The Raccolta; or, Collection of Indulgenced Prayers and Good Works, 1910 edition, by Ambrose St. John, 1815-1875 (London: Burns & Oates; New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Bros, 1910). With Imprimatur. May be read online and available in pfdf, epub, and mobi formats at Internet Archive; and available in pdf format on this page of Saints’ Books.
Holy Mass: The Eucharistic Sacrifice and the Roman Liturgy, by Rev. Herbert Lucas, S.J. [1852-1933] (St. Louis: B. Herder; London: Manresa Press, 1914). With Imprimatur.
The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass; Dogmatically, Liturgically and Ascetically Explained, 3rd 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.
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.]
Instruction “The Priest, Pastor and Leader of the Parish Community”, by the Congregation for the Clergy (4 August 2002). May be read online at the Holy See.
A Manual of Homiletics and Catechetics (The Priest in the Pulpit), adapted from the German of Rev. Ignaz Schüch by Rev. Boniface Luebbermann (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1894). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in mobi, epub, pdf, and other formats, at Internet Archive.
The New Parish Priest’s Practical Manual: A Work Useful Also for Other Ecclesiastics, Especially for Confessors and for Preachers, by Joseph [Giuseppe] Frassinetti, translated by William Hutch (London: Burns and Oates; New York: Catholuc Piblication Society, 1883). With Imprimatur. Available in pdf format at Saints’ Books. May be read online, and available in mobi, epub, pdf, and other formats, at Internet Archive.
The Parish Priest on Duty: a Practical Manual for Pastors, Curates, and Theological Students Preparing for the Mission, Being a Brief Summary of the Prescribed Manner of Administering the Sacraments, the Service of the Dead, and Sundry Other Pastoral Functions in Accordance with the Roman Ritual (The Sacraments), by H.J. Heuser (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1904). With Imprimatur. Available at Open Library and Internet Archive, with a second copy at Internet Archive and Open Library, linked from Boston University Digital Common.
“On the Sources of Merit of the Active and Contemplative Lives. A Comparative Study”, by Sara Majkowski, Studia Teologiczne Bialystok Drohiczyn Lomz [or Theological Studies Bialystok Drohiczyn Lomz], Tom 32, No. 1 (2014): pp. 231-255. Available in pdf format on this page of Studia Teologiczne Bialystok Drohiczyn Lomz.
The Christian Directory, Guiding Men to Their Eternal Salvation. In Two Parts: the First Whereof Appertains to Resolution; the Second Treating of the Obstacles and Impediments Which Hinder It, and How They May Be Removed; to Which is Prefixed, a Better Method for Their Use, by the Rev. Robert Parsons, Priest of the Society of Jesus, carefully revised, corrected, and enlarged, with life of the author (Dublin, London: James Duffy, 1861). Available at Google Play Books, and in pdf format at the Bellarmine Forums (linked by this index of Free Traditional Catholic Books).
[Note: While the latter websites contain many valuable materials written before 1958, the more contemporary texts contain opinions on the Second Vatican Council that require correction with the hermeneutic of continuity and reform propounded by the faithful pontiff Benedict XVI. Readers are advised to approach the said texts with prayerful caution.]
“Enter ye in at the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way that leadeth to destruction, and many there are who enter by it. How narrow is the gate, and strait is the way, which leadeth to life: and few there are who find it!
“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in the clothing of sheep, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. By their fruits you shall know them… Every tree that yieldeth not forth good fruit, shall be cut down, and shall be cast into the fire.
“Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven: but he that doth the will of my Father, who is in heaven, he shall enter into the kingdom of heaven.
“Many will say to me in that day: Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name, and cast out devils in thy name, and done many wonderful works in thy name? And then will I profess unto them: I never knew you: depart from me, you that work iniquity.
“Every one, therefore, that heareth these my words, and doth them, shall be likened to a wise man, who built his house upon a rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and they beat upon that house, and it fell not, for it was founded upon a rock.
“And every one that heareth these my words, and doth them not, shall be like a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and they beat upon that house, and it fell, and great was the fall thereof.”
“Bonaventure’s Three-Fold Way to God” by Professor R.E. [Rollen Edward] Houser, Ph.D. in Medieval Masters: Essays in Memory of E.A. Synan, edited by R.E. Houser (Houston: University of St. Thomas – Center for Thomistic Studies 1999): pp. 91–145. Available in pdf format at the University of St. Thomas.
Catholic Hours; or, The Family Prayer-Book; Containing all the Public and Private Devotions Generally Used by English Catholics, and Never Before Collected in One Book, 10th edition, with added Mass prayers for those at home and the Office for the Dying (London: R. Washbourne, 1868). With episcopal approbation. May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi, and other formats, at Internet Archive. The 5th edition (London, Dublin, Glasgow, Edinburgh: T. Jones, 1845), with episcopal approbation, is also available at Internet Archive. The 2nd edition (London, Dublin, Glasgow: T. Jones, 1840) is also available at Internet Archive.
“To Know Salvation: Marian Consecration as Antidote to New Gnosticisms”, by Maura Hearden Fehlner, Marian Studies, Vol. 67 (2016): article 10, pp. 301-336. Available in pdf format at Marian Studies.
The Latin Mass Explained: Everything Needed to Understand and Appreciate the Traditional Latin Mass, by Msgr. George J. Moorman, with a Foreword by R. Michael Schmitz, Vicar General, Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest (Charlotte: NC: TAN Books, 2007). With Imprimatur. The ebook, printed book, and mp3 audio are available on this page of TAN Books. The ebook and audiobook are available at Google Play Books. The printed book is available at Barnes & Noble.
Sermons on the Blessed Sacrament; and Especially for the Forty Hours’ Adoration, from the German of Rev. J. B. Scheurer, D.D. [?-?] edited by Francis Xavier Lasance [1860-1946] (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1900). With Imprimatur. May be read online (linked by this page of the Immaculata Library), and available in pdf, mobi, epub and other formats. at Internet Archive. Available in pdf format through this page of the Immaculata Library.
[N.B., The work is certain to be in the public domain in the United States. However, as we have found no information on the date of decease of the author Dr. Scheurer, we are not absolutely certain whether it is in the public domain in jurisdictions that reckon copyright periods based on the author’s lifetime.]
