1873). Avec des approbations. Disponible dans Internet Archive, Open Library, et Scholars Portal.

En la Fête de Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney dans la Forme Ordinaire de Rite Romain. 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).

Dieu, notre refuge et notre force, regardez le peuple qui crie vers Vous ; et, par l’intercession de la Glorieuse et Immaculée Marie toujours Vierge, Mère de Dieu, avec Saint Joseph, son très chaste Epoux, Saint Michel Archange, Saint Jean Baptiste, Vos Saints Apôtres Pierre et Paul, André, et tous Vos Saints, écoutez avec bienveillance et miséricorde, les prières que nous Vous adressons pour la conversion des pécheurs, pour la liberté et le triomphe de notre Sainte Mère l’Eglise. Par le même Christ notre Seigneur. Amen.

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

Online text: The Divine Office (Traditional and Modern) in the Roman Rite

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• The Liturgy of the Hours in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite is available in Latin and English at the website Universalis.
  • [N.B.1, The most interesting new part of the Liturgy of the Hours in the Ordinary Form is the Office of Readings, which Universalis rightly calls “magnificent”. It contains, in addition to the Psalms and a reading from Sacred Scripture, various readings from the Saints and Doctors of the Church.]
  • A list and review of apps with the Liturgy of the Hours is available at Catholic Apptitude. AppCrawlr has a list of similar Android apps and iOS apps, of which iBreviary and Laudate are free.
• The Traditional Divine Office of the Roman Rite is available in Latin, English, Magyar (Hungarian), Italiano (Italian), Deutsch (German), and Polski (Polish) at Divinum Officium, which was created and designed by the late Laszlo Kiss (+2011), and is administered by The Divinum Officium Project. It may be accessed through PC or through mobile devices. The website also includes a section named Santa Missa, which contains the daily text of the Most Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.
  • [N.B.2, Please note that not all of the historical forms of the Divine Office contained at Divinum Officium would fulfill the canonical obligation of clergy and religious, although we submit that they would be of spiritual and devotional aid to all Catholics. Please inquire with competent authority on which form would validly constitute the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite.]
  • The Traditional Divine Office is also made available for mobile devices through the following Android apps by the developer Lux Aeterna:  1962 Divine Office Breviary, 1962 Divine Office Breviary V2, and 1962 Missal and Breviary.

On the Feast of David the Prophet in the Maronite 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).

O God, our refuge and our strength, look down with mercy upon the people who cry to Thee; and by the intercession of the glorious and immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of Saint Joseph her spouse, of the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the saints, in Thy mercy and goodness hear our prayers for the conversion of sinners, and for the liberty and exaltation of the Holy Mother the Church. Through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen. (From Sancta Missa)

Free ebook: “The Holy Eucharist”, by Joseph Pohle and Arthur Preuss

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• The Sacraments: A Dogmatic Treatise. Volume II, The Holy Eucharist, 2^nd revised 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 Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Christ our Lord in the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite; and the Feast of the Body of Christ (Corpus Christi) 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).

O God, our refuge and our strength, look down with mercy upon the people who cry to Thee; and by the intercession of the glorious and immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of Saint Joseph her spouse, of the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the saints, in Thy mercy and goodness hear our prayers for the conversion of sinners, and for the liberty and exaltation of the Holy Mother the Church. Through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen. (From Sancta Missa)

Free ebook: “The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass”, by Rev. Nicholas Gihr

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• 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.

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).

O God, our refuge and our strength, look down with mercy upon the people who cry to Thee; and by the intercession of the glorious and immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of God, of Saint Joseph her spouse, of the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and of all the saints, in Thy mercy and goodness hear our prayers for the conversion of sinners, and for the liberty and exaltation of the Holy Mother the Church. Through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen. (From Sancta Missa)

Online text: “The Coming Home Journal: The Eucharist”

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• 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.

On the Feast of St. Paschasius Radbertus. 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).

Hail, true Body, born of the Virgin Mary, who truly suffered, sacrificed on the Cross for mankind, whose pierced side flowed with water and blood: be for us a foretaste [of heaven] in the trial of death. O merciful, O kind, O sweet Jesus,Son of Mary.” (Ave Verum Corpus, from the Holy See)