Online text: “Canadian Catholic Chaplains in the Great War, 1914-1918″, by Major J.R. O’ Gorman

See this online text:

• “Canadian Catholic Chaplains in the Great War, 1914-1918″, by Major the Very Rev. J. R. O’ Gorman, J.C.D., CCHA Report 7 (1939-40), pp. 71-83. Available in pdf format (on this page) of the Canadian Catholic Historical Association.

One may also see:

• “A Light in the Darkness: The Interaction between Catholicism and World War I”, by Maggie Brennan, The Purdue Historian 6, 1 (2013): pp. 14-33. Available in pdf format (on this page) at The Purdue Historian. [N.B., This text focuses mainly on the effect of the conscription of clergy on the Catholic Church in France.]
• “Roman Catholic Army Chaplains During the First World War: Roles, Experiences and Dilemmas”, by Martin Purdy (Masteral Thesis at the University of Central Lancashire) (January 2012). Available in pdf format at the University of Central Lancashire.
  • [N.B., Although this text does not appear to have been written by a Catholic Christian, it is useful for containing a detailed study of Catholic chaplains in the British Army as a group during the War of Nations. Notably, it attributed the remarkable willingness of Catholic chaplains to risk death at the front lines to their awareness of and response to the critical importance of the sacraments for the salvation of the soldiers they served.]

On the feast of Saint Martin of Tours in the Roman Rite; and in commemoration of the end of the First World War (Armistice or Remembrance Day in Commonwealth countries) and Veterans Day in the United States. 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: “Saints of the Society of Jesus”, by D.A. Merrick

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• Saints of the Society of Jesus; with a Sketch of the Society, by Rev. D.A. Merrick, S.J. (New York, Chicago, Montreal, Toronto: William H. Sadlier, 1891). May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, kindle and other formats, at Internet Archive.

On the Feast of all Jesuit Saints and Blesseds. 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).

Almighty Father, You made the illustrious Society begun by St. Ignatius of Loyola a mighty bulwark of the one true Church of Your Son. Have mercy on its members today, lest they fall wholly away from the Faith, formally or materially, through intellectual pride, love of novelty, or desire for worldly praise. Restore the Order to the ideal of its holy Founder, that the name ‘Jesuit’ may again reliably signify a humble servant and defender of truth. In the Most Holy Name of Jesus we pray. Amen.

Livre en ligne: “L’ange et le prêtre”, par Mgr. Chardon

Voir ce livre en ligne:

• L’ange et le prêtre, par Mgr. [Guillaume] Chardon (Paris: P. Lethielleux, 1899). Avec Imprimatur. Disponible à Internet Archive.

Pour la fête des saints anges gardiens dans la forme ordinaire du 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 ebook: “Pastoral Theology”, by Rev. William Stang

See this online ebook:

• Pastoral Theology, by Rev. William Stang (New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers, 1897). With Imprimatur. Available in pdf, epub, kindle/mobi, and other formats at Internet Archive, in pdf format at University of Toronto Libraries, at Google Books, and (with some pages accessible to members) at Forgotten Books.

Feast of St. John of Sahagun in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite.

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: “Catholic Soldiers”, by sixty chaplains and many others

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• Catholic Soldiers, by sixty chaplains and many others, edited by Charles Plater, S.J.  (London, New York, Bombay, Calcutta, Madras: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1919). With Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in pdf, epub, mobi/kindle, and other formats, at Internet Archive.

On the Feast of Saint George 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).

Online text: “On the Careful Selection and Training of Candidates for the States of Perfection and Sacred Orders”, by the Sacred Congregation for Religious

See this online text:

• Instruction “Religiosorum Institutio” on the Careful Selection and Training of Candidates for the States of Perfection and Sacred Orders, by the Sacred Congregation for Religious, February 2, 1961. May be read online on this page at Adoremus, on this page at the EWTN Library, and on this page at Our Lady’s Warriors; and available in .doc format on this page at Documenta Catholica Omnia. An abridged version, in Linacre Quarterly, Vol. 69, No. 3, pp. 198-207 (August 2002), is available in pdf format at the Raynor Memorial Libraries.

On the Feast of St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows 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 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)

Free ebook: “Saints and Saintly Dominicans: Daily Reflections on Their Lives”

Santo Domingo, by El Greco. Image from Wikipedia

See this legally free ebook:

• Saints and Saintly Dominicans: Daily Reflections on Their Lives, edited by Reverend Thomas à Kempis Reilly (Baltimore: John Murphy Company, 1915). With Imprimatur, and with permission of superiors. May be read online, and available in various formats, at Internet Archive and Open Library. Also available at Forgotten Books.

On the anniversary of the issuance of “Religiosam vitam” giving papal approbation for the establishment of the Order of Preachers (22 December 1216). 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).

Free ebook: “Practical Instruction for New Confessors”, by Filippo Maria Salvatori and Antonio Ballerini

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• Practical Instruction for New Confessors, 3^rd edition, by Filippo Maria Salvatori, S.J. and Antonio Ballerini, S.J., translated by William Hutch, D.D. (London: Burns and Oates; New York: Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Bros.). With 1885 Imprimatur. May be read online, and available in various formats (pdf, epub, kindle/mobi, etc.) at Internet Archive. The 1^st and 2^nd editions (London: Burns and Oates; New York: Catholic Publication Society Company, 1885 and 1887) are available at Internet Archive and Internet Archive, respectively.

On the Feast of St. Maria Faustyna (Faustina) Kowalska of the Blessed Sacrament, O.L.M., and of Blessed Raymond of Capua, O.P. 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).

“If, when I say to the wicked, Thou shalt surely die: thou declare it not to him, nor speak to him, that he may be converted from his wicked way, and live: the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but I will require his blood at thy hands.” (Ezekiel iii, 18)

“Behold thou art made whole: sin no more, lest some worse thing happen to thee.” (John v, 13)